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@electrolite77 yeah I agree, I meant in context and comparison to the switch launch.

I loved the GameCube line up, rogue leader and wave race were so good. Also if I remember correctly smash bros released shortly after launch.

My most personal launch disappointment was the ps2. I think because I had a dreamcast at the time. And the ps2 launch games couldn't really compare in my eyes.

I think the switch has got a rough deal online with the perceived quality of launch games.

Personally I can't wait, I really hope it does well.

@Tsusasi it really does look good, I played the wii one but not to death like double dash or 64. I played so much 64 that years later it was one of my n64 carts that the plastic got sun bleached lol, that and goldeneye were almost permanently in my n64.

The battle mode was so good, going up the slopes and across the bridges.

I've been predominantly PS4 the last few years, my daughters at that age now where it's time. My dad used to play Nintendo with me when I was young. It's not really the same on a PS4. We've dabbled with some psn games but they miss the sweet spot.

Also I love the way the joy cons can be held sideways really reminds me of a nes controller - think it's just the size as there's a little bit more to them lol

@PlywoodStick Europe lol, I meant in Europe!!!

Lol, as I said before the US line up blew my mind!!! I had to google it to believe it. I loved my dreamcast

As well as new IPs I really hope some other franchises make a come back during the switch life cycle; wave race, 1080, excite bike/truck, kid Icarus, metroid, ice climbers, f-zero (fast racings a nice substitute tho) all immediately come to mind

@Tsusasi initially I was Zelda and bomberman, fast racing rmx has now joined them and I'm looking at snipperclips now too lol.

I think 1-2-switch looks really good, HD rumble sounds great, I've got a young daughter whos going to be my main player 2 and I don't know if she'd get 1-2-switch yet. I'll more than likely pick it up at some point tho as it looks good fun.

Never had a WiiU so Mario kart is a total must too 😁

@Aslanmagic fast racing neo looks ace, I'm kinda intrigued by sniperclips but not sure, one I'll keep an eye on tho. Can't wait for the reviews to start to drop to get a general feel for games like that. Exciting times over the next few weeks lol

This looks awesome, definitely picking this one up. Including the original 8-bit graphics and music is a nice touch. Similar to the master chief collection on Xbox one, such a good way to do a remake

@I-U or if no one knows the switch file size, what was the Wiiu file size? Obviously an older game but it could give a rough estimation 🤔

*HD rumble lol

I was going to give this a pass and wait until Mario kart, but the more I see of it the harder it is to resist. The day one launch, split screen, had rumble support and reasonable price have me sold 😄

So those that do have a switch pre ordered, what are people picking up on launch day?

Ive got Zelda (obviously lol), bomber man and an extra pair of neon joycons on order.

Nice article, I've got a 4yr old daughter and this is our first gaming console/experience together. Really excited for some arms, Mario kart and sonic mania two player. Some general messing about playing video games together, like I did with my dad and the original nes. Love that the joycons are small like the original nes controller - can't wait 😊

@Tsusasi that American launch line up would have probably bankrupted me

@Tsusasi Europe wasn't as privileged

European launch: October 14, 1999
Blue Stinger
Dynamite Cop
Expendable
Incoming
Pen Pen TriIcelon
Sega Rally Championship 2
Sega Bass Fishing
Sonic Adventure
Toy Commander
Virtua Fighter

Soul calibur, trick style, rainbow six, mk, hydro thunder and house of the dead and others all absent.

To be fair tho it was a reasonable launch. I picked up sonic adventure, sega rally and power stone.

My original post was from memory, not a quick and dirty google.

I don't smoke, but love the comment, very classy

Trying to self limit what I read and watch re this, but what a launch game, every little thumbnail/screen shot I see looks totally amazing. Nintendo make some brilliant games, playing through this will be fun

@the8thark that's true lol, I remember the scriptures of the Internet dooming the Wiimotes all those years ago.

Nintendo were doomed with the virtual boy, then they were doomed when the n64 was using cartridges.

