Saints Row: The Third Brings The Full Package To Nintendo Switch Next Year

Why not the 4th one instead/as well?

This is going to be sweet on the go.

I can't get excited about these kinds of releases without knowing whether the entirety of the game will be on cartridge.

If this will be an honest release, I'll be there day one. It's mind-boggling that the Switch currently has so few open-world games. In the absence of GTA, I would really love to see Bully on the system (with the wedgie-administering motion controls intact).

@Kai_ The third was way better than the fourth imo

''In the game, you must lead the Third Street Saints gang in a turf war battle.''
Can I bring my Splattershot with me?

@Kai_ Agreed. I haven't played The Third and would like to jump onto it on my Switch, but the fourth blew me away to the point that it's my favorite game in 2013.

I haven't played any of the Saint's Row games. Wasn't one supposed to come to the Wii U?

My fav entry in the series so I am looking forward to this.

I enjoyed this game plenty and have it on a few systems now, probably not gonna drop much cash on it here though. It seems a little arrogant to collect the DLC (which there was far too much of in the first place) and act like we're somehow getting more out of it. The "full package" is what the game always should have been, and regularly goes on sale on other systems for six bucks.

In the absence of any GTA or Watch_Dogs, I'm definitely interested.

@Koudai1979 I believe it was along with Metro Last Light. But much like that port when THQ went up so did a number of AAA Wii U ports. The failure of THQ really hit the Wii U hard. Glad THQ Nordic sees Nintendo as a place to bring these great titles.

@ImagineerNik Gotta agree. I just rebought the 3rd for Xbox’s Black Friday deal for $3.74 (yup, $3.74) I got 100% for the SR 3&4 and 3 was by far the better game. As I’m playing it now though, they would need to clean this game up a bit for the Switch, before I triple dipped. I was hoping that the X would help with the frame rate. It does not. If they manage to get that solid for the Switch, I’ll do it again

Awesome. I preferred The Third over 4.
4 felt a little too much like Crackdown to me.

This is like $8 on other systems. Wondering how much Nintendo is gonna charge for it

I'll check it out when it comes out. Like other comments, I'm wondering how much it will be. It's so cheap on other systems, I'm going to feel bummed paying more than $19.99. Up to $24.99 I'm good I guess, since that's what I paid for LA Noir (which I still love)

Might double dip if the review is decent.

@Mgene15 Deep Silver will set the price, not Nintendo.

@Mgene15 Spoiler: too much.

Ports like these are where the Switch can really shine. It's decent enough to be able to run games like this with even more polish than the last gen versions with the bonus of being portable.

@Mgene15 why would Nintendo set the price for a 3rd party published game?

The price has nothing to do with Nintendo.

Nice. But come on now THQ, do Timesplitters next.

Willing to give it a shot.

@gcunit : You've just reopened a wound there.

I would love Watch_Dogs on Switch (with all DLC this time!) and the sequel would be great to have as it has not been released on a Nintendo system.

I couldn't give a rats about the story or the characters, but the game itself was awesome. I really struggled at first, but taking down gangs quickly became one of my favourite things to do in the game.

Huh, interesting, might pick it up.

Enjoyed The Saints Row atmosphere over GTA so this is awesome.

I forgot this was coming to Switch. I really liked this game back on 360 so might pick it up again.

Release it on Valentine’s Day.

Day one purchase

My favourite! Great game, although I feel like I've played it to death already.

Aww somebody mentioned watch dogs. I wish that game had gotten more love.

Edit: I was thinking of sleeping dogs when I posted that. Never cared for either watch dogs game personally.

@Kai_ Because the 4th one sucked, at least as a Saints Row game anyway.

@Ryu_Niiyama It wasn't a very good game, which is why it didn't get much love. Now the sequel, that's a different story.

"This will be the first time the popular open-world series has appeared on a Nintendo system."

Not for a lack of trying mind you. There was gonna be a Saints Row game on the 3DS, but it was cancelled.

