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5 Reasons You Should Be Excited About the Nintendo Switch

When the Switch launched, it did so to mixed reactions. Within the first year, though, Nintendo proved it wouldn't make the same mistakes that it did with the Wii U. Gfycat takes a look at five reasons why the future of the Switch is exciting and could appeal to a larger market.

FallenAngel19842431d ago

I refuse to jump on board until Nintendo fixes the glaring flaws

Neonridr2431d ago

If you want a Switch to play some awesome games, then you don't have to worry. If you are expecting it to do much more than that, then maybe it's not for you.

Some amazing titles released already for this thing and we are just over 6 months in.

carmelo432430d ago

What are those amazing title's you speak of

Prince_TFK2430d ago

Carmelo

BOTW, Mario Kart, Splatoon 2, Mario+Rabbids. Soon we'll have Fire Emblem Warrior, Mario O, and Xenoblade 2.

And I only picked out the best one. There are still even more including indie games.

MrFisher212430d ago (Edited 2430d ago )

I agree. Now that homebrew has been confirmed to run on the Switch. May be time to get one used that was stolen.

PeaSFor2430d ago (Edited 2430d ago )

@carmelo43

I only have 3 games on my switch: Zelda:Botw, MK8 Deluxe and Mario Kingdom Battle.

I find them "amazing".

So, u mad brah?

EDIT: Oh and im also hyped for Octopath Traveller.

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Benjaminkno2430d ago (Edited 2430d ago )

It's not quite what I'd like it to be for the price.
Zelda is fantastic.
Skyrim handheld sounds like a dream.
THE indies look good.
THat with Mario isn't quite enough for me not to wait.
I'd like a $300 bundle
That's what I'm waiting for

If fallout 4 is released before then, I might jump in

dougr2430d ago

I bought one of these, you really gotta understand what it is your buying. I bought it not for third party titles, I already have a ps4, I bought it for your typical Nintendo franchises. I do wish it had apps like netflix, hulu, etc, and hopefully those are coming, but overall this system is 1000X better than the Wii U, I hated that system, but actually like the switch a lot. I bought Zelda and Mario Kart with it and am waiting for SM:O. One thing is the Joy Con controllers, the buttons are to close to the joy stick, it's really uncomfortable for me to use, I'll have to get a pro controller.

mcstorm2429d ago

I'm with you on the switch is better than the wiiu but for me the wiiu was also underrated it had some of the best games from last gen (Xbox one/PS4) as it started off fast with some great games but then was dropped just as fast.

I do feel the wiiu should of been what the switch is but I do wonder if Nintendo had to make the wiiu to then design the switch.

Theknightofnights2430d ago

Well, you'll be missing some good games. Hopefully Nintendo fixes whatever issues you have with the system though.

3-4-52430d ago

If you haven't jumped on bored, meaning you don't own one, then how are you knowledgeable about these "glaring flaws" you refer to ?

Could it possible be that people just write and talk about the "problems" because it generates clicks, and people like you fall for it?

Yes it's not perfect, but no console or handheld is.

Switch is even starting to get some real solid 3rd party support and the indie games it's getting aren't trash either...they are high quality.

deafdani2430d ago

You don't need to own a Switch to know that its online implementation is horrible, that it doesn't have cloud saves, that everything you purchase is tied to your account, which is tied to the machine. You don't need to own it to know that for some unfathomable reason, friend codes are back (despite the fact that Wii U didn't have them)...

That data is easily reachable using simple Google searches. All of these are glaring flaws, stupid shit that this console shouldn't have.

I own the Switch and I love it despite all those flaws, but what the dude above said is perfectly reasonable. You're wrong, pal.

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StormLegend2431d ago

I'm already excited since it's finally getting another console Pokemon game and isn't a spin-off .

prankster1012430d ago

Nah... Not excited at all about a bunch of has-beens and their latest offering.

Jaypi032430d ago

Those "Has beens" have been in the biggest games to release this year.

prankster1012430d ago

I assume by "biggest", you mean blockbuster appeal? Like FIFA? Destiny? CoD? Assassins Creed?

Oh wait, you're talking about Zelda. That is just ONE game.

Ok then... Mario. Not out yet. Anything else? Thought not.

Istolla2430d ago

Well Prankster it does have FIFA. But I'm pretty sure he's referring to best selling titles.

MrFisher212430d ago

Lmao. Any mobile phone can run these games. Come on now.

deafdani2430d ago

If by Blockbuster appeal you mean sales... take a look at Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Splatoon 2, ARMS, and Zelda. All of them sold past 1 million units on their first month (or even their first week).

