And honestly, the Lite being 100$USD cheaper is a solid proposition for families-with-children too.

The OG Switch become the family/home unit focused on splitscreen multiplayer(and perhaps the parent’s single player games now that kids have a handheld Switch of their owns to play in their rooms/etc), meanwhile the…

I have to admit, what I’m really curious about is the joysticks on this. They sort of look similar to the original joycon’s, but also somewhat different?

I’d be curious to learn if they somehow managed to make them more durable than joycons’ own joysticks(considering how drift prones they become after long use) and if…

It depends. If the TV-bound unit becomes primarily used for splitscreen multiplayer game, the issues of save games might be a bit less moot.

Pokemon is about to release soon after these consoles, so even if it takes a while until forma cross-consoles cloud saves/etc are supported , kids having their own individual…

The colors reminds me specifically of the original 2DS models. Specifically how it was meant at younger kids(and why they had removed the flippable screen in that original model in an attempt to make the console sturdier and less at risks of breaks).

In fact I wouldn’t be surprised if that was the goal behind the…

The colors reminds me specifically of the original 2DS models. Specifically how it was meant at younger kids(and why they had removed the flippable screen in that original model in an attempt to make the console sturdier and less at risks of breaks).

In fact I wouldn’t be surprised if that was the goal behind the…

No ideas but I suspect additional controllers won’t be compatible with it considering it doesn’t even have a kickstand for tabletop play.

I figure this is meant more for handheld-exclusive players and families with multiple kids where it might make more sense to get the slightly cheaper handheld-only units as…

Honestly seeing the timing of the reveal *and* release, I could believe it.

The design, color schemes, the likely more sturdy nature of the attached controls(rather than detachable joycons) feel like it’s also even further aimed at younger kids.

In hindsight(though I was originally hoping more time would pass before a…

Honestly I think the OG Switch is not going out anytime soon. Studies apparently showed that about 50% of players played primarily in handheld, but the remaining 50% used TV play a LOT.

If anything I suspect the only “replacement” to the OG Switch might be a “Switch Pro” with slightly better performances(thus…

I suspect this is primarily targeted at kids(especially with the controls directly attached to theconsole likely making the console “sturdier” in handheld format, which was one of the original goals of the original 2DS vis a vis the more vulnerable flip-screen of the 3DS) and the fact it seems to be designed as a…

You could likely play local wireless multiplayer games(of the networked rather than split-screen variety) but I’m not sure if you could use the whole console in lieu of a controller with splitscreen games?

If I’m to make a wild guess.... kids.

The longer battery life, the perma-connected joycons, the cheaper price.

People were thinking “Switch 2.0" was coming but this feels more like what the 2DS(originally) was meant to be for the 3DS; a cheaper budget but more durable(with the controls directly attached to the console…

I’m personally fond of the theory that basically goes “all of them.”

I mean, it’s not like dimensional mergers/etc whatever haven’t been a thing in fiction in the past.

Not sure about this. The inking style(and especially how *busy* and weathered some of the environments can be) and particularly the use of colors(color palette but also use of either flat/cel colors and occasional subtle gradients) more precisely remind me of french artist Jean Giraud/Moebius’ work, with a dash of…

I dunno about that but I can see this art and feel like I’m basically looking at the second coming of french artist Giraud/Moebius, gods.
I thought he did some work on Judge Dredd but apparently Moebius didn’t.... though he’s apparently cited as one of the inspirations by one of the creators:
“Taylor describes his…

Sincerely this is why the “look how accurately we rendered a depiciton of Keanu Reeves into our game” pissed me off so much even though I love Keanu Reeves.

Just what the hell awesome explosion of colors and art styles could be possible if people stopped looking at “realism” as the only way to go in games graphics,…

Holy gosh this art feels like the second coming of Moebius in the best ways. The colors, the impressive use of space, the linework and that ability to convey weathered environments.

Just... *gosh*.

I have to say this guy’s art might as well make him a very solid would-be successor to Moebius/Jean Giraud, gosh.
I mean this piece scream “Moebius?!?” at me the way he use space, colors, lines...

There’s other countries to go to but you still completely forget the entire logistics chain for parts that are already made in multiple countries, China only doing the final assembly.

That means diverting shipping of these parts, productions lines of those that DO come from China(which means you need new production…

The thing they explained is so much of the entire infrastructure would need to be overhauled that relocating the production away from China would costs more than the tariffs itself.

So all it’s hurting is the people who want to buy the goods because to relocate production itself might still end up a bigger bill on the…

Personally I have the feeling weapons might be more durable this time around. For one, I have a odd feeling that(even if it retain the same open world) this time around the game might see a more narrative arcs-driven progression... something for which breakable weapons might be an hurdle.
Similarly, in the trailer Link…