Will the Nintendo Switch's price be its downfall?
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WYP
News Guru
Yeah, but the 3DS battery life isn't exactly great either at times.
At least the Switch used USB Type-C, so external battery banks are an option.
Yeah the screen etc presents problems for handheld use, but in all honesty, all handhelds have the same issue of broken screens and other parts from large drops etc.
WYP
News Guru
Yeah, tablets will challenge the Switch in a BIG way. Especially given how so many games are free on those platforms. The same issue remains, you don't see many AAA games on Android.
I do hope the Switch does well, it is a great idea, but it needs cheaper accessories (3rd party versions perhaps) and a lower price. At least that is my opinion.
Nintendo also needs to get cheap games on the platform and encourage indie developments, as a handheld these days need cheap bite-sized experiences.
Greenback
Active member
The problem with the price is, you can get a ps4/xbox one from cex for £180 and a reasonably good tablet and still have change. If you have a couple of kids and need extra controllers the switch is just a joke it would be cheaper going for the other consoles and a bonus is the games for them are better than what any ninetendo has had
jimma47
New member
Too expensive for me - It's XBone/PS4 territory as far as money goes. I think they had it right with the Wii as far as pricing goes. Of course the Wii wasn't a competitor for serious game play but it was fun for kids and non-gamer adults and grandparents could all play.
They really need to subsidise the console to get the player base up and then the money comes from game sales and licencing. I think from memory Sony did something similar?
As far as portability goes most kids are playing on their phones or tablets. It's going to be a tough sell for Nintendo.
They really need to subsidise the console to get the player base up and then the money comes from game sales and licencing. I think from memory Sony did something similar?
As far as portability goes most kids are playing on their phones or tablets. It's going to be a tough sell for Nintendo.
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
For the price I'd rather spend the extra $100 and get a PS4 Pro.
AlienALX
Well-known member
Totally.
When the Pro matures a little I will probably hop aboard and then spend the rest of my gaming life on a console. I'm not quite ready to be put out to pasture yet but I think my days of spending a couple of grand on GPUs are over.
Greenback
Active member
looking at the list of games, they will have sort of 5 at release the rest are some time this year or next, and looking at what I consider the main ones if you have another console or PC you're going to get those on that instead of the switch
I hope I never get that old I'd consider that an option
I hope I never get that old I'd consider that an option
jimma47
New member
Financially it makes sense - depending on the type of games you play. For some games like Flight Sims I can still see the PC being the only realistic option for some time yet.
AlienALX
Well-known member
I'm starting to develop arthritis. So much so that it's hard for me to game on my keyboard these days. Especially in something like Borderlands, where ammo does not auto collect so you have to spend the entire session mashing the E button. By the time I am done my left hand is almost completely incapacitated.
I'm hoping it doesn't go osteo like my mother's, because hers is so bad that she can hardly walk and can't have hip or knee replacements as her bones are too weak.
Greenback
Active member
Get something like voiceattack only need bind a command to E then say Collect and it will auto push E.
My uncle had arthritis to the point his Mrs had to do everything for him including holding his john thomas
DarthDudo
New member
I'm a big fan of Nintendo, I have had pretty much all there consoles and played every Zelda title on release and was looking forward to doing the same again here but the price is too much with games and accessories, it would cost as much as an entry level gaming PC with just extra Joycons, a pro controller and a couple of games, I think the price on the system itself is not too bad but its everything you have to buy after the fact to make it more than just a bigger better 3DS that is making me skip it entirely.
Why dont Nintendo understand, you lure them in with nice reasonably priced bundles and once the sunk cost fallacy begins it is much easier to convince people to pay an extra 60 quid here or there on software and accessories but as it stands now people can see it for what it is and don't seem to be buying into it.
Anecdotally, many of the usual outlets still have Switch available for pre-order in my area, When the 3DS and New 3DS was launched they sold out by now.
Why dont Nintendo understand, you lure them in with nice reasonably priced bundles and once the sunk cost fallacy begins it is much easier to convince people to pay an extra 60 quid here or there on software and accessories but as it stands now people can see it for what it is and don't seem to be buying into it.
Anecdotally, many of the usual outlets still have Switch available for pre-order in my area, When the 3DS and New 3DS was launched they sold out by now.
AngryGoldfish
Old N Gold
There has to be a valid reason for Nintendo for not doing this. It's such a tried and tested method of earning money.
