Nintendo Switch: Thread 10

[fishbowlhead]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...stry-forecasts
A report that Nintendo is increasing production of Switch for the next financial year to 21m

A move that would pretty much cement that Switch 2 won't even see an announcement let alone a release this side of April 2024

No ones getting a Switch2, why would they bother when they can keep milking this old hardware for, probably forever at this rate and keep making great profits on all aspects (hardware, software, accessories, its a no brainer to keep it going business wise). Besides, Nintendo has clearly left the power race, they make toys for kids which is working out really well for them.

[dataDave]

Nintendo has clearly left the power race, they make toys for kids which is working out really well for them.

I know what you’re getting at, but the last time I checked a good 97% of their operating profits came from producing and publishing video game software. They’re in the exact same market as both of their competitors as much as any one of the three like to state the opposite.

[fishbowlhead]

I know what you’re getting at, but the last time I checked a good 97% of their operating profits came from producing and publishing video game software. They’re in the exact same market as both of their competitors as much as any one of the three like to state the opposite.

They are in the same market but not in anyway competing with Sony or MS, not really. Nintendo are never again going to bother with Cod or the best looking games running at 4k 60fps. Nintendo want to stick to the younger generations making games anyone can play, but getting the parents to pay for it.

[importaku]

Nintendo no longer needs to chase dimishing returns they tried the power game back in the gamecube days and it got them nowhere. They are longer competing with sony or microsoft because they have left them in the dust scrabbling for 2nd & 3rd place. An under powered tablet hybrid that managed to make a laughing stock of next gen. How long has next gen been going now and what little there's actually been released to really take advantage of paying through the ass for a new machine & a tv capable of using it to it's fullest.

Even 3rd party budget games get sales numbers on switch that would be a wet dream for sony & ms.

[samanosuke]

They are in the same market but not in anyway competing with Sony or MS, not really. Nintendo are never again going to bother with Cod or the best looking games running at 4k 60fps. Nintendo want to stick to the younger generations making games anyone can play, but getting the parents to pay for it.

Believe it or not there are adults out there who couldn’t give a toss about playing everything in 4K/60. Personally I have zero interest in getting a Series X/PS5 as the Switch better suits my personal taste in games (mainly JRPGs, VNs, indie titles and shmups) and has the convenience of hybrid gameplay (it’s not like I can just hog the living room telly any time I want). You don’t get worldwide sales of ~120m just targeting kids.

[fishbowlhead]

Spent the afternoon playing mario live circuit with my nephew and had a great time. My sister has the perfect house for this, entire place is hard wood with some big rooms so we set up all sorts of fun tracks. It’s so clever and stupidly simple but fun at the same time, a classic Nintendo product.

[dataDave]

Spent the afternoon playing mario live circuit with my nephew and had a great time. My sister has the perfect house for this, entire place is hard wood with some big rooms so we set up all sorts of fun tracks. It’s so clever and stupidly simple but fun at the same time, a classic Nintendo product.

Our house would be suited for this as well. Has it got some longevity to it? I do get some Labo ‘back of cupboard’ vibes from it.

Speaking of which, we could give Labo a bash as well. We got him a science set two Christmas ago and he’s still jumping in and out of that.

[fishbowlhead]

Your not going to play it everyday, but its great fun none the less, I did see it goes up to 200cc and the karts actually go faster as the cc goes up which is really clever. Im not sure on progression to be honest, he’s only 6 so took a while for him to get his head round it, but there’s definitely some sort of progression system there.

[Neon Ignition]

https://www.eurogamer.net/nascar-clamps-down-on-gamecube-inspired-real-life-wall-rides

NASCAR bans the wall riding technique

[kryss]

Do the sticks in the Pro controller suffer from drift as well? I had the original set of Joycons that came with my switch go but the replacement set I bought have been fine so far, touch wood. The Pro sticks feel much more solid.

Not that I've really heard of? I have two I rotate through and while I've had to send my original joycons in due to drift, the pro I got at the same time is still going strong.

[speedlolita]

No more than any other controller on the market, they all use the same stick design after all.

[Atticus]

Batsugun incoming?

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/02/toplans-arcade-bullet-hell-batsugun-has-been-rated-for-switch

[Cassius_Smoke]

https://www.eurogamer.net/nascar-cla...ife-wall-rides
NASCAR bans the wall riding technique

Gran Turismo irl.

[samanosuke]

Not that I've really heard of? I have two I rotate through and while I've had to send my original joycons in due to drift, the pro I got at the same time is still going strong.

A relief to know only 50% of my Switch controllers might get stick drift.

[Nu-Eclipse]

Don't be expecting Joy-Cons to improve in quality anytime soon.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/02/nintendo-wins-switch-joy-con-drift-class-action-lawsuit