Throwing Xbox into the equation makes Atlus' publishing decisions all the more baffling. Xbox didn't get Persona 5 Strikers, Catherine Full Body, or SMT III HD either...but then it gets Soul Hackers 2 and Switch gets left out?
That said, the fact that we got Catherine a little later gives me some confidence that we might get Soul Hackers 2 at a later date.
It really is beyond meme-worthy now though. They may as well just be throwing darts at a rotating board.
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The difference is, most other Capcom and SE games clearly can't run, or we know they tried and couldn't get them running (RE7 and FFXV, for example). And they have Switch games representing most their franchises. Capcom has tons of Resident Evil, multiple Street Fighter games, multiple Monster Hunter games, even DMC. Square Enix has less, and I've complained about their support as well, but at least on the JP side they have tons of stuff on Switch. And the tide is turning on their western games with Tomb Raider making an appearance, Life Is Strange, etc. It's still not enough, but... Sega has all kinds of games that are prime candidates for Switch and yet they still skip it. Yakuza was on Wii U, so I'm quite sure 3,4,5 would work well on Switch. Sakura Wars should have followed Valkyria Chronicles, but it didn't. Shenmue never came, even when it won the Sega Ages poll and they said they'd communicate it to the director. Vanquish never came despite Bayonetta 2 and 3 being funded for Switch by Nintendo. And that's not even making mention of Soul Hackers 2, which is the first Atlus game following their multiplat pattern for "all systems" as a global release (all meaning, "everything but Switch").
I've always said Sega is chock full of console loyalists who resent Nintendo. Likely due to the old console war back in the 90's. Which is why it can be a good thing when top brass mandates multi-platform. Problem is, Sega still doesn't view Switch as an equal. Only with respect to more family friendly games. Sure, they've released some other stuff beyond Sonic and Monkey Ball, but not much. After their early day support, we got Two Point series and the Olympic Games? Puyo Puyo? Again, their early support was promising. Shining Resonance and Valkyria Chronicles was great. Then they just kinda said eh, we're good.
Atlus has indeed made strange decisions for platforms, but as I said in my previous post, they'd finally made it to a point PS and Switch were their priorities, and even Steam. And I think Persona 4 Arena Climax is part of that. The platforms where the games sell. Just like Persona 5 Strikers. Soul Hackers 2, on the other hand, is targeting Xbox but not Switch, and that clues us into Sega's multiplatform directive. Maybe we'll see a late port, but the fact they don't bother to treat it as an equal platform (even despite the fanbase predominantly being on Nintendo) with a day one release is proof enough of what I'm saying.
@JaxonH I do think it's kinda funny how even with the games they bring, it's often the worst technical versions (though sometimes easily remedied, other times...not so much) and yet they end up the top sellers.
Sonic Mania was behind on patches and bug fixes for months, and was developed by Tantalus and not the core team.
Sonic Forces was downgraded and still ran just fine, sold the best of all versions.
Team Sonic Racing was ironically enough the most stable version of the game, since PS4 and Xbox tried to hit 60 fps and just couldn't, so Switch locked at 30 at the same resolution as the Xbox and ran fine.
Then we have Sonic Colours Ultimate. A game that shouldn't have released on Switch in the state it did, shouldn't have been given to the team that did Mass Effect earlier in the year (which was good but likely ate time up) and the Switch port of WWE2K18 (which was horrific), and still isn't fully fixed.
But hey, that buggy, crash filled, poor frame rate maintaining, broken lighting version of the game was the top selling version.
Sonic Forces...God knows how this will go. It's releasing on everything and it's mother so it's either built up from the Switch or it's SEGA spreading themselves thin and the inevitable best selling version will be the one they left out back for a bit.
But I do suppose, in a business sense, if it makes money with low effort, keep doing it. That's how EA keeps churning out FIFA on Switch. It's so low cost now that what few sales it gets (apparently 33% where on Switch in the UK last week), must be just free money.
