Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

Spintires: mudrunner is getting a switch release

There's so much bad games already in eShop, likewise in 3DS. Too much games(?) Luckily nowadays can look from internet info about games.

E: Atleast i don't remember that was the case in 90's.

I do think Link's Awakening is happening, Hyrule Warriors Legends kind of teased us on that one (look at the games that received Adventure maps after the original NES game, let's ignore VC releases):

Twilight Princess -> GCN (2006), Wii (2006), Wii U (2016)
Majora's Mask -> N64 (2000), 3DS (2015)
Wind Waker -> GCN (2003), Wii U (2013)
Link's Awakening -> GB (1993), GBC (1998)
Phantom Hourglass -> DS (2007)
Spirit Tracks -> DS (2009)
A Link Between Worlds -> 3DS (2013)

Link's Awakening is the odd one out. On another note, if Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition does get another season pass, I totally see 2 of the packs being Skyward Sword and BotW (if not already in the base game).

It's kind of like how Smash 4 actually teased us for the Fire Emblem Gaiden remake.

I thought PS4 would remain on top riding the MonHun Express for a while yet, maybe dropping to 2nd briefly when Kirby releases but nope, natural order has been restored. Unless PS4 has any other Japanese favourites arriving soon it'll likely stay this way for the foreseeable future as I think LABO will be a huge success in Japan.

@OorWullie Ni No Kuni 2 may be the next biggy for PS4. Also, got to remember PS4 is in its fifth year. Most people who want one, have one already.

Peter Molyneux's The Trail out on Nintendo Switch
_{Walk it off.}

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-02-28-peter-molyneuxs-...

It's out today and is £11.99. This game is new to me. You can see a trailer below.

22cans - The Trail: Frontier Challenge on Nintendo Switch

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Watch out, Molyneux's about! Are we sure this is his game? We haven't yet been told how revolutionary it is. Looks like a runner with crafting elements.

@Shellcore From what I've read about it it's more of a walker than a runner It's one of those slow paced walking simulator/resource management/town building/crafting/racing/pig shooting kind of games. It's actually meant to be alright though but could do with some updates, at least on PC. Going by Molyneux' track record those updates aren't likely to be arriving anytime soon.

More fuel to the fire, Nintendo's presence at an event seems to be only 2 games.

Or they dont have to be there at all. Better something then nothing.

What fire? What is emerald city comic con? Doesn't seem like a place they'd want to put up their most anticipated games, anyway

@OorWullie I've just found out that the game is free on mobile. So people can try it out there.

@Spoony_Tech That's the awkward part about this, Nintendo does usually skip events when there's not much to show.

Sorry for the double post but a new situation on the Sony front seems like an interesting discussion for here especially with the Switch paid online service coming in September.

Currently Sony has a number of free PS3, PS Vita and PS4 games with the PS+ membership. For example, March's PS+ games are:
Bloodborne (PS4)
Ratchet and Clank (PS4)
Legend of Kay Anniversary (PS3)
Mighty No. 9 (PS3 and PS4)
Claire: Extended Cut (PS Vita and PS4)
Bombing Busters (PS Vita and PS4)

Starting March 2019, this setup is being replaced by 2 free PS4 games per month so it's essentially becoming worse value for money.

too bad Grumble cause i got PS3 and PS Vita but no PS4...

Anyway what worries me most is that its March already and outside of DK remake and Mario tennis there are no real games on the horizon on switch, last 2 months were pretty much "dead" on new releases. It doesn't look too good. I heard the rumors that there are some AAA third party ports coming, but the waiting is just too long.

@dimi Kirby Star Allies launches this month. Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition will probably be out in April. Dark Souls Remastered, Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, and the Mega Man Legacy Collections are coming in May. Yoshi, Fire Emblem, Project Octopath, Valkyria Chronicles 4, Mega Man 11, etc later in the year.

@dimi You forgot Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition and sure things are very light on the 1st party front especially regarding games with a less vague release date than "2018" but that's part of the purpose of Directs. Get some new info on announced games coming soon, some info on upcoming content for already released games and some unannounced game announcements.

There's New Game Plus and improvements for Xenoblade 2 on Friday with more stuff coming to that game over the coming months, FE Warriors has the Awakening DLC in March, Splatoon 2 is still getting new monthly stages for free, the News section on Switch basically confirms Super Mario Odyssey is getting more content in the future, Mario & Rabbids has new story content featuring DK in Spring, etc.

Honestly I have too much to play. NG+ on Xenoblade 2 is literally probably gonna add like 150+ more hours to the damn game, and I've already completely almost "true" 100%ed the game with S+ on all 38 Rare Blades, all sidequests completed, and 99k SP on all Drivers to quickly unlock the new skills from NG+.

The only things I'm "missing" is level 10 Idea levels and the Master Luck Mod from Tiger Tiger, which I'm gonna do over NG+.

And I have Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to finish 3-staring all courses, and 100% for Super Mario Odyssey, and I have to finish Golf Story...

Yeah.

I never understood the insecurities and worries from a couple months with lower key releases.

Nintendo just had one of their most packed years ever, rounding things off nicely with Xenoblade 2 in December, and followed up with Bayonetta and Bayonetta 2 in February (and published DQ Builders), a brand new Kirby game like 2 weeks later in March, Hyrule Warriors and LABO in April, DKC Tropical Freeze in May (not to mention Dark Souls and Street Fighter), Mario Tennis Aces in June, with the entire 2nd half of 2018 unscheduled which will make for an impressive e3, even knowing we still have a new Yoshi, brand new Fire Emblem, first ever home console Pokemon, The World Ends With You, a glorious return with Metroid Prime 4, other random games like Valkyria Chronicles 4, DQ Builders 2 and Dragon Quest XI, No More Heroes and SMTV, etc etc.

I just don't get what the big deal is. It's not gonna be Mario and Zelda every 6 months. We're 1 year from release and already have a dozen top notch 1st party exclusives on the system. With the "1 game per month" program still in full effect. So a couple months it's ported games... eh. Over the 60-84 month lifespan of the Switch, they can swing a half dozen to a dozen ports. Which have much greater value early on filling out the library as fast as possible.

Anyways

400gb micro SD for $189.99

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B074RNRM2B/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=U...

The beginning of the year is usually quiet on the gaming front. There are exceptions of course, some high profile games that missed the holiday season.

There was an article not long ago that compared the first year of consoles. The switch has roughly double the amount of games at the moment than ps4 had in the same time. And more highly rated games on top of that.

If you need games now, try out some indies. Indies are the ones driving innovation at the moment since the big publishers are becoming more and more streamlined.