You've seen the reveal (if the trailer can be called a full reveal and not a sneak peek), you've read the various additional pieces of info that related sources saw fit to let slip to tickle our imagination, and you've had time to give it some thought and form an impression, an image in our mind of Nintendo's upcoming hardware offering - and how to use it.
What I would like to know is, how do you view the Switch?
It seemed pretty straightforward. To me, the Switch is a portable console that happens to be able to plug into the TV, but the TV out is far from its main feature. It is basically a tablet, portable, meant to be carried around, and while the TV out is a nice touch that we have all wished our Gameboys and DS-es could do, it is secondary to the main point. The specs may be more impressive than their usual handheld fare, but still on par with current tablets and mobile phones (also portable platforms). To me, it is a (beefed up) addition to their portable console line.
Reading other people's reactions, however, I've found that a lot of people see it as a predominantly home console, with the portability of lesser import or none at all. Articles about the console talk about switching "back" to cartridges, and the rumored Pokemon Stars game as the "first full Pokemon game on a home console", showing that people are seeing it as a home console and a successor to their home machines (and complain about the lack of home console features).
So tell me. What is the predominant feature of the Switch for you? How do you view it? How will you treat it? Will you carry it around and only stick it into the dock to charge it, or will the only time it's ever out of the dock be when your housemates find large enough crowbar to pry you away from the TV?
The reason I ask, and the reason this is important is this. The way the public perceives and views a platform affects its market position and target audience; it determines the kind of games that are developed for it, the reception of certain types of titles, and ultimately the success of a console. Whether the Switch succeeds or fails hinges on whether Nintendo's intents coincide with the audience's perception of the device. Nintendo (hopefully) has a vision for it, but as the Wii U has shown, they have grown sadly incapable of sharing their vision with the audience, leaving everyone confused as to what the hell this device is and what it is supposed to do. If people see it as a home console, but Nintendo is pushing the portability angle, or if people see it as a handheld but Nintendo never intended it to make it further than the front door, it will probably fail. If the visions coincide, it should be a success.
I would like to hear your thoughts.
(Because then I could skin you at poker.)
What I would like to know is, how do you view the Switch?
It seemed pretty straightforward. To me, the Switch is a portable console that happens to be able to plug into the TV, but the TV out is far from its main feature. It is basically a tablet, portable, meant to be carried around, and while the TV out is a nice touch that we have all wished our Gameboys and DS-es could do, it is secondary to the main point. The specs may be more impressive than their usual handheld fare, but still on par with current tablets and mobile phones (also portable platforms). To me, it is a (beefed up) addition to their portable console line.
Reading other people's reactions, however, I've found that a lot of people see it as a predominantly home console, with the portability of lesser import or none at all. Articles about the console talk about switching "back" to cartridges, and the rumored Pokemon Stars game as the "first full Pokemon game on a home console", showing that people are seeing it as a home console and a successor to their home machines (and complain about the lack of home console features).
So tell me. What is the predominant feature of the Switch for you? How do you view it? How will you treat it? Will you carry it around and only stick it into the dock to charge it, or will the only time it's ever out of the dock be when your housemates find large enough crowbar to pry you away from the TV?
The reason I ask, and the reason this is important is this. The way the public perceives and views a platform affects its market position and target audience; it determines the kind of games that are developed for it, the reception of certain types of titles, and ultimately the success of a console. Whether the Switch succeeds or fails hinges on whether Nintendo's intents coincide with the audience's perception of the device. Nintendo (hopefully) has a vision for it, but as the Wii U has shown, they have grown sadly incapable of sharing their vision with the audience, leaving everyone confused as to what the hell this device is and what it is supposed to do. If people see it as a home console, but Nintendo is pushing the portability angle, or if people see it as a handheld but Nintendo never intended it to make it further than the front door, it will probably fail. If the visions coincide, it should be a success.
I would like to hear your thoughts.
(Because then I could skin you at poker.)
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like a 250 dollar kit back when DDR4 was Intel only