Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@link3710
I think that sounds better than it is, for the reasons specified. They supported well the first year, but after that their output essentially dropped to Sonic, Monkey Ball, Puyo Puyo, Retro games, etc.

No core series. No Yakuza. No Sakura Wars. No Shenmue. No Virtua Fighter. And it's not that I even really care about any of those games much, but it does bother me they don't put any of them on Switch. It's like they think Switch gamers are either kids looking for cartoons or old timers who care for nothing but retro titles.

Nintendo anounce for tommorow at 5 PM a 40 minute Nintendo Direct and speculating/predicting what Nintendo could show in the first Nintendo Direct of 2022

Nice! Very interested in what Nintendo has to say. As usual no predictions. Just hype.

@Anti-Matter
Most likely won't happen considering ARMS and Splatoon are the same development teams.

And they're probably too busy with Splatoon 3.

Expecting a big focus on Kirby and Splatoon 3.

Gimme Metroid Prime Remaster please and thank you

@Magician Isn't ARMS the Mario Kart team? Given Mario Kart has been on hiatus for awhile, if no new Mario Kart is incoming then ARMS 2 could be a possibility.

@JaxonH If 13 Sentinels is making the leap, I wouldn't be surprised to see a port of Sakura Wars announced. I really thought Vanillaware would be the longest holdout. And Sakura Wars has appeared on a Nintendo handheld before, so there's precedent.

Anyway, Sega support gets a big boost from them owning Atlus. Even if they're not pumping out masterpieces twice a year like they did on 3DS, support from them has still heated up these last couple of years.

I would love for vanillaware to dip into its ps2 rpgs and bring them forward. But I would do something silly for muramasa rebirth.

I'm not expecting Metroid Prime remaster at this direct, for two reasons. First, it's too soon after Dread. Second,the game won't slot into the first half of the year, which is what this Direct is focusing on. I expect Metroid Prime remaster to be an e3 reveal with a Sept/Oct release, similar to Samus Returns (announced at e3, released Sept) and Dread (announced at e3, released Oct).

I do, however, expect Fire Emblem. It's been 3 years. It's time. I'd peg a July release same as Three Houses.

I also expect Xenoblade this year, but I'm not sure if it'll be announced in this Direct. Feels like a holiday title. Unless it's a XCX port, in which case, it could release this summer.

And, just to prepare everyone mentally... it seems there's gonna be a 3-4 Switch (or whatever the heck they decide to call it). Just... fair warning- don't want anyone to be devastated when they see it. So... ya. Expect it. Feels like a May release.

Splatoon 3, that feels like a late June or early July title, which would allow them to hype it one more time at e3 just before release (which is the approach they took for Splatoon 2 in 2017).

This would allow August to be Mario Rabbids, and Advance Wars to slot into April.

I also expect Batman Arkham Collection, and maybe Alan Wake Remastered as well on the 3rd party side.

Also, more info on Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak. More info on Triangle Strategy. More info on Kirby. I don't see Zelda at this Direct. I don't see Bayonetta at this Direct. Oh, and IF Goldeneye is coming to Switch Online, this Direct will likely showcase it.

@JaxonH Oh yeah, Sunbreak and Mario + Rabbids 2 wouldn't surprise me either. This year is stacked.

@Ryu_Niiyama While I probably won't get it myself (already own it on Vita), Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir would be a great port for the Switch.

@Ralizah
And Rune Factory 5. I forgot about that one. It's almost certainly going to get a mention with it's release just around the corner.

Speaking of Atlus, we could see Persona 4 Arena Climax, too. I'm not expecting Persona 4 Golden at the Direct, as that may take the wind out of Arena's sails (and sales), and Atlus has their own scheduled timings for Persona announcements. But I wouldn't be surprised to see Persona 4 Golden announced around e3 with a release later in the year.

I'd buy Odin Sphere on Switch. I also have it on Vita, but I don't really use Vita anymore, and prefer consolidating all my titles on Switch if possible. Honestly I'd buy any Vanillaware titles on Switch. But they're slooooow. If 13 Sentinels is April, I'm not expecting anything else from them for at least 6-9 months after.

BTW, I ordered that XIM NEXUS controller. I had to. As a gyro aficionado, how could I not? I gotta at least try it.

@JaxonH

Good call on the Alan Wake Remaster, I forgot about that one.

Although now that makes me want a Max Payne collection on Switch.

Too bad TakeTwo still own the rights.

@Ralizah odin sphere is a gimmie but my mind was on GrimGrimorie when I posted. I just look at my ps2 like “please don’t die, please don’t die”. So many rpgs locked on the PS2 actually. Since Nier is popular now Drakenguard would be nice to bring back. Even though I am certain I need therapy after playing those games.

@JaxonH That moment when you realize that despite the age of FE3H (and as a day 1 buyer) and that it is one of your favorite FE games… you still haven’t beaten a route. I feel so ashamed.

@JaxonH
On the contrary I see an announcement of Golden actually helping sales of Ultimax rather than harming it.

@Ryu_Niiyama My PS2 slim's laser died years ago, but I was thankfully able to acquire a working fat model from a local source. I mostly emulate my PS2 games now at higher resolutions, but I still like to keep it available for that more authentic experience when I play on my CRT.

Never played a Drakenguard games! In terms of experiences that still exclusive to it, I'm amazed the original .hack quadrilogy was never ported anywhere. The Xenosaga trilogy as well.

PS1 and PS2 are still the gold standard in terms of JRPG support on a home console.

@JaxonH Neat. Definitely interested to hear your impressions of it. The price is off-putting, but if it's good enough, it might be worth the investment.

So is anyone else’s Minecraft being really weird after that update. I legit can’t sign into my account and lost 30 dollars worth of skins and worlds.

@Ralizah I thought .hack is coming in march? I never played them so I don’t know if it is a different series.

Xenosaga/xenogears should have been remastered by now. With a director’s cut.

Admittedly I wasn’t a sony girl growing up but I feel the snes is the JRPG standard personally. But I do enjoy ps2 JRPGs.

@Ryu_Niiyama That's the .hack G.U. trilogy. Different storyline.

Xenogears would've benefited dramatically from a full remake that allowed the developers to actually dramatize the second half of the story. It's an amazing game with a severely compromised presentation as it goes on.

With SNES, only FF IV, FF VI, Earthbound, and Chrono Trigger really come to mind. Maybe that Mario RPG, too.

With PS1, great games that immediately come to mind include: Vagrant Story; Valkyrie Profile; Jade Cocoon; FF VII - IX; Chrono Cross; Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete; Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete; Parasite Eve; The Legend of Dragoon; Grandia; Suikoden I and II; Monster Rancher 1 and 2; and Xenogears.

That's not including other notable series like Star Ocean, Front Mission, and Dragon Quest where the SNES entries, for whatever reason, didn't make it out of Japan until years later, usually in remake form on other consoles. But major entries in those series were all localized on PS1.

That's presumably because Final Fantasy VII sold significantly more in America than any previous JRPG.

@kkslider5552000 Sounds about right. FFVII was the Star Wars of JRPGs. Just a monumental blockbuster of a release. It was the game that made me passionate about the medium, as I recall. The same was probably true for a lot of people.