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As the day of the Nintendo Switch conference and hands-on impressions draws to a close and the beans have been thoroughly spilled, we want to ask you - what do you think?

What are your impressions on the overall unveiling of the Switch given the pricing, games and hardware capabilities? Will you be Switching? Perhaps you've already pre-ordered one.

Vote in the poll and let us know! And be sure to share your comments in the thread below.

 

[Bladexdsl]

the switch is only 2 hours battery though so a lot worse

 

[Xzi]

the switch is only 2 hours battery though so a lot worse

2.5, on the low end. It's not like 3 is much better, and Switch's worst-looking game will look better than 3DS' best-looking game, so it's kind of a moot point.

 

[Bladexdsl]

ign clearly said it was 2 hours

 

[sarkwalvein]

10/10 IGN? Serious source.

 

[Arithmatics]

ign clearly said it was 2 hours

2 to 6 hours mate. did you even WATCH the treehouse/event? or just binged IGN?

 

[KingVamp]

Eh... Did no one get that he was joking?

 

[Bladexdsl]

the jester hat is a pretty big giveaway

 

[WiiUBricker]

Lol if it was going to be $20 a month, maybe. No doubt the service will be just as cheap, if not cheaper, than MS'/Sony's.

I think people wouldn't complain if it would end up having the same pricing as Pokemon Bank.

 

[Deleted User]

no you get to play them for a month THAN you pay for them or don't play them again. so 1 month free rental.

Because renting rom files is fun!!!

 

[thorasgar]

I see the Switch as the replacement for both 3DS and Wii U. They say it isn't, but this is expected as they shouldn't just publicly announce they are abandoning their current hardware. If this thing sells well, and I think it will, it will take the place of both.

When they announce Splatoon 2 for the Wii U I will believe it.

 

[Bladexdsl]

Because renting rom files is fun!!!

that's why i'm sticking to vwii

 

[SuicideMoon]

Has there been a confirmation on the presence or lack of StreetPass? Imma be pretty salty if it doesn't make a return.

 

[TotalInsanity4]

Has there been a confirmation on the presence or lack of StreetPass? Imma be pretty salty if it doesn't make a return.

I believe Nintendo confirmed it won't be returning, which makes me sad

 

[Yami_Industries]

I want to get one but, what made me like nintendo over sony and microsoft was that online play was free but, now that nintendo is now subcumbing to pay to online like the competitors, I think I'll "switch" over to pc and play my games without paying for a service thank you...

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If it gets hacked I will by one but there are no exclusives that will entice me at all into buying one.

yeah, with the downgraded nvidia tegra chip, I hope gamestreaming is the first homebrew implemented

 

[xile6]

the switch is only 2 hours battery though so a lot worse

Since its usb-c i you can use a backup battery thats use for cellphones. But they did say the battery was between 2-3hrs.

 

[VMM]

Meh. I feel everyone's just jumping on a hype train with the Switch, and that they're not seeing the fact Nintendo won't bother attempting to get hardcore gamers and teenagers back, hardware DOES matter and it will be outdated and irrelevant once the new PlayStation and Xbox systems are out.

It is already underpowered compared to PS4 and X1, it will have at max 1TFlop, while the PS4 has 1.8, the PS4 Pro has 4 TFlops and Xbox Scorpio will have 6 TFlops

 

[Vipera]

I will keep playing my 3DS.

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

I like the fact that the Switch Tablet won't disrupt the gamer in that we're required to look at two screens like the WiiU demanded. Nice touch on that, Nintendo!

Think, with this said then in Mario Kart 8 the list of opponents will be on the TV screen as the Switch Tablet will be identical to the TV.

 

[Xzi]

It is already underpowered compared to PS4 and X1, it will have at max 1TFlop, while the PS4 has 1.8, the PS4 Pro has 4 TFlops and Xbox Scorpio will have 6 TFlops

TBH it doesn't really matter since even Pro and Scorpio will be best played in 1080p60. That's a much bigger upgrade over PS4/XB1 than "upscaled" 4K, which isn't really 4K at all. At their respective prices, especially taking accessories/game prices into account, you'd get so much more value out of building a PC.

 

[Deleted User]

that's why i'm sticking to vwii

The wii was such an excellent Emulation box