Nintendo's precarious reveal runs risk of Switching off fans

Steep pricing and fumbled details makes for a less than assured launch.

[Antnee534]

I totally agree the press was so muddled, I mean by god they showed some dope ass games that I'm getting day one. Though they failed to tell us the launch lineup beside loz, they didn't show storage, they didn't show us the specs. I wanted to see what the boxes looked like lol they could have shown alot more of third partis games.

[Overload]

It is obvious they have little 3rd party support. The reveal had a lot of ups and downs, but that was the most telling part of it.

[Summons75]

Boy, horrible this was there only chance to show anything...it'd be horrible of them to save things for a massive press conference only 6 months away, 3 after the release...shame, shame, shame

[Erik7357]

Steep pricing? Launched $100 dollars cheaper than a ps4 at launch. We don't know the hardware in this. Stop relying off old dev kits for info.

[lodossrage]

When they say steep pricing, I think they're referring to in comparison to their competition's hardware being cheaper, yet considerably more powerful.

If the Switch came out around the same time as the other two systems, of course that price doesn't look that bad. But the fact that it's coming out 3+ years after the competitor machines that are both more powerful make the price look suspect.

[lodossrage]

You're right, power isn't indicative of value. Value is dictated by the content and options these systems bring to the table.

But that's now how the average customer sees it. The average customer does price comparisons. So being weaker than two competitors that have systems that are stronger doesn't do Nintendo any favors.

When the Wii took off, it didn't take off because people saw value in it. And it didn't take off because of the wiimote. It was literally do to being so much cheaper than the competition. They dang sure didn't look at value when they made the choice between the PS3, 360, and the Wii. Because if they did, it's highly likely the Wii would have never taken off.

But then I guess the other way you can look at it is by asking yourself exactly what do you determine as value.

[Aenea]

Only €70 cheaper (PS4 was €400, Switch is €330) and if you prefer to have a normal controller like you get with an X1 or PS4 then it would be the same price as a launch PS4. If you also don't like WiFi for when it's docked then you have to add another €30 for the LAN adapter....

I get it tho, it has a screen, the Joycons can't be cheap to make either, but if you compare it to PS4/X1 and mainly wanted a regular console and not a handheld (like I do) the price is kinda high.

Before I buy into this I will need more games and more info....

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"True, but with Sony pushing ps4 pro...and microsoft pushing Scropio...Swith starts to look cheaper. But maybe im wrong. I think the portability that its competetiors cant do will be a real strong selling point of paying slightly more."

But it's still about the same price as a PS4 Pro currently is (or €30 more expensive if I want/need the LAN adapter). Also I don't really care that much that it's portable. I have an NDS, PSP, Vita, GBA, Lynx and rarely ever did/do I take them outside of my home. I wanted a console I can hook up to a TV that was made by Nintendo so to me the portability is a waste.

I do get others will love that bit tho.

[objdadon]

"We don't know the hardware iin this" are you serious? We know it's based off the tegra 1 chip, which is a mobile chip, that says it all.

[x_BlackRose]

How is 300 too much? Stop grasping at straws. On a side note, I would like to see the Wii U dropped down to 150, I wouldn't hesitate to buy one

[Aenea]

I'm gonna wait for a few months to see what happens. At least until E3 this year. I need more games and more info. I do miss Nintendo games tho.

I'm actually bummed I waited for the Switch, I wanted to grab a Wii U over a year ago when rumours started about a new console and am actually thinking of just grabbing a Wii U soon instead and get my Nintendo fix that way, Gamecube has been my last proper Nintendo console....

This also reminds me that I would rather like it if Wii/Wii U games would be backwards compatible when you buy them digitally, but I doubt it...