Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

Oooo I do like The Show. Now the only major sports missing are hockey and gridiron football. I’d really like some Madden with touchscreen playmaking.

@JaxonH Sega has, and continues to be, one of the best third parties in terms of supporting Switch. Consider that, for the future, we've got upcoming EXCLUSIVE releases like SMT V and Project Diva Mega Mix. We're getting Panzer Dragoon. We've gotten pretty much everything Sonic related. Valkyria Chronicles 1 and 4. Exclusive retro Sega releases via the Sega Ages line. The Genesis Collection. All of the Puyo Puyo stuff. Persona 5 Scramble. Shining Resonance. Some games I don't like and can't remember the names of.

I'd say that they're under Square-Enix and NIS, but above every other major Japanese company in terms of Switch support. Switch isn't getting a ton of Atlus games like the 3DS did because that's just how Atlus is. Don't believe me? Check out how many games PS4 got from them prior to Persona 5. Yakuza isn't coming because the people who make Yakuza games don't like or want to support Nintendo consoles, unfortunately. Sakura Wars is an exclusive, because every platform has exclusive, and that one went to Sony. Beyond that? We get most other stuff from them.

If you want to express ire, save it for Capcom, who has released no exclusives for Switch, and gives the system nothing but ports of their old games. Sega at least gives Switch owners some modern games in addition to the old ports. Even some exclusives!

@Ralizah
The Ages line doesnt impress me in the slightest. They've chosen to favor the oldest, most unappealing games over games fans want. No Sonic 3 or S&K, not even Sonic 2. No Knuckles Chaotix or Sonic CD, no Saturn, Dreamcast... there's been one or two good ones but, not much else. And over such a long period of time too.

Persona 5 Scramble and SMTV are fair points, I'll concede that much. But both seem a bare minimum carryover of Atlus support from 3DS era, and neither have released yet even at 3 years in.

It's not just Yakuza, it's also Persona, it's also Sakura Wars... they release more exclusives for Sony than they release multiplats on Switch. And I know the director of Yakuza doesnt want his games on Nintendo but Sega is the one who calls the shots as far as platforms and ports, irrespective of what he personally wants. It's just a running theme with most of their big games.

But ya, Capcom is a joke too. They know the system is profitable for them, yet they continue to invest in ultra low risk, low effort projects. Even now they refuse to invest in the system for even one major, meaniningful current gen game. The one system without a new MH despite the fact it would outsell every other version had it been given the chance. The only system where new RE games are an automatic NO. And forget an exclusive MH or RE. That ship seems to have long since sailed. They just dont care to invest beyond skin deep cash ins. Last year things seemed more promising, and this year, while things have improved from other developers, Sega and Capcom have both become major disappointments, Persona 5 Scramble aside. Cause that was an awesome announcement. We agree there.

That's not to say I dont appreciate many of the games they are releasing. I love RE5 and RE6 with gyro. And Sega too. Alien Isolation was fantastic. But both of them seem to be minimal commitment.

I think my main issues with Capcom has been the dearth or releases in series that would be worthwhile to bring to Switch in the first place. Ace Attorney, Vs. Capcom, Megaman, Etrian Odyssey, Radiant Historia, Classical Monster Hunter, or even resurrecting older series like Viewtiful Joe or Okami could easily scale to Switch while being on other platforms as well. And yet, none of these have gotten releases save Megaman 11 (which unsurprisingly did hit Switch.)

Well, I mean if Okami 2 is really real (that was so weird) I'd expect that to be coming. And there's no excuse for Persona not coming either. But while we've gotten basically their entire back catalog (If we get Battle Network / Star Force / Legends I think the only things I'd still want to play are Killer7, Dead Rising and some Vs. Capcoms from their back catalog) I think they really need to have kicked new projects that target Switch into the pipeline rather than trying to retrofit existing projects.

I do wish Capcom would either step up the release schedule or make an announcement for the games that CAN run on switch though. Are we getting DMC4? Where is the rest of Onimusha? I don't mind the individual pricing as ports cost money and dev time but I don't want to start buying onimusha only to find out this is the only game we will get. 3 was fantastic and I would love to play them on the go. Same with dawn of dreams. I do think Capcom should port USFIV though. I liked the final revision to SFIIHD but the switch can run IV and it has no weird patron issues. Also it would be nice if they would put AA 4,5,6 and GAA 1 and 2 on Switch.

