It would be interesting for Nintendo and Microsoft to collaborate but the last time Nintendo tried to collaborate with another company the PlayStation was created.
Thank god for that, that’s my favorite platform. I do wish that Sony and Nintendo could play nice with each other as opposed to trying to cannibalize one another. Xbox and Nintendo made it work, Sony needs to stop being stubborn! 😡
That's because Nintendo pulled off of a deal with Sony at the last second to partner with Phillips, I believe. Sony got some experience out of it, and created its own console. Also, there's not much Microsoft could steal Nintendo from.
Well certainly they're in a good position right now, as the progress of graphical development has somewhat slowed down recently, when you think about the overall video game industry during the past 5 years. But surely, Nintendo needs to catch up a bit with next generation, but it's not necessary for them to be the number one. Afterall, they've found their audience, their customers, and they have different sort of approaches towards the games in general. Which is good for them, as they have secured their future in a way. Btw, this is coming from a PC player. It's good to have different manufacturers still around.
It’s not just a graphical issue. The technical limitations of the Switch are going to influence developer input eventually. Developers ‘outgrow’ consoles fairly quickly, the Switch is going to be a challenging piece of the hardware to develop modern games on very quickly.
@@V100BB I think if a console sells enough units and the prospect of making money is there, developers will find a way to release software for it. The Switch has a different market from PS4/Xbox One, which compete more with PCs than Nintendo. If the popularity remains strong, they will release titles.
The Wii U carried legacy compatibility with the original Wii same as it's carried compatibility with the Gamecube. The Switch break that totally with no other option than waiting for emulation releases through the official Nintendo market.
@@cax1175 Unfortunately due to poor scaling of 480p content, playing Wii games on the Wii U actually tends to look worse than playing then on the original Wii.
I loved the Wii U, Unfortunately The Switch has made it largely irrelevant since they've taken most of it's library and put it on the Switch in enhanced form.
The success of the Switch is also proof that most people couldn't care less about graphics or "power." They want fun games and that matters much more than graphics.
This may be an unpopular opinion but I think it's because people (blindly) keep buying them at those prices. Even the newer Pokemon games on switch are really basic looking. A company like Nintendo could make a very innovative and impressive game but instead they make a very basic game based on old simple mechanics with no voice acting or anything and yet millions upon millions of people still buy it. Why? Because POKEMON! The first Pokemon games were innovative and amazing but ever since they've just been rehashed money grabs! That's why I refuse to buy them. Nintendo used to compete with innovative fun games at a good/better price-point compared to competitors but now they're just like the rest and are mostly riding off of their coat-tails. To me, it proves the power of marketing and hype.
Think about it this way: if you had bought it when it first came out, say $60, you'd only lose out $20 within 5 years. Other games outside Nintendo? Most likely a lot more. So yea, when it comes to pricing, they're focusing on giving the first adopters to finish the game, and find out whether the game's worth it at 60, or sell it afterword for 55, effectively buying the game experience for $5. Of course, I'm assuming you're buying the cartridge and not digitally.
Lol. I feel your pain. But if Nintendo did that, we would wait for prices to drop before buying, and they'd miss out on cash. They know we're willing to pay full price for their quality games.
Xbox 360 in Japan is definitely a fascinating subject. I would've never guess that Steins;Gate (the quite famous visual novel about time travel) actually started out as an X360 exclusive.
One thing to consider: You were saying for a game like Goldeneye, you'd need buy off from Rare (Microsoft), EA and Nintendo since the rights to that game are owned by those three parties. The new CEO of Nintendo of America, Doug Bowser, was a long time executive at EA. Hmmm....
But ti issue with goldeneye is the BOND rights holder isnt it? Lots of companies have wanted to remake it but they are held back bu the rights holder, not the STUDIOS.
I personally use the Switch about 50/50 portable and docked and see it as the successor to both the Wii U and the Switch, merging the two lines into one. Now the 3DS is finally dying out we're starting to see the pay off of that approach with games like the new Pokémon and top down Zelda games which would traditionally be more of a handheld series coming to Switch so it's really getting the best of both worlds. Hopefully this will mean the consistent stream of 1st party heavy hitters rolling out onto Switch will still be able to continue even after the pool of old Wii U games to port has dried up since they can focus on just one platform for all their major franchises.
30% play Primarily handheld, about 20% play primarily docked, 50% play evenly. The claim that the switch isn't viewed as a console is not backed by the evidence and his predictions were based on this totally faulty claim.
@@AdamKoralik I think having their paid Xbox live service on switch is enough insensitive for Xbox. I'm sure Nintendo would like more software on the switch for obvious reasons.
Three areas I think the Switch excels in: 1. Couch co-op gaming is by and large dominated by Nintendo. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Smash Brothers, Splatoon 2, all super fun to play in the same room with your friends. This is basically obsolete with PS4 and Xbox One. 2. I work for an IT company with a lot of gamers. Many of ditched consoles for PC gaming, but they have a Switch to play Nintendo titles and get the portability that PC gaming doesn't have. 3. Nintendo is great at being family friendly. I think they definitely are once again with the Switch (Labo is a great game for kids and families alike), but they are also great at appealing to adults who like to game but aren't necessarily "gamers." I have a lot of friends who love the Switch because they can play it between work, family obligations, kids stuff, etc. Nintendo marketed this in their launch advertising and I think it was genius.
There's no way that Nintendo would make a deal whereby their signature exclusives (eg any new Mario game) would have the best gaming experience on a different platform. What makes more sense to me is for Nintendo to improve their online offering with the help of Xbox Live meanwhile Microsoft will get a cut and widen the customer base for their service subscription offering. Both win and scenario seems much more plausible.
I'm affraid that Switch will run out of steam quick. When PS5 and Next Xbox will launch Switch hardware will be so dated, so it couldnt run any ports. Basically we are left with Nintendo first party titles and questionable quality 3th party games. This happened to Wii.
Your comment needs more likes. Switch will eventually inherit the biggest problems of the Wii & Wii U. The Wii's problem being the hardware. The Wii U's problem being the 3rd party support. Switch is already outclassed now when it comes to hardware, imagine when next-gen drops. A lot of 3rd party games don't fit on Switch carts, this could be remedied with 64gb carts, but I doubt people will pay $80 (or so) for a Switch game when the PlayStation/Xbox version is $60.
@Lanky Kong Yeah this Pro thing works on PS4, but I don't think it will work for Switch. Assuming, that Switch Pro works the same way as PS4 Pro that means, that every Switch game should run on base (normal switch) too. So it still means, that Switch won't get PS5 ports, because base Switch couldn't handle it. If Nintendo decides to make Switch Pro more like New 3DS with exclusive games running only on Switch Pro, that means it's bad news for current Switch users and if there will be a great number of these "exclusive Switch Pro" games it could mean, that Nintendo just releasing new console (Switch Pro) with bacwards compatibility to Switch games. No matter how I look at it, I still can't find a sweet spot for switch future. Switch Pro won't do much good or make much sense. New next Generation Switch means, that current Switch users are left behind and Idea of Nintendo just keeping Switch as it is also bad because switch will be underpowered just as Wii was back in the day.
I remember reading an article some months back saying that Sony had filed a patent for a Switch style tablet device. The Switch may soon have competition for in the hybrid console market.
