Nintendo Delays Rollout of 64-Gigabyte Switch Game Cards until 2019

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Due to technical issues, Nintendo will not be releasing 64-gigabyte Switch cards until 2019. These were supposed to be released the second half of 2018, so gamers and developers are already voicing their disappointment.

Currently, the Switch cards can hold up to 32 gigabytes of data. That is less than the Blu-ray discs used by rival consoles, including Sony Corp.’s PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox One, which can store up to 50 gigabytes of data. Nintendo used the cards for the Switch because they take up less space and make the device more portable.
 
I have been let down by all but a very very small handful of PC games over 10 gb. I would say this is a good thing. Nintendo... make developers create games and not 100gb of textures in an attempt to paint over crap. Seriously though I can't imagine why a developer would need more then 32gb to create a good switch game.
 
Technical issues with a flash drive? K.

More then likely very little demand for this. If Nintendo has to buy these it better be enough bulk to match demand if that is not happening Nintendo will just tell people to buy SD cards :)
 
Having a hard time thinking why you'd really need more than 32gb for a switch game?

Stop wasting so much space with useless cutscenes.
I agree, it doesn't make sense the console can't push out more than 1080? I mean even with 5.1 audio 32 gb can't cut it?
 
Skyrim or Metro required under 8GB of space but a game like Ark is pushing 80GB... sure the graphics are better but wtf
 
More then likely very little demand for this. If Nintendo has to buy these it better be enough bulk to match demand if that is not happening Nintendo will just tell people to buy SD cards :)
Another potential issue I just thought of is due to the current size of the embedded storage in the Switch, which is 32GB (granted, only 20-something GB is free from the get go). If they started to sell games that were larger than 32GB, they wouldn't be able to sell digital download versions without requiring people to have expanded storage added to the Switch. While, it's not a huge investment to add one (and I, personally, think it is a no brainer to have one), I imagine a number of people who prefer digital copies over physical media would have issues with this.

So...maybe they are planning to sell Switches with more embedded storage in the future that will match or exceed the larger cartridges they plan to sell?

As a side note, for Christmas I bought a Switch as a gift from Santa to the family (let's face it, primarily for me). I bought a handful of games instead of doing digital downloads so that we had something to open along with it (having something tangible to open is a lot easier to understand for my 6 year old). I did buy a 128GB expanded storage card too in preparation to doing digital downloads. However, I am spoiled by my gaming experience on the PC of recent years, and find having to get up and walk to the entertainment center to swap out cartridges just so I can play a different game annoying (i.e., laziness). Using it on the go it wouldn't be as bad since everything would be within arms reach. And to think, having to swap out cartridges/discs was the norm for me from the 80's through just a few years ago.
 
More then likely very little demand for this. If Nintendo has to buy these it better be enough bulk to match demand if that is not happening Nintendo will just tell people to buy SD cards :)

I'm going with this. This is literally the first time I have heard of the Nintendo Switch (and after a quick Google search, I'm sure as shit not buying one). Fuck, I didn't even know Nintendo was still in existence.
The last product I thought they made was the DS and the only reason I know anything about it is because my sister got one for Christmas several years back.
 
I have been let down by all but a very very small handful of PC games over 10 gb. I would say this is a good thing. Nintendo... make developers create games and not 100gb of textures in an attempt to paint over crap. Seriously though I can't imagine why a developer would need more then 32gb to create a good switch game.

Usually your size resources get eaten up quicky by video and/or lossless audio and language packs. A lot of publishers will put as many possible country potentials into a single pressing so that they can just send it wherever it is compatible with instead of doing smaller custom runs.


Last night I spent a few hours installing all the pc games I was gifted for Xmas. It used up almost 500gb on my hard drive in one night. I literally couldn't believe how much space some of the games took up before I even downloaded any texture packs for them. I didn't even both installing any to my ssd this time around.

