@Truegamer79 While I concur with Witcher 3 performance should make most games into mid XB1/Ps4 life cycle doable on Switch, that was also handled by Saber Interactive (who is currently working, tirelessly I’m sure, to get MK1 on Switch in better shape) and they are absolute MASTERS at porting it would seem. This is handled by a different port studio.
The saving grace here is that WB supports the switch pretty well, and as long as the sales do well they’ll see it’s worth their time and effort to fix things. Going by track record alone, WB doesn’t mind releasing games on Switch in a rough state (other platforms too, Knight was rough across the board), they do usually continue patch support for performance and such usually for a couple years.
WB might be a bit greedy, but they know not to bite the hand that feeds so to speak. Can think a few other companies that fall into that category (Blizz, whom I loved growing up…. And EA, who I also loved in the 80s and 90s)
@ozwally yeah I was hopeful it was Sabre, but Turn Me Up. Knight was a lot for PS4 and XB1 to handle, so I’m impressed it even runs at all on Switch. I still have faith in WB, even tho they’re very greedy (whew buddy MK1 micro transactions….) they did good by Hogwarts and that was a massive undertaking, MK11 and MK1, while rough compared to other versions, still have a decent frame rate (think MK11 is 30 in combat, and MK1 hits 60 most of the time depending on stage IIRC. Don’t judge by invasion stages as those can dip to like 5 fps, sheesh)…..all in all, MOST WB games run decent on switch, and MOST have continued support to increase that. Knight should get better over time. Still not upset with my purchase, portable Arkham is nice!
Those saying “ps3” games…. Um, only Asylum and City are ps3 era, Knight is only Ps4/Xb1/Pc/Switch. So it’s understandable that it runs rough on Switch. It’s also Unreal 3 which is tougher than Unreal 4 on Switch. And lastly, Knight ran rough on every platform at launch in case you forgot. 😉
@Scapetti WB has a decent track record of trying to get things in line as noted by MK11 and MK1 at launch vs present day. Still not great, but way better than their launch counterparts. Not sure if Sabre has anything to do with Batman port, but if they do, then expect it to get a lot better.
@ClaytThaGreat A lot of Game Pass titles also have the option to play via cloud. And oddly enough their cloud tends to work better than remote function. Go figure. But that’s likely how they’d do it, unless this is a Switch 2 plan, and switch 2 would have to be equal to or greater than Steam Deck for it to function well.
I would love to have my Game Pass available on my Switch. Would be great if someone they could work it in to benefit both parties, like a combo NSO/GPU sub that you can access on Switch and Xbox. But in all honesty, even if Nintendo required an NSO sub ($20 a year) to access GPU on Switch, without having NSO access on Xbox, it would still be worth the price of admission.
The only thing my Series X is missing is a good comfortable way to play remote or cloud… (I’ve got meh internet, and only IPhone/ipad to access)
Had Batman pre-order back when they delayed it, still haven’t put up a pre-order option even though it’s a week away lol.
That said, getting Batman, Octopia, and already have Outer Wilds, Steamworld Build, and Pokémon DLC all paid for. Fun month of releases, and thankfully a couple games I wanted got pushed to next year so that lightens the wallet. (Though I was REALLY looking forward to Fantasy Life i!)
I think the rough total across all games is about 83gb on the Switch, and I believe the largest current cart size is 64gb (and I don’t even know one game that uses that!) so no matter what not all games would fit on the cart regardless.
Still a great collection of games, currently having a blast on BL3 on a Moze playthrough. Next will be Fl4k then Zane. Did Amara on Xbox when the game originally launched, so saving her for last.
ReDead from OoT and Zombie doggos in Resident Evil, easily the most terrifying things in games. The only two things to make me jump and sweat. Outlast, Alien Isolation, Silent Hill…. Nope nada.
Granted my mother raised me on Stephen King, Aliens, Predator, and Michael Crichton movies so my tolerance was quite high. My sister would watch Friday the 13th, Halloween, and Nightmare on Elm Street, and I’d just chuckle at how campy that all was. But I’d have nightmares about T Rex from Jurassic Park and the freaking flying monkeys in Wizard of Oz. Go figure.
@the_beaver Couldn’t agree more, this has been a great, yet wallet busting, year for gaming. There’s also Steamworld Build and possibly Last Faith - curious how this turns out. Plus the Octopia dlc for Eastward. And debating on Hogwarts…. I’ve got it on Xbox, but would be easier to access on Switch. I know there’s a times on switch, where it’s more streamlined on Xbox/Ps5…. But that I can handle…. Curious as to the rest of the experience and any other changes….
@larryisaman I stand corrected, I hadn’t tried playing N64 offline. But it’s really not a far hop for Nintendo to either toss them on a cloud now or since it’s all running in one package now, have it run on various platforms (switch, switch 2, mobile). I believe something like this is their intent. It functions and looks way too close to Netflix to not be a “movable” service.
@DarthFoxMcCloud me too! It’s very hard for me to justify my NSO+ Family Sub currently. The first year I wrote it off because I got the Animal Crossing Happy Home DLC with the sub for my wife and I. Dlc was $35x2 if we were to buy it, or I could sub to NSO+ Family for the same $70. But now that we don’t play AC as much, the value for me is only in the NES/SNES/GEN/N64 etc titles. I rarely use online unless it’s to play with my kids, or the ultra rare occasion my friend and I play Diablo or Borderlands….. Yeah I got the MK Boost packs with the sub, but that’s another title I rarely play. So the value is def waning.
