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..and maybe to stop users playing HTML games (Nintendo ripoffs for example). This is a shame as I felt the Wii U was crippled in this respect (i.e. video tag su

by n-gauge 10y ago

..and maybe to stop users playing HTML games (Nintendo ripoffs for example). This is a shame as I felt the Wii U was crippled in this respect (i.e. video tag supported but not audio!)

r00fus 10y ago
Why would I buy a switch to play HTML games? Honestly this argument seems a stretch to me.
- JoshTriplett 10y ago
  > Why would I buy a switch to play HTML games? A portable, dockable tablet with a built-in reliable controller? If it had a browser, I'd be surprised if people didn't specifically write some games to target it.
  - mbel 10y ago
    3DS has a browser and a built-in reliable controller. I haven't heard about any HTML game for 3DS.
    - JoshTriplett 10y ago
      The 3DS used a relatively deficient browser engine, with much less support for web standards; it didn't support anything a non-trivial game might need. A browser based on current WebKit or Blink, with full hardware-accelerated support for WebGL, a fast JavaScript JIT, WebAssembly, fullscreen, joysticks, and other such standards would make a compelling platform.
      - mbel 10y ago
        Well, the point stands: browser and integrated pad is not enough for third party browser games to emerge. Nintendo would also have to provide relevant APIs, some of which aren't commonly used by regular websites (e.g. WebGL).
  - Pengwin 10y ago
    I'm hoping that they do bring it back, because Nintendo did see the potential and have dev tools for the WiiU to target html based content - https://developer.nintendo.com/tools https://developer.nintendo.com/tools
- gyello 10y ago
  There's a popular website used on the Xbox One that emulates older Nintendo consoles from within the included Edge browser with controller support, and it can use OneDrive to store your ROMs and saves. Something similar to that on the Switch could eat into Virtual Console revenues.
BHSPitMonkey 10y ago
I don't think that's the reason, considering Nintendo created special JavaScript APIs for accessing the Wii U's gamepad hardware features and made them available to all sites via their browser. My bet is that they felt they needed more time to figure out how to properly sandbox it to prevent homebrew/piracy-related exploits, and that it will be released as a free installable item (or packaged with an OS update) in the next few months.

by n-gauge 10y ago

..and maybe to stop users playing HTML games (Nintendo ripoffs for example). This is a shame as I felt the Wii U was crippled in this respect (i.e. video tag supported but not audio!)

r00fus 10y ago

Why would I buy a switch to play HTML games? Honestly this argument seems a stretch to me.

JoshTriplett 10y ago
> Why would I buy a switch to play HTML games? A portable, dockable tablet with a built-in reliable controller? If it had a browser, I'd be surprised if people didn't specifically write some games to target it.
- mbel 10y ago
  3DS has a browser and a built-in reliable controller. I haven't heard about any HTML game for 3DS.
  - JoshTriplett 10y ago
    The 3DS used a relatively deficient browser engine, with much less support for web standards; it didn't support anything a non-trivial game might need. A browser based on current WebKit or Blink, with full hardware-accelerated support for WebGL, a fast JavaScript JIT, WebAssembly, fullscreen, joysticks, and other such standards would make a compelling platform.
    - mbel 10y ago
      Well, the point stands: browser and integrated pad is not enough for third party browser games to emerge. Nintendo would also have to provide relevant APIs, some of which aren't commonly used by regular websites (e.g. WebGL).
- Pengwin 10y ago
  I'm hoping that they do bring it back, because Nintendo did see the potential and have dev tools for the WiiU to target html based content - https://developer.nintendo.com/tools https://developer.nintendo.com/tools
gyello 10y ago
There's a popular website used on the Xbox One that emulates older Nintendo consoles from within the included Edge browser with controller support, and it can use OneDrive to store your ROMs and saves. Something similar to that on the Switch could eat into Virtual Console revenues.

BHSPitMonkey 10y ago

I don't think that's the reason, considering Nintendo created special JavaScript APIs for accessing the Wii U's gamepad hardware features and made them available to all sites via their browser. My bet is that they felt they needed more time to figure out how to properly sandbox it to prevent homebrew/piracy-related exploits, and that it will be released as a free installable item (or packaged with an OS update) in the next few months.