Take-Two has a pair of big titles lined up for Switch this year in the form of NBA 2K18 and WWE 2K18, the former of which was one of the earliest games to be confirmed for the console.
During the company's recent conference call, chairman and CEO Strauss Zelnick reiterated just how confident Take-Two is in Nintendo's system:
We were excited six months ago and supportive. We’re excited now. We have NBA 2K and WWE 2K coming for Switch. The sales have been great. We expect sales to continue to be great, we’re very optimistic around the platform, we’re very supportive of Nintendo. So the only thing that’s changed in the last six months is our initial belief, has been reinforced by the early very strong results.
Actions speak louder than words of course, and it remains to be seen what other titles Take-Two will bring to Switch. There already seems to be some confusion regarding the physical release of NBA 2K18; the digital version will arrive at the same time as other formats, but the boxed copy has a vague release window of Fall 2017. WWE 2K18 also has a Fall 2017 release date, which means Switch owners will have to wait longer than other console owners. Hopefully Zelnick's positive attitude means that Take-Two has more stuff in development for the platform.
[source nintendoeverything.com]
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That's great. Hopefully they bring more games to it
That Nintendo Switch deal is big time. Would be grand if more fellas produced their gamesoft for it.
More games the better.
Got a bad felling physical is going to cost more unless they can compress that data into a smaller file.
Hey, I'm very glad they're seeing the Switch sales and planning to support it with more titles without hesitation! Unlike Capcom (I don't hate them tho)
GTA V on the go would be awesome.
@Spoony_Tech probably the reason why physical is taking a while. Those switch tax thingy should come to an end as time goes on.
Wish retail and physical got same day release.
Hey.. L.A. Noire was rumored for Switch late summer... Late summer is coming and they say this..
@The_Ninja Not a chance it'll ever hit a Nintendo platform
@Spoony_Tech
Even if it is more I'm still going to purchase it. Actually I have bought this game every year since the original Smackdown title. I was not going to buy it this year until they announced it for switch.
what can I say, they know how to take my "monies"
I'll be diving into WWE 2K18. Gotta get me that "Beat Up Roman Reigns" simulator.
If they hadn't announced more games for it by now, I'd feel less optimistic about what anyone from Take Two has to say. However, the recent announcements make me less uneasy about their support. Do I expect GTA or RDR 2? Not really, but the 2K sports games are at least reasonable enough to consider Switch-bound for a while, especially since they're filling the void that a certain other sports-video gamepublishing company is leaving open on Switch.
@Oscarzxn I doubt it, they are more concerned about the GTA Online portion of game now.
You know what would be good to capitlize on that? GTAV.
C'mon 2K, it's time for Borderlands!
I doubt we'll ever see Read Dead 2 on the Switch, but I'd go nuts over a Switch remaster of the 1st game. To this day it remains one of the best games I've ever played. With upgraded graphics, and the ability to play online on the go, i think it would sell well and perhaps even drive more adopters to the Switch.
@The_Ninja
Ooooh...Id replay that one as well!
XCOM would be perfect for Switch (despite Mario + Rabbids coming out)
Awesome to hear. I'll be picking up NBA 2K18 as long as it doesn't take too long to release physically. Maybe I'd consider the digital copy of it released at a reduced price...
Regardless, super excited for it. Now bring us Borderlands and XCOM!
NBA2K is a definitely a purchase if the quality is there.
Personally, I don't see them bring anything other than these 2 games, but that's just me. That and I've heard enough pretty words like these to only believe them when backed up with actual games.
GTA Online please.. man imagine a customised version of GTA Online on the Switch.. Docked? No probs.. Portable? **** yeah!
@wiggleronacid I duly hope this doesn't complicate matters for you then: http://segmentnext.com/2017/08/03/2k-sports-games-still-coming-switch-will-delayed/
Yea it seams like a no brainier for gta V, it was originally on ps3 so shouldn't be any issue with portion to switch. That and it probably sell a half million copies easy
So long as they at least bring the sports games . Then 2k had already excited my expectations and anything else is an added bonus.
@Oscarzxn it certainly would! I'm guessing if it can do skyrim it can do GTA V?