@@58jharris Most of that is bogus. There's no logical path for Sony into this space. PS4 Switch won't work because those components literally cannot - it is an actual impossibility - be shrunk down to meet the space and power draw requirements. So it can't be an actual PS4. But even crsating a new device with analogous performance doesn't work. First, the system is now no longer a PS4. Games would have to be ported to it. Second, the mobile SoC tech is simply not there for Sony to produce a PS4 level portable device at the necessary price point. And by the time it is, Nintendo will be ready to do the same with a Switch successor in, say, 2023. Then there's the practical issues. The PS4 is disc based. That can't work, optical drives are way too big and pull way too much power. So perhaps you set it up where the drive is in the doc, games install and play without discs. Fine, but now we have another issue: storage. PS4 games are far larger than Switch. So for a device that is mostly or all digital, you want at least 1TB. Preferably 2. However, you can't use a hard disc drive, they are far too delicate. The strage needs to be solid state or NAND. Well, 1TB of that kind of storate is far, far more expensive than a normal HDD. And I could go on, a PS4 Swap is a complete trainwreck. As for doing one for PS5, literally impossible. The Switch works because it is a noticeable step up from Nintendo's last system on a technical level despite being a hybrid. Sony cannot do the same. It is impossible. A hybrid even equal to the power of the PS4 Pro is impossible, period. It will remain such for several years. Perhaps longer. And Sony is locked into that arms race, the next Playstation needs to be a step up. They cannot do that with a switch-esque device. As for creating one as a vita successor, that completely undermines the point of the Switch: the merging of handheld and home console experiences AND ecosystems. Nintendo doesn't have a handheld and a home console, they have just one device. Sony doing a PS5 and a PS Swap or whatever misses this entirely. So no, Nintendo has no looming competition from Sony.
Rich people will never know why it is amazing for a portable/console hybrid to exists, because they are like "oh i have 3 different 50' monitors on my room why would i want to play portably", where in most households if your wife/parent/sibling uses the tv you're not gonna play until they are done.
The Gamecube would have been more popular had it had regular DVD playback. That was the very point in time that DVDs were in full swing replacing VHS and the Gamecube couldn't play DVDs. At one point the PS2 was the cheapest DVD player on the market and Sony sold millions of consoles for that reason alone.
I think there is a strong chance Xbox games will appear on Switch but pretty much a zero chance Nintendo games will show up on any type of Xbox hardware!
Yes, Nintendo jealously guards its IPs, and their experience with Sony back in the 1990's soured them on the idea of working with another company in such a way.
Part of me loves the Switch for being what it is, but another part of me hates the Switch for the good things that Nintendo has done with it, but didn't do with the Wii U: - The Wii U (at least for most third-parties) was pretty tough to develop new games for while with the Switch, Nintendo purposely went to said third-parties and asked what they wanted in the Switch and made the system more developer friendly because of that. - They made that ridiculous Creators Program in the Wii U era that completely screwed over everyone who wanted to make videos of either them or their friends playing Nintendo related games on TH-cam, despite being free advertisement for their products, which they definitely could've used in the Wii U days. Matter of fact, there's a number of TH-camrs that I followed and became famous overnight, JUST from covering Wii U related games like cobanermani456, Ekita, GameXplain, ZackScottGames, SullyPwnz, PKSparkx, just to name a few. The Switch is fine and good, but even with the Switch, it took them a year and a half to finally kill that mess of a program, which should've never existed in the first place. - I still question to this day why Nintendo's American Advertising Department had such a hard time advertising the Wii U to folks. Meanwhile, Nintendo of UK and especially Nintendo of Japan knew exactly what to do and really gave their American division exact steps on how to do it right. I can go on and on. I will always love the Wii U for the gaming memories that it gave me and the good times I still have with it, but sometimes I wonder if Nintendo wanted the system to fail to a degree.
To me, the Switch is my favorite console of all time due to me being an adult now. I get to play it on my tv, and also on my lunch at work in my vehicle. Best of both worlds. I love my PS4 and its had a ton of great games but the fact that its stuck at home is overshadowed by Switch now for me personally. The only thing that Switch is lacking is major 3rd party support. It has it but it's not the same. I understand why and I'm sure there are more games in the works. If it had the support that PS does, it would be unstoppable
Its impressive how social engineering works. Most of the same people who used to make jokes about the wii u "graphic power" now defends the switch to the point to take it personal. Great job nintendo.
To be fair, the Switch’s portability pretty much excuses the power disparity instantly. There was no excuse on Wii and Wii U. There’s no reason those consoles couldn’t have been quite a bit more powerful. Nintendo was rolling with Standard Definition until 2011. Twenty. Eleven. Switch is a handheld with HD capability that’s almost as powerful as big, bulky powerhouse consoles from five years ago. That’s just impressive.
Uh, maybe because Switch is fundamentally a handheld system? For something the size of a 'phablet' (& for US$300), its hardware is actually almost bleeding-edge by the standards of portable graphics power. So yeah, false equivalence.
It seems we are past "peak smartphone" now. Three years ago everyone predicted smartphones would kill mobile consoles entirely. Sony didn't even try to make a next gen portable and many people saw Nintendo becoming a software only company. Now new flagship phones have become incredibly expensive. Yes, you can game on midrange phones, but the price you have to pay for one of these phones everyone is talking about gets you all three major consoles combined! Very hard to justify as a birthday present for a teen. Plus the vast majority of games are sill crap with frustrating controls and shaky businesses models. This opened up a window for a new, high quality portable gaming device. The system itself may have been a bit early. But the wave of good content arrived exactly at the right time.
So I remember when all the PS4/Xbox One games we’re getting ported to the Xbox 360 and PS3. When they start porting PS5 games to the PS4 this will be fine for Nintendo since PS4 level games are getting ported to the Switch. When the time comes where PS5 games are not getting ported to PS4, Nintendo can simply make a more powerful Switch with the power of the PS4. This will make porting to this new Switch a lot easier. I personally think by then it should just be a sequel to the Switch, not something like a Switch Pro
I also think there are huge numbers of people in their 20s and 30s who don't even own TVs only have computers. And this allows them to play on a console for all those console only titles and mobile gaming.
you know I feel really bad for the guy that made Devil's Third. He made Ninja Gaiden 1 and 2 on the xbox console along with the Dead or Alive (1-4 and the first two volleyball games) and after he left TECMO in really bad terms all he had done is devil' third//............
I didn't realize how much Nintendo and Microsoft could potentially benefit from each other. And no one does video game and video game industry analysis like you, Adam 👏🏻
I like the switch but it has the same issue Nintendo consoles historically have - it’s harder to find really cheap games on it. I buy games on Xbox One, only on sale, with discounted gift cards + temporary gift cards you can earn through Microsoft rewards. Lol, I payed less than $10 for the complete edition of Witcher 3.
Where the Switch currently fails is playing games that came out before the Wii U. Unless Nintendo can get its act together and either bring Virtual Console to the Switch or expand their NES Online benefits to include other consoles, the Wii U is going to be viewed as the ultimate Nintendo retro console with NES, SNES, N64, Wii, Wii U, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, and DS games playable on it. I don’t think Nintendo will ever bring their games to the Xbox because they’re notoriously controlling with the platform they release their games on. Even though they’ve released some stuff on mobile and have become more accepting of things their community likes, I think putting their major games on another platform they have no control over is a step too far for them. The Nintendo Switch succeeds because it is a portable console, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be a home console too. Nintendo is in a position where if they make a game for their super successful portable, it is instantly available on the home console side of things too, at no additional development costs, with the dock. Nintendo has very little to gain from putting a future release like Metroid Prime 4 on the Xbox since the Switch can still technically be a home console, and what Xbox brings to the table with Xbox Live, Game Pass, and xCloud isn’t enough for Nintendo to just surrender their bread and butter to another company. I think in a deal between Xbox and Nintendo, Xbox isn’t going to care too much about what Nintendo has to offer them, they just want their brand on a super successful device. With Game Pass being the main thing Xbox is pushing now, it wouldn’t surprise me if Xbox is only partnering with Nintendo to make Game Pass and their upcoming xCloud streaming seem more appealing and have a larger install base.
