Or this one, from almost exactly a decade later...
And for those who are curious, I did indeed reserve a Switch, via Target's web site.
I was so underwhelmed by the Switch presentation-- paid online, emphasis on waggle gimmicks, no Monster Hunter, no Madden, and so on-- that I had actually decided not to pre-order. Until I saw that "Breath of the Wild" trailer at the very end... that, nearly all by itself, threw me back over the fence into the pre-order camp.
It's funny too, because I'm not actually much of a fan of the Zelda games; to me, they're like super tropey wannabe RPGs, with all of the RPG mechanics ripped out-- almost like Bethesda's modern games. They feel shallow and incomplete.
But "Breath of the Wild" is not a Zelda game. The stupid button prompt trope is gone, replaced with full voice acting; the game deals with mature concepts and emotions-- I've scarcely been so gripped by anything as I was with Zelda, crying, falling into Link's arms; and the gameplay is full open-world, with an actual inventory and equipment slots...
And once I'd been tossed back over the fence, I realized: this thing has a ton of games that I want. Here is my wish-list, sorted by priority and then release date-- and this is only officially announced games, who knows what else is in the works:
- Breath of the Wild
- Disgaea 5 Complete
- Sonic Mania
- Xenoblade Chronicles 2
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Dragon Quest XI
- Super Bomberman R
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Arms
- Splatoon 2
- Elder Scrolls V
- Monster Boy
- Ultra Street Fighter II