@Oscarzxn
I don't think so. It didn't sell very well and was briefly in the charts before disappearing forever. 😉
I think if Rockstar bring GTA to the Switch, then Mario and Luigi need to be the heads of the Italian Mafia.
Game Developers: it's great that the Switch is selling so well. We believe it's a hit!
Gamers: would you like to announce any new games?
Game developers: No.
@GrailUK I HIGHLY doubt Nintendo would appreciate having their characters spun like that.
@Grudgebearer so these two titles don't count as actual games?
@faint Do tell me where I said, or implied, that.
Expect future NBA 2K and WWE 2K games to be ported to Switch. That's it for now.
@Grudgebearer in the very post I responded to
"Personally, I don't see them bring anything other than these 2 games, but that's just me." Where does that imply not to be counting as actual games? You do your username justice, because you must be feeling faint.
Uh oh.. they are getting their expectations pretty high for late port of nba. Hope they still take into account the gap in release.
@Grudgebearer that's kind of what the second half of the article was about and why I said what I said lol
@wiggleronacid Ah, I must admit that I did a quick-read through, and not a thorough one of the article. Must've glanced over that.
I'd LOVE a portable version of the last gen version of GTA V. It should be perfectly doable.
@Grudgebearer "I've heard enough pretty words like this to only believe them when backed up by actually games."
@faint The pretty words in the article? You know, these "We were excited six months ago and supportive. We’re excited now. We have NBA 2K and WWE 2K coming for Switch. The sales have been great. We expect sales to continue to be great, we’re very optimistic around the platform, we’re very supportive of Nintendo. So the only thing that’s changed in the last six months is our initial belief, has been reinforced by the early very strong results."
As in yes the games are coming, but all that "excited" and "supportive" is something I take as PR talk.
Can we finally get a GTA on a Nintendo console?!? 😊 Cmon boys
Any reason why they haven't announced the $89.99 "Deluxe Edition" version for Switch? Still waiting on confirmation before I pre-order he Switch version.
@DarkmarkUnited That would be ideal, but it seems like a lot of developers don't want to heavily customize specific versions of their games. But yeah, a GTA V 1.5 that's somewhere between the last and current gen version on the Switch would be AWESOME. Day one buy for sure, and I even own the game on PS4 (just don't play it much).
It'd be nice to see Take-Two place its future games on the system if these two prove successful enough. Neither are my cup of tea but if you're a fan of these genres they'll likely be decent on Switch (if the developers aren't lying about how they perceive the system.)
i have the legendary gold edition of NBA2k18 preordered cant wait.
@joey302 well, we've got GTA on THREE Nintendo consoles before.
@nhSnork not counting portables if you're referring to Chinatown
@ballistic90 That is exactly what I am seeing right now. I wonder what it will take for that logic to change.
@Grudgebearer all good fam, I've done that at least 50 times before haha.
I'm optimistic. Here's hoping their initial titles sell enough to keep them interested in developing for the Switch
amiibo support?
Plumber outfits? it's the PG/New era after all.
Maybe so old nes style arena and a VWA/VWF Titlealong with Starman and Amazon?
I'll buy the switch copy if its on par with 8 wrestlers.
hopefully no gimmicks like waggle
GTA V would be heaven
@Grudgebearer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk9oa_PiXAk
NBA and WWE both are games with little resale value or collectors value because of the yearly releases. This reason alone is why I am fine with digital copies.
Ill be skipping NBA but WWE is day 1.
Well, we can hardly complain about support so far given two of their biggest games this year are coming out on the Switch. I look forward to seeing what they bring across next year.
With the Switch selling well to adults hopefully they'll take a chance on a couple of more 'adult' games.
@ballistic90
This was a conference call to investors. They, like other publishers, will announce things when it suits them (and Nintendo), not when repeatedly asked.
@joey302
We've had it on portables before. T2 must be concerned at how little money they've made off GTA V so another revenue stream could really save the day 😉😉😉
I'm grabbing both NBA 2k18 and WWE 2k18, just because Switch is great for coop at work, and a lot of people are into sports so it'll be yet 2 more games to play with people.
