@drekly: I think at the very least it will carve its own niche though.
How many of those tablets play the latest Mario and Zelda titles? Could those tablets run current gen games to some capacity? What if they actually do a subscription based eShop with access to their old library? In terms of the sheer quality, Nintendo would blow everyone in the mobile market out of the water if they pull it off right(big if) on the gaming front.
It will carve its own niche for sure, and I sincerely hope it does well. My opinion though is that this is a completely unnecessary device nowadays. Realistically speaking, Nintendo doesn't actually develop that many games. How many Zelda and Mario titles did they release in the entire Wii U cycle? On that subject who even talks about the Wii U anymore? Nintendo sure as hell doesn't.
It will more than likely play Nintendo games relatively fine, but for third party games? Why on earth would you play them on this device as opposed to on a PS4 and XB1? The portability is nice but you're gonna take frame rate hits, graphic reduction, probably have quite a lot of limitations and that's not even getting into network and online capabilities.
They already have a portable device that has the eShop, and it's friggin' amazing. I just don't get it.
I dont think Nintendo's aim is to compete with Sony and Microsoft, its hasnt been for nearly a decade at this point. And personally, i like it that way.
It may not be their aim, but by getting these 3rd parties on board, it is exactly what they are doing, and even Microsoft and Sony are stumbling around as their consoles slowly just turn into PC's.
It looks like it's trying to be two things but not being very good at either.
As a console, it's not going to compare with the PS4 and XB1.
As a portable device (pretty much a tablet) it will probably just play games, have a browser and support Netflix etc. iPads and other tablets can do way more already with way more game selection (and dev support). Not to mention you can also connect them to your TV.
Austin, you quickly became one of my favorites and it was refreshing to see so much genuine excitement and in-depth knowledge you had for games in general.
Good luck in the future and thanks for what you did here.
I am soooooo happy that Purity Ring is in the lineup! Such an amazing band. I only heard about them in the past week but they deserve more recognition!
Bought this game and am loving it so far, I've put about 20 hours in and don't see myself putting it down anytime soon. The casino is really addicting and unlocking new stuff is quite fun.
It's just a kitchy little game with a relaxing atmosphere, definitely a nice change of pace.
ok I bought this game too but I haven't even gotg 2 hours of gamepla out of it. I like beach flag and volleyball but how do you get 20 hours?
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