Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Kate runs down her Switch wishlist and wonders if Nintendo has her phone bugged (or maybe just reads her articles)...
Oh, I have been spoiled this year. Suspiciously spoiled, in fact. With Ghost Trick, the Apollo Justice Trilogy, the Fantasy Life sequel, and the Paper Mario: Thousand-Year Door remake all either announced or released this year, it's almost as if Nintendo is watching me, listening to me go on and on (and on and on and on) about my niche-ish favourite games of all time. Either I'm the luckiest girl and 2023 is just my year, or someone at Nintendo loves me very much.
But now, I have somewhat of a first-world problem. What are you supposed to do when Nintendo clears out your wishlist in the space of a few months? I've spent the last decade pining for some of these games, and now they're all just... gone. And if you know me, you know I love to pine. What am I supposed to pine over now?!
So, in the interest of giving myself a new wishlist, I've come up with some potential solutions if you, like me, find yourself suddenly getting everything you've ever wanted.
Find New Favourites
The easiest solution, I guess, is to create a whole new wishlist. Maybe something similarly niche-ish, but beloved; one of those cult favourites that make you seem like a Cool Guy whenever you mention them. I mean, I won't lie — having Fantasy Life as one of my Top 5 makes certain people think I'm some kind of genius tastemaker with specific-but-brilliant preferences in video games. And I do like feeling cool.
You say Breath of the Wild is your favourite Zelda game, people think, "Yeah, sure, it's a really good game." But you say Minish Cap is your favourite, and everyone thinks you're a badass who goes against the grain. So edgy and correct of you!
So, let's see. The kind of cult level I'm thinking is something like... the Yakuza games. Bloodborne. Fable 2. Games that can be a bit silly, a bit hard to get into, even... but you can convince everyone, if you really try, that they're actually really quite good.
But those games are all a bit too mainstream these days. I still want a sprinkling of Kate-brand weirdness, so maybe it's time to...
Promote Old Favourites
Oh, you thought my entire wishlist was now empty? Ha ha ha, no, you fool! I have more things I want. They just weren't as formalised as the games I already mentioned.
So, perhaps it's time to formalise them. Let them rise up the ranks to 'Kate never shuts up about this game' territory. I feel like the Queen (RIP) knighting a bunch of near-death celebrities.
So, let's see. Let's reach into this grab bag of long-lost wishes and find out what we have.
Ooh, Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth? Haven't seen you in a while! Oh, there's something stuck to you — ah, of course, it's just a Post-It note with 'TRANSLATE THE SEQUEL YOU B*****DS' written on it in blood. Let's just call that a two-for-one deal.
What else is in here? Ah, Nonary Games, hello! There's a note on this one, too: 'Release the trilogy please'. Ooh. Potentially controversial, given that the third game, Zero Time Dilemma, looks like hot garbage, but sure. It's nice to have all three games together at last. And, honestly, given how important these games were to the DS catalogue... it's surprising that they still aren't on Switch.
There's more stuff in here, though. Hotel Dusk and Last Window, let's just put those over here, and... Minish Cap remake? Go on then. Oh, this one's really big, wha— a Professor Layton box set? That would be cool, wouldn't it? This one here is another piece of paper, and it just says 'New Animal Crossing', that makes sense... and, ooh, 'Fallout on Switch'? That'll never happen. But I wouldn't say no.
That's it. The bag is now empty. Wait, no, there's a message stitched into the lining! It just says...
'GIVE LEVEL-5 A BILLION DOLLARS AND LET THEM MAKE WHATEVER.'
Well, alright then.
Lean Into The Power
Clearly, someone at Nintendo is listening to me. It's the only answer that makes sense. But this means I have the ear of someone powerful enough to greenlight all the games I love... and now that I have all the games I love, I could use this power for EVIL.
I am the person that makes games happen, for a small fee.
Well, not evil, exactly. More like... capitalism. Although what's the difference, am I right? Ha ha ha. Perhaps I can lend out my power to people who don't yet have everything they want. What's that? You want a proper F-Zero game on Switch? I can add that to my wishlist, which I'm assuming works a bit like the magical notebook in Death Note, and someone will somehow see it and get it done. That'll be $20.
Soon, I will become even more beloved and respected than Nintendo themselves. I am the person that makes games happen, for a small fee. Perhaps the fee changes based on various factors, like how long the title is — if you want one of those anime games with three subtitles, that's gonna cost extra to factor in the wrist pain it's going to cause me. Or if you want something that's going to be a pain for Nintendo to make, there will be a little extra fee for being difficult. I have to keep my overlords happy, you know.
Please call 1-800-NINTENDO-PLS to book me.
Get Even More Specific
Perhaps it's foolish to keep my wishlist to games only. Perhaps... it's time to get more granular up in this shiz.
There are lots of things I would like to see Nintendo do with the Switch, outside of just games. I'm not alone in most of these, and some are obvious — fix Joy-Con drift forever, add proper folders and themes to the Switch homepage, make the My Nintendo Rewards actually worth something...
But I think we can do better. Here are some ideas.
- A mix-and-match Joy-Con shop where you can get basically any colour you want, and you can MAKE THEM MATCH [Japan has this already, Kate. Because Japan. - Ed.]
- Charles Martinet's new job at Nintendo is that he can now be hired out for Mario-themed birthday parties
- Nintendo starts selling the Kirby car as an actual, viable vehicle
- Isabelle from Animal Crossing can be hired as your Personal Assistant to help you get your life together
- Nintendo Directs start being fun again, just like they were in the Iwata / Reggie era
I'm open to more suggestions.
Although... if Nintendo is watching my wishlist, maybe I have to start thinking of it like a genie wish. You know, where you wish for a ton of money, but the genie interprets that in a really mean way, and kills both your parents so you get their inheritance? I should be more specific, just to cover my ass.
