Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

Assassin's Creed III Framerate Test:

Yeah, like the existence of Pikmin 4

Btw, Pikmin is game about what ?

Pikmen

@Anti-Matter Gardening.

Seriously? Well that's a no buy for me. Removing from wishlist. Come on Capcom...

@Ryu_Niiyama and they want $30 for it.

I'm not as upset about the price. Ports cost money, but the missing features make me grumble grumble. Would have gladly bought it for 30 or on sale just because my backlog is huge if it had motion controls.

@WebHead That's poop. Especially since they already had a version with motion!

Oh my S.T.A.R.S.

@Ryu_Niiyama Ports cost money, for sure, but there's no excuse, IMO, for charging $10 more for this on Switch than they did on other platforms at launch.

The lack of motion controls is unfortunate, but that puts it on par with other versions.

@Ralizah I don't know the manufacturing costs, dev manhours put in or the cut Nintendo is taking. So I'm not bothered by 10 dollars to play on my hybrid system. If it is that abhorrent to folks, Capcom games always go on sale after a point. But that is most certainly not my hill to die on. I just want good games on my system of choice. After that I'll gladly pay price of entry for my luxury hobby.

This is my opinion of course but honestly to hear gamers whine about money is like listening to yuppies whine about their yachts. Its a luxury hobby that has been fairly stable in price despite over 3 decades of inflation. Shrugs. If somebody is up in arms about ten bucks then all I can say is budget better or get a new hobby. You wanna talk telescope prices? Then I will gladly rant about "it's too dang high".

Anybody wanna donate to my 10inch LX850 fund? It's only 8 grand and some change.

@Ryu_Niiyama Okami launched at the same price point as it did on other platforms. So did the Revelations games, even though those also had a physical option. Why would these particular games be subject to extra hidden costs when those other ones weren't?

It's absurd, because those games were even more properly optimized for the system. Okami has touch AND motion controls for the celestial paintbrush. The Revelations games have gyro and motion gesture support.

A lot of their ports have sold very well on Switch. It's pretty clear that they're taking advantage of this demand by price-gouging passionate fans early on. And if people do support this early on, it's sending the message that continued price-gouging behaviors are acceptable for future Switch releases.

Nobody is saying the increased price is going to bankrupt them. It's about fair pricing standards across the various platforms. But, obviously, if that sort of behavior doesn't bother you, nothing I can say is going to change your mind. But I think you probably also know that "LOL get more money" is a cynical response that misses the point entirely.

What gets me with the pricing is that the same company charged $30 for Dragons Dogma and even put that on a 16GB cart. $30 for one of the best games ever made(imo) in Re4 isn't terrible per say, but it's like a different company priced the Re games on Switch.

@Ralizah Again, I have no idea what happened behind closed doors for them to make that decision. Pretty sure no one was twirling a mustache and talking about sticking fans where it hurts. Either way it is ten dollars. If that breaks the bank or is price gouging it's time to hang up the controller imo. I'd rather pay 30 and have the game on switch rather than only having the option for the Twins. Perhaps they re-crunched the numbers and realized that ROI required a higher price. I don't know, but at least I have the purchasing option.

I can't speak to Okami (I paid $340 for it on switch lololol. THIS IS THE LAST TIME I'M BUYING THIS GAME...I don't have a problem I swear. ). However for all we know a different dev team worked on it, it may have been easier to port, Kamiya might have thrown a fit....who knows. Either way it is what it is.

I hear what you are tying to say, however I'm letting you know now this is the one time I give no credence to an argument. I really have no sympathy at all for price complaints for a luxury. I love video games as much as the rest of yall but it isn't a need, and you pay for what you want. It's 30 dollars. Not a fan? Play one of the cheaper re-releases or an older version. I'll be sticking with the wii/wiiu version this time around due to lack of motion controls. Capcom can have all my Onimusha money though. Besides you can not tell me that they won't port all of these games another 4 or five times before either of us die. Even if I get hit by a bus tomorrow there will still be another RE4 port released before they pronounce me dead.

Also my response isn't cynical. Its pragmatic. I'm not saying get more money, I'm saying that this is a luxury. You pay for what you want. If you don't like the price, you are more than welcome to pass on it but it is an odd sticking point imo. I'm not swimming in cash or anything either, but I maintained this hobby while homeless (twice actually) so I just don't have any sympathy for it.

The Revelations games also have touch screen functionality.

Serious question and please don't think I'm being a smart@$& or anything like that because I'm not . Im genuinely wondering. Do the motion controls make re4 that much better of a game? I only ask because I've played quite a few re games without motion controls and I've always loved them as is for the gore, the story, the ambience and zombie killing. Again, Im not being sarcastic

@Morpheel Getting back to lack of motion controls, that's what is annoying, Dragon's Dogma has touch screen functionality and it totally doesn't need it. So it is rather silly that they didn't take the extra time to port the wii version. However it was likely easier. So bad form on Capcom for that. I'll buy other ports though. I evaluate these on a game by game basis anyway. Although I wish they would just flippin port USFIV to the switch...sigh.

My guess is that they just didn't want to mess with the source code of the HD edition, and adapting the wii version would've probably been a lot of work. Basically an entirely new port, instead of just clicking export on the one they have already.

@NintendoByNature it's much more accessible and natural for those use of us who are used to fps pointer controls. Kinda like using a mouse in a computer.