Surprise! Football Manager 2019 Touch Has Just Launched On Nintendo Switch

Oh a "soccer" game. Pass.

@GameOtaku No a FOOTBALL game

@GameOtaku oh no people like something different to you! PASS

I'm still good with 18 for a while. Created my own club in League 2 and took it to Championship. Working on Premier League advancment now and again in between other games.

@pbb76
It's s sports game. Other than a graphical makeover it's the same game over and over again. I find these to be extremely boring yawnfests.

I love FM but I’ll stick with the full game on Steam. Hartlepool are going to Wembley!

If this has all it's UI issues sorted I'll be purchasing immediately. I haven't played FM properly since I was a student 10+ years ago, and I don't have time for the super in depth direction it has gone recently. To be honest I just wanna buy wonderkids from 3rd division Brazilian sides for a pittance, play 4-4-2, and take Accy Stanley to the premier league title.

@GameOtaku

No one here cares what you think.

Why doesnt the article usually list the current price

@BenAV It's lucky that this will be £29.99/$39.99 then?

I'm still plugging away at 2018, if this is a big improvement then I might be tempted...

@SBandy
You think anyone else on this site gives a rats tail what you think either?

What’s annoying is that in less than a few months, if we want to get the improved game, it’s another 40 quid! If they were going to release this now, surely they could have offered a discount to those who bought it earlier this year?

@GameOtaku

Of course not, but I also dont see an article headline for a game being released in a genre I don't like then click on the link to the article and act surprised in the comments section with lines like "Oh a "soccer" game. Pass".

So I have that going for me!

Decent, I'm glad they've supported the Switch. Always though a basic port would have been good on DS or Wii, so I'm pleased they've continued releasing them on the Switch.

I just want to be able to select default Opposition Instructions so that I don't have to manually set them up at the start of every single match...and I'd be willing to pay £30 for the privilege!

I spent over 395 hours in FM18 Touch on Switch - had a ton of fun with it (great value for money too!) ..but if I ever see another in-match Oppositions Instruction's screen again, it'll be a day too soon! 😂

The improvements and new features for FM19 Touch certainly look nice! The tactics and training systems seem much improved - and it's especially great to see the Bundesliga (and 2.Bundesliga) officially licenced in the game! ..if the Opposition Instructions can be pre-set, I'll probably give this a download this evening!

@SBandy
Are you a fan of the beautiful game? Will you be tucking into Football Manager's tactical delights today? Let us know in the comments.

I did as asked.

@GameOtaku

Well done. Gold star!

@ryancraddock thank you!

@AlexOlney Are you talking about that lmao missed goal?

@AlexOlney awight 'arry fing is with Wenger he always tries to walk it in.

@SBandy aye some people are just that way. They watch some anime and they think it makes them to cultured for the likes of a football game. I thought that Kill la Kill announced on the weekend looked awful and generic but you didn't see me attention seeking in the first comment.

I was on the eShop looking for it when I read the North American version will come later. F you, SEGA. First no news at all about it, now this. Gee

Man, I'm so pissed I'll boycott this game for at least a week! =/

@NaviAndMii I'm not too well informed on this version. Is there a good reason it's cheaper on the Google Play store? Are there many differences that you know of between that and the Switch version?

@gcunit Quite different versions. This is the tablet version that's not available on the play store from your phone.

In terms of feature differences I can't remember the specifics but the Touch version has more features and functionality than the phone versions

@gcunit the one you are looking at is football manager mobile. It's not like FM touch. Touch is a stripped down version of the fall fat PC game.

@jarvismp there won't be another FM touch till 12 months time. Where are you getting a few months from. People knew when they bought 18 that 19 would drop in November

@GameOtaku Bore off.

I was very dissapointed with the Touch version of the game. If you think you're getting something like the PC version, you better not get this.

@GameOtaku Oh, a "comment". PASS.

@kobashi100 @jsty3105 Thanks for your input, but I was talking about FM Touch not Mobile. I know the mobile version is different.

The Mobile version costs £8.99.

The Touch version on Google Play costs £19.99.

The Touch version on Switch costs £29.99.

Why is the Switch version £10 more expensive?

I know there's a custom control scheme, but is there anything else, or is it just Switch tax?

@eltomo Can you elaborate? What were your main disappointments?

@gcunit It is the same price on Steam so no Switch tax here.

I'm not sure if the Switch and Steam versions are the same but if they are then there are functionality/feature differences versus the tablet versions.
There certainly was for 2018
https://community.sigames.com/topic/429851-is-there-any-difference-between-fm-2018-touch-on-laptop-v-tablet-version/

@jsty3105 I'll have to ignore you in a minute as it doesn't appear you know what you're talking about

FM2019 Touch on Steam is £21.99.

£21.99 and £29.99 is not 'the same price'.

@gcunit sorry. I looked at US pricing and immediately assumed UK pricing was identical.

Thinking about the differences, it's the only portable version that's simple to play on the TV screen. ,😃

@GameOtaku Football may be boring for you, it is wonderful for others. Living on this planet you should know by now how it works.

Can anyone confirm if the touch controls are any easier/more comfortable than 18.

