Seriously, why is the Switch still doing so well?

>>382639473
People know it exists and is full of games that look good and they never heard of, such as splatoon and mario kart 8.

>>382639473

http://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/nintendo-switch/news/a832231/nintendo-switch-demand-surpassed-global-estimates/

>>382639473
>doing well
Artificial scarcity really fooling people huh

>>382639943
Sales numbers don't though

>>382639943
this time it's not artificial, the global nand shortage is real thanks to everyone and their mother making a yearly cellphone model

Because it's fun. I've probably played more of it with family than I probably even did with the lifetime of the entire Wii. That just got people in with the meme of motion controls and they got bored of it quick.

Now I'll be sitting around, and a family member will ask for a quick best of 3 Mario Kart session or some Tetris. Hell, not a single member of my family outside of my dad has played any FPS or TPS and they're hyped for Splatoon 2. Both my mom and sister are getting their own Switches soon.

Plus the ladies fucking love it. It's like the anti-3DS when it comes to poon. They want to play it, even in tabletop.

>inb4 you have to go back

>>382639473
paid reviews

>>382640045
Stop responding to such weak bait.

>>382640095
nice spacing

>>382639473
It's hard to estimate how many manchildren there are because a lot of them rarely leave the house.
The number of them is growing quite quickly nowadays

>>382640095
2 coins have been deposited in your Wahoo! account

>>382639473
>why is the Switch still doing so well?
good games

>>382640095
You should put #ad at the end of your promotions

Zelda hype. MK8D. Splatoon 2. The ability to play on the go or on the tv. It's going to do even better by the end of the year

>>382640257
>>382640318
>STOP LIKING WHAT I DON'T LIKE

Why are we still here? Just to suffer?

That line in the middle of the image is annoying the shit out of me, keep thinking my screen is fucked.

>>382640141
There is no such thing as paid reviews as there as no such thing as game reviews, just thin veiled advertising
But this does not explain the difference between the switch and the WiiU, as nintendo was not more honest during the WiIU era, given shit like amiibos.

>>382640095
>and they got bored of it quick.
Yeah no. Wii never would have sold like it did if people didn't play it.

>>382639473
The right level of compromise between graphical performance and portability with an already solid first party offering, and solid branding.

The WiiU failed because it was a tethered tablet and most regular people just thought it was a Wii addon.

>>382640404
Yes, I bet your family are pretty 'hyped' to play splatoon 2 on your poon magnet

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>>382640095
>Plus the ladies fucking love it

>>382639539
>People know it exists
Honestly, it's this. I see adverts on TV for it, unlike the Wii U, and the fact people aren't confused thinking it's some sort of Wii extension is a huge boost.

>>382640095
>Plus the ladies fucking love it
lmao

people buy nintendo systems to play nintendo games. And people buy playstation systems to play 3rd party games.

What are the figures actually at though? I don't know a single person who has one or has expressed any want for one. Then again I'm English, where we historically don't have this childlike glee about all things Nintendo.

>>382640404
>Why are we still here? Just to market?
ftfy

B-b-b-b-b-but /v/ told me the Switch is selling like shit!

>>382639473
>"surpassed global estimates"
artificial scarcity

you can't make this shit up at all

>>382640570
They make it look fun. The idea of playing on the go and then seamlessly playing on the tv is appealing to people. BoTW being hyped as one of the best games ever made didn't hurt either

>>382639473
because it has games that kids and adults want to play. They have released zelda which is pretty fun and they are releasing mario this year which has shown a lot of promises.

Nintendo switch and mario would be the perfect christmas present for underage and manchildren alike

>>382639473
>portable console that is more powerful than the Wii U and has Nintendo first party support
Gee I don't know

>Local Japanese schoolgirl admits that global demand for her used panties has "surpassed" global estimates

after she sold 1 pair but there was another man willing to buy them.

>>382639473
>what is Artificial scarcity?
nothing to see here.

>>382640631
It's selling worse than PS4 which is like 4 years old?

>>382640570
I saw an ad for fucking ARMS yesterday on tv. Nintendo must have spent a whole fucking load of money on marketing.

