BanjoPickles

I don’t hate it, but it seems like a complete waste of resources. The difference between March of 2017 and June of 2022 is:

-Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
-Arms
-Rocket League
-Hasbro Game Night
-Super Mario Party
-Warioware

And countless others. Switch is absolutely inundated with quality party software, so why not put those resources into a game that there is demand for?

Come on, Sega! Announce a North American release! This will be an automatic Day One!

It’s a shame that it’s only previously announced games because I would sell the soul of every last person here for a Switch-exclusive Viewtiful Joe remake/sequel!

@WaveBoy

Saturn,I believe was a combination of right console at the wrong time and proof that Sega was an absolute mess! If Sega of Japan had actually paid attention to the North American market, they could have alleviated so many of the unnecessary mistakes they made. They stopped supporting the Genesis way too early, they should have stuck with the September release date, they should have worked on the architecture of the console more to help bring the cost down, and they should have chased after a more robust, diverse library. They were banking on Virtua Fighter—an arcade port, and a bad one at that—selling consoles.

I was fourteen when PlayStation launched, and a total Nintendo/Sega fanboy! PlayStation managed to grab my complete and undivided attention, at least until the Dreamcast arrived. I didn’t care for the N64. Maybe I’m in the minority, but I don’t care how good your first party games are. If your third party support is garbage, I won’t support you.

@nightopia

Same! I’ve always wanted to play it, and I missed that golden opportunity to do so when I was a Sega CD owner, during its run. Our local video store even carried it (sadly, the same can’t be said of Snatcher. I looked everywhere, and could never find a copy to rent, or buy).

I’m optimistic. They have released Another World on pretty much every platform, over the past several years. Supposedly, the MD2 will have 20 Sega CD games, so it’s definitely a possibility.

Please let this come to America! I would love to see the lineup look something like this:

1). Road Rash III
2). Sonic 3
3). Sonic and Knuckles
4). Phantasy Star 2
5). Beyond Oasis
6). Donald Duck in Quackshot
7). Toejam and Earl 2
8). Eternal Champions (Sega CD)
9). Final Fight (Sega CD)
10). Streets of Rage III
11). Super Street Fighter II
12). Skitchin’
13). Rocket Knight Adentures
14). Earthworm Jim (Sega CD)
15). Night Trap (Sega CD)
16). Tomcat Alley (Sega CD)
17). Another World/Heart of the Alien (Sega CD)
18). Outrun
19). Columns III
20). Jungle Strike
21). Snatcher (Sega CD)
22). Revenge of Shinobi
23). TMNT: Hyperstone Heist (I would have considered this an impossibility before the Cowabunga Collection was announced. Remember how Contra Hard Corps was released on Mini 1 after the Contra Collection was released?)

@Porky

“The other two are bottom of the barrel games I’ve never heard of before.”

So, they’re bottom of the barrel because you’ve never heard of them before?

Without looking a gift horse in the mouth, I do wish that the AA line would evolve to include games from the 1990’s. I’d love to see games like Cyber Sled, Soul Edge, Ridge Racer, Tekken, etc.

I’ve been saying for years that it would be awesome if Nintendo partnered up with Miyazaki/From Software to completely reboot Kid Icarus as a Soulsborne game. I’m not saying they would have to go dark and grotesque, but I believe the gameplay mechanics would translate.

@Mynemo

Yes! I haven’t loved a Nintendo console this much since the SNES! The only things I’d like to see are game-related:

-I want to see the Arcade Archives line grow into the 1990’s. Ridge Racer, Tekken, Soul Caliber, Primal Rage (notoriously difficult to properly emulate), etc..

-new entries in long-dormant franchises. It’s time we saw a new Punch Out, F-Zero, Excitebike, Wave Race, etc..

-replace the NSO model for classic gaming with a new and improved Virtual Console. Twenty-one years on, it’s time for Gamecube support! Also, I would love to see support for systems such as the Amiga.

A few tips from a lifelong fan:

-don’t piggyback off of the name to the point where random consumers assume it’s a mere add-on.
-you had a winning idea with the Switch. Do NOT scrap that idea for the sake of trying something new!
-continue to bridge the technological gap.
-you had the support of several great third-party developers. Don’t jeopardize that!
-launch with at least one, or two, must-play games!

