Nintendo Switch is powered by NVIDIA

[sxr7171]

Well, at least EA, Activision, or whoever hasn't made any statement that they will NOT support the Switch. I do recall either EA or Activision saying that they wouldn't support the Wii U when it was launched.



I really want Nintendo to prove me wrong here. But even I have my doubts that any third party devs they court for the Switch will actually stay around to make killer apps for their system.

The one thing that concerns me the most is the price. If the rumors are true about this Switch costing anywhere between $300 to $400, then they're gonna have a hard time selling them.

I would love for them to prove me wrong. Since the GameCube they never have. Fool me how many times?

 

[Blitzvogel]

Damn Nintendo loves perpetual obsolescence.

 

[antihelten]

Well, at least EA, Activision, or whoever hasn't made any statement that they will NOT support the Switch. I do recall either EA or Activision saying that they wouldn't support the Wii U when it was launched.

We know for a fact that EA, Activision etc, will be supporting the Switch (since they were announced as partners by Nintendo), so that's a fair bit better than simply not having made a statement of not supporting it (although again, we don't know what the level of support will be). Regarding the Wii U, I think it was EA who dropped support for it, although that didn't happen until some time after launch.

 

[Snarf Snarf]

The funny thing is that there wasn't a SINGLE child or family in that trailer. Something tells me Nintendo is trying to do away with that family friendly console for the kids image that they've had since Wii.

It looks really good though, if I can keep my WiiU library I'm pre-ordering this on launch. If I have to re-buy all my games through some app store like content manager I might wait a few months to see how things pan out.

 

[railven]

I sort of liked the duo name better, but Switch brings back a nostalgia to what I define "gaming" which is why Nintendo will always have a place in my home - "my turn, switch."

For all the handicaps of the Wii/Wii U, none of them matter when you got good company, drinks, food, and a good local multiplayer session going on.

The ad sort of hit the wrong tone by having 4 fools meet up at a basketball court to play virtual basketball, but the concept reminded me of those long days at the quad waiting for my next class/lab and a friend stopping by for a round of Bomberman on the GBAs (I often carried two for that specific reason).

The 1st party support is already leagues ahead of the Wii U. If they can port some of those more recent Wii U/3DS games over quickly, they can cash in on a strong library.

Kudos Nintendo.

 

[Blitzvogel]

The funny thing is that there wasn't a SINGLE child or family in that trailer. Something tells me Nintendo is trying to do away with that family friendly console for the kids image that they've had since Wii.

It looks really good though, if I can keep my WiiU library I'm pre-ordering this on launch. If I have to re-buy all my games through some app store like content manager I might wait a few months to see how things pan out.

Socialite-hipster-urbanists. The social scene is there, it's just not a family social scene.

To be perfectly honest, at the right price point, right games, and good support, this concept can fly. I can see acquiring new peripheral devices being an issue though, both in availability and cost. I'd sell purely the tablet unit with side controllers and AC adapter on it's own, with the home base station and pro-controller as accessories to minimize initial cost to customers. The ability to play last gen graphics on the go is already a great selling point.

I can see Nintendo introducing a purely home-only console version of this for late adopters, further emphasizing how important it could be to get media streaming apps on the Switch.

 

[crisium]

Still curious of the dock has extra processing power.

 

[Blitzvogel]

Still curious of the dock has extra processing power.

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That's a great way to add alot of extra cost to an otherwise generally simple base station that really only needs to offer expanded connectivity and power delivery.

 

[Mercennarius]

This thing is going to be the nail in the coffin for Nintendo...it's too gimmiky...many people have already lost faith in Nintendo after the Wii and then the Wii U..they needed a solid Xbox One/PS4 competitor and this simply won't be it.

 

[antihelten]

Still curious of the dock has extra processing power.

Yeah this really seems to be one of the biggest questions still unanswered, however based on the language used in the Nvidia blog I would guess that there isn't (the language seems to suggest only a single processor).

This thing is going to be the nail in the coffin for Nintendo...it's too gimmiky...many people have already lost faith in Nintendo after the Wii and then the Wii U..they needed a solid Xbox One/PS4 competitor and this simply won't be it.

This is probably the least gimmicky console Nintendo has made since the Gamecube, so I really don't see the argument here.

 

[Mercennarius]

This is probably the least gimmicky console Nintendo has made since the Gamecube, so I really don't see the argument here.

