Nintendo Switch – Reader’s Feature
An American reader attempts to defend the Switch from its critics, and rebuff claims about its pricing and lack of games.
I’ve seen many complaints about the Switch since it’s January presentation and I feel like these complaints are unjustified. People have been complaining about the price of the console and its accessories and the game line-up, among other things. Some people have even gone as far as to say that the Switch is just another Wii U. I’d like to defend the Switch and show why these complaints are unjustified and how it is definitely not another Wii U.
Let’s first start with the price complaints. People are saying $299 (£279) is too much when you can get a PlayStation 4 or Xbox One for the same price or cheaper with a pack-in game. It’s unfair to compare the Switch, a brand new console, to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in terms of prices because they have been out for so long already. When the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One came out they were $400 (£349) and $500 (£429), respectively, and not too many people complained. And I believe neither of them had a game.
The Switch’s launch price is $100 less that the PlayStation 4’s and it comes with two Joy-Cons which can be used as two controllers. So essentially you are getting two controllers and the console for $299. So, if you do the maths (I looked up the Walmart prices for this), the Switch and PlayStation 4 each cost $300. Now if you want a game for the Switch, let’s say Zelda: Breath Of The Wild, that would put you back $360. The PlayStation 4, once you buy a second controller, like most people do, would put you back $350. I don’t see much of a problem spending 10 more dollars for a brand-new hybrid console.
But people also complain about how expensive the accessories are. The Pro Controller being $70 (£60) and a pair of Joy-Cons being $80 (£70). As I said before I don’t understand why people are upset about the Joy-Cons because for most games they would function as two controllers. That means you get two controllers for $80, when two PlayStation 4 controllers would be $100 (~£80).
For the Pro Controller, some people are seeing this as a necessity, which I don’t understand because the Switch comes with the Joy-Con Grip and basically makes them a traditional controller. But if you do want the Pro Controller, you have to understand how much tech is in that thing. There’s a NFC reader (do your controllers have that PlayStation 4 and Xbox One owners?), motion controls, HD rumble, and more. There’s a lot in there, you get for what you pay for.
Then people complain about the games line-up. Why people, why? When I first saw the launch and future game line-up I also questioned it, but then I thought about. From now until Christmas, Nintendo is releasing great games to keep us occupied. To start off, for the Switch release Nintendo’s giving us Breath Of The Wild. If Nintendo would release any other game that day they would be competing with themselves for sales.
Then shortly after Mario Kart 8, then Splatoon 2, then Super Mario Odyssey. Nintendo didn’t release much now because it wants to have its game calendar spread out and have an amazing holiday season. And if people think this is it then they are dead wrong, just want until E3 when Nintendo shows all the games it and third party developers are preparing for the Switch.
Then a few people have been calling the Switch Wii U 2.0. What?! This shows why the Wii U failed, nobody knows what the heck it was. I believe people are calling it this being they both have tablets that can play off screen, but it’s stupid to call it the Wii U 2.0. The Wii U was Nintendo’s attempt to bring dual screen playing to TV. It was an attempt to bring the gameplay of the wildly successful DS and mix it with the also wildly successful Wii, but people got confused on exactly what the point of the Wii U was and that’s why it failed.
The Switch’s goal is clear, it’s in the name. You can play it as a home console and then switch it to a portable. I saw someone say that this is another Wii U because it looked like it in the presentation, and that Nintendo was again unsure of their gimmick. Are you kidding me? With the Wii U he was completely right, Nintendo had no clue how to maximise the ability of the strange GamePad, but on the Switch there’s nothing to maximise on. It’s just a regular home console that has a tablet to detach to play anywhere.
I felt Nintendo was very clear about this in their presentation, and in their October debut. It was obviously a new console and had a very obvious objective, to be a hybrid console. That’s already two things they did better with the Switch than the Wii U.
If I sound like a Nintendo fanboy I understand, I am a little. But I can recognise and accept when Nintendo’s failing. I was not one of the approximately 13 million people that bought a WII U. I wasn’t even taken by the storm Nintendo created with the Wii. I love Nintendo but I don’t need it.
The Switch is different, the Switch isn’t so gimmicky like the Wii and Wii U were. This is different. Will it put up mammoth sales like the Wii? Probably not, but we at least know that it’ll be better than Wii U’s sales. In my opinion, I agree with the analyst group who said this will sell 40 million through 2020.
The Switch is new, it’s relatively cheap for a new console, has a strategic game line-up, and is in no way a second Wii U. Good job, Nintendo.
