Nintendo NX Reveal: Nintendo Switch

Pretty cool! I'm wondering though how this will interact/what it will mean for their existing handheld space, though. Very doubtful it plays 3DS games of course, and likely not portable VC stuff either? I imagine they will want people to still spend money on specifically the 3DS eShop for that, otherwise they will kind of cannibalize their own sales?

But, that said, it will be kind of silly to assume their fans/consumers will carry around both an NS and a 3DS. They have to have some sort of incentive to do that, if it's the case.

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If this is true (Key part), we're just 1 step shy of Bloodstained NX being confirmed.

Welp, Bloodstained should be amazing on the nintendo switch, incoming changing survey when?

I was cautiously optimistic about this thing for a long time and only got really hyped about five minutes before the trailer. I thought the name Nintendo Switch was really stupid at first, but after seeing what it does, the name fits. And I really love the logo!

The trailer shows previews of new games, too. A new 3D Mario game, a new Mario Kart, a new Splatoon, some basketball game, and what appears to be Skyrim. The large number of third parties working with the Switch is very encouraging, too! Seeing Inti Creates being an official partner makes me hopeful for a Bloodstained port!

I was very shocked and curious to see Autodesk among the third parties, though. If you're not aware, Autodesk is not a game company at all; rather, they make various creator software. I use Autodesk Sketchbook for my art pieces, for instance, and I'm currently trying how to learn AutoCAD so I can be more marketable to engineering firms. If Autodesk makes AutoCAD for the Switch, I would be able to bring my game console to work and no one would look at me funny! ...Okay, they might still look at me funny, but this is still mind blowing to me.

Well, my interest is definitely piqued. I can't say I'm hyped but it is definitely interesting. It left more questions than answers but all will be revealed in time. But...the fact those controller-things just slide on and off of that screen really worries me, for no particular reason actually.

Atlus seems to be a partner. So maybe another Tokyo Mirage Sessions and/or Persona 5: Arena would make its way onto it, if either of them even happen. I'd buy those. Marvelous Inc is on there too. Very interesting.

I'm in the cautiously optimistic/wait and see camp. I'm not blown away and I can't see myself getting one at launch, but I'm not completely ruling out the possibility of buying one either. That really depends on how the game lineup looks a couple of years down the road.

I'm glad there's a big lineup of big and indie publishers for the Switch. Here's hoping that there's consistently strong 3rd party support throughout the console's lifespan. I'm also happy that the Nintendo fans who are super adamant about their loyalty towards Nintendo and only own Nintendo consoles finally have a chance to play Skyrim.

The Switch's technology is interesting. It feels like it's doing the exact same thing a Wii U pad does, but it looks much more like a traditional tablet or tech gadget than an actual console. I'd also like to know more about what the Switch can do from a performance perspective; maybe this will finally be the platform where Telltale games don't constantly encounter framerate issues while running.

As for the trailer itself, I've seen lots of reactions making fun of all the millennials, beautiful and handsome people, and expensive apartments full of nice furniture for being unrealistic, but for me, the least realistic thing in the trailer was the group of people drawing on an old green chalkboard in 2016.

Still trying to decide if I feel it's another Nintendo gimmick or actually a good idea. Anyhow what bugs me that NX/NS being (partially) a mobile console makes New 3DS look like even more of a cash grab than it was. *sigh*

Grumbling aside, while looking for some more info I run into an article on arstechnica making educated guesses at Switch's capabilities. The interesting bit here is that backwards compatibility seems unlikely.