Yooka-Laylee Formally Confirmed for Switch Along With Wii U Backer Options

Only system I own (well will own) here is the Switch. As a backer, I am disappointed we have to wait after keeping up with this since the beginning and putting a good amount of cash into at the time. Can't be too mad at the guys at Playtonic though. Just a crappy situation.

Zelda
Super Mario Oddysey
Yooka-Laylee

Are literally the only 3 must haves the Switch is getting, with only one of them being an exclusive.

@Yasume What about Splatoon 2?

Interesting. I wonder if the switch version will be tailored to use the consoles capabilities, given that there's no due date. Or maybe it's the fact that Playtonic doesn't have access yet to the switch dev units.

@abbyhitter Looks identical to the first one. Just a rehash with added stuff.

Might have to pick up a Switch in late 2018. Not enough promise during its launch. PS4 seems like the best alternative.

That...and I need Yooka Laylee ASAP.

I'm delighted it is coming to Switch. I sat out the Wii U era and thought that as a result this game might pass me by. I will have a Switch on day one however so I look forward to getting this game.

Just had an awful thought, this game better not release anywhere near Mario Odyssey or it could doom itself on the Switch. I'm sure they wouldn't do something stupid like that now though.....

Is this title similar to banjo kazooey? I remember seeing yooka laylee mentioned but not sure what type of game it is

I'm really excited for this game but I feel for those that backed the Wii U version.

This is why I'll never back anything on kickstarter.

It's unfortunate that this isn't the first time this has happened in regards to Wii U backers.
Time moves too quickly in the development world, by the time the game comes to fruition the platform they originally targeted could be on the way out.

Still getting this game day 1 but I really feel for those backers, at least these guys are giving them options.

Getting this for Switch. Wii U is dead (for the most part, I still have my backlog, but I won't get really anything new for it).

Also, @rjejr, here is your confirmation of Yooka-Laylee on Switch.

I really want a physical switch release of it!

@Rumncoke25
Spiritual sequel to Banjo.
Same developers, hence why I'm excited.

If the Switch code has no expiration date then I may consider transferring my Wii U Kickstarter backing as it'll be a while before I pick up the Switch. Otherwise I'll have to get a refund.

@Yasume: Wrong, the only three 'must have's' in YOUR opinion. Always put IN MY OPINION because otherwise it looks like you speak for everybody and you clearly don't.

Ugh, finally!

Ugh, these guys again.

Well I have to say they worded things OK here. Not great, but OK. Offering a refund to Wii U backers is nice considering some of the other KS stories I've read. And while it may be annoying about the lack of a physical copy -anybody know what happened to Darksiders Warmastered on Wii U? - they may not know the cost of making those cartridges, it's likely more than disc and if this comes out months after the other versions it may not be worth it. Those cartridge prices have to be quantity dependent more than disc, 50,000 would probably cost way more than 1 million per cartridge. By the time it comes out on Switch on cartridge for $40 those others discs might be $20, or on PS+ or Xbox Live.

But the biggest question - who's making it? We all know now Playtonic is incompetent as they said last summer they were personally making the Wii U version and giving PS4 and X1 to Team 17. So are they giving the Switch version to Team 17 so we can actually get it on Switch, or are Playtonic just lie in about making it again?

I'll get it for free from my library on PS4 and not wait for "maybe", Playtonic will see no money from me.

@Yasume and Xenoblade 2, SMT 5, Fire Emblem Warriors

@Rumncoke25
Yes, it's being billed as a spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie, developed by indie team Playtonic, which consists of former Rare employees—the team that made Banjo-Kazooie on the N64.

I see you're new here, apparently; welcome to Nintendo Life!

I hope the game lives up to it's hype, but even more, I hope Playtronic and Team 17 revise their decision to make the Switch digital only. Me and my old ways want a physical copy of the game on a Nintendo console!

This is just one reason why I never back things on Kickstarter especially with these kind of scammy project, when they said they are going to bring the project to a specific platform but back away from that promised immediately upon getting the fund is just horrible. If you're not capably sure you're going to support the platform, never list the platform as an option otherwise you're just a greedy snob. I don't care if the game is good or if it's coming on other platforms, the promised is still broken when some of those backers had to buy another machine just to play a game that was suppose to be promised for their system.

