@NEStalgia - Well, I don't know about anyone else, but speaking personally, while I can't really call it a bad direct, there were a lot of titles I wasn't really interested in. There were some I did like, such as Mario Maker 2, Dragon Quest XI, Hellblade, and Astral Chain, but others like BoxBoy, Tsum Tsum, Dead by Daylight, Rune Factory, Unravel Two, Dragon Quest Builders 2 and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 just didn't get me all that excited. And I'm not sure what to make of Tetris 99, Fire Emblem, or Zelda: Link's Awakening at the moment, despite the fact the latter two were probably supposed to be big announcements (Link's Awakening in particular I think was supposed to be their 'one final thing' reveal, but, to me at least, it just looked like a 3DS remake ala Link Between Worlds ported over to the Switch).
So far I've been playing through Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright and the Sega Mega Drive Classics on Switch, along with some Overwatch on PC. Will prob continue to play those tomorrow, along with maybe some Hyrule Warriors: DE, and/or Bayonetta 1/2.
Given the astronomical sales figures for games like Red Dead Redemption 2, God of War, and Spider-Man, I can only guess that Sony has a much larger presence outside Japan then within it, which is strange, as I always assumed only Microsoft had troubles in Japan, but I guess I was mistaken (either that, or the games in question are simply not interesting to Japanese audiences in general). I'm also a bit surprised to see Octopath isn't on the list, but I guess it just didn't do all that well there.
Still, a good showing by Nintendo, despite it's 2018 lineup not quite hitting it out of the park as much as it's 2017 one.
@Rhaoulos Well, with Free-to-Play games I can understand not requiring the Online Service, but given that some games require online for functions outside Multiplayer (Revelations 1&2 for example require it to connect to ResiEvil.net) it does seem a bit weird, though not at all unwelcome, that Dragon's Dogma is exempt.
Skyward Sword is the only 3D Zelda title I've yet to play, so I'd definitely welcome a Switch port/remaster (along with ports of the Wind Waker and Twilight Princess HD remasters).
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Re: Feature: The Big Nintendo Direct Summary - 13th February
@NEStalgia - Well, I don't know about anyone else, but speaking personally, while I can't really call it a bad direct, there were a lot of titles I wasn't really interested in. There were some I did like, such as Mario Maker 2, Dragon Quest XI, Hellblade, and Astral Chain, but others like BoxBoy, Tsum Tsum, Dead by Daylight, Rune Factory, Unravel Two, Dragon Quest Builders 2 and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 just didn't get me all that excited. And I'm not sure what to make of Tetris 99, Fire Emblem, or Zelda: Link's Awakening at the moment, despite the fact the latter two were probably supposed to be big announcements (Link's Awakening in particular I think was supposed to be their 'one final thing' reveal, but, to me at least, it just looked like a 3DS remake ala Link Between Worlds ported over to the Switch).
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 26th)
So far I've been playing through Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright and the Sega Mega Drive Classics on Switch, along with some Overwatch on PC. Will prob continue to play those tomorrow, along with maybe some Hyrule Warriors: DE, and/or Bayonetta 1/2.
Re: Nintendo Switch Exclusives Were Japan's Best-Selling Games In 2018
Given the astronomical sales figures for games like Red Dead Redemption 2, God of War, and Spider-Man, I can only guess that Sony has a much larger presence outside Japan then within it, which is strange, as I always assumed only Microsoft had troubles in Japan, but I guess I was mistaken (either that, or the games in question are simply not interesting to Japanese audiences in general). I'm also a bit surprised to see Octopath isn't on the list, but I guess it just didn't do all that well there.
Still, a good showing by Nintendo, despite it's 2018 lineup not quite hitting it out of the park as much as it's 2017 one.
Re: Dragon's Dogma On Switch Includes All DLC And Won't Need An Online Subscription, According To Amazon
@Rhaoulos Well, with Free-to-Play games I can understand not requiring the Online Service, but given that some games require online for functions outside Multiplayer (Revelations 1&2 for example require it to connect to ResiEvil.net) it does seem a bit weird, though not at all unwelcome, that Dragon's Dogma is exempt.
Re: Rumour: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Is Taking To The Skies On Switch
Skyward Sword is the only 3D Zelda title I've yet to play, so I'd definitely welcome a Switch port/remaster (along with ports of the Wind Waker and Twilight Princess HD remasters).