Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@EaglyTheKawaiiShika
It's why I tend to stick to Switch games that are high quality ports. Like Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII (looks better than FFVII Remake on Deck), Persona 5 Royal (can't tell apart from other versions), Nier Automata (hard to tell apart from other versions), Portal Collection (looks just as good as SteamDeck), Mario Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Monster Hunter Rise, Triangle Strategy, Switch Sports, 13 Sentinels, Splatoon 3, etc.

There's a lot of games that don't really feel "lesser than". The games that do, like No Man's Sky or The Witcher 3... I tend to avoid those now that Deck exists. I like to keep my Switch experience limited to the games that don't feel like it's a major downgrade. Obviously if you compare side by side you can always pick out differences but by and large, there's games that don't feel like major downgrades, and games that do. Stick to the ones that don't, and gaming on Switch becomes a lot more enjoyable imo.

@JaxonH
I'm pretty opposite in term of getting 3rd party multi console games.
When I found the PS4 / PS5 version have better performance than Switch version, I will get the PS4 / PS5 version and not considering the Switch version since I bought the games only once unless the games are really really good and have same performance on every consoles.
For example, I pick Team Sonic Racing PS4 version for 60 fps than Switch version with 30 fps. FPS difference is really big deal for me. If I can get 60 fps performance from the same games on different consoles, I will pick the version which can deliver better performance. I don't want to spend money on obvious downgraded products anymore after I keep sugar coating the minor flaws from Switch games for a long time, I think I will not sugar coating the obvious downgrade anymore.
Since I like to collect a lot if different video games so my Switch games got covered by 1st party +3rd party exclusives + 1st / 3rd party remastered from other Nintendo machines while my PS4 & PS5 games get covered by 3rd party multi console games. Win win solution so my Switch games library will not get overloaded by too many 3rd party games and my PS4 & PS5 games library can grow bigger from 3rd party multi console games.

Ahh, really? That's your take? My disagreement with you was that I don't think cross-gen games in the style of TP or BotW make much sense. Because that style of cross-gen game is unnecessary, bad for business and something the industry is moving away from

Then @Grumblevolcano comes out and outlines in more detail than I could muster how the TP/BotW style of "cross-gen" game is dead/dying and by extension the idea of "console generations" is being watered down. Microsoft has basically killed it entirely on XBox, Sony is kinda letting it limp on a bit. And this is with the XBOne/PS4 -> XBox Series/PS5 transition bringing with it a massive shift in storage architecture, which is more of a jump than the Switch is going to need to do to get to its successor

So yeah, I think it's far more likely than not we don't see separate Switch and "Switch 2" boxes for Metroid Prime 4 or TotK. More likely we'll see a Switch box with full Switch compatibility. We will probably see the game run at a higher resolution/framerate and probably VRR when played on "Switch 2". Although less likely we might get an update on Switch 2 for the title that brings higher resolution assets. And sure, it's possible they charge for that upgrade but I think that creates more confusion than it raises money

I expect post "Switch 2" if you browse the eShop you'll just see one game, if you buy it in the shops you'll get one box. You want the average consumer to be able to walk into the shops and not care about that stuff. The more the library between Switch and "Switch 2" is the same on the shelf? The better it is for both platforms. I firmly believe in all but the top of the AAA blockbuster titles it'll just be one library, one platform. Switch

@Giancarlothomaz I was thinking September because I think Metroid will be the closer in the next Direct (remasters and a teaser for 4) and the October - December lineup is usually revealed in June. Sure Prime 4 would make a bigger splash at E3 but the way Microsoft and Sony are acting I wouldn't be surprised if E3 was cancelled this year.

@EaglyTheKawaiiShika I don't think Nintendo would do that, Nintendo has no backup if the Switch's successor fails (we'd probably see Nintendo branch out into the PC space in that outcome) so they'll likely be very cautious about how they handle the Switch's successor.

@Grumblevolcano Metroid Dread also got anounced at E3 2021 Nintendo Direct and in octobre 8th the game was released, 4 months of months is enough to market the Metroid Prime remaster/remake if the game is real.

Looks like we're getting another Mario+Sonic game in the near future....whoopee.

Depends on the game. If it's a game that has no right running on the Switch then sure. But most of the time I can just adjust to a game on Switch in the same way I might adjust to playing something a bit deeper in my backlog on PC. Like spinning up Bioshock, Portal or LA Nior

Eg I'm swapping between Bayonetta 3 on Switch and Horizon Zero Dawn on PC ATM. And sure, Horizon is a lot prettier. But once you get past the slight blur from the lower resolution and lower texture resolution Bayonetta 3 might aswell be on PC

Obviously Bayonetta 3 is the gold standard, some games don't fare quite as well

Freaking. SCORE.

Are any of you familiar with the infamous Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon crystal display that was given out as a contest prize in New York City? Apparently less than a dozen of them exist. In my 5 years looking for one, I have never even so much as seen a single eBay listing to date. Nothing.

Until a month ago.

