Report: Non-Gamers Largely Unaware of Switch and Scorpio - News

報導:  不玩遊戲的人大部分不知道 SWITCH 和 天蠍計畫(微軟XBOX)--新聞

by William D'Angelo, posted 2 days ago / 6,659 Views

Nielsen's US Games 360 Report 2017 has found out that non-gamers are mostly unaware of the Nintendo Switch and Project Scorpio.

Only 22 percent of the general population has heard of the Nintendo Switch, while only 11 percent know what Project Scorpio is. This is in comparison to the 69 percent who are aware of the PlayStation 4 and 61 percent of the Xbox One. 

尼爾森英國遊戲公司2017年的報告中發現，不玩遊戲的人大部分不知道任天堂SWITCH和天蠍計畫。

百分之二十二的普遍人口曾經聽過任天堂SWITCH，然而只有百分之十一的人知道天蠍計畫是什麼。和這相比，百分之六十九的人知到PS4並且百分之六十一的人聽過XBOX ONE。

 

The numbers are even lower for non-gamers. Only seven percent have heard of the Switch and just three percent Project Scorpio. Of non-gamers 52 percent are aware of the PlayStation 4 and 41 percent of the Xbox One. 

 The survey was conducted in Q1 2017, so it is possible the numbers have improved. 

Thank MCVUK.

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對沒有玩遊戲的人來說，這個數字又更低了。只有百分之七的人聽過任天堂SWITCH且只有百分之三的人聽過天蠍計畫。 然而百分之五十二的未完遊戲者都有聽過PS4而百分之四十一的人聽過XBOX ONE。

這項調查在2017年第一季進行，所以這項統計數字可能已經提升。

NBA Playgrounds (NS) - Review

by Evan Norris, posted 13 hours ago / 5,216 Views

With games like NBA Jam and NBA Street currently on ice, the market is open to a new arcade basketball game. Enter NBA Playgrounds, a title that draws inspiration from the wacky, over-the-top sensibilities of arcade sports games gone by and adds some flourishes and gameplay oddities of its own, resulting in a game more complex and less approachable than its ancestors.

Like NBA Jam before it, NBA Playgrounds is a 2-vs-2 side-scrolling basketball game with exaggerated physics and caricatures of NBA superstars. The NBA rule-book doesn't apply here, nor do Newton's laws of motion. Players will somersault around the game's playground courts, perform gravity-defying leaps, and score up to five points in a single basket. Anyone expecting a realistic basketball simulation will leave wanting. 

隨著NBA JAM 和NBA STREET類型遊戲的間歇期，一款新型接籃球遊戲開啟了新的市場。 進入NBA PLAYGROUNDS(這個名稱靈感來自於過去奇異、誇張的運動街機感，以及自身的多樣和奇異的遊玩特性，並且和遊戲方式和他的前輩相比更為複雜，操作更不易接近)。

如同先前的NBA JAM， NBA PLAYGROUND 是一款二對二橫軸模式的籃球比賽，有著誇大的物理定律和Q版的NBA超級巨星。NBA的規則書和牛頓的運動定律完全不適用。球員可以在整個籃球場翻筋斗，進行違反重力定律的跳躍，並且能夠一球得五分。誰要是想來場真實的籃球模擬，那可門都沒有。

Playgrounds is not a mere recreation of NBA Jam, however. Thanks to a few gameplay quirks, the new game is more strategic but also less accessible than the seminal sports title. Playgrounds features two bars, a stamina bar and a lottery bar, that grant a strategic give-and-take to the on-court action.

Using turbo, pushing, and performing crossovers will drain the stamina bar, forcing players on each side to decide when to conserve stamina and when to go for broke. At the same time, performing special moves like dunks, alley-oops, blocks, and steals will fill the game's lottery bar. When the bar is full, your team will earn a randomized, extraordinary advantage, including but not limited to speed boosts, 12" jump boost (jump a foot higher for dunks), 2x 3-pointer, and lightning ball (next shot is unblockable).