You know what has me wondering. There were a lot of games on 360 and PS3 that would be good for third party companies to do a quick revamp and put up digitally on the Nintendo store. I think a lot of companies missed some easy money.
RenovatedMars Be sure they kept those cards for later so question is when ? When Switch sell gone slow and they need to shake the market with something awesome , for now Switch is selling crazy even without it
RenovatedMars but why are they forced to bring back every single old game to their new console? No other systems do this why do Nintendo fans think they are entitled to every single old Nintendo game on every console.
The Switch becoming the replacement for the DS solves one thing I've always disliked about that system..... A great video output to external displays. It's always bugged me that the DS never had a video out function.
Miss not seeing your stack of games. With the variety of Nintendo first party exclusives, Indie titles and 3rd party ports, you could have touched on a lot of the different gaming experiences on the Switch.
wow, 80% use it as a portable? people don't like "normal tv consoles with normal controllers" anymore?. wow. that makes me sad, and a bit afraid. (I never liked portables, I don't get what's the point, if I'm going to play something I prefer to do it at home on the tv).
Me too. I'm old school like that. I still like to play at home, with a controller. Not motion controls like Wii. That's why I'm afraid of the future of video games being played.
Well alot of people will spend an hour or so on the train travelling back and forth to work. There are also alot of gamers that travel alot for work so the portability is really handy
Subbed! I watched a lot of the 2 year anniversary videos but I liked yours a lot. Just felt like a nice discussion. No yelling, flashy images and all that other fluff.
They jumped into the mobile/portable/tablet gaming completely! They’ve always sold more on the portable division and with this mobile times it was their great opportunity to bring that audience to the platform.
Super Mario on Xbox would be the biggest megaton bombshell news of all time. IMO, there’s no need on Nintendo’s end to grant them their IPs. The concept of having Live on Switch makes a lot more sense for both parties
Very interesting prediction. Given the Switch's success I do doubt Nintendo would allow their IPs to be on the Xbox. At least in whole form. Like I doubt the next Mario game will be dual release mainly because Nintendo games have no issue running on Nintendo so there's not really a tech faux pas for Nintendo games, it's about the 3rd parties. I feel as though however Microsoft wants to be like Nintendo. They don't want to "directly compete" in a sense against Sony. I feel like, just like you've been predicting, Xbox will be more service like. They want a piece of Xbox, everywhere. It started with he crossplay thing and now we have Xbox Live. I think their goal is to basically just get Xbox, everywhere. If people won't get Xbox into their homes, bring it to their homes yourself. Have Xbox be this universal service so it not only reaches every gaming platform, but it also reaches the markets they can never seem to reach like Japan. It's really smart imo.
One thing I don’t like about the switch is the lack of media support. Why is Netflix still not on it? Or an internet browser. I also would like a way to play MP3’s on it.
Since it looks like Nintendo is not interested in making a 9th gen console, when will the next console generation begin? I just really want to see your 8th generation retrospective and I don’t want to wait for Nintendo to release new hardware. Love your content.
I should have a comment on that original video. I think I said it would easily hit life time sales of over 30m. I think it’s at 32m now and only in 2 years
I've seen at least 3 Switch 2 year anniversary videos. The system is getting love. Metal Jesus Rocks, Beatemups and Cinnemassacre now all need to do one.
Purchased a Switch recently, though I bought it as a handheld rather than a console. The Vita was my handheld of choice for last few years, and with production ending and games slowly draining away, they've begun to move a lot of them over to Switch. My biggest fear for the future of Switch is a lack of long tail, big hitters up front then a small trickle rest of the time and then drying up completely. And if they make a Switch v2 I'm hopeful they won't make exclusives for that only too i.e. New 3DS. Nintendo do have a weird history of doing weird stuff and completely shutting off the tap of game releases regardless of success (see Wii). Hopefully though the 3rd party and Indies will continue to support it, so regardless of Nintendo's sometimes inane decisions we'll continue to have a reason to use it. In terms of business, I'm curious whether the Switch is MORE profitable by itself than having two seperate devices i.e. a console and handheld on the market. And whether the pure money aspect forces Nintendo to make a purely handheld successor to the DS series.
There is like over 100 ACA neo Geo games on switch. It does not have a good storefront but a good search shows a ton of retro classic games that are AWESOME games on the go. For some its the only way to legally own some of the classics from NEO GEO and the Sega Ages stuff. I Still love my WiiU. I think the WiiU games will be collectable, but its hurt by the fact the wiiu library is emulated on PC.
I can't quite picture Nintendo releasing a Mario lite for Switch and complete killer version for Xbox, that would render the Switch docking function obsolete
original xbox was referred to as "Project Midway". Midway was the location of one of few Allied victories in the pacific during WW2. I'm sure a lot of execs at Xbox still hold this same viewpoint - I wouldn't view any "joint venture" between Nintendo (or Sony for that matter) and Microsoft as a benevolent venture. Microsoft will take this as a show of dominance and rake Nintendo over the coals for a couple years until they have milked them of their resources and ability to produce content free from contracts with Microsoft. Ultimately pushing Nintendo to the end of its lifespan as a console juggernaut. The risk here is not simply "well, Nintendo just wont have consoles anymore because things are just so good elsewhere" - rather, they will not produce consoles and they will also be severely hamstrung (by design, financially and otherwise) by cutthroat deals with Microsoft. I'm not saying Mario will become property of Microsoft, but I'm saying Mario will fall on his own sword before that contract is signed... get me? I would view any venture along the lines you propose as highly suspect and a huge red flag. Can things be good? yea, of course, but not likely.
I still keep my Wii U connected, play it, and have no regrets buying it. It's still worth keeping for Super Mario 3D World, NES Remix Pack 1&2, Wonderful 101, Yoshi's Woolly World, Mario Maker, Pikmin 3, Game & Wario, Paper Mario Color Splash, Wii Sports Club, Zelda Wind Waker HD, Splatoon, StarFox Zero/Guard, Kirby & the Rainbow Curse. It's also excellent for playing all legacy Wii titles over an HDMI connection. I moved all of my WiiWare and VC titles over as well.
I thought long and hard two years ago about buying a Switch, but a one-day flash sale on a PS4 sent me down a very different path. I haven't regretted that purchase much, but I wonder if I'd've been happier with a Switch instead
I've been put off by some of your videos in the past man But this has gotta be the most genius idea you've ever had and you should pitch it to both companies immediately
I take my Switch with me to work. It's been amazing to play my console games like Zelda and L.A. Noire during breaks and then dock them up and continue playing them at home.
I feel like the Switch really fed off the 3DS-which I actually consider one of the greatest gaming systems (and libraries) of all time. In a way it's sad as it seems like the 3DS still had life and could've rolled along strong for another year or two (just on more M2 Sega 3D Genesis games alone). In the end though, it's a difficult business model for a company to support 2 portable systems of vastly different processing power. Very interesting concept of Nintendo and Microsoft working together. Imagine Xbox X2 (or whatever the next system will be called) with a packed in Super Mario 3D World 2, or something similar. Hmmm...
fuck man, I love hearing you talk, i could sit down and listen to you analyze the videogame industry and consoles for hours lmao. do you do this same sort of thing on your podcast?
