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@FoxyDude the Sims has been an EA game since the beginning?

@JohnnyMind Back in April 2016 Nintendo explicitly stated that the Switch won't be shown at the E3. Nintendo has done it before with games as well, specifically stating game X won't be shown at the E3. Expectation management.

@Zeebor15 Probably scrapped prototypes that never went into production.

@intergalacticNikolai It is almost a carbon copy of the Osaka one including the Donkey Kong area.

@HammerGalladeBro it means that the rights to stream Activision games goes to Ubisoft instead of Microsoft.

@IceEarthGuard so is your phone, tablet and heck even the Wii U gamepad then. The only difference is that the gamepad used bluetooth instead of wifi.

@Kiyata The title is misleading, this is not a handheld but a streaming device to stream games from your PS5 over wifi.

@FragRed most likely because they are not part of the EU anymore. This is mostly a business decision so having those two merged doesn't make a lot of sense.

@nocdaes we still miss Nintendos holiday release don’t we? Nintendo always releases a game in november from their own studio alongside Pokemon. That would most probably been BOTW2 before it got delayed.

@tadams587 Okay but the switch is literally a tablet with buttons. Its running on a ARM Tegra X1 chip made for tablets.

@glaemay Because the mobile gaming market is significant larger than Nintendo's? The average spending on Fortnite is 293 million usd PER DAY. That equals to selling 4.883 times a Switch game per day.

Nintendo's net margin is predicted on 27.3% this year (versus 19.8% in 2020). Don't forget that Nintendo already made profit on the Switch hardware from day one.

In comparison:
Apple 24.5% this year, 20.9% last year
Sony 13% this year and 7.05% last year
Microsoft 35.7% this year and 31% last year

Microsoft had an even more incredible 40% last quarter. But thats mostly driven through their cloud computing department.

@danemord Except that Nintendo has some of the highest profit margins in the industry (even higher than Apple which is already pretty high with 42%). Lets not kid ourselves, the Switch is running a CPU from 6 years ago and selling a device which is four years old for the same price as it was on launch. Even Apple doesn't manage that with their price point and reputation. I mean heck in some places the Switch is more expensive than it was on launch due to Covid and the processor shortage. Thats beyond incredible.

But as already mentioned above here, they wouldn't compete in the same segment. Apples uses significant higher quality components (screens, processor, material). It would for sure be triple the price of a Switch. Plus this rumour does get more interesting in combination with the VR headset that they are rumoured to work on.

Thats interesting.. would make him the first non-japanese member. Maybe to bring in some western perspective into the board?

@ChromaticDracula Having gamepass on the switch doesn't equal Mario on the xbox.

Reasons why is is interesting for Nintendo:
1. By demanding a royalties you can earn money from a service you are not spending any money on.
2. It would help to increase the game library from Nintendo, promoting more graphically demanding games for on the go. Nintendo and Xbox exclusives don't compete for the same target group, they complement each other.
3. More games, more interest, more hardware sales, more Nintendo 1th party sales loop.
4. Nintendo is already dipping their toes with cloud gaming. Xbox cloud gaming is a proven platform where they could profit from their infrastructure.

Reasons why it is interesting for Microsoft:
1. It could Microsoft to expand into Japan, a region where they never gained ground.
2. It could help them expand the playerbase for Gamepass. Microsoft is not interested in handhelds, so expanding gamepass to the Switch wouldn't interfer with their own interests. Gamepass business model is only profitable by increasing subscribers.
3. It would help both companies to have a stronger ground against Sony which is doing pretty darn well with Playstation.

With the rollout of Gamepass and Cloud Gaming to iOs this week (Android last november) its not completely unthinkable.

@nessisonett tbh I think it comes from Tinder. Especially since there are female firefighters aswell .

@MrMichaelJames Pandora and Wizarding Word of HP would like to have a chat with you.

@MS7000 Orlando and Tokyo will share the exact same layout. Only Orlando will open with both phases at the same time, Japan already started on phase 2 but the openingdate is not known yet.

Phase 1 = Mario kart + yoshi
Phase 2 = Donkey Kong minecart ride

California is already well underway and will receive an unique layout without Yoshi and Donkey Kong due to space. Although there is space to add Donkey Kong later, but as far as I know it is not planned for now.

@Darknyht
In 2006 when the Wii came out the adoption rate for HDTV was 36%. There are no specific numbers for 4k, but the estimation is that it should be above 50% by now, maybe even higher with how many peopel are investing in new TV due to covid. But we know for sure that the adoption rate for 4K is signifcant higher than it was for HDTV.

Also do note that this switch pro has 4k output, it doesn't render the games in 4k quality. What the nvidia software does is scaling up the output to make the visuals sharper.

@tourjeff Back in 2018 you didn't even know Smash Bros would be released in the same year.. You problaby have to wait until E3 anyways before you know what to expect in the second half.

@NikHogan I am actually convinced this is a prototype to test new gameplay elements build into the 3D World engine. Either a prototype for what ended up as Odyssey, or for the next mainline Mario game.

Huh so we basically got a spiritual sequel to Sunshine

@iammikegaines Because you are on a UK website and the rest of the world follows Day/Month/Year.

@Jacobpower
Eventually. Confirmed right now is: Singapore, Orlando and Hollywood.

Hollywood is being constructed right now, with rumours pointig to a scaled down version without the Yoshi darkride due to space. Orlando was planning to add both phase 1 and phase 2 (Donkey kong area) at the same time in Epic Universe 2023. But those plans are problaby going to be changed due to covid. Singapore is still unknown.

@JLPick He didn't say it was Disney, he just said its Disney level of polish. Which it is, its remarkable how much progress Universal has made in the last decade (although its still a mixed bag when it comes to their quality). This should be on the level of HP from the looks of it.

