Holy moly... Now that's hype. Seriously, that's hype.
Tons of grear fighting games piling up too.
Ultra Street Fighter II
Street Fighter Collection
Blazblue Cross Tag Battle
SNK Heroines
Blade Strangers
Fantasy Strike
Super Smash Bros
Neo Geo fighters up the wazoo
Also on the topic of PS4, it's a viable platform and as such is going to get some good games from time to time, just like Switch. Difference is, when Shadow of the Colossus releases (a game which released on the last 3 Sony consoles in a row) it's heralded as a groundbreaking must have, while games like DKC Tropical Freeze release (a game which has only appeared on one previous console and is every bit as good if not better imo) they're brushed to the side as "games we've already played" and thus aren't exciting at all.
Bayonetta 2 is every bit as hype as God of War, in fact it you ask me, I haven't seen one snippet of GoW gameplay to get me excited, and the game was never as good as Bayonetta in the first place. But because it has a massive budget behind it people are hyping it up, because big budgets get hyped. Bayonetta 2 is a ported game but to anyone without a Wii U (ie 90% of gamers out there Nintendo is trying to draw in) it should have been just as hype. But it's not as big budget and thus doesn't get the hype. Regardless of how many dozens of perfect scores it received. GoW may very well turn out to be a gem, but I have no evidence to convince me of that as of yet. Which is why it's barely registered on my radar. Not looking for another Naugty Dog styled game. I would have been excited had it followed the Bayo action style of previous games but, it's being rebooted into goodness knows what. We'll see though. I have it preordered so, I'll see for myself soon enough.
And that's not to downplay PS4 (or X1), it's to up- play Switch. Alot of Switch games get swept under the rug while anything with a marketing campaign on PS4 gets the royal treatment. Graphics and budgets sell games. But Switch has a killer lineup these first 6 months- Bayonetta, Bayonetta 2, Kirby, Hyrule Warriors, DKC Tropical Freeze, Dark Souls, Y's VIII, Mario Tennis Aces, Captain Toad, Octopath Traveller, South Park, Okami HD...
That's a freaking mind boggling lineup imo. Some highly praised, top shelf games in that spread for sure. Most all of which are the first ever handheld version (it was exciting just getting a 3DS/Vita version in past years, how much more exciting is it getting first ever handheld entries in HD included with the full console versions).
More credit should be given to how many great games are coming to Switch, and with such high release density. Imagine how poor and starved the library would be without the sweet back catalog of greatest hits? That's the juice there. We'd be sorely deprived without all these excellent games being compiled onto Switch, which if it wasn't justification enough just being great games consolidated onto a current platform, the fact they're all portable seals the deal.
I couldn't be happier. The only ones who are constantly comparing to other consoles, pointing fingers saying "uh, you see, a good game released and Switch didn't get it! Oop, there's another one!" are focusing on the wrong thing. As long as Switch is getting plenty of great games (which it is), is selling well to ensure support continues (which it is)... who cares about the rest. Basically, there's plenty to be happy for without trying to nitpick everything you're not getting (although I take no shame in saying I'd like every game on Switch, it's perfectly normal to see other platforms get good games too- if they weren't getting good games too I'd be questioning their futures)
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
What do you guys think are the chances to get a D&D Chronicles of Mystara port on Switch? I have it on Steam and I would love to have it on Switch too.
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@LuckyLand It feels like Capcom are slowly coming around to Switch. Anything that came out on the WiiU will probably end up on the Switch eventually. We might even see Disney Afternoon Collection and DMCHD Collection one day...maybe...
I never drive faster than I can see. Besides, it's all in the reflexes.
About a month ago a date a miner found a list of about 200 games supposedly coming to Switch. When it was first shared most people didn't pay it any attention but since that time at least a dozen games have been announced and confirmed from the list, including Sonic Mania Plus, Mark of the Ninja Remastered, Undertale, and Division 2 (which has not been announced for switch but was announced after this list went public).
So there is some serious credibility to be given here.
Of course some of these could be announced and released after the other versions (which is often the case with Switch versions of games, especially since a lot of them were already well under development by the time they decided to make a Switch version)
@subpopz
I get the hype, for me at least! I love Shadow of the Colossus. It's one of my favorite games, and I never got to play the PS3 version. But I agree on a macro scale. I just think Switch games, in general, deserve a lot more credit and hype than they are given.
You can't really compare full-priced ports of decent last-gen games to an affordably priced and utterly gorgeous remake of one of Playstation's most enduring classics.
Imagine if Nintendo took Super Mario 64, fixed up the controls, made it look at least as good as Mario Odyssey, and dropped it on Switch for $39.99. It'd be COLOSSAL.
The SotC remake is a lot like that, I think.
Currently Playing: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (NS2); Corpse Factory (PC)
But I don't think $20 accounts for the difference between being one of the most hyped up games ever and something quickly swept under the rug, especially when the $60 Bayonetta included the first game free (and was really only $50). Of course it didn't need to be remade because the game just released a few years ago on similar powered hardware. It looks as good as it can already, same for DKC.
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I also don't think it's even remotely similar to Mario 64. The original SotC didn't even sell a million units out of 150 million consoles afaIk
@JaxonH I don't believe it, too much of the 1st party list sounds like it was made with that game name generator used to create joke Nintendo leaks. Like the Xenoblade franchise is way too recent for its own Warriors game.
