Isn’t the switch itself just an iteration on the GameGear, or close to ‘home’, the GBA?
It’s not the first chunky, horizontal handheld. The only thing that was new about it was the joycons, and they ditched those immediately for the Lite.
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luciole@beehaw.org 7 months ago
To be fair when it came out seven years ago it really shook up the portable gaming scene. Every portable console coming out since is an iteration on that design. The joycons can go to hell though. And those weird ass online plans.
t3rmit3@beehaw.org 7 months ago
erwan@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
The Game gear and GBA played games that were nothing like the home console games of their time.
This is what the Switch brought to the table. Breadth of the Wild was a great home console title, and you could play it handheld on the go.
t3rmit3@beehaw.org 7 months ago
I think that calling BOtW similar to other full-scale console games of 2017 like Sniper Elite 4, Middle Earth: Shadow of War, Nier Automata, Prey, Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus, RE7, or AssCreed Origins, is a biiiiiiig stretch.
It was a huge jump for Nintendo, but it was still far behind other consoles. Witcher 3 (2015) even eventually released on the Switch in 2019, and it was massively graphically gimped compared to *ahem* real consoles.
GammaGames@beehaw.org 7 months ago
I think that discounting the 5th best selling game of the year (plus all the awards) because you like games on other platforms is a mistake.
Graphics aren’t everything!
Instigate@aussie.zone 7 months ago
The Switch design is an evolution of the Wii U controller, which itself was evolved from the the lower screen design of the DS, which itself was modelled on the old Vertical Multi Screen Game and Watches from the 1980s.
Have a look through all of Nintendo’s consoles and you’ll see the lines of inspiration drawn from generation to generation.
BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 7 months ago
When it came out it was just slightly better than a phone
frezik@midwest.social 7 months ago
But without an app store full of shit that games the recommendation system.
luciole@beehaw.org 7 months ago
Cheaper than many phones as well.
sleepybisexual@beehaw.org 7 months ago
Yea, you have a point. But in terms of feel, my n3dsxl is a lot comfier
luciole@beehaw.org 7 months ago
I really liked the original 2DS personally. The announcement left everyone incredulous as the device sounded and looked like a dumb downgrade. I mean, it was hard to tell if it was joke or not. In the end though it’s light, cheap, tough and surprisingly comfortable.
sleepybisexual@beehaw.org 7 months ago
The 2ds looks cool, I want more systems in the family
cordlesslamp@lemmy.today 7 months ago
Hey, is it too late to buy a couple of n3dsxl in 2024? Is it unusable now as all online services are shut down? Can you still find game cartridges to buy?
I just want something simple to play co-op game with the wife and kids on camping trip or on-the-go sometimes. Last month I dug out my old DSLite from the attic and it’s still boot. My candy-crush-4-life wife love the Mario kart and couldn’t stop playing LOL. But we can’t justify to buy 2-4 Switch.
Because fuck Nintendo and their predatory anti consumer business model.
sleepybisexual@beehaw.org 7 months ago
They can be a lil hard rlto find, but are well worth it. Get one, a 128gb microsd and you have a really good system