Call of Duty WWII: 69.4 GB

Nioh Complete Edition: 73.9 GB

The Evil Within 2: 32.5 GB

Sniper Elite 4: 52.4 GB

Quantum Break: ~50GB

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor: 70GB

Prey: 25.5GB

AC Origins: 43GB

Titan Fall 2: 50GB

Now a lot of these games have multiple languages, but many of them are also providing countless versions of the same game. Different textures, lighting, everything. Switch only has to provide one version of the game that can be scaled from either handheld mode or console mode. This should enable developers (especially Switch Only) to get the most out of their carts. I was actually pretty surprised that they even hold 32GB of data. I'm sure the larger size memory carts will be cutting into the profit of Nintendo hence the delays. But then again they can just make it up on their SEVENTY DOLLAR joy cons.
 
Another potential issue I just thought of is due to the current size of the embedded storage in the Switch, which is 32GB (granted, only 20-something GB is free from the get go).

I got physical/cartridges for what I consider AAA games (Odyssey, BotW, Mario Kart, Rabbids) but digital for everything else. There's not much switching for me there since I intend to take one game at a time and defeat them. Mario Kart might be the only exception. Picking up a 128GB ($30 on BF) micro means more than enough space for me otherwise. I really figured the base system storage (~25GB in reality) should be relegated to save data, future system updates, things of that nature, you wouldn't want to have that space completely filled anyway. I do think a new SKU is possible down the line but it won't be until at least 2019.
 
This is literally the first time I have heard of the Nintendo Switch (and after a quick Google search, I'm sure as shit not buying one). Fuck, I didn't even know Nintendo was still in existence.

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Nintendo's market cap actually surpassed Sony's earlier this year, they're not exactly a dying brand. The Switch is selling like hotcakes.
 
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Nintendo's market cap actually surpassed Sony's earlier this year, they're not exactly a dying brand. The Switch is selling like hotcakes.


I'm absolutely serious. I've actually been thinking about getting an Xbox One, so I've been looking around online and in local stores, seeing who has what and what their asking price is.
I don't recall seeing a single Nintendo product at any local Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Target or other major retailer.

I'm not saying they don't exist, but Sony and Microsoft seem to have entire aisles dedicated to their line of products. I can't say Nintendo has the same.
Yes, I've only been looking at the Xbox and seeing how it compares to the PS4, but Nintendo has not gotten even a single second of my attention a single time.

Hell, I even forgot about the Nintendo Wii until I was typing this reply.
 
Well, each to his own. I'm a PC gamer and haven't been deep into consoles for fifteen years but I picked up a Switch. It just meshes better with my PC gaming hobby than the other consoles. I don't really follow any of the brands but Nintendo hit it out of the park this year, just go check out The Game Awards. Nintendo has also been killing it with their mini/classic systems.

(and for the record Nintendo has had a difficult time keeping stock in stores for all of those devices)
 
I'm absolutely serious. I've actually been thinking about getting an Xbox One, so I've been looking around online and in local stores, seeing who has what and what their asking price is.
I don't recall seeing a single Nintendo product at any local Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Target or other major retailer.

I'm not saying they don't exist, but Sony and Microsoft seem to have entire aisles dedicated to their line of products. I can't say Nintendo has the same.
Yes, I've only been looking at the Xbox and seeing how it compares to the PS4, but Nintendo has not gotten even a single second of my attention a single time.

Hell, I even forgot about the Nintendo Wii until I was typing this reply.
Probably because they can't keep the Nintendo Switch in stock long enough for you to see them on the shelves. Up until about last month or two, I've had trouble ever finding one in stock.

It's also probably because you don't fall within the targeted audience for a Nintendo Switch (despite its targeted audience being pretty large, larger than previous Nintendo consoles), thus have been oblivious to its existence, more so than it not being popular.

Since its release in March through the beginning of December, the Nintendo Switch has sold over 10 million units. The Wii U has sold less than 13.6 million units since it was released back in November 2012. So, in a little over 9 months the Switch has sold almost as many units that the Wii U has sold during its entire life cycle (almost 5 years). It has become the fastest selling home console in Nintendo's entire history (yes, all home consoles it has made).

