alienboyva Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 (edited) Chinese mobile device manufacturer, Huawei, is marketing their new Mate 20 X as a Switch competitor... I guess everyone one wants a pace of the Switch pie. Unless they can get 3rd parties on board to release games of the quality of the ones on Switch, then I don't see this doing much. Plus, it's 3x the price of a Switch!!! EDIT: Wait! This thing really only has one controller? WUT?! o_O Edited October 17, 2018 by alienboyva Quote Link to comment
Fuzzer1 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Probably just being released in China so it's not likely to face competition because I don't think the Switch is sold in China. Quote Link to comment
alienboyva Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Fuzzer1 said: Probably just being released in China so it's not likely to face competition because I don't think the Switch is sold in China. Nintendo is selling the Switch in China. I think it was about year ago they stated selling it there. Quote Link to comment
Tyranogre Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Oh, man, I can't wait to play 7 Grand Dad, Titenic, and Terrifying 9-11 online with my friends! Link, the Hero of Dreams 1 Quote Link to comment
TKrazyO Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 55 minutes ago, Tyranogre said: Oh, man, I can't wait to play 7 Grand Dad, Titenic, and Terrifying 9-11 online with my friends! I think of this whenever I see that game. Don't see it doing well because of the cost and it probably won't have a great battery life. Tyranogre 1 Quote Link to comment
ace Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 (edited) You guys do realize that’s a cell phone, right? Edited October 17, 2018 by ace Quote Link to comment
Kezay Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Bold strategy positioning it against the Switch, let's see how it plays out for them... DLurkster 1 Quote Link to comment
Link, the Hero of Dreams Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 *laughs* Yeah, they're no Sega. Nice try, kids, leave this one for the current generation of XBONES and PS4s. The grown-ups are playing. Quote Link to comment
Igneous42 Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 After working at a cell phone repair shop for 7 years the thing that I always remember about Huawei is this masterpiece of marketing A campaign that draws attention to the fact that not only does no one know how the fuck to pronounce their name, but also that no one knows what they actually even do. I don't think Nintendo is sweating in their boots too much lol. alienboyva 1 Quote Link to comment
alienboyva Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share Posted October 17, 2018 1 hour ago, ace said: You guys do realize that’s a cell phone, right? 46 minutes ago, Kezay said: Bold strategy positioning it against the Switch, let's see how it plays out for them... I'll take a wild guess... TKrazyO, DLurkster, Doc Brown and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment
Punchy Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 One probably has chips that spy for the Chinese government and the other does not. Quote Link to comment
Spring Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 what a weird marketing aim. they aren't really comparable so maybe they're trying to dip their toes into the gaming market? i guess it wouldnt be the first time for a tech comp to go for something profitable. at that price though, i doubt its going to be wildly successful. Quote Link to comment
ace Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 It’s not just that high price either that’s ridiculous. It’s a CELLPHONE with a 7.2 inch screen. That’s ABSURD. alienboyva 1 Quote Link to comment
alienboyva Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share Posted October 17, 2018 40 minutes ago, ace said: It’s not just that high price either that’s ridiculous. It’s a CELLPHONE with a 7.2 inch screen. That’s ABSURD. Yeah, reminds me of the Samsung Galaxy W that Samsung released only in Korea. Quote Link to comment
Tyranogre Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 To be fair, a bigger screen is better for watching porn in public. Quote Link to comment
Kezay Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 11 hours ago, alienboyva said: Yeah, reminds me of the Samsung Galaxy W that Samsung released only in Korea. Doing the "phablet" movement proud! Quote Link to comment
Fuzzer1 Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 On 10/16/2018 at 9:48 PM, Tyranogre said: Oh, man, I can't wait to play 7 Grand Dad, Titenic, and Terrifying 9-11 online with my friends! Never heard of those games before. Quote Link to comment
DLurkster Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Regardless of how this will turn out, (which nothing will) someone got take the leap with a bigger phone screen. It 5-10 year time that screen size may be the norm, we laugh at that now but this is most likely the future. I laugh at their comparison of the Switch for all of time. Quote Link to comment
Tyranogre Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 11 hours ago, Fuzzer1 said: Never heard of those games before. They're all Chinese bootleg games. 7 Grand Dad is a hack of a licensed Flintstones game for the NES that simply puts Mario's head on Fred Flintstone's body. It's much more well-known as the source of a Vinesauce meme that @The Krazy One posted above. Terrifying 9-11 is an unlicensed port of Metal Slug for the Gameboy Color with a picture of Osama bin Laden and the Twin Towers on the boxart. Titenic is a sidescrolliing beat-em-up for the Famicom that's clearly based on the Titanic movie, but otherwise doesn't seem to be a hack of a pre-existing game. Quote Link to comment
Kezay Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 13 hours ago, DLurkster said: Regardless of how this will turn out, (which nothing will) someone got take the leap with a bigger phone screen. It 5-10 year time that screen size may be the norm, we laugh at that now but this is most likely the future. I laugh at their comparison of the Switch for all of time. I'm surprised it already isn't there considering there have been some fairly large screened phones already released hence my phablet mention above. My older brother has a phone in that style. If the case was just a bit wider it would be like he was holding up a Kindle Fire up to his face when he talks, albeit of a bit slimmer. Quote Link to comment
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