FIFA, that one I actually want to play solo. Maybe reignite my old passion for the sport as a teenager.
@joey302 Chinatown Wars, Advance, the ports of GTA and GTA 2... Why not count portables in the first place? They're consoles and Nintendo has had almost as many of them as it's had home consoles.
@electrolite77 lol 😂
@nhSnork while those are fun, they can't compare and are inferior imo to the home console offerings like GTA III, IV, V, Vice City, San Andreas etc
@Agent721 me too- would love some red dead on the go.
@zionich not true- my son got 50 whole pence when he traded in Fifa 16. 😂😂😂
They've got 2 games coming out on the system, of course they're going to say optimistic things. Let's see how things go, it's still early days. The Switch has sold about 5 million units, that's about 1/20 of PS4XB1. Nevermind the PC market. I've no interest in either wrestling or basketball so hope they've something better.
The Switch needs the big 3rd party games but isn't likely to get them. And the Switch has had the last number of months to itself. Autumn is coming and that's when the big guns show up, e.g. Red Dead Redemption 2, Star Wars Battlefront 2, Destiny 2, Call of Duty: WW2, Assassin's Creed Origins, Middle Earth: Shadow of War and plenty more besides. Not to mention the competition will probably have price cuts on the hardware. The Christmas period is going to be very interesting. Japan has had its big seller in Splatoon, nothing will likely top that until the Pokemon game arrives and that's some considerable time away. DQXI will be too late and inferior. Super Mario Odyssey will do well worldwide, better everywhere than in Japan.
@StarmanSSP - I think Rollins could land Starman's amazing backflip drop kick.
Hopefully they are confident enough to bring in a new Grand Theft Auto game (it doesn't have to be any of the previous games as you play one you basically play all of them) for the Switch.
I have a theory they want you to buy the PS4/XB1 versions first, because then you're more likely to double dip on the Switch for the portability. Similarly I get the feeling FIFA switch is lacking so you buy one with all the modes on the PS4/XB1, then get the Switch version to take out and about.
Seems a logical marketing plan.
Well how about GTA and RDR for the Switch?
Yeah, I'm just kidding...
The more the merrier! I want to stop using the PS4 so yes bring everything you have to Switch. Nintendo better do a PRO/NEW version of Switch around 3 years with better specs.
@MrGawain
The Switch is only lacking one (fairly minor) mode in FIFA. It's believed to be a capacity issue on the cartridges i.e. not worth forking out for a bigger cart for just The Journey.
That said, I don't think that's a bad theory. I'm expecting an avalanche of PS3/360 remasters once Western publishers catch up with the machines success.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE
"The Switch needs the big 3rd party games but isn't likely to get them2
I agree it isn't likely to get them but I don't believe it needs them. They'll be nice but not essential. Anyone bothered about the games you listed has bought at least one machine that plays them by now.
I'd buy any GTA - Remake
Red Dead Redemption delayed so that it can be optimised for Switch..?
RDR2 and GTA5 on the Switch Please
@SLIGEACH_EIRE "Autumn is coming and that's when the big guns show up, e.g. Red Dead Redemption 2, Star Wars Battlefront 2, Destiny 2, Call of Duty: WW2, Assassin's Creed Origins, Middle Earth: Shadow of War"
Red Dead Redemption 2 - not interested.
Star Wars Battlefront 2 - not interested.
Destiny 2 - not interested.
Call of Duty: WW2 - definitely not interested.
Assassin's Creed Origin - not interested.
Middle Earth: Shadow of War - not interested.
I still want a Switch. The presence of these games makes no difference to me whatsoever. The thing to bear in mind is not everyone cares about these types of games, same as a lot of people are cold to Hollywood blockbusters when they come out. These games might be big guns to you but to me they mean nothing.
@WiltonRoots Maybe not to you but they matter to a lot of people. Every one of them will be multi million sellers. And their absence like many other big 3rd party game will put people off buying a Switch.
@JaxonH I get a decent amount of game time at work also lol. It's a beautiful thing.