Final Switch Wishlist
So, here is my final top-ten wishlist:
- Miles Edgeworth duology on Switch, but the visuals are better than the HD re-draws, and also the original game is maybe 15% faster in the endgame, because boy does that last case drag on
- A Nonary Games trilogy, including Zero Time Dilemma, but it comes with a note telling people that they can totally just play the first two, no hard feelings
- A Minish Cap remake in the style of the Link's Awakening remake but EVEN CUTER
- A Professor Layton box set. I don't care how much this costs, I'll buy it
- Fable 2 port, but Peter Molyneux isn't allowed to make any changes
- Mix-and-match Joy-Cons with the drift magically fixed
- I'm serious about wanting an IRL Kirby Car
- Nintendo gives the Yakuza developers a bunch of no-strings cash to port the games over to Switch, and the eventual releases do NOT look like how Mortal Kombat 1 does
- Hotel Dusk re-release on Switch that somehow still works like a book? This is someone else's problem to figure out
- THIS SPACE LEFT BLANK FOR YOUR REQUESTS
What are your thoughts? What should go in that blank space? And how is your wishlist looking these days? Let me know in the comments below!
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My wish list is like soft sand, something else just falls in to fill up the hole of the thing that was taken out.
As much as I love TotK, I still want a Wind Waker port to Switch. And then when they do that, well there’s still that Twilight Princess port you may as well do too.
Best to live life without expectations.
Luckily (or rather sadly) I don't have to worry about this cause on my most-wanted list is an actual remake of Pokemon DP (and not the **** we ended up with) and we most likely will never get that, or at least not in a very long time
It'll never happen, so I dunno.
Just enjoy the games. I’ve been eating gourmet as a Switch owner so all I can do is buy and play as much as possible. I do think I will take some time off from buying games and focus on beating games. Baten Kaitos HD was my “ok someone has my phone bugged” moment though. The new fantasy life game got me thinking I have superpowers.
I am at the point that I just want dev output. Like I wanted a new vanillaware game (didn’t care what it was) then got a game in one of my favorite genres announced. I need this to work for lottery tickets.
I don’t think Nintendo will grant western gamers the wish of getting Mother 3 checked off the most wanted games list.
CHRONO TRIGGER
It’s been a wild year with some of the most unexpected reveals, It feels really weird being able to say “man my wildest dreams have actually happened” without a hint of irony. There’s still stuff I’d like, would be nice to finally be able to play Kid Icarus Uprising after all, but the last game high up on my wishlist is Silksong, and I’m still holding out hope that we’re not too far out from more Silksong news so my top wishlist is pretty close to being cleared out. I guess if I were FORCED to pick something, I’d love Persona 3 Reload on Switch, but I have an Xbox and can play that through Game Pass so it’s not like I’m hard pressed to get my hands on it. I will also agree with the whole “give Level-5 have an unlimited budget” thing, I’d absolutely adore a triple AAA Yo-Kai Watch game or a new Ni No Kuni on Switch.
ah how I’ve missed Kate’s unhinged soapboxes, this was a really fun read
Before the Switch launched, I wrote a list of what I wanted from it. It had Rocket League, Doom, The Witcher 3, arcade classics, lots of shmups, retro revivals and some more I can't think of.
After the Wii U, a list like this was wishful thinking but I literally got everything I asked for and more, lots more.
F-Zero. Pretty please.
I kinda wish Nintendo would work some more with valve to make some more ports, left for dead 2 and the half life series would be really cool on the the switch, especially if they perform like the portal ports.
Why the hate for Zero Time Dilemma? It scored a 8 here on NL and imo it was a pretty solid game.
Imo Virtue's Last Reward us the garbage one of the trilogy, but I seem to he the only one that thinks that 😆
They haven't got close to ticking mine off.
My wishlist is slowly being erased as well. A New Monkey Island, a return of Prince of Persia, a Baten Kaitos remaster have all either happened this year, or are on the way. The Switch has also gifted us with nearly all of my favorite JRPG's of yore, such as Star Ocean 1+2, Grandia, Final Fantasy 1-12, Dragon Quest 1-3, Front Mission 1-3, Suikoden 1+2 and on and on and on. It has became THE greatest JRPG machine in my opinion.
Having said that, my pining days are not quite over. Here is what remains of my dream list...
1) Breath of Fire: I want a real, big budget console sequel AND a compilation of 1-5 in HD (Mobile 6 doesn't count, but Capcom can throw it in there if they want.)
2) Lunar: Get the old Game Arts band back together and give us a proper sequel. Have Noriyuke Iwadare compose the soundtrack, and get Victor Ireland to localize.
3) Lufia: A New Lufia would be amazing but I'd be happy with an HD collection of 1 & 2, plus the DS game.
4) Eternal Darkness 2: Pay Dennis Dyack to make a full blown, next gen sequel for upcoming hardware. Do it now!
5) Beyond Good and Evil 2: Ubisoft, release this game and end our torturous wait!
6) Final Fantasy 6 Remake: Big budget 3D retelling of 6, but keep Tetsuya Nomura away from it! Bring back Uematsu to rearrange the score and have it performed by an actual orchestra.
7) Wild Arms 6: Although I'm kind of actually getting this in Armed Fantasia, a spiritual successor by the original Wild Arms Director, Writer, Character Designer and Composer. So... I'm pretty excited about that.
8) Chrono Trigger 3: ....and while we're dreaming, a true sequel to Chrono Trigger/Cross written by Masato Kato and composed by Yasunori Mitsuda.
I'm still waiting for Wind Waker, Galaxy 2, Luigi's Mansion 1, and the Mario & Luigi games on Switch. My wishlist isn't getting fully ticked off... ever, I don't think.
animal crossing remake or open world game and splatoon: the great turf war for me pleeeasseee
Twilight Princess & Majora's Mask remake for Switch.
