While the topic continued to ferment, a Weibo post by Chen Mo ignited the popularity in an instant.
This is a promotional video for the new handheld.
A beautiful girl is playing Switch on the TV at home, and the game screen can be clearly seen from the TV.
She is slumped on the sofa, making various gestures with her left and right hands from time to time, and Mario in the picture is also constantly performing corresponding actions.
The scene turned to the airport. After sitting in the seat, the girl opened the bracket on the back of the handheld and played games on the plane.
In the car, at a party...
Several scenes were switched in a row, and the girl played not only the game "Super Mario", but also many very simple somatosensory games.
Chen Mo also took the time to make a collection of some small games. These small games are mainly from "1-2-switch", which include cowboy duels, milking cows, fighting with bare hands, table tennis, etc.
These mini-games are all great options for parties because they don't require you to stare at the screen, just look into your opponent's eyes for motion-sensing actions.
In the promotional video, the girl and her best friend don't look at the handheld screen at all, but hold the handle and look at each other, posing in various poses, which also makes many people feel novel.
After seeing the video of Chen Mo in class and the promotional video of the handheld, the direction of many game media professionals also changed.
"Maybe we all misunderstood Chen Mo's intentions. The biggest advantage of the switch lies in the collection. It collects a lot of content that we ignore on one device!"
"For example, we had motion-sensing games before, but the traditional motion-sensing gameplay is too single, and most players will not buy special equipment just to play such a single motion-sensing game or two."
"For another example, there are actually many casual action games on the market, but none of them have achieved the level of "Super Mario Odyssey". There has never been a model where a person controls a hat!"
"The advantage of the switch is that it integrates all these elements that we have neglected into one machine. Obviously, some of the current player groups like somatosensory games and this type of casual games. With the switch Appear, these people can fulfill the above demands with the lowest cost!"
"Chen Mo has prepared two plans for them very thoughtfully. If you are still on the sidelines and your wallet is not rich, you can just buy two handles. These two handles have somatosensory technology and vibration technology. After connecting to a mobile phone or computer You can also feel the fun of the game.”
"If you have requirements for gameplay, you can buy a full set of handheld equipment, which is actually not too expensive. In addition to the price of the handle, the body of the handheld is actually only 1,500 yuan. Playing games is more expensive than other players of the same price. The performance of the mobile phone is several grades ahead!"
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At the same time, many independent designers on the Thunder game platform also got the news. Chen Mo encouraged these designers to modify their games into controller-operated versions.
In fact, it is very simple to change, because the handle operation mode has a set of basic rules, Chen Mo only needs to hand over this set of basic rules to these designers, and then let them play freely.
Some casual games, light action games, and puzzle games can all be changed to handheld versions without any pressure.
Moreover, Chen Mo has a certain discount for the handheld version of these games, and basically gives an extra 10% of the profit to the designers, which is equivalent to encouraging everyone to develop games specifically for the handheld mode.
Many independent game designers have spotted this opportunity and changed their games to compatible handheld versions. Some designers even consider developing independent games that integrate motion sensory modes like Odyssey.
Of course, most people are still in a wait-and-see state, because no one knows whether this brand-new model will be accepted by players, and how much controllers and handhelds will sell is completely uncertain.
It all depends on sales volume!
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On May 1, after nearly three months of preparation, the switch equipped with "Super Mario Odyssey" was officially released!
This time, it is basically based on online purchases. Just like when most mobile phones are on sale, the purchase link of Switch is posted on the official website and several relatively large shopping websites at the same time.
Of course, in addition to "Super Mario Odyssey", the switch is also equipped with many other small games by default, such as cowboy duel, etc. The capacity of these small games is not large, but for special occasions such as parties and two-player games. It can best reflect the characteristics of this handheld.
Before the release, the evaluation of switch showed polarized characteristics.
Some people became interested after seeing the demo video of the switch, and were pleasantly surprised by this new somatosensory game and the two-player game mode. They firmly believed that the switch has some features that other devices do not have. , For example, a more complete somatosensory system, can play anytime, anywhere, and can be seamlessly connected to TV and other devices, this will be a very key advantage.
But there are also many people who are bad-mouthing, especially those who have fought with Chen Mo a long time ago, and still firmly believe that this handheld will not succeed, and at most it will not lose or make money.
There are many reasons for them. On the one hand, when smartphones are so popular, the positioning of handhelds and mobile phones is somewhat redundant. On the other hand, there are PCs and vr game cabins at home, and there may not be people who buy handhelds exclusively. Play on TV.
And many people think that even though Chen Mo provided a large game library for this handheld with his own Thunder game platform, most of the games are forcibly modified. Players play on mobile phones as well as on computers. Why? Must play on the handheld
The two factions were having a great time tearing each other up, and all the results would not be decided until the sales came out.
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In the dormitory of Shiyi college students.
Several boys majoring in game design were all crowded in front of the computer.
"It will go on sale at 10 am, and there are still five minutes left, so get ready quickly."
"Don't be so anxious, right? This is not grabbing a train ticket."
"It's hard to say. Chen Mo didn't announce the specific stocking numbers. If he prepared less, for example, only tens of thousands of units, wouldn't they be sold out all at once? The players who support Chen Mo in China alone How many!"
"That can't be right? After all, there are a small number of people like us who buy it right away. I think most people want to wait and see."
"Anyway, you should pay attention. It is enough for us to grab one for each dormitory. It will be embarrassing if we can't get one at that time!"
"That's not possible. With the speed of my brother's hand grabbing a train ticket, isn't it trivial to grab a handheld?"