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I do think it's kinda funny how even with the games they bring, it's often the worst technical versions (though sometimes easily remedied, other times...not so much) and yet they end up the top sellers.
I remember an argy bargy in the Megami Tensei thread about how the Switch version of Persona 5 Strikers was not selling as well as the Playstation's, it was something like the PS version selling almost three times the amount of the Switch version and therefore Ninty players don't derseve Personal 5.
@jump Well of course it will sell less, and it's not just brand identity.
I mean Switch already has soon to be four exclusive Warriors games, loads of Orochi, Samurai and Dynasty Warriors games, plus other similar styled games with other licenses.
Then positioning it as a sequel to Persona 5 was another dulling of the blade I think.
Give a platform a game in a similar style to loads of other games, including exclusives in crossovers from the same developers, already on the system and you'll find it probably won't hit the mark.
Granted, it probably sold enough to be worth it in the end.
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It came to mind that Switch is the only Nintendo platform I have which has a Mario Kart game but its not my most played game on the platform. That said, because of the Booster Course Pass I'm sure MK8 Deluxe will easily overtake XC2 to become my most played Switch game at some point before the end of 2023.
If a remake is also in development planned for next year, I suspect they'll drop the new Fire Emblem later this year. Since it would be weird to have two core FE games in the same year. Much more likely to pair it with the Warriors spin off.
Otherwise, it's so jam packed I wouldn't be surprised if they put it off until next year.
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
Finally started The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles after putting it off since October. I've played the first 2 chapters of Adventures and here are my current thoughts:
* The graphics and animation are simply superb. You can definitely tell it's a 3DS game at heart but it's still gorgeous despite that, especially Ryunosuke and Herlock's animations in the trial and deduction segments respectively (the way Ryunosuke nervously raises his hand after objecting in the first trial is amazing).
* The characters are so good so far. Susato not being afraid to use force when necessary along with being sweet and inquisitive, Hosonaga being a more sophisticated and serious Gumshoe is great, Herlock being an absolute crackpot and even Ryunosuke having a clear apprehensiveness to the situations he's placed in but carrying on for the sake of his friends is all so damn good so far.
* The puns are still here in full force thankfully, with Iyesa Nosa and Bif Strogenov being just the dumbest things ever and, with AA, I wouldn't have it any other way.
* Lastly, THE MUSIC IS AMAZING WTF AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH. Herlock's Theme and Cornered are 2 of my current favourites.
It's not nearly as scandalous as Nintendo stealing the 3D technology for the 3DS. They had to pay the patent owner a lump sum plus a percentage for every 3DS sold. Which is why Nintendo slowly phased out the 3DS in favor of the 2DS. It's a fine reminder that Nintendo is a corporation like any other, in the end it's all about the money. https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/03/nintendo_loses_3d_p...
I'm looking forward to locking in an order for the Fighting Legends Pack after work today. I refuse to miss out on this one as I did with the Rockman 5-in-1. I must confirm myself if all updates for Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection are on the cartridge or not.
Switch Physical Collection - 1,537 games (as of December 22nd, 2025)
Switch 2 Physical Collection - 4 games (as of December 8th, 2025)
Fired up my copy of Ministry of Broadcast for the first time. A 2D platformer/puzzle game; less stressful than Super Meatboy, less of an emphasis on puzzles than Braid. I dig the pixel art. The writing makes me chuckle in spots. I've only played an hour but I think I'll see this one through to the end. Pretty cool.
Switch Physical Collection - 1,537 games (as of December 22nd, 2025)
Switch 2 Physical Collection - 4 games (as of December 8th, 2025)
Kinda curious to see what happens with the Pokemon Presents. The western Pokemon accounts never said anything about it (though current world events almost assuredly played a part here), so are they just gonna drop the announcements on Twitter with no western version of the presentation?
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At least learn Hiragana and Katakana words. Katakana is the easiest to learn as the words is mimicking the foreign pronounce especially English language so you can quickly figure it out from Katakana words if you can read it.
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