Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

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@timleon Well it's the combination of both systems in those years like Wii U in 2013 was bad until September but 3DS was insanely strong for the whole of 2013 so both combined was a lot. Wii U in 2014 was strong and it was ok for 3DS overall creating a lot.

On the topic of Zelda's anniversary, Pokemon has already called dibs on this year being a big Ninty anniversary with multiple things planned. Nintendo may just numb people with all the talk of anniversarys if they keep hammering home it's Zelda's too. I expect there will be a Zelda release with a mention of Happy Birthday Zelda during a Direct though.

how would you react if Nintendo give Link voiced dialogue in Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild 2?(i for sure would complain with Nintendo until a lose my voice).

@IceClimbers i expect and hope for the Legend of Zelda 35th anniversary, Nintendo is gonna do a collection with Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time 3D, Legend of Zelda Majora Mask 3D, Legend of Zelda Wind Waker HD and Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess HD, a remake of Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword, Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild 2 release on Holiday 2021, and a Cross over with Animal Crossing New Horizons.

So the Atelier Mysterious trilogy is getting a physical release in Asia which includes English support. Pre-orders are open now on Playasia.
https://www.play-asia.com/atelier-mysterious-trilogy-deluxe-p...

Wonder if we'll get a physical release of the Arland games to complete the physical set.
We now have English physical copies for:
Atelier Ryza
Atelier Ryza 2
Atelier Dusk Trilogy
Atelier Lulua
Atelier Mysterious Trilogy
Atelier Lydia & Suelle (A bit pointless to have now with the Mysterious trilogy getting a physical release)
Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists

You're crazy if you don't think we're gonna see Zelda stuff this year, culminating in BotW2 for the holidays. And frankly, I'd pay 60 bucks no questions asked for a quick and dirty port collection of Ocarina, WW, and TP. I love those games so much and just want to have them on my Switch; busting out my 3DS for Ocarina isn't a big deal, but hooking up my Wii U again to play the other stuff... nah lol

If we see a remaster of Skyword Sword or maybe a surprise remaster of another 2D Zelda, then holy cow I will be the happiest guy. But I don't know... I'm not 100% sold on those ideas. I feel like if the SS remake really was happening it would have been in development for a bit now, and there would have been some more substantial leaks just like the Mario collection (I don't really keep up with leaks so maybe there have been). Also, IF Skyword Sword would get the remaster, I could see them using that as the big Zelda game this year and BotW2 being March/Spring of 2022.

But for them to do like one port and just a "happy birthday" to their biggest franchise after Mario and Pokemon stuff... I just don't see that. (I think the Wii Sports series is technically above Zelda but we all know about that lol)

@RR529 woah i totally forgot thanks!
And Kudos to a Minish cap remaster!!
Actually, since dreaming is cost free, I would like a proper Wind Waker sequel.
Nintendo can of course keep the DS ones as canon, I'm not picky.
Announce it in march. Thank you.

@rallydefault Agreed. I love the Zelda series, and would buy Skyward Sword in a heartbeat. And as lazy as a collection sounds (and it sounds like we're both the perfect Nintendo customers), I'd buy it for sure.

@Dezzy Simple, I think that there almost certainly WAS stuff planned, but I also think all of Nintendo's internal development is no less than 8 months behind thanks to COVID, so I don't think they'll have BotW2 ready. Typically, there are concerts for Zelda anniversaries (which can't happen), games (likely delayed to 2022), a book (that might still happen), and some merchandise (which merch has been far less commonly appearing due to COVID). I'd wager their plans have probably fallen apart to such an extent that they'll just release a Tantalus / Grezzo port and MAAAAYBE have NERD release some more emulation and call it a day. And that's not enough to do a celebration.

EDIT: Also, all the blowback and negative press from the Mario celebration might make them more enclined to not even mention Zelda's.

Nintendo details how Switch is gonna surpass Wii lifetime sales.

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-outlines-pl...

I can think of 8.3 million reasons why that's not going to be much of a factor.

Personally I think anniversaries are just used when it suits them. It suited their plans/schedule to throw out some Mario ports last year, but whether it suits them to throw out a Zelda collection this year remains to be seen. I'm gonna keep my money on a Skyward Sword or Minish Cap release for now.

@Giancarlothomaz

Forget the Wii, the Switch is on pace to surpass the PS2 and DS lifetime sales of 150m+ in a few years. Actually it'll probably take four years; I doubt the Switch will continue to sell 25m+ consoles each and every year going forward. I imagine 2021 will be the Switch's peak year for hardware sales and then it'll begin to tapper off as PS5 and XSX become more readily available this summer. Regardless, its been an exciting turnaround from the days of the Wii U.

I believe the Switch is on pace to become the first Nintendo platform to sell 1 billion pieces of software as well? The PS4 crossed that milestone early last year. By comparison the PS2 topped out at 1.53 billion pieces of software sold. I'm not sure the Switch will reach that.

