I think as long as they can be transferred easily, then the Switch will be fine. I can understand not allowing digital transfers without certain safeguards first.
@Menchi187 I would agree with you, but I think it's ridiculous how I need to download a 14 GB install for a physical game on the PS4. The install file is bigger than Zelda.
@Yasume: It is indeed 2017. Most tablets have no more than 16 GB of space, none of them use hard drives, and flash memory is still somewhat expensive in the high range. Also, PS4 and Xbox may have more space, but a huge chunk of that is wasted by inefficient physical media.
@BLP_Software Indeed. PS accounts are also linked to hardware and it's severely limited. The main difference is that the transfer process is much easier than Nintendo's
@bluedogrulez He would have to link his account, which would possibly flag his system. Also, we don't know if any old games are compatible with Switch.
@Whopper744 Because we haven't reached that part of Nintendo's predetermined announcements schedule.
@DBailey Possibly, though the same is true when you transferred from Wii to Wii U, so this doesn't really change anything other than maybe the transfer process.
@retro_player_22 That's a curious thing to call them. How are they "greedy snobs" when they are offering refunds or exchanges? Also, you speak of broken promises, so are you still a Nintendo fan, or heck, ANY fan for that matter?
@AlexSora89 "Pro consumer"? Offering refunds and exchanges is not "pro consumer" enough? Maybe some of you are setting the bar far too high for these developers.
@Raptor78 At the same time, I wonder if these developers are purposely making terrible games for the shock value. I want to say it started with Goat Simulator, but the novelty wore off real fast.
@DonkeyKongBigBoy While I understand that we swear in our daily lives, the site rules here forbids the use of certain words. If you don't like our rules, you are certainly free to take your opinions elsewhere.
@Untempered-Link See, you're looking at it from a quantity standpoint. If you really like those PSN games, go for it, but as others have said, the offerings have been mediocre at best. Compare this to an SNES that you know you will play, and with online to boot.
@Untempered-Link Without a price, however, we can't make a fair comparison. For instance, if Nintendo doesn't charge as much, then the argument is moot.
@JHDK At the same time, with these parental controls, Nintendo doesn't have to be as stingy about their services. Parents now have FULL control over what their child has access to.
Nintendo probably made the decision based on activity. If there's not enough activity, there's no point in maintaining it. It'd be easier to just use Twitter (among others)
The first few months, Nintendo is selling to the fanboys. They will buy out all the preorders regardless of what is at launch.
This summer, Nintendo will branch out to those interested in Nintendo. They will have Splatoon, Mario Kart, and Zelda by then along with some indie titles and 3rd party games.
This holiday they will sell to the parents and the "second-console" owners. They will have Mario as their big November title, and surely some 3rd parties will port yearly titles to the Switch by then.
Other than this, I don't know why they would launch in March in the first place.
@JLPick At the same time, some third parties put so minimal effort in the Wii U that it was laughable.
I applaud Sega, Ubisoft and Activision (Skylanders) for at least TRYING to help the Wii U, but EA made no such effort. All their ports were either half-butted or delayed or lacked most content.
@Stargazer Because the Wii was a thing. It didn't have the power, but it still got ports.
Either way, some devs already said the Switch is easy to port for. Heck, major Japanese games are being ported for Switch, so it's possible for western devs to do so too.
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Re: Guide: Nintendo Switch Launch Games & Release Dates 2017
@Yasume I'm not sure your words can be taken seriously since you seem to be wrong on a lot of points.
Re: Downloadable Games for the Switch Will Be Locked to One Console at a Time
@BinaryFragger I suppose that's the case since only 200,000 Vitas are out
Re: Downloadable Games for the Switch Will Be Locked to One Console at a Time
@nhSnork Sony changed its system last year I think. Only 1 PS4 per account (with exceptions) and up to two Vitas.
Re: Downloadable Games for the Switch Will Be Locked to One Console at a Time
I think as long as they can be transferred easily, then the Switch will be fine. I can understand not allowing digital transfers without certain safeguards first.
Re: Virtual Console Will Not Be Ready For Nintendo Switch Launch
I think VC is overrated. It's nice to have, but not that necessary.
Re: Gallery: Go On, Feast Your Eyes On The Nintendo Switch Packaging
@AlexSays I better see you after midnight
Re: Gallery: Go On, Feast Your Eyes On The Nintendo Switch Packaging
@AlexSays I still want you to say "All you lovely people"
Do it. Do it. DO IT!!!
Re: Gallery: Go On, Feast Your Eyes On The Nintendo Switch Packaging
@AlexSays I'm waiting for the "Hello there lovely people. Alex from Nintendo Life here and I have my Switch and it looks amazing"
I need more British you tubers.
