Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@IceClimbers Yeah, Sony seems content to not really try and communicate this gen and assume it won't affect them. But with the lead they had over Xbox last gen, who knows?

Well, their lead could turn into XBox going ahead, @link3710 .... But then there's not that much coming to either console really, so that's probably a factor The games won't really be aimed at the current gen consoles while those are still hard to obtain, though! I dunno why they wanted to release them when they did but there we go

@Ralizah I was talking more about the competition, and really more about 3rd party releases than Sony or Microsoft's titles.

June and July are gonna be stacked for Switch!

@link3710 Even in Microsoft's case I think they could be communicating more. I think they need a really strong showcase showing that their acquisitions from the past few years are actually bearing fruit. When are we getting Avowed or Hellblade II? How far off is Perfect Dark?

I miss the vouchers. NA consistently gets shafted. Shafted on vouchers, shafted on physical releases, shafted on collector editions. It's just all around good, quality shafting across the board 😉

Finally got some good gear in Splatoon 2. Sucks starting from scratch, but it only took about 10-15 hrs to get a solid set of 4 slot gear with skills I wanted.

I'm so into it I used a vacation day today to play Splatoon 2. That's crazy for a 5 year old game I already played.

BTW, check out this Switch to PS4 comparison of Zombie Army 4. Possibly the smallest gap between versions for a AAA game to date? Played some an hour ago. Gyro is flawless, HD rumble is flawless, graphics and performance is top notch. And it's fun as heck. I love it.

@IceClimbers My predictions for if Xbox has a big event is something like:

• Redfall
• Starfield
• Forza Motorsport
• As Dusk Falls
• Grounded leaving early access
• 360 Gears collection (360 Halo servers were shut down in January so I could see the same happen to Gears soon)
• Age of Empires for console
• Forza Horizon 5 expansion 1
• Halo Infinite Battle Royale
• Sea of Thieves update
• A load of 3rd party games coming to Game Pass day 1

Always happy to share in the shafting of our US brethren, but don't you guys routinely get tech things cheaper than Europe in the first place, so while we might get what appears to be better discounts at times, really those discounts are just evening things up a bit, no?

Can the vouchers be used for physical copys or just download copys ?

@Ninfan They make digital purchases of Nintendo's major releases cheaper.

@Ninfan
Digital only.

I've been hearing about apparent leaks for the starter evolutions in Pokemon Scarlet/Violet recently (haven't seen any designs THANK GOD) and it's made me realise why these kinds of leaks in particular are so aggressively annoying: unless the person who made them comes out and says they made them, you'll never know if they're real or fake until the games actually come out. It's the worst thing knowing that they're most likely or probably not real, but there'll always be the niggling thought of: but what if it is? I guess this is true for a lot of game leaks but it's especially pertinent for Pokemon with the sheer amount you have to deal with.

i just bought Kirby and the Forgotten Land, in a local online retailer, but i will play this masterpiece after i finish Metroid Dread(i very close to the end, just left the Wave Beam and the Power Bomb to collect, i failed in my mission to 100% the game.)

OH GOD THE LAST INVESTIGATION SEGMENT BEFORE THE TRIAL IN CHAPTER 5 UHIFSVFSSCJSFPFWSFCBSKVEDVFE

@Fizza You ookie?

April is nearly all over and Atlus has yet to announce its April Persona Anniversary update. Here’s hoping the announcement will be soon and we will finally get (Mainline) Persona games on Switch.

@GameOtaku I would say that the next thing will be tomorrow, as so far all the announcements have been on days the games originally released on. Tomorrow is something to do with P3P.

ShopTo put the price of BD/SP down to 35 quid, still probably a bit on the steep side, but as this is Nintendo this is probably as low as it'll ever go outside of some once in a lifetime sale, so I decided to bite the bullet. I know this got very mixed reactions which is why I wasn't gonna touch this at full price, but the gaming year feels like it is slowing down a little, so I think I'll appreciate having this to chip away at, even if it is only an hour or so a night before bed.

@Pizzamorg Good purchase, BDSP are definitely divisive but I had a great time with them. If you want to make it harder for yourself without resorting to nuzlocke rules, I have a suggestion: constantly keep rotating your team. What I mean is that keep the mons you really like/want to use for any major or particularly difficult battles and have a B-team in the back for regular trainers. That way, you don't overlevel for the big battles like Gym Leaders or Team Galactic. It's especially handy nowadays with the anywhere Box so that you can take those B-team members out whenever you want (except in gyms). It's what made BDSP so challenging for me and what made it so damn exciting in every battle.

I need to go back to BDSP and finish it. I'm on the water between victory road and 8th gym town lol
It just didn't feel as good as the originals imo. It almost felt like a fan re-creation instead of an official recreation.

Rejoice!

The Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak digital event is scheduled for May 10th.

e3 is coming early this year!