May is going to be a catch up month for me. I just finished student teaching, so I have some gaming to do.

Between this, Live a Live, Triangle Strategy, Splatoon 3, Bayonetta 3, and everything else we have, Switch is quickly becoming my favorite console of all time, which is saying a lot since I grew up with the NES and SNES! It’s a bottomless pit of great games!

@YANDMAN

I actually have a Saturn, but the game isn’t cheap.

Omg, yes! Best news I’ve heard in a long time! Now, if they could just rerelease the special editions of 1 and 2.

@electrolite77

It’s a day one for me!

@nightopia

I remember reading about it in Gamepro, wayyyyy back! I can’t believe I’ve never played it!

@Nintendo_Thumb

Thanks for the tip! I have always wanted to play it! I actually play OG Elevator Action on my Switch somewhat regularly.

Omg! Elevator Action Returns??? I have wanted to play this since the late 90’s, and this saves me the small fortune I was almost willing to pay for the Taito handheld!

I would love to see a new Punch Out! I would love to see Nintendo roll out new games in franchises they haven’t touched in ages this year!

-A new Wave Race
-1080
-Punch Out
-Revive Star Tropics as a spiritual successor to Wind Waker’s setting and gameplay mechanics!
-A new Mario Paint
-a remake of SNES’s Sim City (a collaboration with Will Wright)

I wonder if those of you who have laughably unrealistic expectations (Final Fantasy V?? Super Smash TV?? Chrono Trigger??????) are the same ones who will complain the loudest when it turns out to be something you’ve never heard of.

1). I totally expected it. When has a mainline Zelda game ever launched on time?

2). I’m 100% okay with it. They have given us a wealth of Zelda content, over the past few years. Take your time, and make it special!

3). Considering the five year cycle of development, I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if they delay it again to the Fall of 2023, to launch alongside the inevitable successor to Switch (by that point, Switch will be nearly seven years old). I’d rather have a Zelda for the launch of new hardware than have to wait two to three years into the new console’s life.

I think it’s time for a lot of these companies to shift their focus to their 90’s/00’s output. What is holding Bandai Namco from releasing a Namco Museum: The Next Generation compilation that contains the following:

-Ace Combat
-Cyber Sled
-Point Blank
-Ridge Racer
-Soul Caliber
-Tekken

Seeing bland games like this makes me wish that some company would come along and resurrect 90’s Arcade Racer!

This isn’t even a day one! This is a right now! I’m putting on my coat and I’m going to find a copy of this right now!

Argh! You should not be allowed to post an article that starts with the word “Snatcher” unless the sentence ends with “announced. Coming to Switch tomorrow!”

A cool idea that they should have used for a Namco museum release:

Speaking of which, it’s high time they release Ridge Racer and Soul Caliber!

The idiots buying the Lazy Edition of FIFA are the reason we can’t have nice things.

Final Fantasy VI in the style of Octopath??? *drools

When are people going to realize that they have themselves to blame for all of this? What were the sales figures for the VC? I know that Mario 3 was the biggest success on Wii, with millions of downloads.

Well, not every game is Mario 3 and how many of you downloaded anything that was an obscure third party release? You don’t want the drip feed, but do you know what happens if Nintendo shuts off the drip feed and caters only to your narrow gaming diet? They run out of games they can actually release within weeks/months.

Simply put, I highly doubt the VC model was a very profitable venture for them.

As a huge supporter of VC on 3DS, I was always frustrated with the difference in libraries between America and Japan! Granted, they did get a ton of games that didn’t have English translations, but I couldn’t figure out why Square Enix put Elevator Action, Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy IV, and VI on 3DS in the East but not the west. Kemco released Shadowgate on 3DS in Japan, but we never got it here. I always felt that Nintendo treated the service like an afterthought on the platform, at least in North America.