Compared to the Xbox One, which you are looking at (and I have no interest in, whatsoever), the Nintendo Switch is positioned to catch up to it in sells pretty quickly. Since the Xbox One's release back in November 2013 up to the end of November 2017, Microsoft has managed to only sell around 33 million units (this includes the newer versions too). So it has taken Microsoft 4 years to reach that number whereas Nintendo is a third of the way there in 1/16 the time frame. In comparison, Sony has managed to sell almost 71 million units of the PS4 (including multiple versions, which I also have no interest in) since its launch in November 2013.
 
Well, each to his own. I'm a PC gamer and haven't been deep into consoles for fifteen years but I picked up a Switch. It just meshes better with my PC gaming hobby than the other consoles. I don't really follow any of the brands but Nintendo hit it out of the park this year, just go check out The Game Awards. Nintendo has also been killing it with their mini/classic systems.

(and for the record Nintendo has had a difficult time keeping stock in stores for all of those devices)


I don't mean to hijack the thread, but I'm a PC gamer as well.

I have not been a console gamer since the days of the original Xbox and Dreamcast (and obviously before that). I actually bought a PS3 many many years when they first came out, but I rarely played a game. I used it almost exclusively as a Blu-Ray player and later for Netflix and Hulu as well. My PS3 broke a long time ago and my uncle actually gave me his old PS3 at one point, which also broke.... and I never bothered to repair or replace either.
I just used a stand alone Blu-Ray player with all the app's on it and/or I had Roku for awhile. My 4k TV now has all the app's built in so I only need a Blu-Ray player. Hell, if I get an Xbox One I won't even need that anymore and I can play 4k Blu-Rays.

Anyway, I took a quick look and had no idea Nintendo made any of the product variants they currently offer, besides the original DS and Wii. None of which I have ever owned and forgot all about until this thread.
Their products simply don't appeal to me. The days of handheld games are over, I haven't used one in something like 10 years when I had a PSP. Also, their platforms and 99% of the games seem to be aimed towards children (no apologies for being an adult and not playing Pokemon)...

The Switch is a joke, I don't understand why it's selling. The merging of both console and handheld platform, but terrible or at least sub-par at both, and still priced at $300+? No thanks, I'll buy an Xbox One and stick to playing games on my phone.
 
Since its release in March through the beginning of December, the Nintendo Switch has sold over 10 million units. The Wii U has sold less than 13.6 million units since it was released back in November 2012. So, in a little over 9 months the Switch has sold almost as many units that the Wii U has sold during its entire life cycle (almost 5 years). It has become the fastest selling home console in Nintendo's entire history (yes, all home consoles it has made).

Compared to the Xbox One, which you are looking at (and I have no interest in, whatsoever), the Nintendo Switch is positioned to catch up to it in sells pretty quickly. Since the Xbox One's release back in November 2013 up to the end of November 2017, Microsoft has managed to only sell around 33 million units (this includes the newer versions too). So it has taken Microsoft 4 years to reach that number whereas Nintendo is a third of the way there in 1/16 the time frame. In comparison, Sony has managed to sell almost 71 million units of the PS4 (including multiple versions, which I also have no interest in) since its launch in November 2013.


Forgive my ignorance, but what I don't understand is why? It's clearly not because of hardware spec's or price point. So what is driving their sales? Those numbers are crazy.
Is it because parents are more likely to buy these Nintendo products for their children? Who is their target audience?

For the record, I'm not a fan boy of any platform or company. I have not been a console gamer since I was a kid. Except the PS3 that I rarely played (see earlier post), I have not owned a gaming console in over 15 years.
Also, while I consider myself a PC gamer, I'm not someone who is going to bash console gamers. I don't care either way. I've had games like Diablo 3 that exist on both PC and console, and I preferred to play the console version.
 
The Switch is a joke, I don't understand why it's selling. The merging of both console and handheld platform, but terrible or at least sub-par at both, and still priced at $300+? No thanks, I'll buy an Xbox One and stick to playing games on my phone.

I can only speak for myself but it's a combination of factors.

