@JaxonH Haha no, I honestly saw the news on another site and searched google for some more info about it and stumbled upon this article. Only reason I made snarky comments was because some people were so sure that Nintendo would win. "They're gonna lose this one. HARD." "they are not going to win this case. Go Nintendo." I got a good laugh knowing after the fact what the result was.
Nintendo doesn't want you to be able to communicate with your friends online in any way. No direct messages, no party chat, chat not implemnted in the OS, friend codes. Nintendo has done everything in their power to make online gaming with friends the biggest hassle in the world.
Will Nintendo ever top Gold and Silver? I can't believe there hasn't been a pokemon game with 16 gyms since. Being able to play Kanto and Johto was the best feature there has even been in a pokemon game. Not even mentioning the amazing battle with Red.
If this came out near launch or even this summer I probably would have picked it up, but with Super Mario Oddysey, Fire Emblem Warriors, Skyrim, NBA 2K18, Rocket League, and more coming this fall I don't see myself getting this unless I can find it cheap.
Very happy about this, I think console gamers should have these options avaiable to them to cater the experience to the users preferences. I can't believe I saw someone try to justiftly having less options in your game, that is just backwards. 60 FPS All Day
I dont believe in part shortages. I believe in Nintendo only releasing as much product as they want. Supply and Demand mean nothing to them. Its all about creating scarcity to create artificial demand. Artificial demand creates news stories, media attention, etc. Keeps Nintendo in the news and keeps the stock they did make to be sold out at all times.
Nintendo does this because they know their fans will buy anything they make, literally anything. They could release a box with Nintendo branding on it and people would buy it...oh wait
And to top it off Nintendo is using these products to prevent having the vitual console on switch. At this point I dont see the VC ever coming to switch. Just new iterations of these classic consoles.
@BLP_Software anyone who developed the bot and anyone who uses said bot should seriously go die. Literally people ruining things for everyone else. No one needs people like that in society, truly the scum of the earth outside of well, actual criminals.
I am very excited for this, from everything that has come out it would seem that the switch version is the special edition that came out on xb1, ps4, but with some tweaking in the graphics and performance department to run on switch. I'm very happy because it would have been a shame if we got a port of the 360/ps3 original. That pretty much sums up what the switch can do. It should be able to run any last gen game, and with proper tweeking and optimization can hopefully run certain current gen games. Which is honestly all I can ask for after the Wii U being so far behind the competition.
Wouldn't buy just a box for any other game, but Gen 2 Pokemon is the best Gen of all time. Hopefully America gets these, but NOA is so upredictable who knows.
I have no experience soldering, but I would really like to do this. I have been a huge Sonic fan all my life and am satisfied with the collectors edition, but I can't deny that for the extra $50 ($70 - ($20) Game) It would've been nice to get a soundtrack or at least something else. The best parts of the set are the Nice box/box art and the Gold replica Sonic ring, which is kind of sad considering the statue should be the main selling point.
Was at Target yesterday and saw Minecraft Story Mode out on shelves and could have sworn it had not relased yet. Deceided to see if I could buy it, but once he scanned it some sort of message must have came up saying he couldn't sell it till the 22nd. This was the first time I have ever seen something be put out early in the wild and kinda knew what would happen but I am happy I tried to buy it at least. He seemed really embarressed about it too, but its not like I really cared.
This type of accessory could really nice for the switch. Instead of huddling around the small tablet for impromtu local multiplayer, pull out this bad boy and just play on the nearest wall. Would make this the ultimate portable gaming machine. Imagine setting this up for smash (Once it comes to switch) multiplayer on a college campus, you would get a crowd of people just to see whats up and all you need is your switch and this accessory. Very, very, intrigued, but if what some have said the picture quality might not be up to snuff.
Sonic 1 was the first video game I ever played on my uncles Sega Genesis and as I grew up I still always loved Sonic and preferred Sonic over Mario. I have collected all the Sonic games I played in my youth and still have an immense appreciation for the series, but admittingly havent played too much Sonic in past years, but tomorrow that all changes. Once my collectors edition arrives and I add my new sonic merch to my sonic display in my room, I will be playing Sonic just like the days of my youth. Can't wait.
Out of the sports games coming to switch I am least excited for this (NBA 2K18 I can't wait for), but I am still going to pick this up to support 3rd party titles on switch. I want to be able to play more than just nintendo games on my switch and I will vote with my wallet accordingly.
Order placed, first system of any kind I am preordering because I am not missing out on this. Will be tranfering over from my current red n3dsXL. I guess this makes up for not getting the legacy edition of Samus Returns.