We need some super classics on there that make it a must have, like for me would be Chrono Trigger and Sim City for SNES titles…. Or dig up extra rare stuff you don’t see anymore like Robowarrior NES. Would also love the SNES and Genesis versions of Mortal Kombat 1-3 on there, but that’s a pipe dream like the others it seems. Sadly I can’t think of anymore N64 titles I’d really like to see on there….. n64 was basically Nintendo and Rareware for me, so unless we get Rare’s titles too, lol.
DS, and GameCube would be amazing additions to the service. Especially GameCube. Would love to see Metal Gear Twin Snakes, Eternal Darkness, and Phantasy Star Online Ep1&2 Grace the service.
The only other way I could see them boosting value is to add older Switch Nintendo titles to the service, like NSMB Deluxe, Capt Toad, etc the first year or two of Switch releases. But I doubt they’d do that, and they def wouldn’t add newer titles like Game Pass does…. Not unless we want to sub for $150+ a year. 😂
@GameOtaku @Don I’m not the choir, I’d much rather have a VC than NSO locked Nes/SNES/etc titles, but it is what it is. I was simply stating why it exists in the fashion it does.
And yes, Xbox and Sony both have Subs where you can also purchase said games. This would be perfect if Nintendo would copy it, but I doubt they will. There’s a big difference however! Both those companies offer newer games on those subscriptions, not just titles from the 80s and 90s. Those newer games sell those subscriptions, not the older titles. If Nintendo were to offer that suddenly, without anything else, I’m sure a large portion of their subscribers would drop out. They haven’t figured out what else they want to offer with their service besides some dlc/expansions to their games and older titles. That’s currently the main driving force behind NSO and NSO+. Cloud saves and ability to play games online is more or less a bonus.
MS and Sony have it worked in an opposite fashion. The driving force behind their subs originally was ability to play online, then they started offering a couple free games a month. And now it’s evolved into online+instant gaming library. There’s a hell of a lot of value in Game Pass, not sure on PlayStation side. But even if you buy say Starfield and already own thr 360 titles you want, the XB1 titles you want, and so on.,,. There’s still a lot of value there with all the indies and possibly other games you wouldn’t play otherwise. Again, not a luxury Nintendo currently has set up.
Nintendo has been behind on the online front of things for awhile, and subscription is also showing it.
I had an idea I sent to Nintendo the other day that would vastly increase its Family Plan NSO+, ability to share digital titles you and your family have purchased. You do this anyways with physical copies, might as well make it a feature for NSO+ and digital titles. That way my daughters can buy and share their digital games, and I can share some of my older digital titles I’ve acquired prior to having a family.
@smoreon It’s similar to Ant Arcade. NSO’s emulators are connected to servers, and I believe the servers run some of the games, if not all. The emulator file size doesn’t match an emulator loaded with roms. At least not SNES and N64 ones. Either way, with VC they had to port and emu each and every title to 3DS, Wii and Wii U separately. With a service like NSO handling the emulator, they only have to update the emulator core once to handle different hardware and all the games run, instead of taking the time to do that for each and every game per system.
The way the have it setup is much like moving Netflix from your Xbox to your PlayStation. You can still access the libraries regardless of platform. Previously it was more like moving an Xbox 360 game to a PS3. Required more effort and work. This is one of the reasons why they opted to lock it behind NSO, easier to manage and such.
The second reason is also related, people were complaining about buying way Mega Man X on 3 different Nintendo systems - 3DS, Wii and Wii U (was only an upgrade $2 cost if you moved your account from Wii to Wii U). They didn’t have the answer people wanted at the time, a singular purchase carrying to every platform…. Now, in a way, they do.
It sucks for the consumer, but on Nintendos side this more cost efficient.
@wiiware while I’m with you and prefer owning vc titles to an nso sub with titles….. I doubt it’ll happen. That would go against their perceived value of NSO, and more over, directly compete with NSO most likely. Plus, NSO is a “future proof” way for them to maintain older titles without having to pay for emulation porting every generation. Much like Netflix can offer it’s services on TVs and toasters, NSO should be able to be accessed on anything Nintendo wants to allow to access.
Side note, I’m praying this all means our games will carry over like how they did from 360 all the way to now.
@nessisonett This is true. Probably the most “gore” I could think of in network programming would be something like Family Guy stuff, X-Files, Supernatural, Buffy and the CSI shows….. CSI and Bones in particular could be on the edge sometimes. And I love all those shows, but it is kind of surprising to me that that kind of stuff is allowed, yet heaven forbid we allow a topless woman….. always makes me chuckle.
@nessisonett I think @SpeedRunRocks is referring to our broadcast networks rather than cable/pay. Amsterdam has a nightly local news broadcast featuring topless newscasters. That would never happen here, lol! However I would know more about local news and weather if that happened!
@Solomon_Rambling in the original Leisure Suit Larry for pc (1987 version), it would ask your age before playing, and if you put 65-99 it would jokingly warn you that playing the game could cause a heart attack. 😂😂
@PJ301178 Don Mattrick was a VERY large reason XB1 was going to have the horrible features, and turned into the dumpster fire it was at launch. He was FAR from a gamer. Completely outta touch with the gaming ecosystem, and was only a business man. He was the reason they were going to stop BC at XB1, as it was a prime feature of 360. Phil is much much different than that. He actually plays games, and more over, plays them with other players. This is why Phil is the good leader he is for Xbox.
