Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@MarcelRguez quote the original patronising comment I did please, I mean considering you've jumped into this that had nothing to do with you.

Seriously @gcunit can I have a private word or two with someone with authority on this site? Thanks!

I admire your ways of compiling a list of all the popular third party games in the past year however, this list leans more on the 'hopeful' side of things rather than being realistic expectations.

The games that will be out early in 2017, like Resident Evil, South Park, For Hono(u)r and Danganronpa probably won't be on the Nintendo Switch, given that none of them made their way over to the Wii U or are from a company or is a series that isn't associated with any of the Nintendo platforms.

I think the only three realistic potentials would be FIFA (although it won't be fully fledged), Just Dance and Skyrim.

If there's more than those three, then that's great. The more, the merrier!

@Peek-a-boo Resident Evil and Capcom "aren't associated" with Nintendo platforms? I don't think RE7 will be ported over either but that just isn't true. Ubisoft seem to be one of the more adamant 3rd party supporters ATM so I don't find either of those games impossible. Then with smaller studios like Spike Chunsoft and Atlus I don't see why they would bother pledging themselves to this system if they're only willing to offer ports of years old games that flopped on way more established systems. If, for example, Atlus are releasing a very expensive game by their standards in Q1 that has had a difficult development but still has a PS3 version, clearly demonstrating their desperation for sales, what benefit/logic is there for them to port over Persona 3/4 or Catherine instead of Persona 5?

I don't see any reason why you'd ever want to stream VC games. The hardware is more than capable of emulating those games, they're relatively cheap and latency is a big issue for a lot of them. Retro games are the worst games for a streaming service. Why would anyone want to pay a monthly fee for a Punch-Out extra-latency, online-only edition when they could just pay once and download it?

Now if there's some sort of subscription model for purchasing VC titles? Then that's another discussion. Same deal if the games they're streaming are big AAA releases. Those ideas you can argue against but they at least make some kind of sense. What you're talking about doesn't. IMO.

@Peek-a-boo Agree about the initial lack of third party support, I do think that it'll be Nintendo's IPs that make or break the Switch.

@Shinion Pretty sure the reason Persona 5 has a PS3 version is because of goodwill (i.e. it started off as a PS3 game and then the long development led to a PS4 version but the PS3 version not getting cancelled). Something I'm increasingly doubting regarding BotW and Wii U as signs point to BotW not even being a Switch launch title.

@Shinion I should have been a little bit more clearer about some of the games.

Resident Evil, for example, since the fourth outing on the GameCube, hasn't been on a Nintendo platform since. Sure, you had Revelations on the 3DS, but it wasn't a mainline numbered game. It didn't even get the episodic sequel either.

I just personally cannot see Resident Evil VII apppearing on the Nintendo Switch.

The smaller studios are probably 50/50 at the moment; some may appear, others may not.

I want as many third party games on the Nintendo Switch as possible, which I have openly expressed too upon concluding my previous post. On the other hand, I can see a small handful of games that may well be on the Nintendo Switch, and those that are considered to be more on the hopeful side of things.

Come January, hopefully we shall see what their third party support consists of.

@Grumblevolcano Good job BoTW is a Wii U game then otherwise there might even be a snowman's chance in hell of it being scrapped.

@Shinion Check my sig, that's the only way I can offer privacy.

@gcunit S'allright, I've changed my mind thanks for the offer though. I was only going to inquire as to potential updates to the site to give users basic features the ability to ignore/block others if they consistently try to pick fights then just *Insert the 13th word that The Great Mighty Poo sings here*post until the next time they get their jimmies rustled by absolutely nothing and we do this whole song and dance again.

But the site has consistently demonstrated that improvements in this way aren't high on the agenda so I've given up really. Unless you can shed any light? Still waiting on an email I sent months ago on the subject.

@Shinion As far as changes to the site mechanics... I know nothing. I'm the lowest of the low here in terms of any hierarchy, so am not privy to such discussions. But I can imagine there may be a valid reason for not pursuing such changes, as it would likely see an increase in traffic towards the mods. By doing everything in public it has a positive effect in terms of getting people with minor grievances to 'suck it up'.