@sandman89 using the triggers for your arms feels very natural to me and allows me to dodge and jump more precisely than if im throwing my arms all over the place. The motion controls were fun to try out but I am much better with the pro controller
If you haven't tried this game do yourself a favor and pick it up. I am a huge fire emblem fan going back to the gba days and this game is one of my favorites of all time. Everything about the game is awesome and is a great game for people who are new to the series because it will introduce you to the mechanics of the game before moving on to other titles that involve more strategy. This game made me fall back in love with my 3ds and if it wasn't for my girlfriend my switch would be gathering dust.
They announced they cant release a patch to reduce the file size because the Switch literally cannot do that yet. The switch cannot take a game file and delete some of the data or something along those lines. The ceo of saber interactive said this on twitter or a blogpost. Also even after the update the game still plays like poop imo. The shooting still feels odd and Im still missing dunks and easy layups because of the shot meter. Honestly this is the first big disappointment for me on the switch. Just an awful game and I hope NBA 2k18 makes up for this mess.
Voice chat has been a gaming staple since the original xbox right?, At least the 360. Nintendo doesn't want anyones feelings hurt while playing video games
@NEStalgia I definitely agree. I would agree that the switch could probably run most games I have listed but with significant performance tweaks such as a reduction in frames per second and resolution, but I guess the point of my post was to get my opinion out there to people who keep asking for these types of games on switch. Just one example, but the guys who made Titanfall 2 were asked about a possible switch port and they literally laughed at the interviewier because they said there was no chance and it could not "fit" on the system. That just makes me think the system would have a hard time with some games, but again I have no technical evidence to prove my point. Now in terms of gamers who like these games I would say there is a market on the switch for them if Nintendo made hardware that could compete, but they didn't, they chose to go their own route and that is completely ok, I still love Nintendo, but just as someone who owned a GameCube and was looking forward to the Revolution sooo much only to be completely let down, I was hoping the switch could be the console that would put Nintendo back on the map completely. I sold my XBONE a year before the switch came out to get the most money for it and because I loved my 3ds at the time. While I had it, I loved the Witcher 3, GTA V, and enjoyed mainline sports games online and would have loved if some of those games could make it to the switch, but its looking like most of those games won't make it. But as you said maybe only a handful of those games I listed would make money on the switch and that is probably the biggest reason as to why they won't come to the switch.
Bear with me, this may be a little long, but I wanted to give my two cents on the state of the Nintendo Switch's hardware as well as 3rd party support and what it can/may look like in the coming future. To begin I am going to start with the Nintendo 64. This was possibly the first point in the traditional console "generations" that Nintendo had to actually worry about the competition (other than SEGA), hot off the NES and SNES Nintendo was riding high, but Sony after their falling out with Nintendo dropped a bomb on the industry with the original Playstation. The superior disc format was well as an easy to develop for platform turned the industry upside down if you will because it ended up selling over 100 million compared to the N64s paltry 33 million. So going into the next generation Nintendo had come off a system viewed in their eyes as a failure, even though Nintendo and Rare released countless gems on the 64. Before we move onto the next generation it was important to keep in mind that Nintendo lost significant 3rd party support from Square Enix during this generation. Next we had the GameCube. IMHO one of the best consoles of all time, but at the same time was another swing and a miss for Nintendo in terms of sales. The system couldn't even beat newcomers Microsoft and the Xbox, and again Sony absolutely destroyed the competition with the PS2. From a sales standpoint the GC failed but from a software standpoint it definitely held its own and also got some siginificant 3rd party support from EA, Ubisoft, and others. Gamecube was the last time nintendo owners got full-fledged EA sports games. Prince of Persia and Stars Wars games, as well as Sega's support really helped flesh out the gamecubes library of games. The GC was still made with gamers in mind and was a system with gamers in mind, but it just couldn't escape the perception that Nintnedo was a kiddie console. Growing