This article made me realize I don't really have a wish list... I just play whatever's new and then more announcements inevitably come that get me excited for what's next and then I play those in the future and it goes in a circle like that.
@Qwertyninty expectations and desires are 2 completely different things.
You van desire the mosy out there things and expect them to never happen. That’s basically what this article is about.
Pokemon Colosseum & XD Gale of Darkness remakes, but I can't see a reality where they wouldn't screw them up.
I'm pleased that the Switch has gotten ports of 2/3 of the big GameCube JRPGs in Symphonia and Baten Kaitos. Just need Skies of Arcadia, now!
My wishlist is always going to be the same: make a new, high-budget game of all the Nintendo franchises that haven't gotten much love: F-Zero, of course, but also 1080, Wave Race, Chibi Robo, Custom Robo, Kid Icarus, Advance Wars...
And if I'm feeling particularly spoiled, I would very much like that Fire Emblem: PoR and RD double pack, please and thank you.
I know the feeling. Back in 2015, I would fantasize about Nintendo releasing a handheld-console hybrid so I could play all my favorite games anywhere on one device. I would fantasize about a beautiful Crash Bandicoot remastered trilogy with modern graphics on this hypothetical device, as well as Spyro. I wanted a beautiful remaster of SpongeBob: Battle for Bikini Bottom too, since it was a childhood favorite.
Gradually, we started getting every one of those things, so I started wishing for more obscure and unlikely stuff. I grew up with Ty the Tasmanian Tiger and even though it was niche and I had no idea if the developers had even done anything since, I wanted a modern port to relive my childhood classic. I wanted Cuphead ported to Switch, but it's an Xbox-owned game, so that could NEVER happen...right? I wanted a Katamari port after watching a YouTuber play it and thinking the game looked hilarious, but why would Namco bring back such a niche franchise that never sold that well? I wanted a Hat in Time port, but the devs said that could NEVER happen.
As far as first-party stuff goes, I wanted a return to sandbox 3D Mario. I wanted a return to form for Paper Mario and Mario Party. Mario Kart 8 DX got a Switch port, but I wanted more content like my two favorite tracks of all-time: Coconut Mall and Maple Treeway. I wanted a Smash Bros. game that combined the content from the Wii U and 3DS versions of the game. I wanted a Mario Maker sequel that added new level themes like deserts and ice worlds.
There's only a few things I'm still holding out for. I'm waiting for Namco to make Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac, as it was one of my favorite GameCube games. I'm also holding out for a remaster of Kid Icarus Uprising and ports of Wind Waker and Twilight Princess. I still want to see Mario Kart remaster some more fan-favorite tracks like Airship Fortress and Luigi's Mansion. And in the next Smash Bros., I want Crash and Rayman to finally make the cut.
After that? I'm honestly kind of... good. Nintendo and third-parties will have given me pretty much everything I ever wanted. I would still buy new releases, of course, but the development of new video games worldwide could be outlawed and I wouldn't even complain. I have enough games to last a lifetime, and I'm... content. It's probably not good for business for companies to make their consumers so satisfied they aren't asking any more of you. But that's honestly how I'm starting to feel.
If we're going far-out wishes on retro games/ports, here's 5 items on my list:
1. Kirby's Air Ride port/sequel (but no Kirby content in Mario Kart!)
2. Golden Sun 1+2 remake but with HD-2D
3. Pokemon Conquest remake/sequel with a much longer main campaign and more maps. Maybe even do a cross promotion with Fire Emblem?
4. Xenogears HD-2D, Xenosaga trilogy, Xenoblade X
5. Touhou collection of classic games (specifically 6-10)
Impossible ports I never thought would come to Switch that I always wanted:
1. A masterful port of Xenoblade Chronicles 1 with cut content to round out the full trilogy
2. The Ori Duology and Cuphead (thank you Microsoft!)
3. Cleaning up my Mario RPG backlog (I've played the M&L series but not Super or any Paper Mario games)
4. Nier freaking Automata (and it runs really well!)
5. No More Heroes 1&2 plus two new games
6. Return of Advance Wars
7. Klonoa
8. Scott Pilgrim
I keep all my old games/systems so I'm not really looking for re-releases. I'd really like some brand new games from franchises that are missing on switch. Starfox, F-Zero, Mario baseball, Donkey Kong, Rhythm Heaven, Layton, Wario Land, Metroid Prime...
Edit: I thought of a re-release I would like to see on Switch. Rare Replay.
You start wishing for the unknown. I'm so very tired of sequels. As I've been revisiting, refurbishing, modding, and just generally tinkering with a Wii U that I recently picked up, and repairing an old 3DS, I'm realizing how boring and sterile this current generation of consoles is. The sheer fact that I'm reverting to old hardware to enjoy Wii/DS to Wii U/3DS content in my game room, as someone who leans heavily into emulation otherwise, is a testament to that era's creativity.
I want new ideas and new experiences that make me excited to play. I want new genres. I want new ways to interface with games. Right now, all I can really feel excited for is VR, which has been progressing and advancing at a snails pace so far.
I really doubt this, but I'd absolutely love a port of the original Animal Crossing for Switch. I'm becoming a lazy git when it comes to setting up the GameCube, and just want to boot up the Switch for all my gaming wants and needs. Seeing Nintendo start to bring GameCube games over gives me some hope, though!
What doesn’t the switch have?? Honestly if the switch got Chrono trigger and castlevania: sotn I could bring it to a dessert island and play it for the rest of my days…
I’ve also felt spoiled the last few years. I’m a collector and have spent a lot of money on older games like TTYD, but it was never about the value of them, I just wanted access to the games. Nintendo seems more likely than ever to do ports and remakes, and this is giving me the signal to not give in to FOMO on old games and wait for ports. There will be some exceptions (I doubt they’ll ever port Eternal Darkness or other games that go against their brand) but it feels safe to say any game with Mario or link in it will come back to a modern console in some form. That’s a huge win for me.
