Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@Spoony_Tech I'm betting we'll get Animal Crossing or Pikmin next year. Maybe both.

@Spoony_Tech Smash? What other big franchises have they left? I don't think it's Metroid. Could be Pokemon, but that seems pretty soon. Two years for generation 7, and they're already moving onto the next one. Maybe a new IP? They usually have a January Direct to announce their big holiday games.

I'm going to ask a question. Has Nintendo or any of their staff publicly blamed a shortage of components as to why some people can't buy a Switch? Not that I've seen. What seems to be the problem is that Nintendo placed their orders for component parts and they've got them but demand is higher than what Nintendo expected so they've now to wait in order to increase production. You have to place your orders well ahead of schedule, you can't just say to these factories, "I'd like another 2 million ??? by tomorrow please". If they'd been more confident with their predictions, they could have had those parts now. They were extremely cautious with 2 million at the start for the launch period with 8 million sold I think being the total for the full fiscal year ahead.

In that interview above, the rep didn't blame component shortages, he said they underestimated demand. It's just a question so don't some of you get all defensive as usual please(just a small minority).

All I know is I'm glad I got my Switch when I did. Nothing more annoying than really wanting something and being unable to track it down for months

Once again (at the expense of repeating myself) we have no clue how long both Pokemon and Metroid have been in development. Just because Nintendo chooses to show no footage doesn't mean they don't have footage to show. They have been only showing game footage of games that release in less then a year for like the last 3 years with Zelda as the exception. Plus for all we know Zelda could've been done that year but the Switch messed that up. Turned out to be a great move though!

We've also known about the Rabbids+ Mario game for quite some time yet it was just revealed and releases in 2 months. Nintendo seems to be out of the business of showing a game till close to launch.

@Octane Ye, I agreed with you lol.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Don't be ridiculous. Just like always you jump in with your Nintendo hating rhetoric... oh hang on. Yeah your right they never have. I think the current demand of the Switch is as much as a shock to Nintendo as it is to everyone else in the industry. Unfortunately if they don't pull their finger out they could lose a lot of momentum.

Having amiibo flashbacks...excuse my twitching.

@Spoony_Tech As far as I'm aware, Ubisoft handles Rabbids and Mario. That was their call. And yes, I know they can announce and release a game in the same year (3D World), however the ''now in development'' and based on what Reggie said, I think it's extremely unlikely we'll be seeing Metroid Prime next year. As for Pokemon, I don't think it's impossible, in fact, I think it's very possible. It's just that they launched Sun and Moon last year, ending this generation this soon feels a bit rushed, even for GameFreak's standards.

@DarthNocturnal ugh. I gave my silver mario to my brother. Never saw one in the wild again. You ever want to get a gift back but you know its petty? Yeah I couldn't even get the new zelda amiibo preordered. I expect to have to raid ebay and cry but I will have Urbosa or riot!

Guy said Pokémon would take "at least a year" which means it could be ready by summer 2018... I'd say holiday 2018 at the very latest, and being Pokémon they'll definitely want to release for the holidays. That'll be the big release next year.

As for Metroid, if I had to guess I'd say 2019, however, they showed zero footage of Pokémon and that's coming by end of next year, they showed zero footage of Fire Emblem and that's coming next year, they announced Mario Kingdom Battle just 2 months prior to release (Ubisoft or not, you know that was Nintendo's decision) and to everyone's surprise, Xenoblade 2 is apparently coming this year (which everyone said it wouldn't). Not saying this means Metroid will come next year, but it is possible. Fire Emblem is the biggest indicator they don't want to show gameplay for games beyond this year (aside from a snippet of Kirby and Yoshi which are likely early spring releases). They could show up to e3 next year and be like BAM, Metroid Prime 4 coming October 21st... BAM Pokémon coming November 26th. I doubt it, but I wouldn't totally rule it out.

Pokémon though... that's definitely the holiday release next year. 18 months is plenty more than the year he said was needed to finish, and if it didn't release next November it'd have to be pushed back to holiday 2019, which would be 2.5 years from when it was announced, and that's just way, way, way too far off.

Logically, it probably is a case of Nintendo being a tad cautious with initial order numbers in case it didn't sell well.

But I mean, their initial offering of what, like 2-3 million units was nothing to sneeze at, and is probably in the ballpark of standard initial numbers for a console launch.

It was initially planned for 2 million in the month of March but managed to get production up to 2.74 million. They may have to stick to their initial projections as Apple and other companies are taking up the remaining orders. Maybe the company can put on more production lines though that is very costly and takes time. And if it came down to a bidding war for a surplus Apple would likely win.

What exactly is this component? Or is it more than one component? Is it proprietary or can other companies make them? I did some searching and the supposed components are in the story below.

The problem is an industrywide capacity shortage for components used in smartphones, computer servers and other digital devices. These include the NAND flash-memory chips that store data, as well as liquid-crystal displays and the tiny motors that enable the Switch's hand-held controllers to imitate the feel of an ice cube shaking in a glass.

"Demand for our NAND flash memory has been overwhelmingly greater than supply, and the situation is likely to stay for the rest of this year," said a spokeswoman at Toshiba Corp., the industrial giant that is leaning on flash memory to survive. She cited demand from smartphone makers — Apple and Chinese companies are among Toshiba's customers — and data centers.

People in the industry say the rapid expansion of web-based services for corporations has driven demand for computer servers that use flash memory. Continued demand for Apple's iPhone 7 and a 10th anniversary model of the iPhone expected later this year are also keeping parts makers at full capacity.....

http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/05/31/nintendo-fight...

Tohou Kobuto V: Burst Battle also has a limited edition from NIS, just like Disgaea 5. I've had one preordered for a while, but thought I'd drop a link since some people are really interested in collector editions on Nintendo platforms.

http://store.nisamerica.com/touhou-kobuto-v-burst-battle-limi...

@JaxonH Fingers crossed for a Metroid themed E3 next year!

@Spoony_Tech
It'll definitely showcase next e3 or the one after.

I'm just forgetting about the game until it's close to release. I spend so much time anticipating future games I lose interest in the gems right in front of me (neglecting Arms, and forgetting Splatoon 2 in just a few weeks, Fire Emblem Warriors and Metroid Samus Returns and Monster Hunter XX, Mario Odyssey and Xenoblade 2... I've focused so much on Metroid Prime 4, Monster Hunter World and a console Pokemon and Fire Emblem that I'm forgetting all the great stuff that's here now or close to release)

I wouldn't be surprised if both Pokemon and Prime 4 end up 2019 games. Neither seems to be that far along and they're both intensive games. I know they're saying 2018, but HD games have notoriously long development periods, so delays would be likely.

So does anyone know how crossplay is going to work with Rocket League? Is it the sign into Xbox Live on Switch or something else?

I think that's just a minecraft thing, hopefully that's not the case with Rocket League

Does anyone know if the Switch port of Cave Story+ is much of an improvement over the PC version? I've heard there were some glitches with that, and I was curious if Nicalis fixed that.

I'm considering it, but I'll probably still end up getting it off of Steam, especially with the summer sale going on. 40$ CAD is a little steep.