JohnBlackstar

I played Culdcept Saga on my Xbox 360 for years - still get it out once in awhile. I have been so excited this game is coming out. If anyone is on the fence and enjoys a good strategy board game then you will love this game.

My eyes will be expressing happiness if they bring Phantasy Star Online to the west.

Never had issues with the HDMI in conjunction with my Sony TV. Only turned the TV on and switched inputs when it was meant to. From what I heard it was just a few tv models that were impacted so it is cool that Nintendo cared enough to patch it. I'm still waiting for an update that shows other system games my friends are playing. That would be cool to know one of my friends is currently playing on their Wii U so I can change over and play with them.

The Ataribox name is a terrible choice. Besides that I am intrigued. I'm an old man so my first home console experiences happened on the Atari VCS. For nostalgia alone I will follow where this story leads. I do remember my first day plugging in my NES though and being amazed at how much better the graphics were, but also highly confused how to play Super Mario Bros on the gamepad. I died so many times at the first goomba and jumping over chasms in 1-1. Now that game is like clockwork and it irks me if it is not emulated 100% accurately. Last though about Atari - I would love to see some of the classic artwork revived and games that live up to the vivid late 70's /early 80's artwork that made my youthful imagination soar.

I was hoping it would look better than the Vita version, but I will stick with the Vita copy because it is easier to play on the go compared to the monster size of the Switch for my business trips.

@Embassy Anything along the lines of Persona, Nioh, Yakuza, Nier Automata, or Cuphead. I'm not even saying I want those games on Switch, but for a studio to care enough about Switch to provide an exclusive experience on Switch with an established or new IP and not just ports and collaborations. All the third parties seem to be scared of the Nintendo curse where only Nintendo makes money on their consoles (except for Monster Hunter and Pokemon).

What I learned from E3 is that the Switch will have very little third party support. I was really expecting to hear about some amazing third party titles instead of just ports and one collaboration. I do think the Switch will be more successful than the Wii U by far still. Although it is hilarious since it appears to be the Wii U all over again, but with better first party games and portability. I guess that was the lacking ingredients for the Wii U to be successful.

@undead_terror

I can find you any Animal Crossing Amiibo you need. All the cards finally hit clearance so they are gone. The figures have been as low as $2 at stores here and just sit there. I don't think my local Walmart or Target have restocked Amiibo in two months or more. They have given up.

@Kayfios
I missed out on the new round of pre-orders so I am in the same boat. I managed to pick up a majority of the anniversary releases from Japan for cheap before the game came out. I will probably pay some outrageous price to get the new ones. I'm still two divine beasts, 20 shrines, and hyrule castle away from beating the game so I have been saving my money since I have been progressing so slowly through the game.

Strange they picked this Amiibo to restock. I can still find it on store shelves near me in Arizona although every other Amiibo for Zelda is long gone. It is also the Amiibo I use the least in BOTW. I climb and fly too much so the wolf is always leaving.

Will definitely be picking this up. I still play Culdcept Saga on my Xbox 360. The only reason I still have the console hooked up. Well and maybe for my guilty pleasure of playing Uno.

I will join the chorus and say that it is very easy. Some of that might be due to my perception that I assumed it would be bone crushing hard like a lot of the old 8-bit titles. It is a quick fun ride and I do recommend it.

@ogo79 Looks like it put some junk in your trunk.

Kids would love these, but the mrs. will tell me that McDonalds is going to destroy their bodies. I guess I will just have to pay for the toys only and then pick up a dip cone to go.

Please someone find out if we are actually going to get Dragon Quest Heroes in the west, or will I just have to buy the Japanese release and struggle through with my basic understanding of Japanese?

It really needed a modern update: Perhaps matches where the characters just try killing each other over and over, infinite lives with auto saves before every hard part, some QTE moments, and some gritty parts with some big boy languange. I would give the game 1/10 for not modernizing.

I would think full retail games would chart low because of the extreme lack of storage space on the Switch. I'm still holding off on getting a card for more space, but I have only downloaded Blaster Master Zero and I am Setsuna. Nice to see a chart feature, but I am still puzzled why there is not a better way to see all the games available. I had to use the search feature to buy Setsuna since it was one of the original downloadable titles.

