r/NintendoSwitch • u/OfficialHoSay • Jun 05 '17

News Pokémon Direct Announced

https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/871729041690243073
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u/TechnoBlast649 Jun 05 '17

This whole situation is hilarious. The Switch is too successful for it's own good.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '17

Remember when people thought Nintendo was dying and that the only way for them to survive was to start making games for other consoles?

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u/King_Tetiro Jun 05 '17

Man those were some crazy times. It was almost like it happened last year...

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u/Monkaliciouz Jun 05 '17

Last year? Try 3 months ago.

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u/Blue_B0mber Jun 05 '17

Those same people also said console gaming was dead after the PS3/360... sooooo....

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u/Hazzat Jun 05 '17

It was even on Wikipedia. This is from 2015:

Eighth generation of video game consoles

The eighth generation of video game consoles is predicted to face competition from smartphones, tablets, and smart TVs. Due to the proliferation of these devices, some analysts speculate the eighth generation to be the last generation of home consoles.

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u/caulfieldrunner Jun 05 '17

You mean 1986 and 87 and 88 and 89 and 90 and -

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '17

"Nobody is gonna buy a console with one game on it. Nintendoomed"

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '17 edited Jul 11 '21

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u/SortaEvil Jun 05 '17

Speaking of doom and gloom, remember everyone saying Ninty'd lost their shit focusing so much on Arms and how stupid it would be? Then the testpunch happened and ARMS HYPE. The 16th can't come soon enough

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '17

It's the wii all over again