Nintendo Switch

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(03-03-2017, 01:27 PM)Shonumi Wrote: So your main problem is that the Gamepad was... a gimmick

Quote:In all honesty, if the game developers ignore functionality in console hardware, it's either 1) too expensive/time consuming/confusing to support it in a game or 2) is completely or nearly useless in a game. The thing with gimmicks is that they generally have fairly low value in and of themselves beyond raising attention. The fact that game devs under-utilized the Wii U Gamepad seems to say a lot about its value, so in that regard, people sort of aren't far off when they call it a gimmick.

To be fair though, NIntendo's products are littered with hardware features that are poorly or rarely used by game developers. Just look at how many games did (or rather didn't) use the IR port on the GBC in a meaningful way, or how many supported the GB Printer or even the 4-player Link Cable adapter.

eh, maybe I guess I should explain more of what I've realized I have a problem with. It's more so that people write off anything with a gimmick as trash. Hardly true if you ask me. When I bought my 3DS, I was bombarded with rude comments about how I made a bad purchase because the 3D wasn't worth it. The thing is though I wasn't interested in the 3D hardly at all. I bought it to play the games announced at the time (OOT, SF64 3D, Paper Mario :'( and others). Apparently it's completely unreasonable to buy game consoles to play games.  

Also, when I said it was a cop-out I was more referring to people using the word improperly. Literally every innovation is labelled as gimmicky when announced. It can be annoying, when you're interested in buying a product for another reason then the "heavily marketed" reason. I guess I just have a problem with the negative connotation of the word.

I'm tired now so sorry if this doesn't make much sense.

Edit: Welp. it's go time!