Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

Zero Gunner 2 is now available on the UK and EU Eshop's,just bought it Another game called Earth Wars has also appeared out of nowhere. I looked to see if I could find a review for it but then noticed it was once called Earth's Dawn. It's by a Japanese indie and released as a retail title on PS4 and Xbox One in 2016. It looks pretty good and incredibly it only costs £4. I just snagged it off the South African Eshop for £3.54.Not bad at all! I'm not sure if that's an error or not. I read someone on Twitter saying they got The Escapists 2 for 67 pence or something like that. It was available at that price for a couple of minutes before it was corrected. After my experience today with the game though that's still 67 pence too much.

Here's a trailer for Earth Wars. It's a 2D beat-em-up/shoot-em-up/action RPG that's heavily influenced by Odin Sphere and it's only £4. At least for now. Looks like money well spent to me.

@OorWullie yo that game looks tight! Did you play it yet?

@Inertiacreep Not yet, probably won't until tomorrow as I'm going to play some Zero Gunner 2 then go to bed. It got some good reviews on PS4 but also some average ones, bringing it's Metacritic score down to 68%.That's still not bad and it was a retail title on there too so it'll have cost considerably more than £4.Most of the negatives I see about it are that it can get repetitive later on but then also say if you like old school beat em ups then you won't mind that. It's supposed to have a quite a bit of RPG depth to it too. The only thing that could make this a bad purchase at that price is if it's a dodgy port but I don't recall that happening with any indie releases so far.

I posted here about it because I think the shutdown date may give us an idea of when we'll see the paid online subscription. Nintendo will likely introduce Switch rewards for My Nintendo when the paid online service goes live so by getting rid of easy coins before it goes live you'll need to do meaningful stuff to get the good rewards. They could also take it a step further and start the paid online subscription soon after the last of the easy coins expire.

I don't remember the expiry for Platinum coins so I don't know when that lead to but it would be a tactical move on their part if this is the case.

If it is to start in May then all those folk who bought their Switch in March and April along with BOTW and any of the other games that released in this period will see all of their gold coins expire before they can use them. You couldn't make it up. Certain individuals are getting paid for coming up with this nonsense.

What about all those that are new to the world of Nintendo, those that were encouraged by Nintendo to make a MyNintendo account and had to spend a few minutes of their time navigating the fancy looking website.and were fooled into thinking it was a good thing. Those folk will watch those gold coins disappear and feel like they've been scammed. In fact, day one buyers should be receiving their email any day now to inform of this impending expiry date. But they could use their gold coins on rewards for a console they don't own I hear you say,they've got a good deal on at the moment for Mario Kart 8 DLC. They could use all the gold coins they earned from their digital copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and get pack 1 of MK8 DLC for free. Can't argue with that. Great job Nintendo!

@Grumblevolcano As always, I think you're reading way too much into it

Miitomo gets shut down because nobody used it.

I don't see why @SLIGEACH_EIRE can't post news in this section. It isn't like he is the only one doing it, even though he is by far the most prolific. IMHO the news are more relevant to the switch than discussions about Miitomo or Monster hunter worlds. News can provide topics to talk about, nothing wrong with that.

As I don't visit many sites, @SLIGEACH_EIRE's posts are often the first and last time I might see some of the news he reports/repeats/reposts. As @Therad just stated, this is a Nintendo Switch thread and his information is more relevant than a tedious discussion about something like MiiTomo which isn't evn on the Switch.

Uhm... forgive me, but what the heck is miitomo?

It was the first mobile "game" nintendo made. Tried to be part game, part social app.

People just want to take it out on him because there aren't any good games coming out when he posts all the new trailers.

@JaxonH Sadly, outside of maybe Owlboy, it's looking like there is nothing of interest on Switch in its first two months of 2018 for me.

These are the 30 most downloaded Switch games on the European eShop for the whole of 2017.

1. Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition
2. Stardew Valley
3. Rocket League
4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
5. Sonic Mania
6. Super Mario Odyssey
7. Snipperclips
8. FAST RMX
9. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
10. Overcooked: Special Edition
11. Splatoon 2
12. Zelda: Breath of the Wild
13. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
14. Snake Pass
15. Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap
16. SteamWorld Dig 2
17. NBA Playgrounds – Enhanced Edition
18. 1-2 Switch
19. Kamiko
20. FIFA 18
21. Oceanhorn
22. Arcade Archives Mario Bros.
23. Golf Story
24. I Am Setsuna
25. Super Bomberman R
26. ARMS
27. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
28. ACA NeoGeo Metal Slug 3
29. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
30. Xenoblade Chronicles 2

http://www.nintendo.co.uk/News/2018/January/Take-a-look-at-th...