Digital or whatever, I'm gonna be getting Yooka-Kaylee for Switch. If things don't go according to plan I may just get the game on the PS4.
Either way, really hyped for this game.

I'll wait for Switch version.

@Folkloner lol that's not how the English language works. If you make a statement but you don't specifically delineate it as fact, it is a given that the statement is a matter of opinion. But I agree with the spirit of your comment.

I'm getting the Switch version for sure. I mean, that's not even up for debate.

But I will be grabbing a physical copy for Xbox One in the meantime. PS4 2TB hard drive is filled up, no external drives allowed, so all multiplats default to Xbox One 5TB of space (and still upgradable beyond that). Plus with Rare Replay, X1 feels like the second most coziest platform for the game (first obviously being Nintendo).

But I do hope we see a physical Switch version. I think we will, but they just haven't sorted it out yet and therefore can't offer it as a "for sure" reward tier ATM. I'd be shocked if we didn't see this game get a physical release though. Even Shantae and Shovel Knight and Runbow got one, and now Binding of Isaac on Switch.

So refunds are an option, huh.

I mean, yeah, as said in the "switching development" (heh) article, it is fair to the backers, but will also inevitably bite Playtonic back in the rear end when refund requests start dropping on them like a meteor shower.
What they should have done, on an entirely pro-consumer standpoint, would be giving Switch backers (assuming the Wii U backers are willing to count as such) a discount on the console - it would be a nightmare for them, but a deal with Nintendo wouldn't be inherently "impossible". Sure, flying pigs territory, but I just had to say it.

@IronMan28 Thanks for thinking of me, though we both realize that word confirmation don't mean much without a date, these guys already lied to us once. Maybe they'll run into more problems when they start work on Switch?

Better than nothing, I'll give you that. Switch release same month it's on PS+ for free.

It's kinda sad that not only did WiiU owners get screwed, but the Switch version is digital only. Refunds are nice I guess.

@Yasume You literally don't know what "literally" means.

Too late guys.

I'm still waiting for the response to the refund request I put in two months ago...

I'm getting it for PS4.

@Yasume Perhaps you meant to say "Are the only games that I want"

I really wanted a physical cartridge for "Rare's" return to form. I feel it'll get one if I'm patient enough. If not, I can always pick up digital on a sale.

@Yasume It does look like more of the same, but can't say that's a terrible thing. They'll probably reveal more though, as the launch draws closer.

@Yasume Don"t forget Xenoblade 2 the BIGGEST MUST HAVE on Switch

Won't be buying this until 2018 anyway so means nothing to me. Of course I'd have been day 1 on Wii U but such is life......

So no physical release for Switch. Looks like I have no choice but to go digital for this game. At least I already have it paid for. lol

@retro_player_22 That's a curious thing to call them. How are they "greedy snobs" when they are offering refunds or exchanges? Also, you speak of broken promises, so are you still a Nintendo fan, or heck, ANY fan for that matter?

@AlexSora89 "Pro consumer"? Offering refunds and exchanges is not "pro consumer" enough? Maybe some of you are setting the bar far too high for these developers.

Eh... Now Mario Odyssey really capturing my attention.

The Switch MUST be easier to develop and port games compared to the Wii U!

Yeah technical issues my foot

@leo13 Why are you feeding the troll? It is better to respond with something like

Arms, Mario Odyssey, Splatoon 2, Snipperclips, Xenoblade 2, Zelda, Bomberman, Octopath are the only must-haves coming out for the Switch this year.

ME WANT!

Normally, I am not a big eshop gamer. But this looks really good. Normally, I would not have gotten this, but PORTABILITY! Switch rules!

...Switch version is coming out in 2018 isn't it...

I'm glad to hear that a Switch version is finally confirmed, I'll plan on getting it once it releases probably

@roboshort I'll buy most of the games you listed, but to me a must have is a much higher category so to me Xenoblade 2 is the must have switch game, but keep in mind Xenoblade Chronicles is my all time favorite game and Xenoblade X is probably my favorite Wii U game.

The features of the Switch such as whether or not it has an activity log or some kind of achievement system will determine what system I get it on. If not it will probably be on Xbox One and considering that RARE is owned by Microsoft I personally feel it belongs almost as well on that platform.