This is something Nintendo typically has in common with Xbox, a lot of its employees, including higher ups, are gamers. Iwata, Miyamoto, and Reggie all gamers. And I firmly believe that plays a large factor in the quality and service we receive in the end.
A lot of people villainize Phil and Xbox…. But they also fail to understand that under Don’s leadership they axed like 11-12 studios. He was truly out to destroy that company. The acquisitions now, while large in some cases, are happening largely because they need to rebuild the damage he caused.
Only time will tell with Phil and Xbox, but I’m hopeful, and optimistic, that he’s genuine with his concerns towards gamers, the gaming community, and the gaming ecosystem. I truly believe he cares about preservation, and accessibility to the point where it doesn’t matter to where their games get played, as long as they’re played (aka purchased). And that benefits both Xbox and gamers. More accessibility for us, and should Xbox decide to drop out of the hardware space, they’re still covered well with software. This is no different than Nintendo in that aspect, Nintendo could drop hardware and still survive easily off of software and brand.
But I digress. I do hope I’m right, and Phil puts more Xbox Studios titles on more screens. I’d love to see the Fallout franchise, and Fable come to Switch / Switch 2, even if they are the older titles.
Wow, lotta vitriol and hate here. Smh. As someone who grew up with the Nintendo and Sega rivalry and watched it evolve into further Console Wars…. . Well as seen here there’s definitely still some deeply ingrained “brand loyalty” lingering around.
Personally speaking, this is a breath of fresh air compared to all the crap we’ve been spouted over the past couple decades…. Xbox has been a lot more consumer friendly and focused than either Sony or Nintendo have been. I’ve been a Nintendo fan since 1986, had 95% of all the consoles from all the companies since then, and while Nintendo is always my favorite, I cannot argue that xbox is leagues above either Sony or Nintendo in terms of consumer focus, one only needs to look at how Xbox has maintained backwards compatibility for 3 generations to see that, or how they’ve shared certain titles with other systems, like Cuphead and Ori.
Now, if Phil would just put his money where his mouth is and give us some proper Fallout on Switch…..
1v1 cross play could work, tho probably a pipe dream.
There would have to be some work tho, like frame locking both sides to the same fps, and better/more optimized net code. I haven’t played online, always been a single player/couch vs MK fan post arcade days. Nothing beats having a match against someone right next to you. That said I’ve browsed MK Reddit and forums, and last I heard there was still priority issues to work out. Aka host / p1 priority.
Bringing the games to modern consoles was a big plus, and the main reason I got the collection. I’m truly hopeful that in the next year we’ll see vol 2 and finally have MGS4 on modern consoles and NOT tied down to Ps3.
@EaglyBird It is surprising good and deep. I don’t get into many of the shows my kids watch, because most of them have been things like Cocomelon, Bubble Guppy’s, etc….. but Bluey is awesome. As a parent, a few episodes will hit ya right in the feels too!
@Snatcher well, maybe they can’t outright say spider man….. but they could use one of the other many Johan references to him, like “Web Slinging menace!”
This seems to me to be much more
Likely an accessory than a full fledge system design. However, this could be an idea they’re tossing around for a switch 2 successor. I highly doubt this is related to Switch or Switch 2 beyond possibly an add on. Nintendo LOVES add ons too lest we forget.
@Ooyah Thank god I’m not the only one doing some mental gymnastics over that wall of text!
Gonna need that Fantasy Life date asap! Love that game on 3DS, and hope the sequel follows true to it!
Also looking forward to Decapolice. Looks extremely intriguing! Hopefully we’ll get some Ni No 3 news as well!
Wish they’d make a Yokai collection…. I missed out on the series. I tried the demo of the first one, but wasn’t hooked primarily because I’d just gotten off a 200hr bender with X/Y. But the premise always sounded awesome to me, spirit/ghost buddies.
@JayJ Yes indeed. I’ve got a fairly decent memorization of SMW, Lttp, and Mega Man X, but some times things catch me off guard/I forget. I still get a chuckle when I obliterate enemies right as they spawn in on MMX, or make it nearly all the way to the end of Iggy’s Castle without touching the ground and earning like 10 lives along the way 🤣
@JayJ SMW Special World is no joke, just went back through it a couple weeks ago to show my daughters and wife who’d never seen the Mario Koopas that unlock after you finish. Tubular and the Balloon Mario level, ugh…. But the one with all the flying fish took me about 6 deaths to finish, forgot how rough that one was. 😂
This looks awesome, I’ll def be adding to my wishlist, I do have to concur about the portraits. Everything else blends together well, but the portraits look straight out of an early 90s pc adventure title like Flashback or something. They don’t look bad, quite the opposite…. just don’t quite match the rest of the art and graphics in the game.
SMB1 and Lost Levels by a mile. Then the GB ones. Everything else is a cake walk comparatively! 😂 Even the Challenge DLC for NSMB on DS wasn’t overall as difficult as Lost Levels, but granted it was tough. If it wasn’t for modern control and handling that DLC woulda been nigh impossible.
@Solomon_Rambling Soundtracks and maybe an art book / digital art book with some stills from each game as most of AP games are works of art in and of themselves.
I do find it kind of funny at complaints of 12 games for $200….. there’s plenty of us who spend $100-200 on one game like Borderlands and it’s dlcs, Skyrim and it’s dlcs, Xenoverse 2 and it’s dlcs etc. and that’s just average gamers, don’t even get me started on Sims 4 or mobile stuff like Pokémon Go.