I'm tempted but 18 gave me eye strain and the menus were far to small!

@RunninBlue It's a quote from the tv show IT Crowd.

@gcunit Yeah - I feel that there may be a little bit of Switch Tax-ery going on I'm afraid!

So far, I've seen video's for the latest versions of FM Touch on both Steam and iOS - the versions are all very similar - but the Steam version seems have a couple of extra QoL features which give you ever-so-slightly more control over your team, has additional 'cross-save' functionality (with PC) plus an extra 'Versus' mode as well...so that one seems to be the most fully-featured package for the Touch version of the game - yet is cheaper than the Switch release!

Overall, if the Switch version is someones only option, £30 is still pretty good value for money - having sunk 395 hours+ into last years' release, I certainly got plenty of 'bang for my buck!' ..but it does seem to be missing a couple of (fairly minor) features available in the Steam release so, if that one's an option too, you might be better to go with that instead

I will say that, once I got used to it, the controller functionality made navigating menu's a breeze in FM18 Touch - I ended up barely using the touchscreen at all (despite mainly playing in Handheld mode) which is a credit to how well they were implemented...not sure it was worth paying a few pounds extra for, but it is a nice addition which I don't think is available in the Steam/iOS versions - and there was some intangible feeling having last years' game on Switch which just 'felt right' somehow!

...but, yeah, I'm sure having the game on tablet feels just as good in many ways - and if you're getting a fuller package at a cheaper price, I could hardly blame someone for considering that to be the way to go instead

Thanks NL for telling subscribers about the game being released but I'm beginning to find the series far too repetitive though may get it if there's a price reduction

What is the text like on Handheld? It looks very small in the screenshots - my eyesight ain't the best these days.

Doom was spoiled for me because I could barely read what was on screen.

Wish we could get Out of the Park Baseball on the Switch. That's by far my favorite sports simulation, and I'm not even a big fan of baseball.

@AlexOlney What was Wenger thinking, sending Walcott on that early?

Nice!
I'll stick with FM19 on PC for now though, sadly the PC version of the game is still vastly superior.

@Mountain_Man
Did you know the creators of Out of the Park actually learned their craft (yes, the series existed before, but wasn't on the same level) from Sports Interactive - the FM creators - while they were part of SI?
As a FM player, it becomes immediately obvious when I first saw a friend play OOTP. There are lots of similarities.
So maybe you should check out FM instead.

@Tullochard The text was fine and readable in FMT18.
Besides, just like in any FM game, you can scale the UI to your liking.

I hope one day Sega, Playsport Games and Nintendo release Motorsport manager. I love that game.

@Pj1 as long as it is the pc version and not motorsport manager mobile 3 i would be jumping on that day 1

@fnlnkn The thing about Arsenal is, they always try and walk the ball in.

@shani "So maybe you should check out FM instead."

While I'm not a big baseball fan, I like it better than soccer. That's right, I called it soccer!

@pbb76 @SBandy @bluemage1989 @Cosats
Oh so if I don't like something I should just keep quiet huh? That's not stopped others from carpet bombing games I enjoy and the only reason they gave was "well I just don't like it" and they weren't spoken out against. So what's the difference, look at the dismal review Reflexions got and the remarks posted on when the game was announced and tell me that I'm in the wrong for saying this games a pass based on my personal prejudice.

@GameOtaku I am happy that all we NintendoLife readers made you understand that football video games are liked by many people around the world.

@GameOtaku

So you don't like it when people do it to games you like so you do it to games you don't like.

You are a hypocrite and a saddo.

@SBandy
Sounds like the hypocrite is you. I gave my honest opinion just like others have . So you don't agree with me. Big whoop de do.

Does any know if the user interface been updated?. I love fm2018 on switch. Infact still playing it.
But i would love a simplier user interface.

@GameOtaku

Explain how I am a hypocrite.

@SBandy
Do you not give your opinion on this site? Do you expect everyone to agree with you? My opinion is just as valid as anyone else's, some have been positive, some negative. So why am I the only one being dogpiled on for having a difference of opinion?

You can have a difference of opinion, but why did you go out of your way to click on an article about a game you had no interest in and dismiss it out of hand and declare all sports games extremely boring yawnfests?

You were saying you don't like it when others do it to games you like so maybe practice what you preach.

I have nothing else to say on this matter. Have a good one.

@GameOtaku you are more than welcome to have an opinion just don't need to be such a p**** about it.

Onto the wishlist you go! (I swear 2019 is going to be spent clearing my wishlist )

@NaviAndMii Thanks for your thoughts. I kinda need this game to be irresistible, having sworn off this series years ago due to spending too much time with it, so for now I'm gonna let this Switch tax be enough to keep me away from it. I'll wait for a sale maybe, though I don't remember 2018 ever going on offer...

I will give this a go, Didn’t get FM18 but I am huge Football fan, Currently playing FIFA19

@smithpa01 Motorsport Manager is coming to Switch...

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/03/motorsport_manager_speeds_onto_switch_this_month

@Pj1 i noticed but it's just the mobile version with enhancements not the pc version