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I'm quite excited by this. The video was a bit lengthy but it demonstrated the concept quite well. Glimpses of Mario, what appeared to be Skyrim, too - more th

by revjx 10y ago

I'm quite excited by this. The video was a bit lengthy but it demonstrated the concept quite well. Glimpses of Mario, what appeared to be Skyrim, too - more third party support this time perhaps? I'm most interested to see the price and the spec of the machine. Xbox One and PS4 seem to have become more homogenised in terms of architecture than the last generation of consoles (PS3 was especially weird), if the Switch follows suit it would hopefully encourage more third party support. Assuming the power is there.

qwertyuiop924 10y ago
I doubt they'll homogenize quite as much: Nintendo has always done their own thing, which is both their greatest strength and their biggest weakness. As for price, I'd expect it to undercut the competition, but also to be less technically capable: That's usually how they play it.
stormbrew 10y ago
The game he's playing at the beginning is the new Zelda, which is kind of Skyrim-esque, if that's what you're talking about. Edit: oops, watched it again and yep skyrim is also in there. Sorry.
- gagege 10y ago
  Pretty sure revjx was talking about the first-person sword wielding game.
- cfj 10y ago
  Skyrim (possibly the Skyrim Special Edition remastered version) was also shown in the video.
  - davb 10y ago
    And Bethesda is listed in the group of launch partners.
jamstruth 10y ago
Its not running x86 like the PS4 and XBone that's for sure. Its apparently running a Tegra chip[1]. Exact specs... well we can only guess at this point. So its more similar to an Android tablet than the other consoles. So the hardware is more standard but its still not the same standard as the other boxes. That could hurt 3rd party adoption. [1] https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2016/10/20/nintendo-switch/ https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2016/10/20/nintendo-switch/
- marrone12 10y ago
  It did look like they had NBA2k as well, which has an iphone/android port. Maybe the game developers are planning on porting their mobile version of the games onto the Wii instead of the platform versions?
- slantyyz 10y ago
  >> So the hardware is more standard but its still not the same standard as the other boxes. That could be a double edged sword. I think Nintendo doing a "me-too" console that is like the PS4/XBone/Steam would hurt them more than it helps them. And as it is, Steam already offers a portability element if you've got a decent laptop with a discrete GPU. >> That could hurt 3rd party adoption. At this point, I think Nintendo is going to struggle no matter what they do. They're in third place and unless Nintendo can make it worthwhile for 3rd parties with huge hardware sales, it's not going to be pretty.
  - sjm-lbm 10y ago
    I actually totally disagree. Their mobile products are, in essence, "me-too" products that are larger and less powerful than a smartphone - and they sell well because they have great software and excellent (for games) interfaces/controls. This seems like an attempt to take that concept into something higher-end/something that is designed to connect to a TV (at least sometimes). I've got to think that will go quite well for them. The years when the Wii outsold the PS3/X360 are not all that far past. If they come out with something different and compelling, the market will respond.

by revjx 10y ago

qwertyuiop924 10y ago

I doubt they'll homogenize quite as much: Nintendo has always done their own thing, which is both their greatest strength and their biggest weakness. As for price, I'd expect it to undercut the competition, but also to be less technically capable: That's usually how they play it.

stormbrew 10y ago

The game he's playing at the beginning is the new Zelda, which is kind of Skyrim-esque, if that's what you're talking about. Edit: oops, watched it again and yep skyrim is also in there. Sorry.

gagege 10y ago
Pretty sure revjx was talking about the first-person sword wielding game.
cfj 10y ago
Skyrim (possibly the Skyrim Special Edition remastered version) was also shown in the video.
- davb 10y ago
  And Bethesda is listed in the group of launch partners.

jamstruth 10y ago

Its not running x86 like the PS4 and XBone that's for sure. Its apparently running a Tegra chip[1]. Exact specs... well we can only guess at this point. So its more similar to an Android tablet than the other consoles. So the hardware is more standard but its still not the same standard as the other boxes. That could hurt 3rd party adoption. [1] https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2016/10/20/nintendo-switch/ https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2016/10/20/nintendo-switch/

marrone12 10y ago
It did look like they had NBA2k as well, which has an iphone/android port. Maybe the game developers are planning on porting their mobile version of the games onto the Wii instead of the platform versions?
slantyyz 10y ago
>> So the hardware is more standard but its still not the same standard as the other boxes. That could be a double edged sword. I think Nintendo doing a "me-too" console that is like the PS4/XBone/Steam would hurt them more than it helps them. And as it is, Steam already offers a portability element if you've got a decent laptop with a discrete GPU. >> That could hurt 3rd party adoption. At this point, I think Nintendo is going to struggle no matter what they do. They're in third place and unless Nintendo can make it worthwhile for 3rd parties with huge hardware sales, it's not going to be pretty.
- sjm-lbm 10y ago
  I actually totally disagree. Their mobile products are, in essence, "me-too" products that are larger and less powerful than a smartphone - and they sell well because they have great software and excellent (for games) interfaces/controls. This seems like an attempt to take that concept into something higher-end/something that is designed to connect to a TV (at least sometimes). I've got to think that will go quite well for them. The years when the Wii outsold the PS3/X360 are not all that far past. If they come out with something different and compelling, the market will respond.