Guess our idea of gimmiky is different...

 

[Runequest2]

I must say the Switch does look interesting and assuming it has some decent games I might actually consider getting it.

 

[coercitiv]

Still curious of the dock has extra processing power.

Doubt it, since the unit already comes with active cooling.

 

[Snarf Snarf]

This thing is going to be the nail in the coffin for Nintendo...it's too gimmiky...many people have already lost faith in Nintendo after the Wii and then the Wii U..they needed a solid Xbox One/PS4 competitor and this simply won't be it.

I see this repeated a lot on this forum... WiiU was a failure by all accounts and Nintendo still didn't lose as much as Microsoft has over 2 Xbox generations. It's like people here don't understand that isn't what Nintendo does, they know what their market is, and they go after it directly. It's estimated they have 10 bil in cash reserves and could survive through a failed console launch easily without going under. There is no nail or a coffin to speak of, if you won't buy it that's fine, it's not the device for you.

 

[Azix]

I had a hard time remembering what the Wii U even looked like. This seems an evolution of that.

Still curious of the dock has extra processing power.

might run at a higher clock with the plugged in power coming in. But its probably just one processor.

 

[antihelten]

Guess our idea of gimmiky is different...

The only gimmicks of the Swift is that it can be hooked up to a larger screen (which is hardly even a gimmick in the first place, since that is just a replica of the functionality of a normal home console) and the fact that a single set of controllers can be shared for local multiplayer (which is admittedly a bit of a gimmick). Compare that to the multiscreen, motion control, touchscreen, 3D shenanigans of past Nintendo consoles.

 

[Stuka87]

The funny thing is that there wasn't a SINGLE child or family in that trailer. Something tells me Nintendo is trying to do away with that family friendly console for the kids image that they've had since Wii.

It looks really good though, if I can keep my WiiU library I'm pre-ordering this on launch. If I have to re-buy all my games through some app store like content manager I might wait a few months to see how things pan out.

WiiU games wont run on this. This uses cartridges similar to the DS, no optical drive.

 

[Snarf Snarf]

WiiU games wont run on this. This uses cartridges similar to the DS, no optical drive.

I meant my downloaded games that I've bought through the Nintendo store mainly, I have about 6-7 that would be awesome if I didn't have to buy again.

 

[antihelten]

WiiU games wont run on this. This uses cartridges similar to the DS, no optical drive.

We can't quite rule out that it will be possible to download games to it in addition to the use of cartridges, so games you own on Nintendo's eShop may be compatible.

Edit: ninja'ed by Snarf Snarf

 

[Sweepr]

Can't wait for the details about the SoC. Considering Tegra X1 manages 512 GFLOPs with 28nm Maxwell, if they could reach 1 TFLOP (FP 32) with 16nm/14nm Pascal - that would be enough to run X1/PS4 quality titles at 720P, for proper 3rd party support. It might increase clocks when docked, assuming there's a fan in there.

 

[DisarmedDespot]

I dunno how I feel about it. It's nifty, but as a powerful portable? I'm worried it'll end up almost as dead as the PSP and Vita. The 3DS succeeded in part because games were cheaper to make because of its less-powerful guts, so it was economical to sell them for $40 instead of $60, while the PSP and Vita had development costs closer to a home console but without the console game pricetag.

 

[Headfoot]

The switching looks pretty slick, if it actually works that well in practice it will be the best mobile/dock implementation yet seen

 

[Headfoot]

And to be honest - i'd prefer that they shoot for Xbox One / PS4 level effects and per-pixel quality and reduce resolution rather than reduce effects and engine design.

 

[zlatan]

Can't wait for the details about the SoC. Considering Tegra X1 manages 512 GFLOPs with 28nm Maxwell, if they could reach 1 TFLOP (FP 32) with 16nm/14nm Pascal - that would be enough to run X1/PS4 quality titles at 720P, for proper 3rd party support. It might increase clocks when docked, assuming there's a fan in there.

Nope, sorry. It's three times slower than an Xbox One. The memory bandwidth is extremely weak compared to the standard desktop consoles. Most titles will render 504p which is the minimum requirement from Nintendo.

 

[zlatan]

Still curious of the dock has extra processing power.

Nope. It has a processing unit, but only for upscaling. Otherwise 504p would be really ugly on a 4K tv.