Well, that brand new starfox game is nowhere to be seen so I'm covered. I don't see any trace of Kid icarus uprising 2 and that Zelda 3ds collection. And of course, OF COURSE, no rare replay in sight either. So yeah, chances are I'll never feel that void in your heart Kate.
I just wish to relive the golden are which was called the GameCube. Since it's Nintendo, it would cost them more than 50 years to re-release al their amazing titles on their current and next generation consoles.
When it contains the remaining Metroid Primes, a Wind Waker Remake, a Parodius/Otomedius collection and Turbo Racing Golf, my wish list has about as much of a chance of being checked off as I have of starting at QB for Miami today.
Vanillaware collection on Switch please 🥲
And a Xeno X port so my WiiU can retire.
It is funny people's wishlists are full of old games that exist already. Fun for young people but the industry's fascination with ports and remakes has made old gamers' interest in the hobby evaporate.
I get everyone has their opinion and preference but I personally don't see the point of replaying stuff I already have just on a different system or with slightly different graphics.
The good thing is I save a lot of money but it is sad there is barely anything to get excited about these days.
The Hotel Dusk games are no-brainers. The originals were great but I hated holding the DS sideways with one hand. The Switch interface would be much more comfortable I feel.
@GOmar only speaking for myself, but I’ve been a Nintendo handheld gamer all my life and missed out on all of the consoles since the Nintendo 64. Ports are my first opportunity to play games like Pikmin, Portal 2, Metroid Prime, etc on a handheld device. So I get really happy when these are announced. Niche I know but this is what I care about
1. Always a pleasure, Kate. I love seeing your articles again ❤️
2. With their vast resources, I am sure Nintendo can hire someone to make the Switch work like a book. It worked fine enough for Brain Age.
3. Why isn't any Silent Hill on Switch
Switch ticked off many wanted games including ones I didn't think would be on the system (Destroy all Humans, Stubbs the Zombie), but I have others I'd like to see, Endless Ocean, Geist, Eternal Darkness and some Ouya titles like No Brakes Valet and Amazing Frog.
For me they have to do F
Zero,kid Icarus Mario galaxy 3,punch out and Metroid prime 4 and much more so it ain't going to happen.
I will always have a wishlist. Metroid Prime 4 when? F-Zero 99 is great but only makes me want to play a new proper F-Zero now. A new, proper entry of StarFox please? Oh and... feel free to dig in the crates for a new StarTropics, or at least a revival. I could go on but that's all for the moment.
100 % yes to the Miles Edgeworth duology. We need the sequel in English!
Also, give me the complete Starfy series on Switch in English and a Ghost Trick sequel. Also, I’d like official soundtracks on Apple Music for every Mario game ever, and I’ll take that Kirby car.
a have a very long wishlist, Nintendo would take forever to fullfill: here some of my wishlist Nintendo still has not fulllied: all games fully localized in brazilian portuguese, a new Wario Land, a Paper Mario game that actually like the first two Paper Mario( Paper Mario the Thousand Years Door remake is a good sign on that), fair pricining for software/hardware in Brazil,
I want to see a remaster of Super Smash Bros Melee and Star Fox Assault, I also want to see more N64 games on Nintendo Switch Online, but I don’t want to see anymore Zelda games!!!
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A Terranigma remake. Heck, I'll even take a polished HD port if the price is right.
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My top requests are sequels for the Zelda Oracle games, which I’m sure is never going to happen. I’d also love one for LA.
Short of sequels I always thought drastically reimagined remakes (like FFVII is getting ) would be good, but now that they’ve remade LA in the almost lamest way possible (my opinion, of course) I’m not so excited about what they might do to the Oracle games…
Sticking with Zelda, I want more games which connect previous titles together! Nintendo is always so afraid of locking themselves in to a timeline but I think it’s be awesome to feature a game that shows how the Hyrule of ST is the same as original LoZ or etc.
Outside of Zelda: the revival of the Golden Sun series! Dark Dawn didn’t fit the story the first games were telling, so I’d like it retconned or at least paved over in a sequel.
Other than that… making Pikmin 5 more like Pikmin 3? I didn’t really love Pikmin 4 as much.
Getting out if Nintendo’s hands but… Banjo Kazooie? New Tactics Ogre..?
And I’d always love to see more new IP from Nintendo.
Kind of left-field (and unlikely) but I'd quite like a Mario Kart: Double Dash port/remaster (what with its completely untouched 2 driver mechanic).
I'd like Fire Emblem the Sacred Stones to come to the switch GBA online and for Fire Emblem the Binding Blade to get an official translation or get it's remake before the switch's life span is up. Intelligent Systems did say they wanted to remake BB, so it's just a hurry up and wait situation.
Like I really need to beat Sacred Stones for the thousandth time, but I wanna give my GBA copy a rest. As for BB, that's been my biggest request for years. People need to know why Roy is our boy!
I'm not super hard to please nor do I have a lot of requests. Keep it simple~
I'm very much in the same boat of having seemingly everything I could've possibly asked for come to reality on Switch over the past year or two (Ghost Trick + Apollo Justice Trilogy, Game Boy/Advance coming to NSO, a remake of Paper Mario TTYD, 2 brand new mainline Pokemon games, a mainline 3D Kirby game, etc.) so I've certainly had an extremely exciting 2022/23 so far XD
As for how I handle suddenly having a ton of my most wanted announcements get....well, announced, I fall into one of two camps:
1. Find another game to plead for every single presentation (GIVE ME A NEW PMD GAME PLEASE I BEG YOU)
or
2. Use the opportunity to dive into a game/series I hadn't thought about giving a go beforehand which may end up becoming another game/series I desperately want to come back in the modern day (aka exactly what happened when I tried Zack & Wiki/Devil May Cry for the first time earlier this year XD)
I'll be annoyed if we don't get some of the PS1 squaresoft games that are conspicuous by their absence, given the ones we did get. Where's SaGa Frontier 2, FF Tactics, Xenogears, Vagrant Story etc.