Yeah, $200 for a nice collection of games, plus some extra stuff, def a better value than a lot of us have spent on singular titles. 😂
Annapurna titles are amazing, and even at $200 this a worthy collection. I’ve seen far less on offer for comparable prices. This would make one awesome gift for a collector or AP fan!
Other studios should take note, this is how you package a collection, although my wallet is too dusty currently for the price tag.
Phil, buddy, pal….. come on, show us Switch owners some more love. Get Obsidian to port Pentiment, and Bethesda to port Fallout 3/NV/4. It’ll print ya some money!
Then get Obsidian and Saber to port Pillars 2 so we get that completed.
And while I dream, Phil or Doug, go buy Larian and have them toss Divinity 1 and Baldurs 3 on Switch. Don’t need couch co-op, single player is fine, or online co-op.
@StephenYap3 I was wrong, Japanese is no longer the default, my daughter had just been playing her copy prior to the update and never switched the language. When I installed it on my switch it was default English now. Good stuff!
I expected 7ish. The games themselves are worth a higher ranking than that, however, what’s on offer and for the price tag of $60, was gonna easily knock it down a couple notches. Bare bones @ $60 is gonna be tough to swallow for non-fans, and still a bit difficult to swallow for fans.
That said, I’ll gladly support this in hopes and prayers that Vol 2 comes out and includes MGS4, Peacewalker, Ground Zeroes, and Phantom Pain. Actually just bringing MGS4 to modern consoles would be enough to make me happy. I don’t have a ps3, nor want to buy one, but I never finished MGS4. Figured it would get ported to Ps4 and never did. Always a regret of mine.
Just checked out my daughters copy, the Japanese text is still the default it seems, but there’s clearly an option on the bottom of the main menu to allow you to cycle languages.
Also, this game is highly addictive and well worth the $3 incase anyone was on the fence about getting it. I’m not big into puzzlers anymore, haven’t since the days of Dr Mario NES and Tetris Attack on SNES….. but I found myself stealing my daughters switch to play this last night for an hour.
This and Vampire Survivors are the best way to spend $10 total. 😂
Ok, this is a first….. however, I much prefer an announcement that there’s some bugs and patches already in the works as opposed to what WB did with MK. Wasn’t till after the game launched (early access) that WB said the Switch version was incomplete and the game was going to get a major patch at a later date - which ended up being a month after release just to give us the full Invasions and vastly improving load times/frames/quality…..
With games releasing buggy all the time anymore, I’d much rather the company be upfront than hide it till post launch.
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Re: Review: Batman: Arkham Trilogy (Switch) - Two Solid Ports, One Technical Disaster
@Truegamer79 While I concur with Witcher 3 performance should make most games into mid XB1/Ps4 life cycle doable on Switch, that was also handled by Saber Interactive (who is currently working, tirelessly I’m sure, to get MK1 on Switch in better shape) and they are absolute MASTERS at porting it would seem. This is handled by a different port studio.
The saving grace here is that WB supports the switch pretty well, and as long as the sales do well they’ll see it’s worth their time and effort to fix things. Going by track record alone, WB doesn’t mind releasing games on Switch in a rough state (other platforms too, Knight was rough across the board), they do usually continue patch support for performance and such usually for a couple years.
WB might be a bit greedy, but they know not to bite the hand that feeds so to speak. Can think a few other companies that fall into that category (Blizz, whom I loved growing up…. And EA, who I also loved in the 80s and 90s)
Re: Review: Batman: Arkham Trilogy (Switch) - Two Solid Ports, One Technical Disaster
@ozwally yeah I was hopeful it was Sabre, but Turn Me Up. Knight was a lot for PS4 and XB1 to handle, so I’m impressed it even runs at all on Switch. I still have faith in WB, even tho they’re very greedy (whew buddy MK1 micro transactions….) they did good by Hogwarts and that was a massive undertaking, MK11 and MK1, while rough compared to other versions, still have a decent frame rate (think MK11 is 30 in combat, and MK1 hits 60 most of the time depending on stage IIRC. Don’t judge by invasion stages as those can dip to like 5 fps, sheesh)…..all in all, MOST WB games run decent on switch, and MOST have continued support to increase that. Knight should get better over time. Still not upset with my purchase, portable Arkham is nice!
Re: Review: Batman: Arkham Trilogy (Switch) - Two Solid Ports, One Technical Disaster
Those saying “ps3” games…. Um, only Asylum and City are ps3 era, Knight is only Ps4/Xb1/Pc/Switch. So it’s understandable that it runs rough on Switch. It’s also Unreal 3 which is tougher than Unreal 4 on Switch. And lastly, Knight ran rough on every platform at launch in case you forgot. 😉
@Tyranexx digital they are available separately
Re: Review: Batman: Arkham Trilogy (Switch) - Two Solid Ports, One Technical Disaster
@Scapetti WB has a decent track record of trying to get things in line as noted by MK11 and MK1 at launch vs present day. Still not great, but way better than their launch counterparts. Not sure if Sabre has anything to do with Batman port, but if they do, then expect it to get a lot better.
Re: Dave The Diver Teams Up With Dredge For An Epic New Crossover
Sweet! Like both of these games a lot, nice to see a fun little crossover! Need to get back into Dredge
Re: Xbox Reiterates Interest In Bringing Game Pass To "Every Screen" Including Nintendo Platforms
@ClaytThaGreat A lot of Game Pass titles also have the option to play via cloud. And oddly enough their cloud tends to work better than remote function. Go figure. But that’s likely how they’d do it, unless this is a Switch 2 plan, and switch 2 would have to be equal to or greater than Steam Deck for it to function well.
