Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

Capcom was overdue for crushing my hopes and dreams. I was excited when their Japanese YouTube channel was updated yesterday. Only to see that they're releasing what looks like a prison-bound boyfriend pen-pal simulator. One of those niche releases I wouldn't mind if it stayed exclusive to Japan.

You make me sad, Capcom.

Most big name exclusives on a Nintendo platform probably involve Nintendo to some extent. Otherwise, why not release on multiple platforms and widen the potential audience?

@Magician I try not to turn my nose up at new games. However there was so much other stuff that I would like to see Capcom release that I'm overall very annoyed. Ah well. Next year is a new year.

Not sure if anyone cares besides me, but a new TT isle of man comes out next year.

Falcom continues to make my eye twitch with the investors meeting translation.

Picked up a PowerA pro controller (it's an officially licensed brand) since my Joy-con were starting to drift.

It feels a little cheaper than any first party controller I've used in recent memory, with no HD Rumble, and it still runs on AA batteries, but overall it feels good enough and has made playing Luigi's Mansion 3 easier.

Oh, what, the whole thing about 'PS4 being where the core gamers are?'

Considering the low-ish sales of their games on PS4 in Japan, that seems unlikely to me.

The PS5 is likely going to be even less of a factor in Japan. Falcom is on borrowed time if they insist on drowning with the ship.

Yeah, that's what I was saying. It's not pre-rendered like we may have seen 10 years ago. Almost all games have their cut-scenes running in real time, or in engine if you will.

Talos Principle is awesome. Best puzzle game I've played since Portal 2. Reminds me of that game, in a way Quantum Conundrum reminded me of it.

Year In Review

Most Played Games
Tales of Vesperia
The Witcher 3
Fire Emblem Three Houses
Trials Rising
Number of Games Played
131
Gold Points Earned
22,877

This is an excellent trailer for Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore. Best I’ve seen yet. It pretty much sizes up the game for anyone wondering what it’s about. If this doesn’t get you interested then it’s probably just not a game for you.

Falcom’s beef with Nintendo is legendary, its even worse than EA’s stance.

Is it though?

I think it's simply Nihon Falcom showing brand-loyalty to Sony platforms, nothing more.
https://www.siliconera.com/falcom-president-wants-to-get-clos...

Ya, it’s not “beef” so much as it is fanboyism in business decisions.

There’s nothing wrong with having preferences, but you better believe if I was a game developer, I’m putting my game on any platform where there’s demand. I may prefer Nintendo but, if the Ooya fanbase loved my games, was begging for my games, buying all of my games... guess where I’m going to put my games?

The Nintendo Switch’s fanbase wants the games. Loves the games. Is buying the games. And Falcom is so reluctant to accept that fact. They don’t want to accept it. They want to live in a world where they only have to make games for the platform they have a personal attachment to. Money still has its draw, so they are dipping their toes in the water, slowly, toe by toe, but it’s clear they don’t want to accept an even playing field. They’re quick to admit how it’s an even playing field overseas in the west, because out of sight out of mind. They don’t live in the west so it’s a little easier to admit that. But in Japan it’s “oh the barriers”.

Hmm. You released a game in Japan a full year after you already released it on 2 other platforms, both handheld and console, covering all bases, and sold under the pretense that it would never release on Switch. Of course there weren’t many sales left to be had. But release on Switch and Vita and see how well a PS4 release fares a year after (hint: see Yokai Watch 4, which couldn’t even chart in the top 30).

That’s not evidence of a lacking market- that’s evidence that in Japan, people will only re-purchase the same game so many times which has already sold to both handheld and console gamers. Release day and date with PS4, and like Atelier Ryza, you’ll see Switch can account for a staggering percent of overall sales, especially given the relative newness of the franchise on Nintendo platforms going against decades of establishment on PS. And the percentages keep climbing.

They don’t want to admit that, because they don’t like what it implies. It implies they should not be making their games with preference for one platform anymore. And they like giving their choice platform an advantage whenever and wherever possible. This is what happens when you involve personal feelings with business decisions.

I’m quite sure that if Trails of Cold Steel 3 underperforms in their eyes (which is to say- if it doesn’t perfectly match sales of the established platform, even releasing a year later in JP and half a year later in the west), that’ll be all the excuse they need to put their shoes back on and walk away from the shoreline.

Falcom will just probably have to learn the hard way like SEGA and Square Enix. Since those two focused less on exclusivity, we've gotten: Playstation exclusive Final Fantasy on XB1 and Switch, Yakuza on XB1, Kingdom Hearts on XB1, Nier Automata on XB1, etc.

Sure a lot of XB1 but not Switch though these are the kind of things that may appear in Directs. Nintendo fans would go crazy if a Direct announcement had Sora in Smash + all the KH games on Switch for example.

Kingdom Hearts will 100%, definitely come to Switch. No ifs, ands or buts. Probably not KH3 (just like FFXV couldn’t run properly), but all the rest, yes. Just like Xbox. Not sure why it wasn’t announced at the same time- could be an Xbox deal thing, could be a Nintendo Direct thing, could be a Smash DLC announcement tie in thing... who can say. But what can be said, is the games are coming. There’s just no way they say nah, we want FF on Switch and Xbox, and we want KH on Xbox, but we don’t care about KH on Switch. Let’s do something else.

We all know it’s happening, it’s just a question of when.

@JaxonH
Agreed. Kingdom Hearts collection(s) definitely incoming to Switch, and I will be there day one. I played the original when it first came out on the PS2, but I never played any other KH games. I really did love the first one and I don't quite know why I didn't keep up with the series.

@JaxonH Yeah, Kingdom Hearts is the most likely of those to come to Switch. Yakuza's probably the least likely because of what happened in the Wii U era.

Yikes. I just ordered 2 more copies of Witcher 3 to buy a little more space on my digital-only Switch and Switch Lite. 1TB microSD cards can only do so much, and an extra 28gb can buy enough room for half a dozen more normal sized games. Got one cartridge slot to keep a game in at all times. So it’s like expanding storage by an extra 30gb. With BestBuy’s sale and GCU, I figure half price is as good as it gets.

Maximum storage capacity of Switch = 1TB + 32gb internal + 28gb Witcher 3 cart = 1,060GB.

@JaxonH I just grabbed the witcher 3 on Amazon. Set to arrive Jan 4,but it was only $45 new, so im not complaining

@NintendoByNature
Ya, BestBuy and Amazon have it for $45, which is the lowest I’ve seen yet. Of course, I already own the game, but since GCU took it down to $35.99 and BBCC took it down to $33 and change, figure why not.

It looks really slick in handheld mode. Better than my GPD Win 2 can run it. TV mode doesn’t look good. No two ways about. But it is playable. Which is enough for me when I’m at home and just want to relax with controller in hand. A worthy sacrifice for having the game on handheld/portable console tabletop. Sounds great with headphones too. Do recommend.

Speaking of which, The Witcher Netflix series is out. First episode was surprisingly good. I’m into it.

@JaxonH not a bad deal at all. I watched the first 20 minutes of the 1st episode then my family came in and started interrupting it. So ill pick it back up later

Woo! New Shogi Game inbound!
https://nintendoeverything.com/shogi-learning-game-kishi-fuji...

I'm not really improving in my Shogi game so this might be good for me. May inspire a woodworking project or two.

Looking forward to the Fairy Tail game...I've been watching the series recently.

which Would anyone buy a switch or a new nintendo 3d's xl. I saw some great games on
e-shop for the new nintendo 3d's xl . And I think people are just playing Mario kart on switch. there's a lot of re-releases on switch like PN03.