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While im fully aware that Arms is completely different in genre etc to Botw, its definetley not a system seller imo so im not suprised to see the numbers drop off in the way they have.

Splatoon 2 should do the Zelda, MK8D sales dance though, so the futures bright.

Not to be that guy, but i figured these out on day one playing helix, he's my go to with the Bud and the triple launcher for anti air (i forget the name).
His shrink is pretty op as a defensive measure as not many people in my experience punch downward unless they're in the air.

Done, woop

This will be a day one for me , ive played a few matches on xbone and ps4 and the portability of the switch coupled with a mobile hotspot will be an awesome thing.

@neufel It wouldnt suprise me if they are shipping to countries with lower sales, at least initially as the micro management required to adjust stock variances to a different region is a ball ache and also takes time to assess the numbers.
If the consoles are shipping from supplier to retailer, then in the beginning thats kind of all Nintendo would care about.

I wont be picking this up as i dont like football enough to spend £55, but i hope for everyone that does its a great addition to the console.

I'd much prefer activision get it together and release a tony hawk pro skater collection 😃 ...now that is a sports game i'd buy.

@LUIGITORNADO Gta 5 was a fun game imo, but it is old, and its a phenomenon that its still delivering these sales numbers.

The upside to it selling like it has, is it means that rockstar wouldnt dare deliver a half baked RdR2 content wise.

Reading this article and boom , prince's 'when doves cry' comes on shuffle.

Illuminati confirmed

Yay for keyboard support!

Where's the helix avatar ? Love that blorby little so and so

I think it plays well with a pro controller or handheld, ive not tried the motion controls so cant comment.

It's got the potential to go esports, just depends on if Nintendo want to push it.

Wont find the time at launch due to arms and splatoon , but looks pretty cool.

Pretty solid catalogue for this year, the one thing i'd add to that list is 9 parchments, that looks like great fun.

Ive said it before , but one of my favourite announcements was Rocket league.

Party mode is soooo good.

Nintendo could really have cannibalised both sony and microsofts market share moving forward if the switch had the grunt to play the 3rd party titles.
The reality we have is it clearly was to risky for nintendo to beef up the gpu and find a price point reggie's favourite - Consumers -would buy into.

More powerful suplimentary dock may do the trick , but i do know that shareholders like money, and they wont be content with being 2nd best, i know i wouldnt.

Currently on my way to collect my copy, hype!

Im pretty amazed to be honest that N have not spoken out about features that they 'know' the community wants.

Dont get me wrong i think they did a good job at E3, but they could have built on that by at least 'checking in' about new features such as online , vc, cloud saves etc
If it aint ready im cool, at least acknowledge if your actively developing or discussing features or theyre not going to happen.

We live in the age of information , someone tell them please...

Bosh

That reads to me as "we've yet to decide on the most profitable and effective way to deliver VC, subscription or single purchase"

I would say they nailed compatibility a while ago, its down to the finer detail of how to monetise it.

IMO if people are annoyed at it not getting localised for the west, DO NOT buy it from the japanese store.

What kind of a signal does that send? , dont worry , we'll make do with a pain in the backside way of playing your games digitally, and bolster the japanese stores takings so you can gloat even more about the sales and be content in your decision not to release elsewhere.

Ive never played MH lol , but this is the caveat to region free, its like a backdoor for publishers to slack.

Great job Nintendo , they have listened to the fans and delivered IMO.

I dont imagine they have many idle hands in their 1st party studios at the moment, and ubisoft look to have done a great job with M+R also.

I'll be watching treehouse after work today hoping for more good news, i'd like to hear something on VC or its replacement , some gameplay for Skyrim , RL etc.

And that live chat was quality, the puns were powerful.

Rocket league could be a system seller for switch.

The only thing that interests me with the new AC is the setting.
Farcry would have been nice, and even if the system could run it , are they able to cram games that large onto the carts?

Fractured but whole on the go would be amazing if that could happen.

@Pigeon may not be your cup o' , but in no way does it look terrible, not even close to being, and it was coming in for some serious stick when the poster leaked. It looks really well thought out , and solidly executed , and alot of people are saying how suprised they are at how fun it looks.

Looks like alot of fun. Mario Xcom , take my money !!

Surely it'll have more gameplay during the treehouse?

In no particular order, Nintendo success to me looks like -

Virtual console release date,
Something free to download for switch owners,
First and 3rd party gameplay,
Massive indie lineup (microsoft did a great job imo)
Console themes and media apps.

And never gonna happen, but, to tackle xbox BC , some sort of Virtual console subscription service O_0

Absolutely agree with you on your take on Bloodborne , that game was special.

And as for Anthem, well, oddly i agree lol. That first scene looked very bioware with the npc issuing the mission which got me abit hyped , in a how big is this sanctuary city, i hope its properly explorable etc and then it spawned into the open world and i was instantly scepticle. It looked beautiful , and oddly , that worried me , it gave me a mass effect / destiny / division crossover vibe.
Now that of itself sounds promising, but for a company like bioware that is where it is due to its ability to craft a story, that reveal trailer seemed very, very light on dialogue i could sink my teeth into.
The world will undoubtedly look incredible , but if its worrying more about making me go oooo, aaaah than giving me a memorable experience then me and bioware have a problem lol. I have seen countless beautiful games, all vying to be the shiniest on the block, im fully ready for someone to WOW me with substance.

