Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@HobbitGamer Y'know, I was joking, and then today we get a news article suggesting that might be right.

Indies breaking the silence on the lack of Switch news just like how the year began:

Some of Gamexplains expectations seem a bit optimistic to me.

I wasn't expecting we'll see any new Zelda footage here. I think they'll save that for E3. But they all seemed to be quite convinced we will.

I look forward to being proved wrong.

Welp, no Switch version for Vanquish.

Of course.

Because apparently Sega is completely unaware Nintendo Switch is actually a platform tens of millions of people play video games on.

@JaxonH Well Bayonetta 1 is already part of the Bayonetta 1+2 bundle released back in 2018 so if Vanquish was to come to Switch it would be on its own or with a game not already on Switch. So I'd guess if Vanquish comes to Switch it's after the bundle for PS4 and XB1 is released.

That does seem like an odd omission. Welp they lost a sale from me, I have no need of bayonetta anywhere else as switch is my fourth time buying it and I don't love vanquish enough buy it a second time...oh well.

Bayonetta feels like a burn though to non Nintendo gamers. Since they won't get 2 or 3...

That's fair, but would be bad timing imo on SEGA's/Platinum's part unless they pair it with something else for Switch or tie it with a Bayo 3 release date announcement.

@Ryu_Niiyama
Bayonetta is a burn for non Switch gamers for sure, I see people dog piling on their Twitter to give them Bayo2 and Bayo3 already.

But no Vanquish is a burn for any Switch owner. They could have just ported the one game and released it digitally at the very least. Guarantee it wouldn’t have been the worst selling version, and may have even been the best.

Sega just doesn’t get it. And people say Nintendo is slow to change and adapt...

@JaxonH LOL wow, well Kamiya is going to get hit next I'm sure. Grumble made a good suggestion which is Vanquish later. I think it is bad idea for multi plat gamers but at the same time many of us have decided to wait for switch games. I certainly have (darn you samsho 2019!!!).

How in the world are you playing 3 rpgs on switch? Are you making any progress? I've stalled out on DQXI after getting the mermaid harp since I found an area to farm seeds of strength.

Yeah, I'd wager Vanquish will be a separate digital release later. Gives SEGA a reason to double dip for Switch owners too.

So Reggie will be a presenter at the Game Awards.

@DarthNocturnal Yup, quite common. And with the fact that it almost certainly wouldn't be in the form of a double pack with Bayonetta, it wouldn't make sense in this announcement anyways. Let's at least wait until the probable January direct before dogpiling Sega here.

Vanquish will probably be ported over on its own at some point. A current package wouldn't make a lot of sense on something like the Switch.

Will people still care for the port? To me, I feel like this is a spit in the face. Everyone and their mother knows the Switch is highly successful, so why would Sega leave a popular platform like the Switch behind? Cause I can't see a Vanquish port selling terrible on the Switch. Maybe like many other third-party publishers, Sega is stupidly blind.

I don't really remember Vanquish. I try, but the only thing that pops in my head is Dark Sector.

@MsJubilee If it's announced at the next Nintendo Direct as a standalone release, do really you think anyone's going to be upset it was announced a month or so later than the double pack on other consoles, especially when the double pack makes no sense on Switch? I don't see what the issue would be in a case like that. You can't announce a Bayonetta release on a console that already has one, so of course, the announcements make sense to separate to generate more press.

Another previously Sony exclusive franchise is coming to Switch, MLB the Show.

@Grumblevolcano that's great news. Rbi just isn't cutting. The show is probably the best baseball game out there.

If it’s announced later it won’t be a problem. People will immediately forget, and all they’ll care about is the fact the game is coming.

My concern is... whether that will actually happen.

Sega seems very set in their beliefs about Nintendo as a platform. Little to no Atlus support in 3 full years, despite the amazing support 3DS saw before the Sega buyout (and they can say they give Atlus free reign but I say the proof is in the pudding). Little to no Sega support aside from the occasional cartoony game (usually a lame Sonic, and that’s not to say I have anything against cartoony games but it’s not the only thing we are interested in), or uber-niche arcade classics I doubt even most of the developers themselves have heard of, much less the consumer. Shining Resonance and Valkyria Chronicles came out strong. And then... nothing. Miss after miss after miss, ignoring Switch.

If it weren’t for Alien Isolation (which to be fair is five years late to the party) I’d think they’ve lost their minds completely.

Or, they are so thoroughly entrenched in their mindset of “these games don’t sell on Nintendo, don’t even bother unless it’s a cartoon, 40 year old arcade game or Nintendo is paying us” they can’t see past their own ignorance to recognize the seismic shift that occurred in 2017 with the release of the Switch, which has seen a massive shift in the market toward the platform with actual gamers who want to play all manner of games. At least Capcom consistently ports games from the last generation (even if that’s the best they’ve done).

@Grumblevolcano
That’s incredible news!

I always said The Show was a game I would love to play if it were on Switch, but not necessarily something I would buy on PS4 (say that for a lot of games, but there are quite a few I buy on PS4/X1 regardless). I’m not big into sports now, but I spent my entire childhood a baseball fanatic (didn’t all kids in the 90s?) and this game looks great for Switch.

I prefer more Arcady sports but, there really isn’t any good alternative for baseball aside from this game. At least not to my standards. Now if only we could get a proper hockey game. We have FIFA (and despite the hate, it’s a really fun game, just wish it was a little more Arcady, but it’s close enough). Hockey though. I have many memories tripping on mushrooms playing NHL Hockey 2002 on PS2 for 48 hours straight. Well... never mind that. I was a problem child all throughout my teenage years and early 20s. I don’t miss those years, but I do miss that game!

The news about The Show is fantastic! I don't think I've played a baseball game since the MLB Power Pros games on Wii, and I haven't played a "realistic" one since MVP Baseball 2005 lol.

Anyone play Ashen? My brother is raving about this game, telling me I have to buy it. He’s been raving about it ever since it originally released on other platforms, and just bought it a second time for Switch (something he rarely does since he’s a PC gamer mostly).

It’s a Dark Souls style game, and Dark Souls is his favorite game of all time. That and Demons Souls and Bloodborne and Nioh and Sekiro, The Surge 2 and all those games of the genre.

But I’m curious to get some other opinions because, I know he’s going to like it. He’s a Souls fanatic. And don’t get me wrong- I had a blast with Dark Souls Remastered on Switch and Dark Souls 3 back when I played. But they are really difficult games that I haven’t yet mustered up the patience to learn properly.