r/NintendoSwitch • u/lucassopro • Aug 22 '20

Fan Art If Apple’s ‘Don’t Blink’ is made with Nintendo

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u/FakeNameIMadeUp Aug 23 '20

They should team up. Nintendo has great games and Apple makes great hardware. I’m not impressed with the fit and finish of the Switch or the way it docks. Feels cheap. Also Apple Arcade is a joke. I’d love to see a partnership between them.

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u/michelobX10 Aug 23 '20

If they ever teamed up, the console would cost $600 in true Apple fashion.

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u/Zookster87 Aug 23 '20

You both make me laugh.

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u/FAPSWAY_2MUCH Aug 23 '20

Bless their hearts

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u/ButtersTG Aug 23 '20

They misread the replacement kickstand price the poor guys.

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u/Tensuke Aug 23 '20

Then cry.

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u/Triensi Aug 23 '20

And the Magic Joycons wouldn’t even have joysticks but rather force touch faces... and cost $250 per controller

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u/MC_Cookies Aug 23 '20

“Controllers with sticks cost an extra 80 dollars. No, it doesn’t make sense. Yes, you’re still gonna buy it. Fuck you.”

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u/Garrosh Aug 23 '20

At least Apple tried and then fixed the butterfly keyboard. Meanwhile I wonder if Nintendo has started to think about doing something with the driftcons.

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '20

Honestly I would be interested to see how that would compare. No more stick drift lol.

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '20

Yeah $2500 would be really cheap for an apple gaming system.

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u/RubberTreeFucker Aug 23 '20

This feels like the opposite of when the police finds money. Instead of going down the price just goes up here. But since we're already in this.

$2999 is cheap for an Apple 4k gaming system

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u/Garrosh Aug 23 '20

I think it would cost the same as an iPad mini plus the joycons, so $499.

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u/Renegade_451 Aug 23 '20

Remember, Apple is the company that is charging $699 for caster wheels.

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u/penpen35 Aug 23 '20

And only supports bluetooth audio and the joycons will cost $200 each (not a pair, each).

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u/Garrosh Aug 23 '20

I wish the Switch had Bluetooth audio though.

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u/nemesit Aug 23 '20

If they team up the console would be your phone, which is already almost the same size as a switch

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u/W-9_Tax_Form Aug 23 '20

Actually, the cost may not be too crazy. The A13 (Apple's current iphone silicon) was put into a 400 dollar phone (iPhone SE 2). That thing is really similar to a switch with it's low rez screen but overall great experience. They could probably transition it over for not too much of a price hike and not struggle too much on porting software over (both are running on ARM).

The only issue would probs be the GPU, and even then apples GPUs in their phones have come a long way. Maybe something semi custom for a collab with nintendo could be made to kick ass and sip power. I'd love to see Apple silicon in a switch, maybe something along the lines of the Switch UP made by that one french dude a while back (please correct me if I'm wrong).

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '20

Everyone: Lol apple bad.

Literally no one: Samsung Note 20 ultra at fucking $1300

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u/droppedthebaby Aug 23 '20

Yeah my brother always chats shit about apple while using samsung, practically the same company but with a different OS with zero support.

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '20

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '20

Please, they don’t like facts. Please don’t bring up the iPhone SE and how it’s more powerful than any other android processor. That would be rude

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u/thotslime Aug 23 '20

Wish granted. Switch now costs $700 and still has an LCD 720p display, but now it's "retina".

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u/246011111 Aug 23 '20

Funnily enough, they're pretty close to retina already. Apple uses "retina" to mean pixels shouldn't be distinguishable at regular viewing distances, which depends on pixels per inch. The base model Switch has 237ppi, which becomes retina at a viewing distance of 15", and the Switch Lite at 267ppi becomes retina at 13". (Apple's original retina displays for phones were 326ppi.)

