Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

To add to this discussion, the Wii U's last year was kinda unusual in terms of software lineup. Usually the last year has some pretty significant swan songs. The Wii U of course had BotW on the day the Switch released but in the entire year prior to that Nintendo published:

• Twilight Princess HD (March)
• Pokken Tournament (March)
• Star Fox Zero (April)
• Mario & Sonic & Rio 2016 (June)
• Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE (June)
• Paper Mario: Color Splash (October)

Which also means that only three games released that year after E3, which is why E3 that year was pretty much just BotW. October of course is when the Switch was unveiled, after that point the Wii U basically went radio silent. I mean you could draw parallels to the Switch lineup I guess, if you squint really hard. But I think its fair to say that the Switch is looking better in terms of Nintendo's output

But..... the Wii U -> Switch transition was also the 3DS -> Switch transition. And the 3DS had some pretty significant titles even after the Switch released. To the annoyance of people such as myself. Pokemon Sun/Moon, significant Animal Crossing DLC, Samus Returns, Detective Pikachu. It also got ports of Mario & Luigi, Captain Toad, Yoshi's Wooly World and Mario Maker. Hell, they ported Kirby's Epic Yarn in 2019 (I mean really, by 2019 it should've also been on Switch surely!)

If I was to guess? I'd say the Switch -> Next Hardware transition will be more 3DS than Wii U. Probably even more 3DS than even the 3DS was. I think new hardware is soon, for sure, but I think it'll be like Nintendo's portables used to be. Like how in early 2006 you'd see people rocking a DS Lite with a copy of Fire Red poking out the bottom or how my most played game on 3DS for its first year was Pokemon Black 2

I didn't mean flick the thumbstick. In the Wii version, you can flick the Wii Remote to make the ball jump, so I wondered if that specific motion control carried over to this version.

I was baffled by Square Enix's absence in the Direct. We're still waiting to hear about release windows for Final Fantasy Tactics Remastered, Final Fantasy IX Remake, Dragon Quest III HD-2D, etc.

As for the usual Switch successor discussion, I still stand firm with an announcement in 2025 with a release early 2026. It'll take Nintendo years to cultivate a launch lineup. Expect Nintendo to coast on the Switch's success for couple years, people. Lower your expectations or suffer sublime disappointment.

@Magician i still stand that Nintendo will launch the Switch sucessor in 2026, given the console is still selling well, Nintendo is not gonna reveal the Switch sucessor in 2025, if they reveal it, they will kill the sales momentum.

@Magician The March 2022 State of Play was Japan focused and featured a bunch of Square Enix stuff (FF Origin, Forspoken, DioField Chronicle, Valkyrie Elysium) so I could see Sony perhaps repeating that in February/March but with a load of Final Fantasy stuff.

@Magician We have two square games inbound with Octopath II and Theatrhythm and the rest are likely not ready to share release dates for. Let them breathe in between releases a bit, they have had a lot of output over the past year and a lot in the pipeline. Forspoken just came out as well.

https://press.na.square-enix.com/Items/Schedule?period=Coming...

I apologize in advance.

I've hand chosen 100 of the most appealing, interesting, and quality Switch games (some have yet to release, and have been judged based on gameplay and/or hands on previews).

Let's take a moment to appreciate just how incredible the library of Nintendo Switch has become over the years. By no means is this list exhaustive, but if one were to mention every good game, I suppose all the pages of this forum couldn't contain such a list.

@JaxonH
Good thing dial-up is no longer a thing!

@JaxonH
I'm completely opposite.
These are some of my favorite 3rd party (multi console) games.

I thought my games choices are more interesting to play than mainstream games like zelda or xenoblade or smash bros, etc.

@Anti-Matter
Looking at your recent posts I think you might like bug fables it’s a turn based rpg but with bugs and is possibly one of the most non-violent games in the genre and the art style seems right up your alley.