@zionich
I love it, cause I can prop up in tabletop and play some Splatoon 2 single player, or jump on hotspot and play online, or pass a Joycon and play some Ultra Street Fighter II or Mario Kart or Arms...
No matter the situation Switch has it covered. Thing sells itself. Everyone who sees mine ends up buying one. That's how I know this thing is gonna be a monster in the coming years. I've never seen so many people so aware of a console, and all want one. Was at a separate plant today (crisis at work) and not one but both guys in the lab were saying they were trying to find a Switch in stock. Younger guys who typically play Call of Duty and the like. Talking about Mario Kingdom Battle and Splatoon 2. Those games are pulling people in like magnets.
I know Nintendo is kinda retro company but it still surprise me how many users refuse to buy anything not available on physical format. I mean PSP go was a big flop but we're in 2017. The only real problem i see is that game sizes is gigantic. But we're moving forward a digital exclusive future. We can survive without cartridges
@JaxonH Exactly.
I need to start looking for another one so my kids and I can all play Splatoon 2 together.
@dimi I don't know about other regions, but about 90% of console gamers in Japan buy physical copies.
And then in true Nintendo port fashion, the Switch version of WWE 2k18 features only one game mode: A one versus one basic match where the player controls John Cena against a generic wrestler opponent.
Fun and jokes aside, I hope both of these titles are fun and more or less full featured, although the only game I would be interested in picking up would be NBA 2k18.
I have not owned a wrestling game since No Mercy for the N64. That game was so deep and customizable and fun to play! Not only was it a fun pro wrestling game, but the fighting system was so well made that it basically doubled as a fighting/wrestling/grappling/MMA game. No Mercy for virtual console would be a no brainer in terms of the hype it would generate. No Mercy for Switch, make it happen please!
@electrolite77 "Anyone bothered about the games you listed has bought at least one machine that plays them by now."
Yep...there's going to be a heap of people getting the Switch for the simple fact that it has games you can't get anywhere else and can be played anywhere.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE
The only people it will put off fall into two groups-those who specifically want to play those games on a portable or people who don't currently have a machine to play Western AAA games on.
Those who want to play cinematic AAA games on a portable surely exist, as do those wanting to play online shooters on a machine without any community based around the prequels. But its not likely to be many people. It's also Catch 22 for the publishers. They have to believe a cut down version will sell to people who would buy it on Switch as well as (not instead of, that's just cannibalising sales) one of the other three formats.
Then there's people who don't already have a machine to play those games on. By definition that is a tiny group of people as PS4 and XB1 have been out for four years and all but one of the games on your list have had prequels on those consoles. Therefore anybody actually bothered has already bought one of those consoles or a PC. If they haven't, they aren't that bothered and those games won't sell them a Switch.
@WiltonRoots
Exactly. Key to the Switch succeeding is exclusives, basically Nintendo games. I'm happy for the Switch to get every game going, choice is everything as PlayStation continually illustrates. But only some of those games will drive Switch sales.
GTAV is the one we want!!!!
You can have a Digital release but a Physical copy is To Be Announced!
HorseNuggets! Not buying
@Spoony_Tech I have a feeling the whole enchilada will be Digital only downloads within 2 years. My gut is telling me so.
borderlands handsome collection please, This would be great on the go. Its about 150+ hours of play so on the go a must for me
I'm reading some absolute nonsense from people in denial about what the Switch needs.
@electrolite77 I have a PC, PS4 pro and will get a X Box one X. The limit to games I buy is time, plan and simple, Time. If a game is release on the switch I am 10x more likely to pick it up as I have 10x more time to play, 3 hours travel time each week day! Like most gamers I know, the switch is the first time I have took notice of Nintendo. I expect the switch to do a lot better with third party than past Nintendo consoles as a lot more hardcore gamers add it to their collection.
Anyways, changing subject, Dragon Quest Builders 2 has been announced for switch and PS4
@BarFooToo
Yeah but that's just you, in the same way as me getting loads of use out of mine on nights at work is just me.