Take this very example. You wanted to discuss something privately with us, but didn't have a convenient mechanism to do so, and so you've 'sucked it up'. We've been saved a job, and you've become that bit more self-sufficient on such matters. Everyone's a winner

PS. Can I make an observation re. how you've written that last post (rhetorical question)? You could have ended the first paragraph right after " ignore/block others" and done away with the rest of that paragraph so as to avoid any chance of being accused of making jibes at other users.

@gcunit I genuinely do like this site and have had a good time here on the whole but I cannot agree in principle to that answer in the slightest. When even the toxic wasteland that is GameFAQs has a blocking feature (I'm like 99.9% certain that it does though I obviously don't frequent there), never mind the bigger sites like Neogaf or Reddit, you really are stretching it to say that your site is in the right to completely disregard this and then try to spin it as a good thing, especially when the spin is predictably weak. I don't understand the 'increase traffic towards the mods' bit in relation to a blocking system that users could use so that needs to be explained better but you should be clearly able to see that what is currently in place does not work. Me and this other user haven't made up and clearly never will and I'm finding it very hard to believe that this is a site I should take seriously at all when I'm side-swiped by others for clearly innocuous comments and then thag same person tries to tell me how I should behave without even demonstrating an example of bad behaviour on my part? And that's without getting into the "habits" nonsense that they predictably didn't back up either. And I'm supposed to just "suck it up"? Just to save you guys from doing what should be your responsibility that you willingly took up? And I'll point out again, this isn't a one-off thing, it goes back months and your inadequate site plays a part in not resolving it.

You're also incorrect with your "example" I chose not to email you as I am uncomfortable with disclosing my email address and ultimately my real name without assurances that I'm not wasting my time and as it turns out I was right as it wouldn't have gotten anywhere based on your standing. Again it is pertinent to point out here that I am still waiting as I have for months on an email I sent to the site months ago so it's not like I haven't explored other avenues to resolve this.

I want to see this site go places and I think I'm knowledgeable enough in this area to say that you're sorely mistaken if you think "suck it up" is sufficient to resolve problems on a public forum.

It isn't.

And I will apologise for going off topic here but this issue frustrates me and your response didn't help matters. Hope someone who decides the next update for the site realises the unquestionable benefits of a blocking system.

Edit: I don't understand your postscript, you'll have to quote me if I am to understand.

@Shinion This has disrupted the thread enough now. Please use the 'Ideas for the site' thread or the contact form. There are no guaranteed responses, so if you don't get a response, you'll have to read into that what you will.

(But while I've got you - my last response was specifically about being able to discuss things privately with site staff, I wasn't even thinking of the blocking idea, so sorry for any confusion. I have no idea about the blocking issue).

Back on topic:

I am curious about the cases the Switch cartridges will come in. It's always struck me that DS and 3DS cases were far bigger than necessary, but then I remember they needed to house the manuals as well. But now that e-manuals are an established thing, will Nintendo do the sensible thing and cut the size of the cases down? Would make storage and transport easier.

@gcunit And like I originally said my hopes were pretty much zero that anything productive would come from this, so I've not necessarily been let down here more than I've been reassured as to this site's quality in regards specifically to repeated fallouts amongst the userbase. I'll have to make a decision then as to whether or not what I get here is worth the trouble, and I'll have a think about it.

I thank you specifically for taking the time to hear me out even though you couldn't resolve the matter at all.

Nintendo Switch will have Mario and Skyrim at launch – report
Nintendo Switch will launch with an all new Mario title and Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, according to yet another report by Let’s Play Video Games.

The independent website has heard from two different sources that both games will be available for Nintendo’s new console when it launches in March 2017.

The mysterious new Mario title, which remains unnamed, will feature a 3D open world hub much like Mario 64 and Super Mario Galaxy. Players can select from a range of different levels and worlds as they progress.