Alternatively you were talking on another thread about possibly getting advance wars. and as much as I love the game I don’t think you would like the gameplay it’s similar to fire emblem. Though mostly non violent you capture citys and blow people up with tanks

Lastly please, please, please play pikmin. It’s adorable, the gameplay is great, and seems perfect for you. Who knows it might be your new favorite game.

@JaxonH

I've been banging the drum for years. Switch needs more rpgs.

lol

No, seriously though, the Switch is Nintendo's finest platform in the company's history.

No Nintendo platform has had a better library of games.

@JaxonH Is there an easy way to construct a post like that, or did you have to manually tag each image URL? Either way, beautiful stuff, except you're blatantly trolling people by putting Silksong in there 😉

check out the analysis of Pikimin 4 gameplay trailer and this could be Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom possible plot

@JaxonH nice selection of games, some nice games that i also own and others i plan to have(Bayonetta 3(ihave), Super Mario Odyssey i have) Metroid Prime Remastered(will buy), Luigi Mansion 3(i have), Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild(i have), Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom(i will buy), Kirby and the Forgotten Land(i have), Super Smash Bros Ultimate(i have), Metroid Dread(i have) and Bayonetta 2(i have)

@gcunit
Haha lol, maybe a bit.

On postimg you can select multiple and get a link for all of them. Not too hard, really.

@Magician
Being console, handheld and tabletop makes the library that much more exciting. It's one thing to have such a great spread of games, it's another to have that spread in 3 different forms.

@skywake
Ain't that the truth. Gb speeds are so nice.

Going back to my older Switch models today has been a shocking experience.

The best way to describe it... you know how, after staring at a bright light for a few seconds and then looking away, everything sort of looks more washed out for a small while? That's kind of what it feels like to go back to my OG and OLED Switches.

Surprised no one mentioned the Star Bits in the night footage of Pikmin 4. How odd.

Also night gameplay.

@JaxonH I'm happy you put Disco Elysium on that list. Phenomenal game from beginning to end. Very hardcore.

Speaking about Fashion Dreamer for Switch, even from the trailer looked similar as Style Savvy, but from my experience with fashion games by other 3rd party developers on 3DS, their games have different purpose in modelling the clothes.
If I remembered correctly, Style Savvy Fashion Forward 3DS was focusing on being fashion boutique owner which you have to know fashion style to please your customers when they were looking for specific clothings.
For other fashion games on 3DS like Girl Fashion Shoot, the game was focusing on taking photoshoot with specific poses to sell the clothings or fashion image that will be evaluated to be leveled up. The game was not even about being fashion boutique owner.
The other fashion games on 3DS I have ever played was Imagine: Fashion Life by Ubisoft as publisher, the game have 3 different career paths as model, fashion designer and Mall owner. Being a model or fashion designer, you will do some mini games about fashion like making the clothes or posing with specific command buttons that will be evaluated to level up and getting better upgrades.
I knew nobody will talk about fashion games but me and probably the fans of girlie fashion games, somewhere on this website.

@Giancarlothomaz
The thing that's easily lost in translation with lists of games, is each and every game is dozens of hours of masterful gameplay experience. When perusing a list you tend to just swipe past like it's nothing. "Oh there's that game, there's another, swipe swipe swipe". But each and every game is deserving of spotlight.

Just Metroid Dread alone is a masterpiece everyone should play, and worthy of discussion. Metroid Prime Remastered alone is a masterpiece everyone should play, worthy of discussion. Same for Zelda, Fire Emblem, Pikmin, Xenoblade, etc etc.

Just seeing 100 games is one thing. But diving in to each one of them and experiencing what they have to offer on an individual basis... that's when you truly appreciate the gravity of the list.

@MsJubilee
I like experiencing games across various genres, and while Disco Elysium isn't typically my sort of game, it was so universally praised I felt I had to experience it. Like, cherry picking the best game or two from ever genre to have a basket of the finest cross-genre samples. Same with AI Somnium Files. I'm not big into VNs, but with the universal praise and added 3D character gameplay, it wasn't one to miss.