Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

Welp just got my collector’s edition of Danganronpa (Amazon is so slow now)! Will wait until next year since I am playing GAA Chronicles right now.

@JaxonH
Sometimes the upcoming Switch games i posted here from playasia were not really shovelware games like i have ever posted Youtubers Life 2 , Alba: a Wildlife Adventure , Grow: Song of the Evertree , Farm Together , etc.

I like to give some information about upcoming games that didn't mentioned from Direct, maybe there are some peoples have interest with kind of games like that (hidden gems).

Honestly starting to really enjoy Luigi’s Mansion, I must still be within the tutorial portion because I am just trying to explore and enjoy myself the scientist keeps telling me off. And it is very annoying how aggressively he tries to hold your hand, but I guess these games are predominantly made for children.

It took me a while to get used to the sticks, but I am basically there with their function now. It helped when I realised all the face buttons have shoulder button equivalents the game doesn’t tell you about, unless you specifically check the controls in the options menu. The game feels a lot less awkward to control if you stop using the face buttons entirely.

However, otherwise, I am having a lot of fun so far. It looks gorgeous, especially for a Switch game, and thanks mostly to the physics engine both puzzle solving, exploring and combat are really elevated beyond their simple trappings. It is just so much fun poking around and seeing the way in which you can interact with various objects to make things happen. Plus it probably should get old, but smashing a ghost into a bunch of his ghost mates to take them all down always feels so good.

@Pizzamorg that one almost looks like a CG movie at times, and it’s a clever and funny game too. Yeah the controls get much better once you start using the shoulder buttons.

It does have its annoying parts (like the boiler room and a few boss battles), but the good parts outweigh them in the end I think.

I absolutely recommend trying out the local coop mode, it’s pretty fun.

@Ryu_Niiyama Both collections are great, but you better be ready for some tonal whiplash...

@Pizzamorg
As with most Nintendo games, they're not exclusively targeting children, they're designing for everyone. Not to say some Nintendo games don't skew toward a younger demographic (Kirby, Animal Crossing, but even these games appeal to women and more casual gamers as much as anyone else), because I do think they try to offer a wide variety of products for everyone. But what's helped Nintendo stay successful and relevant, I believe, is their ability to make games that aren't just for one type of gamer or age group.

Luigi's Mansion 3 is fantastic. It's been a while since I played but I think you can use gyro to tilt the flashlight up or down if you want. Might have to be turned on in settings though.

@Eel
I played Scarescraper in Luigi's Mansion 2 on 3DS with my brother and had so much fun. They really went all out for LM3. Way more fleshed out and even had DLC content for MP too, iirc. Haven't tried out the MP myself, though.

Really should put that game on my to-do list to get back to.

I should probably try that other multiplayer mode too. I’ve only played the main campaign mode in multiplayer.

Nintendo Switch was the best selling hardware in novembre in USA

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-switch-and-...

@BrazillianCara Lol I’ve played through most of both series before (I have GAA on 3ds and danganronpa on vita) but I’ll put a game in between them. Danganronpa series always makes me uncomfortable (not exactly a complaint… just an observation).

@Giancarlothomaz
And best seller on Black Friday, as well, despite the Adobe Analytics claiming Series S the winner (they go by clicks, which is a reasonable predictor but, as we can clearly see, not always reliable).

Said Switch was basically around the numbers of PS5 + Xbox Series combined, though Switch was down compared to the last few years (still above 2017 though). Evidently supply constraints all around are impacting holiday sales.

It’ll be interesting to see if Switch still sits as the king when all the supply issues are resolved. I wonder how much of Switch’s dominance is because people just can’t seem to find PS5/Series Xs.

Um, when exactly are you expecting the supply issues to end, @Pizzamorg ....? Chip shortages are forecast to continue some way into next year at least! The other reason Switch sales should eventually drop off is going to be because everyone has 1, lol

They said they would potentially feel it for the next few years, but my understanding is massive amounts of money has been pumped into trying to expand the supply chains for more resource, so who knows. Especially in this COVID world, everything is up in the air.

Obviously there'll be a concern that supply chains'll become too large when COVID eventually subsides. Wonder if that's even an issue.

@Pizzamorg PS5/Series consoles have a lot more pent-up demand. Switch will probably continue to sell well, but once the chip shortage is over and everything is freely purchasable in stores and on the internet, I'd be shocked to see Switch still trouncing the competition. Of course, by then, Nintendo will be readying their next-gen device anyway.

Yeah, I'm sure they want to do whatever they can to get consoles out to buyers, @Pizzamorg .... No, by then, there won't be anyone left to buy a Switch, @Ralizah!

@BruceCM Expecting an extinction-level event in the new three years, are we?

Yeah, the way Switch has been selling, they'll be running out of anyone who hasn't got 1, @Ralizah .... I certainly don't think Nintendo are concerned about that just yet, though I just don't think there's that many people buying a Switch if they really want either a PS5 or Series console instead

The fact that PS4 + XB1 + Wii U sold more in November 2014 than PS5 + XBSX/S + Switch did this November just shows how bad the shortages are.

Switch is still on track for 24m sold this FY, which is notably higher than the best year PS4 ever had, so I'd wager Switch would be on top regardless (especially since they themselves are also held back by shortages and were on track for several million more until they had to revise the forecast). At least for the time being.

Things are constantly in flux, changing, and eventually Switch demand will start dropping as the generation cycles down. But they're doing some straight DS numbers atm.