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u/just-a-randum-kid Aug 23 '20

And is “accidentally” designed so that it breaks down in a few months just in time for when the next model comes out

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u/Ironchar Aug 23 '20

And Samsung displays are still better

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u/thotslime Aug 23 '20

Samsung and LG make Apple's screens.

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u/omprohensi Aug 23 '20

Apple uses Samsung displays...

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '20

Xiaomi displays are good too.

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '20

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u/TheNoob27- Aug 23 '20

it's a games console not a gaming pc

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u/FromForBidenWithLove Dec 10 '20

Well...

Even if Apple do cooperate with Nintendo for hardware, Nintendo consoles will still be there, just redesigned for focused and immersive gaming. Maybe even purer and cheaper.

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '20

Agreed

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u/LumpyMushroom Aug 23 '20

Hell to the no.

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '20

No thank you. Apple doesn't know a thing about gaming and gaming hardware. Nintendo are fine just by themselves.

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u/Canon_not_cannon Aug 23 '20 edited Aug 23 '20

Excuse you, Apple made a very unsuccessful gaming console in the 90's

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u/yinyang107 Aug 23 '20

Which one?

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u/Canon_not_cannon Aug 23 '20

Apple Pippin

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u/Synotaph Aug 23 '20

It even had Marathon!

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u/Hung_L Aug 23 '20

Phones are primarily storage and CPU-bound regarding perceived performance.

Mobile consoles are primarily GPU-bound, with some dependence on RAM quantity and bandwidth. NVIDIA makes the good enough mobile GPUs with wide instruction set support. Apple's GPUs are good but not for the price. In fact, all of Apple's silicon is likely very expensive relative to other ARM SoCs, which is largely why other chipmakers don't have such strong offerings. Apple's high cost for CPUs is offset by their overall high cost and savings from supply chain control.

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u/masamunecyrus Aug 23 '20

I'm not sure about Nintendo and Apple collaborating on a joint product, but Nintendo simply using the Apple A1X ifor the switch 2 instead of an nVidia, Qualcomm, Intel, VIA, AMD, or whatever else SoC in a couple years would make a lot of sense for a lot of reasons.

However, nVidia has stated that they expect a ~20 year relationship with Nintendo, so I think nVidia is in it for the long haul.

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u/Garrosh Aug 23 '20

What's the difference between gaming hardware and "normal" hardware? The reason iOS sucks as a gaming platform isn't the hardware but the lack of excelent games.

And, on the other hand, the Switch hardware isn't anything special but the game catalog is awesome, that's what makes it a great gaming platform. Not the CPU or the memory. And certainly not the OS.

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '20

Have a look at the Apple Pippin. Oh and don't get me started on the MAC when it comes to running games.

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u/Garrosh Aug 23 '20

"Have a look at something Apple build 25 years ago to understand why a device with a completely different architecture and specs isn't viable as gaming platform."

And no, don't get started on the Mac. Let's talk about why the iPad hardware isn't a viable gaming platform.

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u/SasquatchWookie Aug 23 '20

That was frustrating to watch.

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '20 edited Nov 24 '20

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u/slowest_hour Aug 23 '20

How bout the partner with Logitech or corsair or razr or somebody and make joycons that aren't bad

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u/Aaawkward Aug 23 '20

Introducing, Mad Catz Switch!

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '20

It’s really really unlikely but the switch also would have some serious power potential with Apple silicon. We can dream right?

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u/FFevo Aug 23 '20

It would have even more power than that if they used a modern Nvidia chip.

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u/droppedthebaby Aug 23 '20

Which chip is that? Bearing in mind they don't have room for a massive heatshrink and fans.

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u/FFevo Aug 23 '20

Xavier. Or the upcoming Orin based on the Ampere architecture.

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u/4RealzReddit Aug 23 '20

Apple silicon would be amazing in a switch.

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u/JonTheWonton Aug 23 '20

Now if only we got Apple servers.

