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I am sorry to say, and yes I know I am in the minority within this thread. I really am on the verge of cancelling my pre-order. This is pretty much unprecedented for me.
Every console launch from the Dreamcast on wards I was balls deep!  But with Zelda available on the Wii U I just don't know whether I can justify the cost. With owning a PS4, XBONE, PC, Wii U, countless retro stuff and handhelds, what is the draw of the Switch? Bomberman I have on 360, Disgaea 5 I have on PS4, Zelda Wii U, Isaac I have on PC blah blah blah! HD touch I think could be great but not enough to warrant dipping in on launch day. It's not to say I won't eventually buy it. But for once, maybe I will be sensible and wait until around Xmas when some bundles are knocking about. I'm pretty pissed so if this make no sense sorry. 
 


When you've sobered up a little in the morning you may see sense. Not only can you take a shit whilst playing the new Zelda on switch, but the chicks will love you for doing so. Try popping down to the local cafe with your Wii U controller, you'll feel like an outcast, whilst all the switch people dance about having fun pretending to shave and milk cows.....
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8 hours ago, gingerling said:

I am sorry to say, and yes I know I am in the minority within this thread. I really am on the verge of cancelling my pre-order. This is pretty much unprecedented for me.

Every console launch from the Dreamcast on wards I was balls deep!  But with Zelda available on the Wii U I just don't know whether I can justify the cost. With owning a PS4, XBONE, PC, Wii U, countless retro stuff and handhelds, what is the draw of the Switch? Bomberman I have on 360, Disgaea 5 I have on PS4, Zelda Wii U, Isaac I have on PC blah blah blah! HD touch I think could be great but not enough to warrant dipping in on launch day. It's not to say I won't eventually buy it. But for once, maybe I will be sensible and wait until around Xmas when some bundles are knocking about. I'm pretty pissed so if this make no sense sorry. 

 

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7 minutes ago, sir shrew said:

Just reading on Gaf a quote from Nintendo about how they aren't ruling out a 3DS successor.

 

Then why force portability costs into the Switch, you fucking clowns!!!

 

Because money

 

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And also because Nintendo don't seem to have a clue when it comes to good business sense, which in their case is both a blessing and a curse. 

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how many models of tablets and phones do Samsung alone make?

 

Nintendo hints at the possibility of a second, smaller device and for some reason people complain!!!

It is obviously going to be Switch compatible. It should be called microswitch

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3 minutes ago, sir shrew said:

 

Because the Switch is expensive and underpowered, due the portable functionality.

 

Releasing a cheaper portable-only device down the line reduces the desirability of portable functionality in the original console.

But...they may not do it. You're arguing against a possibility.

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Back in stock at Nintendo Store.

 

https://store.nintendo.co.uk/nintendo-switch/consoles.list

 

Supposedly they are ready for launch day as well. I don't know if i should cancel my Amazon order and order from here instead as you get a two year warranty from Nintendo.

 

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/neon-switch-back-stock-279-99-nintendo-uk-store-for-launch-payment-dispatch-2610777?page=2#comments

 

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Some guy on HotUKDeals posted the following, not me!

 

UPDATE:

A few people concerned if this is launch stock. I have now got confirmation from Nintendo UK that it is indeed launch stock. Please see their response below :)

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Thank you for contacting us regarding your recent order placed through our UK Online Store. 

With regards to your query, we can confirm that all pre-ordered items from our Online Store will be dispatched for delivery, before its announced release date. You can then expect delivery of your goods on or before the date of release.

Confirmation of the dispatch of your goods will be added to your order, as and when they are available. This is normally done a few days before your order is dispatched.

 

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38 minutes ago, sir shrew said:

 

Because the Switch is expensive and underpowered, due the portable functionality.

 

Releasing a cheaper portable-only device down the line reduces the desirability of portable functionality in the original console.

 

Its neither of those tho, for what it is its both powerful and cheap.

 

If Nintendo released a more powerful machine than the Pro on March 3rd for £399 you would be complaining it was too expensive and entering a market they have no hope of competing in!

