Originally Posted by slop101 (Post 12927927)

Yeah, the more I think about it, the more I think this was a bad idea, and that it will flop.

Nintendo is calling this their next "Home Console", but they've done everything to untether it from the home, and reduce it's appeal as a home console compared to competitor, not to mention how it's severely underpowered compared to the competition, which is what hurt them with the WiiU.

It's gimmick is it's portability, but look at that thing, it's not that portable. That's not a system you can easily carry around with you. It's mostly portable to another room. Portables skew young, but this is going to be an expensive piece of kit compared to other portable devices.

As a home console: It's underpowered and requires accessories to game on comfortably.

As a portable: It's big and expensive and might have poor battery life compared to other portables.

Outside of the few Nintendo property games, I'm not seeing the mass-appeal here Nintendo needs.

Originally Posted by fujishig (Post 12928273)

Wait so is this thing going to have some kind of cell compatibility or something?

Originally Posted by milo bloom (Post 12926935)

Are you not aware of all the mods people do to make consoles portable?

Originally Posted by Adam Tyner (Post 12928064)

One of the folks whose leaks proved to be dead-on said that it's looking like 3 hours of battery life.

Originally Posted by Schloob1 (Post 12928235)

??? And you've already held the controller for this so you know it's comfort level, cool.

Originally Posted by Michael Corvin (Post 12928329)

rotfl So it's worse than the WiiU and they want you to take it on the go? Bwahaha... come on Nintendo, wtf? iPads get 8-10 hours. If that rumor is even in the ballpark this thing doesn't stand a chance.

Originally Posted by slop101 (Post 12928049)

I'm hearing two to three hundred. That's expensive for a portable, especially since kids already play plenty of free games on their phones/tablets.

Originally Posted by Adam Tyner (Post 12928064)

I share a lot of your concerns, but...
One of the folks whose leaks proved to be dead-on said that it's looking like 3 hours of battery life.

Originally Posted by Michael Corvin (Post 12928329)

We did have four years of the WiiU. It's not that unreasonable of an assumption to think this won't be that comfortable.

Originally Posted by Michael Corvin (Post 12928520)

I was referring to when it's attached to the screen like a WiiU tablet.

I do like the countour cut +/- buttons. Those are sexy. The white ABXY letters on the other hand are pretty boring and don't mesh with the color scheme.

Originally Posted by The Questyen (Post 12928534)

Also love the number of posts complaining and arguing about battery life, comfort, specs when literally not a single thing has been announced other then that video.

Originally Posted by Schloob1 (Post 12928556)

Slop101 though was specifically referring to how comfortable or not it would be as a home console, so I would assume he is talking about the "Grip" controller feels. Obviously none of us could know that really until we get to hold that configuration.

I would agree with you though as far as when portable, yes you can compare how it feels to the WiiU tablet most likely.

Originally Posted by slop101 (Post 12928587)

Going by history, Nintendo has never had a comfortable controller, at least in comparison to the newer Xbox and PS controllers.

Originally Posted by al_tag (Post 12928590)

What were they most excited about? Skyrim.

Originally Posted by al_tag (Post 12928590)

So much salt in here...

For what it's worth, I showed the trailer to the high school video game design class that I teach. Afterwards we talked about it and I asked if anyone wanted one. 95% of their hands went up.

What were they most excited about? Skyrim.

Originally Posted by wtsang (Post 12928689)

Are you kidding? Both the SNES and Gamecube pads have legions of devotees. Personal preference aside, this is ridiculous as a general statement.

Originally Posted by fumanstan (Post 12928694)

I wouldn't call the complaints "salt" or people being downers - I imagine the level of interest in this sways towards those who were bigger fans of the 3DS and portable gaming versus those that don't. At least that's what i've gleaned from it.

Originally Posted by Mike86 (Post 12928703)

I've always been more of a console gamer than a portable gamer but like that this does both. I'm not the biggest Nintendo devotee either but I do love their first party stuff. I feel like a lot of people are just willing to write them off because of past mistakes. Not just here but other places I've read people who seemingly are down on them for similar reasons. In fairness I think they've earned some criticism but I still think it's a bit early with this to start shitting on them.