@UmniKnight
Uh, publishers are smart enough to know how to judge revenue. They have experts to do nothing but calculate ways to maximize revenue
It's isn't always about "selling the most on one console" it's about selling the most on ALL CONSOLES combined.
And you can believe they'd much rather sell less on Switch if it's all extra sales above and beyond other versions. You can sell 5 million on Switch but if it comes at the cost of 5 million less sales elsewhere, then those sales don't really mean squat, do they
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
Thinking about buying another Switch to play Mario Odyssey. I sold my 2 Switches over the Summer for a profit. I do have a few questions about the Switch since it's been a few months since I had one.
Nintendo said something about a subscription service in October. Did that ever happen? Has the online features changed at all since July? Can you send friends messages?
Let's not pretend FIFA 18 on Switch wasn't a total failure, cause it was. And it was a solid game, by far the best portable entry to date (miles beyond anything on Vita or 3DS, even beyond PS3/360)
Their games simply don't sell well enough on Nintendo. Whatever revenue they could potentially make on Switch, they could make 10, 20, 100x that by devoting their resources elsewhere for another console.
They're not the same EA as they were even 5 years ago. They're a money generating machine, and their games reflect that. Switch gamers aren't the market for the games they make. Even popular franchises like Star Wars... are now online multiplayer shooters.
I've accepted it. Just the way it is. They could outsource 7th gen game ports to Switch but, the income would be negligible stacked against the bank they make on other consoles.
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
@UmniKnight
Uh, publishers are smart enough to know how to judge revenue. They have experts to do nothing but calculate ways to maximize revenue
It's isn't always about "selling the most on one console" it's about selling the most on ALL CONSOLES combined.
And you can believe they'd much rather sell less on Switch if it's all extra sales above and beyond other versions. You can sell 5 million on Switch but if it comes at the cost of 5 million less sales elsewhere, then those sales don't really mean squat, do they
You must have lost a load of weight this weekend with the amount of crap that's come out of your mouth. You really have wrote so much nonsense. Ask EA if they're happy with FIFA 18 sales on Switch.
@Lethal
Nope, nope and nope. Online is fine, but you won't have voice chat or messaging. Switch is fantastic but it's not an online social console. Stick with other systems for that (not saying they won't add messaging with their online service because they very well might but I certainly wouldn't allow such a thing to affect my decision to buy- just count on it never happening and if it does then cool). Online service starts next year for $19.99/yr. But online works fine, and it's free until then. Splatoon 2 has an app which is pretty rad, and allows voice chat, but I just use the app for other things. Don't need it to play online.
I recommend Mario Odyssey, Zelda Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Splatoon 2, Ultra Street Fighter II (grab it in a sale or something), Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle and Fire Emblem Warriors. Maybe you'd like Pokken Tournament but wasn't really my thing.
And Xenoblade Chronicles 2 which drops Dec. 1st. And whatever 3rd party games you want portably. Will want a tempered glass screen protector (amfilm is best brand for $8, Google hinge method and shower method to apply perfectly, glass is easy though). Also a micro SD if you are a digital gamer or want alot of 3rd party AAA games cause some have downloads and you'll want some space.
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
@Lethal
Nope, nope and nope. Online is fine, but you won't have voice chat or messaging. Switch is fantastic but it's not an online social console. Stick with other systems for that (not saying they won't add messaging with their online service because they very well might but I certainly wouldn't allow such a thing to affect my decision to buy- just count on it never happening and if it does then cool). Online service starts next year for $19.99/yr. But online works fine, and it's free until then. Splatoon 2 has an app which is pretty rad, and allows voice chat, but I just use the app for other things. Don't need it to play online.
I recommend Mario Odyssey, Zelda Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Splatoon 2, Ultra Street Fighter II (grab it in a sale or something), Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle and Fire Emblem Warriors. Maybe you'd like Pokken Tournament but wasn't really my thing.
And Xenoblade Chronicles 2 which drops Dec. 1st. And whatever 3rd party games you want portably. Will want a tempered glass screen protector (amfilm is best brand for $8, Google hinge method and shower method to apply perfectly, glass is easy though). Also a micro SD if you are a digital gamer or want alot of 3rd party AAA games cause some have downloads and you'll want some space.
Right on. I still have an AmFilm protector left from my other Switch. I also have my 64gb sd card that I had before as well. Sadly I had Zelda, Mario Kart, and Street Fighter purchased digitally and I am pretty sure I can not download them again. I do not understand why I can not download digitally purchased games whenever I want like you can on the other consoles.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE Given that they sold through their initial shipment, (I had to wait for the second shipment to find a copy), I'd wager that they are upset it sold as well as it did.
@DarthNocturnal Thats how it works on PS as well. Lock the account and its purchases to a system so that one person cant download a game and then share their account with the world. Have to unlink the account first just like on Switch
Now Playing: Mario & Luigi Brothership, Sonic x Shadow Generations
Now Streaming: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
checks Amazon Japan
...Did-....did they stop doing digital eshop cards for that region? :/
WTF? T.T
All I can find are the old eshop cards. (for Wii/Wii U/etc)
My Monster Hunter Rise Gameplay
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzirEG5duST1bEJi0-9kUORu5SRfvuTLr
Discord server: https://discord.gg/fGUnxcK
Keep it PG-13-ish.
You can download your games across multiple systems. Assuming you formatted the Switches you sold, I would think that would deactivate their licenses. Then you could just sign in on a new Switch and download them.
EDIT: If formatting didn't deactivate the licenses, then there should be another way.
That will be great if I can download my games again. Hopefully when I buy my new Switch it will show my digital purchases and allow me to download them.
@Grumblevolcano They're not exactly Switch branded, but they were Switch and 3DS. The digital ones were removed from Amazon Japan for whatever reason. (our region still has them, though)
I pulled them via my past orders, yeah, every single one of them are listed as unavailable. :/ https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B0116SR6MY/ref=oh_aui_d_d...
As for the Nintendo box argument, it's been so long since they've tried, I daresay it's hard to tell if it'll sell. The PS4/Xbox One sell off killer games that look (and arguably) run well, so why wouldn't that work for Nintendo coupled with their exclusives line-up of IP? I'll admit that over-saturation would be a concern though, but at this rate I'd see Microsoft be bumped out of such a racer sooner than Nintendo.
You touched on saturation and then dismissed it but that's the point. The market is full. And Nintendo don't have the strength to break that.
A Nintendo home system wouldn't have all their IP. If Nintendo were to only put out one system it would be a handheld because they sell more. History has proved they struggle to support two systems (as do Sony, and MS aren't daft enough to even try). So why would they continue to try and do that?
Even if theoretically they came out with a home System that launched at the same time as Sony and MS and matched them for spec/ease of development/Online systems/business arrangements for third-parties etc. the only thing setting them apart would be at best, half their IP because the rest would be on a handheld. That's no way to take on well-established and powerful competition. In fact it's commercial suicide.
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