That's easy; You make an entire new list and proclaim Nintendo never cared about the community.
Just the way internet likes it!
But honestly, surprised Nintendo didn't roll the original Paper Mario into it as well.
Owning a Switch at this point in time with all the games that are available from the past and present is like living in a second video game golden age. If the Switch 2 (or whatever it will be called) is backwards compatible, then that console will be a beast as far as game collectors will be concerned.
@Jiggies How very kind of you
Nintendo Switch will likely still be my favorite Nintendo console but never having its own DK game would always be a personal flaw. I'm still waiting on a Kid Icarus Uprising remaster and new Tomodachi Life as well. At this rate, my wish list will likely be incomplete until maybe the next system.
so far most of my list has been check off especially all the man of culture/ecchi games with less censorship keeps pumping on to the switch along with being the best rpg machine to date.
Great article as always Kate!
Pffft my most wanted list:
1. Still holding out for an F-Zero GX remaster. I'd be more than satisfied with a new entry don't get me wrong but something about the pure attitude of that era is something that's difficult to recreate. Look at Mario Strikers Charged and Battle League, both have their charm but the former pushes the boundaries a bit more.
2. A completely new Star Fox; ideally one that's not a remake of the OG or 64. If that means getting a bit experimental, so be it!
3. An ARMS sequel, if 1-2 Switch can get a second chance then SURELY this can!
Strangely enough, my wishlist hasn't really been touched (outside of the Rune Factory 4 remake):
-Newer Etrian Odyssey games ported or new EO game (very sad that the old games were remade)
-Port of FF Explorers
-Port of Monster Tale (was coming but seemed to disappear)
-A new game a lot like Dark Cloud 2 (or just Dark Cloud 2 somehow)
-3DS Pokemon ports and Black/White and Gold/Silver remake
-Borderlands Tiny Tinas
Not sure, Nintendo Switch still needs a Kid Icarus and Star Fox game.
Most of mine are ticked off now (new contra, princess peach, prince of persia, marion wonder, metroid dread) ones still remaining for me are a new wario land, a modern f-zero and a new original 2d/top down zelda. I didnt think id get all of those at all so its been a nice surprise for me.
While I might still have some specific wants such as a new Donkey kong Country, a new F-Zero and remasters of Kid Icarus: Uprising and Chibi-Robo, now that classic Paper Mario is returning, I feel like nothing else matters now. In other words, I am content.
That's just it, for most people they can't.
KATE GRAY IS BACK!!! (I mean not permanently but still)
I've had TP and WW HD on my list since around the time of the console's launch. Everybody was sure that Zelda TP+WW would be ported from the Wii U back then, but now I've given up.
I wouldn't mind the Minish Cap remake.
“TRANSLATE THE SEQUEL YOU B*****DS”
As a Latino, I first thought, “…….. BUTTHEADS??” Then I remembered British English…
🔔🍑
I’m glad Kate got what she wanted, but what about those of us who still really want the two GCN Zeldas on a console people actually own?? 😭
That’s all I got so let me read other people’s comments to jigger the noodle.
Lunar 1-2 HD-2D collection and just some more fun surprises filling out the NSO catalogue…. That’s really about it. I got more games than I can play so I’m not champing at the bit for too much; just relishing what I have.
My 'Most Wanted' Nintendo list is just a single entry: Golden Sun. </3
Wait, does Kate work for Nintendo Life again?
Kate ask them to let us purchase N64 games on the Switch so that we can keep em!
And bring back the San Francisco Rush series - the old ones and a new one.
You have this power, you have to use it for good!
All I truly want is the Halo: Master Chief Collection ported to Switch. Nintendo was all friendly with Microsoft, and that would be a godlike move. My wife and I's first game played together was Halo. It was a real ice breaker and is a super important title in our lives. The only other thing I would be desperate to see is the Commander Keen Collection. I've always loved those games (especially 4 and 5), but they would be next to impossible titles to ever see gracing a console. As for something from Nintendo, just give me an official Starfox 64 2. No gimmicks, just a true sequel to that game and I would be eating good.
As others have said, Switch is exceptional for wish fufilment. I am going to be very sad if Switch 2 can't play Switch games. Too much for me left to play on Switch, I would probably be content to stay in that bubble for years upon years really.
Wishes? I got so much of it. A new Toejam and Earl. A new Pocky and Rocky! Series with 15-25 odd years since the last entries. Who would have thought? The Mario RPG series getting remaster/remakes coming is amazing!
I have very little to complain about.
If I had to ask for something?
A few NSO titles I would like to see such as Chameleon Twist and maybe a Bomberman on there. A new Goemon or a Goemon Snes/GB/Nes collection would be nice.
Kirby Air Ride but having the ability to suck up different vehicles from other Nintendo (and Kirby) games
I just one thing. An English Yo-Kai Watch 4. (Though a Trilogy would be nice too)
Yeah, I hit this point a while back when they managed to give me HD versions of Xenoblade, Skyward Sword, and Mario Sunshine all within a little more than a year. And they've since managed to pile on another Xenoblade, the long-awaited Bayonetta 3, and three more Pokemon games. Sure, I can still beg for a new, non-sandbox 3D Zelda, or ports/sequels for Kid Icarus: Uprising and Xenoblade X, but I've never had any expectation of actually getting them.
Even though I own the game on the Wii U I'd be very happy with Xenoblade X but I believe I read a while back it wouldnt happen due to the games scope and how the wii u pad is used for the map. Oh well!
