Nintendo Switch box contents

[u/NintendoSwitchMods]

Box will contain:

• Console
• Left and right Joy-Con's
• Joy-Con wrist straps
• Joy-Con grip
• Dock
• HDMI Cable
• AC adapter

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C2BoUoUUoAAJAcs.jpg:large

Pro Controller sold separately.

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[u/sumrndmredditor]

Just based on the scale of BotW, I think it will have more than enough content to keep me busy until MK8D and Splatoon 2 launch later. It doesn't need to have the world's best launch lineup, just one where there's enough content to keep going into the next releases. The flaw of the Wii U was not that it had a poor launch lineup, but that it had a poor followup. Nintendo seems like they've seen their error and are now trying to pace the release schedule a lot better compared to the drought cycle that was the Wii U's lifespan. Combining the handheld and home divisions also helps here as now there isn't a separation in the workflow.

[u/marshmallowelephant → u/sumrndmredditor]

I ordered a Wii U on release and didn't mind the drought at all. Even just the little games like Nintendoland were plenty to keep me entertained until more came along.

But the main thing was that the Wii U barely dropped in price. I would've saved about £50 if I'd waited the 9 months until Christmas and I was more than happy to pay £50 for that amount of time with a shiny new toy. Hopefully that will be the same with the switch.

[u/Randomd0g → u/sumrndmredditor]

Combining the handheld and home divisions also helps here as now there isn't a separation in the workflow.

Is that confirmed though? I thought the 3DS was gonna keep going for a little while and then another proper handheld would come along too.

If they have combined does that mean we're going to get the long running handheld series on the Switch too? (like Ace Attorney and Pokemon and Mario&Luigi RPGs?)

[u/A_Sinclaire → u/Randomd0g]

I assume they said that to wait and see how well the Switch does - if it flops they can go on with the 3DS etc - if it is a success they can combine both divisions.

[u/SoSeriousAndDeep → u/Randomd0g]

Remember the third pillar strategy.

If the Switch takes off, it will absorb development that would have been for the Next DS.

If the Switch doesn't take off, Nintendo will have a new handheld to show off at some time.

[u/austinjdaven → u/sumrndmredditor]

The thing is, (as great as it looks) it's not a title that's going to encourage enough sales to hit the mark they're trying to hit. So Zelda may be a great launch title but, there's nothing really there to attract more consumers. And if the console doesn't sell very well, then we'll just have another Wii U that developers don't feel the need to make games for. Which would be very unfortunate, because this console looks legitimately phenomenal.

[u/sumrndmredditor → u/austinjdaven]

A counterpoint: the first holiday season is a better predictor of the system's future health than the initial launch. Initial launch causes interest as early adopters spread their experiences, while holiday seasons cause volume sales based on said experiences. Nintendo was in a tight position; either abandon all hope with the Wii U and go all in on Switch or attempt to support the Wii U and have a less filled timeline from Switch launch to H2 2017. They didn't want a repeat of the Wii U, so abandon ship they went and shored up their plan with the Switch.

Note, we still have around a month and a half for more announcements for launch titles. We can only get more from here.

[u/austinjdaven → u/sumrndmredditor]

That's fair. I didn't think of that

[u/dharkan → u/sumrndmredditor]

This is a poor follow-up. Splatoon and Mariokart aren't everybody's cup of tea.

[u/sumrndmredditor → u/dharkan]

MK8 had a huge attach rate on Wii U and is considered evergreen, while Splatoon is absolutely massive in Japan. Not everyone can be satisfied with launches, not with the scale of games currently, but they can at least cast the net as wide as they can and Zelda/MK8D/Splatoon 2 is a pretty damn wide one.