Re: Xbox Reiterates Interest In Bringing Game Pass To "Every Screen" Including Nintendo Platforms
I would love to have my Game Pass available on my Switch. Would be great if someone they could work it in to benefit both parties, like a combo NSO/GPU sub that you can access on Switch and Xbox. But in all honesty, even if Nintendo required an NSO sub ($20 a year) to access GPU on Switch, without having NSO access on Xbox, it would still be worth the price of admission.
The only thing my Series X is missing is a good comfortable way to play remote or cloud… (I’ve got meh internet, and only IPhone/ipad to access)
This would be a major win
Re: Video: 12 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In December 2023
Had Batman pre-order back when they delayed it, still haven’t put up a pre-order option even though it’s a week away lol.
That said, getting Batman, Octopia, and already have Outer Wilds, Steamworld Build, and Pokémon DLC all paid for. Fun month of releases, and thankfully a couple games I wanted got pushed to next year so that lightens the wallet. (Though I was REALLY looking forward to Fantasy Life i!)
Re: Borderlands Collection: Pandora's Box Has Been Rated For Switch
I think the rough total across all games is about 83gb on the Switch, and I believe the largest current cart size is 64gb (and I don’t even know one game that uses that!) so no matter what not all games would fit on the cart regardless.
Still a great collection of games, currently having a blast on BL3 on a Moze playthrough. Next will be Fl4k then Zane. Did Amara on Xbox when the game originally launched, so saving her for last.
Re: Soapbox: Losing Control - Why Zelda’s ReDead Strike Fear Into Our Souls
ReDead from OoT and Zombie doggos in Resident Evil, easily the most terrifying things in games. The only two things to make me jump and sweat. Outlast, Alien Isolation, Silent Hill…. Nope nada.
Granted my mother raised me on Stephen King, Aliens, Predator, and Michael Crichton movies so my tolerance was quite high. My sister would watch Friday the 13th, Halloween, and Nightmare on Elm Street, and I’d just chuckle at how campy that all was. But I’d have nightmares about T Rex from Jurassic Park and the freaking flying monkeys in Wizard of Oz. Go figure.
Re: Review: Astral Ascent - Probably The Best Roguelite Since Hades
@the_beaver Couldn’t agree more, this has been a great, yet wallet busting, year for gaming. There’s also Steamworld Build and possibly Last Faith - curious how this turns out. Plus the Octopia dlc for Eastward. And debating on Hogwarts…. I’ve got it on Xbox, but would be easier to access on Switch. I know there’s a times on switch, where it’s more streamlined on Xbox/Ps5…. But that I can handle…. Curious as to the rest of the experience and any other changes….
Re: Review: Astral Ascent - Probably The Best Roguelite Since Hades
Not me over her lookin like SpongeBob….”I don’t need it…. I don’t need it…. I don’t need it….. I NEEEEEED IT!!”
Re: Talking Point: So, Who Could Play Link, Zelda, Ganondorf In The Upcoming Zelda Movie?
Robert Downy Jr and/or Gary Oldman. They can play all the roles.
Re: Sanabi's Pixel-Art Cyberpunk Setting Looks Awesome, And It's Out Now
Annnnnndd that’s getting added to my wishlist….
Re: Nintendo's 330M+ User Accounts Will Be Foundation Of "Lasting Relationship With Consumers"
@larryisaman I stand corrected, I hadn’t tried playing N64 offline. But it’s really not a far hop for Nintendo to either toss them on a cloud now or since it’s all running in one package now, have it run on various platforms (switch, switch 2, mobile). I believe something like this is their intent. It functions and looks way too close to Netflix to not be a “movable” service.
@DarthFoxMcCloud me too! It’s very hard for me to justify my NSO+ Family Sub currently. The first year I wrote it off because I got the Animal Crossing Happy Home DLC with the sub for my wife and I. Dlc was $35x2 if we were to buy it, or I could sub to NSO+ Family for the same $70. But now that we don’t play AC as much, the value for me is only in the NES/SNES/GEN/N64 etc titles. I rarely use online unless it’s to play with my kids, or the ultra rare occasion my friend and I play Diablo or Borderlands….. Yeah I got the MK Boost packs with the sub, but that’s another title I rarely play. So the value is def waning.
We need some super classics on there that make it a must have, like for me would be Chrono Trigger and Sim City for SNES titles…. Or dig up extra rare stuff you don’t see anymore like Robowarrior NES. Would also love the SNES and Genesis versions of Mortal Kombat 1-3 on there, but that’s a pipe dream like the others it seems. Sadly I can’t think of anymore N64 titles I’d really like to see on there….. n64 was basically Nintendo and Rareware for me, so unless we get Rare’s titles too, lol.
DS, and GameCube would be amazing additions to the service. Especially GameCube. Would love to see Metal Gear Twin Snakes, Eternal Darkness, and Phantasy Star Online Ep1&2 Grace the service.
The only other way I could see them boosting value is to add older Switch Nintendo titles to the service, like NSMB Deluxe, Capt Toad, etc the first year or two of Switch releases. But I doubt they’d do that, and they def wouldn’t add newer titles like Game Pass does…. Not unless we want to sub for $150+ a year. 😂
Re: Nintendo's 330M+ User Accounts Will Be Foundation Of "Lasting Relationship With Consumers"
@GameOtaku @Don I’m not the choir, I’d much rather have a VC than NSO locked Nes/SNES/etc titles, but it is what it is. I was simply stating why it exists in the fashion it does.
