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Comment on Nintendo Switch 2 to Feature as Much as 512 GB of Internal Storage, 8-Inch LCD Screen - Rumor

I wish they would focus more on making consoles that LOOK and FEEL good when you’re playing instead of trying to create the next new thing no one will care about in 5 years.

Isn’t this basically what they did with the Switch? It’s very low on gimmicks that never get used (infrared? Touchscreen?), its games on the whole look pretty good (Most first party titles), and people still play it over 6 years later. Also Nintendo has nothing to do with the development of Pokémon - so while shit, they hardly deserve the blame for that.

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ianis@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
It's a hand held console with detachable joycons

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- Whitebrow@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  The “joycons” don’t bring me joy. They make my hands cramp and are only full of cons.
  
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  - all-knight-party@fedia.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Third parties do it for me. Sadly, I wish Nintendo would release official ergonomic joy cons. Instead I must buy something Chinese with questionable QC, to get something fully featured compared to the feature-neutered but high-quality Hori licensed ones.
    
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- zkfcfbzr@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Sure - but that’s a gimmick that’s pretty widely enjoyed. It’s not like the 3DS’s 3D that pretty much everyone turned off after giving it a shot, or like the Wii’s motion controls that most people got sick of before the console retired. As far as gimmicks go it’s arguably their most successful ever.
  
  By that I mean the fact that it’s handheld - if you were mostly talking about the detachable joycons then I’d agree at least somewhat, especially since they removed that from the Switch Lite - but it is pretty handy in a lot of situations still.
  
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- CaptPretentious@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Eh, really it’s a cheap android tablet (sold at a markup) that has a built in slots for some gimmick Bluetooth controllers.
  
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HellAwaits@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

Isn’t this basically what they did with the Switch? It’s very low on gimmicks that never get used (infrared? Touchscreen?)

Well, the switch actually has a touchscreen, so not sure what point you’re trying to make. Also, the joycons aren’t as study as everyone thinks they are including the drifting issue that Nintendo loves to ignore.

Also Nintendo has nothing to do with the development of Pokémon - so while shit, they hardly deserve the blame for that.

Nintendo, Gamefreak, and Creatures Inc. are all co-owners of Pokemon, but Nintendo is the largest shareholder of the three, so yeah if Nintendo looks at the train-wreck launch of the Pokemon games and says little, then they do get the blame for it.

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