Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

yeah, no switch news yet.
on related switch news that Teddy game that's been rumored for Switch and 3DS is real. (not sure if this game and tomodachi has same type of gameplay. hopefully a new tomodachi isn't to far out of question.)
https://nintendoeverything.com/neko-tomo-announced-for-switch...

Oh, GOSH...!!
Due Tomorrow ?!

Btw, Level-5 has announced Yokai Watch World for mobile.
But, last time they said they wanted to announce Yokai Watch 4 2nd trailer, also probably about Yokai Watch 3 localization. Is it today ?

@Mrtoad
Yea, it's obvious they're bitter over what went down with that game. I'm upset about it, too, to be honest. I was a HUGE Mass Effect fan. I loved the story in the first two games, and I put insane hours into the multiplayer in the second one.

But I never even bought Andromeda after everything I saw/heard about it. And that's really unfortunate. I definitely got/get the sense that EA thought the franchise was simply too big to fail, no matter what difficulties Andromeda encountered; they thought it would sell anyway just based on the name and fanbase.

In a way it was an encouraging moment for me to see gamers actually putting their collective foot down and not purchasing something that was so flawed, even from a massively successful franchise. And that led into some good minor victories over loot box schemes in some proceeding EA games.

Footage of Crash Bandicoot on Switch is coming out and er...now I see why the trailers aren't showing much gameplay.

Anyone else see a LOT of blurriness?

@Knuckles-Fajita
I'm watching it on Spawn Wave's channel... it looks beautiful.

@rallydefault Only thing I really like is they sorted his eyes out.

That and the removal of his fur means he no longer illuminates rooms. XD Seriously, all the weird lighting issues on Crash are because of that damn fur.

@Knuckles-Fajita Nah. Game looks really nice, based on the footage I've seen. Really impressed with this port.

@Knuckles-Fajita If I squinted my eyes, MAYBE a little bit and I won't be surprised if it's not at 1080p. But in motion, it won't matter.

Plus, Crash's fur no longer looks horrible in dark areas.

Apparently it's sub-native res in handheld mode, but that's the case for a lot of games on the Switch, and they generally look okay as long as they don't dip too far down in terms of the resolution.

I've found that 540p looks amazing for handheld games. I just got my GPD Win 2 handheld, which runs windows 10 and a lot of the seventh generation games that it can run, because PC isn't as optimized, I've had to turn down to 544p to get consistent 30 frames. But the games look pretty dang good at 540p. It's max resolution of the PS Vita, for reference.

That being said the games that run at full 720 look absolutely stunning. Half Life 2, HL2 Episodes 1 and 2 and Portal 2 in full 720p with max settings on a handheld... oh my gosh, lemme tell ya.

But if the game does need the resolution cut down to 540p, I haven't really found it to be that big of a deal. It doesn't look as uber sharp and crisp but, it doesn't look blurry either.

Now, you start getting sub-500 (like 480p) and ya, you really notice. I think 540 is the edge of the frontier, so to speak. Anywhere from 540 to 720 is the sweet spot. But cross that threshold and you are in the danger zone.

Got Ys VIII in the mail today! The map/poster and cards were a suprise. Were they a pre-order thing, or do they come in every physical copy?

Anyhow, looks really good on the Switch's screen, IMO, and the environments are really lush as far as I'm concerned. Gameplay is quick enough to pick up and fun, though I'm having trouble Flash Guarding (I'm getting the hang of Flash Dodging though). I got through the first boss, but it kicked my butt pretty decently (I had to use most of my healing items, including my only revive potion).

Also, I noticed a list of DLC items in my items menu. Do we get those for free (like a late release "bonus" of some sort), or do you have to buy them?

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy.

Arriving Monday.

Thanks Amazon.

OMG...!
Kono Neko ga tottemo Kawaii desu !
How cute NEKO TOMO !
I hope their (Neko) voices as good as i heard from trailer.
Kuma voices were still.... Meh in my opinion.

Nintendo's annual meeting of shareholders is happening right now.

The earnings release isn't until the end of next month though.

Yes, but it should give us an hint on how they are doing sales wise (on track, better, worse). It might also give us some info on Mario kart tour.

@Therad
They're definitely behind on sales - I thought this was common knowledge. Forget where I read it, but yea - nothing major or alarming in magnitude, but Switch is a bit behind what they were hoping for this year.

20m from April 1st 2018-March 31st 2019 is the goal.

So it's been...what, 3 months?

At the end of July we will find out sales for the last quarter, and that will give us a hint as to where they are.

I think the major problem Nintendo will face in getting that 20 million target for the financial year is what else other than Pokémon Let's Go and Super Smash bros do they have that's big enough to shift big volumes of units, especially during the holiday season.

If they are behind on sales targets already, then that means that figure is going to be more difficult to reach. I can see another drop in share prices impending.

Is it time for Nintendooom?

I can get the trolls ready if it is.

Most certainly. Assemble the trolls.