 

 

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30 minutes ago, the_debaser said:

Get both. 

Lol. The only thing that makes me want the grey is for the 1% off time when i play it at work or in public. It looks less like a toy and more like a tablet for discreet gaming*

 

*as discreet as it can be with a large screen and two controllers :P

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10 hours ago, Dan said:

As I see more of 1 2 Switch, I get more and more tempted to get it day one. Though it was going to be the console, Zelda and a pro controller, so I'd probably have to drop the controller pre-order. I'll most likely stick to original plan and then buy 12Switch a few days later! :lol:

If its 1 2 Switch you like then you can cup my balls and milk me. Only £269.99

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2 minutes ago, sir shrew said:

 

It's nearly £100 more than a 4 year old console that's still a lot more powerful than it is. If it launched at £399 it'd be £50 more than a PS4 Pro at RRP (The Pro has been in xmas/jan sales for less than this)

 

Why?

 

Because of the handheld shite that everyone thought was consolidating their Wii U and 3DS software lines but oh no:

 

 

 

 

The Switch is cheap and powerful if you ignore all other games consoles and mobile tablet devices.

 

Because its nothing like a PS4, why do you roll this drivel out every time - we get it, you never play games out of the house and have a telly and ps4 in every room and live on your own so have no other demands on the use of the main telly so you can't see any possible use of the switch and its more important to be more powerful than the ps4 and xboxne combined and cost less and have the same games and cost less blah blah blah

 

 

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All this stuff about the Switch being underpowered: I genuinely don't see it. I look at some of the stuff on the WiiU and think it looks better than its bigger brother stuff. And now I can play this stuff on a portable? It's like witchcraft to me. 

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7 minutes ago, mdn2 said:

All this stuff about the Switch being underpowered: I genuinely don't see it. I look at some of the stuff on the WiiU and think it looks better than its bigger brother stuff. And now I can play this stuff on a portable? It's like witchcraft to me. 

 

Yoshi's Woolly World has the best graphics I've ever seen.

 

Underpowered for 4K/60fps Battlefield, no doubt. Then again what isn't outside of a GTX1080?

Underpowered for pumping out stuff like MK8, Splatoon, Smash, and Arms at 1080/60? Nope. 

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Just now, mdn2 said:

All this stuff about the Switch being underpowered: I genuinely don't see it. I look at some of the stuff on the WiiU and think it looks better than its bigger brother stuff. And now I can play this stuff on a portable? It's like witchcraft to me. 

 

I don't care about the power so much because if we look at the 3DS with it's super low res screens, it's not important because the games are so good. This will be 720p/1080p, a nice sharp screen and far beyond anything we have seen on a handheld and better than the WiiU as well. The main thing are the games. Although we are being drip fed at the moment i think by the end of the year there will be some really good games on the Switch.

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Right. Here's what I think. I've given this a lot of thought.

 

I think grey is the way to go. Hear me out. Sure the coloured ones look cool but let's face it, Nintendo are gonna make all sorts of colours and you're gonna want them all. You start off coloured and you're not gonna want a grey one down the line when they bust out teal ones. But just like having a black suit ready for a funeral. It's important to have an understated set of Joycons for playing at the wake. So grey.

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6 minutes ago, mdn2 said:

All this stuff about the Switch being underpowered: I genuinely don't see it. I look at some of the stuff on the WiiU and think it looks better than its bigger brother stuff. And now I can play this stuff on a portable? It's like witchcraft to me. 

It's mental - I'm not sure what people (and when I say people, I mean Shrew basically) were expecting. I mean I don't think Sony could get a PS4 down to the size of a Switch right now - even without a screen and controllers etc. Yet Nintendo are 'cheap and lazy' for putting together a unit that is the most powerful portable we've ever seen, and includes a couple of very advanced controllers as well. Some people were just never going to be happy.

 

Unlike me, I'd be happy if Nintendo came in and did a shit on my corn flakes obviously.

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