Exclusive Versions Of "Beloved" IPs Are Coming To Nintendo Switch, Says Virtuos Games VP

I guess i will never care with their upcoming games if their games are rated M.
Mention some upcoming games for kids and i will pay attention.

As long as it’s not Shovelware versions of the IPs or horrible spin offs, I’m cool with it.

Like an example would be a new Dragon Age - PS5:XBS get a version similar to Inquisition, Switch gets the same story in a game more like DA: Origins. Fine by me.

Side note - All I can think of with Bespoke is Ice King’s Bespoke Suit on Adventure Time. 😆

Probably more like when EA do their "special version" of Fifa

Nintendo pretty much spelt this out as their strategy for Switch. First party, indies and proven third party games. HUZZAH!

"Nintendo is making bank, I too want in on that."

As long as these games aren’t poorly designed and functioning versions, I’m ok with that.

I still want a Switch Pro, but even when it does inevitably come to fruition, it will never be a portable PS5/XB2. This being Nintendo after all, I wouldn’t even expect a Switch Pro to be equal to a portable PS4/XB1, sadly.

Many of our partners are already approaching us to help them create bespoke Switch titles for some of the most beloved IPs in our industry

And there you have it.

It's actually going to be a good thing as Switch will get more unique software built ground up (which means itll look better, run better, and you cant play it anywhere else)

@Anti-Matter You don't but plenty do. Better to have a huge variety of games and genres to appeal to a broader audience, no?

I'm betting one of those IPs will be Monster Hunter

@iLikeUrAttitude It'd be stupid for Capcom not to take advantage of the demand for more MH on Switch with a new line of portable games. Although the wild success of MHW all be insured that the mainline entries have gone back to home consoles for the foreseeable future.

The unique portability of the console is the big restraint! Such a nonsense comment. I love the Switch is the portable so I'M NOT COMPLAINING just seeing thru that comment as nonsense.

@Ralizah I like your attitude!

Just give me the Metal Gear Solid Legacy Collection, thanks.

@Anti-Matter that comment didn’t really pan out for ya did it lol

I wouldn’t mind some Switch exclusive sequels to games like Arkham Asylum, Mirrors Edge, Mass Effect, Bioshock, GTA, etc. Just port the last gen engines but create new maps/worlds and they would do gangbusters on the Switch I think. Ports of the existing games would be cool too but why not think bigger? 🙂

@Xelha I believe they had already confirmed there would be more mon hun games on switch but not world

@Anti-Matter I think we all know this by now, you post it about a thousand times a week lol

You're missing some great games by the way, winding down with a cutesy platformer after playing an intense horror game for instance is a great feeling, one i'm guessing you'll never experience lol

@Toadie
No thanks.
I have decided what kind of games i only allowed to play.
The definition of great games is depend on who is the gamer.
Peoples define great games should be AAA with majority of rated M but for me it should be safe for kids and not AAA level.

I actually think this may be avoided, as I believe that Nintendo will be first 3rd party device to get the Stadia App! That way there will be no game that is beyond its abilities with the cloud base system. Any thoughts? later

@Anti-Matter Do you step outside your comfort zone once in a while?

@Anti-Matter
I'm with you a long way of the ways, but I find it interesting that AAA has come to exclusively mean games of the largest budgets and loudest advertisement. Twenty years ago, the term referred to the quality and depth of the game. AAA was stuff like Ocarina of Time. Games where A+ just wasn't a sufficient grade for describing just how far a game would go beyond the expected.

I’d be happy with re releases/ports. Gimme bioshock trilogy. Mass effect trilogy. The Batman games. Having the PS3/Xbox 360 gen portable with the occasional new Nintendo gem is enough to keep me satisfied for a decade

Isn’t the new Dragon Quest a “custom version.”

That said, I really liked that dead space and resident evil light gun games on wii

@Anti-Matter I didn't even mention AAA games lol

I realise i'm never going to change your ways (and i'm not even trying to really ) but i'm gonna reply anyway haha -

The definition of great games is how well they're made, regardless of what console/genre/art-style/age group they represent. I used to only play cartoon-ish games myself right up until my teenage years as i thought they were all i liked, i'm so glad that by trying Resident Evil 4, Metroid Prime etc thanks to their amazing reviews it widened my horizons and made me more willing to go outside my comfort zone, it made me find my favourite franchise ever in Metroid but also to discover gems like Ico and Batman Arkham Asylum that i previously wouldn't have bought.

Having said all that there are still some genres i just can't get into, like beat-em-ups and racing sims but we can't all like everything, i just think there probably are some games out there that you 100% believe you wouldn't like, that you would surprise yourself if you ever tried them, but i guess we'll never find out either way haha

@LUIGITORNADO Not at all what they meant. DQ XI is the same exact game as on PS4 (well, plus more), even if it's been ported to a different engine in the process of porting, it's still a port (which sounds redundant when I spell it out).

