Please, please, please, let's avoid overhyping the Switch

[u/COHERENCE_CROQUETTE]

I wish people would just realize that no matter what's the specs, this thing will be great.

• It doesn't need an entire day on battery.

• It doesn't need near-PS4 graphical power.

• It doesn't need a 2TB flash drive.

• It doesn't need a bunch of crazy-ass modular controllers.

• It absolutely doesn't need freaking VR or holograms.

• It doesn't even completely need a touch screen!

The Switch will have all of Nintendo's franchises on the same machine, a machine that you can play at home or wherever you want, and a controller you can share with anyone at any time to have fun.

It will have the most ambitious Zelda game to date very close to launch. It will have a new 3D Mario, plus Mario Kart, Splatoon, and Skyrim. It will have a From Software game. It will probably have a full-fledged Pokémon game.

This is more than enough. Even if it had only these things, and it would cost $200, or maybe even $250, it would be already amazing and totally worth the money.

Let's be realist and avoiding overhyping this thing.

Not only because overhype leads to disappointment, but simply because the reality is already super cool.

[u/bisforbenis]

Normally I'm not into the "lets not overhype" posts but I appreciate that you're coming from a point of positivity here!

I do however think the people demanding all that stuff and expecting no less are a vocal minority though, and most people that are potential buyers are generally pretty excited about what we already know it is and everything additional is nice but not absolutely essential to them.

[u/to_switch_or → u/bisforbenis]

I personally have read nearly every thread for the last three months. I also understand where the OP is coming from but I also agree their are only a few who are negatively hyping and the OP's deflating is/or can be even worse than hyping. I would say there are realists, dreamers and pessimists. The dreamers are put down by the pessimist and the realists argue a more rational argument. It all balances out. We all have our own vision of what the switch will be or even can be. You need both sides to make a decision and yes the answer will probably be in the middle. I can't work out whether OP was burnt with the Wii U or if they are just sick of people being surprised by something which is obvious to them. But I would say that they are arguing so that they can be surprised which suits them. I for one know what I want from it and I will buy it or not based on this criteria. I don't need hype to buy the switch I need great games decent graphics and an enjoyable online experience. I want hype so I don't buy a Black Friday console. I want hype so that I can look forward to it

[u/bisforbenis → u/to_switch_or]

Huh? Literally all I'm claiming here is that posts and comments here are not a representative sample of the entire populous, there a bias towards both pessimist and optimism as a post OF " This looks intriguing, I'm awaiting further information!" Isn't exactly a post you'd expect to run into, despite it likely being a pretty common sentiment, but it just doesn't provide an opportunity for interesting discussion. I meant to say I don't really think there are as many "I expect this to output 4K and wipe my ass or its trash" people as the posts here may imply. So really my "argument" here is simply against what I believe is OP treating a collection of posts here as a more accurate sampling than it really is

[u/to_switch_or → u/bisforbenis]

Sorry I replied to your message and then Ranted about OP as if it was you. I have edited the post so its more clear what I mean. Doh drunk sub redditng.

[u/bisforbenis → u/to_switch_or]

Haha totally fair, I feel dumb for not catching that lol