Man, at this point literally the ONLY thing Nintendo (Since probably the SNES/N64 era) has going for them is their exclusives. If they gave those up there would be no reason for anyone to buy their consoles anymore. I don't think they would give them up like that or that it would be a wise move on their part, at all.
I definitely see MS and Nintendo working together closely BUT i really think Nintendo does care about the home console market enough to not allow their precious IPs on an Xbox home console. At the end of the day, the Switch is a portable AND a home console. But still love the prediction though
I got to say I'm underwhelmed by the switch. I love the whole concept of the switch but the games leave a lot to be desired if you owned a wii u or really any other console. The library consists of mostly wii u titles and late 3rd party ports of games on other consoles. They need to focus on more original switch games. Also they need to add virtual console and make the online experience more on par with their competitors since they are now charging for it. Everyone raves about this console but honestly I'm not that impressed. The thing needs games and ports should be released at the same time as the other consoles. Ive passed on multiple ports because I already own them on xbox or ps4 it's honestly hurting Nintendo if anything. The switch tax doesn't help things either. Why would I pay more for a late inferior port? Nintendo and these devs need to get it together.
Could not agree more! I just don't get it. If you were and are somewhat of a gamer on the other console, how can you be happy by all the re-release of old ass game in almost worst performance gameplay wise and graphically.. I really just don't get it. In term of brand new experience there is like 5 games top...
The people that speculated that Splatoon 2 was a port of Splatoon, obviously didn't play the original. The initial footage that was shown of 2 were so obviously new from the camera angles to the designs. That ip had so much potential to expand into a sequel that it wouldn't make any sense to go back and make a port.
Nintendo needs to bring back the Virtual Console on the Switch or get something like iTunes for gaming titles. Once that happens, I likely can pack up by Wii U and store it.
Ben Kizer virtual console will never come to the switch, but I can definitely see Nintendo adding more than just NES games to their streaming service in the near future
Huh, that 80% ratio kind of surprises me, but kind of doesn't when you looked at the DS/3DS numbers. I mean, I'm with Adam in the "docked mode only" camp, but that new upcoming Lite Switch kind of makes sense now.
Arcades are still a huge deal in Japan, while here in the states they are relegated to bowling alleys, movie theaters, some restaurants and bars. Gaming culture is just different there in many ways.
Great video Adam...there are some predictions here that I really like and there are some really valid points too. I don't know if you know this, but you probably do but in regards to Nintendo of Japan focusing on the portable market, that seems to be correct too. I think in Japan you can buy a Nintendo Switch but it doesn't come with a dock, thus lowering the price a little and getting more units out there...really interesting market they have.
The thought of playing a Mario or Zelda game on anything other than a Nintendo console makes my stomach turn. Nintendo ISN'T Sega. They will never be in a position where they need to partner up in such a way that they no longer have exclusive content. (At least i sure hope it never comes to that.) I feel Nintendo has far too much pride in there legacy to consider such a partnership. If anything Microsoft certainly needs Nintendo far more than Nintendo needs Microsoft. ... Just my opinion.
Honestly I'm sick of Nintendo's lack of decent hardware and they could totally use this theoretical partnership as an excuse to let Microsoft beef up their games technically while Nintendo focuses on just making quality games.
@@yogoshun IMO Nentendo's consoles have been underpowered compared to the competition since the GameCube days. BUT i dont care. The graphics and frame rate may be behind, but i have a blast playing Nintendo games. Just like a Mazda Miata, power isn't everything.
yogoshun there is a difference between Xbox making a powerful Nintendo console and nintendo putting their exclusives on Xbox. Nintendo will never ever put their games on Xbox but they would sure let them help make a powerful console
It would be interesting for Nintendo and Microsoft to collaborate but the last time Nintendo tried to collaborate with another company the PlayStation was created.
And we got Mario Hotel and shitty Zelda games
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Hotel Mario was the best game on the CDi. The whole library is trash.
Thank god for that, that’s my favorite platform. I do wish that Sony and Nintendo could play nice with each other as opposed to trying to cannibalize one another. Xbox and Nintendo made it work, Sony needs to stop being stubborn! 😡
That's because Nintendo pulled off of a deal with Sony at the last second to partner with Phillips, I believe. Sony got some experience out of it, and created its own console. Also, there's not much Microsoft could steal Nintendo from.
Sony wanted the rights to Nintendo IPS. Thankfully, didn't happen
The nintendo predictions video that doubles as an Xbox predictions video. What a world we live in.
I think the graphics on the Switch look good enough. Most people agree. I don't think graphics are as big of a deal as they once were.
PC Gamers be Like it's still stuck in the PS3 days.
I dunno xbox got torn to shreds over 900p all
Well certainly they're in a good position right now, as the progress of graphical development has somewhat slowed down recently, when you think about the overall video game industry during the past 5 years. But surely, Nintendo needs to catch up a bit with next generation, but it's not necessary for them to be the number one. Afterall, they've found their audience, their customers, and they have different sort of approaches towards the games in general. Which is good for them, as they have secured their future in a way.
Btw, this is coming from a PC player. It's good to have different manufacturers still around.
It’s not just a graphical issue. The technical limitations of the Switch are going to influence developer input eventually.
Developers ‘outgrow’ consoles fairly quickly, the Switch is going to be a challenging piece of the hardware to develop modern games on very quickly.
@@V100BB I think if a console sells enough units and the prospect of making money is there, developers will find a way to release software for it. The Switch has a different market from PS4/Xbox One, which compete more with PCs than Nintendo. If the popularity remains strong, they will release titles.
Is anyone else amazed that this thing is already 2 years old?
I was In junior year hs when it came out now am considered an adult😂.
Luis Acosta no. Cause I’m young.
I was an old man when this came out and now I'm even older. When I play the switch on my lawn I want all of those kids to get off of it! 😁😉
It feels like five
Yup
I know im the minority here but i actually like the wii-U despite the fact it failed.
Great for playing Wii Games through hdmi
The Wii U carried legacy compatibility with the original Wii same as it's carried compatibility with the Gamecube. The Switch break that totally with no other option than waiting for emulation releases through the official Nintendo market.
@@cax1175 Unfortunately due to poor scaling of 480p content, playing Wii games on the Wii U actually tends to look worse than playing then on the original Wii.
I loved the Wii U, Unfortunately The Switch has made it largely irrelevant since they've taken most of it's library and put it on the Switch in enhanced form.
Try that shit with an MCable, it's insane. So much so I'm considering making a video about it.
The success of the Switch is also proof that most people couldn't care less about graphics or "power." They want fun games and that matters much more than graphics.
Amen. The vast majority of gamers who value graphics as one of the most important aspects of games have mostly transitioned to PC nowadays.
Fear 1/expansions and 2 maxed out look better than the Xbox 360 versions and both of those games and expansions are worth playing
@@nickm5419 Like how Dark souls is a mix of the XBOX 360 version and the NEW remake content.
Except the switch has about 5 good games and the rest are mobile phone games
its just not true. Success of the switch is because of the portability and because people are batshit crazy about nintendo.
I wish Nintendo weren't dicks when it came to pricing. Pokemon XY still costs $40 new. That game came out in 2013!
