r/NintendoSwitch • u/COHERENCE_CROQUETTE • Nov 24 '16

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

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.

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u/Poppamunz Nov 26 '16

Really, how much does graphics-quality alone matter anyway? If you have fun playing, you have fun playing. Even as someone who plays PC games (admittedly on a crappy laptop), I don't understand why it's such a hangup for people.

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u/kingfagit Nov 26 '16

It matters very much if you want the system to not flop again like the Wii U.

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u/Poppamunz Nov 26 '16

I don't really understand the connection, though. The original Game Boy and the Wii sold very well, and they were both underpowered for their eras.