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Nintendo lives on its 1st party offerings. If you want mobile gaming that isn't gimped, then get something like the GPD Win (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPD_W

by Jach 9y ago

Nintendo lives on its 1st party offerings. If you want mobile gaming that isn't gimped, then get something like the GPD Win (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPD_Win https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPD_Win / https://www.amazon.com/Aluminum-GPD-WIN-X7-Z8750-Bluetooth/dp/B01MCV637B https://www.amazon.com/Aluminum-GPD-WIN-X7-Z8750-Bluetooth/d...). But you can't play the latest Zelda and Mario.

ben174 9y ago
Literally never heard of this before, and the reviews are mixed while price is high. Mario Odyssey and Zelda: BOTW are some of the most amazing games ever conceived. Tons of content and countless hours of fun. I think the safer bet is on the Switch at the moment.
- Jach 9y ago
  Yeah the Amazon link I gave is about $100 more than it should be. On Gearbest it's currently $50 less... welcome to non multinational megacorp hardware I guess? :) Same with less than stellar reviews. Performance may be greatly improved by properly applying thermal paste. Steam has a ton of games equal to or better than the 2 big Switch games on basically whichever metrics you like, and many of those will run on the GPD Win. From a price per hours of mobile fun metric, there's no comparison. Still, good Nintendo games have a charm that resists straightforward comparison on metrics, but that's why they've remained relevant. After however many years it has been since Galaxy 2, we finally have a proper Mario game again, yay.
photojosh 9y ago
I just got a GPDWin. It's definitely underpowered compared to the Switch, so the only possible interpretation of your "gimped" must refer to the range of games available. (Mainly because the GPU sucks.)
- Jach 9y ago
  It's more favorable to compare it to the DS line for sure, but the fact you can run whatever you want, are only limited by the hardware, makes any other mobile gaming platform comparably gimped. The GPD Win has been able to run Skyrim, Doom 4... The Switch will run them better, sure. On the other hand if you're home you can set up Steam for in-home streaming from your full powered gaming rig. The GPD Win just makes a lot of great tradeoffs.
  - photojosh 9y ago
    Agreed. The GPDWin is technically a Xmas present that my kids can play Terraria on, but I may have been dying to play GTA5 for a while now... Plus I'll load it up with emulators.

by Jach 9y ago

ben174 9y ago

Literally never heard of this before, and the reviews are mixed while price is high. Mario Odyssey and Zelda: BOTW are some of the most amazing games ever conceived. Tons of content and countless hours of fun. I think the safer bet is on the Switch at the moment.

Jach 9y ago
Yeah the Amazon link I gave is about $100 more than it should be. On Gearbest it's currently $50 less... welcome to non multinational megacorp hardware I guess? :) Same with less than stellar reviews. Performance may be greatly improved by properly applying thermal paste. Steam has a ton of games equal to or better than the 2 big Switch games on basically whichever metrics you like, and many of those will run on the GPD Win. From a price per hours of mobile fun metric, there's no comparison. Still, good Nintendo games have a charm that resists straightforward comparison on metrics, but that's why they've remained relevant. After however many years it has been since Galaxy 2, we finally have a proper Mario game again, yay.

photojosh 9y ago

I just got a GPDWin. It's definitely underpowered compared to the Switch, so the only possible interpretation of your "gimped" must refer to the range of games available. (Mainly because the GPU sucks.)

Jach 9y ago
It's more favorable to compare it to the DS line for sure, but the fact you can run whatever you want, are only limited by the hardware, makes any other mobile gaming platform comparably gimped. The GPD Win has been able to run Skyrim, Doom 4... The Switch will run them better, sure. On the other hand if you're home you can set up Steam for in-home streaming from your full powered gaming rig. The GPD Win just makes a lot of great tradeoffs.
- photojosh 9y ago
  Agreed. The GPDWin is technically a Xmas present that my kids can play Terraria on, but I may have been dying to play GTA5 for a while now... Plus I'll load it up with emulators.