然而Playground 不僅僅是NBA JAM的重製。 幸虧一些遊戲策略的轉變，這款新的遊戲更具策略性同時也比其他開創性的運動遊戲更難上手。Playgrounds的特色在於兩條能量條，一條體力和一條能量兩者協調在場上的動作。使用加速、推進和過人會消耗能量條，迫使一邊的球員決定使用或是保存能量的時機。 同時，使用特殊動作，像是灌籃、空中接力、火鍋或是抄截都會填滿玩家的樂透條。當樂透條滿了的時候，你的隊伍就可以獲得一個隨機的、令人驚奇的優勢，包含速度無限提升、12跳躍強化(一腳跳過籃框灌籃)，三分球或是閃電球兩球(下一個投籃不被蓋鍋)。

All this adds up to a basketball experience more strategic and cerebral than Midway's basketball classics. That's the good news. The bad news is that the game is less accessible than old-school titles like NBA Jam and Hangtime. This holds true especially with Playground's fussy shooting mechanics. Players must press and release the shoot button with precision timing; otherwise the shot will land too early or too late and net zero points. It's a system surprisingly finicky for an arcade pick-up-and-play title, and made more frustrating by different shooting animations for each player.

Since Playgrounds has so many moving parts, a practice mode would have been a huge bonus. Unfortunately, the game has none; only a brief, perfunctory tutorial that leaves many questions unanswered. 

加入以上幾點，讓籃球經驗比MIDWAY籃球經典多了更多策略和思考。這是個好消息。壞消息則是遊戲比一些經典遊戲像是NBA JAM 和HANGTIME來得更難上手。這是真的，尤其是PLAYGROUND令人發毛的投籃技巧。玩家必須要按住然後精準地釋放投籃鍵；否則，這球可能放得太早或是太晚然後得不到分數。令人訝異的是，這款遊戲過分注意街機撿起來玩的遊戲名稱，讓人挫折於不同球員的不同投籃動畫。由於PLAYGROUNDS有許多動作，練習模式會是個很好的加分。不幸的是，這款遊戲沒有，只有簡單的、敷衍的教學，徒留玩家許多問題待解。

In the absence of a robust tutorial and a practice mode, players will need to submit to a process of trial and error. The upside is that you'll be rewarded for doing so with experience points (XP). After finishing matches, a player's profile will earn experience points, as will individual basketball stars. With enough XP, stars will gain new moves — although the nature of each new move is unclear. As players jump ranks within their profile, they'll unlock new card decks, which fill out the game's impressively deep roster.

Card decks arrive with randomized superstars from the past and present, including Allen Iverson, LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Shaquille O’Neal, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Magic Johnson, and dozens more. Opening each pack and flipping each card to reveal the mystery star underneath is a fun, suspenseful way to earn new players (duplicates are recycled into player XP). It's a system vulnerable to micro-transaction abuse, but so far developer Saber Interactive hasn't flirted with the idea. All players are earned by leveling up.

缺乏健全的教學和練習模式，玩家們將會需要屈服於錯誤和試煉的過程。好處是，你可以從中得到經驗點數(XP)。完成配對之後，玩家的檔案將會獲得經驗點數，如同個人籃球明星。 有了足夠的點數，球星將會得到新的移動技術----- 雖然每個動作的性質不清楚。 當玩家升級時，將解鎖新的卡片，這也是這款遊戲最令人印象深刻的事情。 卡片隨機出現現役或是過去的籃球明星，包含艾佛森、拉布朗詹，大鬍子登燈，魔術強森還有其他許許多多的球星。 開啟每個卡包然後翻轉每一張卡片，揭露卡片底下未知的球星，是一種獲得球星懸疑而有趣方式(相同的卡片可以回收獲得金幣。 這款遊戲易受到小額付款的陋習，但是到目前為止開發商Saber還沒有收費的想法。所有玩家全都透過升級賺錢。

The Switch version of NBA Playgrounds features all of the game's four-player local multiplayer and single-player options, including Exhibition and Tournament, but lacks the online play of the versions on PC, Xbox One, and PS4. Saber has promised a patch to enable online play on Switch and also online tournaments across all versions. Missing online functionality, along with some fuzzy graphics in portable mode, make the Switch version appear inferior technically to others on the market — at least until a patch arrives.

NBA Playgrounds is not the next NBA Jam. It's neither as comprehensible nor as democratic in its design. Yet the move away from accessibility has yielded a game richer in tactical decision-making and risk-taking. Fussy shooting mechanics and some missing modes neutralize the overall experience to a degree, but the game's strong moment-to-moment gameplay keeps it afloat. With enough practice and patience (and patching), Playgrounds could be a perennial crowd-pleaser.

