Monopoly isn't exactly a snappy game, but Monopoly for Nintendo Switch took the laid-back approach too far with a strange bug that led to load times potentially in excess of 10 minutes. You could quite easily set it going, make a coffee and glance over a newspaper before the game got started, which is impressive in all the wrong ways.
It seemed to be an issue with the game's management of the Switch's available memory and resources, with a solution being to shut the system off and start again - Ubisoft also promised a proper fix.
An update has now started to roll out, and some with the game have taken to Reddit and confirmed that it appears to resolve the problem. That's good news as, perhaps despite some expectations, it seems to be a relatively popular release.
Let us know if you've noticed a change, or if you're waiting to pick this one up at a discount in the future.
With thanks to all that sent this in.
[source reddit.com]
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Personally, I find the requirement of coffee to be able to play a game more intrusive than anything locked behind an Amiibo paywall.
I liked the original article title better @ThomasBW84.
This is nuts, the real board game is cheaper and no loading time. Analogue wins again.
Great family game
I'm just curious as to how long it takes after the update? In my opinion you really shouldn't be waiting more than a few seconds for stuff like this to load to be honest. It's crazy how bad the loading is with some modern games, particularly ones that aren't even that visually intense.
I was waiting for the game to get an update to fix this. I will probably pick this game up now sometime this weekend - knowing the problem is fixed.
10 minutes Loading time for a Monopoly games ??
Are you kidding ??
LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER Wii U was 65 seconds to Load the Save Data.
10 minutes maybe enough for me to prepare my Instant Ramen Noodle.
I’m surprised that the popularity of casual games such as this tend to surprise the staff at NintendoLife. Just to let you know, not every Nintendo gamer on the planet is into playing Mario or Zelda games 24/7. 🤷🏻♀️
FYI: Monopoly for Switch will be $20 at Best Buy on Black Friday. Now that the update is out I think I'll get that.
I've never enjoyed Monopoly on a computer. Scrabble (Words with Friends), Chess, and more I can do fine, but Monopoly "needs" the user interaction WAY more. It's very much a Social board game, and IMO it doesn't fit in a video game format very well.
.. Now, Monopoly Tycoon.. That's a whole different matter!
commodore loading is back lol
Good. It was annoying to have to power down my Switch everytime I was going to play Monopoly.
@Nincompoop The physical board game is more expensive here. Especially the ones that are themed.
"... it seems to be a relatively popular release."
I don't see how at £30.
They should have added an option to keep the long loading screen.
And buying 3 different Monopoly boards is far more expensive than buying this game on the Switch (£25 at a few shops, Tesco, Smyths Toys) , just saying.
Still umming and ahhing about this game. I love monopoly, though nothing beats the actual board game over christmas, but this might make a good alternative.
@Nincompoop It's also more cumbersome and longer to play. To each their own.
now or Nintendo to start throwing a few (free) DLCs into the game. we have to have Mario and Zelda themed boards and tokens...
@BornInNorway81 Well you could (and can) always ignore the optional use of amiibos.
You couldn't ignore the excessive loading times, tho.
If it fixes the horrible loading times, I will get it. I miss playing monopoly, and maybe like this I get an excuse to play with my mom when we are on vacation.
I can confirm that patch fixes the initial startup load time. It's down to under 15 seconds, where it should be.
I always enjoy video game versions of board games, especially Monopoly. Other players aren't always around to play the physical game, so with a video game version, there's always someone to play whether it's online or an AI opponent.
Sweet I can buy it now.
@invictus4000
Little question about Black Friday.
Since the event ONLY happened on USA, almost every Electronic things got Special Discount (i don't know if the discount is Permanent or Temporary).
My question is, since i live on Indonesia with different condition unlike USA, will it affect on Nintendo Switch price after Black Friday ? Will the Black Friday make Nintendo Switch price cheaper even on other countries like Indonesia ?
What's that "Apparently" in the headline supposed to mean??
@Anti-Matter Probably not man. The Switch system itself is one of the few things that is NOT getting any discount on Black Friday. Most likely the Switch won't get a price discount until next holiday season at the earliest if I had to guess.
@Anti-Matter Yeah, the special prices on Black Friday are just tied to the specific store and what they want to do. Sometimes Nintendo does USA eshop sales on Black Friday but I'm not sure about other regions.
Who the hell would wait a full 10+ minutes over rebooting the system?
I noticed the error and waited, maybe, a minute (if that) and rebooted. There was obviously something wrong with the software seeing as this error didn't occur the first time I opened the software.
Good to know. I probably won't download this game unless I know for sure there's going to be someone playing with me, but I'm glad to know they are getting the bugs addressed.
@invictus4000 i'm not much for physical either but certain deals are too good to pass up I'll be picking up a few titles on Black Friday at Best Buy.
First ally took the jump and bought this now that the loading times have been fixed. I just didn't see anything about a patch anywhere until now though lol.
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