Nintendo Switch: The Hype is Real!

When Nintendo started to slowly trickle out info on there Project NX I was super skeptical of everything that was leaking.  Could Nintendo get its groove back after the Wii U?  Would the people come flocking back to the a company that they felt had abandoned them to pursue cheap gimmicks and a larger fan-base?  I feel like that Nintendo answered a lot of those questions last week when they blew the doors off the machine.

There is a pocket of people out there that still think that Nintendo has gone with a gimmick to try and sell consoles.  What I see is a brilliant concept that has a wide appeal and goes after a group that Sony and Microsoft are not targeting.  Now let me say this.  Nintendo is never going to win in a horsepower war with the PS4 and the Xbox One especially with the new Pro and project Scorpio coming out.  But with the switch they don't really need to.  They have gone after a group of people who are used to playing games on there smart phone and when they get ready to go somewhere they can just take it with them.  Your in the middle of a great part of Zelda Breath of the Wild but you need to pop out the door and go to work.  Easy just grab your Switch from the dock and go.  Your kids do not want to quite playing Mario Kart but you do not want to be late for Soccer Practice grab the switch and let them play in the car on the go.

This concept of a hybrid home/mobile console has lots of potential.  I mean look at all the 3rd party company's that are excited to be working with Nintendo again.

Now compare that to who was working with Nintendo at launch for the Wii U.

I think there is a good story there.  It shows that the 3rd party guys are willing to tap into this new market.

Overall I am sold 100% on the switch.  I have one reserved and ready to start playing on March the 3rd!  I'm making the Switch are you?