Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@Giancarlothomaz Lol Donky King 64 was released back in the 90s, it’s gonna blow your mind what video games are like nowadays. ;p

@Slowdive ead made 3d world. I’m sure the DK gang would fit perfectly into a 4 player 3d Dk world.

I hated DK64. I think it’s terrible. While DKC series are my favorite 2D platformers of all time.

So naturally, I’m typically far more excited for a new 2D DKC entry than a 3D one. Tropical Freeze announcement almost made me cry, and I’m not an emotional person.

HOWEVER. We already got Tropical Freeze, so I feel satisfied, and if there’s any team that can do justice for DK in 3D, it would be Nintendo’s internal 3D Mario team.

So it seems the stars have aligned to the extent I’m actually hoping it’s 3D. With that said, you wouldn’t see me complaining if it was 2D. Regardless of what genre it is, that team makes masterpiece games. So I’m not overly concerned with the specifics. Whatever it is, I know it’ll be top shelf.

@Slowdive I got the Switch collector’s edition pre-ordered, I have no idea how well it’ll play but I just love that game so I couldn’t refuse the purchase.

@Slowdive Yeah I bought both Sega Ages versions of those games too. Alex Kidd DX is giving me some Dragon’s Trap remake vibes. I’d love to see Alex Kidd in Shinobi World get that treatment. That’s my favourite.

@Slowdive I think timing was a key thing, 3D World (Wii U) came out at a time when 2D platformers were extremely common by Nintendo and the more traditional 3D Mario hadn't been seen for awhile. People got their traditional 3D Mario with Odyssey and then when 3D World came to the Switch it was a lot better received than on Wii U.

There's not really a comparable situation with DK like the main complaints about Tropical Freeze was that it wasn't Metroid Prime 4. Like when VGA 2013 happened Reggie wore the Metroid pin to the event and then the big reveal was Cranky Kong in Tropical Freeze.

On a different note, I wonder how Capcom will approach revealing the 3.0 update for MH Rise. Given it's releasing at the end of May we know almost for certain it'll go live between May 25th and May 28th (won't go live on a weekend and releasing on May 31st would mean it's June in some regions) but with E3 approaching perhaps the 3.0 update will be all that's detailed with future MH Rise and MH Stories 2 info saved for Nintendo E3 2021 Direct.

The Metroid fan base is starving. Like a pride of lions that haven’t eaten in a few days, they’d take any scrap of information, even if it was literally conceived in someone’s sleep.

If we don’t get anything during E3 regarding Metroid Prime 4 I still wouldn’t think it’s cause for concern though.

@TheJGG Starving? Metroid has had two games released in the last 5 years, that’s a lot more than actually popular games series can manage ;p

@jump I wish those two games just received switch ports. For federation force I’d find it easier to find friends to play with on the switch then the 3ds. I know a lot of people owned the 3ds but no one I knew. As for the Samus returns game. It came out so late on 3ds I wasn’t buying it there thinking it would see a switch port eventually. Maybe I’ll have just missed out. But still starving none the less

@sixrings since you didn’t buy the last Metroid game it’s your own fault and yours alone that Nintendo doesn’t treat Metroid as a big franchise if even Metroid fans don’t buy Metroid games ;p

I don't disagree, but as a counterpoint, it's still a much more fun video game than Metroid 2. I can say this very confidently as I played Metroid 2 only a year before the remake. Its more unique elements and a few other things keep it above the first game, but its still an obnoxious game in places.

I do think AM2R probably did a better job balancing being a remake and a great game simultaneously though. I've heard some people suggest they're both missing something, but I'd argue that the only way to properly recreate Metroid 2 would be to make a better gameboy looking game with horror elements in the first place.

@jump F-Zero fanbase?

aparently the rumored and higly antecipated 2D Metroid game development is done and Nintendo is just waiting to anounce it.

https://www.nintendoenthusiast.com/rumor-a-new-2d-metroid-gam...

Any context for why you're asking me this?

@jump it’s my fault Nintendo released a new system and then decided to still release games on their old system. That is one way to run a company. Blame the consumer base when you make dumb decisions.

This thread got confusing

@sixrings It didn't stop the Pokemom games doing big numbers, Metroid fans just don't love Metroid enough to actually buy the games ;p

@jump if you’re going to judge all fans by their loyalty comparing them to Pokémon fans then Nintendo would be making a lot less games. Dk doesn’t exactly sell stellar numbers. Kirby would be gone too. I guess we won’t be seeing star fox again. And goodbye f zero.

DKC:R on Wii was a huge seller.

Kirby is technically HALs decision and investment.

To be fair though each series has a different objective and niche. Metroid is a flashy flagship brand positioning game for Nintendo - I don’t think they need it to sell tens of millions.

The 3DS was simply the wrong platform for Samus Returns given what it represents.