Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@TheLobster I've actually considering doing just that with Xenoblade Chronicles 2. I love having it digitally, but something bugs me about not having the box for it sitting on my shelf. But then the inherent absurdity of buying an empty box strikes me and I abandon the venture.

I do love your problem-solving mindset, though!

@KirbyTheVampire Definitely. For the record, I'm not a huge fan of the ignore function, as I think people in any community need to have some level of patience and tolerance for others if it's going to thrive, but I still think it was a good addition for dealing with people who make everyone else miserable, even if they aren't violating the rules, persay.

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@Ralizah Yeah, for sure. Some people can be borderline psychotic. (Not saying anyone here is at all, I just mean on the Internet in general)

@Anti-Matter Except Bayonetta that is more like 16+ character what is 18+ character in Smash Bros Ultimate?

I am not familiar as I have never played it but just seeing the roster I can't find a Single M-rated character in the game.

@Zuljaras
Another one is from Konami.

@Anti-Matter I guess you are talking about Metal Gear character and Bayonetta?

@Zuljaras
Exactly.

Grim Fadango Remastered is coming to Switch!

I've never played it but I remember reading about it back when it originally came out. I'm pretty sure it was one of the highest reviewed games of the 90's.

https://nintendoeverything.com/grim-fandango-remastered-comin...

I played through it on Vita when it came to PSPLUS a couple years back. It is very amusingly written but it's hardcore classic point in click adventure with many, many seemingly non-sensical puzzles. Expect to get stuck often. Once was enough for me. Glad it's coming to Switch but I'll pass. DAY OF THE TENTACLE would be cool to see too. Man, what I really want from Double Fine is COSTUME QUEST 3 announcement and 1 & 2 to come to Switch. Would buy both those older COSTUME QUEST games again in a heartbeat.

Anayway, how's you buddy? Not had much back and forth with you on here since your move back to Asia and missed you at the recent MK8 D & SF 30TH AC games nights this week. You on our Adult Switch Gamers Discord?

All set for the World Cup? Anyways, hope you well buddy.

Result for Switch - BBC News homepage currently features an E3 section, and Switch has nabbed 2 of the 5 stories with Fortnite & Smash.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news

@DarthNocturnal Lord Snake, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named

With the conference out of the way, I can go back to looking forward to the games I do care about, like Octopath Traveler. I can't believe it's only a month away already

@DarthNocturnal I just realized that This is some serious stuff

This year's offerings from Nintendo feels like a year before new hardware. Not many first party titles are being released on either of their consoles. I wouldn't be surprised if we will see a replacement for the 3ds next year.

I wonder how hardware sales are getting on. Kinda expecting Switch to sell less units this FY than last. Plenty of decent games coming, but not many that will convince those not already convinced by 2017 games.

I assume they're hoping Smash and Let's Go Pokemon have wide enough appeal to rake in a few million each. As of right now, though, I don't see the 20 million this fiscal year as feasible yet

I think they will announce one more big game leading into the holiday shopping season be it a first party or 3rd party game that will help boost the chances for a big xmas shopping season. which i think they will still have a big holiday season imo. what game if you ask i have no clue, but I'm thinking they do around 15-20 million systems, i am convinced at some point rockstar is going to drop either RDR or GTA V and that will be a system seller as i know a ton of people that would love to be able to take those games on the go. I could be totally wrong though too.

I think they'll still reach their goal because of Smash, Pokemon Let's Go and already existing games.

My short review of the Nintendo Direct: E3 2018: A bit underwhelming. Nintendo could have made that long Super Smash Bros. Ultimate segment its own direct to talk about it, but at least we got to know more info about it. The leaks have ruined some of the surprises like Dragon Ball FighterZ, Fortnite, and other games that were leaked. They could have dropped some teaser trailers about games like core Pokémon game, Metroid Prime 4, and Yoshi Switch. All in All: Not bad presentation, great games. Smash Bros. should have its own presentation, leaked games should have its spotlight in the direct.

Smash and Pokemon are bigger sellers than Mario and Zelda, believe it or not.

The big sales will come in November and December. Until then, it'll continue on its current course. Lots of good games coming from now til then, even if none of them are super huge system sellers. The power of many great games can be just as persuading as one super appealing game.

Like to me, if I didn't own the system, portable Valkyria Chronicles 4 would sell me on the system. So would portable Tales of Vesperia. So would Monster Hunter Gen Ultimate (portable or not). So would portable Dark Souls. Every game released appeals to a different niche of gamer- in smaller quantities but, when you have 50-75 notable games releasing, all with the appeal of console and handheld... it adds up.

But ya, holiday season will be huge.

Honestly though, I don't think it really matters anymore. It's selling well enough to get games. Enough that, selling more won't really affect us in any tangible way. It won't increase the number of games we get. We've already passed the threshold where it's a successful platform.

Which means, at this point, we can pretty much stop caring about how much it's selling or going to sell. It could do 20 mil this year, it could do just 15 mil this year, heck it could do 10 mil this year... either way, it's not gonna change anything on our end.

I expect Nintendo to steamroll the competition in sales at the end of the year. Smash and Pokemon are a pretty massive 1-2 punch to end the year with.

It also helps that Sony and Microsoft don't really do holiday games. Sony's biggest hitters all tend to release in the first half of a given year (although I expect the HD twins will sell better than usual this year around September/October due to RDR2).