@Ryu_Niiyama I've never played it, but I can't really say I agree. That game made me so disappointed I didn't even bother getting it. The final product looked like a completely different game from what I was getting hyped for and I will never forgive them for it.

@MongolRaider @HollowGrapeJ @electrolite77 I am half sleep. I was thinking of sleeping dogs. I’ll edit my post.

Giant purple dildo, it’s about Time to ruse and shine again !!

@Ryu_Niiyama Well, in that case, I agree! Pretty underrated game. Yeah, it needs more love.

"A man who never eats pork bun is never a whole man!"

This was good at the time but Saints 2 was better imo. A remake of that would be sweeet 👍

@Ryu_Niiyama No worries bro, I have gotten confused on the two before. I wouldn't mind me some Sleeping Dogs on the Switch though.

I have never played a Saint's Row game. Is there any benefit to playing the previous games first?

I played a bit of one of them a few years ago and the action is too over the top for my taste. I will just wait for GTA

Never played a SR game myself, but this game does sound fun. I like how over-the-top it is and it'll scratch my GTA itch for sure.

I thought this game was absolutely terrible once I got bored of beating random bystanders to death with a giant dildo.

@GrailUK I haven't played 1+2 but I really loved 3+4. There are a lot of referencs to the previous games that I probably didn't get, but the story isn't that complicated and 3 puts you into a new city and introduces a lot of new characters. So prior knowledge isn't necessary.

@countzero Thanks chief. It looks like a fun game from what I've seen.

@ImagineerNik And it's the same city
Only real difference the 4th game added Aliens and Super hero themes..

Games like this don’t belong on Nintendo....

I’ll say it before our resident repeat commenter does....

..... day one for me.

@Kai_ Yeah, I wish they’d have brought that one over too. It is the best super hero game ever made.

@GrailUK Not really. The story of each game is connected to the last, but honestly, you shouldn’t be playing it for that. You’ll pick up enough from context and exposition to get everything you need to enjoy this one without the others.

@DEADCELL Ty. Must say, another open world type game would be good.

Wouldn't mind wreaking havoc in Steelport on the go.

Don't mind just the 3rd game in the franchise, but an collection of all four games make more sense

only issue i have it on pc and xbox and havent played it on those either lol

The third game ran better in a lot more places compared to the fourth game.

@Rohanrocks88
"when it inevitably drops under $20"...

This is the Nintendo Switch. A platform where a game with even a 50% discount is pricier than its regular price elsewhere. A platform where games launched on release day are still sold $80. Where most re-releases of old games are repackaged and sold at brand new prices. The Switch is the platform where cost of gaming is the most expensive of all the consoles of the current generation.

I mean, I love my Switch, but I also know that this game will undoubtedly be released at a price point much higher than what it should be, and will not be significantly discounted, ever, unless in some special sale down the line about a year after its release, for like, maybe, 25%, or even %50, which will price it at best on par, or at worse still pricier, than on all other platforms out there.

I'd have bought a lot more Switch games if I didn't have the feeling I'm getting the worst deal out there, even when on "sale".

@locky-mavo a new saints row game would be nice, but hey at least the switch has a GTA open world game now even though it's not the best effort lol

@Realnoize that is the nintendo TAX in a nutshell lol, but seriously, this is why i never buy any 3rd party titles on the switch with how more expensive it is.

@Silkyinsect_UK still waiting for that one to happen lol

@Koudai1979 Don't believe Wii U was to get one, however they were making one for 3DS that got canned soon after 3 I believe.

Open world sandbox games are the most fun!
Unfortunately, this genre is seriously under-represented on the Switch.
We need more of these.
Much more.

So, publishers, please prepare!
We'd like to play GTA, Just Cause, Mafia, Red Faction (Guerrilla), Far Cry etc. games on the go, too!

Make that happen!

And congrats to Deep Silver / THQ, whose game will be the first big third party sandbox game on the Switch!

