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@JaxonH While still providing those of us that love the Switch for the other part of it's name, our home-console fix.

@electrolite77 Forget about third-party? No, they can work very well on the Switch. Just forget about multiplats, but if third-parties "can't work" then Rabbids would be doing absolutely crap.

I'm an old man, so my phone is for calling, texting, and a bit of YouTube before going to sleep, and that's it. I'll always use a 3DS or something similar for handheld gaming, something with the games and dedication to play it properly, without suddenly leaving me without battery to call/text.

But sure, Ishihara, let's hope the Switch fails by what you'd have loved to see. Then what will you do? Make your game for 3DS again, that's on the way out? Wholly embrace mobile?

And what does he even mean by "wider audience"? The Switch has far more reach then any other home-console as is, what wider audience do you speak of? The mole people?

Here's to hoping they make it something good, as they cannot afford to muck this up.

@JaxonH It's not a good thing to get hung up on what you don't get. Better to look forward to what one can/does get, that's what I've accepted with the Switch.

@JaxonH "And will continue to be. Nintendo made a hybrid console, not a power console clone. It has and always will play second fiddle with regard to 3rd party games (even if it wasn't a hybrid, it'd be the same story)" Third-parties can do well on Nintendo systems, as they're reporting pretty good sales so far, Rabbids, from what I've seen, is making a blast, and in the end, that's a third-party game, even if it has Mario in it.

I'm a home-console player, but I'm not blind. Handheld offers access to a market closed to PS4/Xbox One, make no mistake about it. The Switch will probably have less people like myself, that use it as a pure home-console, but have people in addition that buy it for the handheld part.

Nintendo are doing a damn fine job of supporting the system, and if third-parties can find ways to utilize the hardware for games like Rabbids, then I do not see why they can't have a good relationship. Sure, the multiplats won't be there, but if we get other games in their stead, that will probably run better and play just as well, then I'll be all aboard.

I might not be using the motion controls, but they're shown to be responsive regardless. Certainly not a quick cash-in port.

@Lalivero (points to Arthur's face) That is my reaction regarding the "boob overrated" part.

@CrazedCavalier Do let me jump in your boat and sail along with you, since I share that sentiment whole-heartedly. It'll be like FE: Fates' Camilla all over again. They won't remember anything of Pyra other than her form, and how her physique stands out (It's funny, considering what the artist drew and in which vein he probably drew her)

@Jokerwolf Nature of handhelds? Last I checked, I bought a HOME-CONSOLE you can take on the go.... Curious, isn't it?

@MailOrderNinja It's just that the way this happens is very sad at times.

@JaxonH Course, there's a difference in selling a ton of things for a smaller profit margin, and a few things for a far larger one.

@Hughesy Fair enough, so we pay for it in the end, but then why couldn't they have just added more memory, instead of forcing people to buy SD cards?

@JaxonH The question is: Are costs being shoved on the consumer, when they shouldn't have?

@eaglebob345 I can already hear their argument "But that would make the system too expensive!!!!! It has to be affordable!!!!!"

@Switch99 Well, we both have a permanent problem saddled up on (probably) the inside, and I reckon we both use games for the same purpose: To stay entertained while dealing with said problem and all the others that come around. At least the Switch is a system that gives us both what we seek, more or less (I'd rather have had a stronger system, if only to alleviate some of that third-party whining, god does that grate my nerves)

@wizzgamer Growing pains of a "hybrid" I guess.

@janfritz I'd be inclined to agree, if the Switch's internal storage weren't extremely small, and the purchase of a home-console (since that's what Nintendo markets it as) cuts into one's budget. Then factor in games + pro-controller and you're 400-500 (euros in my case) in already.

I'll keep digital purchase at an arms-length, preferably for as long as possible, because even if we're going digital, Nintendo didn't bother to give the Switch some proper internal memory, and as such, I won't bother to pay extra just to fix that.

@Switch99 We're on the opposite side of the spectrum, since I'm usually home-bound and deem my handheld (3DS) as my portable experience. After all, there's nothing else home-console that gets supported in my Wii-U's wake, is there?

@SanderEvers Is it really that back-breaking to pick out a card (which is easy to do) and put in the box, then put in another one? I'd much rather do that, and not have my Switch clogged up right away. Games get updates, and patches, and all kinds of crap down the road, it'll be filled soon enough, even if you've got all physical, so I'll maintain it as long as I can.

@Switch99 Unless you've 0 need for said practicality due to said Switch being used as home-console, and nothing else.

@janfritz "Not all games can be bought physically, and some games especially co-op are best digitally." What misguided thought-process sits behind that? What does it matter in the terms of co-op if it's physical or digital?

@OorWullie Sounds like a good problem to have

@OorWullie I was already going to spend 2 AAA games worth in September, but now Wulverblade is joining that party

Damn, quite the journey and development this game has gone through. I was already interested, but now I'll have to give it a shot! (and drag my good friend along for co-op )

Nine Parchments and Wargroove so far. Portal Knights has my interest as well, though I'd need to gauge how many other people want that for MP purposes.

I hope this is true. Let the machine reach the 18 mill, convince third-parties on the fence to come off and give support.

@samuelvictor Nice summary and explanation. What personally irks me, is if I see frame-drops, like how Stasis+ in BotW, combined with walking/running/turning around causes all sorts of dips.

@Aaron09 Possibly aye. And yes, it is business, but consumers don't just buy that way, they also buy with their emotion/heart, otherwise boycotts would never exist, and people would never get annoyed over exclusives, timed or otherwise.

