Nintendo Switch Preview Trailer Released

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As promised the preview trailer for Nintendo’s next home console has been released!

The Nintendo Switch is an all-new console from Nintendo, releasing March 2017

https://youtu.be/f5uik5fgIaI

Features and Information

  • Releasing March 2017
  • Switch can be played docked at home, as a handheld device or, as a portable home console
  • Numerous configurations available for controllers
  • Capable of running games like Skyrim, both docked at home and on the move
  • Split screen co-op in games like Mario Kart is possible on the move
  • Splatoon, Mario Kart and a new 3D Mario appear to be making their way to the new console in addition to the previously announced Zelda title

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  1. I like it so far! It’s using Nvidia tech based on GeForce. I love the idea of console and handheld gaming. Nintendo has already listed a lot of support. I hope the dock boosts the power. The name, design, and slogan I totally love!

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    • If there’s a slot for CD’s on the dock for the Switch then it might but i am not sure. Nintendo has said that they don’t want the Switch to replace the Wii U or their Mobile Consoles. But it does look like the switch could play 3/DS games.

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      • Yeah, especially in the moment where the guy inserts something into the handheld part. It looked to be a 3DS sized cartridge. But it didn’t look white so *Shrugs*

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  6. <3 <3
    I wonder if it will only play Switch games, or be able to play both Wii U and 3DS titles.
    If not, that's totally fine, but I'm definitely interested in getting one, especially as it's both console and handheld, and definitely if the potential for future Pokemon titles go towards the Switch 😀

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  9. Alright the Nintendo Switch Amazon page is up
    I wish they would do an announcement when pre-purchases are available
    I am determined to get a copy ASAP

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  10. Of course after I get hyped up it turns out I’ve either got an infection causing a gland to swell or a cyst 😡

    At least the Switch means I got one good thing today :p

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  13. This is the right kind of crazy Nintendo has needed. It is like combining what they learned from the Wii and Wii U

    16? 18months? However long amount of months it took to reveal this has been worth it

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  15. What ports are people wanting? I’m kinda wanting an Overwatch port because I can see my husbandos on the go otherwise I have to invest in a PS4 and I really don’t want to do two consoles in such a short span of time

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  18. rn im seeing alot of positive reception of the switch, but u still have those negativity people who think it will end up like the wii u

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        • Certainly did when it came to the DS/3DS/2DS/N3DS.
          Too many times I’ve heard people saying a 2DS is just a DS and that a DS can play 3DS games.

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          • Yeah so many people can’t tell the difference

            It’s kinda sad, I’ve heard more people understand the 3DS is a separate console due to having a number but most people around here think the Wii U is just an upgrade

          • That logic makes no sense. So a less powerful system can play games that require more powerful hardware that also needs more buttons. O. That actually kind of amazes me that people thought that a DS could play 3DS games

          • You hear a lot, one lady bought a Mario Amiibo for skylanders, it’s a mix of idiots and misunderstandings
            “Mum can I have a New 3DS”
            So she buys him a New 3DS, but not a NEW 3DS, just a brand new original one.

    • Ok ok the Wii U already had warning signs
      -No 3rd party support
      -Terrible launch line up
      -No one knew what the thing was on announcement
      -Weak advertising
      – Not powerful enough for most AAA games

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      • For fun:
        -Already has great 3rd party support
        -Zelda, Mario, Pokemon, Assassin’s Creed, Just Dance 4, Skyrim etc.
        -Obvious what is just from watching the video
        -Too early to tell but based on this trailer Nintendo is probably going to do great
        -It’s a handheld running skyrim. Dis gon be pretty powerful

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        • You think that just because it is new means that It will have no weakness. You better think again. When the Wii U came out I decded to take my time conisdering whether or not to buy the game. As new titles came out and I learned about amiibo, I decided to give myself to the system. I was happy to have obtained the system. I am not ready to see the Wii U fall so soon. Why can’t they produce it until 2020?! Besides, I thought that Tank! Tank! Tank! was a good title by Namco Ltd. I am currenty doing some research on the pros and cons of Nintendo Switch.

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          • Because the Wii U will of been out for over four years by the time the Switch comes out

            Thats like the average life span of a console

          • Dude, the Wii managed to exist for seven years. I wanted to believe that the Wii U would las as long as that. If production were to stop in March 2018, there should be at least one company to blame for its betrayal and sidetracking…Konami!

