Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

Yuji Naka arrested for insider trading

That guy is a walking L lol 😆

@JaxonH I am still trying to figure out how so much can go so wrong so quickly for one person (not absolving him of any guilt) but seriously I would be ready to change my name.

@JaxonH is this Monster Hunter game this leak refer the other Monster Hunter game we found in the leaked Capcom documents? eww microtransaction. @Kaisu Game Freak is incompent with Nintendo hardware since the begining of the franchise, the late president of Nintendo Satoru Iwata have to help them during the end of the development of Pokémon Gold e Silver, because they are unable to include Kanto in the game, due to they incompetence in programing the game, the situation got worse during the 3DS era, i recall playing Pokémon Y in my 3DS and when i used the 3D the framerate droped dratically.

@Giancarlothomaz
Yes.

Monster Hunter Paradise. I imagine the "MTX" won't be what you're thinking of though, with virtual currency and unlimited transactions, but rather finite cosmetics sold piece meal similar to Monster Hunter World and Monster Hunter Rise. They're "technically" micro transactions as they are small (micro) DLC purchases for cosmetics.

@JaxonH If they're throwing battle passes into the mix, purchasable virtual currency with real money and an ingame store seems very likely.

@Grumblevolcano
Not necessarily

Just means new content and event quests accessible for the pass. Nothing about a battle pass is inextricably linked to "virtual currency". That wouldn't even work in MH because there's nothing to infinitely buy. They specified it would have various cosmetics and event quests for the pass.

@JaxonH i see and how about this battle pass, will it work similar to past Monster Hunter expansions? i not obliged to pay it to enjoy the game? can i play the game without buying this battle pass or is essencial for the game?

@JaxonH The premium currency would be the way you'd buy the battle pass and the ingame shop items where the ingame shop contains the kind of stuff MH Rise has as DLC and rotates every so often. The battle pass at certain stages of progression would reward you with exclusive cosmetics and in others would reward you with premium currency.

@Grumblevolcano
It's possible but also not necessary. Nothing about it "needs" virtual currency. Can be sold on the shop same as anything else. Just cause certain other games do that doesn't mean every game does.

@Giancarlothomaz
You read the leak same as me. But no game needs a battle pass to enjoy. It's just extra content. It's a fancy name for time limited access to DLC content.

@JaxonH I'm just saying what I think will happen based on other games.

Pokemon Violet is now my favourite game on Switch.

@EaglyTheKawaiiShika Dude that's a leaked DLC Pokemon, Lonkey.

@Grumblevolcano
Gotcha. Well, either way I'm excited for the prospect of the next MH going to Switch 2.

This is both good and bad.

Good, as it indicates Switch 2 will finally close the gap, and the vast majority of big AAA games that are currently skipping Switch will actually see a Switch 2 release. No more watching MH World release wishing for a Switch port.

Bad, as it indicates Switch 2 will finally close the gap, and the vast majority of big AAA games that are currently skipping Switch will actually see a Switch 2 release. Which means no more bespoke titles such as Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak. Multiplat games aren't developed with portable play in mind, as we saw with MH World auto creating online lobbies without any option of creating an offline lobby, unless you were disconnected from the internet. You could always just disconnect after the online lobby was created or limit it so others can't join, but it's a stark contrast from MH Rise where offline is the default.

That's a price that will need to be paid for getting included with the latest multiplat releases. And it means instead of two Monster Hunter games being released per generation- one for power consoles and one for hybrid, we'll just see one more elongated release across all platforms.

Personally I think the pros outweigh the cons in that assessment, but still. Rise is a very special game and could well be the last bespoke portable Monster Hunter. End of an era.

@JaxonH if the next Monster Hunter game is coming to Switch sucessor, it means or Switch sucessor is a tradicional home console like Wii(Nintendo has dicted the hybrid concept of Switch for it sucessor or it have similar power to PS5 e Xbox Series X/S( that i found unlikely given that since the Wii, Nintendo no longer focus on power console, it last power console was the Game Cube) and problaby have some kinda of inovation

@Atomic77 is a classic plataform franchise created by Michel Ancel in 1995

@skywake Game Freak is incompent with Nintendo hardware since the sixth generation of the franchise, i recall playing Pokémon Y in my 3DS and when i used the 3D the framerate droped dratically.

@EaglyTheKawaiiShika #LonkeyForever

@Giancarlothomaz
No, it doesn't.

Switch 2 will be a hybrid system just like Switch, roughly on par with PS4/X1/Steamdeck and will be perfectly capable of running any modern game developed for it. We already know this because we know the Nvidia chip they're using. It's a mobile chip.

Furthermore, just use some common sense. Never in a million years will Nintendo forfeit the portable gaming market. Ain't happening. It's the bedrock of their entire business.

They're not gonna abandon all the red and purple for the blue

@JaxonH Nintendo is unpredictable, is very hard to predict what could be Nintendo next inovation, no one expected Switch after Wii U, Nintendo could easily do a new inovation/concept for Switch sucessor, let wait for futher information on Switch sucessor, in the meantime let enjoy Switch.

Nintendo is about as likely to abandon portable hardware and go all in on a traditional home console as Sony is to abandon the home console market and go all in on a PS Vita 2.

Nintendo is unpredictable, not stupid.

Whatever else the successor does, it'll also allow you to play games away from the TV.