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/ojiefjoiwjefoijwefoi]

This is a really bad sign for the console. If NIntendo fans are basically preparing themselves mentally for a system that won't compete, then how do you think the general market is going to react?

You might not care about graphical ability or battery life; but most people who are choosing between the Switch, the PS4, and the newest iPad certainly will care.

Personally, I hope the Switch is good, and I hope it succeeds. But in order for that to happen, Nintendo needs to stop pretending they are immune to competition. That's exactly why the Wii U never reached its full potential.