          • The Wii also had tremendous 3rd party support and was easily accessible. It wasn’t just dedicated gamers playing it anymore. Your grandma could play, your entire family could play, your friends could play. Anyone could pick it up and understand it imminently. Wii U was kind of the opposite effect

          • Ok here is the thing. The Wii U was practically dead after two years. By then, any 3rd parties giving it the time of day were beginning to leave. It was basically a Smash Bros and Zelda machine. The Wii U had a great line up but it wasn’t enough to grab consumers. The Switch was a must have for Nintendo to avoid a world of hurt trying to keep the Wii U going. It was dead.

          • I’m looking at cynically because this is a huge game changer for the industry. I mean, I wanna make games so I follow this stuff because it is important. It isn’t criticism to say the Wii U is dead. It is. It has pretty much nothing coming to it. Most of its life span was kept up by 1st party (which were pretty good for the most part) and it was going to sink. The Switch is a life saver for Nintendo.

          • I’d say it’s less the Wii U died and then the Switch is coming out and more they were weaning us off the Wii U for the switch to the Switch

          • I’d like to create video games too, but the thing is that there are still going to be flaws to this new system. And honestly, I though that when Iwata first announced it they have just started working on the system. A great system would take more that just two years to develop. If they were first announcing a new system they should at least say that it is already in the works. And besides, I am actually majoring in biology.

          • Ok yes it will have flaws but not like the Wii U. In retrospect, the Wii U was a disaster. I love its games but everything surrounding it was bad. Nobody knew what the thing was and there were no games on it too hook people in early.

            They didn’t spend two years making this thing. They just announced it two years ago. And I don’t see what you majoring in biology has to do with this?

          • Well, number one, I am sorry that I brought biology up. I am just as educated about art as you are. And number two, I never thought of the Wii U as a disaster. Whenever I read that the console had problems, I would hope for software releases that would make more utilization of the Game Pad’s functions. Light gun games wouldn’t hurt and I kept on making suggestions on Miiverse that they would make more shooters. I believed that, after Star Fox Zero came out, I had my hopes up about many companies such as Namco, Sega, Konami, and even Capcom creating games in that genre (meaning it would support the Wii Zapper). If it the Wii U were dead, then I would at least swear/curse Konami’s name, even soil it if necessary, because they wasted their time on f****** Yu-Gi-Oh cards. Konami is a traitor to all gamers! Some of its employees would be better off working at Nintendo to support the ideas suggested by fans. That would granted them a lot more room to create some fantastic ideas for games.

          • This is fun
            1. I wasn’t arguing that I know more about art and even then, what does Biology have to do with art? Plus the Wii U failing isn’t art. It isn’t subjective. It is just a fact that it died quickly.

            2.Suggestions on MiiVerse literally do nothing. I’m trying to be respectful, but do you really think that someone at Nintendo is going to see a post on miiverse saying “ey make a shooter” then just go “SHIGERU GET OVER HERE WE GOTTA MAKE THIS GAME” Like, no.

            3.Why are you bringing Konami into this. I mean #Fuckonami and all but like, they have nothing to do with Nintendo in this argument. I didn’t know about this Yu-Gi-Oh game but you know that there are different parts of Konami making different games right? It isn’t thousands of people in the same company working on only one game at a time.

            4. The problem with taking game ideas from fans is that most fans don’t know anything about game development. Ask someone on the street for a game idea and you will probably get a cliche story idea that takes place in a MMORPG. They don’t know how to properly design and prototype mechanics and they often dont have a sense of scope. Plus even if they did, by the time development would be over (2-3 years in development most likely) the Wii U would be in the same place it is now

          • Look I said that I brought up biology by mistake. And with a comment like that, how would I believe that you want to make video games. You just like to spit in the face of others, don’t you? Why did you say “this is fun”? I think you are just trying to do this on purpose.

          • I’m not spitting in anyone’s face. I’m stating objective facts. I’ve gotten my hands dirty and made a couple small games. I know how hard it is. Actually no I don’t it is harder than I know.

            Ok yeah maybe I shouldn’t have said “this is fun” but I just get enjoyment out of unstoppable force meets an immovable object situations like this.