And yes, Xbox and Sony both have Subs where you can also purchase said games. This would be perfect if Nintendo would copy it, but I doubt they will. There’s a big difference however! Both those companies offer newer games on those subscriptions, not just titles from the 80s and 90s. Those newer games sell those subscriptions, not the older titles. If Nintendo were to offer that suddenly, without anything else, I’m sure a large portion of their subscribers would drop out. They haven’t figured out what else they want to offer with their service besides some dlc/expansions to their games and older titles. That’s currently the main driving force behind NSO and NSO+. Cloud saves and ability to play games online is more or less a bonus.
MS and Sony have it worked in an opposite fashion. The driving force behind their subs originally was ability to play online, then they started offering a couple free games a month. And now it’s evolved into online+instant gaming library. There’s a hell of a lot of value in Game Pass, not sure on PlayStation side. But even if you buy say Starfield and already own thr 360 titles you want, the XB1 titles you want, and so on.,,. There’s still a lot of value there with all the indies and possibly other games you wouldn’t play otherwise. Again, not a luxury Nintendo currently has set up.
Nintendo has been behind on the online front of things for awhile, and subscription is also showing it.
I had an idea I sent to Nintendo the other day that would vastly increase its Family Plan NSO+, ability to share digital titles you and your family have purchased. You do this anyways with physical copies, might as well make it a feature for NSO+ and digital titles. That way my daughters can buy and share their digital games, and I can share some of my older digital titles I’ve acquired prior to having a family.
Re: Nintendo's 330M+ User Accounts Will Be Foundation Of "Lasting Relationship With Consumers"
@smoreon It’s similar to Ant Arcade. NSO’s emulators are connected to servers, and I believe the servers run some of the games, if not all. The emulator file size doesn’t match an emulator loaded with roms. At least not SNES and N64 ones. Either way, with VC they had to port and emu each and every title to 3DS, Wii and Wii U separately. With a service like NSO handling the emulator, they only have to update the emulator core once to handle different hardware and all the games run, instead of taking the time to do that for each and every game per system.
The way the have it setup is much like moving Netflix from your Xbox to your PlayStation. You can still access the libraries regardless of platform. Previously it was more like moving an Xbox 360 game to a PS3. Required more effort and work. This is one of the reasons why they opted to lock it behind NSO, easier to manage and such.
The second reason is also related, people were complaining about buying way Mega Man X on 3 different Nintendo systems - 3DS, Wii and Wii U (was only an upgrade $2 cost if you moved your account from Wii to Wii U). They didn’t have the answer people wanted at the time, a singular purchase carrying to every platform…. Now, in a way, they do.
It sucks for the consumer, but on Nintendos side this more cost efficient.
Re: Nintendo's 330M+ Accounts Will Be Foundation Of "Lasting Relationship With Consumers"
@wiiware while I’m with you and prefer owning vc titles to an nso sub with titles….. I doubt it’ll happen. That would go against their perceived value of NSO, and more over, directly compete with NSO most likely. Plus, NSO is a “future proof” way for them to maintain older titles without having to pay for emulation porting every generation. Much like Netflix can offer it’s services on TVs and toasters, NSO should be able to be accessed on anything Nintendo wants to allow to access.
Side note, I’m praying this all means our games will carry over like how they did from 360 all the way to now.
Re: Best 18+ Switch Games For Adults
@nessisonett This is true. Probably the most “gore” I could think of in network programming would be something like Family Guy stuff, X-Files, Supernatural, Buffy and the CSI shows….. CSI and Bones in particular could be on the edge sometimes. And I love all those shows, but it is kind of surprising to me that that kind of stuff is allowed, yet heaven forbid we allow a topless woman….. always makes me chuckle.
Re: Best 18+ Switch Games For Adults
@nessisonett I think @SpeedRunRocks is referring to our broadcast networks rather than cable/pay. Amsterdam has a nightly local news broadcast featuring topless newscasters. That would never happen here, lol! However I would know more about local news and weather if that happened!
Re: Best 18+ Switch Games For Adults
@Solomon_Rambling in the original Leisure Suit Larry for pc (1987 version), it would ask your age before playing, and if you put 65-99 it would jokingly warn you that playing the game could cause a heart attack. 😂😂
Re: Best 18+ Switch Games For Adults
Great list, lotta must haves! Would also add Bayonetta, Ninja Gaiden, Borderlands and Diablo 2 for sure.
Some indies would be Infernax, Corpse Party, and I think Leisure Suit Larry is between Indie/Retail so I’ll leave it here.
Re: Microsoft Will Think Of Nintendo Users As "Part Of The Xbox Community" Going Forward
@PJ301178 Don Mattrick was a VERY large reason XB1 was going to have the horrible features, and turned into the dumpster fire it was at launch. He was FAR from a gamer. Completely outta touch with the gaming ecosystem, and was only a business man. He was the reason they were going to stop BC at XB1, as it was a prime feature of 360. Phil is much much different than that. He actually plays games, and more over, plays them with other players. This is why Phil is the good leader he is for Xbox.
This is something Nintendo typically has in common with Xbox, a lot of its employees, including higher ups, are gamers. Iwata, Miyamoto, and Reggie all gamers. And I firmly believe that plays a large factor in the quality and service we receive in the end.
