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Poor specs for a new machine so obviously trying to keep the price down. I think this is make or break for nintendo, if it flops like the wii u then i cant see them making anymore consoles and going the way of sega by doing games only, or perhaps just handheld or mobile gaming. I hope they have some big titles for launch !
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I'm not positive, because of different reports, but I think Nintendo is in a better spot financially than Sony or MS. I think they'll be fine either way. But I agree, they need some big launch titles. I think it's already been mentioned, but with WiiU selling so poorly there is a library of games waiting to be redone. WiiU did have a few great games and a lot are ones people have never played....since so few owned the console.
As for the poor specs, I'm waiting to reserve judgement until we get the facts. But I can't see how they'd make it as good as PS4 AND portable AND a good price. If the power is somewhere in the neighbourhood of PS4/Xbox One, it will be pretty remarkable, in my opinion.
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I don't think it was ever publicly visible, just visible to Best Buy employees.
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In docked mode it will probably be comparable to a gtx470 or even gtx 570-580 if it has 3xx shaders(cuda cores). Been playing on a gtx470 for like 1-2months this year and it was quite OK.
And if you think about that Nintendo has its own graphical style, ie lighter on the hardware compared to a normal pc game then this is powerful enough.
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I'm wondering if over in the UK the price will fall within 3 potential price-points:
If it falls at any of those prices it's still a huge potential win for Nintendo though, that's an attainable price. Seen a lot of insiders talking about how important it will be to pre-order the console too, so if you really want one...be on your guard this Thursday morning.
@Pillo-san - That's what my thoughts have been too. Plus, if it's using PC-like architecture ports will be easily done surely if it's just utilizing Nvidia tech. No weird processors or anything like that, you'd imagine it would be a straightforward process to get titles like Skyrim onto the console if there's a PC version available too.
- £250 (Obvious price carry-over
- £220 (Happy median)
- ...or £200 (closest to actual conversion)
If it falls at any of those prices it's still a huge potential win for Nintendo though, that's an attainable price. Seen a lot of insiders talking about how important it will be to pre-order the console too, so if you really want one...be on your guard this Thursday morning.
@Pillo-san - That's what my thoughts have been too. Plus, if it's using PC-like architecture ports will be easily done surely if it's just utilizing Nvidia tech. No weird processors or anything like that, you'd imagine it would be a straightforward process to get titles like Skyrim onto the console if there's a PC version available too.
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Haha @Lain I want them all! Well, except I personally don't care about Pokemon, Bethesda games or Mother 3.
I was listening to Nintendo Fuse podcast today, and they were quoting an article from a newly released magazine. It was a big name I think - maybe PC Gamer? I forget exactly, but they said Switch has the Pascal processor. Again, this is all over my head, but I know that's the better one over Maxwell(I think that's what it's called). And, not sure if the magazine is known to exaggerate or not. Just thought I'd share
I was listening to Nintendo Fuse podcast today, and they were quoting an article from a newly released magazine. It was a big name I think - maybe PC Gamer? I forget exactly, but they said Switch has the Pascal processor. Again, this is all over my head, but I know that's the better one over Maxwell(I think that's what it's called). And, not sure if the magazine is known to exaggerate or not. Just thought I'd share
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I think we'll know much sooner than that, but yeah Nintendo definitely won't be releasing specs themselves.
I haven't been swayed one way or the other on whether the chip will be Maxwell or Pascal, but I'm completely fine with the worst-case scenario of it being a vanilla X1.
I haven't been swayed one way or the other on whether the chip will be Maxwell or Pascal, but I'm completely fine with the worst-case scenario of it being a vanilla X1.
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I am so prepared for this tomorrow. I need Breath of the Wild in my life now.
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Yeah... I'm gonna be constantly refreshing the Switch listing on Amazon to make sure I get my preorder in ASAP.
Edit: If you guys are unfamiliar with Easy Allies, you should check out their betting specials... they just posted one for the upcoming Switch event. A lot more fun than typical "predictions" videos because the bets are usually on silly stuff, plus there's an ongoing WWE-caliber gag "plot" that's pretty amusing.
Edit: If you guys are unfamiliar with Easy Allies, you should check out their betting specials... they just posted one for the upcoming Switch event. A lot more fun than typical "predictions" videos because the bets are usually on silly stuff, plus there's an ongoing WWE-caliber gag "plot" that's pretty amusing.
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I'll be setting my alarm for 3:45AM so I can get a pre-order in if they go up imminently after the event.
I don't have a Bingo card but I do have the 10 elements I predict to feature in the stream:
-March 17th Release Date
-Zelda at launch
-£220 UK Price with pack-in Mario Kart 8 Switch
-Blazblue Centralfiction at launch
-Mario 3D game in June-July
-Skyrim and NBA available at launch
-Splatoon Switch between May-August
-Toybox Turbos port from Codemasters coming this year
-New game announcement from Platinum
-Sonic Mania announced for Switch.
I'm so hyped.
I don't have a Bingo card but I do have the 10 elements I predict to feature in the stream:
-March 17th Release Date
-Zelda at launch
-£220 UK Price with pack-in Mario Kart 8 Switch
-Blazblue Centralfiction at launch
-Mario 3D game in June-July
-Skyrim and NBA available at launch
-Splatoon Switch between May-August
-Toybox Turbos port from Codemasters coming this year
-New game announcement from Platinum
-Sonic Mania announced for Switch.
I'm so hyped.
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I'm a bit confused, as you say the US price carry-over would be the usual thing to happen but why then did GameSeek have it at £198, with a pre-order guarantee? That's quite a difference. (I see they've stopped taking orders now; I'll be kicking myself if that was the only chance to get it under 200 for a long time.
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Games I'm expecting on the Switch (that might not be confirmed at the event and just theories).
- New 3D Mario
- Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Pokemon Stars or Eclipse
- Pokemon Diamond/Pearl remake (don't expect this to be a thing until 2018 or 2019)
- 2K, Bethesta and Ubisoft support (I would love the next WWE 2K game to be on the switch.
- Splatoon and Mario Kart 8 remaster
Things I want that I don't think will happen.
- A circuit car racing game.
- New 3D Mario
- Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Pokemon Stars or Eclipse
- Pokemon Diamond/Pearl remake (don't expect this to be a thing until 2018 or 2019)
- 2K, Bethesta and Ubisoft support (I would love the next WWE 2K game to be on the switch.
- Splatoon and Mario Kart 8 remaster
Things I want that I don't think will happen.
- A circuit car racing game.
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It's a mystery really, they could easily revoke the price and say it was a placeholder which is most likely if it doesn't end up that price.I'm a bit confused, as you say the US price carry-over would be the usual thing to happen but why then did GameSeek have it at £198, with a pre-order guarantee? That's quite a difference. (I see they've stopped taking orders now; I'll be kicking myself if that was the only chance to get it under 200 for a long time.
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True. FWIW, I think that Pokemon Snap 2 is by far the least likely prediction I made there. I just threw it in for giggles, because I was thinking about putting Pokemon Conquest 2 on there for fun but realized that'd mean I'd have 3 Koei Tecmo games listed. Plus Conquest 2 is just as unlikely as Snap 2. 
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