A person posted a picture of one on reddit in the FE community, and said their boss at Gamestop found it in a box and gave it to them. I couldn't believe it. Everyone immediately told them how rare it was. I dropped a comment I'd been searching for one for 5 years and had never even seen a listing on eBay

Well, a month goes by, and they reach out to me having read my comment. They spoke with an auction house that valued it at $2,000 - $5,000, and asked if I was interested.

I told them absolutely, but I'm not sure I'd be willing to spend that much on it. Said I could do $1,000 but anything more feels like the money could be better spent elsewhere. Long story short, they offered for $1,500 and I decided why the heck not. I've been looking for 5 years and never seen one, and will likely never see another in my lifetime.

Fortunately they live in the Midwest also, and during my next company trip to Indiana, I'm going to meet them at a police station in a town that's kind of between my route and where they live.

I can't believe I'm actually landing one of these! It's been my holy grail of collecting all these years. That one "unobtainable" thing you dream about as the motherlode of collecting.

In the picture it doesn't appear to be in good condition but they noted after they cleaned it, there were no scratches or anything on the glass. It was all just dirt.

@Fizza
I really hope Mario & Sonic 2024 will feature Mii as playable characters since the 2020 version was lack of Mii characters.
I'm waiting also the PS4 / PS5 version of Summer Olympic 2024 by SEGA.
Cross my finger Boxing will be featured again.

@SlashFuture
They never even sold it.

It's hard to find information on it they're so rare, but here's one article I did find.

From my understanding, one of these was handed out at select GameStop locations in North America as part of a promotional contest for Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon back in 2009. One was also awarded to the winner of a Fire Emblem trivia contest at the Nintendo World store.

https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/33237/the-rare-fi...

@SlashFuture
No worries. It's crazy rare, and since posting last night I also found this:

Seems they were handed out to store managers on a regional basis. I've learned there's about 60 regions, so up to 60 of these exist via Gamestops throughout the nation, plus the 6 handed out at Nintendo World Store, so about 66 exist in total.

Of course, over half are probably lost to time stuck in a dusty closet in some Gamestop, or worse, given to an employee who ended up losing it or throwing it away. Then there's ones the employees likely kept and just stashed at home and either displayed or forgot about. After all, Fire Emblem was a very niche series when this all went down. So there was no real collectible market for the series to speak of then. That didn't come until post-Awakening era in 2013 onwards, nearly half a decade later.

I've accounted for about 7 of them online via self-reports, another 2 reported being sold at local game shops for around $1200, one that sold on eBay in 2010, and the one I'm buying. So 11 I know of.

To be honest here, Nintendo need to be better when it comes to UI usability. The Store UI is a nightmare to use. It’s painful slow.

@EaglyTheKawaiiShika Bayonetta 3 has semi-open areas, originaly the game was planed to be a open world game, but this proved too chalenging for Platinum Games and they decided to use the tradicional format of the franchise but with semi-open areas,

They really nailed Bayonetta 3 level design.

Open world isn't the answer for everything. Linear game design has just as much merit, it just depends on the game.

But Bayo3 strikes the perfect balance of open, explorable areas that are still generally linear by nature, but with a lot of secrets and pockets and hidden paths. Big enough that exploration is fun and exciting, but linear enough that you always know where to go next.

In fact, of all the things they improved upon over Bayonetta 2, from combat to summons to story to side mission variety, I think the one thing that impressed me the most was the level design.

Maybe the day will come they'll decide to go even more open, and... if so I'll have to judge it at that time. But the balance they struck with Bayo3 feels near perfect for the type of game it is. Bayonetta 2 was a masterpiece, but after playing Bayonetta 3 I can see now in hindsight that exploration wasn't nearly as fun or addictive. At the time it felt fine as that was all I'd ever known from the series, but now? The more open levels are definitely the new status quo.

@JaxonH Congrats on the find! I find it a little amusing as my boss offered me his at the time (FE was not popular at my store and I was the only mega fan) I turned it down because I wanted games instead (and a FE Tshirt). In hindsight I am glad I did as I am not a collector but it is surreal that I could have owned one of these.

@JaxonH That's a pretty cool find. If you have the money, why not? More money can always be had.

Nintendo chalenge with the Switch sucessor

I’ve seen this reported by several sites (other than NL) so far. I’m curious what the game is going to be.

@Ryu_Niiyama
Wow! I guess that's one more we can account for existing. Who can predict where the wind blows? It's impossible to know at the time. Especually back in 2009. Nobody even knew what FE was back then. Certainly wasn't a collector market for the franchise yet.

@Ralizah
Ya I was gonna pass at first but, I thought about it and was like nah, I just made metrology engineer with a sizable salary increase, and dang it... I want it. Money comes and goes, but I'll likely never encounter one of those again in my life. Screw it. It runs on batteries and lights up, also, which is kinda cool.

Will be the crowing swansong of the collection. Idk if I mentioned but, I'm done after Switch, hanging up my hat and calling it quits. It's time to start saving money for something a little more useful than just video game related purchases, so whenever Switch 2 releases its gonna be digital only from then on out- no more figures, collector editions, expensive merch, physical copy double dipping, etc. May as well go out with a bang. Pretty sure Switch doesn't have too much time left on the clock.

@FragRed
I really hope some upcoming family games on Switch from Bandai Namco like Go Vacation.