This may be an unpopular opinion but I think it's because people (blindly) keep buying them at those prices. Even the newer Pokemon games on switch are really basic looking. A company like Nintendo could make a very innovative and impressive game but instead they make a very basic game based on old simple mechanics with no voice acting or anything and yet millions upon millions of people still buy it. Why? Because POKEMON! The first Pokemon games were innovative and amazing but ever since they've just been rehashed money grabs! That's why I refuse to buy them. Nintendo used to compete with innovative fun games at a good/better price-point compared to competitors but now they're just like the rest and are mostly riding off of their coat-tails. To me, it proves the power of marketing and hype.
Buy them borrowed. Literally can get them for $15 - $20
Think about it this way: if you had bought it when it first came out, say $60, you'd only lose out $20 within 5 years. Other games outside Nintendo? Most likely a lot more. So yea, when it comes to pricing, they're focusing on giving the first adopters to finish the game, and find out whether the game's worth it at 60, or sell it afterword for 55, effectively buying the game experience for $5.
Of course, I'm assuming you're buying the cartridge and not digitally.
Lol. I feel your pain. But if Nintendo did that, we would wait for prices to drop before buying, and they'd miss out on cash. They know we're willing to pay full price for their quality games.
ThePreciseClimber they aren’t “dicks” on pricing. Why would they lower the price if people are still buying it?
Xbox 360 in Japan is definitely a fascinating subject.
I would've never guess that Steins;Gate (the quite famous visual novel about time travel) actually started out as an X360 exclusive.
I hope the switch stays successful.
It will. Humans have a herd mentality. The Switch being popular means the MASS MARKET will want it.
@@Molybed1 thanks Freud
needs a sequel to Zelda to keep going after 2020
One thing to consider: You were saying for a game like Goldeneye, you'd need buy off from Rare (Microsoft), EA and Nintendo since the rights to that game are owned by those three parties. The new CEO of Nintendo of America, Doug Bowser, was a long time executive at EA. Hmmm....
Bam!
But ti issue with goldeneye is the BOND rights holder isnt it? Lots of companies have wanted to remake it but they are held back bu the rights holder, not the STUDIOS.
I personally use the Switch about 50/50 portable and docked and see it as the successor to both the Wii U and the Switch, merging the two lines into one. Now the 3DS is finally dying out we're starting to see the pay off of that approach with games like the new Pokémon and top down Zelda games which would traditionally be more of a handheld series coming to Switch so it's really getting the best of both worlds. Hopefully this will mean the consistent stream of 1st party heavy hitters rolling out onto Switch will still be able to continue even after the pool of old Wii U games to port has dried up since they can focus on just one platform for all their major franchises.
30% play Primarily handheld, about 20% play primarily docked, 50% play evenly. The claim that the switch isn't viewed as a console is not backed by the evidence and his predictions were based on this totally faulty claim.
you had me until you said Mario would come bout on Xbox. I don't see that happening ever.
That's why we use our imaginations in this scenario.
@@AdamKoralik I think having their paid Xbox live service on switch is enough insensitive for Xbox. I'm sure Nintendo would like more software on the switch for obvious reasons.
Definitely could be true. My guess is as good as yours.
And I don't see Snake ever coming to Smash.
That's also what they said about Mario on phones... and yet...
Three areas I think the Switch excels in:
1. Couch co-op gaming is by and large dominated by Nintendo. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Smash Brothers, Splatoon 2, all super fun to play in the same room with your friends. This is basically obsolete with PS4 and Xbox One.
2. I work for an IT company with a lot of gamers. Many of ditched consoles for PC gaming, but they have a Switch to play Nintendo titles and get the portability that PC gaming doesn't have.
3. Nintendo is great at being family friendly. I think they definitely are once again with the Switch (Labo is a great game for kids and families alike), but they are also great at appealing to adults who like to game but aren't necessarily "gamers." I have a lot of friends who love the Switch because they can play it between work, family obligations, kids stuff, etc. Nintendo marketed this in their launch advertising and I think it was genius.
On line games are so boring. Co-op is a hella lot fun.
The video I’ve been waiting for since last year!
Love your predictions! MS and Nintendo could do great things together.
multiple sclerosis?
Lol Microsoft, as in MS-DOS
simbin I know lol I’m just being a douchenozzle
Nintendo's IPs are worth alot more than XBOX LIVE and having those in 4k on TV. Nintendo will never release their games on XBOX
Always enjoy your retrospectives of the past year of different consoles. Love the Switch!
There's no way that Nintendo would make a deal whereby their signature exclusives (eg any new Mario game) would have the best gaming experience on a different platform. What makes more sense to me is for Nintendo to improve their online offering with the help of Xbox Live meanwhile Microsoft will get a cut and widen the customer base for their service subscription offering. Both win and scenario seems much more plausible.
I agree, Nintendo has not let go of the exclusives when it was on the brink of bankruptcy, it will not be now that it will.
I'm affraid that Switch will run out of steam quick. When PS5 and Next Xbox will launch Switch hardware will be so dated, so it couldnt run any ports. Basically we are left with Nintendo first party titles and questionable quality 3th party games. This happened to Wii.
Your comment needs more likes. Switch will eventually inherit the biggest problems of the Wii & Wii U. The Wii's problem being the hardware. The Wii U's problem being the 3rd party support. Switch is already outclassed now when it comes to hardware, imagine when next-gen drops. A lot of 3rd party games don't fit on Switch carts, this could be remedied with 64gb carts, but I doubt people will pay $80 (or so) for a Switch game when the PlayStation/Xbox version is $60.
Gintaras64 you and rob d have great points, this is actually something that scares me about the switch
@Lanky Kong Yeah this Pro thing works on PS4, but I don't think it will work for Switch. Assuming, that Switch Pro works the same way as PS4 Pro that means, that every Switch game should run on base (normal switch) too. So it still means, that Switch won't get PS5 ports, because base Switch couldn't handle it. If Nintendo decides to make Switch Pro more like New 3DS with exclusive games running only on Switch Pro, that means it's bad news for current Switch users and if there will be a great number of these "exclusive Switch Pro" games it could mean, that Nintendo just releasing new console (Switch Pro) with bacwards compatibility to Switch games.
No matter how I look at it, I still can't find a sweet spot for switch future. Switch Pro won't do much good or make much sense. New next Generation Switch means, that current Switch users are left behind and Idea of Nintendo just keeping Switch as it is also bad because switch will be underpowered just as Wii was back in the day.
I remember reading an article some months back saying that Sony had filed a patent for a Switch style tablet device. The Switch may soon have competition for in the hybrid console market.
@@58jharris Most of that is bogus. There's no logical path for Sony into this space. PS4 Switch won't work because those components literally cannot - it is an actual impossibility - be shrunk down to meet the space and power draw requirements. So it can't be an actual PS4. But even crsating a new device with analogous performance doesn't work. First, the system is now no longer a PS4. Games would have to be ported to it. Second, the mobile SoC tech is simply not there for Sony to produce a PS4 level portable device at the necessary price point. And by the time it is, Nintendo will be ready to do the same with a Switch successor in, say, 2023.
Then there's the practical issues. The PS4 is disc based. That can't work, optical drives are way too big and pull way too much power. So perhaps you set it up where the drive is in the doc, games install and play without discs. Fine, but now we have another issue: storage. PS4 games are far larger than Switch. So for a device that is mostly or all digital, you want at least 1TB. Preferably 2. However, you can't use a hard disc drive, they are far too delicate. The strage needs to be solid state or NAND. Well, 1TB of that kind of storate is far, far more expensive than a normal HDD.
