Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@Giancarlothomaz
I seriously doubt we'd have been playing Metroid in 2019. Theres no possible way theyd have that game done in 2 years.

And you don't know what was going on behind the scenes. They cant just "choose Retro" if Retro is working on something else at the time. Developers arent just twiddling their thumbs waiting for Nintendo to ask them to make Metroid. They're working on other games.

For all we know, Retro was busy so they hired someone else, got concerned about quality, then offered to Retro AFTER Retro was available and pitched them to make the game.

That's not incompetence. That's business. And with all the rumored issues Retro is having with their cancelled game, maybe they didn't trust Retro either. Incompetence would be handing over one of the most beloved titles to a studio they dont believe can deliver.

@Giancarlothomaz Nope, the key people that worked on Metroid Prime 1-3 left Retro and formed Armature Studio. Their work since forming the company has either been ports or meh like ReCore and Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate. Sure there are some people who were at Retro that are still there but not Prime 1-3 Director and few other key positions.

Its not a coincidence they have gone on a hiring spree since they were tasked to do Prime 4 as they aren't a big studio.

@Marbio_King_YT Basically what the other person said. When Switch released, Nintendo gamers dropped previous platforms HARD. So games like Samus Returns, Ever Oasis, etc. that would have sold respectably well on Switch sold poorly on Nintendo's previous handheld. Meanwhile, early adopters like NIS who had games ready to go early in the system's life enjoyed pretty strong support (Disgaea 5 Complete was practically a launch title and moved a TON of units on Switch as a result).

Pretty bummed to hear about the Level 5 situation. Was never a Professor Layton guy but I love Ni No Kuni and really liked Ni No Kuni II. Wonder if this has to do with financial difficulties in regards to Western sales since Yo-Kai Watch isn't NEARLY as big in North America as it was in the early 2010s and its popularity has been waning HARD in Japan too

Level-5 abandoning western releases for their games closes the door on my hopes for a Fantasy Life sequel on Switch.

Datamine of version 1.5.0 sugest Nintendo is gonna implement the mecanic of your Villagers visiting your House in a future update for the game, if Nintendo add this mecanic to Animal Crossing New Horizons is gonna be a huge boost in Villagers interaction in the game, since they are very robotic in the game.

it seens that Level-5 is gonna cease it operation in North America and only on focusing in releasing on Japan, no Yokai Watch 4 for us.

Yokai Watch 4 would have easily sold 250k in the west.

More than enough to cover costs of localization. All Switch's bigger 3rd party sales have come from the west, as seen with Disgaea 5 and YS VIII.

Yeah, I was planning on buying Yokai Watch 4 (and the remake of 1), despite not having bought any before. It's too bad they stopped just as my interest was finally piqued.

Never owned a 3DS, so I was kinda looking forward to YW4.

I’m not sure this would change much as Yo Kai Watch, Layton, Fantasy Life etc were published by Nintendo outside of Japan anyway, it’s only the last few years they have started publishing it themselves and those games weren’t as good. I could quite easily see Nintendo picking up the slack again.

@jump i have never played yo kai watch sadly

@JaxonH based on how nintendo has chosen dlc for smash ultimate, the 9th fighter pass should include a character from a series that has a character in the game. The 2 franchises I see getting more characters are Pokemon and possibly even The Legend of Zelda. For Pokemon, more than likely a gen 8 Pokemon, and for The Legend of Zelda, i don't know. Meaty reply, but I am just sayin. Also, Who should get added for Zelda if they get a new character? Let me know with @Marbio_King_YT!

@jump
That’s a fair point I was also considering today. Chances are Nintendo will handle localization for them in most cases going forward. Saves them the risk and still allows them exposure to the western market. And I believe their games will sell better with the Nintendo logo on the box (it’s just a fact, the Nintendo logo helps move units).

Maybe we’ll see Yokai Watch 4 after all. Especially since they announced localization some time ago, which means a lot of work must have gone into it already. Perhaps they wrapped up YW4, and are shutting down the NA office now that’s it’s done. One final release and then everything afterward will be handled by Nintendo or another 3rd party like XSEED.

@JaxonH was yo kai watch made by nintendo?

@Mabio_King_YT

Developed by Level-5, published by Level-5 inside of Japan. Outside of Japan, Nintendo published the first three games for distribution, so it's fair to assume they'd publish YW4. The question is, will Nintendo pay to have YW4 localized or will they pass on the opportunity? I'd like to believe Nintendo would look at the sales figures for Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth and Nexomon: Extinction and pull the trigger.

@Magician oh ok. ty for that.

I've never bought a Yokai Watch game before and I was hoping I could buy an English release of the remake of the first game. It pisses me off.

check out the new trailer of Hyrule Warriors:Age of Calamity debuting Master Kohga and a Mysterious character, is that Ganondorf in the end of this trailer?if yes that a amazing design for this Ganondorf.

check out the analysis of the recent Hyrule Warriors:Age of Calamity trailer that showed Master Kohga and a Mysterious character(could be a servant of Ganondorf manipulating everyone so him/her could free Ganondorf of his 10.000 year sealing)).