Looking in to buying a Nintendo Switch but is it worth it?

[Marshnt]

Looking in to buying a Nintendo Switch but is it worth it? Money ins't the problem just the normal Nintendo fetish vs the PC Master Race complex.

[The Sloth]

i would say so, i love my switch. 

[The Sloth]

5 minutes ago, Marshnt said:

the PC Master Race complex.

wondering what that is? 

[Megah3rtz]

no buy a GTX 1080 

2 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

wondering what that is? 

that 

 

[Shiv78]

I would buy one if I wasn't in high school and needed to focus on SATs. Lol.

Def getting one or its replacement for college tho, it's perfect for that use case

[The Sloth]

On 6/17/2017 at 6:30 PM, Megah3rtz said:

no buy a GTX 1080 

On 6/17/2017 at 6:27 PM, nerdslayer1 said:

waste of money, much as i love the gtx 1080, but i would much rather get a switch and a used 980ti. 

[Megah3rtz]

1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

waste of money, much as i love the gtx 1080 i would much rather get a switch and a used 980ti. 

 

[Shiv78]

2 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

waste of money, much as i love the gtx 1080 i would much rather get a switch and a used 980ti. 

yus

[Marshnt]

Again money isn't the problem or the answer.

[The Sloth]

4 minutes ago, Marshnt said:

Again money isn't the problem or the answer.

get a switch 

[Theguywhobea]

1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

get a switch 

Where can you even get one at MSRP these days?

[The Sloth]

Just now, Theguywhobea said:

Where can you even get one at MSRP these days?

i got mine at launch, you can check here http://www.nowinstock.net/ca/videogaming/consoles/nintendoswitch/

[Marshnt]

Just now, Theguywhobea said:

Where can you even get one at MSRP these days?

Have a in at Wally world

[skywake]

If you like portable gaming and Nintendo then its worth it. If you like one it's probably worth it. If you like neither why does this thread exist?

[The Sloth]

Just now, skywake said:

If you like portable gaming and Nintendo then its worth it. If you like one it's probably worth it. If you like neither what's wrong with you?

you dropped this

 

[Marshnt]

1 minute ago, skywake said:

If you like portable gaming and Nintendo then its worth it. If you like one it's probably worth it. If you like neither why does this thread exist?

This this exists cause Nintendo like other console manufactures release sub prime POS's like the PSP vita, the Wii U,and the N-Gage  (Actually own the original Super Mario Cart Props)

[skywake]

12 minutes ago, Marshnt said:

This this exists cause Nintendo like other console manufactures release sub prime POS's like the PSP vita, the Wii U,and the N-Gage  (Actually own the original Super Mario Cart Props)

Only one of those were Nintendo and as someone who owned a Wii U I don't think of it as a bad console. I think of it as beta-testing for the Switch. I'd also argue that the Vita was a pretty fantastic piece of hardware for its time which is a shame because it didn't get much software.

[Marshnt]

1 minute ago, skywake said:

Only one of those were Nintendo and as someone who owned a Wii U I don't think of it as a bad console. I think of it as beta-testing for the Switch

300$ is a lot for a early adopter?

[Moot251]

1 hour ago, Theguywhobea said:

Where can you even get one at MSRP these days?

My local Walmart had 4 for MSRP (I live in rural Appalachia). I bought 2 of them. They are the perfect companion to my gaming rig, they just need some more games.

[skywake]

39 minutes ago, Marshnt said:

300$ is a lot for a early adopter?

The point I was getting at was that the Switch does everything the Wii U did but better. I really liked the Wii U as a system with Nintendo games that didn't take themselves seriously at all. It was also a system where Nintendo experimented with games like Splatoon, Super Mario Maker and Captain Toad. At the same time Nintendo were pushing out the best versions of games like Mario Kart, Smash Bros and Zelda. All of that on a system where you could, if you wanted to, play those games on a semi-portable screen.

 

The Switch does all the same things but on a properly portable system and with a more regular flow of games.

[Mathematech]

IMO Switch + PC is the perfect combo (I'm sure you've read before, but still) With PC you get 90% of the gaming market, and the switch gives you Nintendo exclusives and portability. If you can find one, I think it is definitely worth it.

[TacoSenpai]

Purely opinion and somewhat bias but yeah the Nintendo exclusives alone make it worth it Nintendo+PC combo is pretty nice.  Though it does seem that with the Switch being a hybrid portable that it is getting alot more third party support than previous generations.

[Shiv78]

18 minutes ago, LordTaco42 said:

more third party support than previous generations

No, the Wii U was just shit and didn't sell much. Hell, the Wii had friggin COD on it! How's that for third party support?

[TacoSenpai]

Just now, Shiv78 said:

No, the Wii U was just shit and didn't sell much. Hell, the Wii had friggin COD on it! How's that for third party support?

To be fair the Wii U had some phenomenal first party titles some series bests even like Smash 4, Mario Kart 8, Pikmin 3,  Bayonetta 2.  It just had a crap name and shit marketing.  Honestly if they had named it like Super Wii or hell just Wii 2 it probably would have sold better but most people didn't even know it was a new console they just thought it was an add on for the Wii.  The biggest gripe I had with the Wii U from a hardware standpoint was its measly storage of 32GB on the "delux" version.

[Shiv78]

6 minutes ago, LordTaco42 said:

To be fair the Wii U had some phenomenal first party titles some series bests even like Smash 4, Mario Kart 8, Pikmin 3,  Bayonetta 2.  It just had a crap name and shit marketing.  Honestly if they had named it like Super Wii or hell just Wii 2 it probably would have sold better but most people didn't even know it was a new console they just thought it was an add on for the Wii.  The biggest gripe I had with the Wii U from a hardware standpoint was its measly storage of 32GB on the "delux" version.

Yup. Also it lagged so far behind in terms of hardware that nobody stopped to consider the insane amount of optimization Nintendo has and also their unique games.