@Toadie generally I avoid M rated games too, but generally approach it game by game. For example Batman: Arkham City’s T rated language around Catwoman made me felt more just wrong than Dragon Dogma’s violence. The language was forced and sounded like how pre-teenagers think adults talk like more than reality.

@Franz
"Do you step outside your comfort zone once in a while?"

I did once from Metroid Prime Federation Force 3DS and Dillon's Dead Heat Breakers 3DS.
I never allowed shooter games be in my gaming room but except for those games for some reasons... I have a little interest with them and i allowed them after very long deliberation.

And i also play girlie games such as Style Savvy / Fashion games, the games that adult male will never consider about but i feel confident to play them.

@Darknyht I hope i'm not mistaken and people think i'm trying to say he is wrong to have the approach he has, more that i'm just curious by how rigidly he sticks to it, and i just wonder if there's any games out there that could test his stance and make him find a game he enjoys despite how he thinks ? there must be one out there somewhere, maybe Psychonauts ? lol

@Anti-Matter Ahh so there are exceptions then !

What did you think of Federation Force ?

@Ralizah I seriously can't wait for another monster hunter announcement specifically for the switch. I started on world so I was spoiled with the quality of life improvements. As a result I really didn't like the switch version. Hopefully we get something soon!

@Chunkboi79 I imagine we won't hear about a new MH until next year at the earliest, considering Capcom probably wants to hype up Iceborne.

@Toadie
Well...
Federation Force 3DS was quite frustrating. 😩
I have failed several times before i realized i could equipped with Solo mode Mod to protect me.

And also Dillon's Dead Heat Breakers was even more frustrating due to a lot of Grocks invasion and money shortage, not to mention their evolved form with more aggressive approach. I oftenly screamed aloud "Noooo...!!!" when the Final form of Grocks destroyed the Barracks and took over all the Scrogs. 😫
But i have managed to collect more money to recruit my Amiimal gunslingers and i could pending the search for required items to make Ultimate weapon.

@Ralizah Yeah that makes sense. Honestly, I am getting so sucked into Astral Chain. It will be a shame once Iceborne comes out cause that's all I'll be playing.

@Anti-Matter Yes i struggled at first too as i didn't realise you could equip the bots (i played solo too) you can actually equip all three of them, they helped me quite a lot, there's one level near the end of the game where you need to carry three items back to your ship, they will carry it for you so you can concentrate on shooting the enemies

I have Dillon's Dead Heat Breakers but i haven't played it yet as i want to play the first two Dillon games before it.

@Chunkboi79 I've owned MHW for a year and still have yet to touch it. I'm just a lot more reluctant to start gigantic games with tons of grinding when I can only play them on a TV. My intention was to play through the year and nab Iceborne at launch, but... that didn't happen.

@Snakesglowcaps

It's his go to comment ,well knowing for his love of kids games

Mature games are evil and turn people into crazed killers in his eyes

You mean, a return to the days when the Wii recieved third-party IPs in the form of exclusive, motion-controlled games that then flopped on retail? (well that was mostly a case of the Wii's audience). Some of them were cool demonstrations of motion controls, but others were rather forgettable in the minds of many.
Honestly, I would rather see more third-party blockbusters like Star Wars Jedi on Switch that employ those unique features that some overlook like HD Rumble and the IR Camera. That would be "next-gen" stuff, after all.
But you have a point, I would personally love to see Capcom, Konami and probably Ubisoft make unique third-party exclusives of some IPs on Switch, a Red Steel 3 would be a perfect candidate for me
I hope things remain promising for next year anyway

They can make whatever they want... And I will decide whether to buy it or not.

@Ralizah tbh I feel that on a spiritual level lol which is why I have had Skyrim for about five years and never touched it. However, I also had a buddy of mine that got it at the sametime so we played together a lot. I loved MHW and it really makes you feel like you are in a living and breathing world which is the beauty of it.

Hope we some announced tomorrow

@suikoden is that why I’ve got such blood lust? Because of da vidya gams?

Far Cry: Vengeance had nothing to do with the Wii's hardware. That game was an unnecessary ground-up remake of a Far Cry title from the Original Xbox. A game that would've been better served with a quick 'n dirty port instead of that monstrosity of a tailored "remake".

I just want Switch ports of Fallout 3 and New Vegas.

The Direct can't get here fast enough.

I'm starting to think Anti-Matter is just a very good troll.

Yeah I don’t expect to see many ports of the upcoming gen consoles the difference in power is way to large

We all hate EA, BUT i secretly hope to see dead space again on a nintendo device. first 2 games were hard AND fun AND scary (nursery, people ??).
And the rail shooter was polished as hell...

As long as they're more on the lines of Doom 64 than Need for Speed Wii, that is perfectly fine by my standards.

