Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

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.

To be fair this was NPD, North American sales figures. The XBOne has been doing relatively similar numbers to the PS4 in the US. It's just getting demolished everywhere else and is basically non-existent in Japan. But in the US it's doing on average about the same as the PS4.

Though I think it's also fair to say that the Switch was probably #1 in all regions....

Amen to that! Couldn't have worded it better...

@FragRed Yeah, they've changed a lot in a good way since Phil Spencer took over as head of Xbox. Lack of 1st party support feels like the only major problem with XB1 now.

@YummyHappyPills They had the 1S on very, very, very low priced sales, $150-160 versus PS4 Slim for $199, so it's not surprising they moved more units. At that price even X1 haters that already have PS4s probably thought "well heck, I'll buy one for Forza and Cuphead now." It was practically a hardware Humble Bundle.

Meanwhile Switch was selling at double the price with no discounts and keeping pace

@skywake Im aware its the NPD. I can read.

I just found it odd given how Sony bragged about worldwide holiday sales and were very aggressive with bundles.

@YummyHappyPills NPD hasn't been released yet for December. Just rumours at this point.

@Shellcore Aaron Greenberg stated it. MS executive.

Same as when Nintendo or Sony brags prematurely

@YummyHappyPills It's because the PS4 did better than last year. Everyone thought it peaked in 2016, but it's up year over year. And they sold like 4 million or something in December alone.

So I think it's safe to say it was a good year for all consoles.

@Octane Im not disputing that fact anywhere in this discussion.

I'm expressing surprise that Xbox peaked over PS4 in the US.

I am well aware PS4 is up year on year. That's not what I was expressing surprise or interest over.

It is very good to see all consoles did well.

Sony sales are never really impressive because it's a well known fact it's the new PS2. It's killing it everywhere.

Switch sales are impressive in comparison though. Even if it doesn't top PS4, just to be in the same general ballpark each month is impressive enough as is, given PS4 is the new PS2. Imagine if GameCube was keeping neck and neck with PS2 in monthly sales charts. That would be impressive indeed.

Xbox... I'm definitely impressed since they killed themselves this gen, and a $500 console is a hard sell to most, but that S was like $169 over the holidays. They had to practically give it away to reach those numbers

@YummyHappyPills Well, you wondered why they were bragging about their holiday sales, I think that's why

I could see that late January Direct happening but only if the focus is online multiplayer. The Direct Mini focused on single player and local co-op then a major Direct later focusing on online multiplayer, the paid online subscription, etc.

Even Mario Tennis Aces which Mario sports games are multiplayer focused went the single player and local co-op route by revealing the GBA/GBC style story mode.