Preposterous

Saving Tropical Freeze from dying on WiiU was a great move, both for players and Nintendo alike, but this game wasn't particularly needed on Switch.

I like how barely anyone seems to care about Gamefreak outside of their biggest series.

I was curious if that content would come to the Switch version, but definitely didn't expect it to come so soon. Probably will get to it with my next season character.

Cannot wait for NintendoLife to make an article once someone actually buys that WiiU for 800+ bucks.

I always wondered what kind of a mindset one needs to consider Pokemon movies good - from what I've seen, they take the cake in the category of "we make this movie only for the sake of promoting our merch, but we have to pretend to have some sort of a moral, story, let alone any artistic value".

Out of these 30, there's maybe 5 that I find actually good/interesting, so I guess it must mean I'm very satisfied with what we do get on Switch.

SMT5, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 and Yokai Watch 4.

@michellelynn0976 Apparently, major retailers have already put it on 40% discount, with Pokeball+ bundles for the price of regular games - seems like a number greater than 1.5 million was expected.

@Heavyarms55 I get it, but majority of media fails to break into everyday conversations, yet somehow manages to thrive. YW not giving Pokemon a competition in the long run is regrettable, though.
At least Let's Go underperformed in Japan, so not everything is lost.

The moral of the story is that entertainers not necessarily make good entrepreneurs and people in general have a very skewed view of the video games market.

@Heavyarms55 "It's not as big as Pokemon (literally the highest grossing media franchise in the world) and Dragon Ball, so it's a failure". I wish more series were flops like Yokai Watch, with yearly releases that actually come out in the west.

@DanteSolablood My thoughts exactly, it's pretty much impossible to even discuss about, since there's so little tangible information available.

@Agramonte I'm just refering to the "Just get a PS4 and you have no need to keep hoping/begging you can play -all the great games on it-" part. But I would find it odd if someone told me they're buying a Switch right now for BoTW and Kingdom battle (I own only one of those and it's not Zelda).

@Agramonte Getting a PS4 in 2019 for three games seems a little bit silly to me.

I may not always agree with you guys and gals, but nevertheless, you're my #1 source of written reviews of Nintendo games. Thank you for your hard work.

@_dangleman If only you could read with comprehension, you would notice that the sales were brought up merely as a counterargument to someone else saying that "P5 is so much bigger than XB2". I didn't really contest the game in any other way, except for it being partly a VN, which is pretty much a fact. Opening "the debate" with metacritic scores is admitting that you follow the popular opinion and don't have anything to say yourself.
You were given multiple chances to not make yourself a blabbering nincompoop and refused to take every single one.

@_dangleman Hey, I'm not the one here who started posting without even reading through the whole comment section and then made a fool out of myself. You're actively making the Internet a garbage pile by shooting first and asking questions later.

The fact you seem to think that popular vote is a good way to judge an art or media piece speaks volumes about your worth as a conversation partner.

@_dangleman "the context of your sales comment seems to indicate that that fact is paralleled in sales" - not really.
Not my fault you lack proper netiquette and hastily offend people on the Internet you disagree with. Some people just need proper schooling.

@_dangleman That's okay, just don't go calling people fanboys when you're unable to read things straight because of your own fanboyism induced rage in the future.

@_dangleman 2.2 is roughly 150% of 1.5 - what's wrong with my facts?

@spidey27 Congrats on your first comment and go stand in the line of people missing the point.

@Zeraki I find it weird how people choose to read my comment this way, event though the context makes it clearly about quality of the games... However, P5 on PS4, despite being around for longer, on a system with a much higher install base, being overall easier to get into and coming from a better known franchise by june or so of 2018 sold only 50% more than XB2 - but I guess Japan will prefer P5 on Switch at the end of the day.

@Anri02 Nothing of the sort, no idea how you came to that conclusion. Read my second post once again.

@macalao914 Aren't the modern Persona games based around the time limit, where you have a set number of in-game days to play through and within those days you have a limited number of things you can do (a'la Visual Novels)? I've seen a lot of people complaining about the cat in P5 babying them and forcing to finish the day early.

@turntSNACO Yeah, I get it. But I have very little tolerance for games taking away control from the player (even more so when it's done for the purpose of making the experience more cinematic), and I heard this happens in P5 a number of times, so I'm definitely reserved, but, as mentioned before, willing to give it a chance under favourable conditions.

@turntSNACO It's not like they are the same genre and both qualify as "anime" games taking a lot from the same treasure trove of tropes... Oh wait.

It's a given because Switch is the #1 console in Japan right now and this should always be Atlus' main target.

@TommyTendo It's more about not hyping up yet another port (especially when Switch already has a very good library of exclusive games) like it's some sort of a blessing. This should be a given since Switch performs really well and they better not pull any of the delayed western release nonsense if they want to catch my attention.

It's kind of a situation like with a Hat in Time: why would I want it ported when Switch has the superior Super Mario Odyssey? P5 doesn't really stand a chance against Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and (in the future) SMT5, but I might give it a shot if it's reasonably priced and released on a slow month.

@CharlieSmile Funnily enough, it's the affluent who dump inordinate amounts of money on mobile apps to get the full experience.
If something is for free, you're the goods on sale.