up in this and the 64's era I can attest that many kids thought nintendo was for kids while xbox and playstation 2 was for gamers, even though this wasn't really true till the next generation. The Wii, Xbox 360, and PS3 Generation is one that had enourmous impact on the gaming industry as a whole. This is when Nintnedo decided to go in a completely alternative route to all the other companies. Before Nintendo competed with the other companies because of their software, but now with motion controlled gaming and a severly underpowered system compared to the 360 and PS3, Nintendo took the biggest risk they ever took and it paid off. The Wii appealed to non-gamers , the Wii had people talking about Nintendo again, the stigma of it being a kiddie console was still there, but the appeal was so huge and Nintnedo 1st party titles ended up pushing the thing over 100 million units. So Nintendo made a ton of money doing it their own way and probably thought they were hot poop. Unfortunately for them the Wii generation lost most "gamers" that werent complete fanboys of Nintendo, myself included. This started the trend where most good 3rd party titles came to 360 and PS3 and possibly a gimped port got sent to the Wii because 3rd parties couldnt pass up that install base. I also failed to mention that this was also big because the 360 and PS3 were in HD so if you were serious at all about gaming you were on one of these consoles. As the Wii hype dissipated Nintendo decieded to get ahead of the competition and release their new console a year earlier than the competition, the Wii U. The Wii U baffles me to this day and will forever baffle me. That system had an interesting premise, but when it came down to it Nintendo's hardware was basically stuck in the past generation again. The system actually saw surprising third party support at launch, but once that came and went, the Wii U's game library became a ghost town other than first party titles which Nintendo always does right. The PS4 and Xbox One arrived one year later and blew the Wii U's hardware away and really cemented Nintendo as having gimped hardware. With Nintendo's worst selling console in the rearview Nintendo decided to take another risk. The Nintnedo Switch brought a new element to the table that previous consoles had not (Portability) and that new element is far more useful for gamers than a second screen controller. So far it looks like this risk is paying off for now, but the reality is that the Switch is around xbox one level power, which came out in 2013. The Switch is as powerful as systems that came out 4 years ago. Now this is fine because the reasoning behind that is the portability aspect of the system, but for gamers ,and this is what it is all about, attracting gamers, the system might not have enough power to deliver the experiences they want. Now the system can run amazing games, but in 2017 the Switch cannot run the biggest major 3rd party titles and will be in a situation like the wii where the thing might sell enough to justify publishers to give it games, but the full-fledged copies of those games will continue to be for the other consoles. Personally I have a switch and love it and cant wait for all the Nintendo games and the select 3rd party titles we will be getting, but I can't help but wish the system was a little more powerful so if a 3rd party wanted to bring a game to the switch they could do so withough having to jump through any hoops. With all this in mind this is just my opinion on what I have seen and experienced as well as how I feel the future will go for the switch. Lastly I went through and made a list of games I feel have very little shot of coming to the switch, just to show what kind of games the switch cannot run (whether it be online or performance related)
ROCKSTAR
-GTA V or any future installment
-Red Dead Redemption 2
ACTIVISION
-Destiny 2
-Call of Duty II (Maybe a gimped future version if switch does well)
EA
-Star Wars Battlefront 2
-Titanfall 2
-Mass Effect Andromeda (Not that we want that poop)
-Battlefield 1
-Need for Speed Payback (Maybe a future entry)
-Dragon Age Inquisition (Or any future installment)
-Anthem
-Madden and NHL (at least this year if FIFA does well, maybe)
UBISOFT
-Assassins Creed Origins (I could see a custom switch AC, not mainline entrys though)
-Watch Dogs 2
-Ghost Recon Wildlands
-For Honor
-Beyond Good and Evil 2
-Far Cry 5
BLIZZARD
-Overwatch
-Diablo 3 (I want this so bad, but Blizzard is always online so yea probably not)
BETHESDA (If skyrim does well maybe we could see another title)
-Fallout 4
-Doom
-The Evil Within 2
-Wolfenstein 2
-Dishonered 2
OTHER PUBLISHERS
-The Witcher 3
-Cyberpunk 2077
-Final Fantasy XV
-Rise of the Tomb Raider
-Borderlands 3
-XCOM 2
-Resident Evil 7
-Yakuza series
-Darksiders 3
-Metro Exodus
-Dark Souls (Rumored, but yet to be seen)
-Middle Earth games
-Injustice 2
-Tekken 7
-Street Fighter V
TL;DR The switch is great and all, but the games listed above probably won't show up on the console.
