While the Nintendo Switch game console is already out over a month now ., it is still yet to be tested if this game console product is really worth owning by any console gamer., As of the moment while I am writing on my personal journal , The Nintendo switch still has a weak line up of third party games and still struggling for attention on third party video game maker since after its launch last march 03. Not to mention it came out on pretty much on bare bone basic functions for a handheld videogames consoles.
For
the moment Nintendo Switch owners are kept busy playing "Legend of Zelda:
Breath of the Wild" game that was bundled with the N.S. upon purchase on
its launch date . but for how long ??? Now I do admit Zelda game is one of the
best RPG's ever made this year (even perhaps on the whole history as of the
moment) however despite the games success., it does not alone determine if the
nintendo switch will be in the winning streak .,
If
there is a third party game support ., it is a very weak line up of retro games
which basically has any gamer scratching on the fact that they had already own
some of these games in the past and yet they are being resold again ., Such
example is SNK classic games like king of fighters., metal slug etc. . To
simply say it’s a new game console that’s playing old games.
Surprisingly
third party retro games are in support but first party retro games is still a
no show and to make it worst Nintendo switch has no "backward
compatibility" function which meant it’s a brand new slate and back again
to zero on the gaming library. Despite this setback.,. NS owners are hoping or
expecting that a "virtual Console" will be released for Nintendo
switch soon that would allow them to play past Nintendo games for the switch.,
( For the moment this virtual console is still in speculation )
Another
notable function of Nintendo switch is that it supports "amiibo" NFC
functions. Basically "amiibo" is a plastic action figurine that has
an electronic swipe function that unlocks restricted game content by simply
putting the action figure near the device to read it electronically.
It
may sound cute that nintendo sponsored intellectual property action figures can
be actually used on a videogame to give exclusive in game content to gamers but
on a typical casual gamers opinion - this is simply gimmicky in nature on which
Nintendo milks more money on a content that is already there inside the game
and to add note amiibo action figures are quiet expensive. If ever Amiibo gets
to be marketed out., it is purely for hardcore Nintendo fans and not for
typical casual gamers.
Another
thing that plagues Nintendo Switch .,(and why third party game developers are
still skeptical on supporting this game console as of now) is that it
underpowered ., basically a Nintendo switch is powered by a custom tegra chip
which from a normal persons (limited) understanding is the same chip on which
powers android mobile devices., It may be formidable for a mobile device specs
but for a home game console its obviously underpowered compared to the likes of
Sony Play Station 4 or Microsoft X-box. Basically AAA Games nowadays require a
lot of hardware firepower to run games., A fact that Nintendo switch console
lacks.,
Despite lots of negative facts about nintendo switch raging from struggling to get attention on game publishers, underpowered hardware and all the way down to the use of the gimmicky amiibo. It does have some selling points. Once such is its portability ., basically / Literary games on the go., Nintendo switch handheld mode can be played on almost anywhere., just pull out the tablet console on its dock and the device will automatically be shifted to handheld gaming device . Now knowing that most gamers today don’t have enough time to stay on their homes just to play videogames - it isn't bad to take the games with you and play it outside ., and that the video game audience is not only limited to kids these days., even elderly people (above 40's) also play videogames. The retails price (300 U.S.D.) is also a selling point of the game console.
So
here's the recap of Nintendo Switch
-Lack of third party
support and limited games (as of the moment)
-No Backward compatibility,
-Expensive games., and hardware support equipment like Amiibo's etc.
-Lack of Software apps (as of the moment). And bare bones feature.
-Console is Underpowered ., Graphics is just somewhere in between PS
3 to PS4
PRO'S
-Very portable ., and can be played almost anywhere because of its
"transformer" feature.
-Low price (only around 300 U.S.D.) on the Game Unit itself.
SHOULD I BUY THE NINTENDO SWITCH?
*Final word for video gamers is that WAIT FOR A
YEAR AND SIT THIS ONE OUT UNTIL NINTENDO SWITCH's GAME LIBRARY AND SOFTWARE APP
FEATURES IMPROVE. For now hype about Nintendo switch system is that it's not as
competitive compared to PS4 or X-box ONE.
