Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@StuTwo
While I do think MP4 will be dual release (at least, more likely to be than not), I don't think it can be the Zelda of that system. Even assuming it sells double that of Dread and hits 6 million, that's still a drop in the bucket compared to Zelda BotW which is marching on toward 30m sold by end of this generation.

I also don't think it'll contrast the next system's power well as a cross gen release. If it were Switch 2 exclusive I'd agree, but if cross-gen, it's gonna basically look the same across both versions. One might run at DLSS 4k, or offer 1080p 60fps. But aside from Digital Foundry nerds picking apart side by side comparisons, it's not really going to be a good showcase game.

I think it would be a fantastic showcase game as a Switch 2 exclusive, since people wouldn't have a frame of reference and Retro always makes good looking games. But as long as a Switch version releases, it'll make the Switch 2 version less impressive by comparison.

@Grumblevolcano That’s a good point about the recap intro though I feel most people who aren’t die hard fans will just ignore the game simply because it has a 4 in the title. They aren’t going to be aware of any recap. And with that being said, given the time it’s been in development including the total restart by a new studio, it’s not gonna sell that well even by Metroid standards. Just my opinion. I feel they’d do better not numbering the game.

@JaxonH i see, this could indicate a trailer or a teaser for Metroid Prime 4 is possible, if the game is in his final stages of development and Nintendo could be planing it release for a octobre/novembre release, you know very well Metroid is a franchise that dont sell like a Pokemon/Mario, the max, Metroid Prime 4 could sell is 5/6 milions units, despite Metroid been a franchise know for it high quality releases.

@Giancarlothomaz
It's what I'm expecting. A reliable leaker who's been 100% thus far says we're getting Prime news soon. I suspect in the next Direct.

@FragRed Nintendo's said since 2017 that Metroid Prime 4 is just a tentative title, it could become the final title or it could be something different. Both outcomes have their advantages and disadvantages like for example without the 4 is more newcomer friendly meanwhile with the 4 makes its mainline status clear (it's not a spinoff like Federation Force).

@Grumblevolcano I think calling it something other than Prime 4 is a good idea, and hopefully Nintendo does give it a different name should they not release a remaster collection beforehand. The rumours that it’s just a remake of the first game does make me scratch my head. Who would have even be the studio making it? Surely not Retro if they are doing the new game and it would be weird for Bandai Namco to be the ones as they are apparently the ones Nintendo cancelled the first attempt at Prime 4

@Grumblevolcano Yeah I could see Switch 2 being a Spring 2024 release alongside a 3D Mario and a new Mario Kart, with Prime 4 and a top down Zelda in time for Holiday 2024. Maybe swap Mario Kart and Zelda.

@JaxonH I definitely agree it won’t be the game that shows all the “Switch 2” can do - it’ll be too much tied to the old generation for that.

But it’ll pose the question “this game that you’ve waited eagerly for for so long… do you really want to play it in 30fps with slightly finicky performance or do you want to play it in 60fps with 4k DLSS?”. That’ll do it for many people.

I’d also guess that the Metroid audience overlaps almost entirely with the early adopter audience - more so than Zelda. That is to say that even though it’s a smaller series there’s a higher proportion of those fans who will want it day 1 on the most powerful hardware.

In many ways it’s the anti “NSMBU”.

@StuTwo we dont know how Metroid Prime 4 is gonna play/look on Nintendo Switch, the game could have the best graphics of the system(since we know Retro Studios is really good at taking advantance of hardware power, look at how pretty Metroid Prime is 20 years after it release, Metroid Prime 4 could be the same on Nintendo Switch, unless Nintendo decide to use Metroid Prime 4 to showcase the Switch sucessor full graphical/techinal power), imagine how beatiful a 4K 60fps Metroid game would look at a next gen Nintendo hardware @Grumblevolcano every game in the subseries Metroid Prime, have the same of the game followed by a subtitle, Metroid Prime 4 is just a temporary name for the game, it final name will be, Metroid Prime 4[insert subtitle here] just like Metroid Prime 3, full title is Metroid Prime 3 Corruption, Nintendo will follow a similar naming scheme with Metroid Prime 4.

Metroid Prime 4: The Waiting

@Kermit1 Metroid Prime 4: Rivals or Revenge( it lead to Slylux hated of the Galactic Federation and Samus in general) and we descover why Slylux hate the Galactic Federation, is much more complex/complicated then we anticapated, this game we lead on the darker aspect of the Galactic Federation, making Samus question why i helping the Galactic Federation all this time, plot twist, Metroid Prime 4 is a sequel to Metroid Dread, is the reliable leaker/insider who mention @JaxonH is Slyluxhunter?

I did not see the news on the site. I guess not many people care, but as a Gothic fan, I think it's great news. I hope they announce the date as soon as possible.

Ugh, the Switch fan's getting really loud in a bad way every day now. It eventually calms done but I'm now having doubts it'll last a year.

The only games I’ve been buying are arcade games through Arcade Archives and both Capcom Arcade Stadium collections. Dunno why but I’ve had a hankering for nostalgia arcade gaming the past few months instead of bothering with the backlog of games.

I hope that gothic dev has a screen protector....

Retro Studios hire Steven Ray(3D animator that has worked on the cinematic of Ratchet e Clank:Rift Apart) and Nathan Ramos producer of the Horizon franchise.

Somebody is trying to bring back Conquest with that artstyle. One day the feeling of excitement will fade but super happy that there are two POCs (and that their eyes aren't blue...I hate that so much. As it is rare/genetic condition in most dark skinned peoples). Just got the ping from Gamestop that they are ready to take my money for the divine edition! I'm going to try to start a golden deer run, Blue Lions was dissatisfying even though it gave hints of more information just not enough because of the Boar Prince.

I decided with the Splatfest now over that my next game before FE Engage launches will be returning to Three Hopes and doing a Blue Lions playthrough. Don't think we'll see any surprises crop up this month and the NSO game is probably Mario Party 3 (don't have the Expansion Pack anyway) so making the rest of the month Fire Emblem focused seems like a good idea.

@SlashFuture my fan is going loud too and it's barely a year old. My old V2 Switch still runs perfectly, though my brother now has it.

@Ryu_Niiyama
So, when I played Three Houses I did Black Eagles (Church route split), and started a 2nd run in Blue Lions. I quit right after the timeskip, like 2 chapters past.

With Engage hype going into overdrive I started playing Three Houses again (Blue Lions route). I immediately got sucked back in, and it hit me just how good Three Houses is. They really did nail it with this one. It's a more serious Fire Emblem, which is somewhat in contrast to Engage, which seems to be a little lighter in tone and doesn't take itself as seriously.

I'm so ready for Engage though. It's been nearly half a decade since the last Fire Emblem. We were getting entries every 2 years in the 3DS era. So it's been a system shock waiting this long.

Also preordered at Gamestop, though I paid up front and am picking up in person next week Friday. Going to Indiana next week, coming home Friday, gonna hit GS on the way back and taking the following Monday off as a vacation day. It's gonna be a 72 hr Fire Emblem binge.