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"We're supporting the platform. We are not announcing anything [else] yet, but you can expect us to be there once the platform launches and takes off."

This sentence is missing a caveat:

"But if it doesn't we're gone until Switch 2."

Some more basic textures and less dynamic lighting. If that is the only difference and performance is roughly similar I think it'll be absolutely fine.

Ahh, a classic series returned. Hopefully it plays as good as it looks.

Wonder what wonders this Direct will hold. As much as I'd love a new entry in the series I'd be happy with just some gameplay footage of FE Warriors. Nintendo, you would make my dreams come true if I can play as Joshua from Sacred Stones. And Valter; such a great villain!

@Syrek24 It would be great if Switch could reach that level of success; the fact of it being this generations handheld and console might help that. Inversely the 3ds success in Japan hinged on it being a handy pocket device that people could whip out on a commute or other short burst instances. The Switches size and myriad of accessories (some which people deem necessary) make this harder to accomplish.

Personally I'd be happy with a numbered Final Fantasy on the Switch. Here's hoping to its success; we really need it this time.

We can't honestly expect more at this point.

It'll likely be held back and released as a 'multiplatform' title.

Sadly we'll have to make up the difference in price by buying unreliable micro sd cards, overpriced accessories and, of course, games to make the whole thing worth buying at all. Maybe it's a good thing only Zelda and Bomberman are there at launch.

Glad that another in the Tales series will grace Nintendo's platform. Here's hoping it's something good and not just a remake of a 'popular' entry.

And so the Dark Times begin again.

Switch needs these types of games alongside strong 1st party titles. The latter by itself will not suffice, as the Wii U has sadly proven.

@faint Obviously I can but many of my cabinets are tucked against walls and not easy to plug things in or out of. It would have been more convenient to have multiple docks but as a savvy consumer I can't support them at those prices.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Thanks for the heads up mate.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE The accessory prices are criminal! I thought I'd be buying a few extra dock sets just so I could comfortably move the Switch around the house to play on various tellys. But at that price I call 'rubbish!'

Hmm, always toast tomorrow instead of bread today.

*sigh

@Light-Of-Hope I'm right there with you on this. This would be a dream!

It's good that it's confirmed for the system, at last, but I honestly expected just a few more games from 3rd parties to be on display from out of the gate. SMT and Skyrim is a good start. Would still love a Kingdom Hearts trilogy or a numbered Final Fantasy.

No doubt Nintendo will rely on a drip feed of info up to the release of, and during the life of, the Switch to keep fans hooked but it could have done with a stronger dash from the starting line. The games so far look sublime but there's just too few of them.

You had me at Oddjob hat.

This is certainly a high calibre of game. Should be good.

I could live with a nominal fee to get it on Switch (owning it on Wii U digitally atm).

@AlexSora89 I understand completely. I'm a Nintendo gamer at heart; it's always my first machine with a consideration for other devices (PC, PS4 etc) at a later point if it has some games I want. Whereas if Nintendo's systems could reach parity with its rivals not only would we still have Big N's games but also a glut of the 'wanted' level of 3rd party support; not the mediocre indie and shovelware rubbish that drowned the Wii's later years.

Things said in the heat of the moment; Nintendo was the behemoth of the industry at the time and when you have that kind of power you naturally never believe you'll lose it. Despite their missteps I think they've learned some harsh lessons.

I also wondered if Cloud's lacklustre costumes in SSB4 was purely in order to make him fully recognizable to Nintendo fans for a future FF iteration on the Switch. Else why not give him Tifa, Vincent or Barret skins? Sakurai's nose for references is too keen methinks.

Seeing that top screen makes me clamour for a Golden Sun 4.

Silence! Let me have my dreams!

NMH 3 and a VC release of Killer 7 would be a treat on the Switch.

*claps

Let's make it happen!

It can't be a surprise surely? At this point investing in the Wii U doesn't make fiscal sense. If you're looking forward to any games just hope they're coming to the Switch and press on. Support with your wallet at the next appropriate juncture.

@AlexSora89 Very well said. It would be ignorant to argue against this.

It would make more sense to keep another iteration of Pokemon to announce at E3, in order to maximize the sales of Sun & Moon on 3DS.