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It's got the same market as Zelda and capeshit memorabilia.
Cringy middle aged pleb tier Americans with too much money

>>382640787
PS4 is a monstrosity on it's own.
Until the switch release, it was literally the only valid console to buy.

>>382640639
I think the most biggest and currently untapped potential it has is in its ability to scale up in multiplayer.

One switch has two controllers built in, two switches have four, three have 6 and so on.
Keep the multiplayer games nice and simple, have one cart multiplayer, and we have DS levels of multiplayer fun for the teens and kids.
(Loads of you lot used to play Bomberman DS on your DS and four swords on the GBA right? The potential is here too)

>>382640404
is there any other reason?

>>382640151
What's with people talking about spacing lately? Weak bait?

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>>382640095
>my son, I'm so hyped for Splatoon2 to come out, Marie is so cute

>>382640925
it's what people do where you come from

>>382640851
>it was literally the only valid console to buy
It still is. Pretty much every game on Switch, besides waggle, is a port.

>>382640925
>he uses his thumb nail to make finger spaces instead of his index finger
Ha! Pleb

>>382640978
Weak bait it is then, thought it was an actual issue...

Scalpers.

>>382641045
you can't be serious

>>382640992
A port of which console?

>>382641080
WiiU/PS4

All I know is that it's getting mainline Pokemon so there goes any worry about it tanking like the Wii U.

It has zelda and mario. And also, finally the marketing team did they homework, unlike Wii U.

>>382640581
>>382640547
Most girls that put gaming as their hobbies on tinder had "You have to have a switch" somewhere in the bio, mental shit I've got a ps4 so this don't work out

>>382641131
I don't remember mario kart 8 being on the PS4.

>>382641145
that was definitely the case with the 3DS which has only been popular for about a year and a half

>>382639943
>>382639943
it's not artificial scarcity, They simply can't outbid Apple or Samsung on the component supply auctions because Kimishima is stingy as fuck, I hope that this won't happen every time there is a new flagship phone coming out either of the two mobile phone companies.

>>382639473
>means that the console is sold out everywhere right now
But it's not sold out everywhere.

>>382641145
It seriously has a promising lineup. I just hope Nintendo can keep up the momentum

>>382641234
Fairly sure I mentioned WiiU as well. Let me recheck my post, I will get back to you in a minute.

>>382639473
It uses dishonest console design

>>382641306
It's selling out in Japan and burgerland, which are arguably the two largest game markets

>>382640520
What first party offering?
Zelda and uh...what?

>>382641306
maybe in your "country" shadiq

>>382639473
I was at GameStop today and asked one of the employees, "So how do you get your hands on one of these anyway? What's with the limited availability?". According to him, Nintendo doesn't even notify them of when they will be bringing in the next shipment, and when they do, they only get about 4 bundles at a time, which are gone within hours of arriving. He also claimed that Nintendo has notified them and said they will "overproduce come September to account for the increased demand", which means that this sob story about not having enough parts to produce them is utter bullshit and they are purely playing the artificial scarcity game to ensure that each and every last unit is sold and doesn't collect dust on store shelves like Xbox or PlayStation.

Also, it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if Nintendo is scalping their own goods and selling them on eBay at inflated prices.

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>>382640095
>Plus the ladies fucking love it

>>382639473
Comfy handheld gimmick

>>382641367
Yeah but it's still not everywhere. That's Japan and Burgerland.

>>382641458
The only two that really matter

>>382641367

The largest market is Europe, Japan was always Nintendo's bigger market but it sells well too in NA

>>382641350
The what?
Isn't that like a accessory for the Wii?

>>382641374
Which makes it not everywhere.

>>382641491
Well, apart from China which is the biggest market.

>>382641491
Wrong. For all I know, everyone else is a figment of my imagination. Therefor my country is the most important. We need to look at the European market

>>382641573
Nobody gives a shit about Europe. There's a reason you guys get digital only releases 6 months after everyone else

>>382641506
>>382641573
It's sold out in Europe, too. It's covered in the article in the OP.

http://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/nintendo-switch/news/a832231/nintendo-switch-demand-surpassed-global-estimates/

Are people really butthurt a handheld/home hybrid is selling well? It's not like Nintendo is pumping out gacha game or vn shit like mobile phones or the psvita. The games are actually pretty good even if a lot seem to be ports from past releases.