NBA PLAYGROUND  SWITCH版本以在所有遊戲模式包含展覽會或是錦標賽可以四人或是單人出賽為特色，但是同PC、XBOX ONE 和PS4相較起來缺少了線上模式。SABER已經承諾之後SWITCH補丁會實現線上遊戲以及各版本間的謹表賽。 沒有線上功能，以及在攜帶模式中缺乏細緻的圖像，使得SWITCH的版本技術上和其他平台相比略遜一色----至少在有補丁之前。
NBA PLAYGROUND不是下一個NBA JAM. 它不易理解也設計上也不那麼大眾化。然而它的難以上手豐富了遊戲的策略制定以及戰術上的風險。 令人發毛的射籃技巧和一些缺少的模式很大程度上抵銷了它整體的體驗，但是這款遊戲瞬息萬變的遊戲風格，讓他的趣樂能夠維持下去。 有著足夠的練習和耐心和補丁，PALYGROUNDS 可能會是一款讓大家愛不釋手的遊戲。

This review is based on a digital copy of NBA Playgrounds for the NS, provided by the publisher.

買任天堂SWITCH的四個理由( 和七個不買的理由)

4 Reasons to Buy Nintendo Switch (and 7 Reasons Not to)

by ANDREW E. FREEDMAN Mar 6, 2017, 8:35 AM

買任天堂SWITCH的四個理由( 和七個不買的理由)

 
 
 
 
 
 

Nintendo’s Switch is here, a new console that bridges the gap between living room and handheld gaming. The $299 system doesn't have the best specs on the market, but hey, you can use it play The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, with a Mario game coming out later this year. You can see our review of the hardware here.

任天堂SWITCH是一台全新的遊戲主機，它彌補了掌上遊樂器和客廳之間的差距。在市場上，這台美元299(台幣約八千)的系統並不是最好的規格，但是，嘿，你可以用它來玩"薩爾達傳說:荒野之錫，和今年即將上市的眾多馬力歐遊戲。這裡你可以看到我們對硬體的檢閱。

However, some reviews of the Switch are fairly mixed. We've combed through the details to come up with the reasons you should pounce on the Switch, but also why you might consider holding off.

然而，SWITCH的評價卻相當兩極， 我們整理出一些細節，有你應該下手SWITCH的理由，但是同時也有你該在等等的一些原因。

You should buy Nintendo Switch if…

You love Nintendo’s first-party games. Nintendo is launching the Switch with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and has announced Splatoon 2 for the summer and Super Mario Odyssey for the holiday season. The company is also releasing a “deluxe” version of Mario Kart 8 and is launching a new franchise with Arms, a wacky fighting game featuring warriors with stretching limbs.

你應該買任天堂SWITCH 如果......

你喜歡任天堂的自家遊戲。 任天堂將推出1-2SWITCH 和薩爾達傳說: 荒野之錫，在早前更宣布因應暑假，即將在夏天推出"漆彈大作戰2"，以及超級瑪利歐奧德賽。 任天堂公司同時也即將推出馬力歐賽車8豪華版，和奇妙格鬥遊戲<ARM>，以玩家們可以伸長他們的手臂為特色。

Of course, we’re expecting much more of the console’s lifespan. It won’t be surprising to see a new Pikmin, Animal Crossing, Super Smash Bros. and more of the Big N’s legendary franchises on the Switch. We’re still holding out hope for a new F-Zero. One day.

當然我們期望這台主機能有有更長的生命週期。不意外的是，新的Pikmin, Animal Crossing, Super Smash Bros和更多任天堂傳奇大作將會出現在SWITCH上。我們仍然對新的Fate-Zero抱持著希望。 某天。

You want to take console games on the go. We’ve seen attempts to try this before, but never has a home console been so portable. Unlike the PlayStation Vita, which could stream games from a PlayStation 3, the Switch has a built-in screen, and its Joy-Con controllers can attach to the sides, making a portable out of your home console. You can play The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on the go and on your couch.

