No Streetpass or Miiverse for Nintendo Switch

[Canadamus Prime]

David Young, Nintendo of America's assistant manager of public relations told GamesBeat says that the lack of StreetPass plays into the idea of the Switch as a home console,

Ok this confuses me. Wasn't the Switch supposed to by a hybrid of home and portable console? I thought that was the whole pitch.

Also I have to roll my eyes every time I read a news story about a company announcing features their product WON'T have.

Yes its supposed to be a hybrid, but they've also said they're going to focus on marketing it as a console rather than a handheld.

If anything its a console you can take with you rather than just another handheld. Like a gaming laptop.

Ok, fair enough I guess.

 

[AzrealMaximillion]

ALOT of people keep thinking and saying it is replacing the 3DS.

Which is kind of a problem Nintendo has had for the last 3 generations.

People thought the Wii would revolutionize motion controls. 2-3 years in most games didn't really use them.

People at first thought the Wii U was an accessory to the Wii.

Now people think the Switch will replace the 3DS.


Nintendo's marketing can't seem to tell people exactly what the hell they're trying to sell.

People also think Mobile Gaming is replacing Handhelds, that Nintendo is going broke, and that Nintendo needs to directly compete with Microsoft and Sony.

Nintendo's operating based off of what's going on in Japan. Smartphones are eating up the handheld market there. Consoles there are also not doing as well as they used to. I don't think Nintendo's situation is going to be made better by a single console, they need a new company philosophy.