Just 3 years? That's incredibly short compared to the Steam release's 9+ years. And since the other 2 Cave shoot-em-ups handled by Live Wire (Espgaluda II and DoDonPachi Resurrection) were also released in 2021, they could potentially be removed not long afterwards.
As a funny note, the Japanese physical version will be released 3 weeks after the game's removal from the e-shop. So, it won't be all doom and gloom... at least, for a while.
"Developers should hold back for the next Nintendo console".
No, they shouldn't. Between a console that has proved itself (and has a large userbase) and a console that isn't guaranteed to succeed, developers shouldn't abandon the Switch in a heartbeat just because the successor has better specs.
If the Switch can't run the game in question? Sure. But, there is no good reason to skip games that could run fine on the Switch, just because it's old news. Take a look at Playstation 4. They are still releasing games for the system, even though it's now 11-years-old and had its successor released 4 years ago.
If Nintendo wants to pretend that the Switch will no longer exist past 2025, fine, they can repeat that mistake. They shouldn't be surprised if they end up with a Switch U.
He's not wrong. They are not in some circle of hell reserved for developers.
As for figuratively, well, it has already been 5 years since it was announced. At this point, it has taken more time than the original Hollow Knight to launch.
Conker's Bad Fur Day, Duke Nukem: Zero Hour, and Resident Evil 2 are the only ones I would consider. The others... not so much, when there are better versions on Switch and other platforms.
I really don't like this drip-feed remake/remaster thing. I'd much prefer if Nintendo just released their older catalog in some form that we could easily access, because there are still so many Nintendo-owned games that are not available in digital form. But they will never do that, for they know they can easily sell a remaster of a 20-years-old game for full price and have others justify it, because it hasn't been available for purchase ever since then.
If the demo hadn't convinced me to avoid the game altogether, I would be angry that the "expensive cartridge" version had the same price as the code-in-a-box version. I hope this happens to be a funny coincidence and not a new LRG scheme that forces code-in-a-box on retail, while holding the cartridge exclusive to them.
I come from the future. Nintendo will release Mother 3 in the West in January 2026 to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Then, they will remove it from stores in April 2026 because the anniversary will be over.
It's wild how every analyst and their dog was convinced we would be getting a new Switch by 2020-2021. It's even wilder how these rumours began as far back as freaking 2018. Switch Pro has become the hardware equivalent to the Bloodborne PC port meme.
"As people embrace that [streaming] model, they will see that these games will exist, the service will continue, and you'll be able to access them when you feel like. That's reassuring."
You mean, as reassuring as Netflix removing movies from its service and increasing its monthly cost? Or as reassuring as Ubisoft making "The Crew" permanently unplayable because they couldn't be arsed to implement an offline mode?
Resurrected just to shut down again 2 years later, before they could even create a game. Timesplitters just can't catch a break. I also never expected GoldenEye to resurface before a Timesplitters rerelease, but here we are.
Excellent news! Can't wait for more promises of older games rereleases that won't actually happen and monkey paws for those who do, all for the tiny, tiny price of less competition.
Back from Sarcasm Land, the writing was on the wall. If Microsoft was willing to spend close to 70 billion dollars for the acquisition, I doubt they would balk at a few more to evade any potential roadblocks.
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Re: Nintendo's Miscrediting Practices Are "Ridiculous", Say External Translators
"Credits screens are more bloated than ever"
"Still don't mention everyone that worked on the game"
Re: Bullet-Hell Shmup 'Mushihimesama' To Be Delisted From The Switch eShop
Just 3 years? That's incredibly short compared to the Steam release's 9+ years. And since the other 2 Cave shoot-em-ups handled by Live Wire (Espgaluda II and DoDonPachi Resurrection) were also released in 2021, they could potentially be removed not long afterwards.
As a funny note, the Japanese physical version will be released 3 weeks after the game's removal from the e-shop. So, it won't be all doom and gloom... at least, for a while.
Re: Feature: 54 Switch Ports We'd Love To See Before The Generation's Out
"Developers should hold back for the next Nintendo console".
No, they shouldn't. Between a console that has proved itself (and has a large userbase) and a console that isn't guaranteed to succeed, developers shouldn't abandon the Switch in a heartbeat just because the successor has better specs.
If the Switch can't run the game in question? Sure. But, there is no good reason to skip games that could run fine on the Switch, just because it's old news. Take a look at Playstation 4. They are still releasing games for the system, even though it's now 11-years-old and had its successor released 4 years ago.
If Nintendo wants to pretend that the Switch will no longer exist past 2025, fine, they can repeat that mistake. They shouldn't be surprised if they end up with a Switch U.
Re: Silksong Is "Not In Dev Hell" According To Playtester
"I literally know they are not in dev hell".
He's not wrong. They are not in some circle of hell reserved for developers.
As for figuratively, well, it has already been 5 years since it was announced. At this point, it has taken more time than the original Hollow Knight to launch.