Any games there that people are surprised to see or not see? DOOM jumps out as a notable absentee, but then it was a late release. But then so were other games that did make it on there.

@Ralizah Same here. Just Owlboy for me and then the Bayonetta collection in March.
I'm thinking about picking up XC2 to hold me over, but I'm still holding out hope for the first game on Switch.

I almost feel like Nintendo are using Labo to distract from their sparse upcoming line up.

Castle of Heart - Nintendo Switch Teaser

[i]Warm up your thumbs, gamers, an exciting action platformer from 7levels studio will soon become available on the Switch! Castle of Heart will launch exclusively on Nintendo’s platform in Q1 2018!

Become a knight turned into stone. Keep moving and fighting your enemies to avoid getting disintegrated. Find your own combat style with loads of short- and long-range weapons and make good use of clever power-ups to gain an advantage over your opponents. And, most importantly, prove that under that skin of stone beats the heart of a true hero!

Castle of Heart is a classic action platformer at the genre’s best and most challenging, with plentiful of new twists on the formula to experience. Players take control of a cursed knight who has been turned to stone by an evil sorcerer’s spell, but who is ready to prove that love and courage can conquer even the darkest magic.

Your brave hero must travel all the way from their petrified village to the dark ruler’s castle, mastering 20 levels set in 4 distinct environments. Each is full of enemies that require different strategies to be beaten successfully and includes sudden gameplay changes. All this translates into exciting, dynamic action sequences. The selection of progressively more powerful weapons, from the humble sword to a powerful magical arsenal, as well as power-ups, will aid your hero in their quest. But remember: a body of stone has its limits! It disintegrates permanently as the knight loses energy, which can only be supplied by defeating enemies. If you let it reach a critical level, your hero may lose an arm and the ability to wield weapons with it.

Castle of Heart offers beautiful and detailed 3D graphics with changing landscapes, weather conditions, and rich backgrounds. The game’s aesthetics and bestiary are equal parts inspired by Slavic mythology (with some locations straight from famous, mystical locations in Poland, the developers’ home country) and the dark fantasy atmosphere of the best action platformer titles from the golden age of the genre. All of this makes Castle of Heart a perfect mix of classic influences and modern approaches, utilizing the spectrum of the Switch’s features, which will enchant both fans of the genre and newcomers.

CASTLE OF HEART MAIN FEATURES

A unique main character: a knight turned into stone who needs to keep fighting to avoid disintegrating
20 completely different levels in 4 beautiful environments loosely inspired by real-life locations
Roughly 50 types of both short- and long-range weapons, allowing each gamer to find their own, individual combat style
HD Rumble support, further increasing players’ immersion
At least 7 hours of addictive, exciting gameplay
Epic boss fights at the end of every location
Breathtaking graphic design
Numerous power-ups that enrich the gameplay

Castle of Heart will launch exclusively on the Nintendo Switch in Q1 2018.

More information about the game can be found on the official website (www.7lvls.com) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/7lvls/).[/i]

Man, I'm surprised it took minecraft as long as it did to reach Nintendo consoles, cuz its performing as well as pretty much everyone thought it would, haha. Even I loved playing it on the Switch a while back

@Ralizah I feel you there. Though Dragon Quest Builders is on my list, because somehow, SE doesn't think it's a good fit for PC, which is strange.

The year has gotten off to a bit of a slow start in general really - the only things that have stood out to me so far have been:

Switch - Mini Direct (emphasis on 'Mini') and Labo (special product targeting a specific demographic - interesting, but not for me)
PS4 - Monster Hunter (not my kind of game) ..otherwise light on reveals
Xbox - Sea of Thieves Beta (broken) ..next to nothing else

I'm still waiting for 2018 to really get going! ..don't get me wrong, I have a ton of games from my '2017 backlog' that I'm excited to catch up on - but it'd be nice to have a bit more to look forward to as well.

I'd actually say that the Switch has had more on that front than any other platform so far - but that's not saying much, unfortunately...the gaming year is kind of stuck in first gear at the moment! (..for me, at least)

Januari is a always a slump month, regardless of platform.

@Therad There was plenty to talk about previous January though