I'm all over this game...on PC. I have to imagine there will be a delay in the Switch release, anyway.

I'll just buy it on the switch when available. Another platformer on the switch that I can play however I want. 😜

I'll be getting the physical version of Yooka Laylee on my PS4 , and will probably get it again on the Switch at a later date. The PS4, Xbox One & PC version's have gone Gold, so hopefully thay'll start working on the Switch version.

I'm more excited for this than Odyssey.

@Folkloner

'In my opinion' is assumed. Well, in my opinion it is.

It will come to Switch months later, when after everyone else has played it and is done with it.
It's a shame they ditched the Wii U version, probably would have sold a decent amount.

Awesome I am really looking forward to this and would be great on the move.

@TheLZdragon If you actually did read my comment, know that I did not mention them by name. I said people like them, not just them. Yes the refund thing is okay but when you made promised to support a platform and got the money to do it but choose not to, you deserve to be call as such.

Cool. I'll just wait for the Switch version, then. I'd prefer this on hybrid.

I hope the Switch version comes sooner rather than later. I don't own a PS4 or an Xbox and my PC can barely manage to run N64 games, let alone anything modern. I call bologna on the claim that they scrapped the Wii U version due to technical issues. They just don't want to deal with the low install base. I'm pretty salty about the whole thing.

It's a shame they don't let backers switch to the Switch version.

When they planned the game, Wii U was still a "promessing" system so you planned a release on it. Then it died and you cancelled the version. Fine, things have changed !

When we backed the game, the Switch was not planned. So now that things have changed it's only fair that they give people the option, otherwise every Switch owner is gonna feel wronged (for the cost of a download code...).

Just blows that one again WiiU gets the shaft. Project Cars was the worst and this isnt much better. You know many eShop games have sold very well on WiiU in some cases outselling other platforms. So really it would be nice to see this and the rash of other cancelations come to WiiU. Not all WiiU users will jump to Switch ASAP so I expect many will use use the system to play Zelda and publishers could have a window to still sell on eShop. Its just dissapointing in that I am sad to see WiiU ending so incompletely. Never had a 3D Mario, nor a Fire Emblem game, no Metroid, AC or Pokemon. It was ideally suited for a game like Advance Wars but no. It ended up with a decent libray but truly Nintendo failing to deliver all the games they put on past generations is the reason its dying too young.

I am preordered for Switch but really want to see if this turns out good, then would prefer cart if it is good....lol. Please lord let Switch get a Metroid game 2D or 3D.

@KiWiiU_Freek
Thanks, I will look out for this.

This game looks so good, it is very much like Banjo-Kazooie. I want Nintendo to buy Playtonic ASAP so they make another Diddy Kong Racing.

The one thing I'd say here is that all these games getting dropped from Wii U and then coming to Switch suggests it's pretty dang easy to put Wii U stuff on the system, be it old or new, so hopefully this does actually mean there's a lot of at least indie titles that were previously in development for the Wii U and possibly a load of old and new first party Wii U stuff coming to the Switch. If a crap load of those games come to the system early enough , along with ideally the best version of the Virtual Console yet (Please, God, Nintendo—just get it right for once), it might just make up for the obvious lack of any true AAA third party support.

@Not_Soos
Very new lol. I had a friend as a kid that has goldeneye, we would make sleepovers with friends and sneak and play all night. Once I got old enough, I bought a ps2, then a PS3, now a PS4. Never really played on the big N, but he Switch got my attention and preorder.

Anyway, sorry for the life story, I'll try not to annoy with too many questions.

@Yasume Yooka-Laylee certainly isn't a "must have" yet from what I've seen—not that it couldn't be. But let's see what all the reviews have to say before we jump the gun on that one.

@InternetBowser
Appreciate the info. I hope their is a physical release, I like actually having a collection of I get a game.

@Yasume Yeah, it looks more like a map pack with the "2" slapped onto it from what we've seen so far. Hopefully a fully-fledged single player campaign, maybe even more developed than the original, will go some way to justifying the "2" tag. . . .

I wonder if I can change my reward to Switch from PC Digital, since I already filled the survey ages ago... I payed the higher pledge that let you choose whichever platform you wanted.

@Spoony_Tech #9 "Just had an awful thought, this game better not release anywhere near Mario Odyssey or it could doom itself on the Switch. I'm sure they wouldn't do something stupid like that now though....."

