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Your points are valid. The hardware is something like a bad Android tablet with a few buttons. Which makes it more amazing that they're still selling a ton of t

Your points are valid. The hardware is something like a bad Android tablet with a few buttons. Which makes it more amazing that they're still selling a ton of them. RE recycling IP: This won't go well indefinitely (and it seems like they're not introducing anything new), but we're right in the middle of a nostalgia hype, so for now if works very well for them.

Fnoord 5y ago
Its not that amazing from my PoV that they're selling these. I can totally imagine a parent being like: I want to give my child a portable gaming device with fun games which are for their age, somewhat modern, yet part of the Nintendo IP. Enter the Nintendo Switch. It just proves the point that the Nintendo IP is strong, even if the games are not graphical high points. Its all about the gameplay and the characters.
salamandersauce 5y ago
"Recycling" IP is a dumb complaint about Nintendo. It's not like Microsoft, Sony, EA, Ubisoft, Activision, etc. aren't doing the same thing. There's more Ratchet and Clank's than 3D Marios, more Forzas than Mario Kart, more Assassins Creeds than Metroids, more Call of Dutys than Pokémon games.
- prmoustache 5y ago
  Exactly, I see the very same reusal of IP on all platforms. For parents nintendo is a guarantee of having access to games made for kids. There are certainly comparable games sold for Playstation and Xbox lines but the price range and advertized games show they are targetting adults. Parents of young kids would tend to stear away naturally.
prmoustache 5y ago
Which is the reason they are bought by the truckload. It is akin to an android tablet without the terrible android game ecosystem. As a parent I am happy to have chosen the switch for the following reason: 1. Kids can carry everywhere, like they can play in the plane when going on holidays. 2. They don't have to monopolize the main family screen every time they want to play, yet you can still play in the living room. 3. It cost a lot lower than a playstation or xbox 4. Most games have a decent and long enough offline gameplay, keeping my kids away from being online and be exposed to harassment 5. It is not on a phone, so they don't have to own a phone or use mine. On the cons side it is way to fragile and has been replaced once. Note: my kids are 8 and 11 and not heavy video game players. They don't have free access to the console, which mean they didn't develop addiction yet and they can spend literally weeks without gaming.
bzzzt 5y ago
> Your points are valid. The hardware is something like a bad Android tablet with a few buttons. Which makes it more amazing that they're still selling a ton of them. Buy a bad Android tablet or even a good Android tablet and have your pick of thousands of pay to win 'games' and other addiction fuel. At least Nintendo has a machine that lets you have fun with games instead of nagging you for money or likes.

Fnoord 5y ago

Its not that amazing from my PoV that they're selling these. I can totally imagine a parent being like: I want to give my child a portable gaming device with fun games which are for their age, somewhat modern, yet part of the Nintendo IP. Enter the Nintendo Switch. It just proves the point that the Nintendo IP is strong, even if the games are not graphical high points. Its all about the gameplay and the characters.

salamandersauce 5y ago

"Recycling" IP is a dumb complaint about Nintendo. It's not like Microsoft, Sony, EA, Ubisoft, Activision, etc. aren't doing the same thing. There's more Ratchet and Clank's than 3D Marios, more Forzas than Mario Kart, more Assassins Creeds than Metroids, more Call of Dutys than Pokémon games.

prmoustache 5y ago
Exactly, I see the very same reusal of IP on all platforms. For parents nintendo is a guarantee of having access to games made for kids. There are certainly comparable games sold for Playstation and Xbox lines but the price range and advertized games show they are targetting adults. Parents of young kids would tend to stear away naturally.

prmoustache 5y ago

Which is the reason they are bought by the truckload. It is akin to an android tablet without the terrible android game ecosystem. As a parent I am happy to have chosen the switch for the following reason: 1. Kids can carry everywhere, like they can play in the plane when going on holidays. 2. They don't have to monopolize the main family screen every time they want to play, yet you can still play in the living room. 3. It cost a lot lower than a playstation or xbox 4. Most games have a decent and long enough offline gameplay, keeping my kids away from being online and be exposed to harassment 5. It is not on a phone, so they don't have to own a phone or use mine. On the cons side it is way to fragile and has been replaced once. Note: my kids are 8 and 11 and not heavy video game players. They don't have free access to the console, which mean they didn't develop addiction yet and they can spend literally weeks without gaming.

bzzzt 5y ago

> Your points are valid. The hardware is something like a bad Android tablet with a few buttons. Which makes it more amazing that they're still selling a ton of them. Buy a bad Android tablet or even a good Android tablet and have your pick of thousands of pay to win 'games' and other addiction fuel. At least Nintendo has a machine that lets you have fun with games instead of nagging you for money or likes.