It doesn't seem worth it to get on day one or maybe even this year. It's seems like a combo of the Wii U's and PS3's launch, no games and to expensive. It doesn't matter what the other companies' consoles cost at their launch, the here and now is the thing costs $299 with pretty much no launch titles vs. PS4 and Xbox that has a well established library for the same cost or less depending on which one you get. I'm not willing to pay over $300 for a Zelda machine, I could just get it for the Wii U but cheaper. The controllers are really expensive, $79 and for the separate (L) or ( R ) Joy-cons $49.

 

Now your paying for Online which I hate, it was the one thing I loved Nintendo for and it was the edge they had over everybody else. Plus, the games that they are giving away are only going to be old ones that we have seen and played before and nothing new. Also, the way they are wording it makes it seem like you could either loose them after a month or you could keep them. Plus, the battery life is kind of vague too.

 

I'm not saying it's a bad console, but the way that they are handling it is weird, they are expecting people to shuck out money like hard candy on launch but since the wii u, I don't think that's going to happen given what we've been shown (maybe if they had shown Overwatch or Smash or something hard hitting coming out in march). I'll probably get one when the price goes down, but I still won't be happy about the Subscription fee for online.

Edited January 13, 20178 yr by Kingdomhe

It's too expensive. No interesting games except Mario, Zelda, MK8 and Xenoblade this year. But it's not enough to get a new console, especially if there are plenty of other games coming for PS4 and Xbox One. I'll just wait for a price drop.

Actually, Nintendo is handling the Nintendo Switch so bad, there's going to be limited quantities for pre-orders.

I honestly don't care if the price for the switch is high. I'm still going to get it 

399.99 CAD(where i live), paid online? yeah no that's a deal breaker for me, if it was just 399.99 with free online i'd be fine with that, but the second they said paid online, I closed the stream, and left, f taht BS.

399.99 CAD(where i live), paid online? yeah no that's a deal breaker for me, if it was just 399.99 with free online i'd be fine with that, but the second they said paid online, I closed the stream, and left, f taht BS.

I agree. paid online sucks. I hope the price for playing online is low 

I'm soo salty man last year when the thing was announced I was so happy about it, I went to being so happy and hyped to just just pure rage in a couple of months seriously I really hoped Nintendo wouldn't do this if they did something like the PS3 where you can still play online but you had the option to pay for this service, then fine I would be ok with this, this however yeah no forget about it.

It sucks that its 399$ in Canada,I might not be able to get it at launch afterall.They didn't mention any good launch titles beside Zelda that's true but to me it doesn't matter as long as the good games are coming eventually

Well it's 4990 Swedish kronor here and that's about 560 dollars so you should count yourself lucky with that price. it's cheaper to import it from the US then to buy it here.

 

Still not gonna buy since none of the games annouced look interesting except Zelda but i'm not gonna buy a console for one game

(maybe if they had shown Overwatch or Smash or something hard hitting coming out in march)

well they announced a little something called Legend of Zelda for Switch launch so....there's that lol

 

but i agree. for right now the Switch seems like a great console to get later.

 

right now i already know i'd buy the new Zelda and the new Mario but everything else so far hasn't caught my interest enough to justify dropping $360 bucks on a new system and game. 

 

definitely going to take the wait and see approach. 

Paid Online is a great thing honestly. In case no one knew, it's a lot harder to make functioning dedicated servers on console. With paid services you get better online. It's that simple.

To be semi-fair, at least the eShop will still be non-paid (excluding, you know, your actual purchases, of course).

Well, I have 3 games that I am interested in that I know(Xenoblade 2, the Blazblue for the switch, and Breath of the Wild, by order of excitement), 2 of which are 100% exclusives. While it isn't enough to buy a console at launch, it is better than the amount of games I was interested in the Xbox One/PS4 that I knew will come out before launch.(I wouldn't have an Xbox if my bro didn't buy it)

The only real thing I'm worried about is how Mario Maker will be affected.

 

I love that s*** too much, you know?

Edited January 13, 20178 yr by Alan Smithee

Also, did anyone notice the they did even mention the specs apart from the battery life.

 

It's too expensive. No interesting games except Mario, Zelda, MK8 and Xenoblade this year. But it's not enough to get a new console, especially if there are plenty of other games coming for PS4 and Xbox One. I'll just wait for a price drop.

And MK8 deluxe could have been an update or dlc for the Wii u ver. But Nintendo wants the money, so they will make you buy it again.

 

Actually, Nintendo is handling the Nintendo Switch so bad, there's going to be limited quantities for pre-orders.

woooooooow, really!

 

I honestly don't care if the price for the switch is high. I'm still going to get it

 

Power to ya man, I just hope we don't have a wiiu2 on our hands.

 

399.99 CAD(where i live), paid online? yeah no that's a deal breaker for me, if it was just 399.99 with free online i'd be fine with that, but the second they said paid online, I closed the stream, and left, f taht BS.

 

It sucks that its 399$ in Canada,I might not be able to get it at launch afterall.They didn't mention any good launch titles beside Zelda that's true but to me it doesn't matter as long as the good games are coming eventually

that's what they said about the Wii u and here we are.

 

 

Well it's 4990 Swedish kronor here and that's about 560 dollars so you should count yourself lucky with that price. it's cheaper to import it from the US then to buy it here.

 

Still not gonna buy since none of the games annouced look interesting except Zelda but i'm not gonna buy a console for one game

either way it's still expinsive. But, that sucks man.

 

well they announced a little something called Legend of Zelda for Switch launch so....there's that lol

 

but i agree. for right now the Switch seems like a great console to get later.

 

right now i already know i'd buy the new Zelda and the new Mario but everything else so far hasn't caught my interest enough to justify dropping $360 bucks on a new system and game.