That's what I thought!

@Spoony_Tech I wouldn't worry. The game is so far along in development that a version for Switch won't take long. It definitely won't take until Christmas, I'd bet my house on it!

@Folkloner Yeah. Based on what I've seen so far, Yooka-Laylee wouldn't even be on my list of titles to get. At the moment—and let's imagine I actually had the money to buy a Switch and a bunch of games (which I don't at all; I don't even have enough to buy a Switch without any games)—I'd be getting Zelda, Snipperclips and Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment in March, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in April, possibly Sonic Mania and Puyo Puyo Tetris at some point, Super Mario Odyssey later in the year, probably Cave Story and Stardew Valley in 2017, and maaaaybe Splatoon 2 at some point.

They should have gone the route of what Wayforward did for people who originally backed the (now cancelled) PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, by offering a complimentary Steam copy of the full game, free of charge, in addition to being able to switch your original pledge to a different platform of choice. A show of good faith in order to make up for both the cancellation of the original platform of choice (Wii U version), and for having to wait for the Switch version to be completed.

@Yasume Sounds like a sequel...a lot of sequels actually

@TheLZdragon Congrats LZ! Didn't realize you were the admin now XD

@InternetBowser "what more do you want?"

People to start living up to their word?

Imagine this: On a Monday morning you bring your car into a auto garage and pay him $20 for an oil change, which he says will take a few hours, so you head off too breakfast. When you get back he tells you - "Sorry, can't do it, cars too old. Tell you what though, I'll keep your $20 until you get a newer model car, then when you bring that one in I'll change the oil or give you your money back. But when you get a new car, I might make you wait 3 or 4 months or a year before I do the oil change on that car, just so you know."

Are you going to keep going back to that auto mechanic or find a new one?

@rjejr

Slow, sincere clap.

Btw: re my drafting chair...thanks for the advice. Only problem is here in the boonies of western NY I have target, Walmart & Staples to choose from. None of whom have that many chairs to try. Tis a conumdrum.

@Yasume to be fair, many shooters are "rehashes" until maybe after every 2 or 3 sequels. For the same studio to release a new one only two years later there wouldn't be time to build a brand new game of quality from ground-up.

Can't wait for the Switch Release! Well I'm happy to wait, I'll be busy with other games. I'll definitely be upgrading mine.

@Yasume curious, you listed Zelda, Mario Odyssee and Yooka-Laylee bring must owns for the Switch, with only 1 being an exclusive. Which 2 aren't?

I'm happy to wait for switch release.

..to the Switch...

@impurekind About the VC and making it the best one yet.I doubt we'll ever see the likes we got on Wii again,at least not as many consoles.But a lot of people seem to be forgetting that they're adding online play into at least NES/SNES titles.That's pretty huge in my opinion and is going to be a prominent feature with the Switch and its online subscription.They may well do the same with 64 and Gamecube titles too.Imagine Waverace 64,Double Dash.Mario Golf,1080 in 1080p HD with online multiplayer and leaderboards.So many classics can be given a new lease of life.I'd much rather a trickle of classics with online multiplayer added than a huge dump of old ROM's with nothing added to them.

@Yasume Well, there's also Xenoblade 2, Dragon Quest XI, and Shin Megami Tensei V for RPG fans...

I would advise all Nintendo fans to ignore any Kickstarter campaigns that aren't Switch exclusive. Nintendo fans have gotten the shaft too many times and we shouldn't be spending our hard earned cash on empty promises and pipe dreams.

With that said I'll download the game when it comes to Switch, but only if it's released within a month of the other versions.

@retro_player_22 A lot of games on PC have met with success after being funded initially through Kickstarter. Also, let us not forget that games like Shovel Knight (which is inspired by classic Mega Man) wouldn't exist without Kickstarter... And I'm one of the people who backed it, instead of waiting to see if someone else would. Because I think we all know, deep down inside, that Capcom isn't going to bring back Mega Man to his former glory any time soon.

You're welcome.

I'm getting Yooka-Laylee on PC, through GOG. Infinite copies at one world price FTW.

I read the campaign page, so I knew that YL would be developed in Unity. It was bound to have a very slim chance of success on Wii U, since the hardware was just too old to handle constant modern API updates very well, not to mention Nintendo's abandonment of the system. Them's the breaks.