@NEStalgia I agree with your points. If you look at ZombiU though it sold around 1 million units worldwide which was probably the most sales for a third party game on the Wii U. There is some demand there, but even Ubisoft said that sales were disappointing and not profitable. I could see Nintendo bringing a big franchise exclusive (at least timed) and it helping sales. I think without some sort of achievement system, lacking extensive online capabilities, and no apps they are going to struggle to get people excited to bring games to the system though. Developers are skeptical that users will buy in to the Switch beyond the regular Nintendo crowd that do not want to purchas their style games. Nintendo can't support another console solely on their own shoulders though unless they adjust their expectations.

@rjejr @sligeach_eire This seems to be what most developers are saying. I guess what makes the Agents of Mayhem comment troubling is that they don't even make it sound like Switch is worth talking about by following it up with, "we will look in to it if there is enough demand" like other developers have been giving us Hope with. Even the comments regarding Hearthstone are nebulous. Nintendo might need to do something crazy like put some money down for timed third party exclusives before we see another Wii U with slightly better sales. I write this with tears in my eyes because I truly do want Nintendo to succeed with Switch. (I believe they already have succeeded, but I realize they need profits too).

@eternaldragonx Scroll down to the bottom paragraph in the link you provided. Gamespot pulled off a cruel joke this year.

@goldengamer88 Nope - April Fools

@benbertoli your wife did an amazing job with that! I think it would have really fooled a couple of people for sure.

The plumbing gag for leaks was a good one and more of a true gag that shouldn't have stumped anyone.

The ARC one was fun to watch because it looks like that development team has a good group working there. The game looks a little boring, but I'll pick it up in May to find out for sure once I am done with Zelda, Blaster Master, and I am Setsuna.

@hordak I wonder if certain games cause the wake up. I have only left Zelda as my open game so far, but maybe other games keep doing things.

Maybe it is the Great Rebellion finally hacking your Horde systems, Hordak!

I called around to some buddies who are in the tech industry. Seems like TVs that skimped some on the chipset that operates the HDMI are having issues detecting the Switch properly (also can happen to other devices) and will change over even when it is not a proper wake up signal. If you look online it seems like all the issues are with certain manufacturers (LG, Samsung, Vizio, etc...) due to the chipsets they use to keep costs down. Seems like Switch could patch the system not to send out those signals triggering those chipsets. I'm sure they are working on it. Unfortunately most of the sets in Japan won't have this issue so it will probably have to get pushed by NOA or NOE.

@stardust4ever @hordak I think you are both on different wavelengths. I'm not sure stardust4ever is understanding what you are describing since their TV doesn't support the new feature. I will say that mine works fine and it had never happened to me where it turns on and switches my tv over. Any ideas why it triggers it? I regularly play my Wii U on that same TV without issue. I have a Sony TV with four HDMI inputs (and some other various inputs).

I beat my first Lynel today. It was easier than I thought, but not easy like they make it in the video. I only struggled with the end when I had his Life low and he kept jumping and striking. I had a two handed sword so it was hard to switch back and forth from my shield to parry his attacks. Otherwise I blocked most of his attacks. Granted it was a red one because I am only about 30 hours in and have only seen three Lynels on my quest. Being able to save right before fighting helps. It takes the pressure off.

The Switch will struggle in the West and at best be close to Xbox One sales if Nintendo can't get AAA third party support. So far developers and publishers are holding off and are verbally sharing they are holding off. That is never a good sign. Silence would have painted a better picture than hearing things like "No plans to bring the game to Switch", or "this game would be a struggle to bring to Switch".

I love my Switch and I hope beyond all hope that it will be successful for Nintendo. I'm not sure we will ever see Wii/PS2 numbers again now that cell phones and tablets are so popular, but at least some good sales. I do think the Switch will be more popular than the Wii U, but it really concerns me for the sales outside of Japan. Big publishers have yet to announce any major third party games even while Nintendo is securing more production. Some publishers have even gone on record saying they are going to wait and see, or they are not sure the hardware can handle their games. That is going to seriously hinder sales in the West if there is not major third party support. I just hope Nintendo keeps on supporting it with their amazing titles, but a bunch of indie games are not going to work.

Cloud and Bayonetta amiibo, Mother 3, AMD powered Switch are all incoming.

