Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

July will absolutely murder my wallet. I want both Captain Toad and Octopath, and both look wonderful.

Though, this was a bit more focused on third parties... So it means E3 will have plenty of first party projects. Its gonna be insane!

@Grumblevolcano Don't forget Sushi Striker in June.

@Dev This Direct didn't really give anything concrete past July. Willing to bet Yoshi will be an August game with it's title and date revealed at E3. Probably alongside some Wii U port lol

@IceClimbers Oh yeah, I'll add that to the list.

https://nintendoeverything.com/nykra-dev-now-intends-to-bring...

On another note of Nintendo Direct, I'm happy to see more devs excited to port their games on Switch!

(Although idk what Nykra is)

Did anyone see the rumors for Retro's game based on an updated employee resume? Apparently the employee described the game as having "world building and non-linear storytelling." Here's the link to the Switch reddit where they discussed it: https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/82u5en/retro...

My hunch is that this could be Nintendo's answer to traditional single-player AAA games like Uncharted, Horizon Zero Dawn, etc. Something a bit more realistic with a heavy emphasis on a good story. This would definitely be interesting to look out for

Non-traditional storytelling sounds great. I'd love to see Nintendo's own spin on storytelling. Retro knows what they're doing with both lore (Metroid Prime) and gameplay (both Metroid and Donkey Kong), I can trust them with such a game.

Taiko no Tatsujin got announced! I’m done, been waiting on that for months. Time for some OT.

I am dissapointed that the Diablo 3 rumour was NOT confirmed ;(

So here are the months where the big games have already been announced (+ Predictions for future months)
February: Bayonetta 1 + 2
March: Kirby: Star Allies
April: Nintendo Labo
May: Hyrule Warriors
June: Mario Tennis Aces
July: Captain Toad Treasure Tracker
August: Yoshi or an E3 announcement
September: Smash maybe?
October: An E3 announcement
November: Either Pokemon or Smash
December: E3 announcement

@Scrummer Imagine FIRE EMBLEM Switch is likely to be a 'tent-pole' Q4 2018 release.

Plus, Capcom's STREET FIGHTER COLLECTION and MEGA MAN releases will be significant for a certain audience.

As was I. I'm not big on Smash and was hoping for another AAA 3rd announcement.

EDIT: For anyone who is curious, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is probably going to cost $39.99 on Switch. Same for Crash. Based on the placeholder prices online retailers are giving them.

@Ralizah Did they confirm the number of new levels?

I decided to watch the Japanese Direct since they showed some games that weren't in our Direct. NL has articles for Taiko Drum and Phantasy Star Online but they also showed SaGa: Scarlet Grace. That's one more Square Enix game for the Switch.

Now that they’ve teased Smash Bros I wonder what the big E3 reveal will be?

E3's major reveal, I'm guessing as of now, is Metroid Prime 4, even if it's just a trailer with no gameplay

Aren't they just! Gosh, Okami HD looked glorious! ..and the motion/touchscreen controls looked very smartly implemented too! ..one of many highlights in that Direct (so many, in fact, that by the end I had briefly forgotten about the Okami reveal - now that the dust has settled though, I have to say that that was one of the real gems! Absolutely stunning! Great news!)

Pikmin 4 of course.

@Octane Perhaps 'confirmed' was a bit much. They're up for pre-order for that amount on Amazon and Gamestop. Placeholder prices, to my knowledge, pretty much never go up, so it's reasonably certain that they'll cost $39.99.

And, of course, the placeholder prices for DKC:TF outed the $59.99 price tag long before it was officially confirmed by Nintendo.

One Piece Pirate Warriors 3 Deluxe, which was released before Christmas in Japan, is being released in the West. It'll be released on the NA eShop on May 10th, and released PHYSICALLY in Europe on May 11th.

https://nintendoeverything.com/one-piece-pirate-warriors-3-de...