Just take a look at Unity's Wii U page, there's been no updates to it since a conference discussion in 2013, with a focus on Nintendo's development framework using HTML5 and Javascript:

https://unity3d.com/learn/resources/unity-wii-u

One can even use the Wayback Machine to see if there was any more content for Unity on Wii U back in 2015, when the Wii U still had a little life left in it...

https://web.archive.org/web/20150722014352/http://unity3d.com/learn/resources/unity-wii-u

Nope, nothing more. Also, one can use this handy little tool to see how (not so) well the Wii U handles HTML5, on it's web browser:

https://html5test.com/

Playtonic should have been more up front from the beginning about that very slim chance of success... Although, I guess not many people actually paid attention to the campaign details...

@k8sMum That clap for my car analogy I'm guessing? Don't know if you saw my original post but I thought I was rather polite, for me, about their newest remarks. At least they are still talking, I have no idea where Nordic THQ is hiding. I don't know anything anymore. smh

Good luck w/ the chair. Maybe if you find something you like at Amazon and show it to the people at Staples they can find something similar even if they have to order it. Then at least if you didn't like it you could return it easier. And maybe get them to assemble it. I'm a do it yourself furn-a-kit Ikea guy, everything needs assembly, but seriously no way I'd have purchased that chair had I sat in it first.

@capitalism Sometimes, supporting Nintendo's competition is actually helpful for Nintendo fans- by giving Nintendo a kick in the pants so they'll wake up and rebuild some of their former glory!

@Spoony_Tech That'd be a long wait...they better not take that long just because it'd spell a problem with porting to the Nintendo Switch. And/or prove they're incompetant programmers.

So I have to get digital?

@3MonthBeef You are right! I just realized that. I stand corrected, and thank you!

@CanisWolfred "Incompetent programmers"...

Even though they've out-Nintendo'ed Nintendo before, and have even outdone Nintendo's understanding of their own hardware, when given the chance.

Already preordered on Xbox. As ironic as this might be, I'd simply prefer to have it on the same console I'm used to playing all the other classic Rare games on. I'll be probably double dipping, though, since the choice of going mobile with this is just too awesome.

@PlywoodStick Hey, I'm not saying that's the case here, just that it would probably require an extreme case to have 6-month delay here, and somebody's gonna look bad for it.

so nintendo fans went from getting the best version of the game to possibly the worst?

If I could weigh in on this as well. I should say I'm quite disappointed, and December 4th will be remembered as the day the Wii U died for me. All eyes on the Switch however, and 4 games really peek my interest. Number one being Zelda of course, 2 is Mario, and Yooka Laylee and Rime at 3/4.
What's interesting about the last two is that I think they are both going through a bit of a crisis in that they are very much mid tier releases. Right now Rime (I don't know if anyone else is following that one) is confirmed for same day release as the other consoles, but the developers are unsure if the cost for physical release in the Switch is too high. I would be curious to know if the cartridge format, for all of our excitement for its return, is still too much of a barrier for developers? Or are devs just feeling the Switch market out before it becomes too risky to release games. I'd like some confirmation that Playtonic is at least pursuing that route

@Tibob But they, in fact, can switch to the Switch version.

@Dysnomia Mario is the only one. Zelda and Yooka-Laylee are also playable on other systems.

@AlternateButtons That's a pretty stupid thing to say. Splatoon 2 is obviously a rehash. It's not about changing its structure, it's about reusing the same setting, same themes, animation etc. Reusing the same setting is especially crucial. The things you mentioned aren't 'sequel worthy'. They should have called it Splatoon Deluxe.

Example of true sequels: Bayonetta 2, Zelda series, Fire Emblem etc.

Example of rehases: New Super Mario Bros. series, Pikmin, Animal Crossing etc.

Do you get it now?

I often buy games on Steam, but since the Switch is portable, I'll get it on that console instead.

@Joeynator3000 Your avatar matches perfectly with your comment.

@Dpishere Rare should never have belonged to Microsoft, look at Nuts and Bolts.

Once a physical version is available I'll buy it, mainly because I dont trust digital downloads, I would rather have a game, in a box, on my shelf

Pretty sure the game only received it's backing due to it being announced for WiiU in the first place. Absolute bandits, and that is being kind.

