Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@Wargoose I get what you are saying, but the fact they publicly apologised for the no show of BOTW 2 to me suggests they struggled last year with development and so delayed its reveal and perhaps release. We don’t know how Nintendo are doing internally. May still be getting things on track. Also the big releases are usually saved for holiday.

@Wargoose I'm kinda surprised at a new Splatoon already too. Seems awfully quick, for Nintendo.

no news of the new metroid game😒

@Shadowthrone i hope it's not a shameless 2.5 and has actually new ideas, which usually it's the case if nintendo decides to make a sequel

I’m not gonna lie the direct was a letdown. Nothing in it excited me. Lots of games I’m interested in but nothing bowled me over in enthusiasm. Where was Atlus with SMT dates or Persona? Where was the 2nd Ace Attorney Collection?

@Shadowthrone it’s a 5 year gap, it not releasing on the next console is the shocker.

@FragRed Yeah I think my issue is the games Nintendo are releasing, just aren't appealing to me as much as the games they released in the Wii Era. I think its a combo of the death of AA games, and Nintendo not investing in as many 2nd party games.

Just for reference, my personal highlights on the Wii were

Sin and Punishment 2
The Last Story
Endless Ocean
Pandora's Tower
Excite Truck
Battalion Wars 2
Mario Strikers
Super Paper Mario
House of the Dead Overkill
Dead space Extraction
Another Code
Fragile Dreams
Little King Story
Project Zero 2
Red Steel 2
Madworld
Tatsunoko Vs Capcom

Considering all the delays Breath of the Wild went through, I get the feeling they're holding back on announcing the sequel's release date until closer to its release. I still think a holiday release this year is possible. That would make it a little close to Skyward Sword in July, but given the 35th anniversary of Zelda I don't think it'd be weird for both games to release this year (and yes, they didn't explicitly mention the anniversary but I doubt a Skyward Sword remaster is pure coincidence).

Metroid Prime 4 was a definite no-show. It's only had two years of development by this point, so I don't expect to see it for a while. Stinks for hardcore fans that have been waiting for so long, but at least we know it IS coming.

As for Bayonetta 3? Eh, it's February. Could be another title Nintendo wants to hold until closer to release. I'm not talking two months in advance like a lot of games announced last year, but there's plenty of time left for it to be revealed and still get, say, a Fall 2021 release date.

Overall I thought there were a number of interesting games shown, especially when considering how the pandemic threw a wrench in everything. Obviously everyone has their own preferences so results may vary. That said, it's only February, so it's not like this is Nintendo's entire lineup for the rest of the year. For those that feel shafted, I wouldn't worry too much. Even though we're getting announcements farther in advance compared to those short notice reveals from last year, I doubt Nintendo is willing to show its entire hand at the moment when there is still some level of uncertainty over everything.

Not sure how I feel about World's End Club. Kinda strikes me as a Zanki Zero sort of game: unique, but not really memorable in the way series like Danganronpa and Zero Escape were. Hope I'm wrong.

To be fair, I thought the same thing about Danganronpa when I first played it. I wasn't sure if it was going to be memorable

Not to sound pessimistic but do you really think they would hold back on Botw2 if it releases the same year? If they don't even have a new trailer for the game i doubt there will be anything new this year, otherwise they would have showed it, i am pretty sure. Maybe if they would have released Skyward Sword in March or May... but pretty sure Botw2 can be ruled out for this year.
There is probably another game for the holiday release this year, they got enough in Development after all, maybe its Bayonetta 3 or another Surprise but i would keep my expectations pretty low with Botw2

@PokeMario I think Bayonetta 3, maybe a Switch Pro exclusive. The initial trailer showed Bayonetta being cut in two. I personally think that means split screen co-op, which I'm not sure the standard Switch can do at a steady frame rate.

@LzWinky To be perfectly honest, it was Danganronpa 2 that made me fall in love with the series. If I'd stopped with the first game, it wouldn't have made much of an impact on me.

It's interesting (and kind of sad) how Triangle Strategy looks like the Final Fantasy Tactics spiritual successor fans have been clamoring for. Meanwhile the actual spiritual successor, Unsung Story, has been in development limbo since 2014? Finally getting an early access release back in December to "meh" reviews. So I feel TS might fill that void nicely.

@Wargoose Nintendo have certainly found that they can easily rely on Mario and Zelda for easy sales, that’s for sure. I do think it’s important to note that a lot of third party developers have gone to the wall since the heyday of the Wii/PS3/360 generation, or they’ve been purchased and absorbed. So that also has a big effect on whom Nintendo can use for developing exclusives.

@Magician I was getting a Disgaea vibe from Triangle Strategy. I like the idea of branching story paths. However I found their previous game Octopath Traveller to be very Vanilla. Not bad, just very plain.

Triangle Strategy looks so dope. Yet another potential top notch strategy game for a the handheld hybrid.

It’s not giving me Fire Emblem vibes- it’s really Final Fantasy Tactics, in the Octopath Engine, but approaching it in the way Bravely Default was a spiritual successor to Final Fantasy. The fact they’ve made story such a focus remedies the one complaint people seemed to have with Octopath. And it’s an entirely different genre, which is a breath of fresh air.

I’ve been wanting a new FF Tactics on Switch, and this is basically it. Octopath art style is a dream for this game. Downloading now and will soon be playing.

I’m sooooo happy about Mario Golf, a Skyward Sword HD, Splatoon 3 and Triangle Strategy. These 4 games stole the show. And we’ve got a nice, sexy lineup leading into e3 now:

February
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
Persona 5 Strikers
Bravely Default 2
Capcom Arcade Stadium
Ghosts n Goblins Ressurection
March
Apex Legends
Crash Bandicoot 4
Kingdoms of Amalur Re-Reckoning
Plants vs Zombies: Battle For Neighborville
Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town
Monster Hunter Rise [the GOAT]
April
New Pokémon Snap
Trails of Cold Steel IV
SaGa Frontier Remastered
May
Famicom Detective Club 1+2
June
Mario Golf: Super Rush
July
Zelda Skyward Sword HD
August
No More Heroes 3
TBA
Monster Hunter Stories 2
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox
Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD
Shin Megami Tensei V
Rune Factory 5
Disgaea 5
Samurai Warriors 5
Legend of Mana Remastered
Ninja Gaiden Master Collection
Project Triangle Strategy
Neo: The World Ends With You
Zelda Breath of the Wild 2
Bayonetta 3
Resident Evil Outrage (potential 2022)
Splatoon 3 (2022)
Metroid Prime 4 (2022+)

Soooo. This is terrible. I’m not gonna have ANY money y’all.

Save this space. As I’ll be back to gush later. Gym time.

Serious question Miitopia on switch WHY ?

Not only no one asked for it but it’s a full price 60$ game, on 3ds it sold terribly.

No, don't tell me they're actually doing that. Ugh.