I work at a toys r us, our initial shipment was 12 with two controllers, second shipment had 6 and third shipment had 6. Thats all we got and I knew when they were coming in and still didnt get one because people are insane
I think its a good deal because you get the charger and hdmi cable, ill for sure be getting this so I can keep my main set hooked up with my extra dock and cables in my case ready to go and all I take is the switch
I honestly cant wait for the virtual console, I finished zelda and have been playing a lot of fast rmx and shovel knight to keep me busy but I really want to play wind waker or metroid prime on my switch
@TruenoGT I have the hori stand and yes it can easily hold the switch on its sides with joycon dissattached. I would assume if any games take advantage of this capability it will be used with the joy cons on a grip (or pro controller) with the switch on its side with no controllers attached. Would probably be restricted to handheld/table top mode as well
For Wii U owners, this year was pretty bad but still had a couple hits. The 3DS on the other hand had one of its best years since launch rivaling 2013 imho. Fates, Hyrule Warriors, Bravely Second, Kirby, Monsyer Hunter Gen, Dragon Quest 7, Pokemon, Dragonball Fusions, and Mario Maker, absolutely amazing
I can't believe I read all of that. I didn't really care until the liar defended himself, I dont care about the first comment, but if you go to such lengths to ensure that you are first then you really must live a sad existence
If 3DS had GBA VC it would be the greatest system of all time IMO, I have basically all my favorite games from the n64, game boy color, and super nintendo eras on there and the GBA would complete my golden era of nintendo games. Not to mention all of the awesome games the 3DS has in it's own library. Also the New 3DS is a must buy if you enjoy the system, the 3D has never been better and actually works how it should've from the start.My theory is that the New 3ds or all 3ds in general will be able to play NX games as a controller and also the NX will be able to play 3ds games on a big screen through your 3ds on the NX, I have no source or any confirmation for that, but seeing as nintendo is still hyping up the 3ds it makes me think that they won't kill it off and want the 3ds to be part of the future alongside the nx, the new nx portable (controller?) will be the only device that can play nx games on the go, but may also be able to play 3ds cartridges, this stems from the idea that the NX will use cartridges, but I believe they will be the same shape and connector as the regular 3ds cartridges just with backwards compatibility like the 3ds has now with the original DS. But yea my thoughts on the NX and the future of nintendo, could all be wrong, but I think some of that stuff might come true
I have already picked up Fire Emblem Fates, Hyrule Warriors, Bravely Second, and plan on getting Kirby Planet Robobot, Metroid Prime Federation Force (which actually looks cool), Pokemon Sun/Moon for sure and possibly Dragon Quest VII and Sonic Boom: Fire and Ice, this year is stacked, glad I picked up a new 3ds too
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Re: Dallas Tech Company iLife Thinks Nintendo Stole Its Idea For Motion Control
@JaxonH Haha no, I honestly saw the news on another site and searched google for some more info about it and stumbled upon this article. Only reason I made snarky comments was because some people were so sure that Nintendo would win. "They're gonna lose this one. HARD." "they are not going to win this case. Go Nintendo." I got a good laugh knowing after the fact what the result was.
Re: Dallas Tech Company iLife Thinks Nintendo Stole Its Idea For Motion Control
@Pokefanmum82 Hey, August 31, 2017 iLife wins case and Nintendo owes $10 million
Re: Dallas Tech Company iLife Thinks Nintendo Stole Its Idea For Motion Control
@JaxonH I guess they had a legitimate case because they won. Only took over 4 years, but Nintendo owes iLife 10 million
Re: Dallas Tech Company iLife Thinks Nintendo Stole Its Idea For Motion Control
@AlexSora89 Hey, from the future on August 31, 2017. iLife won the case and Nintendo has to pay 10 million, crazy
Re: Mom Hid My Game Will Try to Find a Home on Switch and 3DS Later This Year
Are we going to finally see under $5 games?
Re: Weirdness: Splatoon 2 Actually Has Built-In Voice Chat For LAN Play
Nintendo doesn't want you to be able to communicate with your friends online in any way. No direct messages, no party chat, chat not implemnted in the OS, friend codes. Nintendo has done everything in their power to make online gaming with friends the biggest hassle in the world.
Re: These Pokémon Gold & Silver Joy-Cons Are Legendary
Will Nintendo ever top Gold and Silver? I can't believe there hasn't been a pokemon game with 16 gyms since. Being able to play Kanto and Johto was the best feature there has even been in a pokemon game. Not even mentioning the amazing battle with Red.
Re: Ubisoft Developer Insists Steep Is Still Destined To Hit The Slopes On Switch
If this came out near launch or even this summer I probably would have picked it up, but with Super Mario Oddysey, Fire Emblem Warriors, Skyrim, NBA 2K18, Rocket League, and more coming this fall I don't see myself getting this unless I can find it cheap.
Re: You'll Be Able To Sacrifice Resolution For Frame Rate In Fire Emblem Warriors On Switch
Very happy about this, I think console gamers should have these options avaiable to them to cater the experience to the users preferences. I can't believe I saw someone try to justiftly having less options in your game, that is just backwards. 60 FPS All Day
Re: Soapbox: The SNES Classic Edition Pre-Order Farce Proves Nintendo Hasn't Learned A Thing
Nintendo is the most anti-consumer gaming brand there is, absolutely unbelievable
Re: Soapbox: The SNES Classic Edition Pre-Order Farce Proves Nintendo Hasn't Learned A Thing
Completely agree with making these products only available to MyNintendo members
Re: Soapbox: The SNES Classic Edition Pre-Order Farce Proves Nintendo Hasn't Learned A Thing
I dont believe in part shortages. I believe in Nintendo only releasing as much product as they want. Supply and Demand mean nothing to them. Its all about creating scarcity to create artificial demand. Artificial demand creates news stories, media attention, etc. Keeps Nintendo in the news and keeps the stock they did make to be sold out at all times.