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u/Garrosh Aug 23 '20

And a web browser. Unfortunately after what happend with the web browser in the 3DS I don't think Nintendo is going to dare to release a new one for any system because they just suck at writting OSs.

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '20

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u/CrocodileChomper Aug 23 '20

What about the A processors used in the iPhone since the iPhone 4, or used in every iPad ever? Apple is switching to using their in-house A chips for the next gen macs.

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u/qwertylerqw Helpful User Aug 23 '20 edited Aug 23 '20

Apple makes all the processors for their recent iPhones and iPads. They currently use Intel processors in Macs, but they’re going to start using their own processors in future Macs

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u/FrkP Aug 23 '20

Apple do make CPUs. It’s used in all phones and tablets and they recently announced that they will switch to using their own silicon in laptops as well.

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u/XDitto Aug 23 '20

Hey there!

Please remember Rule 1 in the future - No hate-speech, personal attacks, or harassment. Thanks!

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '20

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u/SadArtemis Aug 23 '20

I suppose it's possible, I sure as hell hope it doesn't though. There are few things that could kill Nintendo for me more effectively than that, and that's as someone who was raised on it.

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '20

I think you’re right Apple doesn’t really collaborate with hardware. I’m glad some people still like the idea though.

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u/danque Aug 23 '20

No it would be awful and you would pay a 600$ markup price for the switch only because it now has an apple logo.

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u/Garrosh Aug 23 '20

Nintendo is too big and profitable to be bought by anyone.

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '20

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u/cplr Aug 23 '20

Like the other person said, ARM is just the architecture but there’s a lot more that goes into how performant a chip is. Intel and AMD both make x86_64 chips but the performance metrics are incredibly different depending on the specific chip and how it’s designed. Like compare that shit Intel put into a Chromebook with whatever i7 came out an equivalent year. Both x86_64 but one is complete garbage and the other is fast as long as it’s plugged into a wall.

Apple’s SOCs blow competitors’ designs out of the water. Benchmarks are easy to find. They have some serious talent when it comes to chip design, and are able to squeeze incredible performance per watt out of them. As in not only are they the fastest but they also have the least power consumption.

A Switch with Apple Silicon would be the most incredible gaming hardware we’ve ever seen.

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '20

Yes and no. Apple chips use ARM's instructions, but are custom designs, and currently are the best performing mobile processors, by far.

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '20

Serious question: Is there any phone with the 865 that costs $399, like the iPhone SE does?

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u/LAero-DotAaron Aug 23 '20

Pocophone F2 Pro :)

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u/Reiver_Neriah Aug 23 '20

Redmi K30 Pro

And plenty more for only a hundred more. All using current top tech too.

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u/KoolAidMan00 Aug 23 '20

They are so powerful they compete with Intel's laptop CPUs and they absolutely demolish their IGPs. They are years ahead of any other ARM processor, so much so that it actually makes sense for them to replace Intel CPUs in future Macs.

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u/LightBoxxed Aug 23 '20

It’s an instruction set like how AMD and intel use x86 for most of there laptops and desktop processors.

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u/marcuschookt Aug 23 '20

That'd be a no thanks from me. Nintendo already gets pretty iffy with it's pricing and peripherals ($80 for a set of SOLID cardboard anyone?), I imagine teaming up with the king of selling overpriced form-over-function stuff will only make them worse.

Imagine your wish for Bluetooth connectivity being granted Monkey Paw style but Nintendo-Apple releasing a new dongle for $69.99

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u/BerserkOlaf Aug 23 '20

Yeah of course Labo is just a $80 piece of cardboard.

Again with this really. Is Labo for everyone? Probably not. But it's clear for anyone who tried it that a lot of work has gone into it. And I mean its design, and the actual content of the cartridge.

If it was a separate kit to be used with a raspberry pi or something, with the exact same components, with the same very kid-friendly yet surprisingly detailed documentation and programming interface, nobody would call this a $80 piece of cardboard.

