With the Nintendo Switch system update going live right before midnight launches in Japan, online features have sprung into life. One of these is the eShop, which requires a linked Nintendo Account, and early snooping has proven rather interesting.
While 'Recent Releases' is empty, to stop early purchases no doubt, the 'Coming Soon' tab is teasing a few games. These happen to include two Neo Geo titles, both listed for 3rd March on our UK unit - up to now they were only expected in Japan.
The two titles showing are Shock Troopers and World Heroes Perfect, and tapping on them brings up an initial screen with a UK price - £6.29 a piece. All the information is there, including a snazzy option for looking at screens, so it seems the games are indeed coming.
Those are the only two showing, and currently searching for other games returns no results, so this Coming Soon display seems to have been an area missed by Nintendo when blocking info on the eShop pre-launch. It'll be interesting to see whether these titles come to EU at midnight launch day, and of course whether North America will get in on the action.
Assuming these come through, are any of you planning to have a bit of Neo Geo action on day one?
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why are europe and japan getting exclusive launch titles and noa get nought? i know you're reading this, reggie!!!
In other news, Switch is back to using friend codes.
http://press-start.com.au/news/nintendo/2017/03/02/nintendo-switch-uses-friend-codes-add-friends/
@Yasume And other ways such as players you've met in games, through Miitomo etc. It's not just friend codes, they're one option.
@ThomasBW84 Friend codes is its main option, though. You can only add someone you've played online with or a local user. If you want to add someone you've met on Internet, it's back to friend codes.
Are they running in 60Hz?
@Yasume and? Friend codes are quite simple.
@ThomasBW84: Can you also check the price for Vroom in the Night Sky? Want to add as much info about the launch titles on our Danish Nintendo community
Shock troopers is a awesome game will definitely be getting that to have a blast between zelda sessions
@Yasume Yup, but only if you haven't played with that player online before or aren't in the same game room.
I admit it is unnecessary to have friend codes again but most of my friends on PSN are people I invited to play online with only once or twice and never bothered them again, so it's really not that bad.
Cool. Love Shock Troopers. I also like the sequel although it isn't as good as the original.
Now bring on KOF98, Samurai Shodown II, Metal Slug 1-3, RBFF2, Garou: Mark of the Wolves, Last Blade 2, Wind Jammers, Blazing Star, Pulstar, Waku Waku 7, Puzzle Bobble and Sengoku 3.
^As with the list above, but I"d also like to see Ghost Pilots and Last Resort
Love Neo Geo games. When I get a Switch, I will definitely pick up these games.
Oh yes, I will be getting these for my Switch.
Nice. Honestly, I am planning to buy more first-day games than I can play as it is. Personally, I'm not especially bothered by a lack of "AAA" games because I only want a few of those a year. They take too much time to play more than that though I make exceptions for my faves. I understand the need to have more, of course. Not everyone likes the same games. Zelda is more than enough for my family right now.
Besides Zelda, there's Bomberman, Fast RMX, SnipperClips, Shovel Knight (Spectre Knight!), 1-2 Switch, and in a few days, Blaster Master Zero. Plus, there are a few games on NES mini I'm wanting to play through and a backlog on Wii U. WAY too much for us.
Liking TumbleSeed and Snake Pass for later in the month as well.
Then, April... Wife is stoked about Puyo Puyo Tetris (April 25th), I like the looks of Graceful Explosion Machine. Mario Kart I'm hoping for a discount honestly because I do want all the fun multiplayer options and I know at least one other person who is getting a Switch so it might be irresistible. (This is more games than I bought for Wii U in all of 2016... and possibly 2015 combined?)
Feeling pretty good about getting in early at the moment. Now to deal with the irrational hopes of getting everything right on that first day. lol. It matters so little, really, but I want to play it that day!
You can create a new Nintendo Account for any region and download games and demos from that region.
Unless the postman brings me Super Bomberman today (time of writing, no post yet) I will buy these Neo Geo games! as I won't have any thing to play tonight on Switch. Zelda BoTW won't arrive until tomorrow (thanks Amazon) So if I link my Switch to Wii-U then this should only cost me £10.00 and I'll be able to get both games. I'll be Switching between the two!
@jswhitfield8 I wonder if these will be actual Virtual Console titles with all the usual VC trimmings? Or are they something different?
I'm getting Shock Troopers at day one including Fast RMX. Definitely a great start to the UK eShop. I am hoping to see NAM-1975 and Neo Turf Masters make their way soon.
Sweet
So Switch has landed in Aus! There is 6 Neo Geo games I believe on the store already. I wouldn't be surprised if Europe got the same at launch.
@Blister @jswhitfield8 To be fair, this is done through a 3rd party, Hamster Corp., and their own retro collection called Arcade Archives. Arcade Archives launched on PS4 first last year and on XBOX one this week (I believe), and PC is coming soon. In addition to NEOGEO games, they also have arcade titles from other companies such as Konami and Capcom.
Don't really think much about these two games, waiting on samurai showdown and bust a move.
I love Shock Troopers. Always a good time for me. Delightfully short too, but not too short. Solid game play plus three paths and lots of characters make it a reliable go-to game for me.
Shock Troopers is a classic. Highly underrated.
Fair prices for rare games. Awesome!
Shock troopers was a good game back yonder
Get Shock Troopers everyone! A great underrated game that's not another Neo Geo fighter and if they've added online, should make for a great co-op experience.
@MadAdam81
Not as simple as just adding a screen name. "Hey add me on switch. same as my screenname"
instead of.... "hold on I gotta find my code. hold on while i do yours. oh it didn't work. read it to me again? maybe i typed it wrong blah blah blah."
oh well.
5 ACA NEOGEO games are listed on Nintendo UK's site as available on day one, and two of them aren't fighters...
Metal Slug 3
Shock Troopers
The King of Fighters '98
Waku Waku 7
World Heroes Perfect
@OzHuski Which six? I assume it's other five listed for the UK plus one?
I'm wrong.. it's 5. Shock troopers, king of fighters, metal gun 3, world heroes perfect and Waku Waku.
No Neo Geo for Americans? Oh well, at least WiiU is getting Turbo games for it's swansong.
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