It makes sense as @damo mentioned why they would have turned this offer down - it was not an open source solution that Nintendo was looking for. Also Cyanogen was looking for billions of users as their market share instead of millions. Every company has to set a goal and determine what their limited resources are going to be used for. It doesn't always mean they will choose right. That is the risk of business. Does Nintendo put resources in flooding the market with Switch consoles or something else? It is all a calculated gamble.

@shadowforks Good job on the video! I grew up in the time of physical game guides and playground rumors so it was fun to see a younger perspective on these relics of the past.

@xaessya @sanderevers VC will show up at the same time as online service. I'm pretty confident on this. The online additions to the VC titles are going to be tied in to the online subscription.

Neo Geo - amazing! I will buy them all.

Not that I am endorsing this, but if Zelda was multiplatform (PlayStation, Xbox) its numbers would be incredible. It made amazing numbers being on Wii U and Switch that both have barely scratched the surface of the gaming population.

So an earring, pointy ears, and a ponytail are "cool", but not the hat?

@moon Are you using 5G? That will sometimes give you better signal strength, but does worse over distance. I have my Switch in the same room as my router and have noticed it lags at times. My Wii U was notoriously bad if I had it downstairs from my router also the PS3. Weaker/cheaper wifi adapters inside those units. Might be the same issue with Switch cutting costs.

@razorthin Do the penny test on your dock and I bet you have a perfect shaped dock. I am extremely careful with my components. I still have flawless systems from when I was a kid because I save boxes, gently handle my hardware, and take care as to how things are stored. I still have no scratches on my screen, but I must lean the unit towards the back of the dock because my dock came warped out of the box. I can hear the plastic scraping each time. I believe this is a true issue for consumers who just slid theirs in and out on a warped dock.

Is this available though all eshops? I don't recall seeing this on the NA shop.

@gatorboi352 My guess is that retro Nintendo titles will show up in conjunction with the online service. They are taking retro titles and adding online support.

@kappatea Penny Test http://m.imgur.com/gallery/mzimeCp

Failed the penny test. I will be using some felt pads also.

Doing the penny test tonight. I have only been playing my system docked, but would like to go mobile at some point without destroying it.

GameStop should be shut down. Does anyone shop there? Actually picked up my Switch from Walmart and it went amazingly well.

I'm hoping these Neo Geo titles hit NA. My Neo Geo AES stopped working and all I have is my MVS board now. It would be fun to play with leaderboards.

It is tough to read an article like this and know what is best. On one hand I don't want the Switch eshop to become a polluted cesspool like the 3ds and Wii U eshops, but I don't want games with good reviews getting missed. Hopefully Nintendo has a good plan on finding the right balance. If Voez gets the "ok" then so should Axiom Verge.

I just hope the Switch doesn't become a treasure trove of phone and tablet games that you have to pay for like the Wii U. I don't seem to see as much garbage games lingering in the Playstation Store or Xbox Store. Is Nintendo just open door policy on these releases? Have a level of quality for what gets released in your eshop, Nintendo.

I'm excited for the Switch, but would be lying if I didn't say I was also disappointed. It definitely feels like a system rushed in to the marketplace because Wii U had failed so badly. No apps, not many games ready, launch line up is changing weeks before release, overall network is not established yet with no live date announced. I sure hope Nintendo can pull this off because I love Nintendo.

Sad that the screen looks so dark and bland compared to the Vita and Wii U pad. I was hoping the screen would look like the Vita OLED.

Step to the rhythm of a sho-nuff winner! 2 Legit - I Switch.

Side note - my Switch will be dangling around my neck on a chain just like Flavor Flav's clock. It will look so cool when I am on business trips. People will know they can come by my seat on the airplane and milk some cows.

Please no one delude themselves. I was able to preorder an Xbox One and a PS4 half a year before they came out with no difficulties. Both companies ran preorders for as long as they could meet demand and still have some limited stock for first day buyers at major outlets. Nintendo laughs in the face of logic and plays the rarity card and looks to have another failed console launch on their hands.

@Phin68
According to the campaign it does say Wii U is a platform it would be developed for. Perhaps the final release? On the other hand the Wii U version was never offered as a pledge reward.