re: Official Nintendo Switch Thread: Switch IN STOCK Tomorrow 5/21 - Best Buy

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trivial things

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If it was just the one thing, sure it's trivial, but you gather them all together and it seems like a pointless headache to me. And not because I think it would over complicate my life if I owned one, but I can't fathom why these decisions get made over and over again, and no one can ever give a good reason other than "it's Nintendo".

I know it wasn't a world beater, but I absolutely loved my Gamecube and I was happy with what the GC and N64 offered as far as gaming even though I was still doing a lot of gaming on OG Xbox, PS2, PS3, and 360. The Wii really killed it for me and I've never been able to get back on board, even though I would love to play a lot of the library. I'm a fan. Trust me. I've been hopeful since the Wii that Nintendo would stop catering to the niche market and make a legit machine that could actually function as my sole home console. I want to be able to play Zelda, Mario, Metroid, and Donkey Kong, but also all the other 3rd party franchises I love........and not play a downgraded version of those. Wii U didn't do that, and that's not what the Switch is for. So as an old school nintendo fan, it's frustration that has built up over the years, and I have no clue what's going to get me back on board.

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In the grand scheme of things, no, not that big of a headache, but why go that route? Typing in a user name has been an established means for this for such a long time. Why keep it around?

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The why is simple, you just don't think it's important enough. Is it THAT bad that Nintendo wants to try and protect kids just a little bit? They MIGHT be oversensitive to it, and they may make kind of a tedious choice for it, but the intention is something we should be ok with.

How to add friends

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I've been hopeful since the Wii that Nintendo would stop catering to the niche market and make a legit machine that could actually function as my sole home console. I want to be able to play Zelda, Mario, Metroid, and Donkey Kong, but also all the other 3rd party franchises I love........and not play a downgraded version of those.

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There are only two ways to get to this end:

1) Nintendo goes 3rd party. However, going 3rd party is also what would kill the Nintendo you know and love. The issue with loving all of those games and being an "old school fan" is that they get to that point because they are wild and wacky. Because they have a DIFFERENT approach that can lead to some mindboggling decisions, that's why

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"it's Nintendo".

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Is a common retort. Is it a fair one? I don't know. But it makes sense. Nintendo fans aren't saying "It's Nintendo" as a way to downplay the problem or to not think it's a problem. "It's Nintendo," usually means:

"I'll deal with this problem because the end result is polished, high quality, fun and uniquely Nintendo."

Again, it's a unique kind of relationship, and one that can frustrate a lot of people.

2) The other way is for Nintendo to invest money, go all in, shuck part of their identity and make Generic Home Console #3. It's much more of a gamble then people really think. YOU may buy that console, but Nintendo might have market research that says a large majority won't. They have always been super conservative since they have no other business to fall back on like Sony or Microsoft. Yes it makes logical sense, but they've had a similarly powered console TWICE and been crushed - N64 and GC.

And I feel you're a little disjointed in referencing this:

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I was happy with what the GC and N64 offered as far as gaming even though I was still doing a lot of gaming on OG Xbox, PS2, PS3, and 360.

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that could actually function as my sole home console.

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So are you ok with two consoles like the GC and 64 years? Or do you want one?

If you want 2 consoles, doesn't it make sense for Nintendo to try and be Everyone's 2nd console, rather than only some people's first console?

With my life now, 1 console is really all I want. If Nintendo could play everything else, more than likely that would be the one I'd own.

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That's exactly what friend codes are for, yes. They wanted to limit the ability for adults to find kids online. Simple as that.

Now, should it be behind a parental control? That would be ideal, but again, it's a small inconvenience for a good reason.

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I guess considering their target market, that would make some sense. But why hasn't anyone else gone that route? Maybe the assumption that younger kids aren't playing their consoles alone, as opposed to a nintendo, where that's probably happening a lot because the parents think "it's a nintendo, whatever".

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I hate Nintendo's online strategy but I guess I get the decision. I have a non-gamer friend who told me that he loves the whole friend code thing and how cumbersome it is. He likes being able to buy his kids the latest Nintendo console and just give it to them without having to worry about some pedophile contacting his kids through it. And if they want to connect to a friend, it will likely be someone they know in person (and therefore he'll probably also know them or their parents).

I also have kids but I set up parental controls on my systems and services. I don't mind it. Apparently he does. I suspect other parents are of a similar mind and Nintendo is doing a little of the parenting work for them by going that route. However, Nintendo shouldn't expect their online offerings to be taken as seriously compared to their competitors as long as they continue this approach.

from what retailer? amazon still says "preparing to ship" for me but still says it will arrive tomorrow

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I didnt say it was the GOAT. I said its a launch console. What launch console hasnt had issues? Didnt the 360 have RRoD on launch? Playstation had the disc ejecting issues right?

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The early PS3 BD drives were big fat pieces of shite. Mine broke 3 times.