- 4:22 PM, Monday,
August 7th, 2017:
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- It's hard to
believe it's been 11 years since I've written about
Nintendo... but yeah - the gap really has been that
long. Life took over, games meant less and I knew
until I had kids I just wouldn't get back into
games. Last year with the advent of VR I lost
myself a bit (the Vive is still my go to if
I have free time to escape) but that was more of
a business purchase for the VR Delorean ride I'm
gonna make.
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- No after watching
Mario Kart videos with the kids it was clear they were
ready. Of course I got Zelda (which they also
love to watch) but I didn't really think
I was going to be this amazed. The surprise is
honestly because Nintendo is completely faking
everyone out. They left the console industry this
year, they just did it really, really well and no one
seems to be noticing it. The Nintendo Switch is touted
as a hybrid because you can plug it into your TV and
take it portably with you... buuuuuuuuuuuut make no
mistake: it's simply their new Gameboy. It's powerful
enough to be plugged into the TV and look like their
last generation console (which was already
underpowered) so they're kinda faking everyone
out.
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- Now, it's AMAZING
that we have a portable system like this in our hands.
It's a Wii U portable. Whew. That's quick. The Wii U
was released in 2012. So, I'm stunned. But make no
mistake, they just repackaged that power into a
portable and were smart enough to make it capable of
plugging into your TV. It also has the gimmick of
taking the sides off and turning into 2 controllers,
which is certainly cool... but the fact that their two
biggest games are games that are presently on the old
system with ZERO graphical improvements tells you
all you need to know: they made a great new portable
and simply aren't telling anyone that they're not
coming out with another console. Their next machine
will be a sequel to this... and that will be the end
of it. Why compete with the PS4 and Xbox1? There's
hardly any competition in the handheld market and
honestly - IT'S THEM.
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- ANNNNNNNNNNNNNYWAY.
I'm digging it since I completely skipped over the Wii
U and these games are all new to me. Zelda is a bit of
genius and the Switch Mario Kart is the best one yet.
Just, whew. So much new stuff. And the kids of course
are DIGGING it...
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- So we've entered
this stage of family life: the kids can play games and
we can all play as a family. Man, that happened
quick!
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- Adam
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