Sega is kinda weird, Atlus has never been a super fast dev and they are releasing #FE as a stopgap (which everyone should play by the way) and I feel like by next E3 we should have some SMTV news (but honestly this is similar to the #FE dev cycle, which had been radio silent for a while.) I do feel like with the royal and P5S on the way to the market and with new hardware in the form of the newborn HDTwins heading in, the next two years Atlus will focus more on switch while they figure out what to do with the PS5. So I think that will pick up for us. I also think SEGA offers somewhat lighter/older pickings because they don't have a ton of active franchises right now.

PC is doing ok with Total Wars and Humankind whenever that comes out next year. Hatsunue Miku is heading to switch, shenmue is in a weird place as its is a croudfunded series now, yakuza was sent out to die on wiiu so we aren't getting that (I bought it though!!!!), I don't think there is any way we will get all of the simulation games (don't we get football manager?) and Sonic goes everywhere even if you don't want him.

So many franchises are mothballed: shinobi, (that to its credit had its last outing on a nintendo system...and was quite good even though the artstyle was horrid imo), alex kidd has been dead, VF is dead without Yu Suzuki anyway... Most of their nostalgia franchises don't have new entries so SEGA ages and the collection are the best they can do. The smaller franchises may have some people turn their noses up at them, but I'm pretty happy as these are games that would have died on their original platforms, I do wish they would port VC 2 and 3 though. I do feel that Sega AM2 is not getting the use that they should. However that is more management than anything to do with platforms.

I could see the Yakuza and Kingdom Hearts games announced at X019 maybe launching same day on Switch like a reverse Final Fantasy situation (that was announce in a Direct for Switch, later revealed to be coming same day for XB1).

Two Steins Gate titles just stealth drop on the Eshop right now, insane.

Which ones? Thought Stein's Gate Elite was a remake or reimagining of the prior entry (maybe I'm wrong?). I know a new one is in development but surely that wasn't completed and stealth dropped...

That was a depressingly bland Direct.

I never get my hopes up for indie presentations. Didnt watch but I hear Sports Story (Golf Story sequel) is coming as exclusive, and Axiom Verge 2. And Talos Principle launches today. That's at least some good news there.

I can't believe Shantae wasn't there. It was supposed to launch in 2019, but it has been MiA for awhile now.

None of the neat looking indies coming next year, either.

EDIT: Forgot about SoR4. At least there was that.

@MsJubilee OMG you're right. The romantic spinoff and Steins;Gate 0!

Those seem like big games to just... unceremoniously dump on the eshop.

They're even a decent price!

Now we just need Linear Bounded Phenogram. I'll happily pay for it.

Considering the presentation was a bit unexpected, I thought it was decent.

Axiom Verge 2 was a very nice surprise. Bake N' Switch looks like it could be fun, but it definitely needs more polish which is probably why it doesn't release until Summer haha.

Dauntless launching today is great news. Downloading that one.

Streets of rage was the only thing that enticed me. All the rest was forgettable unfortunately.

@JaxonH They were Steins Gate 0 & My Darlings Embrace( spinoff).
@Ralizah I'm guessing Shantae 5 was a timed exclusive to Google Stadia, but Wayforward doesn't want to say anything on it.
Shame the newly released Steins Gate don't have a physical release(at this moment).

Some of the delayed releases of King of Cards and Showdown made it on time:

SuperMash was my favorite new announcement from the indie presentation. Skate Bird was kind of..."meh" for my gaming taste. Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD will get an LRG physical release as it did on PS Vita. And the hype is real for Streets of Rage 4.

Axiom Verge 2, I'm cautiously optimistic. It'll be tough to duplicate the brilliance of the first game. Which is still my favorite Metroidvania I've played since Super Metroid. I wonder who'll publish Axiom Verge 2 considering how poorly BadLand Publishing treated Tom Happ?

Nintendo themselves perhaps?

Edit: Looks as though Tom Happ is self-publishing Axiom Verge 2.
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/axiom-verge-2-switch/

Well, I just dipped my wallet into some indie games that are on sale on the eshop...I REALLY need to get that bigger SD card. All I have is a 200GB...and I am all digital in my purchases. I am having to archive way too many games.

@Magician super mash, axiom verge 2, and sports story, and SoR4 were all big ones for me. Really excited to see how super mash turns out and how much freedom you actually have to create

@scubydo I'd say see if you can find the 512 GB for about 60$ if you're in the US, it's probably the best bang for your buck right now, no point going to a 1 TB when they'll probably be a quarter of the price by next black Friday.