Nintendo Switch Discussion

[C.Mongler]

i guarantee it won't be more than $300, or i'll drink a whole bottle of wine

the 3ds will be obsolete once the switch launches

and parents will only need to buy one switch as the multiplayer is clearly the marketing shtick

[spoiler]at least parents will think that and then nintendo will have tricked them into buying another one once their kids whine about it[/spoiler]

[squirrelfriend]

or alternatively, children will just play nintendo's free to play mobile games

[C.Mongler]

mario tap em all or whatever was said to have an entry price

[Kalahari Inkantation]

the 3ds will be obsolete once the switch launches

yes, and the switch is a poor substitute for the 3ds (or a true 3ds successor) as it isn't really portable

which leaves nintendo fans who value portability with the options of either buying a satchel and acquiescing to the switch, or just gaming on their phones

or alternatively, children will just play nintendo's free to play mobile games

and the very last thing nintendo should be doing is driving its former hardware owners to the iphone

nintendo retained a healthy niche for itself in the handheld console space and now with the switch they're seriously jeopardizing that

[C.Mongler]

i will carry the switch literally the exact same way i carry my 3ds xl (which is equally un portable???), in the front pocket of my backpack (do not steal)

[squirrelfriend]

um as this teaser illustrates, Nintendo is targeting young urban professionals who have lots of pockets quite literally with their cargo pants etc.

[Kalahari Inkantation]

but the 3ds xl is pocketable, barely

it isn't significantly larger (lengthxwidth) than the plus models of the iphone (though it is certainly thicker)

poketability matters for portability, you don't want to have a bag be a requirement for making full use of a supposedly "portable" device, otherwise it's a bad portable

[squirrelfriend]

you can put an iPhone 6s Plus in your pocket

[Kalahari Inkantation]

that's my point

and the non-xl 3ds is even more pocketable

there is no way anyone is cramming the """portable""" switch into a pocket though

[squirrelfriend]

solution: take off the sides and put into pocket

[Kalahari Inkantation]

and now parts of it are sharing pocket space with my keys

that's sure to end well

and the screen alone is too large to be pocketable even without the controllers lol

[squirrelfriend]

It'll go in yuppie vests or w/e

[squirrelfriend]

http://www.bigpockets.com/catalog/big-pockets-equatorial-vest
I myself will be treading uncharted territory (outside) in this vest

[C.Mongler]

if you're wearing pockets that can fit a fucking xl without looking like someone with a weird uncomfortable box dick, you probably aren't going out of the house much anyways

[C.Mongler]

pro tip: you will never get laid in cargo shorts