Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

Yeah, I noticed that VGChartz even has inconsistencies across its own website - with the front page and 'hardware sales' sections of the website each having different totals for some reason! ..but it gives a rough idea I guess - a good year for Nintendo, another good year for Sony, another pretty miserable year for Microsoft - and, as @Caldorosso-E pointed out, a GREAT year for those 0.09m people who picked up a WiiU on the cheap but still got to play the Game of the Year! ..the smart cookies!

...I also couldn't find individual figures for the PS4 Pro or Xbox One X on that website - it'd be interesting to see how much of a dent that Microsoft's belated-yet-super-powerful rival made in Sony's share of that corner of the market - but, yeah, looking at the 3DS's figures, it sure makes you realise why Nintendo are keeping it around! Great numbers!

If you could add one thing to the Switch, what would it be?

I'd like themes based on what Joycon you have on the console. You can unlock one color themes by connecting the Joycon to the Switch, but choosing "Custom" will let you mix and match the menus. In addition to this would be a "Menu Theme" that's optional, and remain the same over all colors. What changes is the two instruments used for Melody and Bass, i.e., Blue and Red would be Synth Violin and Electric Bass, where Pink and Green could be Piano and Drums.

Of course the option to have "Mario" or "Splatoon 2" themes is neat, but the main draw is the Switch-ability.

@Caldorosso-E Easy. Full virtual console support. Especially GBA VC.

Bought a Switch finally !

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Super Mario Odyssey

were the games i bought it with

@Faruko Have fun! The Switch is looking to be my favourite console, so I hope you’ll enjoy it as well.

@NEStalgia Don't forget that XB1's 2017 lineup was rather weak. You had Halo Wars 2 in February, Forza 7 in September and Super Lucky's Tale in November for 1st party support. Due to lots of delays and lack of big games, the big 2017 hype source for XB1 ended up being 343 promising to fix Master Chief Collection in Spring 2018. Once MCC is actually fixed, you may start to see XB1 sale increases because of nostalgia.

Bayonetta 2 Special Edition is currently at #3 on Amazon UK!

@Faruko There's most of a year's worth of high quality gaming between those three titles alone!

Themes would be good for Switch, even if it's just different basic colours to start with. Maybe two side-by-side with some interesting divider. However, a more useful thing would be moving the all apps button from the end of the list to a permanent position where the eShop and other options are located. Give it some updated data management features as well.

As for a game, get Wuhu Island back onto the scene and just keep throwing stuff at it. Make it a base for game ideas that wouldn't fit elsewhere. Use the online app to at least replicate the WiiU's Gamepad and throw some Nintendoland-style games at it. Bring the entire Wii Sports collection into it [though can we have the option of proper button control, please?] as well as a few more. If you really have to, use it as a testing ground for ideas for full games in the future. If you want people to get that online subscription, this type of game is probably one to do it. Unless it's kept strictly local multiplayer or they don't include the open exploration as part of it. If they really wanted, they could design a new island to give a fresh lick of paint to stuff, but I'd still want Wuhu in there somewhere.

Zen Pinball FX3 is the best use of HD rumble yet. Really feels great!

@Caldorosso-E
Pretty crazy, especially when you consider Wii U sold only 14mil in its entire life.

I really think 11 or 12 million Switches sold after the Holiday rush dust has settled is not outrageous (IF supply is as good as Nintendo is saying it is), and anywhere from 13-15 million by its first birthday is totally doable, especially with the Bayonetta announcement and IF (I don't think this will actually happen) the Kirby or Yoshi Switch games launch in Jan., Feb., or early March. And if we get that ever-alluring Smash port anytime soon? Craziness. That is going to be a beast of a game given the Switch's portability and multiplayer configurations.

@Spoony_Tech Yep, it really is brilliant. It's great with the Pro too, really strong. How have you been playing so far? I've tried vertical with one Joy-con attached using the touchscreen, docked with the Pro and vertical on my stand with the Pro. Going to try handheld next. Great having these options.

@Grumblevolcano That somehow seems really odd to me. "Nostalgia".....for....Halo? It's barely 14 years old, how is there nostalgia for it? I don't know if that will really cause an uptick of sales. X-Box sold pretty slow, half the Halo players ended up on PC, myself included, until Halo 3 on X360 which was the real "breakout" event for it.

Besides, why play Halo. Cortana is on my desktop RIGHT NOW!

@Faruko Welcome to the fold....see you in a year when your social calendar is clear again...

Also I'm really enjoying floor kids.

@OorWullie I do like vertical mode if only because you can see the whole table rather well. My eye's aren't as good as they use to be though so I can imagine playing on the tv far more then handheld. I have tried pretty much every single viewing mode and can already tell the tv will be where I do my serious scores.

@YummyHappyPills That is pretty crazy. I hope that means that with the Switch being a massive success, a lot more people will buy Bayonetta 2 than they did on the Wii U. Hell, hopefully it does much better than the first did on the 360/PS3. Would be great for Nintendo and the future potential support of the franchise after the third game comes out.

I did my bit by placing an order. Already had it on the Wii U but never finished it due to a corrupt save file.

@OorWullie Nice to read your perspective! A new F-Zero would we awesome haha! I also believe we will get DLC for Odyssey. As much as I like to see a new Pokémon, I think it's a bit too much after Sun & Moon in 2016 and the Ultra versions in 2017. Maybe it's for the better that the core franchise takes a year off, to return with a bang and introduce the new gen Pokémon. A spin-off title could come to Switch in 2018.

My guesses for 2018 besides the confirmed Kirby: Star Allies, Yoshi and Fire Emblem are Pikmin 4, Super Mario Maker, Animal Crossing, Super Smash Bros. and whatever Retro Studios is working on. I also expect to see an HD remastered version of the Metroid Prime Trilogy and a port of DKC: Tropical Freeze.

As for 2019, I see Metroid Prime 4 launching early on in that year. Expect to see Bayonetta 3 in 2019 and Pokémon as a Holiday 2019 title. I also think we'll see a new installment of the Mario and Luigi or Paper Mario franchise. A HD collection of The Wind Waker, Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword would we nice as well.

Is this crazy thinking? Maybe if we get the sequel to ARMS titled: ARMS + LEGS

@Oubie Yeah that is slightly crazy thinking. Definitely don't think we will see anything from Zelda even if it's HD ports. I think Nintendo porting Bayonetta 1 & 2 in 2018 and potentially Smash Bros 4 would be enough for the time being.

Tropical Freeze port can wait, there already are two 2D platformers next year with Yoshi and Kirby.

If Metroid Prime 4 is 2019, it will be the big holiday adventure/action title to go alongside Pokemon. Bayonetta 3 will also be a late 2019 release. The Metroid Prime Trilogy HD will be spring 2019, that makes sense to help hype people up for the big game later that year.

We will certainly see Animal Crossing and whatever Retro is working on which could be the next big adventure game, perhaps more "mature" in approach seeing it's a Western developer, and that was kinda the purpose of Retro Studios to begin with way back when it was created - creating mature titles for Nintendo's consoles. Nintendo needs something like these to really keep the system selling strong next holidays. Both these games hit different demographics.

Wasteland 2 confirmed for Nintendo Switch.

From the producer of Fallout, FYI.

Interesting addition if it happens, although I never finished it on PC or ps4. It was a slightly disappointing game.