Even Though I Hated The Switch Conference, I am Still Pre-Ordering The Switch. Here is Why.

HD8bit Matthew writes "It has been almost a month since the floor fell out at the Nintendo Switch conference which inspired me to write a somewhat scathing piece. My thoughts mimicked many other gamers, bloggers, and industry members who were also disappointed at seemingly every turn. Nintendo missed the boat on many things, so why should you pre-order or buy the console upon release? I asked myself the same question, and dug deep to find the answer."

[CyberSentinel]

My only gripe is that the pro controller should have been the default controller included with every system.

[HD8bit]

Personally I am optimistic regarding the joycon, but I do understand the hesitancy from some of the core market. Will be fun to finally get hands-on with the controllers and see how they perform!

- Matt@HD8bit

[CyberSentinel]

Joy Cons are useful and look Like fun for portable on the go gaming, but for TV play, I need a real controller. Instead of the red and blue joycon bundle, they should of made a pro controller bundle available in large quantities.

Imagine Switch system, pro controller and Zelda for $399.99!

[HD8bit]

That would have absolutely been a great idea, definitely a valid and logical bundle choice. I feel as though they didn't want to go to that price point because it would compete directly with the Pro. It is a logical bundle though, and IMO would have been an awesome choice.

- Matt@HD8bit

[NukaCola]

there's no logical reason why the Pro Controller is so expensive and why the switch in general has so many pricey accessories to go along with it

[Gemmol]

no logical reason???? did you not read the specs 40 hour battery life, hd rumble, nfc reader, and every other feature the Joy Con have meaning motion controls and etc

and you still say no logical reason????

do you know ps4 battery barely last 5 hours, you are getting 8 times more battery life to keep playing and you say no logical reason???

smh

[andrewsquall]

@Gemmol And in 2013 the PS4 controller , had a touchpad, a speaker, a 3.5mm jack for audio, rumble (lol), gyroscope, comfortable size and the light bar. Difference, it was less than €60. Get over it.
At that ugly clunky size, the Switch Pro controller should have a 100 hour battery in it.

[gedden7]

With amount of tech in the controller I completely understand why it costs that much. Gyro, amiibo support, HD rumble and more. PlayStation controller is $60 with less and unused tech. You will use all the tech except maybe for amiibo stuff...

[Nu]

I wish Nintendo would've dropped motion controls and tablet and just created a Ps4 Nintendo edition.
The first party games are so unique that they don't neet childish motion controls

[gedden7]

Yeah let's have THREE OF THE SAME SYSTEMS. Nothing like repetitiveness to push the industry...

[Kosic]

If it wasn't the pro controller. At least the charging joy con unit should've been included.

[Thunder_G0d_Bane]

Its not needed the Joycon Grip acts like a Pro Controller anyway, many people have confirmed. Theres no difference. And honestly the pro controller looks cheap an tacky. So I wouldn't get it anyway.

[EddieNX]

When you put the joycon on the grip they become a normal controller that does everything the pro controller does. For that reason I'm gunna hold out on the pro and just use the joycon grip. Not going to spend £60 on an unnecessary controller.

The joycon grip looks very comfy!

[Moonman]

I loved it. I watched it live stream with the Nintendo store in NYC. So fans reactions were like mine. What they showed was 90% legit. Maybe 10% filler. It was over quickly but at least not boring. E3 will show more software and there should be more about the system itself in these last 3 weeks till launch.

[HD8bit]

Thank you for your opinions, definitely cautiously optimistic myself - even if we disagree about the conference.

E3 should be telling!

-Matt@HD8bit

[-Foxtrot]

Oh that'll show them

The reason why Nintendo never changes

[andrewsquall]

Sucker. I guess you are buying the new Star Wars Battlefront too no matter how disappointing it is revealed or launched like.

[Kosic]

The Nintendo video was horrible to watch. I'm shocked that they are a gaming company with what they showed and how they performed on stage. I couldn't watch much off it due to how silly it was.

The console is interesting. But it's not a day one purchase. It offers very little for early adopters, just like the Wii U, at least the 3ds gave out some free titles.

When the price drops to sub £200, I'll consider one.

[GrimDragon]

Sigh....sorry but I can't help but feel that Nintendo has yet again dropped the ball. I see a repeat of the wii coming on strong. Terrible launch choices, the usual sprinkling of first party games, sub par third party games in between, with a few interesting exclusives that make one wonder why, Some more Pokemon etc etc....sigh.

You know Nintendo has the ability to lead the market I don't think anyone has the experience and ability to be on the forefront of gaming like Nintendo. That's why it frustrates the hell out of me that they continue to be content playing it safe and making bizarre choices that ultimately lead to yet another system that though underpowered compared to other systems on the market. somehow blast out the gate strong by name alone, to only teeter out within two years because they were content with mediocre hardware and management decisions from the 80's.

Zeldas, Marios, Pokemons, alone should not be your only selling point. The switch may be interesting in some respects tech wise but so was the wii, and look where that went. It's Deja's Vu big time.

[ruefrak]

"Nintendo’s record when facing adversity is darn strong. To recap something I mimicked in another article, Nintendo does it’s most success and innovation following it’s least successful console launches."

The problem with that is with the exception of the Wii, EVERY new Nintendo console is its least successful. The Gamecube sold less than the N64, which sold less than the SNES, which sold less than the NES. The Wii U sold worse than all of them. That's not a strong record of doing better after an unsuccessful console. The Wii was the exception because it brought something new to the table, ie it brought Wii Sports which made people who would never buy a game console buy a Wii. My parents bought one. My in-laws bought one. They played Wii Bowling for a few weeks and then the thing sat there for years gathering dust. Now they play casual games on their phones and iPads. Nothing I see in the Switch tells me it's going to be a success. All I see is it wanting to be the Vita 2, and most people just don't want that.

(by the way, it should read "Nintendo does its most success..." not "it's." And probably should be "has its most success and innovation..." since success and innovation are things you have, not things you do. Just a thought.)

[CrimsonWing69]

It's like proper grammar isn't a requirement for being in game's media. It's kind of sad.

Also, you sir, are spot on. I've been saying it to all the crazy fanboys out there that think this console will be a success. The truth is because of Nintendo's refusal to get with the times and how out of touch with today's gamer they are, they have always been failing.

N64 they refused to get with the CD-ROM format and lost a lot of third party support. Gamecube they decided to go with a stupid mini disc proprietary format that could barely hold the amount of data DVDs did. Wii, they just went cheap and came up with a gimmick that everyone ate up but go bored with. You'd think after the success of the Wii the Wii U would have sold at least a quarter of what the Wii sold (given the benefit of the doubt that a majority of consumers were so stupid as to not realize the Wii U was a console...), but no it's their worst selling console to date.

So now what do we have? Did Nintendo give it their all and show us they're going to compete with the big boys and let the only differentiating factor be first party exclusives? NOOOOOOOOOOO!!! We got Nintendo being Nintendo again and of course the brand loyalists will support them hardcore the first couple of years then get ready for the ol' Nintendo sales plateau.

[ruefrak]

"People don't buy Nintendo consoles to play 3rd party games" is something I hear a lot. That could be shortened to "People don't buy Nintendo consoles" because there are no 3rd party games. I want to love Nintendo again, but I can't because they keep screwing things up.

In my humble opinion, the thing I want is a PS4 made by Nintendo. All the things a PS4 has but with Nintendo 1st party games. It doesn't need some weird, "innovative" way to play games. Just traditional Nintendo games with the power and 3rd party support the PS4 provides.