Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@Balta666 Maybe Nvidia prioritized components towards new Switch revision instead of their other products? Switch gave Nvidia a massive boost so it would be in Nvidia's interest to keep the Switch a very popular system such that it may be worth for example having a larger drought for PC GPUs.

@Magician and @JaxonH given the Switch momentum don't seen to be slowing down, i can see Switch at the end of it lifecycle reaching DS/PS2 level sales, become the highest/best selling hardware of all time or close to it.

@Grumblevolcano it may be but bear in mind those components in short stock are not only used by NVIDIA. For instance I work directly with Bosch group and they had to stop their own production this month because of lack of supply

@Slowdive maybe I will be surprised in one year time but I don't see it as the numbers for this year were inflated by WFH situation on top of last gen competition coming to an end. I expect the system to keep selling well but not that much. I would bet on something around the 20M+ but not reaching the 25M. But maybe they have botw2, odyssey 2, MP4 and pro model +budget model and they will break out minds

@Slowdive eclipsing the sales of the original for sure as it came late into 3ds when people had move on but not so sure it will sell more than a couple millions top. It is a fairly low budget title sold at a premium.

@Slowdive let's see but I will just remind that the core gameplay is still a JRPG

@Balta666

Exactly, jrpg is a niche genre.

If Miitopia sells more than Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition (1.5m copies) I'll lose faith in humanity.

Miitopia sold 1.18 million on 3DS (December 2016 - December 2019, launched July 2017 outside Japan) so I'd guess around 2-3 million on Switch, potential for more if the game goes viral because of memes.

@Magician I can't be bothered to check but I think Mittopia on the 3DS has already sold 1.5m (it's definitely sold over a million) and that was after when the Switch came out too.

Miitopia to take the crown from Xenoblade and Paper Mario to become Nintendo's headline RPG series from now on! ;p

That's what I'm afraid of.

check out how Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild 2 could be controled

Miitopia is a chill game. I will get it at some point and I have told some of my buddies that don’t game much about it.

@Slowdive

Hard to say. Super Metroid is my all-time favorite, regardless of genre or platform. So I would ask, "why mess with perfection?" But I would at the same time be curious as to how good the attempt would be. And a physical copy for Switch sitting on my shelf would be the tops.

I'm in the mood for a new game. Help me choose between.. NieR Automata, Astral Chain, Pikmin 3, or Famicom Detective Club?

@TheJGG

NieR Automata has the best story and is, IMO, an all around better experience than Astral Chain. I don't even really like Platinum games, and still thought it was fantastic. A bit of a hint, though: the game makes you play through multiple campaigns that all connect together in order to get the full story. Hell, the second half of the game is locked behind a third playthrough. It's worth doing, though: the true ending is mind-bending and memorable.

Pikmin 3 is... Pikmin? It's a cute RTS game.

Famicom Detective Club if you want to read and/or be challenged by an old-school adventure game that doesn't hold your hand.

What you opt for depends on what you're looking for, since most of those games are wildly different. Of the four, I'd probably go for NieR Automata.

@Ralizah Perfect, that settles that. NieR Automata it is! I’ll wait until it’s on discount on the PS Store, because I’m buying Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX. It’s on sale for £9.99. Probably the easiest life decision I will ever make, since I’m enjoying III a lot.

I’ve had my eye on NieR for a while so this backs up my... suspicion that I’m gonna be a Yoko Taro fan.

Of those 4, I'd definitely also recommend Nier Automata, @TheJGG.... I intend to get the Detective Club duo when they're on sale, though

@TheJGG so you asked which game out of the 4 to get but then you decided to not get them as you were gonna buy something else anyway. ;p

@BruceCM I'm in the same boat myself, though I wouldn't readily expect a sale this soon. I hope an E3 sale drives me over the line, they look like legitimately quality games that've been rightfully and deservedly resurrected into the beautiful freedoms of modern hardware.

Shiya Kamazuki director of Kirby Star Alies coment in the development of the game and the next phase of the Kirby franchise.

https://nintendoeverything.com/hal-laboratory-planning-for-th...