Re: Soapbox: The SNES Classic Edition Pre-Order Farce Proves Nintendo Hasn't Learned A Thing
Nintendo does this because they know their fans will buy anything they make, literally anything. They could release a box with Nintendo branding on it and people would buy it...oh wait
Re: Soapbox: The SNES Classic Edition Pre-Order Farce Proves Nintendo Hasn't Learned A Thing
And to top it off Nintendo is using these products to prevent having the vitual console on switch. At this point I dont see the VC ever coming to switch. Just new iterations of these classic consoles.
Re: Soapbox: The SNES Classic Edition Pre-Order Farce Proves Nintendo Hasn't Learned A Thing
Obviously I did not get one when I swore I would be ready this year and I'm not too happy about it
Re: Soapbox: The SNES Classic Edition Pre-Order Farce Proves Nintendo Hasn't Learned A Thing
If you do not believe Nintendo creates artificial demand you truly are completely ignorant to the truth and have been blinded by Nintendo.
Re: Soapbox: The SNES Classic Edition Pre-Order Farce Proves Nintendo Hasn't Learned A Thing
and honestly profanity should be allowed in this thread because nintendo has dropped the ball like 80092308232 times
Re: Soapbox: The SNES Classic Edition Pre-Order Farce Proves Nintendo Hasn't Learned A Thing
@BLP_Software anyone who developed the bot and anyone who uses said bot should seriously go die. Literally people ruining things for everyone else. No one needs people like that in society, truly the scum of the earth outside of well, actual criminals.
Re: Digital Foundry Comes Away Very Impressed With Skyrim On Switch
I am very excited for this, from everything that has come out it would seem that the switch version is the special edition that came out on xb1, ps4, but with some tweaking in the graphics and performance department to run on switch. I'm very happy because it would have been a shame if we got a port of the 360/ps3 original. That pretty much sums up what the switch can do. It should be able to run any last gen game, and with proper tweeking and optimization can hopefully run certain current gen games. Which is honestly all I can ask for after the Wii U being so far behind the competition.
Re: Pokémon Gold and Silver Getting Boxed 3DS Releases In Europe
Wouldn't buy just a box for any other game, but Gen 2 Pokemon is the best Gen of all time. Hopefully America gets these, but NOA is so upredictable who knows.
Re: The Sonic Mania Collector's Edition Statue Cuts Corners, But Can be Made Cooler
I have no experience soldering, but I would really like to do this. I have been a huge Sonic fan all my life and am satisfied with the collectors edition, but I can't deny that for the extra $50 ($70 - ($20) Game) It would've been nice to get a soundtrack or at least something else. The best parts of the set are the Nice box/box art and the Gold replica Sonic ring, which is kind of sad considering the statue should be the main selling point.
Re: Nintendo Download: 17th August (North America)
Was at Target yesterday and saw Minecraft Story Mode out on shelves and could have sworn it had not relased yet. Deceided to see if I could buy it, but once he scanned it some sort of message must have came up saying he couldn't sell it till the 22nd. This was the first time I have ever seen something be put out early in the wild and kinda knew what would happen but I am happy I tried to buy it at least. He seemed really embarressed about it too, but its not like I really cared.
Re: The OJO Aims To Be The First Dedicated Nintendo Switch Projector
This type of accessory could really nice for the switch. Instead of huddling around the small tablet for impromtu local multiplayer, pull out this bad boy and just play on the nearest wall. Would make this the ultimate portable gaming machine. Imagine setting this up for smash (Once it comes to switch) multiplayer on a college campus, you would get a crowd of people just to see whats up and all you need is your switch and this accessory. Very, very, intrigued, but if what some have said the picture quality might not be up to snuff.
Re: Feature: Basking in Nostalgia and '16-Bit' Goodness in Sonic Mania
Sonic 1 was the first video game I ever played on my uncles Sega Genesis and as I grew up I still always loved Sonic and preferred Sonic over Mario. I have collected all the Sonic games I played in my youth and still have an immense appreciation for the series, but admittingly havent played too much Sonic in past years, but tomorrow that all changes. Once my collectors edition arrives and I add my new sonic merch to my sonic display in my room, I will be playing Sonic just like the days of my youth. Can't wait.
