Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

Yeah that "no VC" wording is pretty specific. They didn't say they won't sell their legacy titles individually. It just means that if they do, it won't be under the Virtual Console branding.

Not surprising considering it's a Wii era branding. They were already somewhat moving away from that branding on Wii U as it is with the different systems having their own categories on the main page rather than under a VC page

Picked up Raging Justice for my Switch and so far it's fantastic. Made it to level 4 on normal difficulty (there are 9 levels and 3 difficulty options). This game definitely requires skill and strategy to battle through the hoards of street thugs, otherwise you'll get your butt kicked. It's fair though, if you put up a good fight you can win. Includes an endless mode too.

IMO this is the best beat 'em up to come along since Streets of Rage II. It's actually closer to Final Fight, but with much better gameplay. Highly recommended for anyone who's ever been a fan of the genre.

@subpopz Yeah, it'll be interesting to see how they do it on a game-by-game basis - I suspect that, with Donkey Kong for example, an online 'hi-score' leaderboard might be the 'enhancement' (which'd be pretty cool, adding a sense of competition with your friends etc) ..just a simple and fun way of 'enhancing' the experience and utilising the online connectivity ..or they could add a 'versus' mode, where you and a friend compete head-to-head? (as with Dr Mario in their example picture)

..or, as you said (with Zelda), a controller 'hand off' feature, where you could, in a sense, play the game 'together' in that way

My expectation is that they'll look for simple solutions to integrate online functionality in to these classic titles - but maybe some titles will be more 'enhanced' than others? ..we shall see

@subpopz Even in the case of Dragon Warrior, you could totally have the share a controller feature included though. RPGs are perfect for sharing a controller locally, it would be awesome to be able to do the same with my online friends.

@NEStalgia Wrt education, studies have shown that actually both male and female teachers are biased toward males across all age levels, from elementary straight through to post-grad. For example, boys get called on more frequently than girls and boys who speak out (without raising their hand or whatever) are reprimanded less often than girls who do the same.

Anyway, towards everyone, I'm surprised at all of you. Almost 24 hours and nobody has pointed out that the inclusion of Ice Climbers in this NES Online Classics deal pretty much confirms Ice Climbers are back in Smash? I can't imagine people were clamoring for 2p online Ice Climbers. That game is terrible.

@TheLobster From my own experience, either the studies were wrong/biased, or I grew up in an anomalous bubble (very possible.) I didn't actually think about it at the time, but it was massively biased toward girls. It was my female friends in high school at the time that even told me that....it was apparently well known they could get away with murder and manipulate their way to any grades, by flirting with male teachers and invoking 'girl power' mentality with female teachers. I still didn't really believe it until looking back in hindsight. I can't remember 1-8 as well in detail, though I do recall that all the "achievers" were definitely the girls, though I didn't have a single male teacher during that time, so that may skew things as well

@subpopz Oh sure, I was just using their Dr Mario picture as an example of what I imagine Donkey Kong will be like (maybe not with both 'boards' appearing side-by-side on-screen - but playing against each other in much the same way, like a 'live' head-to-head)

I shouldn't imagine that we'll see anything too extravagant (adding co-op to Zelda would probably be enough to justify a whole new release of the game, rather than a 'free' give-away) - but, knowing Nintendo, they might have some simple-yet-inventive ideas for implementing multiplayer in certain games

Warriors Orochi 4 has been confirmed for Switch. It's releasing this year, and will feature more than 170 playable characters.
https://nintendoeverything.com/warriors-orochi-4-is-coming-to...

South Park has dropped to #11 on the UK EShop and to #7 on the US EShop.

Has the sales performance of any game ever had more scrutiny than Fractured But Whole? We're getting nearly hourly updates it seems

@Mrtoad @gcunit Was at #6 earlier this morning

EA expects Switch to sell 30 million units by the end of year.

Which is probably the new minimum they set for them to bother with the system.

First it was "If FIFA sells", then it was "Sales by March 2018".

Just watch

I got a feeling FIFA did a lot better then we all realize plus NBA 2k devs have already said they were happy. That's 2 high profile sports titles doing well on Nintendo system so more will come. The question is just when.

South Park is now at #8 on the American EShop.

@Mrtoad What's rising through the ranks to bump it off?

@TheLobster Nothing new, It seems that South Park is just causing everything to shift up a number in both the US and UK. Though in the UK it seems it really started falling when Timberman went unto the charts ever since then South Park has been falling.

I just spent basically my entire checking account on precious metals bullion. Like 6 ounces gold, 200 ounces silver, 1 ounce platinum (when I jump in, I jump headfirst). Not so much as an investment, but as a store of wealth that's not immediately accessible via bank account.

I think that's good- it'll force me to cut down on my video game spending, seeing as I now must prioritize replenishing the funds for the remainder of this year. And that was kinda the whole idea. Wanted to start breaking the habit of spending so much money on video games all the time. Particularly Switch related purchases. Just went through and canceled like half of the video games I had pre-ordered. Felt good to redirect that money towards something tangible that will last and hold its value long term, as opposed to a collection of games that honestly, is starting to lose my interest, even more so when I think about how much money I've put into video games that I will never get back.

A new era has begun. Less excessive video game splurging. More silver and gold hoarding.

It's kind of ironic, Nintendo's doing so many things on Switch that kills the Wii U's legacy but then announces Switch isn't getting VC leading to the Wii U's true legacy being the best system for retro gaming.

Personally I feel they are doing that to kill the brand and to move it all under that Nintendo Classics.

Although then again, no plan can goes either way as time passes HMM...

Im seeing a lot of people who complain about companies wanting too much money...

Because Nintendo wont sell them games on the Virtual Console for £5 minimum, smothering indie titles in the process and causing a load of moaning about A DIFFERENT ISSUE.

Somehow, in this case, people will moan about the thing they hate not happening.

Wat.

Plus, people are COMPLETELY just reading headlines and not articles because Nintendo CLEARLY said games will not be made available via the VC BRANDING.

They are killing the VC brand, like they killed EVERYTHING to with any branding on a Wii named system