Reaction: Nintendo Switch Announcement
Hopefully you all have not been living under a rock and saw the announcement for Nintendo's new console. But if you've just now come out of your bomb shelter ( The 2016 election is near GO BACK IN!), then watch the video here and come back to this post. Let me tell you a short story. In 2006, Nintendo launched a system that changed the gaming industry as we know it. Selling out in all stores, the Wii was able to capture the casual gaming market. It had a cheap price point compared to the other consoles and had fun party and multiplayer games. I remember standing in line for a whole day at my local Wal-Mart to get one and feeling relieved that I did since the system was sold out for months . Nintendo tried to double down on the casual market in 2012 with the Wii U, but the company fell flat on their faces. Due to terrible third party support, not having the same cheap price point, and terrible marketing strategy (honestly, there were no commercials for this thing!)...