And I could go on, a PS4 Swap is a complete trainwreck.
As for doing one for PS5, literally impossible. The Switch works because it is a noticeable step up from Nintendo's last system on a technical level despite being a hybrid. Sony cannot do the same. It is impossible. A hybrid even equal to the power of the PS4 Pro is impossible, period. It will remain such for several years. Perhaps longer. And Sony is locked into that arms race, the next Playstation needs to be a step up. They cannot do that with a switch-esque device.
As for creating one as a vita successor, that completely undermines the point of the Switch: the merging of handheld and home console experiences AND ecosystems. Nintendo doesn't have a handheld and a home console, they have just one device. Sony doing a PS5 and a PS Swap or whatever misses this entirely.
So no, Nintendo has no looming competition from Sony.
Rich people will never know why it is amazing for a portable/console hybrid to exists, because they are like "oh i have 3 different 50' monitors on my room why would i want to play portably", where in most households if your wife/parent/sibling uses the tv you're not gonna play until they are done.
Jessey Lawson
Your just looking for someone to argue with arent you?
Can’t wait for the 3 year anniversary video.
Excellent system, 80 games purchased , almost abandon my xbox one
Xbox should give back Rare to Nintendo. We want a new Banjo Kazooie or DK game
@@kylewood4488-b9r Rare hated working with Nintendo, also companies just giving away companies and rights is something that never happens
Jesus I hate Nintendo fanboys
DJ Crimson Sunbird that’s not what I got from the rare channel.
Haven't seen your videos in awhile I'm glad to see you havnt changed a bit keep it up man
The Gamecube would have been more popular had it had regular DVD playback. That was the very point in time that DVDs were in full swing replacing VHS and the Gamecube couldn't play DVDs. At one point the PS2 was the cheapest DVD player on the market and Sony sold millions of consoles for that reason alone.
I think there is a strong chance Xbox games will appear on Switch but pretty much a zero chance Nintendo games will show up on any type of Xbox hardware!
Absolutely! Nintendo will never do that.
Agreed. Nintendo is just too greedy and will never allow that. This partnership can only work if Nintendo get the majority of the gain.
Yes, Nintendo jealously guards its IPs, and their experience with Sony back in the 1990's soured them on the idea of working with another company in such a way.
Part of me loves the Switch for being what it is, but another part of me hates the Switch for the good things that Nintendo has done with it, but didn't do with the Wii U:
- The Wii U (at least for most third-parties) was pretty tough to develop new games for while with the Switch, Nintendo purposely went to said third-parties and asked what they wanted in the Switch and made the system more developer friendly because of that.
- They made that ridiculous Creators Program in the Wii U era that completely screwed over everyone who wanted to make videos of either them or their friends playing Nintendo related games on TH-cam, despite being free advertisement for their products, which they definitely could've used in the Wii U days.
Matter of fact, there's a number of TH-camrs that I followed and became famous overnight, JUST from covering Wii U related games like cobanermani456, Ekita, GameXplain, ZackScottGames, SullyPwnz, PKSparkx, just to name a few.
The Switch is fine and good, but even with the Switch, it took them a year and a half to finally kill that mess of a program, which should've never existed in the first place.
- I still question to this day why Nintendo's American Advertising Department had such a hard time advertising the Wii U to folks. Meanwhile, Nintendo of UK and especially Nintendo of Japan knew exactly what to do and really gave their American division exact steps on how to do it right.
I can go on and on. I will always love the Wii U for the gaming memories that it gave me and the good times I still have with it, but sometimes I wonder if Nintendo wanted the system to fail to a degree.
To me, the Switch is my favorite console of all time due to me being an adult now. I get to play it on my tv, and also on my lunch at work in my vehicle. Best of both worlds. I love my PS4 and its had a ton of great games but the fact that its stuck at home is overshadowed by Switch now for me personally. The only thing that Switch is lacking is major 3rd party support. It has it but it's not the same. I understand why and I'm sure there are more games in the works. If it had the support that PS does, it would be unstoppable
Its impressive how social engineering works. Most of the same people who used to make jokes about the wii u "graphic power" now defends the switch to the point to take it personal. Great job nintendo.
To be fair, the Switch’s portability pretty much excuses the power disparity instantly. There was no excuse on Wii and Wii U. There’s no reason those consoles couldn’t have been quite a bit more powerful. Nintendo was rolling with Standard Definition until 2011. Twenty. Eleven.
Switch is a handheld with HD capability that’s almost as powerful as big, bulky powerhouse consoles from five years ago. That’s just impressive.
Uh, maybe because Switch is fundamentally a handheld system? For something the size of a 'phablet' (& for US$300), its hardware is actually almost bleeding-edge by the standards of portable graphics power. So yeah, false equivalence.
LM_DCCXL because the switch has an excuse. It’s a handheld system for crying out loud
Hey Adam! Sorry, your playlists make my work more fun! This one is missing on the switch list lol
It seems we are past "peak smartphone" now. Three years ago everyone predicted smartphones would kill mobile consoles entirely. Sony didn't even try to make a next gen portable and many people saw Nintendo becoming a software only company.
Now new flagship phones have become incredibly expensive. Yes, you can game on midrange phones, but the price you have to pay for one of these phones everyone is talking about gets you all three major consoles combined! Very hard to justify as a birthday present for a teen. Plus the vast majority of games are sill crap with frustrating controls and shaky businesses models.
This opened up a window for a new, high quality portable gaming device.
The system itself may have been a bit early. But the wave of good content arrived exactly at the right time.
So I remember when all the PS4/Xbox One games we’re getting ported to the Xbox 360 and PS3. When they start porting PS5 games to the PS4 this will be fine for Nintendo since PS4 level games are getting ported to the Switch. When the time comes where PS5 games are not getting ported to PS4, Nintendo can simply make a more powerful Switch with the power of the PS4. This will make porting to this new Switch a lot easier. I personally think by then it should just be a sequel to the Switch, not something like a Switch Pro
I also think there are huge numbers of people in their 20s and 30s who don't even own TVs only have computers. And this allows them to play on a console for all those console only titles and mobile gaming.
I love the longer videos and fantastic content, Adam. Keep up the good work. Appreciate ya!
REMEMBER Devil's Third?
What a hit!
The online multiplayer of Devil's Third was lit, they should make a sequel or a deluxe version with online play for real !! Well I hope so...
you know I feel really bad for the guy that made Devil's Third. He made Ninja Gaiden 1 and 2 on the xbox console along with the Dead or Alive (1-4 and the first two volleyball games) and after he left TECMO in really bad terms all he had done is devil' third//............
I didn't realize how much Nintendo and Microsoft could potentially benefit from each other. And no one does video game and video game industry analysis like you, Adam 👏🏻
I love the switch
I like the switch but it has the same issue Nintendo consoles historically have - it’s harder to find really cheap games on it. I buy games on Xbox One, only on sale, with discounted gift cards + temporary gift cards you can earn through Microsoft rewards. Lol, I payed less than $10 for the complete edition of Witcher 3.
Where the Switch currently fails is playing games that came out before the Wii U. Unless Nintendo can get its act together and either bring Virtual Console to the Switch or expand their NES Online benefits to include other consoles, the Wii U is going to be viewed as the ultimate Nintendo retro console with NES, SNES, N64, Wii, Wii U, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, and DS games playable on it.
