Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

It said in that leak that this next Direct will be basically Nintendo's E3. I have thought that for a while, and said as much on here that the next Direct will be a monster. I did say it would 100% happen by December though which was foolish of me but still, I'm going into this Direct expecting big things to come from it. Perhaps that's foolish of me again but my thinking is, the Switch presentation and reveal of loads of major games that would be coming throughout 2017 was a major success for them. I'm guessing they'll want to take the same approach for this year. Reveal several major games for the entire year and fill out that infographic. Nintendo like their infographics.

We have to get a Smash for Switch port. This didn't really work for Wii U but for Switch almost all third party characters have games coming this year! It's like the stars are aligning lol.
Megaman - gets loads of megaman games.
Pac-man - Namco museum and Pac-man Championship 2 later.
Sonic - Sonic Mania and Sonic Forces
Ryu - SF2 Ultra and SF Anniversary later
Bayonetta - 1/2 and 3 later
Cloud - hmmmm...

@OorWullie I totally agree with you and I do not think it is foolish of you to go into this expecting big things. Baring in mind that with Sony, we know what is coming out this year more or less due to how they announce games so far in advance. With Nintendo, we know about Kirby, Yoshi, Fire Emblem, Bayonetta 1 & 2 and a couple of other games that have slipped my mind. The thing is, apart from Bayonetta 1 & 2 which are ports, we don't know a lot about the games that have been so far announced.

Plus if Nintendo really wants to shift another 20 million during the 2019 fiscal year, they need big surprises.

I don't think the Direct will be THE big event of the year, but it will be A big event.

They'll heavily invest time into games coming out the first half of the year (a few of which we don't know about, I'm sure), along with a few teases about what's coming later.

Meanwhile, E3 will heavily focus on what's coming out in the second half of the year, with a few teases of games coming out beyond that.

So, pretty much what they've been doing.

@GrailUK I hadn't thought about that but the third party characters do have Switch games already except Cloud, but Square has a few games coming already. So a port would make sense and fill out the schedule.

Would they added any extras though? The original was already 1080p/60fps so I don't really much room for major technical improvements. I'd expect all of the DLC to be included along with some of the 3DS content, but I'm not sure if they would add anything completely new...

I think the Squid Sisters and Max Brass would be good additions if they were to add more as they are related to the Switch already. But maybe they should wait until Smash 5 to include BotW, Splatoon and Arms.

@Kimyonaakuma I would be fine with a DX Smash with a few extra characters. If I was to completely make something up, then I would suggest Snake back in the roster with Konami announcing a Metal Gear Rebirth game (MSX not PS1 game). Actually...that's not a half bad prediction so I'll go with it lol.

@GrailUK Wii U had games from all of them except Cloud too.
Megaman - Lots of VC
Pac-Man - VC
Sonic - Lost World and Rise of Lyric
Ryu - VC
Bayonetta - 1/2

@Grumblevolcano VC don't count. I'm talking actual retail / new games.

@GrailUK Ryu on Switch doesn't count if you exclude VC for Wii U, if I recall correctly Nintendo has said that retro collections can be considered a form of VC.

@Grumblevolcano Fair enough, but the presentation on the retro collection and extras transcend it beyond a rom dump. Man hours are going in to these games that will benefit from Smash exposure. Anyhoo, I am starting to sound like I am arguing the case for some coincidental nonsense I posted lol. I know deep down it means nothing, I think I am contracting Directitus.

Not sure if anyone has reported this, but now buying all the 2018 Switch games has become easier!

@GrailUK I think a DX version would sell pretty well, not MK8 Deluxe well, but still good for a port with old DLC. It would be worthwhile for Nintendo anyway.

I'd be happy if Snake returns to Smash, it makes an excuse for Metal Gear Solid to come to the Switch!

@GrailUK Are you saying that Nintendo now owns all the banks??? If so we are all doomed.

@GrailUK I do think we'll get a Smash 4 port for Switch anyway. Just like Mario Kart, it makes sense to have Smash appear early on in a console's lifespan. Wii U probably would've been more successful if MK8 and Smash 4 were 2013 games.

@FragRed Well, I thought it was worth looking at for those still reluctant to give payroll Nintendo's bank details lol.

If we do get any newcomers in a potential Smash DX, I'd like to see Rex (w/Pyra), Inkling (boy/girl would be alternates like Villager), and Takemaru.

@RR529 You can't forget about ARMS! Spring Man and Ribbon Girl are probably the most likely, the latter being easier to see in a Smash environment with multiple jumps and a fastfall, but what would really tickle me is Dr. Coyle. Her influence practically make her the main character of that game (and something something more villains Ridley).

There are a lot of options for new characters but I'll just list some of my ideas.

ARMS - Spring Man and Ribbon Girl seem most likely, but I think Max Brass with a Hedlok burst mode could work.

Splatoon - Probably a generic Inkling with the option to choose between Boy/Girl and skin tone/ink colour...so it's basically the same as MK8D. Squid Sisters or Off the Hook could perform for the special attack.

Pokémon - If we don't have Gen 8 by then we'll probably see something from Sun and Moon. Decidueye is an obvious option but I think Lillie would be better. She's against fighting but she would probably charge into a fight if she was chasing Nebby

BotW - I think one of the Champions could show up but I'm not sure who, but they're all skilled fighters and they could use a Divine Beast for a Special attack?

I'd love to see some retro characters of course but since Nintendo has created some new and successful IPs they will be a priority.

@GrailUK Oh you mean your local bank has not yet become a Nintendo branch? They move your details over when Nintendo takes over. All we have to do is sit and sign the dotted line on the contract Reggie personally gives us. It's ever so easy. And each month all your money disappears into Nintendo's savings account which they promise is just to look after our cash until a rainy day.

Oh, and I fully expect there to be a Warriors game in the direct (even if just as a quick headline).

Japan already has Dragon Quest Heroes I&II, One Piece Pirate Warriors 3, Warriors Orochi Ultimate, and a Dynasty Warriors & Samurai Warriors. I find it hard to believe not even one of these wouldn't make the jump west, especially as I assume they already have translations on other platforms (?).