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I think Nintendo has the right balance with regards to E3. An extended direct so everyone gets to see everything you would in a stage show like MS does but in about a third of the time.
You then get a whole host of treehouse streams to go in depth on games peaking your interest.

@Spoony_Tech see I think I prefer BotW because it has a simple story. Not that I won’t likely have W3 a close second.

@Welshland @popey1980 this is the problem in general they are too expensive because of their overheads for the stores themselves.

Great new IP that I’m fully intending to try at some point(too much to play and didn’t get it for Xmas!)
I think Switch has the perfect balance of new IP new games from old IP, ports and indie right now and enough of all of them to keep it going for a good few years yet!

@Kalmaro yeah it wasn’t great I had an XB1 for a day and this was the only thing i played and hated it!
GRID is perfect for playing when you finish a game but don’t want to dive in to the next story driven game. I’m clearing down my backlog ahead of Christmas so it’s getting a lot of time at the moment as I finish off other titles.

@Kalmaro I'd highly recommend it. If you want a proper racer like GT or non horizon Forza games, or indeed any of the other Codemasters games this is the only game on Switch that can scratch that itch!

@jump first post nailed it

Great update, first of many I hope! Would love some new game styles down the line. Just happy to see they are going to support it longer term.

This seems like a perfect ip to resurrect on Switch. Shame it looks like it’s already DOA

@Richnj @BarefootBowser I stand corrected thanks.
I’ve spent £18 for three years coverage. I’m happy with that, but there better be N64 games by the time that runs out(2 years time)!

I’m fairness to those calling NSO a scam, pretty sure XBlive needs a sub for cloud saves and is much more expensive.
The online is poor(apart from MK8 in my experience and Smash wasn’t bad when I tried it) but between Mario maker and the Twitch deal I’ve only bought one sub and am paid up through 2021.

@gamerjo sadly too many of those aren’t Nintendo games. Square can and do sell the early FF games separately so no reason for them to give them to Nintendo.
I’d love the turtles games too although with Disney selling lion king/Aladdin pack. Nickelodeon may do a deal for a turtles pack

@huyi simple for the odd time I play MK8 online and Mario Maker and the NES/SNES games.
And most importantly because I have it until the end of 2021 through various offers. Otherwise I may have considered cancelling.

@poudigne this really SMB has always been an I'll will buy it when its cheap kind of game. Never likely to go out and buy it specifically but if its in a bundle or a sale I will pick it up and enjoy it.

As they all turn into fully rendered 'Mon at the end when all the handhelds turn into Switch its a fair assumption that they are all in the game(or can be transferred from other places, although not sure how this bit works).

@Ralizah you're not missing much, I did the same as @sanderev and cancelled before the free trial was over.
Compared to the indie offerings in the eshop, there would be no value in moving to the iOS ecosystem for gaming.

Powerstone
Dead rising
Final fight
Dino crisis
All could be good remakes, reboots, remasters or ports

Edit-Rival schools too!

@Zuljaras I agree, I’d rather have little or no day 1 updates. Even better it means they could put the whole game on a the cartridge!

@EvaEeveeFan pretty sure you’ll find most If not all European countries have either PS4 or XB1 as their most popular console as well.

The Lite will for the most part sell as a kids console globally, that will certainly apply in the UK

This doesn’t seem unreasonable, the drip fed NES games seemed to garner more derision than praise so not far fetched to see why they want to change it. They’ve just dropped 20 in one go I don’t see why it’s necessary to add more right now or a month from now. I expect it will be themed drops timed with other releases etc probably next one will be around Christmas.

@wollywoo I mean it says they are looking at 2019 games so not sure we will see any new Mario/Zelda outside of whats announced for this year. Although they did hint at some sort of Sunshine/Odyssey remake/DLC in that tweet, so you never know!
But the main focus will be cementing the release dates up until Xmas.

The Mario Maker DLC (additional game styles perhaps) could be a nice surprise.

I expect a few surprise 3rd party games(AC: Black Flag, Overwatch) and release dates for things like GRID that don't have one yet but are known.

And for the love of whichever deity you may believe in please give us SNES games!

@Priceless_Spork I agree I love the switch I’ve no drive to go for a more powerful console. And I like owning my games.

I think the switch has positioned itself as the alternative no need to worry about what MS/Sony are doing in terms of new consoles. That being said they won’t release for another year at least and adoption will be slow at such a high price (particularly if the UK and the US are in a recession which some have forecast) if a pro isn’t announced by then it will be on the horizon.

@RasandeRose this is so true, the cost to gain ratio goes up exponentially. So many games I’ve not played on those older generations as well as some I’ve loved I’m happy to see them come onto Switch as well as all of the new games will keep me occupied for years to come.
With what’s coming out this year alone will keep me busy until summer!

@r1chard it would be a smart move. With Apple likely to Announce launch the date of Apple Arcade in a week it would be good timing to steal their thunder a little.

Got the starter pack for £10 it’s not a bad little game. Had they gone the whole hog and made this a Starfox game and foregone the other platforms they would have had a successful release on their hands.

@John_Deacon bit before my time but they’ve come up on Game Chasers a few times!

Looking forward to this, can see this being the multiplayer game I've been waiting for.

Sounds like one of those "adult" 2600 games

Clever idea both have had movies out this year and this is infinitely more appealing than a big budget tie in game. Which in the 3D era is rare to see a decent example of.