你想要在移動中帶著主機遊戲。

我們在過往已經有些嘗試，但是從未有家用主機如此便於攜帶。 不像是PS VITA從PS3上串流遊戲，SWITCH有一片內建的螢幕、和附加在螢幕旁的JOY CON(遊戲手把)，讓家用主機可以帶著走。 你可以在旅途中遊玩薩爾達傳說荒野之錫，也可以在家中的沙發上體驗遊戲。

The Joy-Con controllers are fun, but owners are reporting issues. Credit: Sam Rutherford/Tom's Guide

You import games. The Switch will be region-free, so you should have no problem importing games no matter where they were originally sold. Nintendo has previously been more stringent on this, but it's cool to see the company do away with it. It also means that you should be able to import a console and play American games.

你進口遊戲。

SWITCH將不在鎖區，所以無論遊戲原本在何處發售，你都可以購入遊戲。任天堂先前對鎖區特別保留，但是很酷的是，這家公司最後不這麼做。這也意味著，你可以買主機玩美國版的遊戲。

You hate proprietary connectors. Nintendo is usingUSB Type-C to charge the Nintendo Switch, so you’ll be able to replace your cables with ease. It even makes it compatible with USB Type-C power banks for longer battery life on the go.

你討厭專用連街頭。

任天堂switch使用USB type-c 轉接頭充電，所以你可以輕鬆替換你的電線。和type c 行動充電相容使得旅途中有更好的電池續航力。

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You may be less interested if…

You want to play third-party games. 

你可能對switch興趣缺缺，如果......

你想要玩第三方廠商遊戲。

While Nintendo has an interesting line-up of third party titles coming from the likes of 2K Games, Capcom, EA, Ubisoft and Bethesda, it's not exactly promising. Skyrim is six years old (it launched in 2011 on PC and last-generation consoles), and Minecraft is already on every system under the sun. Just Dance will show up at launch, but that’s not exactly something that induces excitement. A long list of promised titles currently don't have release dates.

雖然令人高興的，任天堂有著長長的第三方廠商名單，從2k遊戲、 Capcom, EA, Ubisoft and Bethesda等等公司，switch並非確定大有可為。 上古捲軸已經發行六年(2011年在電腦和最後世代主機發售)，而當個創世神已經在每個平台上早已存在。Just Dance 即將發售，但是確實不能夠引起大眾興趣。現有眾多承諾發行的遊戲到現在發售日期依舊未定。

Nintendo had plenty of partnerships last time around with tie Wii U. That console launched with Mass Effect 3, Assassin’s Creed III, Batman Arkham City: Armored Edition and Madden NFL 13, but that didn’t last. As the Wii U’s life progressed, its third-party titles dried up. We hope that doesn’t happen to the Switch, but Nintendo has to prove it can keep partners on board.

任天堂上次在WII U上有許多合作夥伴。 WIIU曾經發售過質量效應三、刺客教條三、谝蝠俠全副武裝版和NFL13，但是都沒有延續。當WII U繼續發展，它的第三方廠商也退出了。我們希望這不會再SWITCH上面發生，但是任天堂必須證明他們可以持續讓夥伴們登陸SWITCH。

You’re worried about reports of de-syncing. Several reviewers, and now, some buyers, have reported that their left Joy-Cons have a tendency to de-sync from the console when they aren’t physically attached. While there’s a patch for the system at launch, many are suggesting that hasn’t fixed the issue. Not everyone is experiencing the problem, but you may not want to risk getting a controller that doesn’t work 100 percent of the time.

你會擔心不同步的傳聞。 現在許多的評論和買家已經反映，當他們將手把拿下時，他們左手的JOY CON和主機會有不同步的現象。 雖然已經發行了系統補丁，但是許多玩家依舊表示問題沒有修復。 不是每個人都有這個問題，但是你可能不會想要冒著手把不能完全發揮功能的風險。

You want a lot of games at launch. There aren’t many titles in the first batch of games for the Switch. You can count them on one hand: the party game 1-2-Switch, Just Dance 2017, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Skylanders: Imaginators and Super Bomberman R. There are more games like I Am Setsuna coming in March and Arms and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in the spring, but you’ll have to wait for the summer for Splatoon 2 and the holidays for the next heavy hitter, Super Mario Odyssey.

Unlike the Wii and Wii U, which came packed in with Wii Sports and Nintendo Land, respectively, the Switch doesn’t include a pack-in game, so you’ll have to spring for something from the limited launch line up (and let’s be real, you’re getting Zelda).

