Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

Finished Undertale for the 3rd time, except this time on a nintendo console. God I love that game

It starts to smell good for a new IP from MonolithSoft !

https://www.monolithsoft.co.jp/recruit/production01/

Just saw a rumor about an updated switch releasing next year. I think that would be decent timing. I'm personally hoping for either a bigger screen or an updated one with better battery life. There's lots of potential to refine the design.

I'm happy with a new model as long s it doesn't interfere with hardware compatibility, i. e. Still works with the current joycons and dock. I'd consider upgrading if it included a significantly better screen and two sd slots.

The report makes it sound like Nintendo isn't happy with the lack of hardware sales this year so far, which is why they are looking into the hardware revision. That should be a worry if the Switch's momentum isn't keeping pace.

Dear Nintendo,

Its not the hardware that's slowed sales.

Kind Regards

Wii U

Who is Wii U?

@Octane said : "Who is Wii U?"

Wii U is the sound of Ambulance sirens.
Weeee Youuuu Weeee Youuuu Weeee Youuuu......

The reasoning sounds really off, surely it's obvious to realize the 2018 game lineup is the cause of reduced momentum?

So I'm going with this rumour being fake.

All about that DBFZ life. Love the game so much. Get about an hour or so in every night while in bed. Easily one of the best games available for the system.

Speaking of that, since my GCU has officially ran out, I think I might as well get it digitally. I really hope there are tons more like me

@Grumblevolcano I don't think Nintendo realise that the software lineup for 2018 is the reason for the lack of momentum in hardware sales somehow. I mean, they still seem to think they can achieve 20 million sales.

@Grumblevolcano Half truth. If you haven't been expecting a cheaper ruggedized, maybe smaller handheld-only SKU for Switch before Pokemon Holiday 2019, you've lost the narrative. Of course there's a new SKU for holiday 2019. There was always going to be a new SKU for holiday 2019. It's not going to be an "upgrade" (it probably will actually upgrade some things, like WiFI battery, etc, but will almost certainly be a more budget model, not a more premium model.) It's the same reason 2DS was a thing.

Since when were hardware sales slowing

Mega Man 11 is growing on me. Normal is still insane unless you're a dedicated MM player. I backed it to casual and it was decent with a few more lives and one new checkpoint. Still frustrating though. What really got me was the boss though. Brick Man or whatever his name....how do you actually not get hit by him? He backs you into a corner and I can't figure out how to dodge his fist, and you can't go through his legs. I cheesed the invincibility frames and slid under his legs to get to the other side a few times, was so happy that I'd got him....and then he just went into mini-form and kept throwing rocks and me and I could barely hit him. What is the strategy for that?! Finally I just put it on noob mode and it gives you infinite retries, checkpoints in every room, flies you out of holes and seems to make shots do double damage. Yay, a winner is me! But that's not really fun either.....way better for blood pressure though

@FragRed but they had such a compelling lineup of must-have games nobody bought a WiiU to play! No doubt some of them did shift hardware this time though since the system itself is compelling. But Pokemon and Smash are coming, and Nintendo always sells the most during holidays.

@Knuckles-Fajita That's a good question. Sales charts show momentum as slightly higher than it was last year.

@NEStalgia That is true, but are is Pokemon (not even a core series game) and Smash Bros enough to shift 15 million units? Highly unlikely. They put so much effort into year 1 they thought ports of Wii U games would easily glide them through the majority of year 2. Because, you know, no one owned a Wii U, whatever that is

@NEStalgia Blick Man's power gear form has 3 attacks. Even when cornered he moves backwards to oerform two of them, and to dodge you simply need to read his motion which is VERY heavily telegraphed and position yourself on the x axis accordingly.

For his final phase, did you kbow you can charge your Mega Buster? It breaks his attacks and then hits him. Ideally fire so it hits him as he jumps.

The charge shot will break all objects until it hits something beefy enough and dissipates, and Mega Man can jump over all of Block Man's attacks in that phase.

And if you are really having issues, use Speed gear to slow him down

@FragRed Quite possibly. Keep in mind, They sold 20 million in the first 15 months, and sales are tracking slightly higher this year than last year. If the Pokemon+Smash effect is high enough this holiday season, we could possibly hit 20 million. Last year's holiday season sold ~7 million Switches so... if they do better this year, we could still see it happen. Probably not, but I don't see it being that far off from 20 million. I'm thinking 17-18 as opposed to last years 15. That'd only require shifting 9-10 million, not 15, because it will continue to sell into the new year. Even 20 would only be 12 million, not 15. Plus, unlike last year, there are major releases during the first half of the year.