There are so many games that are worthy of a rerelease/remaster that will most likely never receive one, including:

-Faxanadu
-Clash at Demonhead
-Maniac Mansion
-Little Nemo
-Willow
-The Adventures of Willy Beamish
-Snatcher
-Lunar 1 and 2
-Suikoden
-Eternal Darkness
-Astro Boy (GBA)
-Ninja 5-0
-Ninja Town
Panzer Dragoon Saga
-Dynamite Cop
-Shining Force 3
-Burning Rangers

Now that the system is nearly five years old (how is that possible), I’m starting to think that Nintendo should take every franchise that is currently in development, that already has an entry or two on Switch, and move it to the next console. Remember how awesome that first year was, getting a new exclusive/rerelease every month or so? I’d love to see that become a regular thing with Nintendo. Imagine if the next console launches and, within the first year, we get:

-BotW 2
-Splatoon 3
-Metroid Prime 4
-Something Pokémon related
-Xenoblade 3
-Mario Kart 9

That isn’t to say that Nintendo should kill the Switch. That would be stupid. I just think Nintendo should ride out the last few years bringing back franchises and reminding people of their greatness. Resurrect Punch Out, Remake F-Zero GX, Revive Starfox without the gimmicks, bring back Wave Race, Excitebike, 1080! I would love to see a cel shaded Startropics!

@Kilroy

That IS an odd number. The 3DS and Wii U eshops were such a quantum leap over what was offered on DSI and Wiiware (though both had quality titles). 3DS and Wii U, though, paved the way for what we have now, which I love!

I’m surprised that none of the Kunio games made the list.

Man, all of the previously-unlocalized games are making it to the west (Kunio games, Live a Live, Trials of Mana, Romancing Saga)! What a time to be alive!

@FishyS

Honestly, for me, I’d rather Nintendo not rotate the same four franchises, over and over again. I would love to see them revive one of their old staples.

@spacemoe505

I would sell my soul for a VJ remake! Unfortunately, there is an entire generation that doesn’t know a thing about that amazing game!

@Gohanjin

Oh man! The thought of Saturn and Dreamcast games being released has me drooling all over the screen!

I’m going to plead for total long shots:

-The Monkey Island series: remastered versions of every game in the Monkey Island series!
-Collection of Fantasy Volumes 1 and 2: I don’t want the Pixel Perfect junk! I want the original roms, put on two separate compilations. Asking for 1-6 on one cart is expecting too much.
-the announcement of The Capcom Licensed Collection, which includes: Willow (NES), Little Nemo (NES), Mickey Mousecapade (NES), Alien Vs. Predator (arcade), and The Punisher (arcade).
-an out-of-left field announcement that a new Punch Out is on the way, and Punch Out Wii will be added to the eshop.

If FFVIIR2 is a PS5 exclusive, it’ll be the first game to actually entice me to commit to a purchase.

Personally, I don’t understand how a console sells nearly 15 million units without a single killer app to back it up.

@Ulysses I was about to say the same thing. Whenever I think of Capcom, I think of Nintendo. Granted, they’ve achieved major success on other platforms, but Capcom has been with Nintendo since the beginning.

Here’s my solution to the dungeons:

Occasionally, Link will stumble upon a cave. Some of the caves are small, empty, and contain nothing of value. Throw in three or four caves, though, that have their own backstory, special item, and hordes of unique, difficult enemies.

I’m just happy to see a great third party release sell this well! I haven’t seen a third party game sell this well since the snes era!

I have a feeling that Zelda will be pushed back to meet the launch of the Switch’s successor. By Christmas of 2023, Switch will be more than six and a half years old, so I have a feeling that the next console will launch next year. Honestly, I feel that Nintendo would be smart to make Splatoon 3 and Breath of the Wild 2 launch titles. I understand, though, that not everyone would agree. I just feel that those two games alone would ensure the console’s success.

@joey302 and while I’m dreaming, I’ll totally take a rerelease of Activision Classics as well!

@joey302

Man, what I wouldn’t give for a Switch release of the Midway Treasures trilogy!

I have an even better idea: release Virtua Fighter 3 and Crazy Taxi on Switch!

@GrailUK

Yes! Oh, and I totally forgot Paperboy!

I wish that Hamster could somehow strike a deal with Warner for those old Midway/Williams arcade games. I would love to have Tapper, Marble Madness, Timber, Rampage, Roadblasters, Gauntlet, and Arch Rivals!