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Nintendo Switch is the most popular gaming console of all time
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SlimySnake
The Contrarian
Subtract all Nintendo Lites sold and lets see where the numbers are.
It's handheld. There is a reason why Nintendo didnt come out with a successor to the DS and the 3DS. This is it.
It's handheld. There is a reason why Nintendo didnt come out with a successor to the DS and the 3DS. This is it.
IDKFA
Dickless
John McAfee once thought that a single Bitcoin would be worth one million dollars by the end of 2020. In fact, he was so sure, he promised he'd eat his dick live on TV if Bitcoin failed to hit that value.
That is a McAfee bet. A bet you're so sure you'll win that your willing to eat your dick if you lose.
Kataploom
Member
There’s a reason why Nintendo didn’t come out with a successor to the Wii and Wii U. This is it.
See? Same applies, muy switch rarely leaves the dock in which it behaves different than when undocked beyond simply transmitting to the TV, what does it make it?
Switch is popular because it can be whatever the user needs it to be, also beyond Anglosphere “game console” is the same for portable and not portable gaming device
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ParaSeoul
Member
or handheld you know
Kataploom
Member
That distinction I’ve only seen in English, other languages I hear frequently call all gaming devices by the same name, heck even in English there’s still people calling them all “nintendos”
ParaSeoul
Member
Sure in America probably,Nintendos influence in a lot of other places isn't that strong.
Woopah
Member
What do you mean by paper tigers? Do you mean strawman?
There are two paper tigers in that statement. Nintendo doesn't care about what gets said on video game forums, and I never stated they would have to sacrifice one yen of profit. Carry on with your life.
I said "They're not going to drop the price just to beat PS2's record" and you replied with "I think you need to take a closer look at this prideful company". I thought that meany that you disagreed with me and believed that Nintento would drop the price to beat the PS2's record.
Apologies if I was mistaken. If so, what did you mean?
ethomaz
Banned
Orin is Tegra.
To be more precise it is Tegra Orin.
And from what nVidia released Tegra Orin can't be used in handhelds / portables.
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Woopah
Member
Thanks for the explanation.
What is it about Orin that means it can't be in a portable?
Dr.Morris79
Gold Member
ethomaz
Banned
It is designed to higher power consumption.
Another GAFers said from 65W but I could only find reference from 130W.
It can go up to 750W.
To reach portable power envelop nVidia probably needs to cut down something from Orion.
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Woopah
Member
Perhaps some sort of custom chip could be used with Orin as a base? I can't see nVidia wanting to lose Nintendo's business so it could be worth the investment on their side.
ethomaz
Banned
That is an option but looking at Nintendo choices I don't believe they will pay the nVidia tax for something custom.
They will mostly wait nVidia release the sucessor to X1/X2 and buy these from nVidia.
That is why I said the Switch Pro is just a dream in fan heads from a long time already (I posted the same in every new Switch Pro thread here)... there is nothing in nVidia portfolio that allow a Switch Pro to happens.
Of course Nintendo can choose to get out from nVidia and basically kill Switch and go with Switch 2... not a Pro model due the architecture differences.
nVidia can be hiding cards (a 15W Tegra Orion version?) too but it is a bit weird because even Orion got a premature announce.
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Kataploom
Member
If by "America" you mean the whole continent, sure... In South America "Nintendo" is the generic name for game consoles for parents of 90s kids still to these days.
Nintendo has done an amazing job, to the point people critizes their "appeal to nostalgia", which isn't more than an outstanding branding work on their part, Switch reflects that, I think it's like the Wii that the console name got bigger than company name... Their positioning has been stellar so far.
ParaSeoul
Member
I know people in South America who would disagree with you there,video games in general are too expensive there. So even Nintendo had a muted presence. Argentina and Brazil I know for sure were not Nintendo crazy,Sega was more popular there due to Tectoy and Nintendo even pulled out entirely in 2015.
Kataploom
Member
I can say for sure in Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela that's the case... And after Nintendo started putting the company name on their consoles again, I think they'll just reinforce that lol