I'm happy with all this. I pledged £15 to the campaign (selecting the Wii U version) I'm going to change mine to Switch and a digital copy was what my pledge was for and that's what I'm getting.

If you use Kickstarter, there's always a risk, you're not purchasing a product, you're funding a project. There's a reward but there's no guarantees of the value of said reward.

Didn't we all see this coming a mile away? And why didn't they?

The switch to switch makes sense. The delay doesn't.

@Yasume what's your point?

@Yasume what's your point?

@Yasume what's your point?

Still finding it difficult to get excited about a generic platformer like this. But from reading the comments I have to say, THIS IS NOT RARE, rare is another company owned by microsoft as we all know. Yes there are some of the same people but it's not the same, they did a good job of taking people's money for something they couldn't do and convincing people of something they are not.

@G-Boy For all of the times that Nuts n Bolts gets hated on by fans believe it or not I think it is just as good as the N64 originals, and that is coming from someone who has a ton of nostalgia for those games since they were pretty much my favorite games when I was a kid. Sure the gameplay was different but I really enjoyed it, and the game had the classic Rare charm that I love. I have no hatred towards that game at all.

Luckly I didn't back this - I own no other console and I don't have a gaming PC. I recommend all the people who backed this to ask a refund, even if they have the option to change it for another platform. You'll get it later on, but at least you'll give them a signal. If they end up having to give back say $200.000 in refunds, they'll learn they have to keep their word and not just go where the wind blows.

There reason developers do this is because they know the majority of people will accept everything they say as long as they get the game, but this behaviour screws up all the people who have no other means to play what they paid for. Support the people like you for once instead of supporting developers who don't care about you.

So, really, ask for a refund, if only to support all the customers who have no choice. Then when the game is out on other systems do whatever you want but at least at this stage prove them they are doing something wrong.

@jimi
Sorry that you're unhappy with the situation. I can't quite see why you believe that Wii U was the lead console for the game. The Campaign stated:

"If funded, Yooka-Laylee will be released for Windows, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Wii U. However, the exact release timing and scope of each version will be determined by the success of this Kickstarter campaign and specifically, our stretch goals."

All things considered, it appears that PC and Mac were the primary platforms, with consoles being the ports. Not that it really matters. As I said, I'm sorry it's not worked for you, I'm sure you'll get your refund. It has worked out for me, but even if I weren't getting the Switch I would have changed to Xbone.

Just one more reason to go Sony in 2017.

It's no longer coming to any consoles I own, so no.

@Kirgo You mean Wii U backers ?
Cuz PC backers are screwed as long as I know !

@Dpishere OK, that's your opinion. But there must be a reason why it didn't receive good reviews.

@Tibob PC backers still get the PC version.
I don't see the problem.
If you backed for the PC version, that means you want the PC version, right? Than thats the version you basically bought.

@OorWullie "But a lot of people seem to be forgetting that they're adding online play into at least NES/SNES titles.That's pretty huge in my opinion and is going to be a prominent feature with the Switch and its online subscription."

Not if that is the new VC and you're having to pay for them all again imo, especially if they still trickle out just as slowly as they have been on Wii U, which is probably even more likely now if they're adding extra stuff into each of these games.

I want all the classics in their original glory—with any obvious bugs issues fixed if necessary, just because that makes sense—and LOTS of them, from every single previous Nintendo console at the very least (both home and handheld), but ideally a few other classic systems too, and I'd like it if people didn't actually have to pay once again for ones they've already paid for on previous Virtual Consoles too (likely multiple times at this point).

I'm not against adding some multiplayer and online where it makes sense though, but it has to be done right.

If, however, it's just a handful of old games from a few platforms with some added online stuff, trickling out slowly and sporadically, and everyone having to buy them all over again at a stupid price, then the Switch Virtual Console will likely be an insult to me in most ways I can imagine—and another stupid move on Nintendo's part.

God, I REALLY hope Nintendo finally gets it right this time.

I was super glad to hear physical copies being released, but not having one confirmed for the Switch and £20 extra for a PS4 version is very disappointing, so I'll be requesting my £100 refund.

Such a shame, I'll get the standard PS4 version from thegamecollection.net for £28 and put the savings to a Switch purchase.

