Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@Octane I think whether porting Shadow of the Tomb Raider would greatly depend on firstly how far into development it was when not just the Switch launched but mainly when the Switch's surprise success would have got Square questioning the idea of such a port. Secondly, is it being made to take total full advantage of current generation hardware using an engine not built/optimised for the Switch, or perhaps is it a planned next generation game.

I personally think it's going to be too technically challenging to consider such a port as it's the first Tomb Raider that will be built initially for current Xbox/PS hardware.

@YummyHappyPills To be fair, Mass Effect 3 was probably one of the worst possible titles to ever port in without it's predecessors, and then that got double down by having trilogy releases on every other system at the same exact time. I mean, if you haven't played Tomb Raider, you aren't being told by every person on the internet not to play Shadow until you do?

@link3710 It's nowhere near as extreme as Mass Effect but Square did release a remaster of the 2013 Tomb Raider game for current gen in 2014 (Tomb Raider Definitive Edition) to prepare people for Rise of the Tomb Raider.

That's what I'm confused about. Is it suggested to lift up the flap that guards the inside of the joystick and blow air into it, or is that dangerous and I don't lift up the flap at all? I don't want to do anything that voids my warranty.

I'm also partially asking because I've already tried this once, and it didn't help much. I want to be sure before I try it with an air compressor.

Oh, and there's Bayonetta 3. Forgot about that.

@Henmii I don't think Metroid Prime comes out this year. It's a 2019 game, if it isn't a 2020 game.

I still think there is a big summer game we don't know about yet. Something for June/July or August. Yoshi will be for one of those months but they'll have something big releasing close to E3. Last year it was ARMS and Splatoon 2.What it will be is anyone's guess but whatever it is, it exists and we don't know about it yet. I highly doubt it will be another Wii U port, those will be spread out over this year and next. We're already getting 2 in the first 6 months, I'd say there will be at most 1 more this year.

Back in the topic of download speed..... i think there is a problem with switch and the wired adapter. Downloading docked and wired the arms patch dl estimates 24 minutes... But went down to 17. Undocked on wifi it's 5 minutes. And no my lan isn't the issue, ps4 downloads 10 gig in 40 minutes or less on the same switch.

It's as though wired adapter doesn't really work but showed a gig link. Does this mean playing games wired is is actually MORE lag prone than wifi?

Tested again. 1 min remaining wifid. Dock it and go to wired. ..3 min remaining.

Switch lan adapter..... Is bad. This is multiple switches and adapters. All official hori.

@OorWullie I'd go with two, but probably one will be double booked alongside a new game? Mostly because a The Wonderful 101 port has already been teased, but I do expect to possibly see XCX from Nintendo proper.

@rallydefault I agree that Smash needs to be soon. Nintendo's still using the Wii U branding a lot because the Switch doesn't have a Smash game. Once Smash is on Switch (either a port or a new game), the only things you'll hear Wii U related from Nintendo is the announcement of ports coming to Switch and even then Nintendo will treat them like new games (like they have done for Tropical Freeze).

On another note, my biggest concern about the paid online service is how you pay for it. I'm of course hoping for prepaid cards like XBL/PS+, really don't want some nonsense like the early PS3 and 3DS eras where the only way to buy something was having a debit/credit card attached to your account.

@Octane,

2020?! Naaah, won't happen!

@Alber-san Yeah I've heard that before and wanted to try it but can't find my can of compressed air. Might have used it all up for all I know.

I've found that a good can of C02 is almost mandatory for moving electronics.

Have a new setup in my house with my 1990's TV, Switch, N64, and Sega Genesis all hooked up now. It's a miracle it doesn't look like a mess.

http://nintendoeverything.com/nintendo-seems-to-be-publishing...

Whew, it seems Nintendo are being SE's publishers for tons of games. Octopath then this... kind of surprised since TWEWY was quite a hit isn't it?

@darkfenrir I’m not. Nintendo publishing it means they foot the bill on cartridges. The more Nintendo pony’s up the more square will give them.

People said Nintendo wint moneyhat games.

With the exception of Bethesda, because the boxes say one thing and websites say another, it seems Nintendo is coughing up dough for a lot of thirdparty support from Square and probably Bandai and Ubisoft too.

@YummyHappyPills I would like to see Nintendo cough up some of that dough to get some bigger exclusive games aside from JRPGs. But that isn't going to happen aside from Bayonetta.

Nintendo paying 3rd parties seems to be more the "this game won't exist at all otherwise" type than the "paying to prevent the competition from getting this game" approach that Sony uses a lot. Like look at Bayonetta 2, that game wouldn't have existed if it wasn't for Nintendo.

@Grumblevolcano ''uses a lot'', like when? It's a stupid conspiracy theory.

@Octane Nintendo's coverage of tournaments.