By reader Anon
Source: http://metro.co.uk/2017/02/05/why-the-haters-are-wrong-about-nintendo-switch-readers-feature-6425539/
I’ve seen many complaints about the Switch since it’s January presentation and I feel like these complaints are unjustified. People have been complaining about the price of the console and its accessories and the game line-up, among other things. Some people have even gone as far as to say that the Switch is just another Wii U. I’d like to defend the Switch and show why these complaints are unjustified and how it is definitely not another Wii U.
Let’s first start with the price complaints. People are saying $299 (£279) is too much when you can get a PlayStation 4 or Xbox One for the same price or cheaper with a pack-in game. It’s unfair to compare the Switch, a brand new console, to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in terms of prices because they have been out for so long already. When the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One came out they were $400 (£349) and $500 (£429), respectively, and not too many people complained. And I believe neither of them had a game.
The Switch’s launch price is $100 less that the PlayStation 4’s and it comes with two Joy-Cons which can be used as two controllers. So essentially you are getting two controllers and the console for $299. So, if you do the maths (I looked up the Walmart prices for this), the Switch and PlayStation 4 each cost $300. Now if you want a game for the Switch, let’s say Zelda: Breath Of The Wild, that would put you back $360. The PlayStation 4, once you buy a second controller, like most people do, would put you back $350. I don’t see much of a problem spending 10 more dollars for a brand-new hybrid console.
But people also complain about how expensive the accessories are. The Pro Controller being $70 (£60) and a pair of Joy-Cons being $80 (£70). As I said before I don’t understand why people are upset about the Joy-Cons because for most games they would function as two controllers. That means you get two controllers for $80, when two PlayStation 4 controllers would be $100 (~£80).
For the Pro Controller, some people are seeing this as a necessity, which I don’t understand because the Switch comes with the Joy-Con Grip and basically makes them a traditional controller. But if you do want the Pro Controller, you have to understand how much tech is in that thing. There’s a NFC reader (do your controllers have that PlayStation 4 and Xbox One owners?), motion controls, HD rumble, and more. There’s a lot in there, you get for what you pay for.
Then people complain about the games line-up. Why people, why? When I first saw the launch and future game line-up I also questioned it, but then I thought about. From now until Christmas, Nintendo is releasing great games to keep us occupied. To start off, for the Switch release Nintendo’s giving us Breath Of The Wild. If Nintendo would release any other game that day they would be competing with themselves for sales.
Then shortly after Mario Kart 8, then Splatoon 2, then Super Mario Odyssey. Nintendo didn’t release much now because it wants to have its game calendar spread out and have an amazing holiday season. And if people think this is it then they are dead wrong, just want until E3 when Nintendo shows all the games it and third party developers are preparing for the Switch.
Then a few people have been calling the Switch Wii U 2.0. What?! This shows why the Wii U failed, nobody knows what the heck it was. I believe people are calling it this being they both have tablets that can play off screen, but it’s stupid to call it the Wii U 2.0. The Wii U was Nintendo’s attempt to bring dual screen playing to TV. It was an attempt to bring the gameplay of the wildly successful DS and mix it with the also wildly successful Wii, but people got confused on exactly what the point of the Wii U was and that’s why it failed.
The Switch’s goal is clear, it’s in the name. You can play it as a home console and then switch it to a portable. I saw someone say that this is another Wii U because it looked like it in the presentation, and that Nintendo was again unsure of their gimmick. Are you kidding me? With the Wii U he was completely right, Nintendo had no clue how to maximise the ability of the strange GamePad, but on the Switch there’s nothing to maximise on. It’s just a regular home console that has a tablet to detach to play anywhere.
I felt Nintendo was very clear about this in their presentation, and in their October debut. It was obviously a new console and had a very obvious objective, to be a hybrid console. That’s already two things they did better with the Switch than the Wii U.
If I sound like a Nintendo fanboy I understand, I am a little. But I can recognise and accept when Nintendo’s failing. I was not one of the approximately 13 million people that bought a WII U. I wasn’t even taken by the storm Nintendo created with the Wii. I love Nintendo but I don’t need it.
The Switch is different, the Switch isn’t so gimmicky like the Wii and Wii U were. This is different. Will it put up mammoth sales like the Wii? Probably not, but we at least know that it’ll be better than Wii U’s sales. In my opinion, I agree with the analyst group who said this will sell 40 million through 2020.
The Switch is new, it’s relatively cheap for a new console, has a strategic game line-up, and is in no way a second Wii U. Good job, Nintendo.
By reader Anon
Source: http://metro.co.uk/2017/02/05/why-the-haters-are-wrong-about-nintendo-switch-readers-feature-6425539/
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