Big picture-say hypothetically Switch gets COD, Destiny 2, Star Wars, Assassins Creed this year. It's guaranteed the Switch version will look worse in terms of resolution and possibly framerate than even the original Xbox One version let alone the more powerful consoles or a decent PC. So anybody concerned about graphics (a lot of so-called 'hardcore' gamers won't buy the Switch version.
Those willing to accept a lower resolution may not want to pay another subscription to play on Switch especially when they have friends lists and other subscriptions on other consoles (or, as PC owners, play online for free) so they won't buy the Switch version.
Even if some users will buy the Switch version instead of another that's of no interest to the publishers because it's cannibalising existing sales. They're only interested in people who will buy a Switch version as well as another version. That's a small group.
Nintendo may be interested in customers who will buy a Switch version instead of another, but given the reasons above the only way these games will happen is if Nintendo moneyhat their release. But from Nintendos own point of view is that really money well spent? Do they want to have to spend their way into battle with two other very well-resourced competitors, one of whom (Sony) has shown itself to be simply better at selling home consoles to potentially steal a very small subset of customers? From their POV they could just spend that money on their own games or funding exclusives.
The dark horse is users entering the current-gen market for the first time. Again, the only portion of that realistically available to AAA games on the Switch is those who are happy with the worst-looking version and/or want portability. Also a small group.
It's the same issue however it gets stretched. There are currently three other machines offering Western AAA games at higher quality than the Switch will be able to and one of them is way behind the others despite MS spending vast amounts of money to stay in the race. The market is saturated.
I'd be very happy to see Switch get as many games as your average Sony home console. I'm not saying I don't want Western AAA games on the Switch, they can only help. Those groups I've described may be small but they're all welcome. However it does not by any stretch of the imagination NEED them to survive. It NEEDS games to set it apart from the others to pick up the niches it can aim for more easily-Wii U, Vita and 3DS owners primarily, plus users looking for a second 'complimentary' console. That means first- and second-party games.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE
The only denial is from people claiming their interested in the likes of "Red Dead Redemption 2, Star Wars Battlefront 2, Destiny 2, Call of Duty: WW2, Assassin's Creed Origins, Middle Earth: Shadow of War".
If they aren't bothered enough to buy one of the (sub-£200) boxes out there that play them games, they simply aren't that bothered about them games.
@electrolite77 It's not a capacity issue, Switch doesn't have that mode because it doesn't support the graphics engine it runs on and EA felt that making it from zero as the rest of the game wasn't necessary
@electrolite77 More nonsense. People shouldn't have to buy one console for Nintendo games and another for 3rd party support. €330 for another "console" in the same generation. That's €330, more expensive than the competition for less specs, less games and hidden extra costs, e.g. memory card, powerbank battery packs, cases, Pro controller, USB C adapters, screen protectors, etc. Nintendo only think of themselves when they make hardware. It's little wonder 3rd party devs are so wary of supporting them.
This is pretty good news for myself, as I'm somewhat wondering on if I want to purchase the system or not (being how much I've been left down from the Wii U and nintendo recently). If the games keep on coming for it, and the sales of the system continue, I'll become a proud owner of one, but up until right now, there's still only a small percentage of games that would make me purchase one, and some are not even out yet (Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart 8, Zelda and the upcoming Yoshi and Kirby title)...nothing else striking my interest. Guess time will tell, and the system is still rather new and still hard to find (brings me back to the very first year of the Wii where that was hard to find), so until Nintendo starts fixing their own problems...production, game teams, mistakes from the Gamecube on up areas, 3rd party happiness (slowly on that), and the E-Shop better titles rather than shovel ware after shovel ware and bring a good virtual console that was released on the Wii...and of course with the virtual console not being the same games released each week after week, and finally...sales on all of the games, including their own...some nice NES and Super NES sale games would be nice...then I'll get the system...up until then, it'll be waiting!
Back to the topic, it's still great news as to finally getting support for GREAT sports sims...hopefully it continues with each year, but if those two titles take that much longer to arrive, the next year will be out by then.
@MsgBoardGamer I think what he was getting at, is certain people (I'm not included, I end up owning multiple consoles per generation) that can't afford more than one console...other than that though, that's what friends are for and relatives that own the other consoles. But, I kind of get what he's stating!