Also, why oh why haven't we gotten the PS2-3 GTA titles? Easy money, Rockstar!

Crap, exploitative games incoming.

Is it just me or has everyone who’s read this article misunderstood it entirely?

They’re not porting Wii and PS3 games. They’re talking about making gimped versions of current crap like CoD. That’s all.

@vincentofjersey Stadia looks cool, and if you got good steady internet it's probably great, but, even if they add it to the Switch, it's still just a few games at the moment, though I'm sure it will grow in time.

@vincentofjersey That'd be the most likely the Nvidia Shield(2)..

@Pod I don't know, man. Ocarina of Time was created by one of the two largest game publishers of the 1990s. It still sounds like comparing Oranges to Oranges to me.

I've been saying for a while that I want a Call of Duty on the Switch, but one built for the Switch. The Switch can run effectively any game. You can have the most hectic FPS titles, the in-depth sports games the dramatic western RPGs, the gigantic JRPGs and so on - but they have to be built for the hardware. The Switch is more powerful than last gen's systems. Machines like PS360. And those now painfully obsolete systems boasted all the major titles back then and were well loved.

It's not that Switch can't run big name 3rd party games - it's that 3rd parties aren't making those games with the Switch in mind. EA could make a fully fleshed out FIFA for Switch. Activision could deliver a full COD, Ubisoft could release a full meat Far Cry, Bethesda could give us a Fallout title...

It just requires that they build the game from the ground up with the Switch in mind, instead of taking a game designed for PS4 or Xbone and trying to cram it onto the Switch.

But that's the problem. Developers don't want to build a game for the Switch only. When they make a game for PS4 it's super easy to release on Xbone and PC too. It requires very little extra work. But releasing on Switch either by downscaling and cramming or by building from the ground up, takes a lot more work!

So, in other words, more Wii U ports. Got it!

Here’s hoping for Kingdom Hearts on Switch! Some day. Maybe.

TimeSplitters, pre-EA Star Wars games, BioShock, Borderlands are a few beloved 3rd party IPs of mine. If they could port them to Switch, that’d be awesome.

Capcom and Konami exclusives?

Breath of Fire 7 and New 3D Castlevania. Please.

@Heavyarms55 I'd love to see Black Ops 2 be remade for/ported to the Switch, but I'm down for a Switch specific COD game as long as it has a GOOD zombies mode, with the mobile COD game being released at some point, this could easily happen

Dead Space Trilogy. JUST DO IT!

METAL GEAR SOLID 1-5 Remastered for Switch

Rogue Squadron Remastered

This is why I benefit from having both switch and ps4 so I can play the main AAA games on my playstation and still play the many great switch exclusives

@Anti-Matter You said you don't play shooting games so does that mean you have never played splatoon 2? If not I recommend you make an exception

I just want a new fantasy life for Nintendo switch or for snack world to come to Europe, yo kai watch 4 to hurry up west and a new xenoblade

@BENDsli I mean, as for ports, almost any of the COD games from the PS360 era could be done easily. Basically any game from that era could be ported to the Switch without much difficulty. It's why we've seen so many already. I'm all for that sort of thing too.

It's just that for newer titles it's much harder because they are designed initially for much more powerful hardware. Panic Button has shown that you can do extraordinary things on Switch but there are still limits. What PB has done took a lot of hard work and rebuilding of the games they ported.

Cyberpunk 2077 Chibi Edition incoming!

@playstation_king
I still do not allow Splatoon 2 in my gaming room too due to similarity with other rated M shooter games that i will never allow whatsoever. I have ever watched the gameplay videos of Splatoon 2 from Youtube but i still couldn't accept it.
Shooting other peoples is still taboo and very insulting for me even just in video games.

Metroid Prime Federation Force was the only exception that i still tolerate somehow due to similarity with Armored Core (rated Teen Mecha shooting game, knew from my sibling's gameplay) but it took very long time for me to accept that game due to my conflict between shooting genre and my emotional feeling.

@Anti-Matter I guess you have much stricter rules when it comes to gaming than I do. I’ll try out pretty much anything. I like to be surprised.

@Totaldude911
Can't say that's wrong, for the time, Ocarina of Time was an enormous production. Big marketing, five years in the works.
It's just that AAA has come to imply more and more about target demographics, visuals styles, and even storytelling themes now.

You will find people that do not consider Breath of the Wild a AAA game.
My reply to Anti-Matter was poking at whether his arm-length to AAA might have to do with this kind of perception.

@Anti-Matter Why is that?

Wii games are fun all though i forgot what i was going to say lol so yep

Now with Monster Hunter Rise on the helm, maybe we could see a return to these days when developers fully focus on the next-generation consoles. Even with new Switch hardware, the power of ray-tracing is still so ahead for handheld platform, I think... So, I think we will see these kind of cases with next-gen focused titles, unless Nintendo works on an unexpected workaround.