According to LPVG, it will also feature co-operative multiplayer where both players work together towards the same objective, tethered together so they don’t get split up. At the end of each stage you’ll be able to see how much each character contributed to your success.

LPVG reports that Nintendo has a build of this ready for press to play in January 2017.

In addition, it also writes that an enhanced version of Wii U exclusive Splatoon will act as a pack-in for the system to take advantage of its focus on multiplayer.

This version of the colourful online shooter will feature an all new 1v1 mode where players on two separate consoles can duke it out on a single map.

Nintendo also has plans to support the Switch iteration of Splatoon with new single-player content and regular updates, much like the Wii U release.

Bethesda is yet to acknowledge the existence of Skyrim: Special Edition on Switch, but it appears it will launch alongside the console with limited mod-support to follow shortly after.

http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/nintendo-switch-will-have-...

There's a series of interesting tweets from Emily Rogers going on right now. Alongside an article by letsplayvideogames. Both of which have been fairly reliable thus far. This time it's all about games that are coming to the Switch.

Launch:

• The Mario game in the trailer (it's Galaxy/SM64 like)
• Splatoon (the pack-in title for the more expensive SKU)
• Skyrim (it's the remastered version as shown in the trailer)
• Mario Kart (probably, less certainty about this one)

Within the Year:

• Pokemon (not Pokken)
• Zelda: BotW

edit: what the people before me said

Splatoon 1v1 had better have the option for CPU controlled players to fill out a team, otherwise it will fall pretty flat, me thinks.

As for Skyrim, I'd love it, but the £3 original version on my Steam account is going to make it difficult to consider a remaster at £30+

@gcunit
But as a launch game there doesn't really need to be a hugely compelling reason. I've brought quite a few games at launch purely because I wanted something else to play on a new piece of hardware. Skyrim could go some way to fill a Zelda sized hole in the library for a lot of people at launch. In the same way that when I got my 3DS probably a bit too early the port of Rayman 2 on the 3DS gave me a Mario fix on my 3DS before 3D Land came out.

Anyone forgetting Capcom has Resident Evil VII listed in trademark do be delivered by game carts?

GoNintendo have a story now, citing Laura Kate Dale as the source. It's pretty much the same as what I wrote earlier but with a few added bits.

RUMORS - ZELDA: BOTW STATUS, MARIO SWITCH AT LAUNCH (PLUS DETAILS), SPLATOON SWITCH GETS NEW CONTENT & MORE

The following info once again comes from Laura Kate Dale, who leaked accurate Switch details prior to the reveal trailer.

Zelda: Breath of the Wild

• Wii U version of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is not going to hit the previously expected launch date either
• with that said, Nintendo still plans to release a Wii U version of the game

Mario Switch

• the Mario game shown in the Switch reveal trailer is planned as Switch release day title in all territories
• this Mario game will feature a 3D open world hub from which different worlds can be selected
• there will be multiple objectives to complete in each, much like Mario 64 or Mario Galaxy
• the multiplayer teased in the trailer will be a co-op version of the main game
• both players will be able to work together, but with a some sort of tether to keep each other from wandering too far
• player two’s gameplay will not hold player one back from progress
• player two can be the one to complete an objective and be shown as receiving the level end reward
• a screen will then show how much of the progress toward that success was down to each player
• this Mario title has a demo in development that will be ready for press to play in January 2017

Switch SKUs

• two Switch SKUs (stock keeping unit)
• the more expensive option will come bundled with a new version of Splatoon

Splatoon Switch

• 1 vs 1 mode where two players on separate Switches can fight over a map
• you can change your weapon of choice mid-game
• Nintendo expects the short match nature of Splatoon to translate well to handheld multiplayer
• plans to add additional single player content to the game
• the Switch version will have a similar free content output schedule to the Wii U version

Skyrim Switch port

• port is indeed happening
• will be out launch day
• will allow mods at some time post-launch
• mods limited to using existing in-game assets

http://gonintendo.com/stories/268612-rumors-zelda-botw-status...