Nintendo Switch is designed to fit your life, transforming from home console to portable system in a snap. So you get more time to play the games you love, however you like.
@nivo0o0 : yeah, i actually wasn't buying into the modularity of it with the disconnecting controls and what not....until I saw the scene on the plane when he disconnects them and uses them more like wii U controllers, separate from the unit altogether. that was really clever. though i wonder if developers will have a hard time creating a smooth gaming experience in all modes...hopefully that's not too much of a barrier that it ends up turning developers away...
Love the concept. Was thinking of getting a PS4 with their VR headset but now I'm wondering if I should get this. If they were able to do something with VR I'd wait for this.
Absolutely digging this play. It really embodies the reason for resisting a hardcore move into mobile for iOS or Android. They've been working extremely hard to figure this at-home + mobile console problem... starting a long time ago.
I think they've done an extremely fine job here. Can't wait to get my hands on the thing!
... and, while superficial, I wish I didn't want to hide the hardware away.
Taking "Mobile First" to video game console design. I think its pure genius. More opportunities for the user to play games should lead to exponential growth.
Lots of excitement on Product Hunt about the Nintendo Switch, but watching the preview trailer I was left feeling like it portrayed a kind of anti-social dystopia, where we're all jacked into some kind of gaming environment at all times, so much so that we literally can't pull ourselves away because with the Switch, you no longer have to.
Sure, gaming is fun (I play too). The Switch looks fun too. But once again, I'm reminded of @TristanHarris's profile in The Atlantic about the subtle ways we're being manipulated by our technology devices and I wonder if the escape gaming provides is a satisfying and worthwhile future to keep investing in so heavily.
Seems like a natural progression from the Wii U, which was a screen-controller paired with home console. I agree with others that Nintendo's IPs are amazing, but they reuse them and repackage them requiring you to buy incrementally improved systems. I bought the Wii and the Wii U but I have a hard time justifying a new purchase only a few years later when only a few great titles came out for last one.
WANT WANT WANT.
A few interesting things here:
1) This isn't the first console that is both a "home" console and "portable" console, that really goes to the NVidia Shield. However, one thing that caught my eye here is that you actually insert the Switch into a machine to get it hooked up to your TV, not with say just a cable. That sort of makes me wonder if by plugging in the Shield into that box if it receives GPU boosts (ala the Surface Book) to allow for higher quality experiences.
2) With this being solidly both a home console and portable console, I wonder if this mean we will see the end of the DS line of handhelds. That would be sad, because the experiences on DS have been amazing.
@rocaroundaworld Though it wasn't seamless, the Sega Nomad was essentially Sega Genesis on the go. You could even attach a full-sized controller to the device for two-player mode.
@rocaroundaworld No, the docking station is just for the connectivity to the TV and for recharging.
This is "not" a solid home console. It is a tablet that streams its media to the TV via a hardware connection instead of like other tablets wirelessly.
Apple really needs to ramp up their partnerships in regards to the AppleTV. If I look at the image quality of the games in the video, this is something which could easily be done I think on the AppleTV. They even got a proper gaming controller for the AppleTV and the standard remote is like the Nintendo WII remote, why aren't there just more game developers who already develop for IOS porting their games to TVOS?
Game developers, time to up your game and release more for the AppleTV!
Super interesting to see it's both a home and handheld console. But it's not the first console they've announced this year.
Nintendo has some of the best IP's. I'm probably in the minority but I'd love to see a Super Mario RPG sequel.
@rrhoover I think the real play is here is "make gaming social again." If you look at the teaser video most of the examples are people playing the Switch together, in real meat-space.
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