Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

I personally wonder why some people are even on this site... but whatever I guess.

@Qwertyninty whats wrong? Why is it bad i mention Sony? calm down. I'm a multi console gamer. one can not survive on nintendo alone. trust me i love nintendo too.

@Samus7Killer I could probably play on Nintendo systems only and be pretty content, but having a PS4, Xbone, or PC is definitely nice for 3rd party games. It would be a major bummer if I'd missed out on games like Life is Strange or The Last of Us.

@KirbyTheVampire not me. I need my 3rd party exclusives... i woulda missed out on some of my faves so far this gen like MGSV, Overwatch, Nioh, NieR: Automata, Gravity Rush 2, Final Fantasies,... and more!
But whatever... me mentioning awesome titles not on Nintendo makes people mad on nintendo boards.

Ya, I own

Nintendo Switch
Wii U
3DS
PS4 Pro
PSVR
Vita
Xbox One (with Xbox One X on preorder)
PC

But 85% of my playtime is spent on Switch, probably 10% on 3DS, and the remaining 5% is spread out among the other consoles.

I played Persona 5 and liked it a lot, and Nioh was good, and Nier.... Gravity Rush 2 was ok... but that was back in the tail end of Wii U when there were very few good games coming out for Nintendo. Now it's a totally different story because I just don't have time for other games and there really aren't a whole lot that I am even interested in to be honest. There was a nice spread of games early in the year on PS4, and next to nothing on Nintendo as we awaited Switch, but I don't think a game has released on PS4 that has got me to play since then.

And tbh, aside from Monster Hunter World and Biomutant, I don't think there's a single game on other platforms that I'm really looking forward to. Well, I am looking forward to Skyrim VR and Shadow of the Colossus remake (hopefully they fix the controls). Whereas on the Nintendo front I'm having the time of my life playing Monster Hunter XX on Switch, Splatoon 2, Mario Kingdom Battle, Arms, plus looking forward to Mario Odyssey and Xenoblade 2 and Skyrim and Fire Emblem Warriors and Fire Emblem Switch, Metroid Prime 4, Kirby, Pokémon, Dragon Quest Builders 2, Dragon Quest XI, Project Octopath Traveller, Lost Sphear, No More Heroes, and there's Metroid Samus Returns and Monster Hunter Stories and Radiant Historia...

And I know some of those are releasing on multiple platforms but, I'd rather play them on Switch, so that's where the hype is for those titles. I find myself not nearly as excited for games on other platforms because, I just love having access to my games anywhere now. A game like Lost Sphear, for example... I mean I was excited for I Am Setsuna on PS4 and bought it day one, but the excitement I'm feeling right now for this game on Switch is way beyond that (well, plus it looks like a much better game).

So ya. There was a nice little stretch of titles on PS4 from February to April. But that was more the exception than the rule. And I'm not knocking the system because I really do appreciate owning it- sometimes a really great game comes out for it and I sure as heck don't plan on missing anything I want to play. But I could easily survive on Switch alone, if I had to. Thankfully I don't have to.

@KirbyTheVampire I don't think anyone or at least I don't have a problem with people having other consoles. Me personally I'm Nintendo only just don't find value in another console especially one without portable capabilities. With that being said no one should be put down, talked down to, or made to feel inferior because of their console of choice.

@LeRaposa Aww that sucks about Okami. Getting the PC version then. I have the Ps3 version physically already. (as well as ps2 and wii) I'll hold out hope for an eventual port to switch . Capcom likes to trot that game out a lot (and i keep buying it).

I don't agree on the perception that people are to expected to own multiple consoles in this day and age. When looking at games coming out for the Switch in this case, I like to look at it as if that's the only console I have, and I'm not even going for portable here. Plus the benefit of having a game on the Switch is quite real, since you're reaching a handheld market where you'd otherwise just reach home-console. So, that said, the F Capcom? Why do you keep Okami (and all the other examples) away from it?

I do wonder what happened what happened with Capcom that caused bad support from their part - supposedly, Nintendo even listened to their input for the Switch.

@Luna_110 I second this. They were met with good sales for Street Fighter, and XX probably sold pretty good as well, so what do they want? RE to sell well before finally going on board? A ship full of money?

Capcom is Crapcom. Been this way for decades.

Nintendo just updated the Switch Online app. Here's the patch notes:

• Voice chat will now continue when other apps are opened.
• Voice chat will now continue during sleep mode.
• Other issues are now resolved.

@DarthNocturnal You mean during the Direct? Because I've red it won't have mobile news.

@Luna_110 I'm 99% sure Capcom and Nintendo had a falling-out at this point. Too much stuff that makes no sense at all: Monster Hunter leaving the portable market, XX not being localized on Switch, Mega Man Collection skipping Nintendo platforms, Disney Afternoon Collection nowhere to be seen, and now Okami.

Seriously - given the recent news about Nintendo-like games selling more on Switch than on all other platforms combined, do you have any doubt the same would have happened with both Disney and Mega Man? It's so painfully obvious!

So yeah, probably a behind-the-scenes issue. Given how stubborn the Japanese can be regarding these matters (just look at Mr. Yamauchi's response to Final Fantasy VII switching to PlayStation), I wouldn't expect more Capcom support outside of the Revelations 1&2 ports anytime soon.

@ricklongo It's all so sudden too... Makes you wonder why they don't just cut it off entirely. RE Revelations is like this small little connection or so it feels. It makes no sense, no matter how I try to look at it, I can't fathom this, not from Capcom, not from someone who, before, had such a profitable relationship with them.

The other side of the coin, could be that Nintendo is keeping Capcom silent on their projects. Some clarity would be nice here.

@ricklongo - before this announcement from multiple Indie Developers, do you really think that Capcom might have had that information? Part of me feels that they don't even have access to their own sales information.

Id probably get the Switch physical version of Okami too. But owell. PS4 it shall be.

Switch Online App has been updated to 1.1.0

Voice chat now works with screen turned off and with other apps running.

That's what's up. Now we're talking Nintendo. I figured they were going to fix this because they want their money from online and they know they have to earn it with a good service or people won't jump (remember the "one NES game per month and then you lose it" ordeal? Look how quick they did a 180 on that)

It's weird. Right after Capcom and Nintendo flaunt they took Capcom's advice for specs...and the praise heaped on after launch...it just died. They pretend like it doesn't exist.

SFII sold paradoxically well...but we don't get Megaman, which sold most on 3DS last time. it even has code pertaining to 3DS. We don't get Disney, despite it being again, the logical market.

Okami? The system is well suited to it, the market is there, but no. Monster Hunter localised, to capitalise on the market that made it stronger here in the West? Nope. They go with Worlds as that gamble, and ive already ranted about how that's a weirdly dangerous financial risk.

At least we get Resident Evil...I guess. Its a game at least.

But here's the thing, Capcom seems to be doing what EA did for Wii U. Sending over games, yes. But games the market doesn't care about, while games that would suit the market, are left out.

And again, after the touting of the relationship, what the hell happened?

@DarthNocturnal The Japanese site mentioned no mobile.