Re: FIFA 18 Sales Are Important for Future EA Support of Nintendo Switch
Out of the sports games coming to switch I am least excited for this (NBA 2K18 I can't wait for), but I am still going to pick this up to support 3rd party titles on switch. I want to be able to play more than just nintendo games on my switch and I will vote with my wallet accordingly.
Re: GameStop Opens Pre-Orders on Samus Edition New Nintendo 3DS XL in the US
Order placed, first system of any kind I am preordering because I am not missing out on this. Will be tranfering over from my current red n3dsXL. I guess this makes up for not getting the legacy edition of Samus Returns.
Re: ARMS Balance Update Is Coming Next Week
@sandman89 using the triggers for your arms feels very natural to me and allows me to dodge and jump more precisely than if im throwing my arms all over the place. The motion controls were fun to try out but I am much better with the pro controller
Re: Feature: Talking Trade With Bonnie Gordon, Voice of Fire Emblem: Echoes' Silque
If you haven't tried this game do yourself a favor and pick it up. I am a huge fire emblem fan going back to the gba days and this game is one of my favorites of all time. Everything about the game is awesome and is a great game for people who are new to the series because it will introduce you to the mechanics of the game before moving on to other titles that involve more strategy. This game made me fall back in love with my 3ds and if it wasn't for my girlfriend my switch would be gathering dust.
Re: The Nintendo Switch Update for NBA Playgrounds is Now Live
They announced they cant release a patch to reduce the file size because the Switch literally cannot do that yet. The switch cannot take a game file and delete some of the data or something along those lines. The ceo of saber interactive said this on twitter or a blogpost. Also even after the update the game still plays like poop imo. The shooting still feels odd and Im still missing dunks and easy layups because of the shot meter. Honestly this is the first big disappointment for me on the switch. Just an awful game and I hope NBA 2k18 makes up for this mess.
Re: Nintendo Switch Online App to Bring Voice Chat and SplatNet 2 to Splatoon 2 Launch
Voice chat has been a gaming staple since the original xbox right?, At least the 360. Nintendo doesn't want anyones feelings hurt while playing video games
Re: Rumour: Porting Steep to the Switch Is Posing a Steep Challenge
@NEStalgia I definitely agree. I would agree that the switch could probably run most games I have listed but with significant performance tweaks such as a reduction in frames per second and resolution, but I guess the point of my post was to get my opinion out there to people who keep asking for these types of games on switch. Just one example, but the guys who made Titanfall 2 were asked about a possible switch port and they literally laughed at the interviewier because they said there was no chance and it could not "fit" on the system. That just makes me think the system would have a hard time with some games, but again I have no technical evidence to prove my point. Now in terms of gamers who like these games I would say there is a market on the switch for them if Nintendo made hardware that could compete, but they didn't, they chose to go their own route and that is completely ok, I still love Nintendo, but just as someone who owned a GameCube and was looking forward to the Revolution sooo much only to be completely let down, I was hoping the switch could be the console that would put Nintendo back on the map completely. I sold my XBONE a year before the switch came out to get the most money for it and because I loved my 3ds at the time. While I had it, I loved the Witcher 3, GTA V, and enjoyed mainline sports games online and would have loved if some of those games could make it to the switch, but its looking like most of those games won't make it. But as you said maybe only a handful of those games I listed would make money on the switch and that is probably the biggest reason as to why they won't come to the switch.
Re: Rumour: Porting Steep to the Switch Is Posing a Steep Challenge
@Joeynator3000 I genuinely didn't notice I let that slip, had to reread my post to see that fine edit.