@JaxonH My point is that the original is a revered classic on pretty old hardware, and this version makes it look better than most modern gen releases. Combine that with the inherent quality of the original release and you have a really exciting release.
Oh, and there are some absolute howlers on that list.
My favorites:
*Tooka-Laylee
*The Legend of Zelda: A Link Across Islands
*Paper Mario: Sticky Terror
lol
I don't believe half of that for a second, but it'd be pretty incredible if we got even most of those games on Switch.
Currently Playing: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (NS2); Corpse Factory (PC)
@JaxonH I've played Tropical Freeze on my Wii U, and it's my favourite Wii U game. However, I have no reason to buy it again when I can just turn on the Wii U and play it. And it's more expensive than the Wii U version too (even at launch). That's why I find it difficult to get excited for the re-releases on Switch. It's not that I don't think they're good games, but I already own them, and they come with a premium price. So it's not for me.
Heck, I bought Okami HD a few months ago! I don't care what platform it's coming to, I'm not going to buy it again
I think the PS3 remaster of Shadow of the Colossus was a bit redundant. I've never played it. But the PS4 remake looks like a new game and it controls a lot better too. It's a game completely rebuilt from scratch (and it was only €40, something worth mentioning I think). It's been almost a decade since I played SOTC, so it was a welcome addition.
A more comparable situation would be if Nintendo took a great N64 or GameCube game (although most of the GameCube games still look pretty decent today) and rebuilt the game from scratch, and sold it for a good price. If it's a game I really like (Ocarina of Time for example), I'd be all over it too!
I'll pick a brand new title over something I've already played any day. So a €60 Tropical Freeze vs a €60 God of War, for example, I'll go with the latter. It's not that I don't like Tropical Freeze, because it is absolutely brilliant, but I find it a waste of money when I can also experience something new. That's my two cents on it anyway.
@subpopz If Nintendo made Ocarina of Time from scratch for the Switch, I doubt a lot of people would complain!
@Grumblevolcano
All I know is that list showed a dozen games that have been announced since then. Hard to just guess Sonic Mania Plus, Grip, Atari Flashbacks, Banner Saga 1, 2, 3, Undertale, Hyper Light Drifter, 6810 The Moon, Mark of the Ninja Remastered, etc
I mean, it was supposedly datamined and even showed the data it was mined from. It could be a list of every single game Nintendo has on record of having a Switch version, and maybe some of those get canceled or don't end up coming, names get changed, etc.
Star Fox Zero and Guard is on the list. Seems real to me (Who would put that game on a list of games coming except Nintendo themselves lol).
But seriously, if it isn't legit, then how do you explain the two dozen games that were announced after the list went public... I'm not saying 100% it's legit. I'm just saying that needs an explanation, and there is no other explanation I can think of.
It should be noted, however, that IGN postulates Nintendo could use placeholder game names and games they think might end up coming to Switch. Which would feasibly muddy the list's validity.
@JaxonH What's really interesting is, 16 titles on that list were from the Nindie showcase yesterday. Not interspersed amongst 200 random names but the 16 titles were actually consecutive in the list! Weird.
@JaxonH It's a list of 100+ games, and a lot of games are getting ported to the Switch at the moment. The fact that some of it is true is inevitable.
Just look at some of the titles: Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker & World Explorer, Pokemon Chemical and Nuclear, Mii Party Switch, Final Fantasy XVI (like when? 2028?), Captain Rainbow HD, Nintendogs: Canine Experiences, Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival DX, Skyptendo (just.. what? how?).
And NO new IPs. Because you can't predict them. This person just compiled a list of nearly every game in existence and called it a day. Sounds very fake IMO. And this doesn't explain why Nintendo would already be aware of games like FFXVI coming to Switch, or a sequel to Yooka-Laylee. And they found all of this by datamining the system? Now THAT needs an explanation.
Also, there are a number of titles with the year 2020, sports games and such. Which would indicate this is more of a master list of games officially registered with Nintendo way in advance. Or applications filed with Nintendo for release way in advance. Which means a lot of these games could be very early in development. Which means a lot of the names could change. Some of these names might (probably are) just placeholder names.
Assuming it's true, of course. But there's a lot of mounting evidence with the number of games in this list that have since been confirmed.
@JaxonH Ye. Geriatric Kart Racing is probably that Coffin Dodgers game. I would bet money that 1080 Snowboarding is what became of Steep. (Man, you may be on to something!)
I never drive faster than I can see. Besides, it's all in the reflexes.
@Octane
That's a fair assessment and should be taken under consideration.
That said, The sheer number of games that have been announced from the list just in the 30 days since is astronomically high. More than random statistics should suggest would be.
But Division 2 was a new IP, as is Shadow of the Tomb Raider, as is Grip. Just for starters. I see a heck of a lot of new unannounced games in there too. A truckload, actually.
I recall Beach Buggy Racing 2 was just announced recently. That's a pretty odd game to predict coming. That's one of those games where you wouldn't really guess. There are so many games in the list like that. Games that would just be really hard to guess. And at least 10-15% of the list has already been confirmed in what... 30 days? That's some awful good guessing going on there. Jus sayin.
I'm not taking a 100% stance either way. I let data drive my beliefs. And thus far the data is suggesting this could very well be legitimate. Doesn't mean it for sure is, just means that looking at things through a statistical lens... the data does lend itself to being genuine. Make of that what you will
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