I don’t think Nintendo will ever bring their games to the Xbox because they’re notoriously controlling with the platform they release their games on. Even though they’ve released some stuff on mobile and have become more accepting of things their community likes, I think putting their major games on another platform they have no control over is a step too far for them. The Nintendo Switch succeeds because it is a portable console, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be a home console too. Nintendo is in a position where if they make a game for their super successful portable, it is instantly available on the home console side of things too, at no additional development costs, with the dock. Nintendo has very little to gain from putting a future release like Metroid Prime 4 on the Xbox since the Switch can still technically be a home console, and what Xbox brings to the table with Xbox Live, Game Pass, and xCloud isn’t enough for Nintendo to just surrender their bread and butter to another company. I think in a deal between Xbox and Nintendo, Xbox isn’t going to care too much about what Nintendo has to offer them, they just want their brand on a super successful device. With Game Pass being the main thing Xbox is pushing now, it wouldn’t surprise me if Xbox is only partnering with Nintendo to make Game Pass and their upcoming xCloud streaming seem more appealing and have a larger install base.
You know what has me wondering. There were a lot of games on 360 and PS3 that would be good for third party companies to do a quick revamp and put up digitally on the Nintendo store. I think a lot of companies missed some easy money.
RenovatedMars Be sure they kept those cards for later so question is when ? When Switch sell gone slow and they need to shake the market with something awesome , for now Switch is selling crazy even without it
RenovatedMars but why are they forced to bring back every single old game to their new console? No other systems do this why do Nintendo fans think they are entitled to every single old Nintendo game on every console.
The Switch becoming the replacement for the DS solves one thing I've always disliked about that system.....
A great video output to external displays.
It's always bugged me that the DS never had a video out function.
if they release the Switch instead of the WiiU,they would be reaching Wii number of sales by now...
What's up, Adam? Your reviews are always the best!
Dude, your channel is great. Just re-watched old wii u predictions&concerns videos. Thank you!
Miss not seeing your stack of games. With the variety of Nintendo first party exclusives, Indie titles and 3rd party ports, you could have touched on a lot of the different gaming experiences on the Switch.
Ben Kizer watch his gamerade and pick up videos, he goes over a lot of games that have come out for the system and they’re amazing!
Great insights. This guy needs more subs
Only complaint about the switch now is the rehashed Wii U games. I know that was a point addressed here, but I can’t help but point it out as well.
Dude I love your videos no matter how busy or stressed I am your videos always chill me right out 👍
wow, 80% use it as a portable? people don't like "normal tv consoles with normal controllers" anymore?. wow. that makes me sad, and a bit afraid. (I never liked portables, I don't get what's the point, if I'm going to play something I prefer to do it at home on the tv).
Me too. I'm old school like that. I still like to play at home, with a controller. Not motion controls like Wii. That's why I'm afraid of the future of video games being played.
Well alot of people will spend an hour or so on the train travelling back and forth to work. There are also alot of gamers that travel alot for work so the portability is really handy
@@kittenmoop5595 yeah true. I guess it depends on the person or type of gamer.
No, his info was totally wrong, 30% use primarily as a handheld, 20 % use primarily as a console. It's a really small difference.
Pelger people like to play it in bed or on the go. Can’t play on a tv if you aren’t even in a house.
I love watching these series! Great content and channel.
That was a amazing stream I remember just watching you and thinking of not being able to wait for the next day for mine
Subbed! I watched a lot of the 2 year anniversary videos but I liked yours a lot. Just felt like a nice discussion. No yelling, flashy images and all that other fluff.
Just had begun watching Arlos two year vid, but you uploaded, so Arlo will have to wait.
They jumped into the mobile/portable/tablet gaming completely! They’ve always sold more on the portable division and with this mobile times it was their great opportunity to bring that audience to the platform.
Super Mario on Xbox would be the biggest megaton bombshell news of all time. IMO, there’s no need on Nintendo’s end to grant them their IPs. The concept of having Live on Switch makes a lot more sense for both parties
LOVE your content! When are you doing a live stream again btw?
Not sure, soon I'm sure.
Great video Adam. A lot of interesting points to think about
Great video as always Adam. Was really looking forward to this update video because i now have a Switch and 11 games and loving it.
Very interesting prediction. Given the Switch's success I do doubt Nintendo would allow their IPs to be on the Xbox. At least in whole form. Like I doubt the next Mario game will be dual release mainly because Nintendo games have no issue running on Nintendo so there's not really a tech faux pas for Nintendo games, it's about the 3rd parties. I feel as though however Microsoft wants to be like Nintendo. They don't want to "directly compete" in a sense against Sony. I feel like, just like you've been predicting, Xbox will be more service like. They want a piece of Xbox, everywhere. It started with he crossplay thing and now we have Xbox Live. I think their goal is to basically just get Xbox, everywhere. If people won't get Xbox into their homes, bring it to their homes yourself. Have Xbox be this universal service so it not only reaches every gaming platform, but it also reaches the markets they can never seem to reach like Japan. It's really smart imo.
One thing I don’t like about the switch is the lack of media support. Why is Netflix still not on it? Or an internet browser. I also would like a way to play MP3’s on it.
Since they're already talkin about updated models for it I'm glad I waited. Seems like there's a great library of games for it now.
Awesome piece of content. Keep up the great work! :))
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Been looking forward to this!
yes!!! been waiting for this video for a long time
Awesome video Adam! Those are some interesting predictions.
the idea of these two companies working together is golden and they know it...
Since it looks like Nintendo is not interested in making a 9th gen console, when will the next console generation begin? I just really want to see your 8th generation retrospective and I don’t want to wait for Nintendo to release new hardware. Love your content.
I should have a comment on that original video. I think I said it would easily hit life time sales of over 30m. I think it’s at 32m now and only in 2 years
I've seen at least 3 Switch 2 year anniversary videos. The system is getting love. Metal Jesus Rocks, Beatemups and Cinnemassacre now all need to do one.
Nintendo will never give up their exclusives bro. Period.
Purchased a Switch recently, though I bought it as a handheld rather than a console.
The Vita was my handheld of choice for last few years, and with production ending and games slowly draining away, they've begun to move a lot of them over to Switch.
My biggest fear for the future of Switch is a lack of long tail, big hitters up front then a small trickle rest of the time and then drying up completely. And if they make a Switch v2 I'm hopeful they won't make exclusives for that only too i.e. New 3DS. Nintendo do have a weird history of doing weird stuff and completely shutting off the tap of game releases regardless of success (see Wii).
Hopefully though the 3rd party and Indies will continue to support it, so regardless of Nintendo's sometimes inane decisions we'll continue to have a reason to use it.
In terms of business, I'm curious whether the Switch is MORE profitable by itself than having two seperate devices i.e. a console and handheld on the market. And whether the pure money aspect forces Nintendo to make a purely handheld successor to the DS series.
Love the content! Keep up the great work!
There is like over 100 ACA neo Geo games on switch. It does not have a good storefront but a good search shows a ton of retro classic games that are AWESOME games on the go. For some its the only way to legally own some of the classics from NEO GEO and the Sega Ages stuff. I Still love my WiiU. I think the WiiU games will be collectable, but its hurt by the fact the wiiu library is emulated on PC.
Hi Adam!! Met you in Toronto! Great video! I love the switch.. just bought one.
Thanks again dude!
