Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

So if it wasn't obvious already, Nintendo will be selling GameCube adapters and a new line of GameCube controllers alongside Smash, with the Wii U one also being compatible.

The share price keeps on falling. I dont see 20 million being possible, not when Labo didn't explode like anticipated and the first half of the year was so...I wont say bad but not stellar.

Pokemon and Smash are huge sellers yes, but I dont know if they can move 20m combined with existing games. A price drop is necessary especially with the relatively empty August and especially September when PS4 and Xbox One just explode going into discounts in November.

They got too far ahead of themselves.

Though it says something when my handheld only friend shows me his Switch he bought yesterday and list of games like Mario + Rabbids, Crash, Ys VIII, Reigns: Kings & Queens and others that he wants. It's just none of those are upcoming first party titles.

Plus they have until March 2019 to get some gems out so there is still plenty of time even after the Pokemon/Smash combo

@Therad That's true. I could check it out that way before committing to a $60 Fire Emblem game.

I'm not so sure. If it meets/exceeds the 20 million, then there will be a surge in confidence and it will encourage greater support from the big boys, I reckon.

But I'm not expecting it to meet that target.

Treehouse is live. NL has the time wrong. Just so yall know.

Switch sold >15 million units last fiscal year lol. It's only a 5 million increase.

Considering that successful systems sell more in year two than in year one due to increased word of mouth and more games being available, last year's system sellers will continue to sell systems, and you have Pokemon Let's Go and Smash during the two busiest months of the year for Nintendo...

They'll pass 20 million with ease. Contrary to what BLPs continued moping would tell you, it's not a lofty goal

@IceClimbers Smooth.

June 28th is the next investors meeting, that will give a hint if it is possible or not to hit 20 mil.

Fortnite on Switch had over 2 million downloads in 24 hours.

https://www.polygon.com/e3/2018/6/13/17460468/fortnite-ninten...

Reggie threw Sony under the bus too. Daaaaamn.

@Knuckles-Fajita Stop the clickbait, what did he say?

@Octane Question.

I didn't give you anything to click, therefore there is no bait. Secondly, I told you what he said. Thirdly, if you must have exact specifics:

Fortnite on Switch had an absolutely MASSIVE first day! According to Reggie Fils-Aime, the game has already been downloaded 2 million times.

"At this point, we've already had more than two million downloads on Fortnite. So that speaks to an engaged audience on Nintendo Switch as well as the core proposition of, I can now take it with me and play anywhere, anytime, with anyone, it's really resonated."

Those 2 million players found out quickly that Sony was blocking the PS4 version of Fortnite from crossplay, just as they do on all other versions. Furthermore, you can't bring your PS4 Fortnite account over to Switch. Reggie Fils-Aime addressed this as well.

"We embrace working with a developer and enabling them to bring their vision to life and whether that's Fortnite, whether that's a number of the other games that have cross-platform play on our console, from a developer standpoint that's what we want. And we work hard with them to bring that to life. What competitors do is their decision to make. We believe being both developer-forward and fan-forward is in the best interest of the game."

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2018/06/13/e3-2018-fortnite-on-nin...

The replies to the Nintendo tweet about 2m Fortnite downloads is full of people moaning at Sony.

2 million in a day and people are unhappy their progress is held hostage with no prior warning.

What timeline is this

I crappost to keep morale up!

@TheLobster Well just like that my hype for Smash drops by half. It's okay, though, as long as captain falcon still has his glorious booty

Metroid Prime 4 development is "progressing well"
https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/13/17460684/metroid-prime-4-n...

@Aozz101x ''As for the status of Metroid Prime 4? “It’s still in development,” he says.''

It's entering Pikmin 4 territory!

I hear they did this to Zero Suit Samus as well.