Congrats on your switch purchase, im sure you'll thoroughly enjoy it, it is my favourite system this gen by a long way, and i believe its achieved that while still being in a 'beta' phase.
Im hoping beyond hope that Nintendo come out with a metaphorical 21 gun salute and really deliver some excellent titles as im pretty sure they have a game changer both for them and the industry with the switch.
Microsoft went HARD this e3 and a ton of their stuff was indie titles, which shows you that it is possible to deliver compelling gaming without relying on AAA multimillion development.

Yeah i have steam, ps network , Xblive and nintendo (friendcode?) If your keen for a laugh.

Currently battering MK8D.
Also , how amazing did the new Ori game look !

@Ralek85 Agreed, it does raise a concern that they've been building the game for what feels like ages and didnt display any deeper mechanics to keep people farming away post launch etc.

I will be buying it for my xbone as its literally collecting dust , as im getting older (26) im enjoying fun, un serious games so much more. If thats making me more open to gambling on cartoonish games im okay with that to be honest , not that you asked lol but im fatigued with all the 'serious' games of the last few years.

P.s a button mash mechanic to reload a musket would be amazing, like poking the lead shot down in the barrel, that would make for some funny as hell 1 on 1 standoffs.

@Ralek85 yeah i get your point about the weather effects being on par with ac black flag, i guess i just enjoyed the thought of laughing at friends fails at boarding ships by canon shot etc. Simple things

@Ralek85 hmm i dunno, sea of thieves looked amazing to me , imagine that on the switch....damn.

@BLP_Software chin up pal, the good times will roll again im sure.

Botw is a masterpiece, and it will rightly go down as such.
It did a very brave thing by not holding players hands and letting people get out of a play session what they wanted - explore, shrine, farm mats , progress story and so on.
I turned the Hud off from the get go and i have to recommend that to anyone yet to play it, immersion to the max.

I was hoping for a mainline pokemon for switch , oh well.
Here's to a stellar e3 that hopefully has some suprises in store.

IMO the order got alot of negativity directed toward it unfairly.
Yeah it didnt reinvent the wheel, but by no means was it a terrible experience.
I'd be upfor RAD working on the switch.

I have a hard time believing that frostbite couldnt be shoehorned onto the switch all be it with some rollbacks on more advanced aliasing and lighting.
Sun tzu said 'When in doubt , turn shadow quality down'.

Just seen that Game want £60 for it in the U.k - no thanks.

@Ralek85 i understand why your sceptical about buying a console for one game, i was the same - then i took the plunge , enjoyed botw at home...and then on a plane o_0 and my gaming life has never been the same lol.

@Cartune I have exactly the same issue at home. I use my mobile plan to hotspot for mario kart now.
Its annoying as my switch is technically closer to my router than my other consoles , and yet it is the only one that doesnt get a good enough signal.

On topic, im okay with that price for online, id prefer they give us virtual console at e3 then give us those games.
Also , can we please have rocket league ?

That still of the sky dive with botw on the switch is a beautiful picture.

The pro controller is the most comfortable controller of this generations offerings imo and worth the price.

That dock price is gonna be down to the individual. If you have the need/desire to play on a tv away from home then its a worthwhile purchase if you dont need a second system.
I dont know how many switch owners this standalone dock is targeted at, my understanding was that the switch is aimed at people like me who want the flexibility of taking their console game library with them on the commute etc.
Who has time or the need to play their system across multiple tv's?

@Fandabidozi im sure they get plenty , before they start playing in traffic

I dont see the constant walking dead shuffle of pokemon go players anymore , will this raise them from the dead?

Quite the Cat-alogue of games coming o_0

@SKTTR your comment has made me really want diablo 3 on switch. daydream

The increasingly indie fuelled early days of the switch are proving lucrative for nintendo and indies.

If i was an indie dev i would be very interested in the demographic the switch targets and the opportunity this platform provides to people with limited resources trying to reach a wider audience.

Likewise if i was a nintendo exec Id be very happy to flood quality titles onto the system , to buy time for 1st party titles to be polished.

Great job nintendo and the wider developer teams for both these games.

Other gaming sites i less frequently check nowadays are full of spiteful fanboys slating the switch and nintendo, yet the platforms they soapbox struggle to deliver 60fps at 1080p across the majority of their game catalogues, years after release.

I understand that some may have a wider use of things like particle effects and aliasing, but from someone who owns all of this generations systems speaking objectively, Nintendo are delivering fun AND fluid titles for this new platform early on, and i expect they will continue to as devs get their heads around the tegra chip.

Im intrigued to try disgaea as heard the noise but never played one.

That pro controllers cool, i would have loved paint splats all over it though with different coloured analog sticks.

@Yorumi I have a gut feeling your on the money. It looks fancy , but the test is going to be the deciding factor for me.

If it has strong pro/joy controller support it'll go some distance to convincing me its a worthy purchase with some longevity. But thats just me , even if i dont personally like it i hope it still does decent sales numbers and people enjoy it.

If the device is capable of native 1080p with a stable framerate when docked then thats what devs should push for.

I mean who honestly would be concerned with a 'loading/resolution conversion' screen , not me , and that would buy them the time with regards to the device potentially bottlenecking the game engine.

@manu0 back under the bridge with you