Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

My buy list for switch games (tentatively)

Mostly exclusive games.

Valkyria Chronicles 4 (not sure should i get switch version)
Fire Emblem
Dragon Quest XI (not sure should i get switch version)
Shin Megami Tensei V
Bayonetta (played before)
Bayonetta 2
Bayonetta 3
Metroid Prime 4
Pokémon (maybe ?)
The World Ends With You: Final Remix
Project Octopath Traveller
Dragon Quest Builders (not sure should i get switch version)
Dragon Quest Builders 2 (not sure should i get switch version)
Y's VIII (not sure should i get switch version)
Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition

Honestly 2018 wouldn't have been concerning even if there was no Direct today for me, got so much to complete though Xenoblade 2 is so good that I'm not ready to move on to another game yet.

Meanwhile my 2018 buying list is...

Hollow Knight
The World Ends With You: Final Remix
Project Octopath Traveler
Kirby: Star Allies

And I feel enough with these 4 games since I still have a ton I need to finish on Steam (Some people said I'm very sparse, but I'm one of the few people that is fine to leave a console without playing it for months, and without worry as well)

Here is my games to buy list for this year so far.

Out Now
-Super Meat Boy
-Pokken Tournament DX: Battle Pack
-Steamworld Heist
-Steamworld Dig 2
-Thumper
-Yooka-Laylee
-Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack
-Super Bomberman R
-Fire Emblem Warriors

Definite Release Date
-Owlboy: February 13, 2018
-Fe: February 16, 2018
-Kirby Star Allies: March 16, 2018
-Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze: May 4, 2018
-Dark Souls Remastered: May 25, 2018

Spring 2018
Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition
-Mario Tennis Aces

Summer 2018
-Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA

TBA 2018
-Hollow Knight
-Morphie’s Law
-Mega Man Legacy Collection
-Mega Man Legacy Collection 2
-Mega Man X Collection
-Yoshi
-Project Octopath Traveller
-Fire Emblem
-The World Ends With You: Final Remix

Send help. I am drowning in games. And this is before E3!

Three More Hamster Classics Confirmed For Nintendo Switch And PlayStation 4 – Including Moon Patrol

http://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/01/12/arcade-classics-ninten...

Never got to play Moon Patrol in the arcade. I did play a tonne of it on the Atari 2600 with my extended family and loved it. That's going way back.

@Anti-Matter I understand. And for you, it seems worth it to keep your old systems. What I'm trying to say is, it depends on the person and the person's lifestyle. I realize I don't often go back to older systems, so my situation is different from yours. It all depends on the person.

We still have a Tales game coming too. Which after Xenoblade 2, and now Y's VIII, and with Fire Emblem and Pokémon and Dragon Quest XI and SMTV coming, and Octopath Traveller, heck even Lost Sphear, and now The World Ends With You... that's a lot of quality RPG goodness on the go.

There's nothing like a good JRPG on a handheld. Nothing like it. I used to love RPG's on 3DS and Vita. But now that Switch is here, it's set the bar to where I could never go back. Basically playing games that look like the PS4 versions (when there is one, anyways) but on a handheld.

NIS Online Store Collector Editions
Y's VIII Lacrimosa of Dana

SNK Heroines

Fallen Legion

Atelier, Lydie and Suelle

This might not be the Hype train's last stop: https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/7pq1st/take_...

2018 games I absolutely want:

• Hollow Knight
• Bayonetta 1 + 2
• Dark Souls
• DKC Tropical Freeze

Other coming games I absolutely want:

• Metroid Prime 4
• Pokemon
• Retro Studio's game, I will buy this game even if it's an RTS (my most hated genre)
• Bayonetta 3

Games on my radar but need convincing:

• Ys VIII
• No More Heroes
• Fire Emblem
• Wolfenstein II

Granted a lot of these games are ports, but damn is there still so much games I want. My wallet...

He speaks truth.

If this is the case then count me in, I’m back on the hypetrain. I think it’s more likely for it to come in early February though, making it just a few days off of this unspoken 20 day “rule”. But a Direct on the 30th of this month or so isn’t out of the question for sure either.

@YummyHappyPills after mario and xenoblade to round out the year this announcement of ports was just the ultimate disappointment.. woooeeee.... dark souls a game I never gave a flying f about is the big announcement.

So 2nd year and there is nothing to look forward to through summer. Thats depressing.

I can understand that some are hyped for the list of games this year, but personally I don't see much must-buy. From the direct the only thing I am quite sure I will buy is Mario + Rabbids DLC. Kirby is on the radar, but want to see the reviews first. Tennis might be a good game for me to play with my kids.

I didn't like tropical freeze, it felt clunky and uninspired. So no chance to double-dip. HW I am not sure I will like, but it seems a bit less generic than the FEW one at least.

The others I might look up, but none peaked my interest.

Things I am interested in that wasn't in the direct are:
Darkest dungeon.
Yoshi.
Fire Emblem.
Flipping death.

But I want more footage and info of them before I commit to a buy (except DD, which is right up my alley).

@JaxonH I own all of the Wii U ports. And whilst Tropical Freeze is my favourite Wii U game, and probably my favourite platformer, I find it hard to justify paying another €40-60 for that game. I can just boot up the Wii U whenever I feel like playing a bit of Tropical Freeze! No need to buy it a second time.