你想要很多發行的遊戲。 現在沒有太多遊戲在第一波的SIWTCH發售上。你可以用手數得出來，派對遊戲1-2SWITCH、Just Dance2017，薩爾達傳說荒野之錫，寶貝龍系列。更多遊戲例如祭物與雪中的剎那三月發售，和ARMS、馬力歐賽車8豪華版春天發售，但是你會等到夏天才有漆彈大作戰2和暑假最大強檔、超級瑪利歐奧德賽。

 不像是WII 和WII U，分別綁定WII SPORT 和任天堂LAND遊戲，SWITCH並不包含任何內裝遊戲，所以你將必須從有限的遊戲中選擇(而且說真的，你會有薩爾達)

While the Switch is portable, it doesn't offer long battery life. Credit: Sam Rutherford/Tom's Guide

You want the best graphics on a console. Sorry folks, but there’s no 4K support here. The Switch’s mobile-friendly Nvidia Tegra GPU means you probably won’t see anything comparable to a PS4 or Xbox One, nevermind the PS4 Pro, upcoming Project Scorpio from Xbox or a gaming PC. The touch screen has 720p resolution, so you won’t be able to play Skyrim in full HD on the go.

你想要在SWITCH上有最好的畫質。 抱歉朋友們，這裡不支援4K。 SWITCH的友善行動NIVDIA TEFRA GPU 意味著絕對部會相容於PS4或是XBOX ONE，更不用提P PROS 和即將上市的XBOX 天蠍計畫或是PC遊戲。觸控螢幕達到720P，所以在旅途中不可能用高畫質遊玩上古卷軸。

You want a long-lasting handheld game system. Nintendo isn’t being clear right now about whether the Switch will replace the 3DS. “Nintendo Switch is a home gaming system first and foremost,”Nintendo told Polygon. “We have made no announcement regarding the future of Nintendo 3DS.” For now, it seems the Switch will replace the Wii U, with the 3DS in a bit of limbo.

你想要一個續航力超強的掌上遊戲機。 任天堂現在尚未把話說明，SWITCH是否會去帶3DS。 任天堂SWITCH是一台家用遊戲系統而且最重要的是任天堂說多邊形。 我們不宣布關於任天堂3DS的未來。從現在來看，SWITCH將會取代WII U，和3DS的一些位置。

With its skimpy battery life, you’ll only be able to play for so long. Nintendo is claiming the tablet will last between 2.5 and 6 hours, depending on the game (the company says The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will endure for three hours on the tablet).

過於小的電池容量，你只能夠玩一下下。任天堂聲明SWITCH將會持續2.5~6小時，取決於遊戲的不同(任天堂說在平板模式薩爾達荒野之息可以持續三個小時)

You have a limited accessory budget. Oh, Nintendo will let you buy them, alright, but your wallet will hurt. The Pro controller will cost $70 and a new set of Joy-Cons will run you $80 (first-party PS4 and Xbox One controllers retail around $60, a single Joy-Con costs $50). The Joy-Con grip that comes in the box with the Switch can’t charge the Joy-Cons, but you can dole out $30 for a grip that can.

你的預算有限。 喔，任天堂會讓你買他們，隊的，但是你的皮包會失血。 PRO 控制器賣70美元(約台幣2200多)，最新的JOY CON 控制器會花你80美元(約台幣2500多)(PS4 和XBOBOX手把也才1800多，一隻JOY CON便要花費50美元)。 盒子內附贈的JOY CON的手把並不能充電，但是你可以額外付出30美元買充電手把。

You like seamless online offerings. It’s hard to blame Nintendo for charging for online capabilities, but it needs to put up a solid service first. The fact that it's using a phone app for voice chat is strange, and its monthly free games go away after that month rather than being playable for the duration of your subscription like on Xbox Live and PSN. Nintendo is also using friend codes for the Switch, which we were really hoping they would finally eliminate. We also don’t know how much Nintendo is charging for its service.

你喜歡無縫的線上提供。 這很難去責備任天堂對線上模式收費，但是任天堂先得提升硬體服務。事實上，用手機APP進行語音通訊很奇怪，而且每月免費遊戲在月底便會消失，而非像XBOX LIVE 和PSN的免費遊戲，可以繼續在主機中玩。任天堂SWITCH也需要使用朋友碼FC這我們真希望他媽的移除的東西。我們也不知道任天堂的服務將會收取多少費用。