Re: Feature: 9 'Mature' Games We'd Love To See On Nintendo Switch Online's New N64 App
Conker's Bad Fur Day, Duke Nukem: Zero Hour, and Resident Evil 2 are the only ones I would consider. The others... not so much, when there are better versions on Switch and other platforms.
Re: Here's Your First Look At The Gex Trilogy For Nintendo Switch
Note to self, do not ask about the price of nostalgia.
-Gex
Re: 2022's Kitty Hit 'Stray' Is Coming To Switch For The Holidays
Now that it will be adopted, will it be called Domestic?
Re: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Confirmed, Launching 2025
60 FPS. Switch footage or...
Re: Round Up: Every Switch Announcement At Ubisoft Forward (June 2024)
Sands of Time: 2026
Pfffttttt....
Skulls and Bones 2 looking good.
Re: Sonic X Shadow Generations Speeds Onto Switch This October
After Sonic Colors, Sonic Origins and Sonic Frontiers, I hope we finally have a good port this time around.
Re: Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Physical Collector's Edition Comes With Replica Pistols
At least, it's not exclusive to LRG.
Re: Tomb Raider I-III Remastered And Lara Croft Collection Getting Physical Releases
"what everyone wants to hear"
"a partnership with Limited Run Games"
Maybe not.
Re: Atari Is Reviving The 'Infogrames' Publishing Label
From the company formerly known as Infogrames...
Re: Site News: So, Where's Our MLB The Show 24 Review?
"Release first, patch later"
Game industry, [insert 201x year]
Re: Feature: 33 Games We're Surprised Still Aren't On Switch
As long as Nintendo is following the Vault strategy, I will not be the slightest bit surprised that many of their games are still not on Switch.
Re: Talking Point: Should We Be Expecting More From Remakes And Remasters?
I really don't like this drip-feed remake/remaster thing. I'd much prefer if Nintendo just released their older catalog in some form that we could easily access, because there are still so many Nintendo-owned games that are not available in digital form. But they will never do that, for they know they can easily sell a remaster of a 20-years-old game for full price and have others justify it, because it hasn't been available for purchase ever since then.
Re: El Shaddai: Ascension Of The Metatron HD Remaster Finally Lands On Switch Next Month
"£17.99 / $29.99"
Physical tax when the physical is limited. Great.
Re: Macross: Shooting Instinct Is Bringing Slick Shmup Action To The West This Year
@Teksetter
Typo. Official site:
https://www.redartgames.com/content/11-blog#MACROSS-Shooting-Insight-is-coming-to-the-West-on-Nintendo-Switch-PS5-PS4
Re: Review: Contra: Operation Galuga (Switch) - Does The Series Proud, But Best Played Elsewhere
The demo, released 3 weeks before the full game's release, was actually indicative of the final product?
Re: Switch Release Dates For Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door & Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Confirmed
"60 for each"
Nah, I'm good.
Re: Switch Emulator Yuzu To Pay $2.4 Million To Nintendo & Cease Development
Wow, I actually didn't expect them to fold without a fight.
Re: Balatro Removed From European Nintendo eShops Due To Ratings Switch
Naive developers. If their game had contained real gambling like NBA 2K20, they wouldn't find themselves in this predicament.
Re: Contra: Operation Galuga Limited Run Classic & Ultimate Edition Revealed, Pre-Orders Live
If the demo hadn't convinced me to avoid the game altogether, I would be angry that the "expensive cartridge" version had the same price as the code-in-a-box version. I hope this happens to be a funny coincidence and not a new LRG scheme that forces code-in-a-box on retail, while holding the cartridge exclusive to them.
Re: Nintendo Sets Its Sights On Switch Emulator Yuzu In New Lawsuit
The ghost of Bleem will be watching this precedent-setting case.
Re: Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Estimated Switch File Size Revealed
Star Wars Battlefront: 3 GBs
Star Wars Battlefront II: 4.3 GBs
Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection (Switch): 25.2 GBs
Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection (Other platforms): 50+ GBs
For remasters that barely look better than the original versions, I'm baffled by the size differences.
Re: Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Confirmed For Switch, Adds New Chapter & Storyline
Oh cool, now I can finally buy the Complete Edi-
"Additional Downloadable Content
Downloadable content featuring new demons will be distributed simultaneously on the release date."
Ah yes, I forgot. Atlus.
Re: Mother 3 Is Coming To Nintendo Switch Online, But There's A Catch
I come from the future. Nintendo will release Mother 3 in the West in January 2026 to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Then, they will remove it from stores in April 2026 because the anniversary will be over.
Re: Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase February 2024 - Time, Where To Watch, What To Expect
Looking forward to the Suikoden remaster announcement.
Re: Rumour: Switch Successor Might Not Be Launching Until 2025
>>2025
It's wild how every analyst and their dog was convinced we would be getting a new Switch by 2020-2021. It's even wilder how these rumours began as far back as freaking 2018. Switch Pro has become the hardware equivalent to the Bloodborne PC port meme.