Jeez I remember the unboxing livestream, two years man... Fuck it feels like it was yesterday
I can't quite picture Nintendo releasing a Mario lite for Switch and complete killer version for Xbox, that would render the Switch docking function obsolete
Im one of the few people who knee the switch was gonna do well in the beginning. I wasn't expecting Wii numbers but more like snes sales.
original xbox was referred to as "Project Midway". Midway was the location of one of few Allied victories in the pacific during WW2. I'm sure a lot of execs at Xbox still hold this same viewpoint - I wouldn't view any "joint venture" between Nintendo (or Sony for that matter) and Microsoft as a benevolent venture. Microsoft will take this as a show of dominance and rake Nintendo over the coals for a couple years until they have milked them of their resources and ability to produce content free from contracts with Microsoft. Ultimately pushing Nintendo to the end of its lifespan as a console juggernaut. The risk here is not simply "well, Nintendo just wont have consoles anymore because things are just so good elsewhere" - rather, they will not produce consoles and they will also be severely hamstrung (by design, financially and otherwise) by cutthroat deals with Microsoft. I'm not saying Mario will become property of Microsoft, but I'm saying Mario will fall on his own sword before that contract is signed... get me? I would view any venture along the lines you propose as highly suspect and a huge red flag. Can things be good? yea, of course, but not likely.
I still keep my Wii U connected, play it, and have no regrets buying it.
It's still worth keeping for Super Mario 3D World, NES Remix Pack 1&2, Wonderful 101, Yoshi's Woolly World, Mario Maker, Pikmin 3, Game & Wario, Paper Mario Color Splash, Wii Sports Club, Zelda Wind Waker HD, Splatoon, StarFox Zero/Guard, Kirby & the Rainbow Curse.
It's also excellent for playing all legacy Wii titles over an HDMI connection. I moved all of my WiiWare and VC titles over as well.
I thought long and hard two years ago about buying a Switch, but a one-day flash sale on a PS4 sent me down a very different path. I haven't regretted that purchase much, but I wonder if I'd've been happier with a Switch instead
this would be awesome, love the prediction!
I've been put off by some of your videos in the past man
But this has gotta be the most genius idea you've ever had and you should pitch it to both companies immediately
I take my Switch with me to work. It's been amazing to play my console games like Zelda and L.A. Noire during breaks and then dock them up and continue playing them at home.
23:45 sounds like the kind of bloody war we welcome !
Can you do a 10 year anniversary for the "figure it out" intro?
Not sure what that would be.
@@AdamKoralik Thanks for your response and happy 100k subscribers!
@@AdamKoralik "The Dreamcast and Gaming community" ;)
I feel like the Switch really fed off the 3DS-which I actually consider one of the greatest gaming systems (and libraries) of all time. In a way it's sad as it seems like the 3DS still had life and could've rolled along strong for another year or two (just on more M2 Sega 3D Genesis games alone). In the end though, it's a difficult business model for a company to support 2 portable systems of vastly different processing power.
Very interesting concept of Nintendo and Microsoft working together. Imagine Xbox X2 (or whatever the next system will be called) with a packed in Super Mario 3D World 2, or something similar. Hmmm...
fuck man, I love hearing you talk, i could sit down and listen to you analyze the videogame industry and consoles for hours lmao. do you do this same sort of thing on your podcast?
Yeah, generally. Just bite sized versions.
Man, at this point literally the ONLY thing Nintendo (Since probably the SNES/N64 era) has going for them is their exclusives. If they gave those up there would be no reason for anyone to buy their consoles anymore. I don't think they would give them up like that or that it would be a wise move on their part, at all.
I also use the Switch like a home console.
I definitely see MS and Nintendo working together closely BUT i really think Nintendo does care about the home console market enough to not allow their precious IPs on an Xbox home console. At the end of the day, the Switch is a portable AND a home console. But still love the prediction though
Exactly
I got to say I'm underwhelmed by the switch. I love the whole concept of the switch but the games leave a lot to be desired if you owned a wii u or really any other console. The library consists of mostly wii u titles and late 3rd party ports of games on other consoles. They need to focus on more original switch games. Also they need to add virtual console and make the online experience more on par with their competitors since they are now charging for it. Everyone raves about this console but honestly I'm not that impressed. The thing needs games and ports should be released at the same time as the other consoles. Ive passed on multiple ports because I already own them on xbox or ps4 it's honestly hurting Nintendo if anything. The switch tax doesn't help things either. Why would I pay more for a late inferior port? Nintendo and these devs need to get it together.
Could not agree more! I just don't get it. If you were and are somewhat of a gamer on the other console, how can you be happy by all the re-release of old ass game in almost worst performance gameplay wise and graphically.. I really just don't get it. In term of brand new experience there is like 5 games top...
@@hELLLcs Ya exactly I'd like to see more new content. It's extremely underwhelming rn and for some reason everyone is praising it.
Mysterious Stranger ignoring the exclusive switch games I see
@@kayden2119 Nah I played all 5 of them lol. Good games just not alot.
Mysterious Stranger somebody’s insane. Please stop lying.
I just picked up my first Switch two days ago! Enjoying it a lot so far
The people that speculated that Splatoon 2 was a port of Splatoon, obviously didn't play the original. The initial footage that was shown of 2 were so obviously new from the camera angles to the designs. That ip had so much potential to expand into a sequel that it wouldn't make any sense to go back and make a port.
Nintendo needs to bring back the Virtual Console on the Switch or get something like iTunes for gaming titles. Once that happens, I likely can pack up by Wii U and store it.
Ben Kizer virtual console will never come to the switch, but I can definitely see Nintendo adding more than just NES games to their streaming service in the near future
Huh, that 80% ratio kind of surprises me, but kind of doesn't when you looked at the DS/3DS numbers. I mean, I'm with Adam in the "docked mode only" camp, but that new upcoming Lite Switch kind of makes sense now.
I'm just glad I got an SD card of all the VC titles before the Wii shop shut down last month.
Arcades are still a huge deal in Japan, while here in the states they are relegated to bowling alleys, movie theaters, some restaurants and bars. Gaming culture is just different there in many ways.
Great video Adam...there are some predictions here that I really like and there are some really valid points too. I don't know if you know this, but you probably do but in regards to Nintendo of Japan focusing on the portable market, that seems to be correct too. I think in Japan you can buy a Nintendo Switch but it doesn't come with a dock, thus lowering the price a little and getting more units out there...really interesting market they have.
Rob Kyle you’re correct. Japan has a dockless model. Perfect for a market that mostly buy handhelds
The thought of playing a Mario or Zelda game on anything other than a Nintendo console makes my stomach turn. Nintendo ISN'T Sega. They will never be in a position where they need to partner up in such a way that they no longer have exclusive content. (At least i sure hope it never comes to that.)
I feel Nintendo has far too much pride in there legacy to consider such a partnership.
If anything Microsoft certainly needs Nintendo far more than Nintendo needs Microsoft. ... Just my opinion.
Honestly I'm sick of Nintendo's lack of decent hardware and they could totally use this theoretical partnership as an excuse to let Microsoft beef up their games technically while Nintendo focuses on just making quality games.
@@yogoshun IMO Nentendo's consoles have been underpowered compared to the competition since the GameCube days. BUT i dont care. The graphics and frame rate may be behind, but i have a blast playing Nintendo games. Just like a Mazda Miata, power isn't everything.
yogoshun there is a difference between Xbox making a powerful Nintendo console and nintendo putting their exclusives on Xbox. Nintendo will never ever put their games on Xbox but they would sure let them help make a powerful console
Indie helped on it’s first year and a couple of first party AAA games. Love my switch so far!!!
"I treat it as a home console... except when I don't" BRILLIANT! Hahaha.
Its not an Adam Koralik video without a gaming doohickey. In this case, its the dock for the switch!