Firstly, I've always enjoyed gaming on a tablet, but my Nexus 7 (2012) is just too long in the tooth. I was keen on NVIDIA's SHIELD Tablet but by the time I wanted it I realized it was priced too high for what it was and I had hoped they'd bring out a X1 version of it. Indeed, they were going to, but it was shelved as they used that hardware for the Switch instead. Of course the Switch costs more than that would have although actually the prices are similar when dock and joy-cons are accounted for, but I digress, that was one factor for me. Why do I enjoy gaming tablets? The library - and yes, phones have it too, but their screens are generally smaller and a good phone actually costs 2x+ the Switch - and the portability. I live in Florida and I have exercise equipment outside, on the whole I just like to move around more, people don't really stick around home down here culturally, but anyway.

Secondly, I've had a NVIDIA SHIELD TV (again, X1-based, same hardware as Switch) since 2015 and I love it. Just really fantastic hardware all-around. The Chinese version actually has Nintendo games coming to it but that's besides the point. It's a great machine to stream to from my PC and it's a fantastic multimedia machine. This is another reason I wanted the SHIELD Tablet - to have all that and have it be portable. The Switch simply has taken over that role. Whether or not that pans out remains to be seen...we don't have Rainway, Parsec, GameStream, Steam in-house, anything like that yet, and only Hulu for streaming services. However based on how the SHIELD TV has developed, there's a ton of potential.

Thirdly I actually like the "switch" capability. Just in the last week I'd had my Switch at...the dinner table after I finished Christmas dinner; outside at my fire pit with my cats; on my exercise bike outside; docked on my room TV with my other exercise bike; in my bed when I got sick and wanted to rest; on the toilet; brought it with me in the car while someone else lingered shopping; briefly went I went for a walk (I live near the beach); and lastly, on my main TV in my second dock for some traditional couch console gaming. A "normal" person might expand that widely with parties/friends which frankly isn't my thing but hey.

Lastly, it meshes well with my PC because it has some decent exclusives. I'm not really into Japanese or Nintendo games I'll be frankly honest about that but...Mario, Mario Kart, Zelda, Mario + Rabbis, Kirby, Yoshi, Smash...these are games I find universally appealing. The first game I bought and played was an exclusive - Golf Story. Now that game has graphics my N7 could probably handle but so what? It's a blast to play and I was able to take it with me wherever and not have to worry about jumping right back into the game wherever with a dedicated device...I don't know, just jives for me. It matches well with a busy life.

Plus I have a lot of young nephews and cousins who live near me who will no doubt love it too. I can understand your perspective on it though, honestly it doesn't make a whole lot of sense for me to have one since I don't have a lot of people over for gaming sessions but I still think it's a cool device.
 
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The Switch is a joke, I don't understand why it's selling. The merging of both console and handheld platform, but terrible or at least sub-par at both, and still priced at $300+? No thanks, I'll buy an Xbox One and stick to playing games on my phone.
What is there to play on Xbox and your phone again? I don't even really like Nintendo franchises like little elfin boy and midget plumber, I'm just wondering.
 
Forgive my ignorance, but what I don't understand is why? It's clearly not because of hardware spec's or price point. So what is driving their sales? Those numbers are crazy.
Is it because parents are more likely to buy these Nintendo products for their children? Who is their target audience?

For the record, I'm not a fan boy of any platform or company. I have not been a console gamer since I was a kid. Except the PS3 that I rarely played (see earlier post), I have not owned a gaming console in over 15 years.
Also, while I consider myself a PC gamer, I'm not someone who is going to bash console gamers. I don't care either way. I've had games like Diablo 3 that exist on both PC and console, and I preferred to play the console version.
I could spin your question and say the same thing about the Xbox One (S, etc.) and PS4 (Pro, etc.) when compared to a gaming PC. Neither interest me since my PC outperforms both of them. Majority of the games I can get on PC as well. The few 1st party exclusives they do have don't interest me. Their price point is more than I would want to spend on a console (starting at $400-$500 when first released?!?).

The Nintendo Switch gives me what I can't get on my PC, and there lies the big difference between it and the other consoles. The other consoles, for me, are not much more than a PC in the living room. If I want that experience, I have a Steam Link I can use. It's far cheaper too!