@gatorboi352 A woefully underrated game to be sure!

Calm, measured with a simmering desire to see a lot of games. Let's go Friday morning!

Got an invite but making London at that time is going to be impossible. Play harder in my name fellow Nintendo lovers!

It would sadden a lot of people if Zelda was Day 1 in other regions and not in Europe. Possibly even 'not buy a Switch bad' for some people. Hope you're not undervaluing us here in this part of the world Nintendo, after all we still buy your products don't we?

Hoping we don't have all the information here or there is a really, really good compromise.

That's an incredible picture. The SoM style is just sublime.

Conga's the king of the swingers, oh, the jungle VIP.

Outright dismissals such as these fill me with a sense of foreboding when it comes to the Switches lineup of games.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Having a game of this calibre cancelled is a bit of a blow to be sure, but the Wii U created it's own problems to an extent with its technical limitations. A game like Yooka Laylee isn't the most hardware intensive and yet the game struggles on the Wii U.

Playtonic still represents a better element of gaming to me; a group of individuals who are making this purely from a perspective of passion. Hopefully the Switch will shatter any future concerns regarding engine compatibility and technical issues.

All we can do then is hope it hits the next system sharpish!

Looking nice Breath of the Wild! Keep it up.

Kid Icarus Gundam? xD

Yeah, not right now, no. We're not planning on it. If the Switch launches and everyone's just yammering for Mass Effect, who knows. We never want to close doors like that.

No, just blow smoke in our eyes through them.

Just set up the pins correctly Nintendo and you're sure to get a strike.

(Bowling analogy courtesy of Kingpin, which I watched less than an hour ago xD )

It would be nice if, following the Switch presentation, that some new rewards for some pre-emptive discounts on Switch games were announced. It would get the service going better than it is now.

Double down on marketing and make sure that there's a decent library of games when it launches. That'll be a grand start.

@CircuitWrangler3 I'm easily suckered in! xD

At the end of the day it doesn't matter to me on a personal level; Nintendo has been my main system of choice since I was 4. Big N has all my favourite franchises so regardless of the Switch's sheer horsepower I'll be getting it anyway.

A sad fate could await the Switch if this is true, and given that such a massive chunk of the rumours to date have been accurate it's something to fear. We can't even rely on Nintendo first part support either because once the system starts struggling badly they just withhold their best titles for a future system and expect us to survive on the fumes of a dying console.

Some will do it for the Switch, I know I will, but if a similar scenario with the Wii U happens it will absolutely shatter customer confidence in the company.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Nothing beats a nice cuppa while you sit around and play games.

I'd laugh if it wasn't so tragic.

@DanteSolablood True. At the end of the day there are many components under the hood and they all have to gel well together to get the best out of the machine

I think the main concern now is to make developing games for it as hassle free as possible, both for Nintendo themselves and potential third-party devs. In the future, if a spec boost is well and truly needed to bridge the gap between the Pro or Scorpio, Nvidia could simply develop a replacement dock option that comes with extra processing power for a reasonable fee. Translating that buff to its handheld state is the only thing I can't fathom.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Can't blame you for thinking of giving it a miss on launch day; once bitten twice shy eh.

If Nintendo manages to pull off something fantastic with its presentation like revealing some sublime specs and a massive sizzle reel of both launch and near-future games that people actually want it could just work out.

Fingers crossed!

@SLIGEACH_EIRE It's a horrible state of affairs and I was banking on Yooka-Laylee being one of my last Wii U titles; I'd prefer to play this game on a Nintendo system. I can't deny that there's something odd about holding back the bad news until the same day as a release date for the other systems.

Would you be placated if your pledge to the Switch was seemless, didn't cost anything extra and internally Playtonic worked with Nintendo to get the game released no later than, say, May 2017?

Hmm, stay up to watch the presentation at 4am (arguably the more exciting option) or just binge watch the following morning before work. Decisions, decisions.

Following this news I think it's very safe to say that Breath of the Wild won't be coming to the Wii U. Save all your pennies for the Switch now fellow Nintendo-lifers!

I only came to appreciate what went into ASA after getting it as part of the humble bundle. Fun use of the controls and the subtle underlying narrative were a real treat.