Re: Yoshitaka Murayama, Creator Of The Suikoden Franchise, Has Passed Away
He won't get to see his last game's release.
Rest in peace.
Re: Nihon Falcom's Original 'Ys' RPG Arrives On Switch This Week
After so many rereleases of Ys 1+2 together, it feels very weird to sell just the first one separately.
Re: Video: Tomb Raider I-III Remastered - 13 Minutes Of Direct Switch Gameplay
60 FPS? Not bad.
Re: Poll: What Did You Think Of The Demo For Mario Vs. Donkey Kong?
@Clyde_Radcliffe
The charm, the difficulty, the music. The demo did not convince me. Will the full game do? Maybe, but I'm not currently feeling it.
Re: Poll: What Did You Think Of The Demo For Mario Vs. Donkey Kong?
I was already not interested in the remake because I had the GBA version, and the demo only served to convince me that the GBA version was superior.
Re: Palworld Modder Returns With 'Legally-Distinct Pocket Creatures'
"Legally-Distinct Pocket Creatures"
Pokémon at Home.
Re: Pokémon Fans Set Their Sights On Palworld's Monster Designs
4 million copies sold in 3 days.
https://www.gematsu.com/2024/01/palworld-early-access-sales-top-four-million-in-three-days
Not as impressive as Scarlet and Violet's 10 million copies in 3 days, but still a very strong start for a literal nobody.
Re: Pokémon Fans Set Their Sights On Palworld's Monster Designs
Ah yes. The first™ Pokemon clone to have ever existed. Which has replaced the other first™ Pokemon clone to have ever existed, Tem-Tem.
Re: Players Need To Start "Feeling Comfortable" With Not Owning Games, Says Ubisoft Subs Boss
"As people embrace that [streaming] model, they will see that these games will exist, the service will continue, and you'll be able to access them when you feel like. That's reassuring."
You mean, as reassuring as Netflix removing movies from its service and increasing its monthly cost? Or as reassuring as Ubisoft making "The Crew" permanently unplayable because they couldn't be arsed to implement an offline mode?
Nice try, Ubisoft.
Re: TimeSplitters Dev Free Radical Has Shut Down As Staff Share "Last Day" Messages
Resurrected just to shut down again 2 years later, before they could even create a game. Timesplitters just can't catch a break. I also never expected GoldenEye to resurface before a Timesplitters rerelease, but here we are.
Re: Review: Turok 3: Shadow Of Oblivion (Switch) - A Quality Restoration Missing Its Multiplayer
Turok 2: Online and local (on other platforms) multiplayer support. Costs 20 bucks.
Turok 3: No multiplayer whatsoever. Costs 30 bucks.
Makes sense.
Re: Aspyr Claims The Star Wars: KOTOR 2 DLC Was Cancelled Due To A 'Third Party'
"All were offered a replacement product worth more than the one they purchased and none requested a refund"
"Defendants did not provide the Restored Content DLC, but refuses to give consumers a refund for their purchase of KOTOR"
Who to believe, who to believe...
Re: It's Over, Microsoft Has Officially Acquired Activision Blizzard
Excellent news! Can't wait for more promises of older games rereleases that won't actually happen and monkey paws for those who do, all for the tiny, tiny price of less competition.
Back from Sarcasm Land, the writing was on the wall. If Microsoft was willing to spend close to 70 billion dollars for the acquisition, I doubt they would balk at a few more to evade any potential roadblocks.
Re: Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 Resolution & Frame Rate Chart Released
"1080p on PS5"
"The original games have been up-converted to display at these resolutions."
They are proud of achieving the bare minimum?
"Highest possible frame rate achievable. Certain factors such as large amounts of effects during gameplay/cutscenes may cause frame rate drops."
LOL. LMAO.
Re: Nintendo Reportedly Briefed Activision On 'Switch 2' Back In 2022
Can't wait for discussions about Switch 2 Pro in 2025.
Re: Review: The Legend Of Nayuta: Boundless Trails - A Solid Port Of This Unique PSP Spin-Off
@MARl0
It's 60 fps.
Re: F-ZERO 99 Turns The Classic Racer Into A 99-Player Battle Royale, On NSO Today
F-Zero at home.
Re: GameCube Classic Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Is Heading To Switch
"Gamecube Original: Runs on 60 FPS"
"Switch Remaster: Runs on 30 FPS"
Oh boy, here we go again.
Re: Poll: Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster Is Out On Switch This Week, Will You Be Getting It?
As I already own the originals, I'll be waiting to see how this remaster will shape up before parting with my cash.
Re: Unity To Charge Developers A Fee Each Time A Game Is Installed Next Year
I can already hear Tim Sweeney crying from his impending suffering from success.
Re: Final Fantasy's Pixel Remaster Series Has Now Sold Three Million Copies
Do they count the physical version as 6 copies sold? That would be pretty funny.