I can definitely see Switch outpacing the Wii and possibly the DS depending on how much the momentum is kept up but I still think it's a pretty tall order for it to dethrone the PS2, especially with the current climate of first party output and how that's been affected by the pandemic. We're nearing the halfway point of the Switch's lifespan with it just about to near the PS4's worldwide lifetime sales of about 115 million and as a result I'm definitely more doubtful of it reaching the 155M sold of the PS2 during its lifetime, let alone before the next Nintendo system which we'll likely start hearing about some time next year

@TheFrenchiestFry You say it's possible for the DS to be reached but not the PS2, which is odd given the DS is 154 million and PS2 is 155 million.

The Wii is a cake walk now. GBA, PSP, 360 and PS3 are all going by summer it seems. Wii and PS1 are close together. That just leaves Game Boy, PS4 and then the big two at the top.

I can see it probably passing PS4. The question used to be 50m, then 3DS, then Wii was a pipe dream. Now PS4 is the new "Well maybe if we're lucky" target.

@Haruki_NLI Well when I say possibly the DS that means I can barely see it go past the 150 million mark but I don't see it topping the PS2

I do expect it to at least beat PS4 narrowly though

@Haruki_NLI Pay attention to whether hardware or software figures are being compared.

Considering the Switch hadn't had a price cut, it's performance is pretty darn good. How much was the PS2 selling for when it crossed the 100 million units mark? Base PS4 was around £200 a long time ago. If the Switch cut to £200...

We can base our predictions on PS data for annual sales trends. I would use Nintendo data but the fact is, Nintendo Switch has broken from previous Nintendo trends and is conforming more to normal sales trends of other consoles, where momentum doesn’t drastically slow down after just a few years.

Let’s use PS4, which is also a good comparison because their overall sales trajectories are so similar when launch aligned.

It seems FY 3.5 and 4.5 are the peak, with FY 5.5 and 6.5 roughly matching FY 1.5 and 2.5 (keep in mind, PS4 launched in November, so there’s a 4.5 mo. period, almost half a year, preceding the first full fiscal year, whereas Switch launched with a new fiscal year, so the first bar is basically 0.5 yrs and each bar after is 1 full year more.

Ok. So, let’s extrapolate that trend to Switch. Yes, it’s an assumption. But assumptions are implicit when making predictions. There is a small modification to be made though. PS4 peaked in FY 3.5 and 4.5. We have to round that up or down for Switch since its on a full FY schedule. This March will be its FY 4, and its numbers will be SIGNIFICANTLY higher than last FY. And we know the peak will last for 2 fiscal year reports.

At the end of FY 4, Switch will be at roughly 82.5 million. Provided FY 5 matches the performance of FY 4 (which it should, since PS sales trends indicate a two year peak around 3.5 and 4.5, or 4 and 5 for Switch), that takes us to 110 million at the end of the 5th year.

Now. Let’s assume FY 6 and 7 match 2 and 3. Which was about 17.5 million on average for each. That’s another 35 million at the end of the 7th year, taking us to 145 million.

Then, in the final year (assuming Switch goes 8 years, which I think it will since Nintendo said it wanted to extend the life span, and 3DS lasted 7 years with software support), all it would need to do is hit 10 million more to break the record. And that includes any lingering sales into the next generation, which could account for 1-2 million if it fell short with only 8 million the final year.

I’m not saying it’s a sure thing. It’s not. Breaking the all-time record would be no small feat. But for the first time in a very long time, I think there’s a chance it could happen. And if it doesn’t, it’s almost certain Switch will at least land the #3 spot of all time, surpassing PS4 and Gameboy. That’s a pretty impressive run regardless, especially for a system so many laughed at and mocked and said would fail worse than Wii U and bankrupt Nintendo.

@link3710
You're cray.

There is at least going to be one or more 3D Zelda games ported for the anniversary year. At the least, they'll bring over Wind Waker HD or Twilight Princess HD for an eShop-only download for a quick buck. Literally nothing added to them or anything, just quick and dirty ports of the existing remakes.

I do agree that BotW2 may very well be 2022. I think March 2022 would be fitting given the release of the original BotW.

But I think they'll do at least one other thing. Maybe it'll be a surprise 2D remake, maybe it'll be an upscaled/optimized Ocarina of Time (YES PLEASE). Maybe it'll be GameBoy games on NSO along with the Oracle games. But there will be something.

Maybe it'll be totally out of left field like a remaster of Phantom Hourglass that exactly nobody asked for lol

@rallydefault I keep saying there's going to be at least one 3D Zelda ported lol, whether it's Tantalus or Grezzo. I'm not arguing that point. I just don't think they'll call it an anniversary thing.