Each day we're getting closer to the death of gaming.

Suing Fortnite and EA is always a noble act, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

I'm playing through Yokai Watch 3 right now and the amount of content, outside of the main story, is positively staggering (sure, it's combining three versions into one, but at the end of the day it's just a little bit more than what was available in japanese Sukiyaki) - enough to say that after 30 hours, the game awards you a "Promising Rookie" trophy. If YW4 has half of that, then we'll be getting a really good JRPG next (hopefully) year.

The original CTR was miles ahead of Mario Kart for quite some time, but at this moment its remake is unlikely to beat MK8 Deluxe - not without an extensive overhauling of game modes and tracks (and most likely with imperfectly remade driving mechanics).

It's impressive for how long Vita managed to thrive in Japan, despite being abandoned by Sony (and, if that was not enough, weighed down by Sony's anti-consumer practices) - kudos.

I see no issue here, this is not a series where you need to play all the previous entries to enjoy the newest one. Not to mention how 1&2 didn't age that well.

Was meant to play Yokai Watch 3, but the delivery company messed up hard and I won't be getting it until monday, so it's going to be My Hero One's Justice for now.

Wow, a new MUA after all those years and it's a Switch exclusive? Did someone sacrifice both Nightcrawler and Jane Grey for it? It's the game I was thinking about lately, because of Diablo 3.

While the previous YW games were, as much I don't like to admit it, more of an acquired taste things, I think this version deserves to be noticed in the west, so once YW4 comes out, it won't pass under the radar of most Switch owners.

I urge anyone who might not have been entirely sold on the last few Pokemon games, to give a chance to this franchise. You probably won't be converted entirely, but might become a little bit more discerning when it comes to future games released in the monster catching genre. At the very least, ditching of dual versions is definitely something that consumers should appreciate.

Curious if this has anything to do with Yokai Watch 3 release.

Took you a while, but I appreciate your effort to finally say something about this.

The way Nintendo handled this is so smooth it makes me wonder if the heavy censorship of the WiiU era was actually a thing and not just a nightmare.

Nintendolife makes a dedicated article about save data from Let's Go (Buy Something Else, Honestly) unlocking two spirits in Smash, but I didn't notice you guys reporting on new costumes for Mythra added in XB2 and The Golden Country that reflect her new appearance as Spirit in Smash Bros. Ultimate. Lame.

After finally getting a chance to experience D3 firsthand, I'm really disappointed how shallow the gameplay is and how little it resembles Diablo 2, even if it can still be quite addictive. The worst thing is that every time I turn it on, I'm going to think how much more enjoyable would be playing the vastly superior Grim Dawn on Switch, which we are unlikely to ever get.

@Draxa Actually, from what I've seen, people have left negative reviews over the weekend and moved on, but there's a nearly constant stream of 10/10 reviews limited to "it's fun" or "my first Pokemon game I've ever played, it's the best", so it has become a reverse review bombing at this point.
People wanted their voice to be heard, but with censorship and smear campaign by media outlets targeting them, it's a lost cause.

@JaxonH Entertainment should be completely separated from ideas such as "truth". It's also impossible to gauge quality by -initial- sales, however, they do represent how good was the marketing campaign and franchise's recognition. If anything, it's continued sales over time that bear any relation to a product's quality.

@Pdarklight @Cosats I suppose my comment had a bit too complex message for your to comprehend. Feel free to ignore it.

@Alex78 "an orchestrated review bomb" - was there really an organised action, or was it a spontaneous move from the fans? Brushing off all criticism as trolling, done both by NL and you, is kind of cowardly. I'm not denying high sales (although, they weren't all that amazing in Japan), I just don't see them as confirmation of high quality, like some do.

@Pdarklight A notion that "the truth" is decided by a majority vote is rather concerning, especially in modern world.

Yet another in the series of articles trying really hard to push the idea that sales equal quality. I guess we should all move to F2P games, because they have the biggest player bases and generate great profits.

I've realized it's a little bit weird to use attach rate to rate how popular a Pokemon game is, because, usually, games released early in the system's lifespan will have an easier time due to smaller competition.
Let's look at first Pokemon games on each of these systems:
Nintendo DS launch: December 2. 2004, Pokemon DP released: September 28. 2006 - 22 months gap
Nintendo 3DS launch: February 26. 2011, Pokemon XY released: October 12. 2013 - 31 months gap
Nintendo Switch launch: March 3. 2017, Pokemon LGPE released: November 16. 2018 - 20 months gap
Let's Go has the lowest attach rate out of these three, despite being released relatively the fastest. Even though the price probably must have played some role, I'd say it's a clear sign that it didn't manage to reach as big of an audience as the earlier releases under similar conditions.

I remember time when Joe claimed that your Pokemon don't gain experience in the "tutorial" part of Black/White - later it was confirmed to be an anti-piracy mechanic. Some years later he would confirm that the gen 7 starter leaks, featuring Incineroar, soon to be featured in Smash Bros. Ultimate, were fake. Now I'm supposed to believe that a game is good because it sold well? Sure thing, Joe.

Selling in the first week less than Splatoon 2 (670k) on a significantly larger install base somehow doesn't impress me. I guess Pokemon is indeed starting to fade away in Japan.