A lot of people villainize Phil and Xbox…. But they also fail to understand that under Don’s leadership they axed like 11-12 studios. He was truly out to destroy that company. The acquisitions now, while large in some cases, are happening largely because they need to rebuild the damage he caused.
Only time will tell with Phil and Xbox, but I’m hopeful, and optimistic, that he’s genuine with his concerns towards gamers, the gaming community, and the gaming ecosystem. I truly believe he cares about preservation, and accessibility to the point where it doesn’t matter to where their games get played, as long as they’re played (aka purchased). And that benefits both Xbox and gamers. More accessibility for us, and should Xbox decide to drop out of the hardware space, they’re still covered well with software. This is no different than Nintendo in that aspect, Nintendo could drop hardware and still survive easily off of software and brand.
But I digress. I do hope I’m right, and Phil puts more Xbox Studios titles on more screens. I’d love to see the Fallout franchise, and Fable come to Switch / Switch 2, even if they are the older titles.
Re: Microsoft Will Think Of Nintendo Users As "Part Of The Xbox Community" Going Forward
Wow, lotta vitriol and hate here. Smh. As someone who grew up with the Nintendo and Sega rivalry and watched it evolve into further Console Wars…. . Well as seen here there’s definitely still some deeply ingrained “brand loyalty” lingering around.
Personally speaking, this is a breath of fresh air compared to all the crap we’ve been spouted over the past couple decades…. Xbox has been a lot more consumer friendly and focused than either Sony or Nintendo have been. I’ve been a Nintendo fan since 1986, had 95% of all the consoles from all the companies since then, and while Nintendo is always my favorite, I cannot argue that xbox is leagues above either Sony or Nintendo in terms of consumer focus, one only needs to look at how Xbox has maintained backwards compatibility for 3 generations to see that, or how they’ve shared certain titles with other systems, like Cuphead and Ori.
Now, if Phil would just put his money where his mouth is and give us some proper Fallout on Switch…..
Re: Mortal Kombat 1 Poll Reveals Cross-play As Most Requested Online Feature
1v1 cross play could work, tho probably a pipe dream.
There would have to be some work tho, like frame locking both sides to the same fps, and better/more optimized net code. I haven’t played online, always been a single player/couch vs MK fan post arcade days. Nothing beats having a match against someone right next to you. That said I’ve browsed MK Reddit and forums, and last I heard there was still priority issues to work out. Aka host / p1 priority.
Re: Video: Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1
Bringing the games to modern consoles was a big plus, and the main reason I got the collection. I’m truly hopeful that in the next year we’ll see vol 2 and finally have MGS4 on modern consoles and NOT tied down to Ps3.
Re: Hands On: Bluey: The Videogame, In Real Life
@EaglyBird It is surprising good and deep. I don’t get into many of the shows my kids watch, because most of them have been things like Cocomelon, Bubble Guppy’s, etc….. but Bluey is awesome. As a parent, a few episodes will hit ya right in the feels too!
Re: New Mortal Kombat 1 Trailer Showcases Omni-Man's Brutal Fatality And Release Date
@Snatcher well, maybe they can’t outright say spider man….. but they could use one of the other many Johan references to him, like “Web Slinging menace!”
Re: New Mortal Kombat 1 Trailer Showcases Omni-Man's Brutal Fatality And Release Date
@EaglyBird 😂
Re: Hands On: Bluey: The Videogame, In Real Life
Wanna get this for my girls, and I hope it’s good! Gonna need a review asap
Re: Vampire Survivors Sinks Its Teeth Into A Festive Update On Switch, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Been waiting for this! Was wondering where it was at!
Gotta fix my Sammy at some point, I added a few too many eggs and broke it, 😂.
Re: New Mortal Kombat 1 Trailer Showcases Omni-Man's Brutal Fatality And Release Date
@EaglyBird “I’ll probably be asked to join The Seven, but to prove my modesty I’ll decline!”
Re: New Mortal Kombat 1 Trailer Showcases Omni-Man's Brutal Fatality And Release Date
@EaglyBird Would be hilarious if they included a gag line between Omni and Homelander - “I can see that just like Spider-Man, you are a menace!”
Re: Sega's Executive Director Wants Sonic Games And Movies To "Surpass Mario"
Let’s bring back that spunky 90s Sonic v Mario rivalry!
Re: SanDisk Launches Mighty 1.5TB Micro SD Card Compatible With Nintendo Switch
Forgot to mention, a much better answer for the switch successor, and any other potential handheld out there - dual micro SD card slots.
Re: SanDisk Launches Mighty 1.5TB Micro SD Card Compatible With Nintendo Switch
Decent launch price, but “putting to bed all storage woes” is debatable. Someone hasn’t gone on numerous indie and retail sales binges and it shows. 😂
Re: Newly Discovered Nintendo Filing Shows Off "Dual-Screen, Detachable Device"
This seems to me to be much more
Likely an accessory than a full fledge system design. However, this could be an idea they’re tossing around for a switch 2 successor. I highly doubt this is related to Switch or Switch 2 beyond possibly an add on. Nintendo LOVES add ons too lest we forget.
@Ooyah Thank god I’m not the only one doing some mental gymnastics over that wall of text!
Re: Level-5 To Celebrate 25th Anniversary With Release Date Announcements
Gonna need that Fantasy Life date asap! Love that game on 3DS, and hope the sequel follows true to it!