They were next doomed when the game cube didn't sell as well as the ps2. Then the ds with its wacky 2 screens.

I believe the next major dooming was the 3ds then the wiiu not selling enough and the most recent being the switch, which I'm sure will doom us all, lol

Can anyone think of anything I've missed?

There have been much worse launch line ups over the years, the original ds, Saturn, dreamcast, 3ds, ps2 (had a terrible launch line up for such a good selling system) were all awful.

Wii, game cube, n64, original Xbox all had one or two amazing system sellers but had very few launch games.

In reality the launch line up isn't too bad.

I never had a WiiU so really looking forward to picking up a switch

Proper excited for Zelda, bomber man, arms, Mario kart, streetfighter, sonic mania, fire emblem warriors and Mario odyssey.

Yooka laylee, racing rmx, Celeste, battle princess Madelyn and the wonder boy remake also look interesting 🤔

@Yasume don't be such a downer teen/grumpy old man.

Any new games console release is always an exciting time. Even if you don't plan on getting one, new systems are always good news for everyone, much better than no games industry and our hobby being officially over lol

@idahocod
I couldn't agree more, prior to reading your post I was thinking that years ago the nes and snes launched and there was almost a mystery around the games. With no internet and no information on tap you had to rely on magazines, word of mouth, the box or some retail assistant for help. Not saying it was better or worse just very different.

Fast forward some 25 years and it's a very different landscape for the games consumer. It would be nice for more information to be provided re the eshop and as each day goes by I kinda expect an article to be uploaded.

I don't think we need to know the ins and outs to a micro detail but a confirmation of 'day one you'll be able to play these snes, nes and n64 games, they'll have save states like this and you can use these controllers' type info would be nice.

Ultimately I think it's a shame that it now looks like the GC won't be on there at launch, not just because of the retro gems we all are potientially missing out on. The reality is that these games along with nintendos back catalogue are already out there and on many PCs!

I think it's a shame that they aren't available legitimately on Nintendos new hardware from the get go, and not just the GC, but a good representation of their whole back catalogue. It should really be a couple of games from each home system to at launch, with a steady constant flow filling it up with new games for each old system every 2 weeks.

These games can be emulated for free, if we look at their entire retro catalogue from game cube back then these games are 15+ years old! Nintendo should be in control of their own back catalogue through their own VC. It sucks that so close to launch we're still in the dark as to how the switch will handle this.

Personally I'm not into emulation via PC and in 2017 it would be nice to play the retro Nintendo games I want on the switch using the controllers out of the box .

It's a shame and a missed opportunity as the classic nes mini highlights how many people feel about this. It wouldn't take much, Nintendo are missing a real easy win here say nes games £1.50, snes £2, n64 £4 and GC £7 and they would sell like hot cakes.

Nintendo could have not just generated some quick and easy revenue, this model would also have made up for and padded out the launch line up for those who wanted more. They could have also generated a new interest in old forgotten franchises and used online interest and download numbers as market research to gauge if its its worth dusting off old franchises for new games.

Don't get me wrong I'm not being negative regarding the switch as I think it looks awesome and I'm really getting behind it in a positive way, but I want Nintendo to succeed and be the presence they used to be. They are my favourite games company and shouldn't be thought of as always catching up or as being in the shadows of Sony and Microsoft

Oh and rogue squadron around the time of episode 8 would be nice too

They should just cut the analogue trigger input and make it digital only, sure the games won't be true to original design but I'd take it. Also it could mean games like Mario sunshine, wave race, f zero and 1080 at launch 🤔👍🏻

I remember one Christmas when I got super Mario all stars from my mum and dad which I wanted more than anything in the world, but there was a second snes game wrapped up under the tree. One I hadnt asked for and didn't know much about, it was Zelda a link to the past. One of my best childhood memories 😁

Snes mini this Christmas and n64 mini the next 🤞🏼

I really like the look of this, it's also encouraging to see an interesting new IP nice and early