Let's take Capcom and MH, I've been playing MH since I picked it up on my Wii, and part of me is happy Capcom wants to advance the franchise, but part of me is also dismayed that the Western Nintendo owners will not be getting any game (so far known). So the people that have seen a clear line, see a sudden cut that one couldn't have predicted. There are people out there that have bought a Switch for MH, relishing the opportunity to play home-console again, while Japan keeps their all important handheld, or heck, just play handheld on a far better screen/controls.

The whole ordeal has made me far more hesitant towards Capcom has a whole.

@Aaron09 Well, at the end of the day it's business, but I'd rather that, if they actually did, they didn't hide it. It just makes people suspicious.

@Aaron09 Course, the adult argument is to each their own, I'll give you that.

@Aaron09 Yet with all the perceived Sony deals flying about, one can hardly be surprised if people are extra annoyed at them right now.

PS4 itself may be a good machine, but the way Sony is acting right now with refusing cross-play and all that, less than admirable.

@GimpySpaceman Yet historically, third-parties have seen poor, if not, at least, sub-par sales on Nintendo platforms (Switch seems to change this, but it's still a young system). Why else do you think they're so hesitant, water-testing (A lot of publishers) and even DOUBLE water-testing! (Capcom)

Power is a part of some games: http://nintendoeverything.com/developer-a-plague-tale-innocence-not-coming-to-switch-because-of-the-systems-lack-of-power/ but power is irrelevant in the face the developer wanting to put it on or not, thinking it'll sell or not etc. The prime issue here, is that they don't bother explaining us consumers why decisions are made, except in some rare circumstances like the above article. Anyone that has the guts to properly explain their decision, even if it's negative, has my respect.

@Yasaal True, for as much as business is business and one can argue that emotion has no part in it, people buy with their hearts. If they buy a Switch, seeing the MH trend, expecting MH to appear on the system, and then Capcom throws them a rock, and tells them to go play tennis with it, they'll remember that.

@jswhitfield8 True, but one has to make mistakes in order to learn, tis part of being human.

@jswhitfield8 And here I thought the Switch would have no trouble being labelled popular with how it's doing right now, sold out in Japan, and still selling well all-over.

@JaxonH Agreed on the turn-off part, but what can one do? It'd need a serious out-cry to have a publisher give anything more than a hearty laugh. And I do think you've a point in regards to thinking the Sony might be up to something, but if they are, they're doing it sneaky, and so we'll never know for sure.

Only thing one can hope, is that Nintendo fights fire with fire, but I doubt they'll do that honestly (unless paying for exclusives fits this, which I can see them do)

@JaxonH So you too are believing those paid off rumours? The DQ one has been debunked: http://nintendoeverything.com/square-enix-working-on-technical-adjustments-for-dragon-quest-xi-on-switch/ and the MH one could easily be attributed to it starting development half-way in 2013. The only one that smells off is this one.

@Yasaal Goes to show that putting emotion into these things leads to disappointment. Companies are beholden only to their wallets and shareholders, and care nothing for notions such as loyalty.

@Timppis Oh derp, well, it is changing with the Switch's rise, though.

@Timppis I thought Europe was hallowed and sacred PS land https://www.gamereactor.eu/news/545083/Sonys%20Ryan%20on%20Switch%20Xbox%20One%20X%20and%20defending%20Europe/?rs=rss

@SLIGEACH_EIRE I never play portably myself, since I feel that my 3DS adequately fills that role for me. I've bought Switch as the success to the Wii-U's failure.

@Mopati I see plenty of people in this comment section that share that sentiment with you. But to me, it feels like the half-rotten chicken bone thrown out after the original chicken has been eaten with glee.

When I look at that picture, the only thing that crosses my mind is "Final Fantasy XV Derp-Edition."

@JaxonH I'll stick with waiting, or hoping the Dauntless developers come through where Capcom is being a D.

Far too much effort for my tastes to play XX when Capcom doesn't even bring it West as is. I'll probably base on whether I'll continue to play MH on MHW, when it eventually makes it's way over to PC, as I doubt they'll bother localizing any other MH if that one does well.

@JaxonH Personally I am convinced that this game will never reach the West now. First off, if it does get localised, will it come with the 3DS version? As there is then to consider that the small base it'll have in the West, will be split between those 2.

Then, if it doesn't come with the 3DS version, the Switch version will have been adjusted (longer loading times etc) for cross-play with a game that isn't coming.

I see too many risks for Capcom to care about localising this.

@Kirgo I very well may be overestimating it, I don't know jack about FIFA

But that's a personal perspective to take, and the question is, how many people really care about the missing mode vs portability?

The fact remains, however, that EA is banking on the Switch to truly sell the game vs other versions, which I find rather lazy on the developers front. That said, it's great that the Switch has an edge in this alone, and a regular handheld that couldn't dock wouldn't have this power, so 1-Up for Switch.

@Kirgo Look at this from a objective stand point for a moment: On one hand, we have FIFA for other consoles, being fully-fledged with all the modes. On the other hand, we have FIFA Switch, with that story mode missing, and having only the console's inherent portability as real difference.

EA is basically banking on the Switch itself to sell this.

@InternetBowser Soccer in general is lost on me, though I get what you're saying. I suppose a lot of third-parties reason that "Portability is your extra feature!" which is quite lazy considering it comes inherent to the damn console...

That and as a home-console only Switch user, it is equally lost on me

@MrGawain Or maybe owned by newer people who want third-party games, instead of only Nintendo ones. It seems so far, that third-party games have been met with at least good, or up to expectancy sales, so it seems to have gotten a lot better.