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I think they're completely different audiences. Nintendo games aren't, and never were about cutting edge graphics or the latest tripple A games. They were alway
by lawl 5y ago
I think they're completely different audiences. Nintendo games aren't, and never were about cutting edge graphics or the latest tripple A games. They were always about family/kids oriented more casual games. Which is not to disparage them in any way. I like playing some nintendo games every now and then.
But my mom bought a Wii back in the days. For herself. My mom doesn't usually play video games. And she is most certainly not at all interested in playing Doom or Hades (just because they're shown prominently on the webpage). But she liked Wii Fit and bought a Wii.
I honstly think the subset of people who would buy a Steam Deck to avoid buying a switch is so small, it would not put a significant dent in nintendo's bottom line.
- krylon 5y agoGood point, I hadn't thought of that. The last time I played anything on Nintendo hardware was Mario Kart on a Nintendo64 (which was awesome!), so I missed quite a bit of evolution there. Valve could try to create games that are more appealing to the typical Nintendo enthusiast, but I suspect the respective cultures are too different.
- jms55 5y agoAgreed that they're different audiences. The deck is for people with existing steam libraries who don't feel like sitting down at a PC to play games. The switch is for everyone else - way cheaper, unique games you won't find on a PC, etc. Plus, co-op. I recently spent 6+ hours at my friends house playing Super Mario 3D World Deluxe. They got one joycon, I got the other. In my college dorm, we have a switch dock attached to a monitor in the dorm lounge. Split the joycons, and 4 people can play smash or mario kart. I don't see the deck supporting these use cases.