Re: Rumour: Porting Steep to the Switch Is Posing a Steep Challenge
Bear with me, this may be a little long, but I wanted to give my two cents on the state of the Nintendo Switch's hardware as well as 3rd party support and what it can/may look like in the coming future. To begin I am going to start with the Nintendo 64. This was possibly the first point in the traditional console "generations" that Nintendo had to actually worry about the competition (other than SEGA), hot off the NES and SNES Nintendo was riding high, but Sony after their falling out with Nintendo dropped a bomb on the industry with the original Playstation. The superior disc format was well as an easy to develop for platform turned the industry upside down if you will because it ended up selling over 100 million compared to the N64s paltry 33 million. So going into the next generation Nintendo had come off a system viewed in their eyes as a failure, even though Nintendo and Rare released countless gems on the 64. Before we move onto the next generation it was important to keep in mind that Nintendo lost significant 3rd party support from Square Enix during this generation. Next we had the GameCube. IMHO one of the best consoles of all time, but at the same time was another swing and a miss for Nintendo in terms of sales. The system couldn't even beat newcomers Microsoft and the Xbox, and again Sony absolutely destroyed the competition with the PS2. From a sales standpoint the GC failed but from a software standpoint it definitely held its own and also got some siginificant 3rd party support from EA, Ubisoft, and others. Gamecube was the last time nintendo owners got full-fledged EA sports games. Prince of Persia and Stars Wars games, as well as Sega's support really helped flesh out the gamecubes library of games. The GC was still made with gamers in mind and was a system with gamers in mind, but it just couldn't escape the perception that Nintnedo was a kiddie console. Growing up in this and the 64's era I can attest that many kids thought nintendo was for kids while xbox and playstation 2 was for gamers, even though this wasn't really true till the next generation. The Wii, Xbox 360, and PS3 Generation is one that had enourmous impact on the gaming industry as a whole. This is when Nintnedo decided to go in a completely alternative route to all the other companies. Before Nintendo competed with the other companies because of their software, but now with motion controlled gaming and a severly underpowered system compared to the 360 and PS3, Nintendo took the biggest risk they ever took and it paid off. The Wii appealed to non-gamers , the Wii had people talking about Nintendo again, the stigma of it being a kiddie console was still there, but the appeal was so huge and Nintnedo 1st party titles ended up pushing the thing over 100 million units. So Nintendo made a ton of money doing it their own way and probably thought they were hot poop. Unfortunately for them the Wii generation lost most "gamers" that werent complete fanboys of Nintendo, myself included. This started the trend where most good 3rd party titles came to 360 and PS3 and possibly a gimped port got sent to the Wii because 3rd parties couldnt pass up that install base. I also failed to mention that this was also big because the 360 and PS3 were in HD so if you were serious at all about gaming you were on one of these consoles. As the Wii hype dissipated Nintendo decieded to get ahead of the competition and release their new console a year earlier than the competition, the Wii U. The Wii U baffles me to this day and will forever baffle me. That system had an interesting premise, but when it came down to it Nintendo's hardware was basically stuck in the past generation again. The system actually saw surprising third party support at launch, but once that came and went, the Wii U's game library became a ghost town other than first party titles which Nintendo always does right. The PS4 and Xbox One arrived one year later and blew the Wii U's hardware away and really cemented Nintendo as having gimped hardware. With Nintendo's worst selling console in the rearview Nintendo decided to take another risk. The Nintnedo Switch brought a new element to the table that previous consoles had not (Portability) and that new element is far more useful for gamers than a second screen controller. So far it looks like this risk is paying off for now, but the reality is that the Switch is around xbox one level power, which came out in 2013. The Switch is as powerful as systems that came out 4 years ago. Now this is fine because the reasoning behind that is the portability aspect of the system, but for gamers ,and this is what it is all about, attracting gamers, the system might not have enough power to deliver the experiences they want. Now the system can run amazing games, but in 2017 the Switch cannot run the biggest major 3rd party titles and will be in a situation like the wii where the thing might sell enough to justify publishers to give it games, but the full-fledged copies of those games will continue to be for the other consoles. Personally I have a switch and love it and cant wait for all the Nintendo games and the select 3rd party titles we will be getting, but I can't help but wish the system was a little more powerful so if a 3rd party wanted to bring a game to the switch they could do so withough having to jump through any hoops. With all this in mind this is just my opinion on what I have seen and experienced as well as how I feel the future will go for the switch. Lastly I went through and made a list of games I feel have very little shot of coming to the switch, just to show what kind of games the switch cannot run (whether it be online or performance related)
ROCKSTAR
-GTA V or any future installment
-Red Dead Redemption 2
ACTIVISION
-Destiny 2
-Call of Duty II (Maybe a gimped future version if switch does well)
EA
-Star Wars Battlefront 2
-Titanfall 2
-Mass Effect Andromeda (Not that we want that poop)
-Battlefield 1
-Need for Speed Payback (Maybe a future entry)
-Dragon Age Inquisition (Or any future installment)
-Anthem
-Madden and NHL (at least this year if FIFA does well, maybe)
UBISOFT
-Assassins Creed Origins (I could see a custom switch AC, not mainline entrys though)
-Watch Dogs 2
-Ghost Recon Wildlands
-For Honor
-Beyond Good and Evil 2
-Far Cry 5
BLIZZARD
-Overwatch
-Diablo 3 (I want this so bad, but Blizzard is always online so yea probably not)
BETHESDA (If skyrim does well maybe we could see another title)
-Fallout 4
-Doom
-The Evil Within 2
-Wolfenstein 2
-Dishonered 2
OTHER PUBLISHERS
-The Witcher 3
-Cyberpunk 2077
-Final Fantasy XV
-Rise of the Tomb Raider
-Borderlands 3
-XCOM 2
-Resident Evil 7
-Yakuza series
-Darksiders 3
-Metro Exodus
-Dark Souls (Rumored, but yet to be seen)
-Middle Earth games
-Injustice 2
-Tekken 7
-Street Fighter V
TL;DR The switch is great and all, but the games listed above probably won't show up on the console.
