Video just uploaded by Nintendo explaining the Switch and what you can do with it. I guess it’s aimed at Christmas shoppers who haven’t made up their minds yet or something? Still, I found it sort of confusing. It’ll be 7 years old soon, why this video now 🤔

  • @TastyWheat
    link
    English
    316 months ago

    Last Christmas before Switch 2.

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      English
      36 months ago

      That’s exactly it. “Clear out our stock and feel real dumb in a couple months when we reveal the new one!”

      • @Makeitstop
        link
        English
        9
        edit-2
        6 months ago

        Normally the ones who buy a console at the end of its lifespan are the ones getting the best deal. You have the entire library of games to choose from, and can get all the best games at once. Plus the system will have dropped in price multiple times since it came out, and the older games will cost a fraction of what they did originally. And of course, they’ll have long since addressed any design problems that early models were plagued with.

        At least, that’s how it’s supposed to go.

  • ivanafterall
    link
    fedilink
    206 months ago

    I didn’t expect to see a Steamdeck competitor from Nintendo. Will be interesting to see if it gains any traction.

  • @realitista
    link
    English
    156 months ago

    We just watching ads around here now?

  • macrocarpa
    link
    English
    96 months ago

    In answer to your question about why - https://xkcd.com/1053/

    There are a surprising number of people who don’t game, have a different perception of what gaming is, who have heard about this switch thing but don’t know what it does, who think consoles just plug into the TV etc etc

    • @SgtAStrawberry
      link
      English
      66 months ago

      There are also a lot of kids that have just gotten old enough to maybe get their first game console, so showing thier parents that a switch is a good first game console is a good move on Nintendos part, my niece will be in that category next Christmas.

    • conciselyverbose
      link
      fedilink
      16 months ago

      I recognize that there is a non-zero audience that buys the lite because they prefer the smaller size.

      But I’d be willing to bet a good bit of money that they’re outnumbered massively by the people buying the lite for the price difference.

  • @TORFdot0
    link
    English
    36 months ago

    What a cocktease of a commercial title

  • William
    link
    English
    36 months ago

    Nintendo Switch Lite…

    Not: Nintendo Lite Switch ?