So there’s going to be a mini Switch coming out in 2019 that’s supposedly a smaller, dedicated portable-only version? What does THAT mean for the 3DS?
Thanks, that’s really good to know. If it stays like this I doubt I’ll do anything but if it gets worse I’m definitely going to contact support.
Well technically Switch is both the successor to 3DS and WiiU. Nintendo only labels it as their next home console because 3DS is still doing fine and they don’t want to forcefully sent it into retirement earlier than they have to. I doubt we’ll see any first party release for 3DS in 2018 though, it’s all going to be Switch and the occasional mobile title from next year onward.
Holy shit! The feather is back in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe! That’s reason enough right there to grab a Switch. We haven’t had the feather since the original Super Mario Kart.
Feather is only usable in battle mode. Would be nice if you could use it as a means to dodge red shells like in the original. Set it up so that you jump and it goes past you and goes after the next place maybe?
Edit: Just had a flashback memory of launching a redshell at one of the cpu karters in SMK and the asshole jumped it 3 times before the red shell finally killed itself. SMH
That’s fucking stupid ;(
Not an attack on you but the idea of a Mini Switch sounds so stupid it hurts my head.
I feel many of the games are intended for the TV, so on the tablet screen it’s big enough to see but I have problems seeing finer details.
I know I am “Old” but I am not that old, my vision is still perfect. Making that screen “Smaller” is just going to get eye strain.
I read that the target customer is children who have a difficult time with the large size of the Switch. But I’m with you, when I get a Switch it’s going to be primarily played as a console sitting on my couch. I have a N3DS and I hardly touch it because I just don’t have time to fuck with video games outside of my home. (But when I’m home, I play the fuck out them!)
I heard in 2020 they are making Switch Blowjob Edition that fits in your pocket and gives you blowjobs whenever you press the B button. B is for blowjob.
I read it on the internet it must be true. Now you’ve read it on the internet so it must be true.
Mini-Switch makes sense if they want to target a younger demographic with it. Make one sturdy unit with built-in joycons that can’t be removed, slim it down a bit and make the screen smaller so that you’re more or less in Vita territory and maybe they can sell it for 199. Meaning you just have a futuristic GBA.
It’d still work with everything as you could pair ‘normal’ Joycons via Bluetooth and such. Not saying I’d buy it but I could see something like that have success.
They still have a few 3rd party games that really need to get localized IMO (One Piece fighter, One Piece vs DBZ EB, Monster Hunter XX)…I doubt those companies will pass on that extra money even if N declared the 3ds dead right now.
Yeah, I’d also love to see the Radiant Historia port/remake see a translation since that game got criminally overlooked on DS and is one of the finest JRPGs in years. Still, 3DS came out six years ago, at some point consumers are going to lose interest. Nintendo needs to find the sweet spot between supporting a fan favourite machine and making the move to the new platform. I’m okay with it either way.
Honestly, Nintendo needs to stop building on gimmicks, moving on too soon. Just make a solid device (with durable, heat resistant plastic) that can run your games, get that 3rd party support, and ride that shit out for 10 or so years before upgrading and moving on like the other companies. Nintendo is artificially accelerating the obsolescence of the 3ds cuz the 3rd parties are always going to immediately shift software development to a new console, cuz that’s where the bigger money is.
Thing is in their minds that means they have to directly compete with other platforms and their previous forays in competing with conventional consoles were unsuccessful in comparison (GameCube vs PS2/Xbox, N64 vs PS1).
In addition with the exception of the Virtual Boy and to a lesser extent the Wii-U all of their systems marketed around gimmicks have been wildly successful (the DS, Wii and 3DS sold gangbusters and the Switch’s launch numbers have been breaking Nintendo’s old records). You also have to consider the culture of the Japanese video game industry, (which Nintendo is deeply rooted in) where having a “gimmick” isn’t considered a bad thing and is in fact something companies actually push for their titles.
TLDR: As long as they continue to pump out cash and the ideals of people higher up in the company stay the same, Nintendo isn’t changing any time soon.
So far the only demographic Nintendo been aiming at with it’s marketing is the Millennial crowd.
Kinda sad as I am slightly past that age group, I am also the age group that grew up with the NES.
I think the whole reason Nintendo haven’t aimed marketing at children yet is because teens and preteens don’t want their own Kiddie device,
they want to use the device the Adults are using.
I was originally adamantly apposed to a Switch Mini, looking at it now I can see how a Switch Mini can work (like the 2DS did for the 3DS line).
They cut down on the size, make the controls non-removable, and find a way to cut back on the heat output.
Maybe give it a real d-pad since the “joycons” are non-removable. I would also make a smaller dock
http://i.imgur.com/CMuJD1q.jpg
Concept for a Mini Dock based on a mod for the existing Switch dock.
http://www.mcvuk.com/_media/images/switchmini_2.jpg
Fan-made Concept for the Switch Mini compared to a Vita
The millennial generation is so weird, @Darksakul. I got an NES when I was 5, but I’m lumped with people that don’t remember life without the Internet, and live at home forever.
Actually I did get one of those Mini Dock stands, there room to fit the dock electronics inside.
Only problem is I need to get a Tri-wing screw driver. Blarg, a screw driver I am going only use a few times ever.
Till end I sand this thing out, as the 3D printing on this thing is rough.
Finally got around to installing my dock sock.
http://i.imgur.com/hxUQBwc.jpg
Fit pretty snug and the Switch definitely slides snugger on it, but it’s against a micro fiber fabric so it should be good. I didn’t notice any extra heat or anything either.
I dunno. I’m definitely more worried about overheating and warping than screen scratches. I stuck a glass screen protector on mine, and couldn’t be happier.
I AM still very careful when I slide it into the dock, though.
Axiom Verge will get a retail release on the Switch