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I got it and beat it after zelda, well worth the price
Re: Inti Creates Announces Blaster Master Zero Version 1.2
Played through and beat this game after beating zelda and loved it, so needless to say I'm excited for dlc
Re: Feature: The Biggest Nintendo Switch eShop Games of 2017 - Spring Edition
No one mentioned WarGroove, best indie title in development
Re: Video: The Problem with the Joy-Con Steering Wheels and How to Fix It
Ive avoided motion controls since the wii, will be playing mario kart with a pro controller
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo Needs to Learn Lessons From Its NES Mini Mistakes
We have gotten over 60 switches since launch for comparison, had no problem snagging one of those
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo Needs to Learn Lessons From Its NES Mini Mistakes
I work at a toys r us, our initial shipment was 12 with two controllers, second shipment had 6 and third shipment had 6. Thats all we got and I knew when they were coming in and still didnt get one because people are insane
Re: Nintendo Publishes Interview With Pocket Rumble Developer
Definitely going to get this when it releases
Re: Standalone Nintendo Switch Dock Available From May 19th
I think its a good deal because you get the charger and hdmi cable, ill for sure be getting this so I can keep my main set hooked up with my extra dock and cables in my case ready to go and all I take is the switch
Re: ACA Neo Geo's TATE Mode Hints At A Glorious Future For Vertically-Scrolling Shooters On Switch
I honestly cant wait for the virtual console, I finished zelda and have been playing a lot of fast rmx and shovel knight to keep me busy but I really want to play wind waker or metroid prime on my switch
Re: ACA Neo Geo's TATE Mode Hints At A Glorious Future For Vertically-Scrolling Shooters On Switch
@TruenoGT I have the hori stand and yes it can easily hold the switch on its sides with joycon dissattached. I would assume if any games take advantage of this capability it will be used with the joy cons on a grip (or pro controller) with the switch on its side with no controllers attached. Would probably be restricted to handheld/table top mode as well
Re: Feature: It's Time to Vote for Your Nintendo Life Game of the Year Awards
For Wii U owners, this year was pretty bad but still had a couple hits. The 3DS on the other hand had one of its best years since launch rivaling 2013 imho. Fates, Hyrule Warriors, Bravely Second, Kirby, Monsyer Hunter Gen, Dragon Quest 7, Pokemon, Dragonball Fusions, and Mario Maker, absolutely amazing
Re: Monster Hunter Generations Holds Top 10 UK Spot as Pokémon Titles Enjoy GO Benefits
I can't believe I read all of that. I didn't really care until the liar defended himself, I dont care about the first comment, but if you go to such lengths to ensure that you are first then you really must live a sad existence
Re: Talking Point: In Praise of the 3DS eShop, Which is Now Five Years Old
If 3DS had GBA VC it would be the greatest system of all time IMO, I have basically all my favorite games from the n64, game boy color, and super nintendo eras on there and the GBA would complete my golden era of nintendo games. Not to mention all of the awesome games the 3DS has in it's own library. Also the New 3DS is a must buy if you enjoy the system, the 3D has never been better and actually works how it should've from the start.My theory is that the New 3ds or all 3ds in general will be able to play NX games as a controller and also the NX will be able to play 3ds games on a big screen through your 3ds on the NX, I have no source or any confirmation for that, but seeing as nintendo is still hyping up the 3ds it makes me think that they won't kill it off and want the 3ds to be part of the future alongside the nx, the new nx portable (controller?) will be the only device that can play nx games on the go, but may also be able to play 3ds cartridges, this stems from the idea that the NX will use cartridges, but I believe they will be the same shape and connector as the regular 3ds cartridges just with backwards compatibility like the 3ds has now with the original DS. But yea my thoughts on the NX and the future of nintendo, could all be wrong, but I think some of that stuff might come true
Re: Talking Point: The 3DS Faces the Challenge of Taking Nintendo Through 2016
I have already picked up Fire Emblem Fates, Hyrule Warriors, Bravely Second, and plan on getting Kirby Planet Robobot, Metroid Prime Federation Force (which actually looks cool), Pokemon Sun/Moon for sure and possibly Dragon Quest VII and Sonic Boom: Fire and Ice, this year is stacked, glad I picked up a new 3ds too