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Atlus can sometimes take a very long time to produce a game so I don't expect SMTV anytime soon. To my knowledge Atlus has never publicly stated it is Exclusive to the Switch. Only its the target platform. The fact its being made with Unreal Engine and could be easily ported may mean its a timed exclusive and they plan to port it or consider it down the line.

Persona 3,4 were developed for the PS2, when Sony dominated the console industry. The fact that the hardware was so archaic meant any ports would be expensive. P5 started preliminary development after Persona4 (2008) and full development 2011. A very long time from start to release (2016). Part of that early time was probably porting the PS2 code to X86. So again porting it to the Switch won't be a simple task. The Switch has a different architecture with limited resources. Which is why I feel they went with Unreal Engine for SMTV. Which provides support across platforms without having to build & tweak a inhouse engine.

So IMO I think Persona being Sony exclusive has more to do with budget and the industry at the time then anything. Atlus would never have ported to the Wii or WiiU and Japan frankly doesn't care about Microsoft. Not to mention the period where Atlus's parent company went bankrupt and Sega bought them.

I personally want SMT:Nocturne & Persona4 the most.

Considering they reported in January that their mobile games brought in 1 billion in revenue I'm sure there are a few on the board of directors arguing for microtransactions in their console games. I hope Nintendo knows better then this. I bet Tom Nook has a hand in this.

The Persona Sony exclusive thing just never made sense to me. Not sure what kind of contract Atlus and Sony have or whats going on there. Releasing persona games on the Switch will only increase sales and build a larger fanbase resulting in future titles selling more.

As far as Sega I can only speak for myself, but the Ages line hasn't released anything that I really care about and I've never been that big a fan of Sonic. Like someone said previously make a new Shining Force or revive some other franchises. Port Yakuza to the Switch. They sold well enough on the PS4 and probably would also sell on the Switch. Get Nintendo to let you make a new Fzero game.

@ShadJV Really makes no Sense why Atlus keeps Persona with Sony. benefits Sony, but not Atlus. They would make a ton of money and increase the IP's fanbase and value by releasing on the Switch. Does anyone doubt Persona3, 4 or 5 on the Switch wouldn't sell millions.

Mario + Rabbids is probably the most fun I've had on the Switch. Hurry up with a sequel already. Really expected to see more indies on there. Shame Slay the Spire or Into the Beach can't make that list. Both fantastic games.

This game was completely overlooked in the West when it released for the WiiU. If you can get over the themes here its a really great game with Persona/SMT style battles with the 'Persona's' being Fire Emblem characters. With a typical gameplay loop of walking around town, talking/finding quests. Tackling dungeons with unique themes & bosses. If you like Persona or SMT you will enjoy this game.

The censorship in this game is just dumb. Some things censored on characters then not censored in other scenes. Then you have the dungeon who's theme is modeling that was completely changed even though it was super tame. Considering the small fanbase for this game you would think they would ignore all the censorship nonsense. Game would get a rating of age 12 or above without the censorship.

Anyone who has built even very simplistic puzzles using the tools provided knows how much effort it would take to build something like this. impressive and not something I'd be willing to even try to tackle.

I own a PS4, but was hoping Sony would see a reduction in sales during E3, but apparently they still ran a sale and did great. E3 is like Xmas for gamers to me and I would hate for it to go away. If each company does their own versions of directs at random times I just don't feel it will have the same impact. Good for Nintendo. Love their stance on the subject.

I feel like we aren't getting the full story here. You don't have to pitch a game to get access to the SDK.

Nintendo really needs to reduce the price on carts considerably.
I don't really care about a missing video, but developers with physical releases are being forced to overly compress causing longer load times and possibly lower performance , reduce texture sizes and all manner of things to fit their games onto the smallest card possible to save costs.

Have enjoyed everything they have made. Though the length of the games are fairly short and priced accordingly I'd like to seem them make bigger and longer games.

Big fan of indies, but hate so many of them go for that 8/16bit retro look.

Why I'll agree Atlus didn't mislead people it is frustrating when Atlus and other developers can't just come out and squash these kind of rumors. They always are overly vague or even cryptic.

Obviously given the huge success of the Switch they get hammered with Switch port requests and then they tease Persona5S. Can they really be that naive to not understand what fans would make from that?

