Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@Grumblevolcano Well, Arceus has been indefinitely delayed because GameFreak were in the same boat as those suckas saying Switch Pro was coming.

I find myself checking the Japanese eShop almost on a daily basis, looking for confirmation of whether or not the Tsukihime remake will support English. I always enjoy different takes on the vampire theme and there usually aren't many Cero Z-rated games in the visual novel genre, as a majority of them are romance stories. But not this one. Murder, mental and physical abuse, etc.

It's due for release at the end of the month and yet there still isn't any news. The Japanese eShop usually updates in the afternoon on Wednesdays, so perhaps today's the day we'll learn more?

@Magician as a huge Fate fan I really hope that they release this in the west or with English support; after all we are getting Melty Blood: Type Lumina at the end of next month. Fingers crossed.

@Grumblevolcano At this point, I'm starting to think they might do the unthinkable: make those games the center of the September Direct.

@Grumblevolcano the backlash over Pokémon Brilant Diamond e Shining Pearl visuals may have made Pokémon Company not show information regarding this games.

@Ralizah @kkslider5552000 Just put a jacket on the Switch, problem solved.

@gcunit @Snaplocket Considering how rough that trailer was for Legends: Arceus was back in February, I hope it does gets moved off its January release date.

@Grumblevolcano Aren't Japan still struggling with Covid?

Edit - I realise that sounds like it's not going to come back and bite the UK in the ass too.

@Snaplocket I was totally talking out of my ass earlier, I've no idea about Arceus, I was just riffing on the pre-OLED period when people were insisting Arceus was being made to coincide with Switch Pro.

I don’t think anyone had the confidence to insist anything given it was all speculation, but releasing a Pokémon game two months after another Pokémon game is certainly odd, and the fact that game looked to be struggling only made it seem even more odd. I was hoping switch pro would release for Arceus because it would nullify the concerns over performance.

Unfortunately, it seems GameFreak is just gonna have to iron it out. Not even sure a delay is enough. I’m not very confident they’re capable no matter how much time they spend on it.

What they need to do is swallow their pride and admit that despite owning one of the worlds most premier franchises, they’re not very good with development. They should ask Nintendo, their major investor and stockholder, to assist them in technical training and engine support. After all, that’s what investors are for. Acknowledge the issue and go to Nintendo for help. Designate money and resources into helping them, perhaps give them access to the BotW engine and send some of their top experts to assist in mentoring and teaching them tricks of the trade.

My company was bought out last year by a large investment firm, and do you know what they did? They earmarked 12 million dollars to fix broken equipment, paint the walls, buy new technology, etc. because as our largest investor that is their role. You get what you put into it. Nintendo needs to do the same for GameFreak. Bankroll their transformation into a world class studio capable of developing games meeting expectations of a AAA Nintendo title.

I do agree its highly questionable, but I've had a theory on why Gamefreak is doing this, which if I'm right, I kinda get why they would do it.

So one of the reasons Sword and Shield was so divisive is that it was way too similar to previous Pokemon games, to the point of not feeling like an epic HD 60 dollar adventure, but instead a 3DS game with somewhat better graphics. But then you have the wild area which is...not that, but also has its own issues and looks kinda janky and instantly dated. AFAIK anyway. So if you wanted the classic style Pokemon game, they clearly compromised some things so they could add the wild area. And if the wild area is what you wanted, its only part of the game.

So I kinda wonder if their idea to appeal to all their fans and/or to see how they should approach the series going forward...is to create two games in the same region. One of which is a very safe, familiar, one to one remake of 4th gen. The other is a fundamentally different take and a far riskier, more ambitious game in the same region. And because they've separated classic Pokemon from this wild area take on it this time, and they've put out 2 HD games already, in theory it should not take as much time to get this right. And even if you don't want one of them, you might want the other! (and some will buy both anyway)

I don't have a better theory anyway, unless they're doubling down on releasing games quickly.

@Snaplocket
It seems awesome, but if I can believe what I'm hearing I should definitely start with the first game.

So, 89 mil as of June 30th means Switch is definitely past 90 mil now.

Q1 2021 couldn't match the 5+ million of Q1 2020 with the C19 boom, but it did manage 4+ million which is easily double that of any other Q1 since launch

Should be comfortably past 100m by the end of this holiday season. Switch is coming for that keaster 😉

https://www.gematsu.com/2021/08/monster-crown-launches-octobe...

Monster Crown is getting a physical release in October on Switch. Really nice-looking box art.

"Nintendo also reached the mark of having sold over 800 million pieces of consoles / handhelds. This includes standalone devices such as Switch, Wii, and DS, but not the likes of Game & Watch and plug & play retro consoles."

https://nintendoeverything.com/switch-has-outsold-the-ps3-and...

Hmm, looks like there's another indie to add to the wishlist.

Dodgeball Academia is getting rave reviews.
https://opencritic.com/game/11780/dodgeball-academia

Wow so the Switch will almost certainly beat the Wii in sales, and even the PS4 if they keep it up. I guess the Switch now has a chance of beating the PS2 and DS. The Switch does have a few years left in the market, so hey, who knows?

@HotGoomba Honestly I don't see any console trumping the PS2 numbers for decades. The PS2 was truly the definition of "lightning in a bottle" considering it was a combination of being the successor to the first console to cross 100 million units worldwide as well as being a makeshift DVD player for families with not enough cash to afford a discrete one in addition to the still unmatched third party and first party support that thing got

@TheFrenchiestFry Yeah you're probably right, I don't think that the Switch will beat the PS2 in sales, but with the Switch doing so well, I think that if any console was to beat it,

it would have been the DS, but that was discontinued right before it could beat the PS2, so I guess the Switch could do it if it's lucky.

Plus, the Switch seems to be matching the sales chart of the PS2, so I don't know, it's likely but I'm not crossing my fingers or anything.

I think the Switch can do it, even if it's through slower trickling sales years after its successor is already being sold. I remember Sony kept making PS2s even after the PS3 was out, and I think it outsold the PS3 for awhile lol

Yea - I'm seeing a news article that said Japanese production of the PS2 stopped in 2012. The PS3 launched in 2006 lol