7 Major Worries About The Nintendo Switch
Four launch games and more mini-game collections? It's not looking good.
Whilst the hardware continues to look uniquely innovative and ultimately enjoyable, ever since its first unveiling, Nintendo's new Switch has come up against some pretty staunch opposition.
"Who is it for?" and "How's it going to stand a chance against PS4/Xbox One?" are just two of the many questions coming out of Nintendo's recent playable event and rundown of the Switch's features - ones we're yet to feel any more comfortable answering.
Although personally, I was mostly positive on the amount of information currently doing the rounds, there are some gaping holes in the marketing for both the system and its functionality. Many of the newest hardware features such as 'HD Rumble' vibration and 3D spacial tracking are certainly unique, but it adds fuel to the fire that Nintendo may be investing in the power of gimmicks more than anything that will result in genuinely great gameplay.
Let's take stock of where they're at right now, as sadly, the Switch doesn't look to have as bright a future as we once thought...
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7. Fellow Developers Have No Confidence In The System
You saw it on the livestream. No less than two high-profile developers were brought out on stage to quite literally say, "We like this product and will think about supporting it".
It's one step away from the arbitrary Krusty the Clown-style, "I heartily endorse this event or product" approach, and that's before you realise the people saying these things were SEGA, alongside indie powerhouse-turned B-tier whizz kid, Suda51.
It didn't help that when EA got on stage, all they brought with them was FIFA, and from the looks of it, the version of Skyrim Bethesda are supplying is the 2011 release, not the HD upgrade both the PS4 and Xbox One received in 2016.
Did Nintendo burn that many third-party bridges with the Wii U, that publishers are ostensibly saying "Well if it sells, we'll think about it"? Because if so, that's already disastrous.