Rogue Squadron ports/remakes, getting the majority of Nintendo's first party GameCube library on the Switch in some form (NSO app, ports, remasters... whatever) and joycons which simulate the feel of the buttons of the Game Boy and Game Boy Advance for their respective apps.
I wouldn't know because they haven't for me
Oh I wish that happened... But I lost hope having a new F-Zero game anymore.
The rest of what Nintendo is doing is pretty awesome, though! I also wanted the Fantasy Life sequel and a Paper Mario TTYD remake very badly.
Looks at Retro Game Challenge 1 + 2 Replay
Hope they release it in English. 🤞
Looks at Fzero 99
Hope they release a new entry in the series. 🤞
I have a cheat mode (steam deck) .. probably the best console I've ever owned.
Little King's Story remaster please and thank you very much indeed.
I love when two problems solve each other. As the cupboard gets barer and barer for Nintendo franchises that haven't had a recent release, Nintendo could buy Konami's IPs and those from Rare that were originally published by Nintendo (so not Conker) and are dormant.
My wishlist items I've stated several times:
Chrono Trigger remake, Castlevania Requiem, the Perfect Dark remaster (even if it means trading a Nintendo property on XBox like Metroid Dread or Prime Remastered), GCN virtual console for what's left like Chibi-Robo, Odama, Second Sight, TimeSplitters, Viewtiful Joe, etc., digital soundtracks sold thru the eshop that you can listen to on your Switch phone app, physical manuals you can order for $5 or $10 each, and an F-Zero and StarFox that integrate into each other in plot and gameplay to set up a partial cinematic universe. Since they tried Bandai Namco and platinum for StarFox with underwhelming results, and they seem to not know what to do with the franchise/genre themselves, perhaps let Factor-5 take a crack at it to give it a Rogue Squadron feel.
@Mauzuri Perhaps they make Playtonic a second party studio via a minority ownership stake, as they were formerly Rare anyway, and commission them to do it. They showed they were up to the task with Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair.
Switch already has a lot of games I want to play and replay. Some on my wishlist for the switch and switch 2
1. Fallout collection. Fallout 1-3, tactics, New Vegas, and 4. The first two and tactics would be perfect for what Nintendo brings with the Switch
2. The rest of the Dragon Quest games including 7.
3. Chrono Trigger or in the vein of Star Ocean Second Story R
4. Zelda remasters for OoT, MM, WW, and TP.
5. Metroid prime 2 and 3 remaster. Metroid prime 4
6. Cyberpunk 2077 complete collection ported from PC. If the Switch 2 is going to have DLSS and Ray tracing, what better game to launch with the Switch 2 to show off what the hardware can do so far?
7. Witcher 3 upgrade patch for the Switch 2.
8. A Marvel licensed Capcom collection. Bring all those epic Marvel fighting games from the 90s to the Switch or switch 2.
9. Disgaea 2. This one seems to be NIS red headed step child. One of my favorites out of the series .
10. Final fantasy tactics. Need to have this one on switch
11. New Star Fox fighter
My wishlist is simple:
1. A Nintendo "Magic the Gathering" card game.......it´d be EPIC!
2. Advance Wars 3 + 4 (with more general quality than 1 + 2)
3. A Nintendo "Slay the Spire" or "Monster Train" rogue like.
Thoroughly enjoyed this article. Great see Kate back in the fold for a minute.
I'd really like to see Miiverse resurrected, though that's a long shot. Failing that, I'd be happy with the Hitman series and a remaster of Killer7.
Dunno. Ain't happened yet.
Sadly, what happens most often based off users here is that they demand another port of the same game on the next console despite already owning said game.
(Looking at Windwaker/Twilight Princess Fans also Metroid Prime Fans)
My perennial wish is a new Star Fox game that serves as a sequel to Assault and ignores the canonicity of Command (which I was not a big fan of). So Krystal, my favorite video game character, would still be a part of the team; maybe she and Fox even got married, or are just about to.
It would also have full range when flying, similar to Starlink: Battle For Atlas. I always dreamed of a Star Fox game that played like that, after playing games with space combat like Battlestar Galactica for the PS2 and Halo Reach for the Xbox 360.
Either that, or a remake to Assault that adds some new levels, especially the multiplayer-only maps, such as Titania, Zoness, and the Great Fox, plus some originals such as Venom (where Fox has to infiltrate the ruins of Andross' base to recover the designs for the weapon used to defeat the Aparoids), Aquas, and Papetoon.
Like the original, it would have multiplayer mode, but it would add the rest of the Star Wolf team, plus other characters like Pigma, Oikonny, General Pepper, Bill Grey, Katt Monroe, Miyu, Fay, and maybe even Fara Phoenix. And it would be online, where you can play with anybody, not just friends.
So yeah, I want Star Fox. But sadly, I doubt Nintendo will make another one anytime soon, especially since Zero was basically a flop (not just commercially, but critically as well, since the GamePad controls were wonky as heck). As it is, the "last" Star Fox game that was ever released was Star Fox 2, which was completed but cancelled in 1995 and finally released in 2017 on the SNES mini console.
I guess I will just have to live with fanmade Star Fox games. There's one I have my eye on, especially since it appears to focus on Krystal and features the kind of gameplay that I want in the series, but to protect the project from Nintendo's wrath, I will not name it.
Plenty of Emulators that can put your old games games back onto a more modern device. I wouldn't wait for Nintendo to do it for you.
I would like more ports but other than that I don't think I have much to ask for. I've had every Nintendo console save the Virtua Boy, and the Switch is my favorite by far. It's tough to beat out the GBA, but I think the Switch has done it. If anything, there's too much to collect and play too much of the time. This year has been ridiculous and Mario is still coming out.
