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Nintendo NX/Switch

Leviticus Cirrrealus Titanium · 2016-10-24T16:26:39

So the Nintendo NX finally has been revealed. It's officially called the Nintendo Switch. An article with console details - http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/20/13345120/nintendo-switch-nx-console-everything-we-know This iteration is finally, IMO, on the right track. Yeah, the hardware is between last-gen and last-last-gen. But it's so functional and makes so much sense. Plus, it's not gimmicky. And it's all about the games, games, games. From what I've seen so far, Nintendo is on its way to not losing this round of the console wars. Thoughts? Expectations? Predictions? Interests? NOTE: Switch vs Pro vs Scorpio comparisons are cool, but don't turn it into a flame war please.

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Started by Alpha_ProgDes October 20, 2016 06:10 PM

20 comments, last by Alpha_ProgDes 7 years, 8 months ago

shuma-gorath

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October 23, 2016 08:13 PM

Considering that Nvidia powers it, I guess it's safe to assume that the Shield is dead. In harmony with what Riviera said, it'd be sweet if the Switch could salvage the Shield's ability to play Android titles, including its exclusives. Short of that, Nintendo should up their strategy around their back catalog, but I don't see that happening to the degree I'd like. *Sigh*

Alpha_ProgDes

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October 24, 2016 04:26 PM

If Switch could somehow access the 3DS and Wii U catalog, that would be amazing. As far as mistakes go, I think that will be one thing Switch didn't do right. And they've completely switched (sorry!) architecture, it wouldn't be as simple as a recompile to port those games over. Assuming that they do.

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