Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@GrailUK There may well be some potential sales there EA could make putting some of their back catalogue on the Switch, but perhaps the cost of doing that outweighs any potential profits. Especially as EA would have to pay for the bigger retail cartridges, I couldn't see them going digital only. But there is also no micro transactions or loot boxes in those games so it would also be a one off lump sum of money for them.

@subpopz @Anti-Matter That is so true, plus there are a ton of bugs and glitches that have never ever been fixed, and likely won't be. It feels like the team behind the Sims 4 is tiny and given little resources in order to maximise profits. Anyway, I am sure The Sims 5 will be announced within a year or two so it will all start over.

@FragRed I think it could be a nice little earner for one of those porting companies to get in on. I wonder what Tantalus are up to these days.

@GrailUK A nice little earner isn't really what EA are interested in though. They want huge profits or they don't want to know. Same as Activision, very similar mind sets hence why Sierra seemed to have all but disappeared after a couple of games and the split with Bungie and the Destiny IP. Despite likely decent sales, Activision weren't making enough.

@GrailUK for all the hate EA receive they actually have made some pretty great games over the last 20 odd years. I hope we see more from them on Switch.

I can't speak for the others but personally I don't hate them. I just wish they weren't so gaga over money. Yes I know money is important, but they are probably multimillionaire, if not multibillionaire.

@bluemage1989 Indeed. Many have skipped being on a Nintendo console. I get what Mr Red says about it probably not being something EA are chasing, but it could be something Nintendo could pursue. Proven classics on the Switch is a key strategy for them.

Interesting Smash Ultimate development tidbits

Huh. Interesting. Oh well, at least Incineroar was chosen for Smash.

@FragRed
A nice little earner isn't really what EA are interested in though. They want huge profits or they don't want to know

Truer words have scarcely been spoken

The first time I saw you mentioning it some 15 months ago I was quite into the idea, but since I can't see your name under a topic without a mention of this game anymore, I think I grew a little Sims Fatigue

Wait people play the sims on console? I’m sorry.

I’m kidding but that being said I am a sims pc player.

Really enjoying Travis strikes back.

@DarthNocturnal And now you’ve reminded me of the last Sim City game. So much potential yet such a disappointment. Last time I pre-ordered a game from EA. Though they did give everyone who pre-ordered a free game as “goodwill”.

Not sure if anyone heard of it yet, but I checked Nintendo's YouTube and found out that Sword Art Online: Hollow Realzation is confirmed for Nintendo Switch. I love the SAO games and though I already own the PS4 version, I dunno if I will get the Switch version.

Another deserved kick in ***s for EA:

https://www.thesixthaxis.com/2019/01/21/rogue-one-writer-says...

@gcunit I mean, we're six years in and all we got is two mediocre shooters. It's the worst way to manage your brand. Disney shouldn't have sold it all to EA, they should've done it on a case-by-case basis. Heck, EA owns Bioware; there's so much potential; even within EA I'd argue. None of that will ever see the light of day though.

The EA hate is everywhere it seems lol. I like a number of their games and they get 3 or 4 purchases from me a year. I buy Madden and FIFA pretty much every year since they are great when you have people over, have bought pretty much every NFS game since the PS1 and am really looking forward to Anthem. They defintley do some crappy things but as long as they make games Im interested in, they will get some of my money.

People hate EA for good reason. But is long as one of their games is good and doesn’t take MTX too far, I’ll buy it. Unfortunately more and more of what they put out is online only ridden with MTX.

Btw, can I just say how surprised I am with No More Heroes? With all the bashing of the game I thought I had for sure made a mistake buying a copy. I was expecting an absolute crapper of a game. But what I got... is actually kinda pretty good? Like, I’m honestly having fun playing it. I had to put the system in sleep mode and contemplate the matter. Wow, I said to myself. This game is actually kind of fun!

It’s not going to win any GotY Awards, that’s for sure. But... I do rather like it. The beat em up combat is actually really well done and addictive, and not nearly as easy as I had expected. I actually died before I even got to the first minigame. It’s super fun clicking L3 analog and shaking the controller to refill your batteries for attacking. It sounds corny but, it’s just honest to goodness fun.

Idk guys. I kind of feel like some of those reviews were a little too harsh on it. Especially Jimquisition. I kind of get where he’s coming from story wise, because I find myself not really caring about that either. But the combat just feels great. Like Bayonetta when you get a new skill or combo, it’s exciting. And I love how the game tells you “you can level up now, but why don’t you see how far you can go without leveling up, like a real gamer”. It’s a direct challenge.

Damn... just entered the eShop, because I wanted to buy Rogue Trooper Redux for the ridiculously low price of $6.99, only to find out that it was apparently a temporary discount, and now it's back to $24.99...

It's certainly a solid game in its genre, and I most definitely had fun with the reboot of the non-HD original on the Wii, but that price is a bit too steep for what it is, regardless of it being an HD makeover.

What a shame, but the joke's kind of on me, for missing out on it at the discounted price...

Can't wait for EA to get the Star Wars license revoked.
And I'll give NMH:TSA a try disbarring the reviews.