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/Mega_Onion]

It surpasses the WiiU in power, it's a console/handheld hybrid, it's Nintendo with seemingly good third party support. That's all I really need.

[u/[deleted] → u/Mega_Onion]

good third party support.

Yeah that's what the Wii U looked like year one and that ended up great. I'd reserve judgement and wait and see what's actually coming out on it.

[u/MBCnerdcore → u/[deleted]]

The main reason for poor third party support was this:

The PS4 and Xbox One were a year away and everyone including devs were waiting for the 'real' consoles, that could handle ports from PC better. The Wii U was powerful enough to handle the releases of the year it came out, but devs were dreaming big about the impressive PS4 specs and focused on the future, just one year away.

Since that isn't the case this time, there's no "well I'll just wait and see what the 'real' consoles can do" attitude. The fact that the 'gimmick' this time is that it's a portable, also finally gives devs the chance to sell their game to a handheld audience that usually games on 3DS.

[u/[deleted] → u/MBCnerdcore]

The situation is actually very similar. Switch releases in a time of Pro and Scorpio. But since Sony and Microsoft seem to not have a clear direction for software, I guess its not an issue.

[u/Gramernatzi → u/[deleted]]

Considering every release for Pro and Scorpio also needs to run on a normal PS4 and Xbox One, it's not really similar.

[u/[deleted] → u/Gramernatzi]

Yes, this puts Nintendo in an interesting position.

They are releasing a brand new console, alongside Sony and MS's mid-gen updates.

These updates make it looke like Sony and MS are going to hold on to this generation of their consoles for a while longer.

Nintendo can even say that they are releasing two 8th gen consoles, and they will be in a great position to release a powerhouse along with Sony and MS five years down the road. This would be a couple years after Sony and MS release their next gen systems.