@rainbowtick Yeah the LA remake is probably the most I've been disappointed in a game in a while. I wish they would just stop with the whole materials thing.
Just be happy with what we have. Of course the Switch doesn't have everything, but wow, its library is fantastic and it's not even over yet.
@OorWullie I think it was when Nightdive started doing ports of stuff like Shadowman when I realized this was going to be a crazy generation. Then we started getting stuff like Planescape Doom Eternal. I just can't see it getting better than the Switch.
I could go on rattling off games.
What do you do? Wait for Tomodachi Life 2, thats what!
Hi Kate, on behalf of us pining for more arcade racing games, can you wish for an all-new Wave Race and 1080? In that order. Thanks! 😉
My wishes that have already come true:
-Metroid Prime Remastered
-Metroid 5 (Dread)
-Baten Kaitos I and II HD Remaster
-Paper Mario: the Thousand Year Door
-N64 and GBA on Switch
-Super Mario Sunshine in HD
Wishes that have yet to come true:
-Ogre Battle 64 remaster (or even just putting it on NSO would be great)
-Metroid Prime 2 & 3 in HD
-Kid Icarus Uprising port (I bounced hard off of the original because the controls hurt my wrist)
-Something new related to Golden Sun
-An original, non-remake 2D Zelda
My "entire wishlist" of games from past Nintendo systems I'd like to see return in some form is nowhere near close to being ticked off. On the Nintendo side alone there are still a few Metroids, Zeldas and Mario Galaxy 2, for starters. There are also many games from the now dead 3DS that I feel need to make a return. And then, there are plenty of games that belong on the various NSO emulators, but aren't there yet. I've still got a list of about 50 games from Nintendo (and others) that I'd like to see return on a modern Nintendo system.
Now they need to either remake or just port Path of Radiance. I would wish for a collection of those two games but we're more likely to get them as separate releases.
Wait patiently
I still want The Wind Waker on Switch, but other than that. They completely ticked my wanted list. With some surprises even.
I’d back a push for an Investigations duology remake/remaster, and since they’ve done everything else, surely this is likely to happen sometime soon, no?
As for Yakuza/Like a Dragon, I’m pretty sure they can at least do 0 and Kiwami pretty easily if they wanted to, as well as 3/4/5. It’s only the Dragon engine(?) games that might be problematic.
As far as my wishlist goes, now that I’ve lost Paper Mario, other than a F-Zero GX remaster/GX successor, I don’t think there’s much. A Metroid Prime 2 pseudo-remake similar to the one we got this year would be nice. Maybe a collection of old Tekken games for Switch (Maybe 4/5/6?)
Going to pipe-dream territory, a remaster/remake of Eternal Darkness would also be good, as would a remaster of HeartGold/SoulSilver. Oh, and Metroid Prime 4 is probably around there somewhere. But given how unlikely any of that stuff is, I’m not how much they count.
I'm quite open minded about what games get released these days but that's a bit of a boring answer so here we go!
From the beggining of this systems life I asked for Persona, Arkham, Metal Gear and Fallout ports. 3 out of 4 are done (or about to be) so I guess I'll ask for a Fallout 3/New Vegas/4 port.
Pyre is another game I've expected but been shocked it hasn't happened. All of their other games have hit the switch and I wouldn't mind replaying this one provided it runs well this time.
Re-releasing the Gen 3 Pokémon games (Firered/Leafgreen and Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald) as well as conquest, a game that sounds cool but I just can't get my hands on it.
A Splatoon soon off maybe? Surprised they haven't attempted this yet- something like what Luigi's Mansion is too Mario. I think Splatoon is begging for it personally.
I would love to see Fire Emblem Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn remakes in a double package. Kind of like they did FE Fates or even Advance Wars 1 + 2.
At this point, I don't know what else to ask except a remaster of Donkey Kong Country 2 & Super Mario World but I'm actually perfectly happy with them being available in original SNES state on the Switch.
They haven’t even come close to handling my most wanted list. I’m still desperately wanting a new Tomodachi Life game on switch, as well as a proper Style Savvy game. Yea I know Fashion Dreamer is coming but it’s very different. I’d also like to see more puzzle games like Bejeweled, Bookworm, Peggle, etc. I’d also like to see a classic compilation of classic Activision games as well as Intellivision games. I understand many of these are not “first party” games, but still… the switch is so lacking for me personally. Oh and don’t even get my started on all the shortcomings of animal crossing new horizons. That game should have packed in ALL the features of new leaf and pocket camp, as well as the few things new horizons offered that’s unique to AC. So much room for improvement here that it should almost be tore down and rebuilt at this point.
This is a really good article. I do a deep dive into my collection sometimes and I love doing it.
My list is still rather big even though a massive amount has been ticked off. There's also some which are likely decades away from being released on a modern Nintendo platform given current patterns. For example, the order in which Nintendo has released Fire Emblem remakes so far has been:
So if the next remake ends up being Genealogy of the Holy War then it's a long way to go before Nintendo decides to bring back the Tellius games (Path of Radiance, Radiant Dawn) in any form:
But my biggest hope at this point is more of a general one, that the existence of the Switch's successor doesn't cause the quantity of ports/remasters/remakes to decrease because of a potential increase in new games. As cool as new games can be, it's more exciting seeing games be rescued from older consoles.
I just want Battle City in the NSO.
HoMM3 with mod support would be nice too, if we're talking outlandish.
Or the Gameboy Color HoMM2, because that's a curio.
All I want, which will probably never happen given Nintendo's apparent apathy towards the series, is a new Tomodachi Life.
@KramersMrMarbles I was hoping we would get a port of Tomodachi Life on Switch, since Miitopia got a port. Miitopia is decent but i'll take Tomodachi Life any day. Especially if it has Miitopias upgraded Mii creator.
These guys don’t even get near to ticking of my most wanted….