I don't see anyone's post here acting mad or entitled. There is a difference between hoping something is going to happen and feeling disappointed and acting entitled.

@MsJubilee Sadly I think it will be a long time before we hear about SMT5 again.

Not sure why people voicing their opinion they are upset about this announcement are being accused of whining and being entitled. Fans have been clamoring for P5 on Switch and I think its fairly obvious Atlus promoting PersonaS would make people think that. Its understandable to feel let down.

@VoodooTrumpet Actually I like SMT a lot more then Persona. Not a fan of the social stuff in Persona and SMT is a lot more adult oriented with choices that actually matter in the game. All with basically the same gameplay

@Jriibz At this point we don't know if SMT5 is exclusive to the switch. We assume like the 3DS it will be, but until it's released we have no idea. The PS2 had a ton of SMT games. Obviously Atlus felt they would do better with smaller budgets working with the 3ds, but given the scope of SMT5 and the use of Unreal I wouldn't be surprised for it to be on the PS4/5. Personally not a fan of exclusivity. I'd rather play a game on the console of my choice.

I just want to know why the series is exclusive to Sony. It doesn't benefit Atlus. The series would sell millions more on the Switch and cross platform would make the series more popular increasing their audience for all future Atlus titles as well. Atlus is literally throwing away millions and millions of dollars. This whole PersonaS thing has even soured me on Persona5Royal. May just wait for a price drop.

Makes me want to play Mario64 again. Has some amazing music tracks in it. Not sure why Nintendo see's no value in bringing these games to the Switch. Many like Mario64 I'd buy over and over.

Don't agree with the review. This is not a shooter, but a strategy game. You have to save other characters and use their unique abilities to clear the level or get everyone to safety. The genesis game was a blast to play.

Review seems to complain about the graphics a lot, but considering this is a port of a old arcade game it's not like they were going to overhaul the graphics.

Hopefully Sega addresses the complaints people had with Nintendo's system. Short controller cables. Also I hope unlike Nintendo, Sega/M2 will offer a lot more visual settings to make the games look better on a HDTV. Also the ability to add more games.

Like a few have mentioned. I would love for a real working slot and the re-release of Genesis mini carts including cases/manuals. Not sure how much of a market there is for this, but I would be on board.

I also wish Nintendo & Sega would put more effort into getting some of the 3rd parties on board. It's a shame all of these retro releases have basically the same games. I want some of Capcoms, Konami's, Data East, Sunsoft, etc 16bit titles. And some of the more obscure titles.

I've laid to rest all expectations that their Retro offerings will ever come close to the Wii's VC. With the WiiU and now the Switch its apparent each new console will have less and less. It's shameful that its taken this long just to get these few NES games on the system. Meanwhile Sega releases more VC titles in a single release then Nintendo was able to in 2 years.

I just want a Zelda game done like Binding of Isaac. With item synergies and tons of items/dungeons. Except add a central hub like a village to upgrade armor and even character stats. With the hub having dungeon entrances as well as hidden passages to other dungeons.

Given BOI's top down view and the fact it was inspired by Zelda it would be a perfect fit IMO.

Nice to see Hollow Knight. Best indie on the Switch IMO. The complaints about the difficulty are expected as not everyone wants a challenge, but the hardest content is optional and most bosses only took me a few times to figure out. However this game is very much one where you have to learn the bosses moves and dodge. You can't tank the bosses like many games. That being said the game is gorgeous, the controls are tight and precise and it offers a ton of content.

Shame Into The Breach is not on here. Amazingly addictive game and one of the better games out there. Check it out if you are not familiar.

Never expected this on the Switch and will buy day one. Plus this really opens up the possibility we could get Rare Replay on the Switch and other MS exclusive games..

Love the choice of the picture. "Is there a guy in that couch!"

If you get the option to cast Danny Devito you always cast Danny Devito. Man is hilarious.

Welcome to the pain of every person who owns a Sony and Nintendo console. Don't see how this is a big deal. Really only takes me a few minutes to get acquainted with the B A swapping. Would be nice to have custom controls, but definitely not a deal breaker.

They must have added the new edgy DLC where toad has to navigate a Strip Club and fight off pimps while collecting all of the gold jewel encrusted pimp cups to 100% the game

This is a no brainer for me. Love the series atmosphere and always wished Nintendo would build this up to be on par with their Mario releases. Hopefully they will do that with LM3 and remake the first 2 for the Switch as well.