Not something I’d buy but glad to see this kind of thinking.

@Zacattack99 these organisations don’t care about consumers. They’re businesses like any other and the EA games still bring in plenty of cash for them.

Still too much Resi 4 is roughly the same age as Doom 3. Although age isn’t the only metric I’d say these are equal stature in terms of ip so seems odd one is less than half the price of the other.

This will do until a thps (or other fun ‘board game) appears. If this is reasonably priced or goes in a sale I’ll pick it up. THPS collection or whatever it (hopefully) ends up being will be day one purchase(or pre-order if there’s a decent Physical edition)

Not too upset by the GFX particularly, but would love to see it have some multiplayer.

Would be tempted as I only have a single pair (and no pro type controller) but the colours aren’t doing it for me. I’d match rather having matching colours or a GC or OG gameboy style.

@dystome no indication of what this controller will do. The filing only has the back(for the fcc label). So time will tell hopefully it would be something more than a SNES only controller.
One would though that it will be a copy of the original in which case you’re right the 8bitdo would be better for most people. Although it would be a nice thing to have.

@TryToBeHopeful no I think that’s still paid dlc. But you don’t have to buy it, and when you have the arwing why would you want anything else?

@Old-Red how is it a Trojan horse? Ubi have given up on the toys to life aspect. You basically get a full star fox game for a tenner, there’s dlc making all of the star fox characters playable with extra missions if you’d like it. No need to pay to unlock the other characters.

@NintendoFan4Lyf I get what you’re saying I was glad too and bought Fifa 19 although found it largely underwhelming. Personally(and this is just my opinion) there’s no reason they couldn’t develop a better and more engaging game(as it will be a different dev team anyway) with more features than updated teams in comparison to previous years. I’m not really interested in the journey mode but would have loved the Volta mode on the switch no reason they couldn’t have made that in the modified ignite engine. Or just put out a completely different game that’s called Volta(basically Fifa street) which is more multiplayer focused. There’s even the ability for DLC as they could make it Ultimate team style and charge for different players.

@NintendoFan4Lyf I don’t think it’s down to the power of the switch. The engine in Fifa 19 was perfectly fine, but they put some effort into at least keeping the modes in parity. Or releasing something unique like a new fifa street.

@Nurfhurder I wouldn’t bet on it, I got caught out with MK11; the European release had no warning on the front or back but still had a day one download.
Downloads are fine as long as you’re happy to accept having to backup all of your switch games one day when the servers get shut down or lose them forever

List price of £199 seems about right.
You as others have said have the addition of sales tax(similar to our vat) in the US. That makes it around £190. Companies will also be hedging their bets to allow for uncertainty around Brexit(this isn’t a statement around politics btw, just a fact that business will speculate based on regional fluctuations)

@Kal_el_0724
It's a new version how does it do anything but provide consumers with more options? It may not be one you like, but ultimately you're correct its USP is the main selling point. As well as being a simplified SKU that is more ideal for kids.

@RickD sold!

@BlueKnight07 other way round physical will be delayed to coincide with DLC as others have said.
As far as I’m aware we don’t have a release date.

@Jester151 Thats the pro/XL/, it will come but needs a title to launch alongside it and cant see at the moment what they would launch alongside it(as in a big Nintendo system seller not a port) that would have a noticeable difference in graphics than other switch models other than maybe either Bayonetta or Metroid P4. The former could work and may be why they are tight lipped about it so far.

@Damo Ah fair enough I didnt realise it was a proprietary connector assumed it was some form of USB.

@60frames-please I think you're right if they get it right. As long as they position it is a kids/secondary model (and dont give it any functionality that the Switch original doesnt have). From a marketing perspective they dont want people moaning that they are having to buy all of these extras, so it needs to be clear this is for you if you dont want/neex those features. ie for kids who just want to play Fortnite and Pokemon and are on an upgrade path from the handhelds not the physical consoles or a multi device household where you already have the dock/joy-cons available.

@Damo in fairness a lot of companies keep the costs down by not including a charger/psu these days as if its using USB power the assumption is you already have one. Big N and Sony did the same thing with the mini consoles and things like the Kindle or Chromecast dont have them either.

Making a device that fundamentally changes its functionality(no joy con sharing, not table top, no motion controls, additional controller needed for docked play) is a bit different. Even compared to the 3DS>2DS your taking away a universal feature that doesnt really affect gameplay not making certain games unplayable(at least without buying additional hardware)

That being said I dont think its out of the realms of possibility that they would do this but the cost savings for the consumer would need to be significant enough to make it worthwhile.

If they do go down this road I'd love to see them expand the functionality for party/group/active games and add optional functionality for Wiimotes(would only need a IR detector), Wii U game pads and the balance board.

Is be tempted by the DxM ones if it was usable as an external controller

MK11 also lacked any download notice. This still had the 16gb day one download as the others.

@FarkyValentine was that ever on the cards, when they restarted the project a few months ago? I’d reset your expectations for next e3 at best. Knowing Nintendo they’ll not rush this after the issues around this game.

@BionicDodo it was a clever move the price is so cheap a lot of people will probably do this. Effectively a £3 demo to entice people into buying the version with the popular characters and removing any barriers to the difficult looking game itself.