The portability of the Switch, while a nice aspect that neither my PC nor other consoles can provide, wasn't my big reason for getting it (but I can see where it can be advantageous). What gets my interest is their 1st party title lineup that I can't get anywhere else (I like my Mario, Mario Kart, and Smash Brothers) and how easy it is to just pick up and play. Many Nintendo titles have something about them that just works for me. They can be very hardcore (don't let the looks fool you), but also very casual when you want to just pick something up for a few minutes. They also, in my opinion, stand out and look great with their stylistic design all the while not needing the latest hardware to pull it off. The titles I play on it reach a very wide audience that work for all types of age groups and interests. What I play on my PC tends to be more narrowly focused, gearing more towards older audiences and rarely have a casual play capability. And as an added perk, I will have the ability to play classic Nintendo titles in the near future to satisfy my nostalgia.

But at the end of the day, it is still a very much to each their own situation. What may be a great value and purchase to one person may not make sense to another. The same could be said for pretty much anything else out there (TVs, cars, speakers, vacuums, etc.).
 
Forgive my ignorance, but what I don't understand is why? It's clearly not because of hardware spec's or price point. So what is driving their sales? Those numbers are crazy.
Is it because parents are more likely to buy these Nintendo products for their children? Who is their target audience?

For the record, I'm not a fan boy of any platform or company. I have not been a console gamer since I was a kid. Except the PS3 that I rarely played (see earlier post), I have not owned a gaming console in over 15 years.
Also, while I consider myself a PC gamer, I'm not someone who is going to bash console gamers. I don't care either way. I've had games like Diablo 3 that exist on both PC and console, and I preferred to play the console version.

As others have said before me, it's because Nintendo makes systems that are the perfect complement to a PC. I play FPS games, shooters, simulations, heavier RPGs etc. on my PC where they will absolutely look and play the best. Nintendo makes a completely different style of game at a level of quality that is nearly unmatched. Platformers, action adventures, lighter RPGs. Now couple that with capable (maybe not impressive compared to a PC) but VERY capable hardware that's also PORTABLE, and then you have a very cool way to play a lot of games that you're really not going to find anywhere else. I also play a ton of indie games, and now most of my favorites are coming to the Switch, and I can play them in bed, on the couch while the TV is in use, on the TV when it isn't, in a hotel room, on a plane, etc. I haven't grabbed one yet, but it's on my short list of gaming-to-dos.

Between a PC and a Switch, you pretty much cover the best gaming has to offer. You could of course swap out the PC with an XB or PS, but... that would be silly. :D Now if you think about what you actually get adding a PS or XB to a PC, there really isn't THAT much. More on the PS obviously, but still only a handful of exclusives. Some of them are really good of course, but there still aren't that many in the scheme of things.
 
Handheld game devices are pretty important, my friend spends a lot of time travelling and between the dock that lets him connect to hotel TVs, and the handheld on the flight, hes basically covered on the gaming front while hes away from his PC, without getting into the cancer mobile (cellphones and tablets) market. The lineup of games on the Switch isn't too shabby either, so its pretty clear to me why its selling well.
 
Handheld game devices are pretty important, my friend spends a lot of time travelling and between the dock that lets him connect to hotel TVs, and the handheld on the flight, hes basically covered on the gaming front while hes away from his PC, without getting into the cancer mobile (cellphones and tablets) market. The lineup of games on the Switch isn't too shabby either, so its pretty clear to me why its selling well.

True. I find that I can actually squeeze in more game time in a day (which I'm very short on in general) if I'm able to play, say on the couch while my wife is watching TV, or in bed before I go to sleep. I've always had a portable (GB/GBC/GBA/DS/DSLite/DSi/3DS/N3DSXL) and the Switch is way cooler as the games are still console quality as opposed to more typical levels of portable power. I maybe get 2-5 hours of "real" game time a week to where I can sit in front of the TV (I have a nice PC there and a Wii U) or in my office/work-room at my real gaming desktop to play higher-end games. However, I might be able to get 10-15 hours a week in by playing portable games, or on the Wii U gamepad) since I can do it in other situations. Definitely worth having something like this.
 