Sega Does What Nintendon't

I really see no reason to complain here. Sega is offering a lot of their retro games on many platforms. Even if every title doesn' t make the cut it's still way better then how Nintendo is handling their retro library. I'd much rather have the option to buy these games then not. I just hope they continue to increase the library and hunt down more 3rd party licenses. Konami and Capcom need to be involved and Sega should hunt down licenses for defunct companies like Data East.

I've never seen a company so against giving their customers what they want and making money from it. As much as I love Nintendo's games they seriously need to change their ways. After the failure of the WiiU I expected them to come out swinging with the Switch. Now we have no VC, No Miiverse, silly app needed for voice chat, paid online, no Netflix or other streaming apps and a lousy 3 NES games a month. Makes one think Nintendo is trying to lose customers.

This would have been amazing on the Switch. How about Nintendo contact Konami and bankroll some games. Silent Hill or Contra maybe? Same goes for working with Capcom to bring some exclusives to the Switch.

@imgrowinglegs Never really understood this. If Persona wasn't PS exclusive it would widen the franchises fanbase and result in a more popular franchise and higher sales. This PS exclusivity benefits Sony only not Atlus.

Also really hope Q2 is in 3D. I personally like the 3d effect and was upset SJ didn't get the treatment.

ActRaiser without a doubt.

I used to check Club Nintendo monthly, but now I've just given up. Nothing but horrible discounts on games I already own. Why not just have one 15% off any game and for more points at good one like 50% off any game. The way this is setup a big time supporter of Nintendo, who already has most of their games, will never get any rewards and their coins will just expire.

If anything this program rewards those who don't buy a lot of Nintendo games and can take advantage of their questionable 'deals'.

Love these and the Persona games. Would love to see the 3DS get Persona 3 or 4 remaster. Also wouldn't mind another Persona Q sequel on the 3DS.

Less thinking, more programming.

Nintendo should secure some exclusives for the NX from these guys. Great games. Would love to see them make a big budget game.

@Kirk Agree 101%. M2 and Sega made some amazing 16bit ports with 3D, extra features, unlockables, mulitplayer etc. Hopefully they are selling well, but I have little faith in gamers that they are.

Nintendo just throws them out there as is. Would love to see Super Mario World, Fzero, EarthBound and Contra in 3D. Maybe even for side scrollers open up the sides of the screen more.

I've bought all these games on the SNES, Wii and WiiU and will not be buying them again on the 3DS without any kind of enhancements. Nintendo should show these games and its consumers a little well deserved respect and love.

Banjo Kazooie 3D please

Still have my Sega CD unit packed away in a closet. It was pretty neat for the time, but wow the load times on that thing. 1X CD..

Limited edition should mean they honor all preorders period and afterwards no more will be made. I gave up on Nintendo limited editions. Wanted the MM 3DS and had a horrible experience trying to get one within mins of its announcement. With the current state of affairs I've resigned myself to never getting a limited edition again. You would think as much as Nintendo is hurting in annual sales they would realize they are shooting themselves in the foot here. Plus I;d love for the scalpers to be stuck with their purchase.

I wish Nintendo could work out a deal with MS to at least get the original on VC

I'm all for a HD GX game. Maybe they can release AX for the Wii U as its own game.

Please Nintendo localize this. The bulk of development money has already been spent creating the game. How much does localization actually cost? Worried about distribution and manufacturing costs? Make it eshop only title.

You know in hindsight I'm glad the N64 was ROM based. Have been playing Majora's Mask again with instant loading and made me think how much I've grown to hate loading screens. Go into a room by accident, loading screen, go back, loading screen, trigger cinematic, loading screen.

Hopefully this time it actually will get released. Would still like to know what the hold up was just to have a idea of what is going through Nintendo's head.

This is a perfect fit since a lot of the N64 games supported widescreen 16x9. I know Goldeneye, Banjo, Donkey Kong did. Probably all of Rare's games did.

They should atleast leak MK on till MK8 comes out. Between this and the weak VC releases its like Nintendo wants me to spend more money on another consoles games.

Too bad I missed downloading these before they were pulled.