>>382641663
You don't exist

>>382639473

Brand loyalty. It's the same reason why everyone thought the Wii was a good console.

>but it sold well!

Yeah, to grandmothers who played Wii sports once and shelved it.

>>382641663
Come back when you get the collectors edition of Metroid 3DS, burger.

>>382641764
The only ones who are mad are Vita and 3DS fags who refuse to accept that the Switch is replacing them

>>382641573
I'm from Europe and the Switch is actually more popular than the Fifa machine on some of the major sites. Not sold out, though.

>>382641506
Actually Nintendo have made the majority of their money from overseas for ages now.

And the largest market is Asia, followed by NA, followed by Europe+Africa+Middle East followed Latin America.

>>382641668
No it isn't. For example in my country more or less every electronics store has it in stock. Didn't sell out once here. It got close a week or so after launch but the big retailers still had it stocked even then. It's even dropped 20 bucks or so in price I think.

>>382641278

Whatever is going on they're losing out, I have all this money to spend and no nintendo switch to get. Now I'm just spending it on PSN and steam deals.

I called around and checked but no switches in stock. Yeah there's the internet but I'm not paying these fucking scalpers a god damn thing.

They can kiss my ass.

>>382641927
Prove to me you exist

>>382641927
Which part of Europe? In the Netherlands shit is still sold out consistently, occasionally you can find a neon switch but they still sell out in hours.

>>382639473
Nintendo is a yakuza company and they are pulling out all stops to get as much press as possible.

>>382641764
You should have seen how butthurt Sony and Sony drones were over Wii/DS. People in general really were butthurt about it. Insomniac CEO on the Wii
>The Wii is currently riding on a massive wave of mainstream attention and has been purchased by lots of people who don’t normally play games.
But how many of those people who are hooked on Wii Sports will also buy
Wii Need For Speed? Mainstream fads usually run their course within a year. As the honeymoon period fades, the Wii will be going up against more and more graphically impressive games on the PS3 and Xbox 360.
More people will be buying HD televisions and looking for the most immersive and stunning experiences available. For these reasons, I think the Wii will be more successful than the GameCube or N64 but in the long run will still be outsold by the PS3.
People are saying the exact same things they said about the Wii. Sony said it was a fad and yadayadayada

>>382639473
Nintendo finally learned to advertise.

>>382642126
Source: my anal cavities

>>382641985
https://www.webhallen.com
https://www.inet.se

>>382641018
>ellipsis

You need to go back

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>>382642089
You guys should import some from Sweden.

I don't think the handheld market ever really took off here, and the Switch is sort of mainly being marketed as a handheld.
I work in the middle of Stockholm and in like 2 years the only person I've seen use a handheld on the bus/subway has been my friend, to which half the subway carriage looked at him with the old stinkeye like he was a leper or some shit.

>>382642458
>reddit spacing
you need to go back

>>382642164
To be fair, sans the "but in the long run will still be outsold by the PS3." he was more or less spot on.

>>382642336
Gunpei Yoko never forget

why are people still using artificial scarcity and using NES mini as an example

shit like this only exist in neofag

>>382639943
>Artificial scarcity
I swear this is the second most perpetuated meme after Nintendoom both exist for the sole reason so butthurt faggots can try to feel better whenever nintendo is printing cash

>>382642730
Because Nintendo has used that tactic in past a lot of times?

>>382642089
Not him but the switch beat the PS4 in Spain on its first days

>>382642494
It has more with the fact Switch has Mario Kart and Zelda right now. The series that have bigger exposure is Mario and Pokemon.

>>382642494
Am I missing something, or are those prices above $400 USD?

>>382639473
Nintendo has a monopoly on nostalgia.

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S E E T H I N G

>>382642803
they only ever used it for price fixing on Software.

