Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

I think there will be a Direct on the basis of I have no idea what the point would be of not having one. That's all you need really.

Also, I think basically every 3rd party game announced at the March one is already out. Also, they'd be fools to do nothing to remind people about DBFighterZ.

@kkslider5552000 I don't think Nintendo minds if FighterZ (and many other 3rd party releases) are forgotten, at least that's the impression E3 gave. 3rd party appearances during Treehouse Live:

• Killer Queen Black
• Overcooked 2
• Hollow Knight
• Mario + Rabbids DLC
• Starlink
• Octopath Traveler
• Fortnite

Meanwhile there were 10 segments on Smash in addition to over half the Direct being Smash and there being a Smash tournament.

Nefarious is coming to the Switch later this year

https://nintendoeverything.com/nefarious-coming-to-switch-lat...

@Mrtoad Oooo I definitely am interested in that one.

Valkyria Chronicles 4 demo and preorder going up on the eshop later today.

Also TWEWY is confirmed for 12th October.

Finally! I've got to finish TWEWY before Smash drops, will be getting that day 1.

Logically a NSMBU/NSLU port would make a lot of sense. 2D Mario is a glaring miss at the minute.

So would highlighting the third party support as it’s actually a lot better than Nintendo systems usually get.

It's been long enough that I wouldn't mind a new NSMB game. Hopefully the next time they make one, they do something to freshen up the gameplay at least in a minor way

The fact they're releasing general Direct-esque info via social media like TWEWY release tells me the next general Direct will probably focus on Smash and early 2019 games like Yoshi, Daemon X Machina and Fire Emblem (I'm guessing the first 2 will be early 2019).

@Grumblevolcano

That brief-as-we-can-make-it third party segment (that wasn’t even all third party now I think about it) at E3 was a joke. Especially compared to the time spent on Smash.

@electrolite77 The concept wasn't bad but some of the 3rd party games in that segment should've got their own part of the Direct. At the very least Starlink, DB FighterZ and MHGU.

The best outcome of that E3 Direct using only games present in the Direct would've been something like:

• Smash Ultimate Everyone is Here Trailer
• Daemon X Machina
• Xenoblade 2 Torna DLC
• Pokemon Let's Go
• DB FighterZ
• Super Mario Party
• Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
• Fortnite
• Splatoon 2 Octo Expansion (reveal the release date in the Direct rather than at the end of the tournament)
• Overcooked 2
• Killer Queen Black
• Hollow Knight
• Fire Emblem Three Houses
• Octopath Traveler
• Starlink
• Near future lineup segment
• Smash Ultimate Ridley trailer

Agreed, you'd think they would have at least spent some amount of time on FighterZ, especially since there's no graphical downgrade, right? Read it's still 1080p 60FPS, if I were Nintendo I would be pushing that game particularly hard

I think...looking at my Switch, itll be more of a third party machine for convenience around my life than a Nintendo machine.

Probably because most of what Nintendo makes doesnt appeal to me

@Tsurii I had in mind each game in that segment being longer than the ~5 seconds each given in the actual event and games taken out of the segment like DB FighterZ having proper trailers too. The concept I liked, the application I didn't. The application seemed pretty much "let's get this over and done with so we have more time for Smash".

You could also argue they reacted to people complaining they give too much time to late ports that people already bought

I think the direct format are becoming stale. When Kimishima took over after Iwata, they have lost some of their quirkiness and are becoming more like infomercials. More refined, less jokes. It is a bit of a shame really.

More refined, faster, more streamlined, less fluff, clearer and to the point...

Everything people wanted of stuff in the Wii U era and now its bad?

Just like how people didn't want to pay for VC again but now...do?

I mean if ya gonna pick a side at least stick to it, you know?

I can't talk for others, but streamlined isn't always best. I like when they have some uniqueness to them. Trailers I will see anyways. The ones focusing on a specific game is usually more fun though, depending if I am interested in the game of course.

As a thought experiment, If you think about a memorable segment in a direct, is it from Iwata or Kimishima?

The newer Directs have less 1st party surprises, it's almost like there's the same number of overall surprises but with the newer Directs it's shared between 1st party and 3rd party. So like instead of "Here's an unannounced system for the VC", it's "Here's an unannounced game from Bethesda".

Maybe that's a factor?

The only issue I've had is with their E3 direct being wayyyyy too unbalanced in favor of smash. The first time they debuted the headline style quick-fire format, it was perfect. They just need to learn how much time to dedicate to appropriate titles, which clearly they have issues with lol