Also looking forward to Decapolice. Looks extremely intriguing! Hopefully we’ll get some Ni No 3 news as well!
Wish they’d make a Yokai collection…. I missed out on the series. I tried the demo of the first one, but wasn’t hooked primarily because I’d just gotten off a 200hr bender with X/Y. But the premise always sounded awesome to me, spirit/ghost buddies.
Re: Talking Point: What's The Most Difficult Mainline Mario Game?
@JayJ Yes indeed. I’ve got a fairly decent memorization of SMW, Lttp, and Mega Man X, but some times things catch me off guard/I forget. I still get a chuckle when I obliterate enemies right as they spawn in on MMX, or make it nearly all the way to the end of Iggy’s Castle without touching the ground and earning like 10 lives along the way 🤣
Re: Talking Point: What's The Most Difficult Mainline Mario Game?
@JayJ SMW Special World is no joke, just went back through it a couple weeks ago to show my daughters and wife who’d never seen the Mario Koopas that unlock after you finish. Tubular and the Balloon Mario level, ugh…. But the one with all the flying fish took me about 6 deaths to finish, forgot how rough that one was. 😂
Re: Spirittea Blends Stardew Valley With Studio Ghibli On Switch In November
This looks awesome, I’ll def be adding to my wishlist, I do have to concur about the portraits. Everything else blends together well, but the portraits look straight out of an early 90s pc adventure title like Flashback or something. They don’t look bad, quite the opposite…. just don’t quite match the rest of the art and graphics in the game.
Re: Talking Point: What's The Most Difficult Mainline Mario Game?
SMB1 and Lost Levels by a mile. Then the GB ones. Everything else is a cake walk comparatively! 😂 Even the Challenge DLC for NSMB on DS wasn’t overall as difficult as Lost Levels, but granted it was tough. If it wasn’t for modern control and handling that DLC woulda been nigh impossible.
Re: Annapurna Interactive Collection Contains 12 Acclaimed Games On One Switch Cartridge
@Solomon_Rambling Soundtracks and maybe an art book / digital art book with some stills from each game as most of AP games are works of art in and of themselves.
I do find it kind of funny at complaints of 12 games for $200….. there’s plenty of us who spend $100-200 on one game like Borderlands and it’s dlcs, Skyrim and it’s dlcs, Xenoverse 2 and it’s dlcs etc. and that’s just average gamers, don’t even get me started on Sims 4 or mobile stuff like Pokémon Go.
Yeah, $200 for a nice collection of games, plus some extra stuff, def a better value than a lot of us have spent on singular titles. 😂
Re: Annapurna Interactive Collection Contains 12 Acclaimed Games On One Switch Cartridge
Annapurna titles are amazing, and even at $200 this a worthy collection. I’ve seen far less on offer for comparable prices. This would make one awesome gift for a collector or AP fan!
Other studios should take note, this is how you package a collection, although my wallet is too dusty currently for the price tag.
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1
@martynstuff I forgot that even existed and loved that!
Part of me wishes they’d bring back the MG Acid series. I never got around to playing much of the second, but the first one was a blast!
Re: Xbox Developer Open To A Switch Release Of Pentiment
Phil, buddy, pal….. come on, show us Switch owners some more love. Get Obsidian to port Pentiment, and Bethesda to port Fallout 3/NV/4. It’ll print ya some money!
Then get Obsidian and Saber to port Pillars 2 so we get that completed.
And while I dream, Phil or Doug, go buy Larian and have them toss Divinity 1 and Baldurs 3 on Switch. Don’t need couch co-op, single player is fine, or online co-op.
Re: Suika Game (Watermelon Game) Update Adds English Language Support
@StephenYap3 I was wrong, Japanese is no longer the default, my daughter had just been playing her copy prior to the update and never switched the language. When I installed it on my switch it was default English now. Good stuff!
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1
I expected 7ish. The games themselves are worth a higher ranking than that, however, what’s on offer and for the price tag of $60, was gonna easily knock it down a couple notches. Bare bones @ $60 is gonna be tough to swallow for non-fans, and still a bit difficult to swallow for fans.
That said, I’ll gladly support this in hopes and prayers that Vol 2 comes out and includes MGS4, Peacewalker, Ground Zeroes, and Phantom Pain. Actually just bringing MGS4 to modern consoles would be enough to make me happy. I don’t have a ps3, nor want to buy one, but I never finished MGS4. Figured it would get ported to Ps4 and never did. Always a regret of mine.
Re: Suika Game (Watermelon Game) Update Adds English Language Support
Just checked out my daughters copy, the Japanese text is still the default it seems, but there’s clearly an option on the bottom of the main menu to allow you to cycle languages.
Also, this game is highly addictive and well worth the $3 incase anyone was on the fence about getting it. I’m not big into puzzlers anymore, haven’t since the days of Dr Mario NES and Tetris Attack on SNES….. but I found myself stealing my daughters switch to play this last night for an hour.
This and Vampire Survivors are the best way to spend $10 total. 😂
Re: Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 To Fix A "Number Of Issues" Post-Launch
Ok, this is a first….. however, I much prefer an announcement that there’s some bugs and patches already in the works as opposed to what WB did with MK. Wasn’t till after the game launched (early access) that WB said the Switch version was incomplete and the game was going to get a major patch at a later date - which ended up being a month after release just to give us the full Invasions and vastly improving load times/frames/quality…..
With games releasing buggy all the time anymore, I’d much rather the company be upfront than hide it till post launch.