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NTMBK wrote:£280 in the UK. What are they smoking.
It's like the Wii U all over again. Too many gimmicks (detachable controller, dockable console) pushing the price up.
LostCat wrote:NTMBK wrote:£280 in the UK. What are they smoking.
It's like the Wii U all over again. Too many gimmicks (detachable controller, dockable console) pushing the price up.
These gimmicks I'll happily pay for over droid or iOS. Dock when I'm at my base, but have a fully functional and supported light console when I'm not instead of a tablet with poor support and questionable gaming chops.
I still have no idea what (if anything) they plan to do appwise but I'll happily never buy a tablet again if offered stuff like this.
I haven't had anything Nintendo made since the NES (well, a DS for a short time but still) but this is the first device in a long while that I've seen as a must have.
NTMBK wrote:£280 in the UK. What are they smoking.
It's like the Wii U all over again. Too many gimmicks (detachable controller, dockable console) pushing the price up.
NTMBK wrote:Would you not still be happy? Especially if it was $100 cheaper?
LostCat wrote:instead of a tablet with poor support and questionable gaming chops.
End User wrote:LostCat wrote:instead of a tablet with poor support and questionable gaming chops.
Is the Switch using a Tegra X1? How does that compare to an A10 or a Snapdragon 821?
End User wrote:LostCat wrote:instead of a tablet with poor support and questionable gaming chops.
Is the Switch using a Tegra X1? How does that compare to an A10 or a Snapdragon 821?
drfish wrote:Our household got a lot of millage out of our Wii U (until some idiot destroyed all our save files switching to an SSD for external storage). We're ready for one last fling with it when Zelda comes out.
superjawes wrote:And I said it a while back, but you also have to consider the Switch as a *possible* 3DS replacement. Nintendo won't say anything to that effect until/unless the Switch is successful, but a (new) New 3DS XL goes for $200. With such a small price gap between the two, it puts Switch in a solid position to unify Nintendo's platforms, essentially.
drfish wrote:It's confirmed as launching for the Wii U on 3/3 as well.
Switch Online will begin charging a monthly fee in the fall, and active members will get access to online multiplayer, a party system, and a monthly game download. For those downloads, Nintendo is offering up Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Nintendo games with “newly-added online play” at no additional charge. But once the month is over, everyone will lose access to the game unless they purchase it.
derFunkenstein wrote:The Switch hasn't even launched yet and already the paid multiplayer service is falling on its face.Switch Online will begin charging a monthly fee in the fall, and active members will get access to online multiplayer, a party system, and a monthly game download. For those downloads, Nintendo is offering up Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Nintendo games with “newly-added online play” at no additional charge. But once the month is over, everyone will lose access to the game unless they purchase it.
At least with PS+ and Xbox Live Gold you get to keep those games as long as you're an active subscriber. Nobody knows what Nintendo's online is going to cost, but man, they're already putting themselves at a disadvantage.
PerfectCr wrote:Vhalidictes wrote:Yet another speed-bump on the way to Nintendo becoming a software company. I guess I don't really care one way or the other about their consoles, but this looks pretty bad from a pricing perspective.
Agreed. I think this is their last hurrah on hardware, no matter what.
Krogoth wrote:I think they are going have an uphill battle if they intend on selling the unit at $299. It is the same price tag as 500GiB PS4 Slim and Xbox One S. Nintendo IP franchises alone aren't going to convince the masses to jump onto the bandwagon.
Noinoi wrote:You know, I've been thinking, after reading the comments on the recently-created news article here about the Switch's additional details. It seems like most folks aren't quite fond of a lot of hardware and platform choices Nintendo was making... but on the other hand, I've also been thinking that they are probably not the audience anyway.
I myself am looking forward to moving onto a Switch once it gets almost nine months, at the end of the year. Launch-day new console purchases don't really make sense.
CuttinHobo wrote:Krogoth wrote:I think they are going have an uphill battle if they intend on selling the unit at $299. It is the same price tag as 500GiB PS4 Slim and Xbox One S. Nintendo IP franchises alone aren't going to convince the masses to jump onto the bandwagon.
Uphill battle, indeed. Price parity along with limited third-party support? A number of us were trying to get that point across to you when the specs leaked in December.
derFunkenstein wrote:Not even parity. You can get a 500GB PS4 with Uncharted 4 for $259 on Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, etc. They're actually more expensive because of the stupid display and portability nonsense.