Deadpool_X
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It isn't happening. Don't set yourself up for this type of disappointment.
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Nintendo Switch Discussion Thread (Question of the Day, Countdown, etc)
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It isn't happening. Don't set yourself up for this type of disappointment.
WiiRevolution1
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Deleted member 752119
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Mostly likely.
But I could see a pack in if it was just some new Nintendoland like thing that's unlikely to sell much on its own, or a mostly pure port of Splatoon that's just touched up with a few new weapons/characters and meant to mostly build up the IP more to sell a full sequel launching in the holiday season or something.
But yeah, no way a new or heavily updated port that would sell on it's own gets packed in.
It's a shame though as that was a big boon with the NES coming with SMB/Duck Hunt, the SNES with SMW etc. back in the day.
Ocarina_117
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My god, reading that put a smile on my face.
I shall pray daily it comes to fruition.
Okami sequel and Bayo3, Jesus Christ.
jabberwocker
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Why do I have a feeling that pro controllers are going to be hard to get during launch..
The general public doesnt care about the other consoles compared to something new, if they want those they would have brought them over the holidays. This is a new product something different, if they want this they are gonna but it. Nobody that wants a Switch is gonna pass it up becouse the PS4 and Xbox one is the same price, people buy what they want and people buy new products.
DecoReturns
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No.
I'm calling BS, the product code for the Switch is HAC (at least going off of the FCC stuff).
Okami Haundo
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Rating pending on a game with a finished looking label? A re-writable memory option that takes up the slot for games? I'm gonna file this one under no.
Though... the latter would be a unique solution to the memory woes I've been harping on about. Download and save your games to a re-writable memory card that can store more than one title. That would be an interesting and possibly excellent supplement to having Micro SD cards for storage.
fluffydelusions
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128GB Storage Card is my favourite game.
PadWarrior
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What's the source out of curiosity.
It's not, about the concept it's about the brand, and also the production value. A AAA Monster Hunter with locations, characters and monsters from the history of FF ? that's gold.
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Deleted member 752119
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New games come out though and can entice people to pick up consoles though. Horizoncould move PS4s with how much it's being marketed. I imagine it will get bundles as well. Mass Effect Andromeda could move PS4s and X1s etc. Hell, I'm a pretty big Nintendo fan and I'm having a hard time talking myself into getting a Switch at launch as those two games will take precedent for most of my March gaming time.
And as you note, a lot of casuals/mainstreams only buy over the holidays, so many won't buy anything until holiday 2017 and will be weighing cheap PS4/X1 slim bundles vs. Switches.
It's always a competition.
No reflection of trees = not real
Looks very much like a shop
Inferno313
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why would storage and game cards be the same? You have to take out your storage to put a game in?
lol fake af
wildvine47
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Here's my Switchmas Bingo Sheet. Tried to keep my expectations reasonable with a few wildcards thrown in there.
Possumowner
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Steve Youngblood
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Where did the picture come from? Why is there no accompanying information? How did this come to your attention?
I'm back with my finished Bingo Card.
Any objections?
I good see some of those 3rd party games announced but not in the live presentation but later in a press release
GiantBreadbug
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I actually always thought a "generic" blank card would be a good storage solution for digital buyers on Switch. Just sell a huge, empty Switch game card from which you can load your games.
Inferno313
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Or they could support MicroSD, which will accomplish the exact same thing, be cheaper, and not tie up the game card slot?
Jaded Alyx
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Why when people can just use an SD Card?
Okami Haundo
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I'm back with my finished Bingo Card.
Any objections?
The middle line strikes me as super easy.
Inferno313
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what advantages does using a game card for storage possibly provide?
jabberwocker
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I think people are getting way too caught up on this memory thing. We don't want to have another proprietary memory issue like the vita.
Jaded Alyx
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I really don't know why. It'll be no different from using an SD Card on a 3DS.
Steve Youngblood
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Right. Not to sound like an annoyed parent scolding their children or anything, but if not done clearly in jest, I often find myself just kind of shaking my head in disbelief when people seem to be falling for a context-less image. "Woah guys is this real!?" I've seen people do that with Twitter image snaps before where there doesn't seem to have been even basic legwork to check the validity of it before posting here. "Anyone else see this @NintendoAmerica tweet!?" Did you at least go to their Twitter account to check that it actually exists first before reposting?
Just stuff like that.
Okami Haundo
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It'd be the same as switching cartidges for physical games, just that you could potentially store more than just one title on a cart. There's also the idea that game carts could be easily swapped, while a Micro SD card will most likely need to mount itself to your internal storage.
Just as a heads up, I'm just spitballing here. This is not something that I believe is happening. I'm just toying with the idea of how it could work. So far I don't see many negatives besides the pricing.
Nia can correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think their satisfaction with the event relies on all, most or even half of those being true, they just went absolutely wild because what is there to lose? I for one think their card my favorite thus far precisely because of how non-safe it is.
Jaded Alyx
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*scratches head*
If I buy a big enough SD Card............I don't have to switch anything....so why wouldn't I just go that route?
GiantBreadbug
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Ignore me lol, I forgot the Switch supports MicroSD.
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Nintendo has pretty often only had 1 sku at launch--at least in the US. Only exceptions I can think of across consoles and portables are the Wii U (basic and deluxe) and GCN (purple or black) and 3DS (blue and black IIRC). Well I guess the NES had the SMB/Duckhunt and the one with the ROB robot thing--too young to remember that launch and whether both were there.
Otherwise I just remember:
SNES with SMW
N64 with no game
GCN (black or purple skus)
Wii (Wii Sports)
Wii U (Basic or Deluxe Skus
Gameboy (Tetris)
GBA (blue, no game)
DS (silver, no game)
DS Lite (white, no games)
3DS (black and blue skus IIRC)
I can't recall for Virtual Boy (only platform of theirs I never owned) or some of the GB/GBA/3DS revisions or DSi.
Okami Haundo
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Well right now the rumors point to the Switch supporting Micro SD cards vs regular sized. A quick look at some pricing yielded the following:
128Gb card - $40
200Gb card - $60
256Gb card - $180
Depending on the memory size needed for standard Switch games, those options may or may not get you very far. There's also the idea of how they might handle Micro SD card support, as often times they need to "mount" onto your internal storage to be used. That means you can't simply swap around SD cards like you could game cartridges.
NightwingRebirth
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All of this, 100%. The thing is, I suspect this Smash isn't going to sell as much as the last two simply because it's just an enhanced port. Packing it in is a smart move based on that alone, so if they were to consider your points, well, it's literally the best idea.
Neogaf would die.
$250 with any pack-in is already insane, imo. Splatoon? Holy shit, that'll sell great.
Kinda hoping this happens, now...
PadWarrior
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Where is this from?
geekstop711
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Wonder how much storage memory the system will support...
Mihael Mello Keehl
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I honestly 100% am expecting to see Nintendo vs Capcom now and will be completely disappointed and in rage if it doesnt show Thursday
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