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Jaypi032430d ago

I got a Switch, been enjoying it for the most part along with my PC, lastest game I got on it is "Golf Story" pretty funny little indie, hyped for Odyssey and Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Switch is having a pretty damn good year so far, hoping Nintendo can keep up the momentum into 2018.

Prince_TFK2430d ago

If you love Golf Story then you need to buy Stardew Valley immediately. You won't be able to put it down.

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ibrake4naps2430d ago

What do you do in stardew valley? Just farming stuff?

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IanTH2430d ago

How far have you gotten in Golf Story? I've gotten to the point where I have to bring turtles back to the lake in order to play the second course and be able to continue the game. I have literally no idea where to go at this point and I can't really find any info online about it. I'm guessing I'm missing something super straightforward, but if anyone sees this and can give me a hand, I'd appreciate it! :-)

IanTH2429d ago

Disagreeing with asking for help? That's new lol.

Jaypi032429d ago

Sorry for the late reply, I think you have to walk up to the turtle and interact with them if I remember correctly, I believe they're in all 3 areas of the region. Sorry I can't be more specific i kinda forgot what to do since I passed it.

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Days Gone Director Says Bend's Project Costs Over $250M; Says PS Co-CEO Doesn't Want 2 Zombies Games

Days Gone director claims Sony has already poured in at least a $250M in Bend's project; says Days Gone sold more than Death Stranding.

shinoff21831d 21h ago

Well that sucks. Seems they want more online trash. I'd rather of had the sequel if it was single player

MrNinosan1d 6h ago

What online trash games did PS Studios release last 10 years?

Notellin1d 4h ago

The past has nothing to do with the future. This is such a terrible argument. Everyone knows about their current live service push.

_SilverHawk_1d 3h ago

It's so tragic what happened to days gone. It is such an amazing game but bandwagoners trashed it and it underperformed in it's launch year. Days gone is the best open world zombie game released in the past five years. I was recently playing it on pc and I'm still amazed by it.

Games are very expensive to make and it seems like it's normal for a AAA game to cost over a quarter billion to make so if a quality game like days gone greatly underperforms then people shouldn't be upset when they see a lot of GAAS. I still remember a lot of bandwagoners calling days gone trash but years later it's now amazing when it's considered a failure by sony.

If a game isn't the best thing seen since hats with pockets then a lot of gamers who haven't played it automatically calls it rubbish and whoever made it should be incarcerated

Cacabunga1d 2h ago (Edited 1d 2h ago )

Co CEO prefers gamers to boycott.. so be it. I’ll never buy a gaas.
Just imagine buying a game you cannot replay in some years.. this shit must stop.

Days Gone did zombies in a very original way. The story was also so engaging. You actually only meet Zombie hordes later in the game. There are many more enemy groups to deal with.

MrNinosan1d ago

@Notelin
I am one of the few who bought Days Gone on release day and loved it completely.
However, "more online trash" is phrased like Sony has put out alot of trash online games.
We got what, 2 games? Helldivers 2 and GT7, 2 of the most sold Playstation games where both is loved by millions.

You, me and especially shinoff has no idea if Fairgames, Marathon and Concord will be trash.

Just because we (as in you and me) don't love or support online games, doesn't mean millions of other do.

And we don't know what Bend Studio is working with? We don't know if they're forced to make a online game or another amazing single player experience.

The only thing we do know is that it's not Days Gone, sadly due to poor sales the first 6 months.

shinoff218322h ago(Edited 22h ago)

More online trash wasmt meant how insee it comes across. I should've worded it different I was meaning the focus they currently have on it.

Anything online is online trash to me. How long did naughty dog spend on that dumba last of us multiplayer, how about Concord, or even the other couple we hear about. I fk with Sony because rpgs and their 1st party single player games. Been like that for years. I hate seeing them waste time, money, and talent on trash. I understand bot every game is gonna be for me but this focus they've seem to had on multiplayer is extremely disheartening. Even at the state of play the only things I was really feeling were Astrobot and silent hill 2 and I'm content with that, not everything is for me. It's just the online focus I hate. Ms bought up 3 to 4 wrpgs developers, Sony just ignores rpgs 1st party wise.

And a days gone 2 would've been much better then whatever online sht bend is working on. I do know sometimes I get very idk emotional. I do need to work on toning that down a bit lol

SimpleDad12h ago

Ammm let's see... That All-stars, Foamstars, Babilon 5 wass gaas...
Concord... can wait to play that...Marathon uuuu... Last of them gaas... U
Horizon Zero dawn has a project that leaked as a Fortnite lookalike.

They bought Destiny that is a dead gaas...people love ti.

Helldivers 2 was luck.

Jimbo was all in and pushed Sony single player games 5 years behind.

Spiderman gaas was cancelled... I mean every 1st party studio was doing gaas.