So I was going to type up this big long reply and reply to each and every comment, but I decided against it.
To summarize and put it simply. I'm too "old school" for the Switch as I have next to no need for portable gaming or streaming.
And to be honest, I don't care about any specific games or game franchise enough to buy a specific platform.

Console and PC are clearly not portable and I don't use them for streaming anyway, I have my 50" Samsung 4k TV for that.
I have a tablet, but its an old iPad and frankly it hasn't been used in months, let alone used for gaming or streaming.
My phone is used as a phone, I watch some YouTube while in bed if I don't have the TV on, and the only games I play would be something like Hay Day or Hearthstone. Nothing serious or in-depth, only meant to kill 5-10 minutes of boredom.
As for my laptop, I used for work at a previous job and other than MTGO, I don't use it for gaming. It's not a gaming laptop, and I'm ok with that.

Frankly, if I'm outside, I'm spending time with my family or doing something else that requires my attention, like driving. I'm not glued to my phone or require some sort of gaming capability.
When I'm traveling, I'm spending time with family or enjoying my vacation. If I'm in a hotel, I'm busy with other things or watching the in room TV.
 
So I was going to type up this big long reply and reply to each and every comment, but I decided against it.
To summarize and put it simply. I'm too "old school" for the Switch as I have next to no need for portable gaming or streaming.
And to be honest, I don't care about any specific games or game franchise enough to buy a specific platform.

Console and PC are clearly not portable and I don't use them for streaming anyway, I have my 50" Samsung 4k TV for that.
I have a tablet, but its an old iPad and frankly it hasn't been used in months, let alone used for gaming or streaming.
My phone is used as a phone, I watch some YouTube while in bed if I don't have the TV on, and the only games I play would be something like Hay Day or Hearthstone. Nothing serious or in-depth, only meant to kill 5-10 minutes of boredom.
As for my laptop, I used for work at a previous job and other than MTGO, I don't use it for gaming. It's not a gaming laptop, and I'm ok with that.

Frankly, if I'm outside, I'm spending time with my family or doing something else that requires my attention, like driving. I'm not glued to my phone or require some sort of gaming capability.
When I'm traveling, I'm spending time with family or enjoying my vacation. If I'm in a hotel, I'm busy with other things or watching the in room TV.
Good for you!
Now I am playing switch with my family!
 
So I was going to type up this big long reply and reply to each and every comment, but I decided against it.
To summarize and put it simply. I'm too "old school" for the Switch as I have next to no need for portable gaming or streaming.
And to be honest, I don't care about any specific games or game franchise enough to buy a specific platform.

Console and PC are clearly not portable and I don't use them for streaming anyway, I have my 50" Samsung 4k TV for that.
I have a tablet, but its an old iPad and frankly it hasn't been used in months, let alone used for gaming or streaming.
My phone is used as a phone, I watch some YouTube while in bed if I don't have the TV on, and the only games I play would be something like Hay Day or Hearthstone. Nothing serious or in-depth, only meant to kill 5-10 minutes of boredom.
As for my laptop, I used for work at a previous job and other than MTGO, I don't use it for gaming. It's not a gaming laptop, and I'm ok with that.

Frankly, if I'm outside, I'm spending time with my family or doing something else that requires my attention, like driving. I'm not glued to my phone or require some sort of gaming capability.
When I'm traveling, I'm spending time with family or enjoying my vacation. If I'm in a hotel, I'm busy with other things or watching the in room TV.

Can't really fault you on anything there. However, I would say you have a pretty rigid view of how things need to happen. If that works for you, great. I like to have flexibility, just because I might feel like doing something differently, or fit something into my life differently. If I'm on vacation in Playa del Carmen or Maui with my wife, we'll spend the day at the beach, at the swim-up bar, partying, eating, going on excursions, and otherwise enjoying ourselves. However, we might come back to the hotel after a day of living it up, and just want to lay back and relax. So she'll usually read or watch TV. That is when I'll whip out my 3DS or the like, and play some games for a bit. Or maybe we partied just a little too hard one day, and want to laze-out the next day before we party it up again the following day. (or maybe we just got too much sun) That's also a good time to play.