@SLIGEACH_EIRE
"People shouldn't have to buy one console for Nintendo games and another for 3rd party support".
What does that have to do with anything? Tough luck. You do. It's been that way since Nintendo's monopoly (hugely unpopular with the Third-party community) was ended in 1991 so you've had 26 years to accept reality.
It's a competitive industry and different companies offer different things. You couldn't buy a Betamax/VHS combo in the 80s. 3DO tried to be a monopoly and failed. I can't buy a sporty convertible that has 7 seats and excellent fuel consumption. You make your choices accordingly.
@JLPick
Thing is, if you can only afford one....you still have to choose. It may seem harsh but that's how it is. Sony, MS and Nintendo deliberately don't offer exactly the same thing. Third-parties absolutely do not want one platform holder to have a monopoly. There's never going to be an all-in-one solution.
@Windy I thought so a few years ago as well but these games are getting bigger and storage is still too expensive to make that happen. If it comes to the point that I can only fit 4 games on a 128gb card then that is not good for Nintendo. They need to continue to give me physical for as long as possible because I'm not ready to buy a sd card every 6 months. Plus I save 20% on new at Best Buy and stores will not sell systems and accessories without games. There just won't be much profit for them.
Cool, now get Rockstar to bring GTA 5 over to the Switch. I don't care if it is old or even if it had to be based on the PS3/360 version (though I'd hope it could have all the features of the current gen versions, perhaps, with just some slightly downgraded graphics or whatever).
We want to be "optimistic" about Rockstar games as well, Take-Two, thank you very much.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE
"I'm reading some absolute nonsense from people in denial about what the Switch needs."
Replace "needs" with "wants", and I would fully agree.
It's obvious that developers want to know if Switch's success goes further than the first year. That and also that it's difficult to port current-gen games to its more limited hardware, something we have seen in many multiplatform releases like Dragon Quest Heroes 2 which runs poorly on Switch plus most multiplatform games running at lower resolution with added performance issues. It's going to be interesting how good (or bad) the Switch version of Yooka-Laylee is.
In my opinion, Nintendo should have chosen Tegra X2 instead of Tegra X1 for Switch.
If Rockstar could release Nintendo games like Bully (Wii), Manhunt 2 (Wii), Smuggler's Run (Gamecube), Body Harvest (N64), Space Station Silicon Valley (N64), Unirally (SNES), and Lemmings 1&2 (SNES) again, that would be fun.
Where are all their great games???
Why is GTA never on my Nintendo???
Come on Rockstar, come back with something!
@electrolite77 I know that will never happen. It's been like that for me since the Genesis and Super era. I ended up getting the Genesis since my cousin had the Super, which then worked out. The next generation, I had the N64 and Dreamcast, while my cuz had the Playstation...next console war, I had all three with the Gamecube being my favorite pick...next, well, it just happened to the ones that I actually loved. I don't mind it, I always pick Sony and Nintendo at the time for my consoles due to their IP's. I'll get the Atari Box once I know the price and what it will offer (even if it's just the old Atari 2600 games, that's enough for my purchase due to being that old and growing up with it). Only thing I was getting at, is that some people can't afford two, but that's when the 'PERFECT' pick for them needs to happen...they need to get which one they would like and not be choosey...some people don't end up doing that, and just complain then.
@electrolite77 I agree most people will pick up their version of the years top 5 on other consoles but this was not my point. The point is most players only pick-up games they have time to play and miss the rest. With the switch adding more play time these equate to extra sales, not sales moved from another platform. Simple math. Most publishers know how addition works!
@BarFooToo
I don't think it's that straightforward and I don't think most publishers do, rightly or wrongly. Hopefully one or two of them tries a test case next year and launches a Switch version of a big AAA game which then does well. I suspect they'll be watching sales of Skyrim and Payday 2 with interest.
"Take-Two has a pair of big titles". I nearly read that wrong.
@Mart1ndo I nearly didn't. But eventually I figured it out.
@Spoony_Tech I hope your right and your point of view makes total sense. So far it doesn't look like Nintendo cares much about our storage with all these Digital titles. Hope your right and you probably are.
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