Here's to hoping that many more will follow!

Not really gonna cut it, since I have a single disc with both 3 & 4 on it for my PS3. Had they done that, I would’ve double dipped.

Oh yey a seven year old game, not interested

DILDO BATS FOR DAYS

@GrailUK other than the first two being totally different from 3 ,4 and gat out of hell and being superior

@Balta666 1 and 2 are vastly different than 3 and 4

@Neku I believe I played 3 or 4 are the first ones better?

@GrailUK 3 was the soft reboot of the franchise so not really. I came in at 3 and have no need or desire to go back to the other two. There are some character references but nothing that a quick stint on youtube wont fix.

@Ryu_Niiyama I might give it a go I must confess despite them becoming somewhat of a zeitgeist, I find Rockstar games clunky. So I hope this feels better to play.

I absolutely loved Gat Out of Hell. Does this include that? It's the only Saints Row I've played. Does 3 also have fantasy elements?

@Balta666 first 2 were more of GTA: San Andreas clones. The wackiness was way more subtle, regulated to side activities. 2nd one had kind of a dark story

Saints Row was an EPIC. In 5 years ago I did not complete the story. Even like Fortnite.

I will be picking this up on release

I wonder if this will sell well.

[Insert penis joke here]

When are we actually going to get any NEW AAA third party games instead of just super old/last over priced ports and indies? So glad that the Switch isn't my only gaming console this gen.

@Silkyinsect_UK SR2 is my favourite in the series. The wackier aspects work better in that game IMHO because they are contrasted with the more serious and realisatic world. All the ones after just went for silliness all the time and it’s less funny when everything is silly and over the top.

That said, I’ll probably get this in the hope that it sells well enough to port SR2.

Unless it's 20 or 30 bucks this guy just ain't buying. An 8 year old game that should have come out on Wii u, but didn't. No thank you, I'll support other developers instead.

@Wexter I'm not sure about saints row but the metro game got canceled because the developers where underwhelmed with the Wii U's capabilities. It was one of the games that started the trend of not doing Wii U because of development struggles. I believe they had issues with the shaders or something like that.

@whanvee My point was more that after THQ closed its doors a ton of AAA ports for the Wii U just died (or within the last few months of its operations). THQ was in a deep financial hole at that point and the porting process was probably very expensive and not worth the return for it. Darksiders 2 did rather well on the Wii U with about 160,000 sales, which is comparable to the much larger 360 sales 760,000. And considering the 360's much larger install base, the Wii U version held up rather well against it. But even then Darksiders 2 was a sales disappointment for the company (and considering that port also had problems well). And considering the original Metro 2033, hardly sold over a million units on 360 & PS3, it was probably not helping the struggling port of the sequel. THQ even said as much about the game saying it really had nothing to do with the Wii U on a technical level so the more logical assumption was financial or resource based and THQ was stained on both fronts in 2012, that and considering only a month later the publisher closed its doors, things start to become clear.

Source: https://www.vg247.com/2012/12/13/metro-last-light-wii-u-cancellation-not-due-to-horrible-cpu-claims-says-thq-rep/

@Wexter The Metro port was canceled before the Wii u came out. I think that THQ rep was trying to do damage control after the developers for said game talked so much crap on the Wii U. I've always stuck with Nintendo but I remember thinking we were going to get the short end of the stick with the Wii U. In hindsight I was not mistaken. I'll try and do some research but I'm sure it was on this same site I read all this stuff on. If my kids give me a chance before I have to start work I'll find said articles.

@electrolite77 I think I can only buy games from Nintendo if I was to stick to that mindset.😂😂😂😂

Really? The third one?

Widely recognized as the one with the least effort put in to it?

As irrelevant as Payday and LA Noire... and all the other "lets play mediocre games again" library on Switch. This is $15 game at best.

Another month of Y/Y sale drop in the US in October for Switch. Most people do not want all this old stuff from 3rd party.

excuses are over - 2019 is year 3.

