Nintendo Switch's First Live Appearance, Running Breath of the Wild

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Nintendo's very own Reggie Fils-Aimé and Shigeru Miyamoto appeared on the latest "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" to promote the upcoming Super Mario Run. As a surprise, Reggie brought the company's upcoming home console/handheld hybrid to the show, flawlessly running the upcoming installment in The Legend of Zelda series:


Skip to 4:50 to see the surprise guest


It might be hard to realize that the console is actually a real thing coming in only a few months, after so many circulating rumors before its announcement and only an official introductory video released. But there it is, proof and all and it is actually our first live look at the machine in action. Reggie added that more details about the Switch will be shared on January 12th.

Bonus video: watch the multi-talented Shigeru Miyamoto play the Super Mario Bros. theme live on guitar below:

 

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The Switch is definitely looking promising, but I'm still worried about 3rd party support. I also enjoyed watching Fallon freaking out.
 

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The Switch is definitely looking promising, but I'm still worried about 3rd party support. I also enjoyed watching Fallon freaking out.
I'm worried about first party titles myself. Since the Wii U didn't get a Zelda game released yet that wasn't a remake, and a lot of first party games didn't come out until late in the lifespan it makes me think Nintendo won't give a shit about the Switch
 

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I'm worried about first party titles myself. Since the Wii U didn't get a Zelda game released yet that wasn't a remake, and a lot of first party games didn't come out until late in the lifespan it makes me think Nintendo won't give a shit about the Switch
I actually feel the opposite on first party support. Nintendo needs to have some heavy hitter games in the first year in order to get people to buy the switch, and I have a feeling we will see mario, Zelda, smash, Splatoon, etc. Within the first year in order to attract any customers. Some of these new games will be wii U ports, but I have a feeling people will buy the switch anyways because Most didn't have a wii u and play those games. Plus, these ports will have a good bit of bonus content in them (i.e. king boo in Mario kart, new hair styles in Splatoon). Most third party companies have said that if the switch doesn't sell well, they won't develop for it. They're wasn't a lot of games on the Wii U at launch that were that great (i.e. Nintendo land), probably because Nintendo had just come off of cloud 9 with the wii and felt like people would buy the wii u anyways.
 
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I actually feel the opposite on first party support. Nintendo needs to have some heavy hitter games in the first year in order to get people to buy the switch, and I have a feeling we will see mario, Zelda, smash, Splatoon, etc. Within the first year in order to attract any customers. Some of these new games will be wii U ports, but I have a feeling people will buy the switch anyways because Most didn't have a wii u and play those games. Plus, these ports will have a good bit of bonus content in them (i.e. king boo in Mario kart, new hair styles in Splatoon). Most third party companies have said that if the switch doesn't sell well, they won't develop for it. They're wasn't a lot of games on the Wii U at launch that were that great (i.e. Nintendo land), probably because Nintendo had just come off of cloud 9 with the wii and felt like people would buy the wii u anyways.
You gotta fix that signature. It's taking up the entire screen.
 

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Does Reggie always talk that way? His way of speaking feels very rote and scripted. Makes the whole thing sound like an ad. And why does Nintendo keep on marketing the Switch with a game that won't be available at launch?
 

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people actually think shows aren't scripted and fallon isn't acting ?
Of course it's scripted, but I'm not sure Fallon knew what surprises Reggie had for him. His reactions seem genuine, people need to stop acting like you become a soulless android the second you're on TV.

Jimmy Fallon famously played video games while on a date with Nicole Kidman, and IMO that makes him just as much a gamer as anybody.
 
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Does Reggie always talk that way? His way of speaking feels very rote and scripted. Makes the whole thing sound like an ad. And why does Nintendo keep on marketing the Switch with a game that won't be available at launch?
Given that his role is typically PR, I'm guessing that's just how he actually talks when on camera
 
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Of course it's scripted, but I'm not sure Fallon knew what surprises Reggie had for him. His reactions seem genuine, people need to stop acting like you become a soulless android the second you're on TV.

Jimmy Fallon famously played video games while on a date with Nicole Kidman, and IMO that makes him just as much a gamer as anybody.
Reggie usually talks like he did, i.e. Nintendo direct. I also agree with you that some of Fallon's reactions were legitimate, mainly his reaction to the switch, even though the whole thing was probably scripted.
 
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I don't know why people are so hung up on specs and comparing the Switch to Xbone and PS4. It doesn't matter as long as games are fun, classic or new content. From what I saw it looks pretty damn smooth and the style is on point for enjoyability. The whole debate on what CPU and GPU thats in it is retarded. When the original Nintendo came out people weren't going crazy comparing specs to the Atari, they were playing and having a blast with the games. So let the power debate die already.
 

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