Metroid Prime 4, we haven't seen any footage, but assuming it's as good as the others, yeah, I'm definitely getting that, whenever it comes out. Same goes for Pokemon I think (though I'm not a big fan of the direction that the latest games have gone in, so we shall see). Getting Bayonetta 3 for sure, but again, I don't think it's coming this year. And Dragon Quest is on my list as well (though I'm getting the PS4 version, since I want to play it as soon as possible).

I may get Dark Souls if I can finish Bloodborne in time, but the only reason I'd buy it, is so that I can experience the game in 60fps. We'll see about Megaman 11, it looked a lot better than Mighty No.9, but it also looked quite generic at the same time

Mario Tennis Aces in on my radar, but since the Mario Tennis on Wii U was absolute rubbish, I'll definitely wait for reviews. It's on my radar, but I need to see more first. I'm mainly interested in the story campaign. If it's good, I'll get it.

Yoshi and Kirby look far too much like Woolly World and Return to Dreamland. I thought Woolly World was ''OK'', not great, not bad, just nothing special. And I prefer the more experimental Kirby games, like Epic Yarn or Paintbrush Clay Curse (or whatever its name was lol). Both games feel very safe to me.

I already mentioned this in the Direct Mini threath but for me, this mini direct was disappointing. Maybe I will pick up Hyrule Warriors and DKTF (never owned a Wii U) but those titles are not convincing me.

A few things I want to point out is the way of presenting this mini direct. They didn't announce the direct but just put it online out of nowhere. Before this, they posted a tweet from the Chibi-Robo thing without any textual explanation. Nintendo did this on purpose and they knew that this would create a hype. Why did Nintendo doing this? Creating a hype for a mini direct would lead to many disappointments (including me). Maybe they are giving a full direct soon because we miss a lot of information.

• We don't have any information about the online features.
• No apps are availabe on the Switch which were on previous hardware generations of Nintendo. This isn't an extra but should be on the system already because of their existance on the Wii U and Wii. So it shouldn't be hard to implement them on the Switch I think. For me, I would love to have Youtube or Netflix on the Switch screen (going on a worldtrip and I prefer the Switch screen above my smaller phone).
• There is no information about the MyNintendo points for the Switch. For many, some points will expire soon!
• No information about the Pokemon game. Looking at the franchise and the market, some information should be shared with us. During the years we got trailers, gameplay, pictures, etc. from BOTW. Within a year (maybe a little longer), the Pokemon game will be released and the only thing we have heard is that they are working on it. Nothing more!
• Nothing is known about Metroid 4, also a big game of Nintendo.
• No Octopath Traveler, Yoshi and Bayonetta news (and a release date).
• Fans are asking information about Super Smash Brothers. Nothing is known about that. The same goes for a sequel of Mario Maker.
• Virtual Console, what about that? Not a single clue is given.
• No information about the UI of the Switch. The E-shop on the 3DS is looking better than the Switch E-shop. When can we make customized folders? Different backgrounds? Music? No priority for me but these shouldn't be hard to implement.
• Cloud saving? (Come on Nintendo, it is 2018!)

If this Mini Direct is the line up till Spring, then Nintendo will never sell 20 million Switches next year.

I owned tropical freeze, but it was too hard, so my family and I returned it. Maybe I should give it another shot though? I mean, it should be easier with Funky Kong basically being an easy mode. Also, the fact that there doesn't seem to be much new about this port makes me think that, unlike Mario kart and pokken tournament, this port is just for people who didn't own a Wii U, unless they announce extra levels or something.

@Snadertjuh
Watch and see. They'll do their 20 million.

First of all, the fiscal year doesn't even begin until March, and runs through March 2019. Secondly, this was a mini direct right after New Years. That's not their entire lineup.

They're already selling 15 million a year without doing anything. Just off Zelda and Mario alone. All these games are more important than you think. More niche games are what pulls in different groups of people. Bayonetta, Bayonetta 2, Payday 2, Dragon Quest Builders, DKC Tropical Freeze, Hyrule Warriors, Dark Souls, Mario Tennis Aces and Kirby Star Allies all within a 90 day window. That's insane, and a more packed lineup than anything we had last year from Nintendo, and last year was crazy.

Just because we got no info on Netflix doesn't suddenly mean they won't sell units. Obviously we didn't get info on games like Pokemon or Metroid Prime 4. Did you seriously expect to see those games in a January Direct laying out a few spring titles? Those will be shown at e3, in due time, when they're ready to be shown.

Yes we still need info on online, but revealing now won't magically make it come any sooner. They'll reveal info before it launches, and that's all that matters. When it's ready, they'll show it.

In the meantime, the Switch is still selling great and these are all high quality games. Wii U owners aren't the ones that will make Switch a 100 million seller. So unsurprisingly, they're leveraging some Wii U games to bring in everyone else.

And I'm all for it. Bring on the Wii U ports. Bring on the 7th gen ports. Pile em up. Got quite a few more on my list I want too.

@Dev Wow that is impressive to see. But I do think Microsoft are great at congratulating their competition with their systems. I have seen multiple times the heads in interviews talk about how they enjoy both Sony and Nintendo.

In fact, I think it was Phil Spencer whom I saw outright saying he has the Switch and Mario Odyssey waiting to be played for his next flight. He also tweeted out a picture of his NEX Mini when it launched. So I have big respect to them.

Wait.

The Xbox One outsold the PS4? Wow.

Wooooow.

Thats nuts.

I'm in favor of some Wii U ports. As much as people liked DKCTF, it sold under 2 mil. That's not bad, but we're talking about a game hailed as better than Mario.