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[–] kuberoot@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I do get the impression that Nintendo has consistently had worse hardware for a long time... And I appreciate it. Instead of cranking up the hardware, they make games that are fun and run on weaker hardware, often with neat stylization.

[–] Tak@lemmy.ml 16 points 5 months ago (2 children)

While I agree that not chasing further hardware demands is refreshing, it's also really frustrating to buy a nearly decade old tablet to play games. Many smart phones could run switch games at this point and seeing PCs emulate the switch better than the switch can run natively is exceptionally frustrating.

[–] kuberoot@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 5 months ago

Those are fair points, I actually bought the switch pretty early on after seeing praise for Odyssey and BotW. I play on PC otherwise, but I enjoyed the experience, playing docked with joycons with motion controls.

I'm not personally frustrated, while the games definitely seem overpriced, I always felt like Nintendo is just sitting in their niche doing their thing, not trying to one-up others and instead providing various gimmicks with their devices. They're selling consoles and games for a certain price, and it feels like if you think the deal is bad or unfair, you can just pass on it.

I don't think I really have a point here, just saying my thoughts. I have my issues with Nintendo, but I do feel like their consoles and games provide value that is hard to get elsewhere.

[–] PopOfAfrica@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Its less crazy when you remember the system is near 8 years old and the sequel system is coming out