Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

And even more evidence Persona is indeed coming to Switch.

Zippo, a leaker with spotty but sometimes reliable history correctly told us P3P was getting a multiplat remaster back in December, and now reaffirms it's coming to Switch alongside Xbox and PS. Says he's not sure about P5 though, similar to NateTheHate.

However, a German site just listed Persona 5 Royal for Switch today. So, there's that.

@JaxonH Oh wow, so it's pretty much all but confirmed at this point. That's really cool that the games are finally coming over

@JaxonH

Pretty cool. Although the Persona series isn't my cup of tea (I much prefer the mainline games) I will be purchasing a copy on general principle. Voting with my wallet and all that jazz.

@JaxonH i will believe mainline Persona games is coming to Switch, when Nintendo anounce it on a Nintendo Direct or show it in a trailer.

And here's yet even more evidence for Persona on Switch.

This leaker is verified and correctly told us about P4AU for PS4, NSW and Steam well before it was announced, as well as P3P/P4G for PS, Xbox, Switch and PC.

They say P3P and P4G are for sure 100% coming to Switch. They say they don't know about P5R, but they imagine it's highly likely. It just wasn't one they for sure knew about.

@StarPoint
At least P3P and P4G, those are a lock. P5R is the only one up in the air.

@Magician
I respect it. Gotta put our money where our collective mouth is. Persona and Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core will be a perfect opportunity for Switch gamers to voice their demand in $$$

Oh my god, I can't wait for the second wave of drama when they announce P3 and P4 late this year, but completely skip out on the one Switch owners have been begging for since forever. And they'll put the cherry on top by announcing an expanded edition of SMT V for everything but Switch.

It's wild to think how much they've aggravated the Nintendo fanbase after they released 75% of their games on Nintendo systems last decade.

I don't think the latter will happen, but it would surprise me less than Persona 5 being on Switch.

https://www.play-asia.com/ultra-mega-xtra-party-challenge/13/...

I was surprised nobody have ever talked about this upcoming game.

@Ralizah
That totally wouldn't surprise me, which is disappointing Atlus has let it get to a point that wouldn't be out of character for them.

Assuming the worst though, at least we're for sure getting 2 mainline Persona games (and I've always said I'd rather have P4G anyways). There was a time everyone in this thread told me it would never happen.

But in truth I do suspect we'll get P5R also. Which, if we do, then SMTV can go multiplat fair and square. If we don't though, and then they port SMTV, I'll be even more annoyed than I already am waiting for these Switch versions to be confirmed already.

@Anti-Matter That looks crazy

@GrailUK
I know, right?
I found some surprising games from play-asia when there is no Nintendo Direct at the moment.
And I thought that game was 1-2-Switch sequel until I saw Merge Games logo (3rd party games).
3rd party developer did what Nintendon't.

@Ralizah @JaxonH If you think about it, Microsoft confirmed that P4G and P3P aren't arriving until 2023 so if P5R isn't coming to Switch we likely won't hear about the other 2 games for Switch until September or February.

@Grumblevolcano
Possibly, but I can't imagine why they'd delay the announcement for Switch unless they're saving it for the soon-to-air Direct. If nothing is being announced in the Direct, I imagine they would have just confirmed Switch alongside other platforms. There's just no reason to put it off otherwise.

@JaxonH That's the point, if Persona was to appear in the Direct it would be all 3 because P5R launches in October on the other platforms.

@Grumblevolcano
Probably, but not necessarily.

All 3 were announced for other platforms. Assuming just P3P and P4G are coming to Switch, and not P5R, it's still perfectly logical they'd be announced alongside other platforms, unless Nintendo wanted to announce it in their Direct. In which case it doesn't matter when they're releasing. That's irrelevant. What matters is they would have been announced alongside other platforms, but Nintendo wanted to bolster their Direct with the announcement since it's so close to the broader announcement.

I still think P5R will also be announced in the Direct, but even if it's not, we could definitely see just the other two announced.

@JaxonH If SMT V does get ported, we won't hear about it before November at the earliest. Actually, with Soul Hackers 2 AND these Persona ports releasing, I'm inclined to think they'd probably wait until 2023 to announce anything. The Persona situation should be sorted out by that point, one way or the other.

@Ralizah
Ya, that sounds about right.

Personally I'm not really interested in SMTV on another platform, and tbh, Soul Hackers 2 just hasn't been doing it for me. Idk why, just nothing about it has really grabbed me. Maybe it's because it reminds me so much of TMS#FE, which don't get me wrong, wasn't a bad game from what I played, but it wasn't in that top tier of ultra-amazing breakout hits either.

All I really care about right now is getting Persona on Switch. Give me that and I'm good. We'll then have mainline Persona on Switch, Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core on Switch, Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak on Switch, multiple Trails games on Switch, Fire Emblem on Switch, and oh, that too.

I'm hyped out of my mind over this new Fire Emblem game that was leaked. Just seeing the protagonist from the front has stirred a fire inside me, now I can't stop thinking about playing it. I want that more than I want Persona. But it's probably a ways off. At least Three Hopes releases week.

I feel like Switch is finally breaking out with its library. It took selling 110 mil in 5 years to get the attention of 3rd parties enough for them to at least treat it with the same respect they gave Sony handhelds, but it seems it's finally there. PSP only did 80 mil lifetime yet got Persona, exclusive Monster Hunter, exclusive Final Fantasy, Trails, etc. Vita sold a miserable 16 mil and still got Persona.

Like, goodness. Why has it taken this long just to see Switch treated with equal investment across the board? Regardless, it's there now. And that feels incredibly good. I hope Batman Arkham Collection is announced in the Direct also. That would be yet another classic checked off the list.

@JaxonH I was going on that the Direct in June is usually very heavy on the rest of the year with the odd Nintendo published release further out here and there. I imagine that Fire Emblem will be the main 2023 release shown.

On a different note, Nintendo uploaded the Crisis Core video and didn't mention cloud version at all so it does seem to be native which is very good.

Hmmm... what to play.

Neon White? Fire Emblem Three Hopes demo? Or Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak demo?

Decisions decisions... I think Fire Emblem Three Hopes. Gotta wrap up Black Eagles and get started on the final route with Golden Deer.

@Grumblevolcano
I never doubted it. But yes, good to see!

@WaveBoy why not do a mix? If I can easily get it in the store I usually buy physical. If not then digital it is. You don’t have to be one or the other. I finally stopped importing Japanese games because I can just order them from the eshop. Easy peasy.