            You shouldn’t assume someone who is disagreeing with you is being malicious. I love games and I want more people to play and make them, but like, you cant just take someone’s undeveloped idea and spit it out as a full game in 5 months. Well you can, but that’s why we have Steam Greenlight *buh dum tiss*

          • What? *raspberry and laughter* You made a couple of small games? Give me a break. Even if I never made a gmae in my entire life, I ALWAYS know how hard it is by watching others. Take this key element in mind when creating games: “creativity” What makes you think that I would expect them to create a game in 5 months? Wishing and expecting are two different things. Until I’m confident that I can make a change, I just let the world decide for itself and hold on to thoes ideas until Nintendo gets the staff to review the ideas from fans, or when Nintendo gets a Kickstarter project.

          • I don’t think you understand how this works. Making a game and watching someone making a game are two different things. And like, yeah creativity is important but so is realism. A game has to have a realistic sense of scope. My first project ever was a huge rogue like dungeon crawler that spanned hundreds of floors with tons of unique monsters and bosses. And hell no I couldn’t do that. I learned it the hard way and have sense adjusted my projects to a more realistic scope. Just look at No Man’s Sky if you want an example of an unrealistic sense of scope gone wrong. The thing is though, people don’t think critically about their ideas and make them realistic or viable for a game.

            Back in 6th grade my friend had this idea where a boy wakes up with magical powers in a kingdom. That was his whole idea. That was it. How do you make a game out of that? It would just be another forgettable, probably buggy JRPG that no one played. You cant just come up with ideas like you can with books or movies. Video Games are a whole other beast.

            And I say that the game would be released in 5 months because if it was released any later, it wouldn’t help the system. Let’s say Nintendo took a fan idea and in 2 1/2 years it would be released. Who would buy that? Probably the person who came up with the idea and game reviewers. That is because the Wii U has nothing going for it,.

            Also I’m genuinely curious how and what you will change. Like, there is logic behind this stuff. There are reasons these companies do what they do. In the departments you are complaining about, there isnt much one person can do about it

          • Hey! Nintendo isn’t always about realism! And besides, I understand logic pretty well. The good reason why Nintendo would not actually submit ideas, even if they wanted to, is that they simply do not have the staff members to review them. Try looking it up. Plus, it is not just me. There are plenty of enthusiatic gamers who would have such ideas. Some to bring back genres in which we missed so much of and others to point out at what is missing in the games they currently play.

          • Ok but Nintendo is a business. Ignoring the fact that 97% of fan ideas are probably pretty mundane and undeveloped, you just said that they dont have the staff to review them. And they shouldn’t. Nintendo is filled with creative people with experience in games. Trust me, they don’t have a hard time coming up with game ideas.

          • Well, I do not expect them to use my ideas. I thought that I would be my way of inspiring them and telling them what games the consoles are missing.

  20. So with the Switch being both a handheld and regular tv console I wonder how long the 3DS will stick around. It’s still selling decently as it is so it’s not like the Wii U where they need to cut their losses. I imagine they’ll give it at least another half a year, maybe a full year, and then drop it.

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      • Idk….I feel like SuMo will be the last games on the 3ds. This might be the first time GF split a gen between consoles lol

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        • Or go straight onto a new gen, they haven’t even started development on the next game, unlike when B2/W2/X/Y/S/M were developed overlapping.

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          • That’s true. It’s an unpopular theory, but one could guess that maybe gen 7 is the first gen to feature only one set of games.

          • I’d say if they feel complete, but X/Y didn’t feel complete and they got no 3rd version, so very possible at this stage

  21. Unless it gets a successor, the Nintendo 3DS is definitely sticking around.
    Nintendo has a stranglehold on the handheld market and attempting to grip the mobile market.
    Meanwhile, the Nintendo Switch is about to give the console market a leglock from the shadow realm. They ain’t playing around!

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    • I think you mean successor as the 3DS predecessor was the regular ds. Anyway I’d argue that the Switch IS the successor to both the regular consoles and handheld. Otherwise it’d just be a tv console and not have portable functions. The 3DS as great as it is, is getting old and they need to swap soon. the Switch is likely their answer to that

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  23. seeing amiibos in the trailer basically confirmed it will have amiibo support. I’m hoping that this time they have better functionality

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  24. I doubted Nintendo, but I’m glad they proved me wrong. The switch looks amazing, It looks like it’ have an amazing launch line up with zelda, Mario and splatoon. All Nintendo needs to do now is advertise this thing properly and make sure the 3rd parties don’t ditch it like they Did the WiiU

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