Re: Dragon Quest Heroes I | II Download on Nintendo Switch Will Definitely Need a Micro SD Card
@Menchi187 I would agree with you, but I think it's ridiculous how I need to download a 14 GB install for a physical game on the PS4. The install file is bigger than Zelda.
Re: Dragon Quest Heroes I | II Download on Nintendo Switch Will Definitely Need a Micro SD Card
@Yasume Physical is still a thing.
Re: Retro: This Is Why We Should Probably Be Glad Nintendo Stuck With Carts For The N64
So what you're saying is...
Nintendo did something RIGHT?!
Hold on, I need to laugh! Now I laugh harder!!
Re: You'll Only Have Access To 25.9GB Of The Nintendo Switch's 32GB Of Storage
@Yasume: It is indeed 2017. Most tablets have no more than 16 GB of space, none of them use hard drives, and flash memory is still somewhat expensive in the high range. Also, PS4 and Xbox may have more space, but a huge chunk of that is wasted by inefficient physical media.
Re: Nintendo Switch eShop Purchases Will Be Tied To Your Nintendo Account
@ThisGuy215 3DS got everything from DSi and Wii U got everything from Wii. How is that "very Nintendo"? It's actually more Sony and Microsoft
Re: Nintendo Switch eShop Purchases Will Be Tied To Your Nintendo Account
@Traveller Not necessarily. The systems are different and not even the competition really offers this.
Re: Nintendo Switch eShop Purchases Will Be Tied To Your Nintendo Account
@BLP_Software Indeed. PS accounts are also linked to hardware and it's severely limited. The main difference is that the transfer process is much easier than Nintendo's
Re: Nintendo Switch eShop Purchases Will Be Tied To Your Nintendo Account
@bluedogrulez He would have to link his account, which would possibly flag his system. Also, we don't know if any old games are compatible with Switch.
@Whopper744 Because we haven't reached that part of Nintendo's predetermined announcements schedule.
Re: Nintendo Switch eShop Purchases Will Be Tied To Your Nintendo Account
@DBailey Possibly, though the same is true when you transferred from Wii to Wii U, so this doesn't really change anything other than maybe the transfer process.
Re: Nintendo Confirms Expansion Pass DLC for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
@Einherjar I don't even think the Switch will be a disaster. We all saw the Wii U disaster coming, but here I see more success.
Re: Nintendo Confirms Expansion Pass DLC for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
My wallet is open Nintendo. Give me ALL THE DLC!!!
And, seriously, the game is much bigger than a $60 game, so paying a little extra for more content is justified here.
Re: Bomberman Is Coming To Arcades As Bombergirl
So Konami is taking another IP, filling it with cliches and cheap tactics, and putting it on the market.
Seems about right.
Re: Fire Emblem Heroes Retweet Campaign Hits Target for Hero Feathers Giveaway
I got 2 gold stars: Marth and Lucina. I got rid of Marth and kept Lucina. She is so much better.
Re: Fire Emblem Heroes Retweet Campaign Hits Target for Hero Feathers Giveaway
@Nintendo_Ninja At the same time, gold star units gain stats at a greater rate, so your character will be much stronger by that level.
Re: New Fire Emblem Heroes Retweet Event Offers 10,000 Hero Feathers for All
Yeah, the orbs aren't really worth it once you have a good team. Nintendo should have made them cheaper anyway
Also, fyi, the tower right now is giving out red stuff.
Re: Best Buy Has 'Limited Quantities' of Nintendo Switch Pre-Orders Available
Switches available?
Re: Nintendo Outlines Pricing Range for Switch Online Service
Even $30 a year isn;t that much
Re: Yooka-Laylee Formally Confirmed for Switch Along With Wii U Backer Options
@retro_player_22 That's a curious thing to call them. How are they "greedy snobs" when they are offering refunds or exchanges? Also, you speak of broken promises, so are you still a Nintendo fan, or heck, ANY fan for that matter?
@AlexSora89 "Pro consumer"? Offering refunds and exchanges is not "pro consumer" enough? Maybe some of you are setting the bar far too high for these developers.
Re: Yooka-Laylee Formally Confirmed for Switch Along With Wii U Backer Options
@Yasume Perhaps you meant to say "Are the only games that I want"
Re: Official Hori Nintendo Switch Micro SD Cards Set a Handy Benchmark
@Raylax Yup, but in this case we're not required to buy these cough SONY cough
Oh sorry, had a vit of a cough there
Re: Review: Zombie Brigade: No Brain No Gain (Wii U eShop)
@Raptor78 At the same time, I wonder if these developers are purposely making terrible games for the shock value. I want to say it started with Goat Simulator, but the novelty wore off real fast.
Re: Nintendo Will Replace Your Dead Switch Battery, At A Cost
I just love how we're complaining about a service that we don't know the full details yet.
Narrative before facts!
