Juvarisx
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lol. What. Gtfo with those prices.
Nintendo is always the first, but GTA 6 being $90 is totally going to be a thing
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lol. What. Gtfo with those prices.
This is the most 'Japan has been living in 2004 since 1984, and continues to live in 2004' shit I've seen in a long time.
Prices are all insane, online features cost $$, gimmicky '3d' camera bullshit no one cares about? And claiming this thing is gonna play games at 4k/60fps? Lmao, the Elden Ring trailer was at like 20fps, okay guys. An LCD screen? Really?
I'm gonna be big fucking mad when there is Switch exclusive Elden Ring content.
This is the most 'Japan has been living in 2004 since 1984, and continues to live in 2004' shit I've seen in a long time.
Prices are all insane, online features cost $$, gimmicky '3d' camera bullshit no one cares about? And claiming this thing is gonna play games at 4k/60fps? Lmao, the Elden Ring trailer was at like 20fps, okay guys. An LCD screen? Really?
I'm gonna be big fucking mad when there is Switch exclusive Elden Ring content.
They’re not competing with steam deck imo. Nintendo makes bank off parents buying them for their kids. Yeah there are adult queers buying them for themselves to display in the middle of their funko pop collections but they’re not the main money makers. Steam deck guys are a different audience than switch guys.On one hand, the SNES cost $200 in 1991 dollars.. or about $460 in today's dollars, without a screen, internal storage, connectivity, etc.
On the other hand... the Switch 2 isn't competing with consoles, it is competing with the Steam Deck and imitators, and I'm not sure the comparisons are especially great for Nintendo, especially given the game prices and overall game availability.
Goddamnit. And you know the first adults buying it will pose with bearded open mouths.They’re not competing with steam deck imo. Nintendo makes bank off parents buying them for their kids. Yeah there are adult queers buying them for themselves to display in the middle of their funko pop collections but they’re not the main money makers. Steam deck guys are a different audience than switch guys.
Do we have any actual evidence that Nintendo games are sold primarily to kids anymore? Having a hard time finding useful data, but Nintendo Target Market & Audience Segmentation | Start.io. (from 2023) indicates the average Switch player is about as likely to be 11 as they are our age.
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If, in fact, Nintendo (after losing kids and casuals to phones over the last couple gens) is primarily dealing with college graduates, a Steam Deck is a more reasonable form factor / price than trying to beat out the phones the kids / casuals already have in their pockets and are thus effectively free.
i did the "i'm interested" thing on the website to put my hat in for pre-order direct from nintendo.
The FAQ says that the preference will be given for people who qualify by: being an account that has had nintendo online subscription for 12 months, has 50 hours of playins, and has the little 'share info with nintendo" ticketd. so at the very least they are planning to sell all those to very involved nintendo heads (adults) and not so much to random whim children.
i know the consoles are going to be in every store that carries such things, but nintendo does seem to be aiming right at their power users (again, adults).
Do we have any actual evidence that Nintendo games are sold primarily to kids anymore? Having a hard time finding useful data, but Nintendo Target Market & Audience Segmentation | Start.io. (from 2023) indicates the average Switch player is about as likely to be 11 as they are our age.
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If, in fact, Nintendo (after losing kids and casuals to phones over the last couple gens) is primarily dealing with college graduates, a Steam Deck is a more reasonable form factor / price than trying to beat out the phones the kids / casuals already have in their pockets and are thus effectively free.