Namco Museum Cover Art Hints At Physical Release On Switch

Physical > Digital. It's always great to have the box, and some people like to lend games to friends or even resell them.

I can't help myself, I still love boxes and cartridges. Bad habits from old school retro gaming.

I hope there is a physical release, especially if that release were to come to the UK so I don't need to import it.

Isn't there only like 8 games or so that are physical? I am almost positive it will get physical release because if it wasn't, why would there be cover art complete with RP at the bottom?

I thought all Namco Museum releases were physical.

That is far too overpriced for the amount and rarity of the games in this collection.

Idk why people still love to stack up boxes in their homes. Digital is more practical, and greener too.

I'm back to mainly physical having tried mostly digital for WiiU.
Don't like having all the games tied to my WiiU, had hoped they'd carry over liklikeom the Wii.

I mean, it's always good to have a physical release to put on store shelves to get people to look over and see your system's games taking up actual space and stuff, so that's a plus. Would I buy this particular game? No, I wasn't planning to. How many Namco Museum games are there now? I mean none of them are BAD, they just aren't something I want to rush out and buy.

I really hope we get an online multiplayer mode.

I guess I would classify them as Grandma Games. Games your well-meaning grandma buys you for your birthday or Christmas. "I know you've really been hoping for a new Nintendo game!" "Thanks Grandma I love Zel- oh. Thanks!"

I really hope that it will be physical. I need more boxes and this one would be perfect on my shelf lol

i'd buy it if it was physical

Physical ?!
(GASP)
Gimme one, Namco !

@Tibob
Some people like to collect things.
Nice to see the game boxes arranged tidily like books in the shelf.
Beside, if you bored with the games, you can sell your physical games. You can't sell or refund your digital games.

For me it's digital all the way for the Switch.

@BezBot 10 games I believe

@AlphaJaguar it has both rolling thunder titles. Are you kidding.

So, $29.99 becomes $23.99 after GCU discount. Which almost puts in the $20 range for day one boxed copy.

That'll work

Retail ALWAYS first choice!

Gimme some boxes!

Physical is always the best

Bundle it with a stand to let us play games like an arcade cabinet and we'll see......

A physical copy for $30 sounds right up my alley. Hopefully will know more in the coming months.

Physical Release. Never digital if possible.

@Anti-Matter @8-Bit_Zorldo
I get the budget part (I don't go to stores much so I'm not aware of prices), not really the "plastic accumulation" part.

I think this is a tad bit overpriced for what I can see. This is more of a $20 release point, considering that half these games won't have aged well at all.

But if I decide to get it, then physical. I hate not being able to have a physicals copy. In my entire life I can count on one hand what games I got digitally and they were all indie gems that I could not pass on.

This is not the gems I'm loookg for.

Physical releases get me to consider purchases that I might not have considered. I just dislike not having a physical object for my purchase. And vice versa for digital ones.

@Tibob
Because I own it forever. Nothing tied to a console or even an account. AND I can resell them to get others. Like this week I bought R-Type III so now I can sell Super R-type to help pay for it. If they were both digital I couldn't do that.

I like the convenience of digital for not having to walk up to the deck and switch games or for portable because it's easier to take a bunch of games with instead of a bunch of cartridges, but for me that is outweighed by the ownership and ability to re-sell (or buy cheaper off of other people!) That's why companies push digital. Besides production costs, they don't want me buying yours on eBay, they want me to have to buy ANOTHER one from them.

I will buy this in physical, I buy the equivalent in every console generation. Always good to have easy access to some classic games.

Nice to have a global leaderboard. It's not much, but it's nice to put your scores up there. Not that I expect to be ranking, but it's something to shoot for.

I got Mario kart 8 deluxe for free because I bought Mario kart 8 Wii u physical. If I bought Mario kart 8 Wii u on the eshop then I'd be screwed.

Therefore physical > download

@speedracer216 Whoa, R-Type III is one of my most treasured GBA games. I still play it all the time. An excellent argument for physical cartirdges!

@Tibob Oh, digital is greener huh?

runs to buy more physical games

@JasmineDragon
I actually bought it for SNES (well, Super Famicom anyway) But yeah, great game.

@TheWhiteFalcon
As long as you're not driving there...

I only bought digital when games were on disc, because all disc drives die in under 5 years. My Gamecube gave up and I bought a new one. My Wii gave up twice and I had to send it in twice. On Wii U I went digital only, so my disc drive is as good as new. But now that we're back to cartridges (that can hold tons of GigaBytes) buying physical becomes convenient again. I'm a bit disappointed by the empty boxes and lame e-manuals though.

Also, it's true that physical is cheaper, even if you don't resell. I missed out on a lot of great Wii U games because they were much more expensive in the eShop than on retail.

I have Namco Museum Remix on Wii, which I think is was a compelling collection with a bunch of games I never played before and it had new versions of classics (and I got it for 16,99 back then). The Switch version looks very light on content with just 10 games. It has NES Remix-like challenges though. If there are enough of those in it I might get it. Also, I never played the Rolling Thunder series, they never looked very interesting to me, but if I get this collection, those would be the first games I'd try. I hope for some surprises like more unlockable classics because at this point it's a very small and uninteresting/overpriced museum.

