Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@Late Same! I really dig the visual style, and if they are following the htol#niq and a rose in the twilight path, we should get localization for it!

This is the only one I'm kind of interested in though... Wonder how hard it is.

Japanese game "PV"s always annoyed me. I like the amount of effort they put into them and the singers/bands they hire, but it tells you nothing about the game, it's no better than pre-rendered trailers

https://nintendoeverything.com/the-spectrum-retreat-revealed-...

"The Spectrum Retreat takes place in the near future at The Penrose hotel, a peaceful yet unsettling refuge from the outside world. As a valued guest, your existence is embedded into the corridors and guest rooms of The Penrose. Through exploration of the striking art-deco hotel you will begin to uncover the mysteries of both The Penrose and the uncertainties surrounding your current stay. Your desire to unearth the truth is obstructed by an array of color-coded first-person puzzles, mind-bending physics challenges, and the growing fear of exposing your true intentions."

I'm not sure if I'm getting this, but it looks very interesting

If i buy a 2nd hand game for the switch, can i redeem it to get the gold points ?

@EgillPT Yes.

@EgillPT @gcunit Only if the original user hasn't already done so.

Which one might be best action game so far on Switch?

@Eagle9 Bayonetta 2, DOOM, Skyrim, Sonic Mania, BOTW, Odyssey...quite a list

Well, maybe one that interests me haven't come yet then.

So with Spider-Man coming to PS4 in September, it seems like June/July/August will be on the quieter side for PS4/XB1.

Switch has a fairly strong lineup though, so it may actually have all of the attention/mindshare to itself this summer (well, besides during E3 week of course!). Can't think of anything releasing on PS4/XB1 during the summer months that isn't coming to Switch during those months outside of The Crew 2 in June and Yakuza Kiwami 2 on PS4 at the end of August.

Seems that Nintendo's 2018 will be more backloaded for the second half, just like 2017 was.

@IceClimbers I can see Sony and Microsoft trying to fit their biggest releases in during the August to October months as they know Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2 will destroy anything that releases in November, and maybe even December. So in a way, they don't really need too many big first party games for the second half of the year.

@FragRed Spider-Man (does Sony publish the game?) is early September. Dreams will launch somewhere this year, but that game is so different, I don't think it needs to worry about competition. Microsoft has Crackdown 3? Maybe? October/November have always been heavy on the third party front. No reason to compete with those when you can use your own games to fill in the quieter gaps during the first 8 months.

Nintendo almost always loads games on the backend of the year.

From May to December is gonna be particularly rich though. DKC Tropical Freeze to Mario Tennis Aces to Captain Toad to Yoshi to Smash Bros to Fire Emblem to who knows what else, could be Pokemon, could be Bayonetta 3, could be one or two unannounced games...

Octopath Traveller and No More Heroes and The World Ends With You also contributing to the exclusives pile.

It's a great year. And let us not undervalue the significance of getting games like Dark Souls and Wolfenstein 2 on an HD handheld hybrid system. That's probably just as impactful as Skyrim and DOOM was last year. More than anything though, Okami HD with motion controls and touch for the brush strokes is 100% hype. It won't be a super, mega popular release but gosh dang, the Switch version of the game will go down in the history books as a real gem. That's what it's all about, at the end of the day. Wolfenstein 2 with motion (cause its gotta have motion) will go down as a gem of a release.

I have a feeling more is in store than they're letting on, too. I've got a feeling Rockstar is bringing GTAV this November, I'm thinking Call of Duty is coming (If it doesn't then they're just straight up ignorant and in denial). Not that I care excessively about either but, it all contributes to the ever growing HD portable game library. If CoD added motion like BO2 on Wii U though, I'd be genuinely excited.

2 months to e3... Yessir. Can't wait to see what Fire Emblem looks like.

Why do I have this nagging feeling we will see nothing for Metroid Prime 4 at E3.

@Spoony_Tech It's a possibility, I expect it to be a late 2019 title.

@Octane I think Sony are outright publishing and funding Spiderman, I assume it was part of a deal they made with Marvel as I don't think Acitivision has the rights anymore.

The reason I said about first party games missing November is the same reason Call of Duty is missing November, something that took everyone by surprise, Rockstar will destroy anything that comes out that month on those two systems. But yes, November especially is heavy on third party games traditionally. Nintendo can get away with releasing whatever it wants whenever because people who buy Nintendo, will still buy Nintendo no matter what releases elsewhere.

@FragRed You're right, I just checked and they're publishing the game. I know they have the rights to Spider-Man (at least for the games), but I didn't know if they licensed it out to Insomniac or not. But it appears Insomniac is just making the game for them.

@DarthNocturnal In other news, the rumours about Pokemon Switch being a half finished game are true!

@Octane Insomniac are one of the safest third party developer bets to create a decent/outstanding game, I would assume judging from their track record. I am kinda struggling to think of too many developers which are still independent and in a position to create these kinds of games. Unfortunately I feel that the way game development costs have soared, most have had to be bought out or go under.