AS is a meme used by contrarians to try to undermine Nintendo success so they then can go back to Nintendoom

>>382642641
PS3 never outsold Wii. PS3 only sold 80 million, Wii sold 101 million, despite the fact they killed it early.

>>382642881
>tfw you own both Nintendo and Sony consoles
>tfw my Switch is sitting on top of my PS4

>>382642863
One day someone else will make games worth remembering

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>>382642805
forgot pic

>>382642494
Not with those prices I won't. Jesus Christ, no wonder they don't sell out. How do they expect arabs to have money for that?

>>382642913
>Keeping your Switch safe by using a dusty roach motel with no games as a platform

Smart

>>382642913
but that's forbidden love

>>382642881
Right? Fucking nintentearoldcuckkiddiesbabychildren! Anyway, time to look up news on that FF7 remake while playing Crash.

>>382643039
I play the PS4 way more than my Switch. Nintendo consoles have always been that way though

>>382643039
If you were on life support, I would Switch™ it off

>>382641668
It's not sold out you stupid moron. Every time I've gone to a mall or a store in the past weeks they had dozens of them just gathering dust.

>>382640547
I'm sorry you don't have a gf who loves Snipperclips co-op like I do anon :)

>>382643086
sauce

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>>382639473
It's a new system that already gets outsold hard by 4 year old console. It's hardly "doing so well".

>>382642854
>>382642982
Yes. It launched at around 420 freedombucks.
Though those prices are fairly normal when it comes to Sweden. Electronics, especially consoles here are insanely expensive. The Wii U premium launched around the same price. The PS4 at around 470.

>>382643086
Breasts too large
Skin too white
Stomach too flat

>>382642803
>used it a lot of times

[citation needed]

NES mini isn't that - a product meant to be sold for a limited time

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>>382643238
It's not like they have problems restocking because of Apple or anything right?

>>382643273
>Skin too white
Go home, sweeden

>>382642909
Which is why I said "sans the but in the long run will still be outsold by the PS3."

But everything else was on point. Which how most people bought it, played some Wii sports, maybe some Mario if they had young children, then chucked it into a closet and forgot about it.

>>382642553
it's come full circle

>>382643273

Dimensions too 3

>>382643235
Is it a gf(male)?

>>382643379
I only like my gf with a vagina anon

>>382643238
Poor nintendocucks, if only they realised the majority of the world are not as infantilised as they are

>>382639473
I thought my screen was fucked up when I maximized the pic

>>382643304
Have you heard about this thing called Amiibos?

>>382643237
girl is mila azul

>>382643429
Gay.

>>382640095
4chan is an 18+ site

>>382643360
That's retarded. People are still in denial Nintendo raped Sony...

>>382643521
yes, you understand stock constrained?

>>382643429
So it's a gf(whale)?

>>382643246
$400 is how much scalpers sell them for in the US, $100 over the Switch's retail price. The PS4 retailed for $400 at launch in the US, too. Nobody's going to bother importing if it costs more than a scalper price.

>>382643238
You're in denial if you think PS4 could possibly outsell Switch if it had enough stock

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>>382639473
Even in Russia switch sells good. There is even unique bundle.

>>382643634
I know. I said it mostly as a joke based around the fact that here there is a surplus.

>>382643578
No. They did rape Sony. But it can't be denied that the Wii wasn't a hotspot for third party developers and "core" gamers who wanted shiner and better graphics. The Wii was more or less a fad that everyone forgot about really quickly.

A fad that sold insanely well, but still a fad.

>watching treehouse with American presenters
>they keep calling mario marrrrrrrrio
Why do they do this?

>found a switch for retail pricing today
>only game i want right now is splatoon 2
>just gonna be sitting around unplayed for 3 weeks
Any games worth it?

>>382644031
Grab Zelda, Puyo Puyo Tetris and MK8D

>>382644031
Puyo, MK8, Zelda, ARMS, Shovel Knight, Snipperclips, Disgaea 5?

