oliverclaude
General Morden's Aide
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I'm sort of hyped for the Another World port. It all comes down to controls, though.
What is this "loyal fanbase" you speak of? Is it the same fanbase that snubbed the WiiU in sales, given that it's the worst sold Nintendo console next to the Virtual Boy? The reason you're seeing all these ports is because the WiiU install base is very low compared to the rest of the Nintendo line-up. The WiiU had 13 million sales since 2012, while the Switch is sitting at 10 million after 1 year, so from a business standpoint it makes sense to leverage a library of games that didn't get the same amount of exposure to the consumer.Personally getting tired of these ports. I get that most people haven't played these games, but to their most loyal fanbase, having the Switch comprised as mostly Wii U games is a little insulting. And frankly, the system is boring from my perspective because of it. I want something new, and the largest Nintendo-made Switch titles to be coming out (that are original) are years off (Metroid and Pokemon). Give people ports... seriously, I don't care. But can we add more original titles into the mix, please?
I haven't heard of the paint issue before. I play my Switch pretty regularily, and my joycons haven't shown any signs of what you've listed above. I think you're drawing a straws too aggressively to try to prove your dismay with the system.Couple that with all the hardware issues I've had (and many, many people have had) and it's just a very underwhelming system for me right now. Why on god's green earth they thought PAINT on controllers instead of dyed plastic was a good idea, I'll never know. Decades of reliable use of dyed plastic, just to paint the damn thing with the world's crappiest paint. Couple that with bluetooth connectivity issues for the joycons, cracking plastic near the holes for the screws, a scratch prone screen, an unpadded dock, joystick issues galore, and the lack of foresight to have the headphone jack mounted on a joycon instead of the system so you can have a headset plugged in while the system is docked, and the system just feels extraordinarily rushed. In many ways, the awkward Wii U had better feature sets from the start, and that's really really sad if you think about it. The Wii U's gamepad had a headphone jack in the controller, the Wii U had online from day one, and the Wii U had a beloved community system where people could talk to each other easily. The Switch by comparison feels dead, devoid of a community or a fanbase, because it always feels like you're alone. Even a base copy of Xbox Live or PSN at this point would be welcome.
I don't get what you're saying here. The Wii was one of their best sellers. There are waaaay more interesting titles on the Wii than the WiiU. The WiiU was a failure, and rightfully so given their release window being too soon into the Wii's life cycle. Plus they made the thing look like a kids toy (ala N64 decision making). Nintendo has a chance to do over the shit decisions they pulled with the WiiU, with the Switch. I look forward to seeing more ports come to this system honestly.I'm hoping for the best, but it seems anymore with their home console line, if it's popular with the public, it's underwhelming (Wii, now Switch). I love Nintendo to death, but the love only goes so far with my wallet. If Microsoft or Sony did half of what Nintendo did, they'd be out of the console race. Nintendo should consider themselves very lucky people are so damned patient with them. It's like watching a 5 year old learn how to run a company.... he keeps messing up, but he's so damned cute... YOU CAN DO IT, KID!
I like Zelda a lot. I got Bayonetta 2. And I plan on getting Mario, Kirby, Yoshi, and Bayo3. But for having a current gen console, it certainly doesn't feel like the PS2/3 era when something new and exciting was coming out every month.
What amazing games came out in the first year of the PS2 though?
You mean you don't like Fantavision??
But seriously, fair point. But what's going to happen that will force third parties (and Nintendo) from make new games rather than ports? I don't see them running out of port fodder for a year or two. I get the sense that even though the ports are selling, third parties are still hesitant to invest the funds into developing something original.
I didn't buy-in on the WiiU because it was too soon into the original Wii's life cycle when it got released (plus I'm not a Nintentard fan boi). But there were a bunch of titles I welcome to the Switch, as I'll get to play them now.
...so yeah I can see where it’s wearing down on the wiiu owners.
Anyone else catch wind of the Switch connecting to your facebook account? I'm assuming this is going to render friend codes obsolete, but I'm not sure I like the idea of that.
data mining.
I heard you can make a whole dollar with that shit