Physical whenever possible. You never truly "own" digital titles. Physical games can be played years after a system and service are obsolete. Not saying I don't buy digital, but if theres a choice ill pay extra for physical copies. I purchased the Japanese version of I am Setsuna so id have a copy to play years from now.

@OdnetninAges Namco Museum Essentials on PS3 is the only Namco Museum with no physical release.

@SKTTR
Eh... I have old Wii but still can read both my Wii and Gamecube games perfectly.

This looks like a pretty bad deal, honestly. For $30, we used to get packs of 30 or more games. Nowadays, it is acceptable to get fewer than 10 for that amount? Also, you might as well play these on a cell phone with the amount of the screen that they take up.

No argument from me, I buy both physical and digital, most indie games are digital only but sometimes they are released physically by Limited Run Games, so I also pick them up that way even though many are expensive, I loves the indie games

At that price I am tempted to grab a physical copy

But then you look at the price of Super Bomberman R and think, "Yeah, it could be worse!"

I hope the VC actually exists at some point so they can stop just selling everything in collections. I hope they get around to releasing some of these games on the VC because I want me some splatterhouse!

Alot of the old Namco games don't actually hold up very well nowadays plus they've been on every plug n' play ever. If I never play Dig-Dug again, it'll be too soon. Now Galaga's a whole other story.

Any physical releases are a positive thing for switch, good news.

@faint Still doesn't justify the price. You're being conned by Bamco if you're willing to pay that much for those two games alone.

Physical releases must end. Yes, digital must price itself better, but in a world in which plastic is mounting up and up and up, the environment is suffering as a result and the narcissistic collector in us must take a look at the bigger picture.

What with Hamster and now Namco, the Switch's virtual console is shaping up to be amazing...AND IT HASN'T EVEN STARTED YET!! Lol

@Shiryu What is 'old school retro'?

@Emperor-Palpsy Pre-Playstation.

I would like a physical copy since I don't have a micro sd card yet. What size is ideal for this console anyways? 120gb might overkill for now. I can always swap to other cards correct?

@Tibob A huge part of it is preservation, for me. I don't want to be completely reliant on Nintendo's eShop. I have every Nintendo console and one version of every major revision of their handhelds (GBA, GBA SP, Micro, etc...) so I admit I am a bit of an edge case. But I love the fact that I can pull out my old GameBoy, Sega Nomad, and PC Engine GT, and fire them all up knowing all of my games will still be completely playable with no hoops to jump through.

Another large reason is simply for collections sake. I like being able to look at the artwork, loan a game, or have the option of (God forbid!) selling my collection someday if I absolutely have to. I can see the appeal of digital, and I am mainly digital on switch simply because most of my games are indie downloadable only, but if given the chance, I will almost always go physical.

just getting for splatterhouse arcade

@OdnetninAges The PS3 one wasn't, but that was due to having connections with PS Home.

If it releases the same day as digital, I'll probably get the cart. I'd like to avoid buying a micro SD card as long as possible.

The only way I'll probably buy it is if it's a physical release.

Physical. This wouldn't be one of those I resell, but you do get the resale value back with physical releases.

@Tibob Digital puts a lot of power in the hands of the provider, in this case Nintendo, and barely any in the hands of the consumer. Physical balances the power a little more.

Still a bit miffed over the inclusion of only 10 games but hopefully another volume will follow?!?

Does Has Been Heroes have a physical release in the UK yet?

@rab103 same, except for large single player games like Zelda, I reckon ill only be playing one of those at a time

I'm getting this game. I was browsing Amazon and it isn't there yet. Hopefully they will add it soon so I can pre-order.

With a plugnplay Namco arcade joystick, nes emulators on my xbox, an NES mini, and a copy of Galaga and Pac-man on my 3ds, I think I can skip this one.

If it had Bosconian or Rally X though...sold.

@TheLobster
I did have a few brilliant grandma/mom games in my life tough. The chip and dale game on the Nes, superstar socceron snes (I didn't like football, but that game was fun!)

and Zelda oot (She actually bought it without knowing anything about it!)

@Pazuzu666
Don't worry about the plastic.
Switch uses less Plastic material for Retail version.
I'm sure it won't damage the environment as long we keep the plastic box in the safe place.
About Nartistic Collectors ?
If they want to show their game collections, that's fine. It doesn't mean they are so Nartistic or so Materialistic. People have rights to collect some items.
If you choose Go Green, that's great. But, let the other people possessing their games in Physical media and so many Plastic boxes arranged tidily like books in the Library. As long they don't litter plastic garbages.
One more thing. You can't sell your digital games nor even sharing your digital games to another machine. So, having a Physical media is really really Save our day. Not every place have a great Online Streaming. Downloading the games with very big Gigabytes are kinda tedious. Not everyone patient enough.

I wanna get physical, physical

@AlphaJaguar it equals about 2.99 a game. No con involved. Sounds like you have a grudge. The only way to get all of these cheaper is to emulate (not pay for them).