@Kirgo The videogame landscape has changed since the kickstarter campaign, about two years ago :

• the WiiU was still relevant back then. When that changed, they cancelled that version.
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• the Switch was not an option. As it becomes one, backers should get that choice, it's only fair (with an extra if necessary).
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  So far no physical version has been confirmed on Switch, so we're only talking about the cost of sending a download code to people instead of another. But I understand the rigid and uncompromising vision of the world you're trying to push here. Good luck with that !

@Tibob
Yes, the landscape changed and because of that you now don't want the PC version anymore?
That is similar to saying: "I bought Xenoblade for the Wii back then, but now the landscape has changed and they are releasing a 3DS version. It would only be fair if I could exchange my Wii version with the 3DS version!"
The only difference is, that in one case you already hold a version in your hand and in the other you don't.

In both scenarios you already bought the game for a system you wanted it on though.
And yes, you bought that game version when you backed it on Kickstarter. Everything after that is the risk you have to carry as the backer! The only protection you get is for the case of the campaign not being successfull.

I understand why you see that as unfair, but thats just how it works.

(Well technically you didn't even buy the version with your money, you just contributed to the development and they promised you a copy of the game you can choose. And you chose)

@Tibob Actually, after hearing the exact quote about this, what we are talking about might not even be true.
It sounds very much like everyone can change the version and all Wii U backers have the additional option of getting a full refund.

That would be incredibly fair since, they absolutely do not have to do that.

Hmm I really want to know when it's coming to switch. I really want it for switch but if it's going to be much later then I would rather get a digital code for my ps4 or PC. I hope they give us more details before they force me to choose as that's a major deal breaker if they're delaying the switch release.

I was going to get this on Wii U, but now probably wont eventhough I might get a Switch in time for Splat2.

Ugh, I am not fond of digital only games. Whenever I go to a store, the amount of games on shelves there should give you an idea of a console's library.

When a good portion of the library for the Switch is digital indie games, it doesn't give a good image in my opinion.

@CanisWolfred I know it's not realistic that it would come so late unless they haven't even started a port yet. I just think after E3 they might lose some thunder on the Switch side of things as the Mario talk will ramp up. It's as they are releasing as little info on a Switch version as possible to not over shadow the other versions. We may not hear anything concrete till after April 11th and that might be a mistake but then if they stay digital then it helps cost wise for them.

gonna go with the switch version, just hope it's out by the end of the year

@G-Boy The reviews I have seen weren't overly negative, this just isn't a game for everyone. I don't pay too much attention to a lot of reviews anyway, otherwise I would have missed out on a lot of gems over the years.

So again NO physical version (the Wii u would have gotten a physical version, if everything went like it should be).

Developers are soooo excited for the Switch....that they don't have the balls to print their games on a Switch-gamecard. All downloads...on a system with no memory. What good news!!

For me this is a dealbreaker: If 99,9% of the games come as downloads only, I'll pass! Why adding a card-slot in the first place then?!

Even though I'm glad the game is coming out on the Switch, I'm admittedly saddened about the Wii U port being canceled. Hopefully the Switch port will be great.

Excellent news! I kickstarted and was really looking forward to the Wii U release. I hope the Switch version isn't too far off from the rest of the releases, even though I'm sure I'll still be heavy into Zelda by April but I'll probably change to the PS4 copy if it takes too long.

As a collector of physical Nintendo games, I won't buy until the physical Switch release. Kind of a shame too because I was actually looking forward to this one, but oh well. Here's hoping that physical variant won't be too far off, if it even comes at all.

I can understand the frustration, but the game has more potential to be a hit on a Nintendo platform this way.

@InternetBowser " I am sure they didn't want to let Wii U go."

I do think they are handling it the best they can now, but it's too late. It is a bad situation, and I don't think they started out trying to fleece anybody. but the problem is the timeline of how this all transpired.