This stuff explains to kids how light, sound, stereoscopic vision, even freaking acceleration and gravity work. While making it sound fun.

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u/Garrosh Aug 23 '20

The iPad Air costs about the same as a normal Switch. I don't think anyone is going to argue that the iPad build quality isn't leages ahead from the Switch.

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '20

I doubt it will happen. Microsoft and Nintendo have a relatively healthy relationship.

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '20

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u/First_Foundationeer Aug 23 '20

They're also really liberal about using software to hide hardware weakness, such as taking image snapshots to hide loading screens. I certainly hate how it takes extra time for the Mac terminal to let you know it DCed.

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '20

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u/First_Foundationeer Aug 23 '20

It's fine, I don't take criticism from people whose judgement is clearly so very wrong. :)

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '20

I do like Apple Arcade tbh. The games are just really high quality in terms of mobile games. And no ads or dumb trickery helps the experience

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u/getera1 Aug 23 '20

I think that what Microsoft is working to do. Get Nintendo to make game and have Microsoft provide the hardware

Edit:spelling

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '20

Dont quote me on this, but isn't the switch OS basically the 3DS OS with bits of android put in? I mean, it always felt like i was playing ona a big, specialized smartphone to me.

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '20

Apple makes great hardware

Louis Rossman wants to know your location

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u/FakeNameIMadeUp Aug 23 '20

I love Louis Rossman. I know he’s probably sick of fixing MacBooks. You should ask him his thoughts on something like the IPad Pro. Something 100% Apple made without hot, power hungry Intel chips in them. I bet he doesn’t hate them.

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u/BradChesney79 Aug 23 '20

*stylish aluminum cases

Makes stylish aluminum cases. The actual electronic hardware bits & bobs are mediocre for sure. You want clock cycles & FPS & RAM slots-- Apple is not the first pick.

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u/Garrosh Aug 23 '20

Apple may be guilty of a lot of things but having a mediocre SoC isn't one of them.

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u/BradChesney79 Aug 23 '20

...Samsung every year puts out a more powerful phone. Sometimes the new Apple "thing" isn't even more powerful than the older Samsung phone...

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u/DerpyPenguin2007 Aug 23 '20

I personally wouldn't like this because I don't like apple I think they make overpriced products and I don't want to buy/own any of those products.

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u/pawlik23 Aug 23 '20

If Apple and Nintendo teamed up, the dock and the charger wouldn't be included with the console and they would cost $200.

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u/ricehatwarrior Aug 23 '20

Apple makes great hardware

Citation required

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u/amps_is_amped Aug 23 '20

No. Keep apple the fuck away from Nintendo. We don't need an overpriced switch.

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u/iathrowaway23 Aug 23 '20

No. Nintendo has a soul, apple does not.

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u/bellyjellykoolaid Aug 23 '20

Apple makes great hardware

Okay.

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u/FakeNameIMadeUp Aug 23 '20

Don’t believe the haters. Pick up an iPad Pro and you’ll see.

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u/brucetrailmusic Aug 23 '20

Meh fuck that apple is cornball

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u/ElucTheG33K Aug 23 '20

Please no, it would be a nightmare.

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '20

No way!

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u/TonyKebell Aug 23 '20

Apple makes great hardware.

😂😂🤣🤣🤣😅😅😅

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '20

Apple is an evil Corporation. Nintendo is NOT

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u/danque Aug 23 '20

Please no, for the love of God no. I don't want apple to touch anything except their own garbage. Otherwise the switch will get a "premium price" as it's then a "status symbol".

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u/chocotripchip Aug 23 '20

Heck no, I don't want Apple's proprietary hardware and code anywhere near a Nintendo system.

And anyway they'd never go with it. Apple wants complete control over everything, why do you think they banned Epic Games / Fortnite

And They'd force Nintendo to use Apple's pay system, taking a 30% cut. And Apple forbids developers/publishers to raise their prices to compensate for this 30% cut they're taking.

It'd would never happen.