Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

6/10 direct. Meh. Too many ports. Not enough new games.

Holy crap a Xenoblade Chronicles remake and Tokyo Mirage Sessions Encore????!!!

Ok, that's killer hype there. I didn't dare to hope for such a thing but gosh dang they're actually doing it!

That's cool. Xenoblade Chronicles is a very ugly looking game on an HDTV, so it'll be nice to play a version that is actually designed with modern hardware in mind. Hopefully they tweak some stuff about the game as well. Already liking the revised character designs.

Poor Xenoblade 3DS will be pretty much pointless now, though.

BROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THEY'RE REMAKING XENOBLADE 1 IN XENOBLADE 2'S ARTSTYLE

HOLY FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

THE DRAWDISTANCE IS ALREADY BETTER

BIONIS'S SHOULDER IS BEING BROUGHT IN?????????????????????????????????????????????????????

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Like I have nothing againat ports but theres not enough NEW games to balance it out. Not trying to be mean.

@DarkRula honestly I didn't actually say it but I really meant the Wii era ones. Those were the best anyway . It would be so dope if we got a Wii era lego game collection with say...

Indiana Jones
Indiana Jones 2
Star Wars the Complete Saga
Pirates

And maybe a collection or ports of the newish ones

Where is nintendo hiding pikmin 4

A pretty decent direct all around (bolstered by the fact that they didn't really need to announce anything), but the one more thing was... a bit of a whimper to end it. XC1 getting remastered is... Well it's a gorgeous game but we already have had it twice in the last ten years.

As for the rest of it? Additional Smash DLC is amazing, and Terry probably deserves to be in even if I don't care about him. Jedi Outcast is great, SNES is wonderful of course (I love the selection), TMS #FE was one of my top wishes, Super Kirby Clash looks fun (hopefully it won't be killed by microtransactions), Overwatch is great for people who are interested,

...also Sans is in Smash, I can't even.

We got Sans'd by Sakurai

I almost choke

SNES games at no additional cost is pretty dope.

Oh my gosh, Divinity Original Sin 2? Switch was already competing for best RPG library on a portable of all time. But at this point I feel like it’s just beating a dead horse to a pulp. Stop... stop Switch, it’s already dead!

Can we like, nominate this month for the hall of fame now?

Astral Chain (8/30)
Bulletstorm (8/30)
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered (9/3)
Spyro Trilogy (9/3)
RPG Maker MV (9/3)
Torchlight 2 (9/3)
Super Kirby Clash (9/4)
Divinity Original Sin II (9/4)
SNES Classics (Nintendo Online) (9/5)
NBA 2K18 (9/6)
The Sinking City (9/12)
Daemon X Machina (9/13)
AI Somnium Files (9/17)
LEGO Jurassic World (9/17)
Puzzle Quest (9/19)
GRID Autosport (9/19)
Devil May Cry 2 (9/19)
Nintendo Switch Lite (9/20)
Ni No Kuni (9/20)
Zelda Link’s Awakening (9/20)
Assassins Creed Rebel Collection (9/24)
Star Wars Jedi Knight 2 (9/24)
Baldur’s Gate (9/24)
Baldur’s Gate 2 (9/24)
Planescape Torment (9/24)
Icewind Dale (9/24)
Contra Rogue Corps (9/24)
FIFA 20 (9/24)
Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avengers iX (9/26)
Darksiders II (9/26)
Ori & The Blind Forest (9/27)
Dragon Quest XI S (9/27)
Sniper Elite III (10/1)
Yu-No (10/1)

@Ralizah
Xenoblade 3D was cool at the time, because it was one of the biggest and most grand RPG‘s to ever release on a handheld. It took a major hit, but it was totally playable and the essence of the game was still intact. I appreciated it for what it was.

That said.

Screw that 3DS version, we’re getting a Switch Remake!!!

Sans is still killing me. I can't.

But uh, yeah, I rewatched the Xenoblade Chronicles trailer since my stream was at like, 240p at that point, and it's clearly a significant improvement, so I'm actually on board now. Where's the confirmation of new content though?

Someone at Nintendo loves Undertale. lol

A lot of stuff we already knew, or guessed, but I'm excited for Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition, and Tokyo Mirage Sessions if they uncensor it.

Oh yeah. Toby Fox doing the music for Town. That's... weird. Not a bad choice, though. Undertale's music was quite catchy.

@JaxonH Honestly, it didn't look much worse on 3DS when compared to a big HDTV. It's ugly either way. And I didn't care for the character designs. Glad this is a full on remake.

After a rough work day, I’m going to pretend Nintendo pulled that Oprah Direct just for me. So many nice things.

SNES at no additional cost. That's a woof right there.

Awesome Direct. My wallet.

Yes. They nailed it with the SNES.

Expected $29.99/yr pricing tier
But We Got no extra charge

Expected a drip feed over the next 12 months
But We Got 20 games all at once

Expected At least one of the big three to be MIA
But We Got Super Metroid, Zelda Link to the Past and Super Mario World

Expected $100 controller set that attached to the system
But We Got a 29.99 option with USB-C, and no funky sliding rails

The Switch Online Service just got interesting. Dare I even say... worth the cost. Finally. Missing features we want still? Oh of course. But for 19.99/yr getting a slew of NES and SNES, cloud saves, vouchers, Tetris... ya. I’ll say it. Nintendo Switch Online is officially worth the price (even if it could still improve)

@JaxonH Vouchers are MIA in the U.S. now, and they don't get points on cloud saves until they cover games like Animal Crossing and Splatoon 2 that would most benefit from it.

But, yes, the SNES announcement was ideal.

And I got attacked in a nintendo discord server for voicing my opinion.

I gotta tell you, directs sure bring out the bad in the Nintendo community.