Re: Nintendo Will Replace Your Dead Switch Battery, At A Cost
@DonkeyKongBigBoy While I understand that we swear in our daily lives, the site rules here forbids the use of certain words. If you don't like our rules, you are certainly free to take your opinions elsewhere.
Re: Parent Trap: Nintendo Switch Parental Controls Beat Console Rivals To The Punch
@Untempered-Link See, you're looking at it from a quantity standpoint. If you really like those PSN games, go for it, but as others have said, the offerings have been mediocre at best. Compare this to an SNES that you know you will play, and with online to boot.
Re: Parent Trap: Nintendo Switch Parental Controls Beat Console Rivals To The Punch
@Untempered-Link Without a price, however, we can't make a fair comparison. For instance, if Nintendo doesn't charge as much, then the argument is moot.
Re: Parent Trap: Nintendo Switch Parental Controls Beat Console Rivals To The Punch
@JHDK At the same time, with these parental controls, Nintendo doesn't have to be as stingy about their services. Parents now have FULL control over what their child has access to.
Re: Tomorrow Corporation is Bringing Its Back Catalogue to Nintendo Switch at Launch
I love how people are demanding cross-buy, a feature rarely used anywhere except PC
Re: Tomorrow Corporation is Bringing Its Back Catalogue to Nintendo Switch at Launch
All 3 are worth a rebuy
Re: Eiji Aonuma Confirms that Breath of the Wild Will Not Support a Japanese Dub Over English Subtitles
Oh no, now I can't listen to that overacting Japanese Zelda! The horror!
Re: DFC Intelligence Believes Nintendo Switch Can Shift 40 Million Units by 2020
Give it Monster Hunter and Pokemon, and Japan will buy it right away
Re: It's Nintendo Switch Petition Time, With Miiverse on the Agenda
Nintendo probably made the decision based on activity. If there's not enough activity, there's no point in maintaining it. It'd be easier to just use Twitter (among others)
Re: ​Soapbox: It's Nintendo's Job To Make Switch A Success, Not EA's, Ubisoft's Or Capcom's
@DarkKirby This is how I see it.
The first few months, Nintendo is selling to the fanboys. They will buy out all the preorders regardless of what is at launch.
This summer, Nintendo will branch out to those interested in Nintendo. They will have Splatoon, Mario Kart, and Zelda by then along with some indie titles and 3rd party games.
This holiday they will sell to the parents and the "second-console" owners. They will have Mario as their big November title, and surely some 3rd parties will port yearly titles to the Switch by then.
Other than this, I don't know why they would launch in March in the first place.
Re: ​Soapbox: It's Nintendo's Job To Make Switch A Success, Not EA's, Ubisoft's Or Capcom's
@JLPick At the same time, some third parties put so minimal effort in the Wii U that it was laughable.
I applaud Sega, Ubisoft and Activision (Skylanders) for at least TRYING to help the Wii U, but EA made no such effort. All their ports were either half-butted or delayed or lacked most content.
Re: ​Soapbox: It's Nintendo's Job To Make Switch A Success, Not EA's, Ubisoft's Or Capcom's
@Stargazer Because the Wii was a thing. It didn't have the power, but it still got ports.
Either way, some devs already said the Switch is easy to port for. Heck, major Japanese games are being ported for Switch, so it's possible for western devs to do so too.
Re: Fire Emblem Heroes Revealed for Mobile, Arrives on Android on 2nd February
@Luna_110 I think Super Mario Run would have sold more if they broke it up into packs.
Re: Video: Let's Weigh Up the Good & Bad Things About the Nintendo Switch
And thank you for this balanced video @AlexOlney. I was actually looking for a good pro con comparison
Re: First Impressions: Taking Aim in The Colourful World of Splatoon 2
@Darkwario1 Your puns are fishy. Your puns are bait. Your puns are not whale done. Your puns suck out my morayle.
Re: New PlayStation Releases Push Evergreen 3DS Titles Down Charts in Japan
What's ironic are the PS4 vs. PS4 Pro numbers. Guess Japan doesn't care about specs as much as the west does.
Also, I look forward to the Switch outselling the PS4 in Japan
Re: Here's How Dragon Quest Heroes II On Switch Shapes Up Against The PS4 Version
@bitleman What are you talking about? Sony likes Nintendo and their boss was at the Switch event. (oh wait, he was there to sabotage it obviously!)
Re: Talking Point: What We Hope to See in the Fire Emblem Nintendo Direct
@thesilverbrick We still need the Corrin amiibo at least
Re: First Impressions: Taking Aim in The Colourful World of Splatoon 2
@Darkwario1 Your puns need to walk the plank(ton)
Re: First Impressions: Taking Aim in The Colourful World of Splatoon 2
@Anti-Matter That isn't even close to what blood looks like. Bright red is usually used for comical blood splatters anyway