Bend had to pitch a gaas game... Open world coop something

I can't remember more... Of that crap.

tay870111h ago

@simpledad. Destiny 2 isn't a dead game. Its the number 5 most played game on steam. I dont play it, but alot of people do.

MrNinosan6h ago

@SimpleDad
You failed to mention a single PS Studios game that has been released last 10 years.
Either your reading skills are crap or you think Sony own every studio in the world.

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just_looken7h ago

I rolled my eyes at concord not only was it just yet another cookie cutter hero shooter but that qucik look for the hero select.

Already has a free section then paid section along with a they/them she/her dei crap top right.

Nothing like a day off of work to fire up concord to read about the new characters sexual identity and or preference then a paywall do you want o buy this character shit like no i just want to shoot my gun have fun.

-Foxtrot1d 21h ago

It would be a shame if it was true that Hermen never gave the franchise a chance simply because he didn't like it and they already had a "Zombie" game with TLOU.

NaughtyDog are most likely moving onto a new IP next so it would have been the perfect time to do it.

ThinkThink1d 13h ago

Here's where xbox steps in and releases state of decay 3 day and date on ps5.

shinoff218322h ago

I mean it's not out of the realm of possibility at this point.

Grilla1d 6h ago

Days gone 2 was canceled before Herman was in charge. That happened like 4 years ago.

vfl5231d 5h ago

4 years ago he was head of Playstation Studios. He would've probably had a hand in the cancelation.

Notellin1d 4h ago

Man two seconds of research could have saved you from this comment. Amazing work Grilla you fit in with the uniformed N4G community who speaks before verifying anything that they say.

Redemption-641d 3h ago

Maybe encourage people to buy the game at full price and not when it's heavily discounted or go on plus. If this game had sold well when it was full priced a sequel would have been in the works. They made a single-player game that most people didn't support until they dropped the price.

Cacabunga1d 1h ago

The guy’s just a moron.. he should have stayed within game development. His choices will have a terrible impact on the brand in the long run.

tay870116h ago(Edited 16h ago)

Dude is pretty pathetic. Sounds like a guy who's girl left him for someone better. Always talking about days gone sequel that never was, even though he is no longer at bend and hasnt been for a while. I for one am not upset about the lack of a sequel. It is one of the worst 1st party games in recent memory. Completely jank, played like an xbox game. The only redeeming quality was the hordes.

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excaliburps1d 7h ago

Yep. Kind of weird since it wasn't a sales flop, no?

I know we have to take what Ross says with a grain of salt since we're hearing just one side of the story, but even so, the game wasn't bad at all. Heck, it's my brother's favorite last-gen game from what I recall.

The amount of zombies on screen, imagine that with the PS5 and SSD? That would be insanely fun!

Grilla1d 6h ago

Most copies were sold on sale. Not enough ppl bought it at full price. I paid 20$ for it 6 -7 months after release.

Notellin1d 4h ago (Edited 1d 4h ago )

Yeah we should never believe the creators side until we hear the corporate/big business side as history has shown we should always believe billion dollar corporations.

What a bootlicker statement.

derek1d ago

@Notellin, of course you'll believe an embittered ex-employee with an axe to grind because it's evil Sony he's complaining about. You guys act like days gone was this huge success and somehow Sony hates easy money a sequel would have generated. The game was mid and so was the response to it. They're still supporting the developer who is making a new ip that could be great.

shinoff218322h ago

Days gone was fantastic. I bought day one but didn't get around to it for months. When I finally did I was pissed at myself for waiting so long lol

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P_Bomb1d 6h ago

Well I don’t want 10 live service games, but they have no problem doing that lol. Ugh.

CrimsonWing691d 6h ago (Edited 1d 6h ago )

Oh great so we only get what the big wigs want… y’know, the people that really have their fingers on the pulse of what their consumers want. Faaaaantastic!

rippermcrip1d 3h ago

Well consider they know the sales... they do know what the consumer wants.

It sold shit.

-Foxtrot22h ago(Edited 22h ago)

But if it’s true what this guy says it sold better than Death Stranding

Yet that got a sequel and Kojima aside out of them both DS didn’t really NEED a sequel compared to Days Gone which ended on such a cliff hanger twist.

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Greetings from the newly minted CEO - Shams Jorjani

Operating under the username BigKahuna_AGS, Jorjani created a lengthy thread on the Helldivers subreddit to introduce himself to the community following his appointment as CEO in early May.

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Frostpunk 2 Dev Talks Creative Risks, Supply and Demand, and More

Game Rant speaks with Frostpunk 2 co-game director and design director Jakub Stokalski about everything 11 bit poured into the sequel.

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