Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

3D Mario will be showcased on January event

She(Emily Rogers) then leaked that the new 3D Mario is going to be showcased at Nintendo's upcoming January event. It will be featuring a lot more exploration compared to the traditional 3D World & Galaxy. Additionally, Rogers also gave her comments on the console's very first-party lineup for the first six to eight months, stating that it's "amazing" and "will completely blow away Nintendo Wii U's first year". If her statement proves true, this could spell very good news for Nintendo since the console already seems to have way more 3rd-party support than the Wii U.

http://www.itechpost.com/articles/51332/20161108/nintendo-swi...

https://twitter.com/arcadegirl64

I wanted to know why the switch needed extra controllers, not if they are planning. He seemed disappointed by what he saw, and I wanted to know why.

THERE HAS TO BE MORE!!!

Actually I hope they keep it a bit simple this time. I'm all for customizable joycons, but let's not get into Wii territory here. This thing should not resemble in any way the wii/wiiu I think.

Not sure if this is 'news' or not, but I noticed on my FB news feed that the offical Nintendo Switch page literally just (about five minutes ago) went on a 'like' spree for other Nintendo pages, including the Splatoon, Zelda, Animal Crossing, Smash Bros, Mario Kart and Super Mario page. Whether this means something or not...I dunno!

Well, we already know ports of all of Those will be on the switch at some point. Animal crossing is arguably the only one that would be interesting if it meant something

@Whitewatermoose
I think its more likely to be controllers than AR or VR. The last two are still technology in development and high in costs - look at the price of PS VR. I doubt that is something they want to push for customers right now and maybe scare them away with price, or with extra add ons that may confuse the message.

Googles thing works cuz the actual important hardware is in your $700 phone already. Assuming the switch has a gyroscope, it's feasible to strap a giant screen holder to your face to use it for vr in a similar fashion

@rallydefault There wasn't any need for you to take my post too personally, but apologies all the same. It wasn't an argument or anything; just an observation.

I don't believe I have seen you post in the 'other systems' threads before, therefore I could only assume you stuck with Nintendo, which I was (obviously) wrong about and isn't really a problem to be fair.

I used to be a blinded Nintendo fanboy (I am actually embarrassed with how bad I used to be...) until last generation when the Wii failed to captivate me and decided to see what was 'on the other side'.

It was the best decision I ever made.

If anything, with the choice of platforms you currently own, you probably have a more open mind (with videogames) than I do!

In other news, the main bulk of the Nintendo Switch body - the screen/tablet - is just as wide as the new 3DS XL:

Makes it look somewhat portable without the Joy-Con's attached.

Putting both Zelda and Mario at launch is bad for momentum of a console. Especially with Scorpio launching next year with likely Halo 6.

With Mario Kart 8 S at launch you don't need a mainline Mario game and you really don't want a great of the last three big consoles where droughts hurt all but one.

I don't see 3D Mario, Mario Kart, and Zelda at launch as bad, if the rest of the year they continue to have great games release. Without having any information on Software, we can only guess at what they are doing. There is no bad or good if we don't know what they have lol

@shingi_70 I don't think Halo 6 will happen until 2018 at the earliest, especially as Halo Wars 2 is a 2017 release. There's also the fact that 343 confirmed that Halo 5 is still getting new content.

That said, I do agree that 3D Mario shouldn't be at launch. Zelda and Mario Kart 8 should be (maybe also Pikmin 4).

Eh I agree. I think they should spread out their big games so they don't cannibalize each other.

@Whitewatermoose are they going to start with 3rd Party momentum or do they need to gain it? We don't know and having an early push could help gain 3rd Party momentum but not having a big enough push could lose momentum. We really have no idea because we know nothing about their software line up.

@Whitewatermoose We don't know if those games will be there at launch. EA and 2K don't have to put those games on the Switch. I would love a new NBA Jam but I doubt that will happen too lol.

I agree they need to release solid games throughout the year to avoid software droughts, but if they are able to release Zelda, Mario, Mario Kart at launch and release solid games throughout the year, then starting off that strong could be good.

@Grumblevolcano

I was mostly spit balling. I wonder what Microsoft's big holiday title will be.

@Whitewatermoose
Out of what we know for next year Microsoft has Halo Wars, Scale bound , Phantom Dust, Voodoo Vince, Sea of Thieves,. Crackdown 3.

@BiasedSonyFan

Having both our the gate would be a boon, but i'm.guessing Mario is holiday for marketing reasons.

@Whitewatermoose @Operative VR depends on the immersion. I'm not sure if the Switch is powerful enough to do something worthwhile in VR. That 720p screen is fine, but for VR it's not enough. The idea behind it is nice though, since it does seem like the Switch is capable of many play configurations. Maybe it's an idea for the Switch 2, but I don't think we should expect VR for the upcoming Switch.

@Whitewatermoose I don't know the legal side of things, but that also doesn't mean success or continued support for the system. So even if the sports titles MUST release on the system at launch, it doesn't mean they will continue to support the system. That would make the sports titles mean less, since they have to be there, and other 3rd Party software would be more important, since they are choosing to support the system.

From what I see, VR is not a must have thing for everyone. I don't see any justification to pay a gadget for the same price a gaming console and maybe not using it after two weeks. Unless video game VR is affordable to the masses, there is no way that I'll get into the VR world.

@Whitewatermoose if the system is successful then you will probably get more sports games. Sports games will not lead to system success, just like it didn't lead to Wii U success.

@shingi_70 If the pattern continues it'll be Forza 7. The main Forza series has always been every 2 years with Horizon filling the gaps in between the main Forza titles since 2012.