Devolver Digital's ongoing support for Nintendo's hybrid platform appears to be paying off – with the publisher revealing the recently released slow-mo shooter My Friend Pedro – by DeadToast Entertainment – has become the company's "biggest launch to date" on the Switch.
At this point in time, it's hard to say just how big the Switch launch is, as no exact sales figures have been provided, but in general, it is one of the company's best launches yet.
This follows on from the publisher's positive Nintendo-related news in April, when it revealed Katana Zero was its second fastest-selling game on the Switch, right behind Enter the Gungeon. Switch and PC sales combined, Katana Zero was able to shift more than 100,000 copies in its first week.
If you would like to find out more about My Friend Pedro, read our review.
Did you download this game on release? How about Katana Zero? Share your thoughts below.
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Then they should update the game often to fix the latency issues and frame rate.
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Edit: Misread the article, thought it SAS saying that the game sold more on Switch than on PC.
I'm interested, but article makes no sense, other than being a vessel for hype.
Fool me once...
After their ridiculous and self righteous E3 presentation back in 2017 I believe, they wanted to shame greedy companies who put out overpriced games before they are ready. What happens next? They are the publisher behind Shadow Warrior 2, a game who's devs praised the ps4 pro for its power. Game comes out. No pro support. Why? Time constraints. Nice one, Devolver. I have had a hard time forgiving them for that
Well, aren't these comments cheery!
Well done DeadToast and Devolver, and thank you for supporting Switch with great games.
@8itmap_k1d yep, it's just neg, neg, neg 😁 happy it's doing well, looking forward to playing it.
Some lukewarm reviews put me off... too bad, it looked great !
@Kalmaro
Are you sure you know what you're talking about?
Im loving it. Tricky to master the controls but it's fun as hell.
In the wise words of Napoleon Dynamite VOTE FOR PEDRO.
@Kalmaro still pretending the switch has no game in 2019 ?? come tf on.
I won't be playing My Friend Pedro, but I did enjoy most of Katana Zero. I didn't feel like the gameplay was on par with the great story/atmosphere, but it was still well worth the purchase.
@Savino I wouldn't go that far, they do have a smaller Library though, and that's perfectly fine and is helping devs like the one that made this game.
@Nintendrone Still? When did I ever say the Switch has no games. Chill out.
@Pod Same as above, I'm pretty sure I know what I'm talking about. Not sure why people are getting offended. The Switch has a smaller library than other consoles, which means games like this can get more exposure.
It's why releasing a game on Steam is very hard if you're lesser known. Steam is full of games now.
@BrettAwesome Even if they praised the Pro, I think time constraints are a decent reason to not take advantage of the extra horsepower offered.
@Savino Would you mind pointing out where I actually said that the Switch has a small library? I think everyone is getting a bit too defensive over this.
Another random statement from an Indie developer that says absolutely nothing.
It is a budget game with a 15% Off pre-launch discount on top of that. Just Give a number.
@Savino Actually, you are wrong on both counts. My comment did not say that the Switch has a small library, it says it has less competition for games. Which is true when you compare it to PC, the only other system the game is on.
My comment said nothing about quality at all either.
You just assumed I was hating on the Switch, which clearly shows you don't know me well as I love the Switch and I'm constantly advocating for 3ds games and other stuff to be ported to it. So please stop trying to make me the bad guy here.
@Indielink
I agree 100%. But when Devolver, being the publisher,goes on stage with a clear message against micro transactions and releasing unfinished games, it seems quite hypocritical that they themselves forced a game out before it was properly finished. HDR was canned in that game for the same reasons. They even went as far as "pushing the pro button" so the game can't even make use of boost mode.
Devolver are great. I’ve put about 150 hours into Enter the Gungeon on Switch. Gato Roboto and Minit were both fun diversions. Katana Zero is a surprise hit of the year thanks to a great story to compliment its polished mechanics (and free DLC coming). Carrion, coming next year, looks excellent too. They’re a valuable publisher for the Switch and Nintendo in general.
I want Enter the Gungeon: House of the Gundead but I don't have that kind of money laying around for it
@nintendolie Yes, fix the frame rate! That would be awesome. I'll probably buy Pedro when it's on sale, but I really hope they boost it up to 60fps before then.
@ThatDaveGuy Agreed. I love Gungeon and Downwell. Oh, and Minit and Gato Roboto. I keep wondering when they're going to release Hotline Miami on Switch...
Oh yeah, Katana Zero is great too.
@Kalmaro
Devolver Digital alone has 30 games on Switch. My Friend Pedro being their biggest launch on Switch is nothing short of impressive.
@westman98 I'm happy they did well, but I would not say it's impressive that they did better on Switch.
Well im living the game but please update the 60fps
Wow that trailer showed no gameplay. Wow the game itself reminds me of cyber chicken.
@Kalmaro
Being the fastest-selling game among 30 games is not impressive?
Man some of y'all must have huge expectations...
@Kalmaro
I don't know about anyone being offended, but you aren't making much sense. There are plenty of platforms with fewer games than Switch.
That, and even if Switch having fewer games than other platforms was a real thing, this by itself has historically had rather little to do with how well certain games did or did not sell.
The Wii U did not have a lot of games. And games still sold terribly on it.
And here I am waiting for a Physical release of the game myself.
I love my Devolver collection!
Katana Zero , Ape Out , The Messenger, Minnit, Gato Roboto — keep me coming!
@Pod I'm not talking about other platforms except two, Switch and PC.
Switch has fewer games so it's easier to get exposure when you add a game to it, vs PC where I believe the game was released on steam about the same time. Steam's library is packed and constantly getting games at an absurd pace. That's good for us but bet for developers since they don't get as much time to shine.
And yes the Switch having fewer games than PC is a real thing.
There are numerous cases where devs say that it's hard to market on steam when there's so much competition, whereas with Switch its easier.
@westman98 You misunderstood, I'm not impressed that it sold better on Switch. I would have been impressed if it sold better on Steam. THAT would have been a shock.
I will probably pick it up when in discount or physical comes out.
@Kalmaro
Okay. So now you're making a bit of sense.
However, this news article was not about marketing, not about visibility, and not about the game selling better on Switch than on PC.
It's merely an article about how, when Switch and PC sales are COMBINED, the launch of My Friend Pedro is one of Devolver's biggest launches yet, and about how the Switch release, entirely on it's own, is Devolver's biggest launch ON SWITCH.
This means that your original comments confused others, because it didn't actually talk about anything related to the news piece at hand.
@Pod 𝘙𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦
... Whoops. Yep, I completely misread the article. I thought it was saying that the game sold more on the Switch than on PC. Thanks for pointing that out!
@Kalmaro
Quite alright, the same thing has certainly happened to me on multiple occasions.
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