 

definitely going to take the wait and see approach.

 

 

Except the thing is, it's not exclusive to only the NX. You could save $299+ and just buy it on Wii u which a lot of people who wanted to game already have.

 

Paid Online is a great thing honestly. In case no one knew, it's a lot harder to make functioning dedicated servers on console. With paid services you get better online. It's that simple.

Yet we still have problems with these servers that we are paying $59 a year for.

Well, I have 3 games that I am interested in that I know(Xenoblade 2, the Blazblue for the switch, and Breath of the Wild, by order of excitement), 2 of which are 100% exclusives. While it isn't enough to buy a console at launch, it is better than the amount of games I was interested in the Xbox One/PS4 that I knew will come out before launch.(I wouldn't have an Xbox if my bro didn't buy it)

Fair enough, I didn't like a lot of games that launched with the ps4 or Xbox one ether, but at least they had a lot of games that came out at launch good or not.

 

The only real thing I'm worried about is how Mario Maker will be affected.

 

I love that s*** too much, you know?

Port that you will have to pay for again like 3ds Ver.

Edited January 13, 20178 yr by Kingdomhe

Yet we still have problems with these servers that we are paying $59 a year for.

I don't know about you, but I haven't personally had any server issues for my paid services.

 

Also specs are up on the site I believe. The big question most people had was the battery life, hence the reason they touched on that subject.

Edited January 13, 20178 yr by Hero of Winds

I don't know about you, but I haven't personally had any server issues for my paid services.

Ps4 store takes for ever to load, is glitchy, errors, hackers, browser is crappy and was better on ps3, laggy games (I know they aren't really responsible for this one, but online gameplay is what your paying them for ).

 

I've never had Xbox live so I can't speak for them.

 

Fair enough, I didn't like a lot of games that launched with the ps4 or Xbox one ether, but at least they had a lot of games that came out at launch good or not.

 

 

I am a "quality over quantity" person, especially since I don't have that much time to play video games compared to the past, in addition to having high standards for the video games I play.

Games that are only good I buy when there are sales and when I don't really have other games to play that belong to that game's genre otherwise.

Port that you will have to pay for again like 3ds Ver.

 

Better than nada, I guess. :biggrin:

Also, did anyone notice the they did even mention the specs apart from the battery life.And MK8 deluxe could have been an update or dlc for the Wii u ver. But Nintendo wants the money, so they will make you buy it again. woooooooow, really!

Power to ya man, I just hope we don't have a wiiu2 on our hands. that's what they said about the Wii u and here we are. either way it's still expinsive. But, that sucks man.

Except the thing is, it's not exclusive to only the NX. You could save $299+ and just buy it on Wii u which a lot of people who wanted to game already have.

Yet we still have problems with these servers that we are paying $59 a year for.

Fair enough, I didn't like a lot of games that launched with the ps4 or Xbox one ether, but at least they had a lot of games that came out at launch good or not.

Port that you will have to pay for again like 3ds Ver.

The Wii U was a failure overall,but I really enjoy that system,it was a great purchase with a lot of great games

The thing that gets me is that they're not showing they learned anything from the Wii U's failure. I get that 300 dollars comparatively isn't the worst price, but that's the price you let your previous system languish in while others steamrolled you. Take the hit, make the price lower, and ensure the software makes up the difference.

 

And yeah, paid online can go take a flying leap. Especially if they stop making new handhelds (and isn't that the whole point of the Switch?), there will be riots if we have to pay 10 bucks a month or whatever to trade Pokemon.

Paid Online is a great thing honestly. In case no one knew, it's a lot harder to make functioning dedicated servers on console. With paid services you get better online. It's that simple.

Oh yes it totally is when it's free on PC, yeah no. If the PC can do it for free, have a comparable service, and less crashes, I shouldn't have to pay for it nah fam.

Definitely not worth getting at launch. There are only about 5 games I'm interested in.

Oh yes it totally is when it's free on PC, yeah no. If the PC can do it for free, have a comparable service, and less crashes, I shouldn't have to pay for it nah fam.

PC would have easier connections to servers than a console would. Besides, a company like Valve doesn't need to charge for their online services, they make enough money off of Steam anyway. They know that a lot of people will stop using the service if they start charging. Plus, there are games you gotta pay for online anyway like The Elder Scrolls online.

Definitely not worth getting at launch. There are only about 5 games I'm interested in.

PC would have easier connections to servers than a console would. Besides, a company like Valve doesn't need to charge for their online services, they make enough money off of Steam anyway. They know that a lot of people will stop using the service if they start charging. Plus, there are games you gotta pay for online anyway like The Elder Scrolls online.

Still paying to play online is BS, luckily Breath of the Wild is on the Wii U, and by extension Cemu(A Wii U Emulator that is working very well actually)

 

Which means by extension

XENOBLADE CHRONICLES X 4K

Mario Kart 8 4K 60FPS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34ajMjRUMDo&t=245s Legend of Zelda Wind Waker HD

 

I wonder how well BoTW will run, hope it's good at launch.

As it stands right now the Wii U is my last console, damn.

 

 

The only games I care about that are on console are Square Enix titles and we all know how adamant they are right now about building a presence on Steam, man all those ports their alright could be better though.

Pretty much what most said here. 

 

There's at best 3 games I'm remotely interested in, and one of them I can simply buy on the Wii U. I'm definitely not going to rush in for a pre-order. I'll wait for a holiday deal or till there's a bundle that's interesting. I'm not losing anything from not buying it on day 1.

Personally, I'm actually going to wait until a bit after it's already been out, before deciding between the Switch, the Xbox One, or the PS4.