But Sega is the worst!
I'll just wait and let Nintendo etc. keep on surprising me like they have been doing - not only with ports/remasters/remakes, but also new games, really don't get where people complaining about the former are coming from considering the latter - while enjoying the luckily way too many games currently on Switch as that will be much more fun than having expectations and being disappointed!
That said, the Zero Escape series is an exception because it's ridiculous that they brought it to practically everything BUT the Switch despite them originally being 3/DS games!
I need:
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time HD
Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask HD
Legend of Zelda: Windwaker HD
Legend of Zelda: Link Between Worlds
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Remastered
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Mario Party Superstars DLC
Soul Calibur 2 HD
F-Zero GX Remastered
Kid Icarus: Uprising HD
I request you add Nights into Dreams, Um Jammer Lammy and a port of Yoshi's Woolly World to your magick list, please oh great wise and powerful Kate!
A Nintendo game or remake that is specifically made to show the best graphics first party teams can squeeze out of the console. Metroid Prime 1 Remake is close to this. But I'm also thinking F-Zero GX level of spectacle but remade internally by Nintendo magicians.
Oh I got wishes comin' out the whazoo - every tick of a Thousand-Year-Door or Super-Mario-RPG leaves 10 unfullfilled pipedreams.
Its unfathomable that we got Bioshock and Borderlands collections + The Outer Worlds and Skyrim, but not a Fallout 3+NV duology. That entire generation of games should be so easy to lightly remaster and bang out on Switch. How did those two games get left out? We're even getting the Arkham Games now.
My Super Mario 3D All-Stars collection is a Super Mario Galaxy 2 short, and why not make a 3rd in that series while we're at it? And Odyssey needs a sequel too. Seriously.
Mother 3 needs a release outside Japan. But spruce it up a bit. GBA games are... "fine" on the Switch and TV if there is no other way, but you've kept us waiting so long you might as well go all out and up the production values with a proper remake at this point.
A cartridge with Donkey Kong Country 1-3 and Returns+Tropical Freeze. And get Retro to make a 3rd "Returns"-game.
If Mario can get all-star collections, Link and Zelda should too. Windwaker and Twilight Princess are already good to go from the WiiU-days, and the 3DS releases of Majoras Mask and Ocarina of Time fills it out nicely.
All the Professor Layton games in a nice cartridge. They already started upscaling the earliest games for mobile-releases. Time to finish the job and bring it all to Switch.
For the love of God, Square-Enix, you struck gold with the Octopath Traveler HD-2D-visuals, and you've already dipped your toe in Live-A-Live. Chrono Trigger is right there. Don't make me connect those two dots for you!
I could go on and on and on...
I'll be super random and wish Nintendo would find a way to resurrect Custom Robo. That and the obvious F-Zero GX.
the eternal nintendo wish list item: MOTHER 3
At this point the 3 things I still want from Switch that are somewhat realistic requests;
A true new F-Zero (no F-Zero 99 doesn’t count) or F-Zero GX port/HD remaster
Xenoblade Chronicles X port because this game was too good to die with the Wii U. I mean all the other important Wii U games have been ported let’s get this over as well
Fire Emblem remakes of Genealogy of the Holy Way and Thracia 776. I’d also like the other games that never got official English releases but since rumors have pointed to Genealogy possibly in development I think it could be packaged with Thracia
That's a completely pointless wishlist - these games already exist!
My wishlist (not for Switch though ideally; I'd like better graphics than that):
My ENTIRE most wanted list consists of only Wind Waker HD and Twilight Princess HD on Switch.
I like how 2/3 of the comments are related to the article and the remaining 1/3 are just asking if @kategray is here to stay. (I rhyme)
I think I should start reading these soapboxes more often because was entertaining to read lol.
Lol no problem, because they haven't. I still want a legit new paper Mario and a rebirth of flipnote studio with online community for switch. As well as some other stuff I don't know off the top of my head.
@BodkinDQ
Me too! There’s been a leak about FE8! It’s from 2 years ago though but we can still hope… Here’s how I found out:
https://www.reddit.com/r/fireemblem/comments/u6pg4c/fe_sacred_stones_has_been_tested_on_official_gba/
@fire_emblem_girl Thanks!
I read that a few months ago myself, but even with that being 2 years ago that does give me hope. Sacred Stones was my first Fire Emblem game, so I do have a huge bias for it. Amazing game.
Love the FE 7 Eliwood and Ninian pic btw.
@BodkinDQ Thanks for the compliment!
Never played sacred stones before. I’m a relatively new FE fan. I hear it’s a great game, I’ll keep my fingers crossed!
@fire_emblem_girl
I've been playing this series for over a decade, played and beat all NA FE releases, some multiple times even. Sacred Stones is easier than most of the series and would genuinely be a contender for best entry point into Fire Emblem if it wasn't for the fact that it and other older FE games pre Awakening are hard to come by. Has all the trademark mechanics of the series, whilst still having its own identity. Even had Tower of Valni and Lagdou Ruins, which was essentially free dlc grinding at the time that nowadays would unfortunately greedily monetize in a heart beat. Really fun game. Fingers crossed you get to experience it for the first time and me for like the 1000th, haha!
I'm sure you've played Engage and Three Houses. I prefer Engage,(God tier SRPG IMHO) as it's closer to classic FE style and shines with gloriously polished combat and gameplay, whereas 3H was a little Persona lite for my personal tastes, still a good game though. If you've played and enjoyed those games, I suggest Banner of the Maid to add to your switch. Fantastic indie SRPG that wears it's Fire Emblem influence on its sleeves. Great art style and head scratching good combat.
@BodkinDQ
Actually, I haven’t played 3H or Engage before. I hear they’re pretty good games though. I’ll check out Banner of the Maid though.
I’m trying to finish Blazing Blade before I buy any of the others.
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