The Nintendo Switch Remains A Major Concern In The Gaming Industry
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The Nintendo Switch Remains A Major Concern In The Gaming Industry

With The Nintendo Switch Launching In Less Than A Month, More Concerns Continue To Surface

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The Nintendo Switch Remains A Major Concern In The Gaming Industry
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With the Nintendo switch’s March 3rd release date less then a month away there is a lot of anticipation for the new hybrid device. Despite the console being sold out at most retailers there is still a considerable level of speculation surrounding the Switch. This is due to the fact that more and more information has been released weekly since the January press conference. Concerns range from the lack of features that the Nintendo Switch will be shipped with to the hybrid console’s lack of third party game support.

One of the newly developed concerns regarding the Nintendo Switch refers to the Internet capabilities of the device. This is because it was reported that the Nintendo Switch will not be shipped with an Internet browser and would require a post launch update to receive a internet browser. While it is a gaming console and most consumers wont even utilize the internet browser, this news hurt the Nintendo Switch consumers still like having the option. Another hardship the Nintendo Switch has faced when dealing with Internet capabilities is the new Nintendo Online service that will be required for competitive play. Ever since the Original Nintendo DS and the Nintendo Wii the online service was free however this time around players will have to pay a fee in order to utilize these services. While this is disappointing to a lot of the consumers who were able to pre-order a Nintendo Switch this news was able to disprove the speculations that player would only be able to communicate strictly through the smartphone app that player will be able to download at launch.

Possibly the biggest concerns centralized around the Nintendo switch launch are the games that will be available at launch, or lack there of. This is because the Nintendo Switch will have the one of the weakest gaming line-ups for a console launch in gaming history. For those that were able to pre-order a Nintendo Switch, The Legend of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild is will mostly likely be in your library as it not only stands as one of the most anticipated games of 2017 but the only major titles to be released alongside the Nintendo Switch. Nintendo Fans will unfortunately have to wait a few weeks after the Nintendo Switch’s launch date to have the chance to really build an exciting library of games for the Switch. Another major setback the Nintendo Switch is facing is the fact that there are a ton of third party game titles, such as the popular Titanfall 2, that will not be brought to the Nintendo Switch. A lot of the third party developers have confirmed this themselves, which is making Nintendo Fans question how powerful the switch will be.

While the Nintendo Switch appears to be one of the most innovative gaming consoles in history, Nintendo is still receiving a lot of criticism. Regardless if your decision has been affected by the news regarding the internet capabilities and gaming lineup, we really wont know how good the new hybrid gaming console will be until we have them in our hands on March 3rd.

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