@Silly_G I concur its why I still don't own starlink, la noir, wolfenstein 2 or nba 2k19.
I have crumbled and I have DOOM and NBA2K19.
but I cannot support this practice and the only way I can vote is with my wallet. If Nintendo were more honorable they would not let them do it. If evil EA got their FIFA games to fit others should also. Its not like the RRP is cheap anyway.

The only way this would be exceptable is if it was all super compressed on cart an needed to extract to SD. anything else is 100% anti consumer in my opinion.

I'll bet this is part of why starlink is already on sale.
We shall see I guess.

Another issue is that NBA 2K18 and DOOM started out with the additional data being optional, but later patched them to make it mandatory.

SHADY PRACTICES is all I am saying.

Additionally the price disparity between physical and digital makes this even worse.

I cannot fathom why digital is ever the same price or more than physical. It makes 0 sense to me.

I am sure consumers would be willing to pay more for physical complete on cart games over digital seller holds all the cards business model.

That's My 10 cents

Saints Row: The Third - The Full Package

So, I expect this to be a $60 port of a 2011 game. Even at $40, it’ll be overpriced.

@ICISAZEL : I rationalised buying DOOM due to the fact that the single player content was on the cartridge. The patch technically isn't mandatory, however, the game will relentlessly nag you to update unless you put the system on flight mode. Your save sata will also require the update, so, if you have second thoughts and choose to delete the 8GB "update", your save data will no longer be usable until you install it again.

If they reissue the game on a 32GB cart, I will leap at it, likewise with L.A. Noire, Wolfenstein II, and even Starlink. I have sent a request to Limited Run Games about L.A. Noire and Wolfenstein II, but I can't say that I am particularly optimistic. One can dream.

I noticed that the Japanese cart for DOOM had a significantly higher than usual retail price (about the same as Dragon Quest Heroes I + II, which, to date, is the only retail Switch game to ship on a 32GB cart), and I had inquired to Bethesda to find out whether their version is on a higher capacity cartridge, but I had received no response (it's identical to ours, unfortunately). I would have imported otherwise.

I am really close to caving in on L.A. Noire as it is about AU$28 here, just above the $20 sweet spot that I am willing to pay (ideally, I do not wish to support the practice at all, no matter how cheap the game is), and I will also consider Wolfenstein II as well, as I grew up with the early games, so I was pretty gutted when Bethesda completely screwed over its retail release. It's such a shame when the games themselves are so, so good, but the product itself is a POS. These sorts of practices are precisely why I gave up gaming on PC a good while ago (I even have three Blu-ray drives), but I suppose I am somewhat in the extreme minority of hobbyists/preservationists. Incidentally, I film events from time to time (weddings, engagements etc.) and always push to deliver the final product on Blu-ray disc (in a case or box) as there is no substitute IMO.

I preferred the second, but this is a great game too. I hope it might prove to Rockstar that there is a market for these sorts of games on the Switch.

Defo getting.

Here is hoping for a number 5. GOH was terrible. Only the flight mechanics were good.

I’d rather GTA 5, but it’s a good substitute. Now if only the Switch had a good substitute for COD, Red Dead and UFC, then I’d be happy.

You can currently buy this for £2.37 on Steam (and IV for £2.75).

Unless it's priced around £10 or less, there's no way I'd buy this on Switch. It will probably be a 30fps 360 port as well.

@Silly_G I am close to caving on LA noir also, currently £15 GBP.
Am trying my best to hold strong.

I figured the thing about flight mode and Doom also.
I'm also holding out on Nintendo Online, but may go in on a family pack.

Snagged diablo 3 for £32.99 on amazon, so that should hold me over for a while.

@XenoShaun my bad. I could've sworn there was footage of it in Wii U sizzle reel at the 2011 E3.

@Koudai1979 It's probably likely, there was so many games shown in that they knew never would release.

I do wonder what a 3DS Saints Row would of been like. Maybe GTA Chinatown Wars style.