OK, now we're really getting into totally optional extras. Why not get the golden chalice you need to drink out of?!
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Nintendo Switch Super Bowl Commercial
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OK, now we're really getting into totally optional extras. Why not get the golden chalice you need to drink out of?!
TheMagician
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Don't forget the hidden cost of the food you'll need to power you through each time you play it.
Also electricity bill for when it's in the dock or on charge.
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
Sounds like the cost of a PS4 + 1 game to me back when it launched, so where exactly is the problem?
mariachi507
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Awe man, you been I have to buy games
separate from the console? Nintendo's lost their minds this time!
Bjoern the Smexy
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What about the cost for a car you need to drive to work in order to get the money you need to buy the console in the first place?
God damn it, Nintendo, always stuck in the fucking past!
perfectchaos007
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eh. This is the first time since Gamecube that Nintendo didn't bundle their console with a game. Aint nobody in America going to buy 1+2 Switch, but we would have played it if it were packed in. Seemed like a no brainer to pack it in but Nintendo gonna Nintendo.
Octavianus
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Yes you need to order all the things, it's the only way.
What about the extra money for the car charger for when you want to charge your switch while you're in the car?
Damn
KratosEnergyDrink
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So $360 max for a normal person who does not need a memory card or Pro Controller.
Nah. It was only the Wii where the only available launch SKU has a bundled game. All other else, handhelds included, had a "vanilla" SKU and a SKU with a bundled game with a much higher price tag.
"The One That Makes You Really Want the Thing It's Selling".
Lol. Time should step out of their Nintendo bubble. Nobody wants to buy this except the really old people who talk in Friends references. Total fanboys. Losers. Sad!
That's the best part of the commercial. That 'oh snap I'm going to get lucky tonight' face was snuck in there completely intentionally.
Octavianus
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I thought the NES was always bundled with Super Mario Bros in the west?
Im_So_Pringles
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OK, now we're really getting into totally optional extras. Why not get the golden chalice you need to drink out of?!
I will never get sick of this picture. The Iwata photo hanging on the wall is incredible.
I don't know about the NES and the SMB+Duck Hunt bundle as the only launch SKU in the West, but the launch Famicom I owned had no bundled game as far as I can remember.
Octavianus
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Never stopped being relevant. Apparently.
No kids worth that.
Jaguar Victory
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Guys please don't be obtuse. We're not discussing hard core gamers here, were talking about mainstream. Im not trying to attack the box. I'm of the opinion that the cost of entry for this console is higher than Nintendo's past. Nintendo also leans younger so when it comes to mainstream adoption parents will be making those calls. Parents like me. I'm not dropping that cash for my son any time soon. Maybe once the library gets bigger and it gets way cheaper.
Sorry. Those excited about it already know about it I think. Superbowl ad won't bring big change here. That's all.
BronzeWolf
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It's not like you can perorder one anyway
I can see why they didn't pack it in though, because people would then inevitably want the console cheaper without 1 2 Switch.
You also forgot the $30 Charge Grip, if you want to charge your Joycons without having to get out of the couch.
Maybe some ekstra joycons if you want to play 4 player multiplayer... That's an additional $110 on top of your list!!!!
Nintendo are super greedy this time around.
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AdventureRacing
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If you're talking about mainstream gamers it makes even less sense. Mainstream gamers aren't the ones who will be buying pro controllers and additional storage at release. I agree that it's a big ask for parents to pay that much when buying a device for their children, then again smartphones and tablets tend to be the go to for children so what do I know. It's not a huge amount more than the 3DS at launch anyway.
The last part of your post is just silly. Yes the people who are excited about the switch already know about it (read that back and think about why it doesn't make sense). They're trying to appeal to people who aren't already excited about it. That plus they don't expect people to go out and buy a switch this second. This is part of a campaign to increase the awareness of the switch and there is no doubt that worked.
Jaguar Victory
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I should have known better than to post in a Nintendo thread. Yes all Nintendo's back! The king returns.
Sorry I prognosticated. You guys are fiercely loyal.
WhiteRabbitEXE
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As someone with a Switch and the $130 version of BotW pre-ordered, and no intent to buy a PS4 any time soon: I don't feel the Switch is worth the same as the PS4, and I imagine many people feel the same. I'm just a stupid fanboy who can't not buy Nintendo's shit.
foxuzamaki
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I decided to read this now banned posters previous posts and holy shit, this guy tried really hard to seem like he was just a gamer not that interested in switch and most times filinf, almost every post i read so far is intentionally negative about the switchNobody at the bar I was at gave a single fuck about this commercial
I was waiting for their reactions, and nothing...
AdventureRacing
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Chucking a tantrum and throwing your toys out of the cot doesn't make your argument look any better. Switching to personal attacks is a sure sign that you're unable to actually put forth a decent argument.
At the bar I was at for the game, during the Switch commercial there was stunned silence. Then one guy stood up and slowly started clapping. Others soon joined in, and before I knew it the whole bar was cheering, and screaming "Sugoi Nintendo! Sugoi Nintendo!". Another dude ordered burgers for the whole bar to celebrate. The bartender changed the video input of the TV over to a computer that was connected to it, and we just watched Switch footage on YouTube for the rest of the Super Bowl duration.
Jaguar Victory
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This reeks of a personal attack, but ok. My argument was stated clearly. You can disagree, which you clearly do. Time will tell who's right. In my personal opinion, I don't think the ad was effective and I don't think the Switch will be a good value proposition until the price goes down and library goes up.
Nostremitus
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Oh, you...
people were having a go at your argument that you need to buy all that stuff in order for the machine to work a certain way. the bare minimum is $400 after taxes for the system and a game. it comes with memory so no need for a memory card and it comes with a controller, so another one is a luxury. i don't think it's necessary to explain to you why it comes across as silly if you argument was about buying something for a kid. it just seemed like overkill to make the value proposition weaker than it might have been on its own.
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