>>382643969
>that fad that had high ranking games that "hardcore" gamers ignored by playing something that's actually casual but has fancier graphics

>>382643521
The reason they don't make more of those is because they become worthless really fast. Which is the very thing Nintendo doesn't want. Just look at those Animal Crossing Amiibo, you can buy them for a couple of bucks because Nintendo made too many of them.

Its not some artificial scarcity master plan to make Amiibo more popular. It's just them being careful that you won't find those figures in every budget bin or garage sale for a dolllar each. It would harm the ip and Nintendo's image. Disney does more or less the same thing.

>>382644082
>>382644136
How the hell is the Switch selling so much?
I mean, good for Nintendo and all but damn.

>>382643969
>fad
You don't understand what that means, do you. Wii outsold both Xbox and Playstation all the time. It sold in a month what Playstation sold in a year. All the naysayers were BTFO who said it was a fad, that it would only last a year, or only sell like Gamecube. All those people thought people cared about HD graphics but they didn't.

>>382644237
It isn't selling so much. It should be selling triple of what it is now if it weren't for supply constraints. This is their first publicly known console of the decade and it has a legitimately attractive gimmick. Of course demand will be high.

>>382639473
- It's marketed well, even my most normie friend knows it.
- The launch lineup has games for everyone: Zelda BotW to appease the hardcore gamers; Mario Kart 8, Bomberman, and Puyo Puyo Tetris for split screen multiplayer fun; ARMS and 1-2 Switch for the lowest normies, and Disgaea 5 for weebs.
- Nintendo is your only sane choice for portable gaming at the moment. Sony is actively pushing devs away from Vita, and not interested in doing another handheld.

>>382644237
Same reason the PS4 sold at an insane rate without any games. People are desperate for a new console, coupled with good marketing.

>>382643969
>The Wii was more or less a fad that everyone forgot about really quickly
If really quickly is after 3-4 years, sure.

>>382640547
My sister's last handheld was a DS 10 years ago and she loved Zelda and she's going to get one for Christmas.

>>382644237
>games with a lot of replayability and a focus on multiplayer
>console that launches with 2 controllers
>can instantly hook up to or disconnect from the tv
>immense Zelda hype
>Splatoon 2 and Odyssey on the horizon
You really can't underestimate the Zelda hype either. It had a 98 Metacritic score for a bit around launch and not many people owned a Wii U

>people still try to act like this isn't artificial scarcity when Nintendo has been doing it since the wii
If this was the first time it happened I would believe it, but it's such horrendously bullshit. I actually want to buy a switch too.

>>382643784
Oh, it's hard to tell, with the kinds of things people say seriously here.

The pricing sounds pretty strange, though. With US launch pricing of Wii U Premium at $350, PS4 at $400, and Switch at $300, I'd expect the prices to follow that scale, but they all launched at around the same price in Sweden?

>>382644234
Otherwise known as artificial scarcity.

>Its not some artificial scarcity master plan to make Amiibo more popular.
>It would harm the ip and Nintendo's image.
Seems like it to me.

Also, Nintendo legit controlled a illegal cartel in Europe that limited selling of products across different countries by underhanded tactics ramping up prices to ridiculous degrees.

man people are so dumb with the term of "fad"

like, what's the people's gauge for length? it's like how people claim something's flavor fo the month... for 1 year

>>382640925
It's the "sage goes in all fields" of our time.

>>382644237
What's wrong with the games I listed? no one played Wii U, no wonder people are buying rereleases of those games on a portable console with all DLC

>>382644526
I guess you're a legit dumb person.

>>382643238
>Only could outsell once the stock went dry
HA HA HAH

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>>382639473
it's nice to have an actual turn key console that doubles as a handheld. no disc or cart installs, just fucking pick it up and go, how other consoles have fucked up this part is fucking amazing as it should be the main draw of a fucking console.

plus some fun new games. and some "new" games that most people didn't get with a wii u.

that's it.
console war faggotry is the biggest faggotry

>>382644517
Well the PS4 was more expensive. That said, it is possible the Switches price was inflated a bit by the recent "chemical tax" on electronic items that was introduced in April. So if it was released a year earlier it might have been a bit cheaper than the Wii U. Because apparently the incredibly fucking steep mongoloid prices we have on electronics weren't enough for. Gotta pay for all the welfare for radical Muslims somehow :)

>>382644856
Funfact: The Switch uses the same OS as the PS3 and PS4.