@EarthboundBenjy Phone with data?

The last time this happened we ended up with Wind Waker HD for "the time being" and BOTW 3.5 years later. Get buckled up guys.

@Panopticon How have they not blanked out said its in canon? The game uses the world, story and characters from breath of the wild and you play during an event which wasn't shown in BOTW. Heck we even know the ending (spoilers, we lose).

And this is the reason why all Wii U games are getting ported, in case anybody didn't realize already.

@tekknik I am not saying that rolling out projects is impossible. But working in IT myself I can what impact working from a distance has. Its not impossible, it just takes time to adjust to this new way of working. Having been working from home for the last 8 weeks it took us atleast a month before being properly adjusted. Japan only went to working from home last week.

I do want to add that the virus has also shown why we want to work from location for certain situations, I can tell you that having meetings with 8 people is a hell of a job over video conferencing . Especially if somebody their microphone is not working properly.

In the end, does it really matter why they delayed it? Hopefully they take the month extra time to polish the game further.

@MrBlacky
1. People aren't working in the office.
2. Communication and collaboration over distance takes more effort.
3. Fixing things that you found in the beta, therefore take a longer time.

Its only a month and that is really not that much time to fix things, especially because the virus makes work more time consuming. The virus caused the delay indirectly, and that is a nuance you seem to have missed.

@ShaiHulud The equivalent of one of the better film composers is bad how?

@WesEds Apple Arcade and Xbox Game pass are basically the same idea.

Ehhh plus you get to stay in problaby one of the more expensive suites?

@Woomy_NNYes Universal holds more patents and is more experienced with developing screen based attractions than Disney is. Nintendo is, obviously, a digital brand. So it makes sense that Universal and Nintendo are a better match in this case.

@JasmineDragon Sorry what have you been smoking?

@Nessmissesmum Different developer

@Lizuka unless its build by Universal or Disney. Harry Potter, Avatar, Star Wars and most of Disney’s other properties as example.

@Franklin
Orlando’s original plans are abandoned in favor of moving it into Epic Universe, their new themepark. In fact, it looks like Orlando will get both phase 1 (Mario Kart + Yoshi) and phase 2 (Donkey Kong coaster) on openingday. Hollywood will receive only the Mario Kart ride, mostly due to space.

@Galarian_Lassie
The lower lot showbuilding is for the Mario Kart attraction.

@AlternateButtons
Just because you don’t have the problem yet doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. I clean my controllers almost every day and have a mom with a cleaning obsession who thinks its necessary to vacuum everyday. And guess what? One of my joycons ocasionally drifts aswell. I did everything I can and could to protect my hardware and don’t you dare telling me I don’t take care of my hardware. Because I am 100% sure I take better care of it than you do.

@LetsGoSwitch I think he is refering to american versus british way of writing.

@Gzeus88 Animal Crossing is a big game. It sold 12,3 million on the 3DS. Only 4 million less than Pokémon Sun and Moon (arguably their best seller next to Mario). People have been crying for Animal Crossing, and especially Japan. Its the first new entry in a solid 7 years.

@RadioHedgeFund
I actually hope for real time multiplayer.

@NintendoByNature
Zelda is 99% the middle of november. So Luigi’s Mansion would be the release from october then.

@the_beaver
They have not showed local co-op, only local co-creation.
As far as we know NOW, you need an online internet connection and four individual Switches with the game to play it.

@Heavyarms55 Mario Maker 2 got revealed in february, only 4 months before its release. Its not uncommon or Nintendo to announce and release games shortly after each other. There was a time where Nintendo would announce games at the E3 and release them that same year (less than 6 months out). Still happens, but not that much anymore.

@sikthvash Which also makes this pack count as two products: the full package and entry kit. In other words, it could end being spot 22 and 23, but if you would combine their sales, they could have been in the top 20.

@Jokerwolf
Two decades? You do realize the iPhone is only 11 years old, and has shaken the entire mobile industry (and rippling throughout the rest of the technological industry) as well. Early adaption is rarely meant for broad implementation, but give it half a decade rather than two. Things can go really fast once one company starts with it.

@sixrings
Looking at some of the reactions here, most of the people don't even understand what Google Stadia is. Its not a console. It is a streaming platform that can stream games to technically every platform, including the Switch. There is a reason why people believe Google has a better chance:
1. They already have a large amount of data centers around the world
2. Its google, they know the internet like no other company
3. They have a controller which connects directly to the datacenters to reduce latency

Stadia does need atleast a 25 mb/s internet connection, but they are only rolling this out in the US, Canada, UK and Europe (initially). Streaming is not supposed to be something that applies to the whole world.

Nobody believed in Spotify and Netflix, look where we are now.

@Lemmy_the_Koopa
I was just being cynical (: . I had a Wii U myself as well, but I realize that porting these games cost almost zero effort for Nintendo. Therefore the argument that "they might as well make new games" are quite irrelevant. Besides these games are not promoted by Nintendo as big releases and they fill the gaps between the big releases.

Its not Nintendo that needs to create more games (they actually have an incredible high output in comparison to Microsoft/Sony their own studios). Its the third parties that need to make more games for the Switch, and that is Nintendo's responsibility to get them onboard. Which is, again, a whole different team's responsibility than this porting team.

I don't see Nintendo releasing a Mario Kart 9 unless they have a big game changing mechanic up their sleeves. I actually rather have them creating new DLC for Mario Kart 8. This is actually the only game I bought again on the Switch, only because its a multiplayer game and I play it so much.

"Nobody wants Wii U ports on the Switch" blablablabla

@retro_player_22 The last time Nintendo said they aren't releasing a new system, they announced a new one less than month later :'). Take their words with a huge grain of salt.