Mr. Pointy
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8-4 Play 10/21/2016: SWITCHEROO
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SmiteOfHand
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It's tinycartridge.com not tinycard.com for a reason.
EphemeralDream
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I appreciate that 8-4 always tries to find an appropriate song to end the podcast, but it's pretty clear the better selection for this episode would have been Will Smith's
"Switch". C'mon guys:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzUozo1628U
"Switch". C'mon guys:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzUozo1628U
Interesting discussion - while the hardware is important at a certain port the content is what will be selling the console. Switch is in an interesting position where you can expect console level games like Dragon Quest 11 or Kingdom Hearts III to run on it - but also could see native ports/version of popular mobile games like Monster Strike, Puzzle and Dragon or Nintendos own games like Super Mario Run.
3DS was big even though the lackluster hardware prevented it from getting some of the biggest games of the generation ( Minecraft anyone ? ) - many indie breakout hits like The Walking Dead, Rocket League or Stardew Valley would have perfect on a portable system.
The market Nintendo is able to attract is def. way larger than the small children markets Mark seemed so focused on. Marketed and priced correctly this could speak to alot of different customer groups, not just to UBER hardcore gamers.
Well you dont have to be a dick....diffrent opinions are the reason why i listen to podcasts.
3DS was big even though the lackluster hardware prevented it from getting some of the biggest games of the generation ( Minecraft anyone ? ) - many indie breakout hits like The Walking Dead, Rocket League or Stardew Valley would have perfect on a portable system.
The market Nintendo is able to attract is def. way larger than the small children markets Mark seemed so focused on. Marketed and priced correctly this could speak to alot of different customer groups, not just to UBER hardcore gamers.
Well you dont have to be a dick....diffrent opinions are the reason why i listen to podcasts.
This is what I really want to see. "Hey, I know you guys love your mobile games, you can play those on our machine, too!". It sounds like one small thing that could push the people on the fence.
Low Resolution and lack of supported engines is really what kept a lot of content away from the 3DS - i think many dev teams would have loved to release game to a 60m userbase but the optimization and downgrading needed to make it work just wasnt worth the effort most of the time.
With Switch those devs will be able to use their current-gen game assets without too much changes on Switch versions. I expect the premium mobile devs to support the system with good content - we just had the Ocean Horn devs more or less confirming bringing their game to Switch, expect other to follow.
Having UE4 and Unity support and capable device from Day 1 will make a big difference - Switch could be the device the combines your favorite mobile and console games in addition the expected Nintendo First Party content.
That was almost the ending, but I prefer to go a little deeper in the music selection.
FWIW I really wanted to add Joeseph Jackson's "GET A SWITCH" to the sound board this week.
https://youtu.be/SuCNcjtF7LA?t=4m59s
Don't you mean a network switch?
Brianimaniac
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What is a physical DS game more like: an SD card or a Game Boy cartridge? An SD card, obviously.
shira
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ROFL carts vs cards was priceless. You guys need video ASAP and we need to immortalize these in gifs for forever.
I think for prize competitions like EVO you won't be able to bring your own personal Switches to the venue simply for fear of cheating and tampering. AFAIK competitions always provide the system and players can bring their controllers
I think for prize competitions like EVO you won't be able to bring your own personal Switches to the venue simply for fear of cheating and tampering. AFAIK competitions always provide the system and players can bring their controllers
Cosmo Clock 21
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The Monster Hunter direct is taking place after recording for the next episode, isn't it...
OR IS IT...