Not that it means much but I just find it funny how consoles are just bad PC's and tablets these days.

what does "selling well" mean?

Surely it's still selling like crap compared to playstation, xboxand previous generations of consoles

>>382644834
>>382643325
>>382643723
>muh stock

Nintendo toddlers will always find excuses. Wonder what they will use next year?

>>382644957
>consoles are just bad PC's

Consoles don't have shitton of issues like PC and don't have to beg for games though. More like PC is bad console.

>>382645045
next year they'll be excited by the announcement of nintendo's new console in 2019

>>382645045
I wonder what kind of person actually says stuff like this

>>382645014

no

>>382644869
That has nothing to do with it. It's Bergsala that sets the prices and they're retards.

people are really eager to buy shit, what else is there to think about.

you gotta justify your slave existence somehow.

>>382643723
>You're in denial if you think PS4 could possibly outsell Switch if it had enough stock

Post source that Switch could outsell PS4 with full stock last month.

Because they under produced it and made it seem exclusive. People want the rare Stuff.

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>>382645130
They will brag how first 2 months after release SwitchU outsold 6 year old PS4 and later blame everything on stock again. It's endless cycle.

>>382644869
By that, I mean that with a $100 gap between PS4 and Switch launch prices, I'd expect a similar gap, but the Swedish prices are only about $50 apart. And with Switch being $50 cheaper than the Wii U Premium, it's strange for them to be around the same price in Sweden. Sounds like a pretty bad pricing situation.

>>382645105
Consoles are PC's though, well apart from the Switch which is just a tablet. You know where was a time when PC's generally weren't made with individual components in mind much like consoles, and they were sold more like individual devices that you nought a new version of each upgrade much like consoles.
>More like PC is bad console.
PC's aren't computers made for the specific prupose of playing video games though. Consoles used to. But not anymore.

>>382645394
That's Sweden for you. And of course >>382645198. Those fuckers can go die in a fire.

>>382641306
everywhere that matters paco

>>382645429
>Consoles are PC's though

Consoles aren't PC. You can't catch virus on console, you don't have to download drivers, change components for it. Read what gaming console is and what PC is and come back.

>>382645351
>PS4 launched in 2012

whut?

>>382645351
then compare it to ps4 launch sales if you want

>>382645541
>2019 - 6 = 2012

?

>>382645532
>You can't catch virus on console
Yes you can. It's not common, but you can.
>you don't have to download drivers
You don't have to on a PC either.
>change components for it.
You don't have to on a PC either.

Hopefully the low development costs will mean third parties will be able to maintain active development for the Switch, even if it can't have multiplat titles.

Can someone help me out please and thank you.
I want to get a Switch but I don't know what the best SD card would be, if I have Splatoon2, MK8 and Minecraft downloaded, along with all the Indies I decide to get and then have my saves for BOTW, Mario and all the other games.
Will 64GB or 120GB do me?

>>382645807
64

>>382645736
>Yes you can. It's not common, but you can.
No, you can't.
>You don't have to on a PC either.
Yes, you have.
>You don't have to on a PC either.
Yes you have.

>>382640538
You say that like I don't regularly play MK8, ARMS or even Bomberman with people in my house lol

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>>382645807
If I were you I would prepare for the inevitable CFW so go wth the 120GB one

>>382644957
It doesn't. The PS4 uses FreeBSD, but all the Switch and PS3 have from FreeBSD is its network stack. The Switch OS in particular is a massively improved fork of the 3DS OS.

>>382645873
>You have to change your components in your PC
or what?

>>382645873
>No, you can't.
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/12/nintendo_trojan/
Not to mention the PS3 for example can/could run Linux and FreeBSD which has a lot of viruses. The locked down nature of a console coupled with the fact that they have no valuable data on it make it less likley to get viruses, but it's a computer and any computer can get a virus.

>Yes, you have.
Have you never heard of a pre-build or a fucking Laptop before?

