Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@DarthNocturnal if N64 is added to Switch Online this year, how Nintendo will add most of it games?half of the amazing N64 line up was developed by Rare, how we gonna play Banjo Kazooie/Tooie, Conker Bad Fur Day and others iconic N64 games developed by Rare, if N64 is added to Switch Online this year?

Crazy I don’t see anyone talking/rumors about a sequel to Mario + rabbids for 2021

The original sold incredibly well, even was the best selling 3rd party game at some point, and since the release in August 2017 Ubisoft Milan haven’t released anything else.

I think this is spot on. The main problem with a GC mini isn't technical - it's the fact that the best GC games are better being properly dusted down and sold as remasters on modern formats (without the same manufacturing overheads and logistics etc.). Plenty of others aren't in that category and will never see a remaster but - honestly - is there a market for a GC classic that doesn't include Wind Waker, Mario Sunshine and Metroid Prime?

A mini Gameboy Classic edition with 30-40 games on it though probably does make sense at some point. The Gameboy is an iconic design classic - probably the single most iconic item Nintendo has ever made.

Plus Gameboy games are typically instantly engaging, jump right in experiences that don't need tutorials or manuals. They're games that are very distinct from the experiences on the Switch - a tiny, genuinely pocket sized, Gameboy wouldn't really be in competition with Switch.

The biggest challenges to the Gameboy classic are licensing issues/fees with The Tetris Company and The Pokemon Company.

Honestly, I've been thinking about the GCN mini more, and I'm pretty sure that it'd be cheaper for them to produce a GCN mini that plays games natively than one that emulated GCN games. It's not like they weren't still purchasing GCN parts up until the end of the Wii U's lifecycle.

@link3710 they’ve probably got a warehouse full of Wii mini’s that they could open up and put the insides into a new plastic GameCube case. It does sound very Nintendo.

Though my guess is that they’d be more likely to do that for a N64 mini and use the Wii’s N64 emulator.

I think the cost of making gamecube and 64 controllers is going to be a stumbling block. Also agree with other comments that nintendo can easily remaster or rerelease gamecube games at full price so where is the motivation to bundle them together? I believe the mini concept appeared when nintendo was unable to sell Wii Us and it was a easy cash grab. Now that they are doing so well selling switches I don't know if they would even spend their time on a Gameboy mini and that to me is the most realistic of all the systems they have. I guess they could release a virtual boy mini.

@Duboiss Ubisoft seems more focused on the new consoles, I think it's much more likely Switch gets cloud versions of stuff like AC Valhalla and Watch Dogs Legion than another Nintendo and Ubisoft collaboration.

I think a GameBoy "classic" or whatever you want to call it would sell like hot cakes, obviously. But here's what they should really do: include a dozen or so games on it out of the box just like the other classic consoles, sell it for like 60 bucks. Boom. Normal.

But then, typical USB port to charge but also to connect to your PC (or maybe even Switch dock) to download more GameBoy games. They could charge a pittance; like $1.99 a game or something with frequent 99 cent specials.

Also, I'm someone who never owned a Gamecube. I would easily, easily pay 40-60 bucks for remastered Gamecube titles without a second thought. Playing Galaxy in the Mario collection was the first time for me, and I absolutely loved it. Galaxy 2 would be an instant purchase for me. I'd even pay 20-30 bucks for straight ports.

@Shadowthrone
Yea, I thought the same thing. They did seem pretty set on only producing a certain number of the consoles. But why? Do they not like money? And the file sizes for these old NES/GameBoy/SNES games are teeny tiny; they wouldn't be hosting a lot of data, but obviously there are baseline server costs no matter what you're hosting. Nintendo would have to work out if it was worth it for them or not, especially if they'd only charge a buck or two per game.

The other thing is that they've muddied the waters with NSO and their NES/SNES offerings. I have the NES mini, but most of those games are on my Switch through NSO. So they've kinda locked themselves into Switch being the place to go for continued retro support and the classic consoles are relegated to only having the set of games they came with, which I think was a huge missed opportunity. They could have had a nice little side gig going with retro consoles and a dedicated retro eShop.

@DarthNocturnal that disapointing, i would love to play Banjo Kazooie/Tooie e Conker Bad Fur Day in my extended battery Switch.

@Link-Hero i see, hope N64 is added to Switch Online this year, so everyone can play Banjo Kazooie/Tooie e Conker Bad Fur Day.

@Duboiss Has there been any signaling about a possible Mario + Rabbids sequel? I'd LOVE another one, but I think most of us just assume the game was a one-off thing.

In a Reddit AMA, when Soliani was asked about his interest in making a sequel, he replied:

I would love to, and I would be honored to 🙂

Obviously this isn’t confirmation of anything. Ubisoft may have had other plans for his studio. But the fact it seems he’s really interested in doing it is promising. I would research clues or leaks for what his studio has been working on. I don’t know the name of his studio but I’m sure there’s something floating around on the Internet out there.

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@JaxonH He works for Ubisoft Milan. They're doing another one. It took a while to get green lit, though, so not sure how far along it is

@Giancarlothomaz I wouldn't rule it out. Microsoft does publish some games on Switch where the audience makes sense, including Ori and (of course) Minecraft. Banjo on Switch would certainly be a success.

But I'd rather it's the HD versions available on Xbox, rather than N64 ports.

Anyone else feel like Odyssey is the least replayable mainline Mario game. Like the other Mario games even though I've already beaten them I feel like replaying them at some point after I've completed them. Even 3D Land which I find to be the worst 3D Mario, I did feel like replaying it a few years after I beat it but with Odyssey I don't feel like returning back to at all unless more free updates or some DLC appeared which is very unlikely given Bowser's Fury is essentially Odyssey DLC but tacked onto 3D World to convince Wii U owners to double dip.

Hard to say. I don’t really have the desire to replay it yet. But I could see it being less appealing on a second run, if you know where a lot of the moons are. Whereas 3D World is just skill based platforming so I’m all in on a new playthrough on Switch.

I’m sure I’ll replay Odyssey one day though. Eventually.

I liked odyssey alot. But I might even say I enjoyed my time more with yoshis crafted world. I know... sacrilege

@Grumblevolcano
The thought about all those moons again just exhausts me. Kind of like how I start new BotW runs and then remember all the shrines and korok seeds lol

Sometimes too much really is too much.