April 2015 they announce Yooka-Laylee and put out the KS and take money from people for a Wii U version

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/04/playtonics_project_ukulele_becomes_yooka-laylee_wii_u_release_confirmed

10 months later Feb 2016 everything seems to be coming along

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/02/playtonic_games_reveals_new_character_and_david_wise_track_for_yooka-laylee

4 months later June 2016 Playtonic is giving all of their care and attention to the Wii U version while they hand off PS4 and X1 ports to Team 17. Their guys in an interview, not rumour. Not a single comment about the Wii U version maybe being canceled.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/06/playtonic_handling_wii_u_version_of_yooka-laylee_team17_porting_to_ps4_and_xbox_one

1 month later July 2016 no mention of problems w/ Wii U

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/07/playtonic_on_yooka-laylees_non-linear_structure_and_retaining_that_trademark_rare_humour

2 months later Sept 2016 "How is the Wii U version going?" Notice how he avoids the question. What about NX? "We have to focus on the versions we are working on." Which we all took to mean the Wii U version.
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/09/video_fresh_yooka-laylee_footage_emerges_from_egx_2016

1 month later Oct 2016 - boxed versions are coming!! Woohoo!

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/10/yooka-laylee_will_be_getting_a_boxed_release

2 months later Dec 2016 they confirm the April 2017 release date - for PS4 and X1, and Mac, freakin Mac? and Linux? Linux, really? then practically as a $##$%^^&^$ FOOTNOTE - Wii U is cancelled

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/12/yooka-laylee_rattles_away_from_wii_u_release

You have to scroll down a few pages to get to the part about WiiU, guess they couldn't fit it any closer to the top talking about Mac and Linux versions.

http://www.playtonicgames.com/yooka-laylee-reptile-rolls-towards-release/

So for over a year these mo-fo's are doing interviews and talking about personally handling the Wii U version and making retail disc copies of the game, and then on the day, on the day they announce the release date of PS4, X1, PC, Mac and Linux versions, then after that they tell us the Wii U version has been canceled. Not back in June or July or August, they never once mentioned issues w/ the Wii U version, to prepare people, they tell us AFTER every other version gets a release date. That's what I'm mad about.

That's asking the best looking girl to the school to the prom in September, she's spends 10 months telling you she's looking forward to it, then you show up at her house the night of the prom to pick her and right in front of you she gets in the limo w/ another guy and waves at you as they drive away.

They had ample ample time and many ways to tell Wii U fans what was happening, but I find out when I see the release date in my Twitter feed and click on the link only to see a photo of the PS4 and X1 boxes.

That's not right. It just isn't. It's mean, unkind, uncaring. It was awful. There is no excuse, simply no excuse in this day of twitter, a blog and all of the game show they attend for them to not give Wii U BACKERS who paid them money 18 months in advance, to be told they were having issues w/ the Wii U version and it may not happen. Lie lie lie thats all they did for 18 months, right up until the very end when they just couldn't lie anymore.

There's just no acceptable excuse for that kind of treatment of the people who gave you money to make them a game. There just isn't.

@rjejr I doubt they'll cancel it for Switch. Unless it bombs faster than Wii U, which I won't discount at the moment.

@IronMan28 "I doubt they'll cancel it for Switch."

Well I doubt it too, but I'm pretty much at zero % confidence w/ the gaming industry as a whole right now, so I'll feel it's coming when they give a date. Basically date = confirmation for me. Don't tell me how much it earned on Kickstarter, not how much they love Ntinedo, not how great the hardware is, tell me the date.

@InternetBowser I think even if they just announced a week before, 1 week, to say, "Sorry to give you all the bad news, but the Wii U version is canceled, we are working w/ Ninteod to bring it to Switch."

Would it have sucked then? Yes. But I think they tried to hide it, that's what really bothered me. 1 week, surely they knew a week before the "Date" announcement Wii U wasn't happening. And surely they knew Wii U was giving them problems, they could have said months earlier on a blog update - "We are having problems w/ Wii U, it may not happen, we are working on what to do w/ backers should that unfortunate situation arise."

If they are smart enough to make a great game on 5 platforms they should be smart enough to deal w/ their public. Common sense, people want to know. I'll buy it used, no money for them.

@rjejr Hey man, I can't help you there, I just figured you wanted to know it was happening at all.

@InternetBowser "It's a bit harsh not to want to buy it new."

Well I don't have a dedicated marketing PR person either, so I can only do the best I can, and the best I can is not give these people any money after what they did, or really didn't do, for 18 months. They basically had 1 job for 18 months, make the Wii U version, and they didn't, why should they get paid? Most people in the world, they spend 18 months doing 1 job and they don't deliver, they get fired, not paid.