Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@Grumblevolcano I'd love a rerelease of the PC versions* of Tomb Raider on Switch!

*to avoid the horrible save systems of the PS1 versions

Nintendo officially announced the Fire Emblem Three Houses expansion pass:

So been thinking of star fox and f zero today.

To be honest I think its time we moved on.

If F-Zero was coming back it'd have happened by now. Shiggy just ain't interested.

And Star Fox Zero didnt do great and the truth is there isnt really a market for on rail shooters anymore outside VR.

I wish they'd do Fire Emblem DLC as just 1 big story campaign. A bit like the Xenoblade 2 DLC.

I always lose track of all the small additions they have, and usually just end up ignoring it.

@Dezzy Xenoblade 2 DLC was in multiple batches too, just that the last one was a big prequel story.

There's so much content in these games already. I can't imagine downloading extra DLC for them.

In general, I tend to ignore DLC entirely unless it's really substantive, like with Mario Kart 8, Mario + Rabbids, Splatoon 2, and Xenoblade 2.

The Starfox game on Switch is essentially Starlink. StarFox Zero was pretty much what Starfox 2 was going to be.
And an F Zero could still happen. Nintendo has done stranger things.

If Bethesda can dig up Kommander Keen and subsequently ruin it, I feel Nintendo could still make a good F Zero after all this time.

@WebHead I think a big budget rail shooter with smart level design, good controls, and spectacular set-pieces could probably make a profit. And the hardcore would be on board if sharp gyro controls were implemented as well.

SFZ isn't a good example of the genre, considering it struggled to capture even the very basic appeal of the rail shooter in the first place. Who wants a rail shooter with confusing controls, sometimes very slow-paced missions, and graphics that look multiple generations behind even some of the other games released on the same system?

I got all the DLC for Fates and Awakening.... and it wasn’t worth it. I’m not going to reward IS and their pathetic DLC practices this time, when I can compare them to XC2’s expansion pass which included Torna.
I have to admit that, at least, it has a decent price this time. DLC for Shadows of Valentia was an embarrassment

@Ralizah - We are long overdue for Sin & Punishment 3.

WTH has Treasure been up to since Gaist Crusher for 3DS back in 2014?

@Magician Well, if nothing else, we're getting that Panzer Dragoon remake soon. Hopefully it has gyro aiming.

This time I am getting the pass. I am currently buying all the FE dlc I missed out on. Should have bought the pass then. So expensive.

We need a new urban champion, there we have a series long overdue for a sequel!

I won't buy a season pass for fire emblem unless I know what's in it. I am also not sure I will buy fire emblem, I want some in depths reviews this time around.

First Fire Emblem Three Houses, then Astral Chain and Link's Awakening. Next up for the special edition treatment for 2019 Switch exclusives is Daemon X Machina:

I'm really envious of all the Europe exclusive first party limited editions lately. And on the other hand I'm grateful. I'm already having issues staying within my budget. I don't need excuses to spend more.

Oh wow, that is a beautiful edition. If I'm fortunate enough maybe I can import it

I need that Daemon X Machina LE.

I scored the Astral Chain LE from Europe for a price mistake at €55 thanks to a friend on this site who ordered 2 of them. Bought him an Amazon IT digital gift card to pay without fees.

He has an extra Link’s Awakening LE also, but I’m not sure I want to pay all that extra money just for a steelbook, since NA is getting an LE also.

And I’m definitely buying Fire Emblem expansion (separately though, because I used a voucher on the base game). I loved the maps in Fates DLC, and Awakening. Some of the best map design I’ve seen has been in their DLC. Plus, having a map to farm money or XP comes in handy. I really didn’t like Echoes DLC though. The game itself was great but the DLC was overpriced and it just wasn’t that good.

EDIT

New 10 minute video for Fire Emblem Three Houses released in Japan, and it’s got lots of new footage and animations. Check out these screenshots of some of the maps!

I’ll pass on Daemon X Machina’s LE and Astral Chain’s LE, the first since I’m still not very convinced on the game (and because it isn’t offered in America) and Astral Chain because I blew my budget for these months on Fire Emblem and its LE.

I do hope that Intelligent System ups their game with the DLC. Only ones I feel are worth it are The Future Past and the Heirs of Fates packs. The other maps were a bit meh.
Oh, Apoteosis was worth it too if you were willing to endure that madness.

@Ralizah I agree with you on the DLC, I especially like it when they essentially make full games out of them. I still want to get the Torna DLC for Xenoblade Chronicles 2. I just need to beat the base game first!

Star Fox Zero without the forced wonky controls (keep them as an option, by all means) would be a quick and dirty port that would sell over a million guaranteed. I don't know why they won't do it. They've brought over plenty of other Wii U games that weren't given their fair shake, some even off the beaten path (Toad's Treasure Whatever), yet they won't bring Star Fox? I don't get it. But hey, they have their internal calculations, and they must firmly believe that there would be no profit in it.