I play with my kids outside when it's nice here (though in Seattle that's like 4-5 months a year on average) and other times we sit down and play Zelda or Mario games together, or Terraria, or Quake 3, or Borderlands. It's fun. They have fun, and we're spending some extra time together.

My wife and I go out quite a bit, and have a couple of drinks, hang out with friends, eat nice meals. Then... we'll go home late, but I still don't feel like ditching her for my work/play room or the living room, so we'll hop in bed, maybe watch a show, then she'll read while I play a game.

I'd much rather be doing something at least partially active than just staring at a tv, and having extra options to do that doesn't hurt anything at all. Just because I own about 50+ gaming devices, doesn't mean I have to spend a proportional amount of time using them. I use the one that suits me at the time. A little extreme? Perhaps, but I like it. Having a PC, and a Switch though... I can't see that as being considered wasteful, extreme, decadent, etc. It's two complementary gaming systems that suit the widest range of options.

Once again, if your way works perfectly for you, then great, but there are a lot of people with a lot of different scenarios where the Switch will fit right in. I'm not saying your way is bad, but you asked why someone would be interested in it. You said it was "a joke" but it's close to the most power a portable gaming-only system has ever had, and brings it almost to parity with current consoles. Sure the PSPro and XBOneX blow it out of the water for shear power, but those are more recent, and so far underutilized IMO. They also aren't the same form-factor. Anyway, just my point of view.
 
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Usually your size resources get eaten up quicky by video and/or lossless audio and language packs. A lot of publishers will put as many possible country potentials into a single pressing so that they can just send it wherever it is compatible with instead of doing smaller custom runs.


Last night I spent a few hours installing all the pc games I was gifted for Xmas. It used up almost 500gb on my hard drive in one night. I literally couldn't believe how much space some of the games took up before I even downloaded any texture packs for them. I didn't even both installing any to my ssd this time around.

Call of Duty WWII: 69.4 GB

Nioh Complete Edition: 73.9 GB

The Evil Within 2: 32.5 GB

Sniper Elite 4: 52.4 GB

Quantum Break: ~50GB

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor: 70GB

Prey: 25.5GB

AC Origins: 43GB

Titan Fall 2: 50GB

Now a lot of these games have multiple languages, but many of them are also providing countless versions of the same game. Different textures, lighting, everything. Switch only has to provide one version of the game that can be scaled from either handheld mode or console mode. This should enable developers (especially Switch Only) to get the most out of their carts. I was actually pretty surprised that they even hold 32GB of data. I'm sure the larger size memory carts will be cutting into the profit of Nintendo hence the delays. But then again they can just make it up on their SEVENTY DOLLAR joy cons.

I am not disagreeing with you at all... but ya of that list I'm not seeing any games in your list of xmas goodies that I don't believe would disappoint me. In fact I think I can pretty much rank how much I would like those games by the amount of space they are taking up... with the largest being my least favorite. ;) IMHO developers should be spending more time developing Switch first and only games instead of trying to port 80gb lockbox infested PC/PC-console games to switch. Nintendo games tend to actually be fun (and hence sell millions of copies) because they focus on creating a game first instead of tech demos. The PC/PC-console developers should be learning from all the switch console and game sales... people just wanna have fun.
 
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I'm absolutely serious. I've actually been thinking about getting an Xbox One, so I've been looking around online and in local stores, seeing who has what and what their asking price is.
I don't recall seeing a single Nintendo product at any local Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Target or other major retailer.

I'm not saying they don't exist, but Sony and Microsoft seem to have entire aisles dedicated to their line of products. I can't say Nintendo has the same.
Yes, I've only been looking at the Xbox and seeing how it compares to the PS4, but Nintendo has not gotten even a single second of my attention a single time.

Hell, I even forgot about the Nintendo Wii until I was typing this reply.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/insert...ng-exactly-as-fast-as-sonys-ps4/#159108e67b59

10 million units in 7 months... which is a month and one Xmas holiday less then Sony took to sell 10 million PS4s.

You don't see them around because the shops your going to likely have a waiting list and people that come down and pick their stock up as soon as it comes in. Numbers haven't been released but if Mario wasn't the #1 selling game this xmas I would be shocked.
 
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