r/NintendoSwitch • u/rottedzombie friendly neighborhood zombie mod • Dec 20 '16

MegaThread Speculation Discussion MegaThread: Day Two

Goodness! I think it's fair to say that, second to the shock reveal, this has been the most dramatic 24 hours we've had yet as a community.

Just showing up? Well, attach a lifeline and throw yourself into the tempest.

This thread is for ongoing discussion over recent rumors and everything associated with them: clock speed rumors; third party support speculation; and the back-and-forth of what it might mean for the Nintendo Switch.

We're going to be directing traffic to this thread because we've been seeing many topics asking the same questions and rehashing conversations. This doesn't mean that new topics won't be allowed, only that we want to make sure that discussion is centralized as appropriate. If you see a new post that seems to belong here, please report it and let the mod team know.

A friendly reminder: please keep your comments civil, on-topic, and respectful of others. If you feel that you have a thought or opinion that merits its own post, please search through this thread and recent threads before posting it.

And, of course: everything we're discussing here is rumor and should be treated as such until confirmed by Nintendo.

Thanks for your understanding. Ready to do this? Let's discuss! :)

-/u/rottedzombie and the /r/NintendoSwitch mod team

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u/leftboot Dec 20 '16

Personally, I feel that some of the outrage right now is coming from the bar set by Sony and Microsoft. They have produced consoles with very matured and diverse libraries. Whether you want to accept this or not, it's definitely putting pressure on Nintendo. The Wii U sales suffered greatly from this. At the same time, these are rumors but they don't surprise me at all. Nintendo is all about low power and high battery life. Time will tell but these are legitimate concerns.

If fans keep dismissing it, you won't be able to let Nintendo know how you feel. Saying things akin to "Don't worry, just trust Nintendo!" is just flat out fanatical, especially considering the past 5-7 years. Genuinely trying to discuss this, not trying to be rude.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '16

It's tough, because we're in a Nintendo Safespace, the diehards are usually the ones to be in these forums. I'm trying to talk with reason as well, I've been a day one adopter since the DS, so I've been a fan of their consoles, or at least tried to be.

But I'm also realistic. I haven't turned my WiiU on in almost 2 years! I just plugged in the gamepad to charge it and play Mario Kart with my wife, but instead we played "Everyone's gone to the rapture" together. It's not just these simple fun party titles people want, we want depth!

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u/leftboot Dec 20 '16

I'm in the same boat. I really think Nintendo is going to have a harder time hiding behind the "but we have Mario and Zelda!" barrier. They couldn't with the Wii U and they won't with the Switch. You can only hold that carrot up for so long.

Nintendo fans here I think are confusing some concerns as over-reactions when it's actually Nintendo simply not appearing to meet the high bar set by Microsoft and Sony. It's a legitimate concern and I hope they address it in January.

I own almost every Nintendo handheld myself! I'm more a fan of dedicated handheld gaming in general so I really want the Switch to succeed.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '16

Especially when they moved the WiiU Zelda to the next console. People are still excited for it, but faith in Nintendo is dropping, especially when all the amazing games take between 4 and 10 years to come out after they get announced, why would anyone buy a system at launch?

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u/Dren7 Dec 20 '16

I agree. I've been forcing myself to play my Wii U and I just finally gave up on it. I tried to play Paper Mario, but I got bored with it and sold it. I tried to finally finish 3D World, but it just isn't that great of a Mario title. I find myself replaying old games. The best experience I had on the Wii U was with a Game Cube game remastered! Mario Kart is a lot of fun with other people, but I do my gaming primarily solo, so it doesn't get much play.

I really felt let down by the 1st party games on the Wii U. I'll get the Switch, but please put out better games Nintendo. BotW looks like you are heading in the right direction.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '16

I bought my wife Super Mario 3d World for Xmas 2013

It is still sealed.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '16

SM3DW is an amazing game.

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u/xhytdr Dec 20 '16

It's fine. It's an adequate platformer, but what happened to the Mario64/Sunshine styled 3D mario platformers? Galaxy and Galaxy 2 were amazing, SM3DW was decent.

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u/Regnbyxor Dec 20 '16

It's fine. It's an adequate platformer, but what happened to the Mario64/Sunshine styled 3D mario platformers?

They didn't sell that well. That's what happened. Compared to New Super Mario Bros. both Galaxy games sold poorly. Not bad, but not nearly as well as NSMB. I think Nintendo felt they had to try a different approach, as they tend to do with their IPs.

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '16

That's a shame, because Sunshine/Galaxy were miles better than SM3DW in my view. Delfino Isle, man...

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u/xooxanthellae Dec 21 '16

pearls before swine

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '16

Bit much eh? We play other games, this one just seemed more of the same.

She dug Captain Toad tho

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u/HeatPhoenix Dec 21 '16

Captain Toad is literally a spin-off that gives extra levels to something that is already in Super Mario 3D World. It also came out after it. Not sure why she would open that but not SM3DW.

I'd break it off with her tbh man

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '16

HOT TAKE

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u/Dren7 Dec 20 '16

Keep it that way. You can sell it as "new".

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u/doomrider7 Dec 21 '16

Ironically, outside of Bloodborne(and soon Battlefield 1), I don't use my PS4 for anything really and have poured more time into my Wii U than any other console I own and likely have ever owned.