>>382646081
Fair enough.

>>382646081
>The Switch OS in particular is a massively improved fork of the 3DS OS.
So CFW really really soon then.

Yep artificial scarcity. Release enough so that the nostalgia and compulsive early adopting crowd can't find enough so when the holiday season comes around it looks like normal people where interested in this thing.

Nintendo said that they don't lower prices on games to make their brand seem like it's worth more.

>>382646296
They're likely using the Tegra's ARM TrustZone, and they haven't botched ASLR this time either, so no, not that soon.

>>382640570
>adverts on TV

There are still people watching TV?
Colour me surprised.

>>382646462
You'd be surprised at how much normies still watch TV, and go to cinemas. Some of them even turns on TV to act as background noise while doing their thing. It's like they can't stand silence.

>>382646604
sometimes you think better with background sound

>>382646149
Or you won't be able to even use Internet and play new games? Damn anon, I don't know?
>>382646281
>modded console

No shit m8. Since when can I catch virus on console that I will never mod?

>>382646772
>Since when can I catch virus on console that I will never mod?
The PS3?

Iwata was actually sacrificed to Mammon.

>>382641668
It isn't, in my country you can easily find it anywhere

>>382645532
You can catch virus, you have to download system patches instead (which is basically same shit as drivers) and you have no need to change components in PC either, while console faggots doesnt need to change it to half-gen consoles such as PS4 PRO or Xbox One X.

>>382639473
Four words

Breath of the wild

>>382640095
this is true, in japan you can literally have sex if you own a switch

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>>382639943
Has nothing to do with sale numbers, senpai.

>>382639473
Zelda BOTW has made it sell that well alone. No one even know what a Wii U is, so buying a Switch is most people's purchase to play that game.
Just look at the amount of money people are paying just to pirate the game on their PC.

>>382646604
>and go to cinemas
Well, that part is understandable.
Going to cinema is an event.
You don't go there only to watch the film.

Watching TV, however, is not. TV is dead.
"Internet killed the TV star~"

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I wish I could try it out, but I made a vow not to buy another nintendo product after the 3ds and seeing how they jew their way out of everything. I bet they don't even have a global account up yet for all your games.

>>382648217
surely with all the shitposting you see in /v/ you'd be updated right

>>382648217
>I bet they don't even have a global account up yet for all your games.
They have this now where you can deactivate your account on one device via a browser and add it to another to download your games again.
The switch is pretty bare bones other than that and region free.

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>>382640095
>Both my mom and sister are getting their own Switches soon.

>>382646604
>It's like they can't stand silence.
Well neither can I, but I don't have to pay 50 dollars a month for a box fan

>>382641380
>Also, it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if Nintendo is scalping their own goods and selling them on eBay at inflated prices

This is almost guaranteed look at the NES and SNES classic.

Nintendo are Jap Jews.

>>382646349
>artificial scarcity
Nope, this time its genuine, caused by parts shortage because apple is hogging the vendor nintendo planned to use, and they were too dumb to find a replacement

>>382646604
You are a normie sadly.

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>still no games
wake me up when september ends

>>382639473
Because once every 8 years people want to play nintendo. Everyone jumped the WiiU, and now i miss playing Mario again.

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>>382649136
>Nope, this time its genuine

People aren't actually this stupid about economics are they?

>Zelda
>People who skipped WiiU
>People who skipped Mario Kart 8
>Nintendoids
>People wanting a new handheld
>Splatoon pedos
>Pokémon pedos
>Actual good marketing

>>382649326
Yes. They can't see that the Wii's artificial scarcity over the first two years inflated the numbers massively compared to later sales.

>>382640095
>Plus the ladies fucking love it.
This is actually fully true and I don't get it yet. All the girls at my work are interested when I mention I have a switch. It's just casual enough to get them wet.

I love how it's cool for girls to pretend their nerds, it's the easiest pussy ever.

>>382649326
you do realize there have been many reports substantiating being unable to produce enough Switches right

hell even back in Wii, when that kotakufag claimed Nintendo was artificially making it scarce, someone told him that they weren't stupid enough to miss out all these potential profit

>>382649590
>you do realize there have been many reports substantiating being unable to produce enough Switches right

marketing 101: Control the Narrative.

