Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

Smash looks really good and so big but the releasedate is a bit weird/late. So for now they Are not going to release a game when launching the online program? And where was it in the direct, they didn't mention anything about it. Maybe it is because of my bad stream quality but where was Yoshi? Also, last year they showed a teaser of Prime 4 and now nothing?
The direct was okay, maybe Smash was a bit too long but i'm not complaining!

I have never said no one will play fortnite on switch, I said it won't shift units in any noticable numbers. When smash and pokemon are released, you see a bump in hw sales.

But yes, it is "The Truth (TM)" that Nintendo is bad at online. Regardless if you think so or not, or if it really is so or not.

@JaxonH That would make the Fall Direct potentially better than E3, I wonder why they didn't blow it all out today. Unless the first half of 2019 is comparable to this year. So instead of just Kirby, one (or two) smaller games that aren't even worth hyping up yet.

Yoshi not showing was super strange. Has it been pushed to 2019?

If they want to make their official excuse for a pretty barren showcase "well we only promised 2018" then they better have an amazing fall or winter direct to show us what's coming next year

@Therad
??? What are you telling me they're bad at online for? Hoping to get a rise out of me? Did I say I thought their online was good? No? Why are you trying to argue with me about "regardless of what I think"?

And as I said in the very first post: if doesn't matter if you see a noticeable sales bump- this game will help sell systems regardless of whether you think so or not.

I actually quite enjoyed the direct. Also, they usually have a few more reveals during the treehouse (like Metroid Samus Returns last year).

Hollow Knight out today was the most exciting news for me.

@Knuckles-Fajita
Read exactly, word for word, what I said... slowly and thoroughly:

Then again, they DID say "2018 titles". Maybe they truly meant

So why are you asking if nobody listened? I literally just RECITED what they said word for word. Kinda hard to do if you're not listening

@JaxonH Yeah, and you were now, retroactively saying "Maybe they truly meant that".

Clearly they did, you would have known that and not be wondering now, because they never stopped saying it!

@MisterPi Or what? Realistically if they don't have that showcase, what are your plans?

Fortnite is the mobile version. Oh boy.

I just noticed that there's a game on the eshop coming soon page called Pub Encounter where you "can fall in love with several middle-aged men." That's oddly specific.

Also, Shining Resonance demo is out on NA eshop now. Downloading it and Hollow Knight as I type! <3

yoshi news, later this year.
https://nintendoeverything.com/yoshi-switch-skipping-e3-2018-...

Pikmin 4 where are you!? Retro studios, why aren’t you making games!? It’s your job!

I liked the direct overall though. who is making that mech game because that looked pretty awesome!

Edit: oh and about smash. YES! Tp designs are OUT. And new designs are IN. I was personally hoping for toon ganon, but I’m very satisfied with the OoT design.

Yeah that mech game looked really impressive. Reminded me of when I saw the first big boss trailer for Xenoblade X

So let's see how everything panned out, from the start of the leaks and early announcements to the final presentation.

Fire Emblem. And it looks like a current gen Path of Radiance... dreams do come true ✨
We got a new Sonic Racing game. Check. And it does look really good. Awesome.
We got Tales of Vesperia- one of the RPG greats: check. I'm really excited for that one.
We got a new Mario Party game- it looked ok. As far as Mario Party goes, it looks fun on Switch.
We got Mutant League Football. Honestly, this is the kind of sports game I like.
We got Starfox in Starlink, which btw, looks fabulous.
We got Trials Rising. Trials is awesome. Great game for Switch.
We (apparently) got Wolfenstein Youngblood. That's great news there for sure.
We got Pokémon Let's Go coming this November. I really love this one. On Treehouse now.
We got Fortnite, available now. That's huge.
We got Paladins, available now. Also huge.
We got Hollow Knight, available now. FINALLY. This is hype.
We got Dragonball Fighter Z. That's fantastic. Another top tier fighter on Switch.
We got Daemon X Machina, which... actually looks pretty rad.
New Smash. Major compilation celebratory thing. Looks great, just waiting on single player news.
We got Ninjala from GungHo. Looks pretty fun!
Also got Hyper Sports R from Konami. Love these modern takes on retro classics. Feels like new SNES.
FIFA 19, and honest to goodness it actually looks really good on the handheld.
NBA 2k19. What more can be said.
New Atelier Alchemists game. That's cool.
Fallout Shelter. Mobile, but a high quality and popular game.
Elder Scrolls Legends. Now this one actually looks intriguing. Switch needs games like this.
Elder Scrolls Blades (maybe?) Said it's coming to "all platforms" eventually.
Few good indies (Dust Elysian Tale, Overcooked 2, Cosmic Star Heroine).

And... that's pretty much it. So, not a terribly exciting e3 for Nintendo, but still, coupled with the games we already knew about beforehand, there's a really solid lineup of games this year. I just expected to see Retro's game and Pikmin. Had they announced those two games there I would have nothing to say.

Even so, there's a gang of games I'm excited for. And that's not even counting the other platforms (which will add to that list Spider-Man, Kingdom Hearts 3, Death Stranding, Last of Us 2, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Gears Tactics, Gears 6, Forza Horizon 4, Halo Infinite, Cyberpunk 2077 and the new From Software game).

But ya, this year was definitely all Microsoft. Upset of the decade there. I had pretty much written them off the rest of the generation. But Spencer came riding in on a freaking rhinoceros and smashed that conference into confetti.

@Knuckles-Fajita It is? Source link?

https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/gaming/973263/Fortnit...

Guess it's safe to say Nintendo is a believer in ''don't put all your eggs in one basket'' these days. This direct taken out of context may seem underwhelming, but that's mainly because many games are already coming out shortly and/or have been talked about at length already. What happened to ''trimming the fat before E3'' being a good thing? Just this month I have three notable entries to look forward to: Sushi Striker (yeah, the demo sold me), Mario Tennis Aces and the Donkey Kong Adventure DLC.

Also, Smash Ultimate has to have SOMETHING significant for single-player if they expect us to unlock every character except the 64 base.

This E3 was really good for Xbox and PS4. I am disappointed with the Switch. It got shovelware and some big Nintendo games that I do not play unfortunately.

I will keep an eye for some games in the future but I will focus on PC.

It sucks to just stay and hope your console is shown at the end of every trailer. And 99% it is not.

I will still use the Switch for Zelda, Metroid and Pokemon games. And if something like Skyrim, Doom, Titan Quest, Dark Souls comes I will pick it up.

For now I will try and hide my dissapointment

https://twitter.com/GenjiShitmada/status/1006573364624928769/...