>>382646081
>>382646296
>>382646417
Yes, they're using TrustZone.

While it's still the 3DS OS at the core, things have massively changed. Inter-process communication has changed, memory management changed (plus ASLR, albeit weaksauce ASLR).
They also have a crash dump uploader (eupld service), so all advancements made until that one was discovered have just helped Nintendo plug the holes.
Additionally, while people have achieved system module dumps, the kernel itself and the builtins (including the crypto module whose exact role remains to be determined) haven't been dumped so far, which is really problematic because blind exploitation of a kernel is really hard.
If you think CFW == piracy, think again. They have a fuckton of checks now, such as online activation of tickets (https://twitter.com/qlutoo/status/878251719771078656). The CDN is locked against unauthorized access and every console has a unique client certificate required to access the CDN (http://switchbrew.org/index.php?title=NIM_services and http://switchbrew.org/index.php?title=Settings_services#set:cal), so they can find you and wreck your shit for pirating, meaning freeShop won't happen again.

>>382649705
Yes they convinced apple to outbid them to have control of manufacturing of important limited components. It's all a part of their masterplan! They're playing 12D chess!

>>382649705
more like tinfoil 101

>>382640095
>Plus the ladies fucking love it.
Can confirm. Went for lunch with my friends, some of them married. Brought my Switch to show them Zelda BotW, friends' wives were asking about it. Even the most normie ones.

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>>382639473
I absolutely fucking love how Nintendo exists as an unfathomable enigma to the clueless kiddies of /v/.

Watching the faces of the young, uneducated faggots here contort in anger, confusion and rage as Nintendo stand resolute as an unshakeable behemoth in the video game landscape, continually receiving an outpouring of adulation. It fills me with an endless joy.

>>382649791
So in other words, it's going to be a PlayStation Vita, just with more first party support?

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>>382640547
He doesn't have a qt 8/10 gf to play comfy Snipperclips in bed between fuck sessions.

>tfw pc/switch master race

feels pretty good tbqh

>>382639473
I wonder how much of their failure to meet demands lies on nvidia. They've never had these problems before, before it was self imposed fake shortages to increase demand.

>>382650315
>He can't take his games with him wherever he goes.

I can take my music, my movies, my tv, my internet wherever I go. And now my games too.

Why can't you play vidya in the park on a nice sunny day anon? Why is this acceptable to you in 2017?

>>382650442
>already have news saying it's due to the screen and NAND parts because of other companies

anon pls, keep up

>>382650550
Yeah but nvidia loves passing the blame, if you've ever kept up with tech news or bought their product before they invest heavily into damage control rather than fixing problems.

>>382649889
>>382649892
>nintedrones

Nintendo and Apple are buddies behind the scenes, friends.

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>>382639473
it's a portable console that can play skyrim, just the idea of it is enough to sell and rightfully so.

>>382650094
Basically, yes.

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Fact: You cannot use sales numbers to determine if a console is good if you also discard said sales numbers out of console fanboyism. For example, everyone here who said that the PS4 was "evil normie trash" can no longer use sales as an indicator of a system being good, since you just said that sales are always a bad thing.

You can't have it both ways.

you can literally get it anywhere in europe for cheaper than launch price

>>382639473
Stop fucking posting this shit on /v/. You'll only convince more people to buy a fucking switch. I'm still trying to buy one and it'll only get harder if you keep posting this shit

>>382644471
Did you fuck your sister, anon?

>>382651591
>/v/ is one person
>every console fan is one person
begone retard

>>382651898
I never said /v/ is one person. just that every single person on /v/ has to abide by this, since doing otherwise means you hold a double standard.

>>382652004
>/v/
>not being a hypocrite/having a double standard

>>382644415
>ARMS for lowest normies
>Not playing competitively
Casual detected

>>382649791
>https://twitter.com/qlutoo/status/878251719771078656
> tamper with certificates, and system bricks in annoying ways
Brutal.