"I mean it's the same challenge as bringing it to any console, honestly"... That's true because:
If they are developing this game for PS4 and PS4 PRO, it is expected to run at 60fps, 4K, high quality textures, no framerate drops AT ALL... and it must look appealing compared to other PS4 titles.
Porting this game to Switch is a challenge, but.... it needs to run at 30fps, 720p is acceptable, frame drops are acceptable, blurry textures will be forgiven...
In the end, games like this are pushing NS to its limits (and that's not the same with PS/XB)... Anyway, Nintendo Switch is a success, and the first title for it was already pushing its limits...
ok ok my turn Guile's stage should remove all US Army References. I'm also offended with Zangief's communist symbol in the ground. You know, Dhalsim's stage has a very religious look, I'm offended. What about Blanka? A monster in Amazon stage, you know, it's offensive to relate people from amazon as monsters...
(In few weeks I'll add my two cents about Fei-Long being bruce lee and some other topics in the next street fighter re-release)
Let's cancel Street Fighter 2! Let's play something neutral, like Mortal Kombat!!!
@Nintendo_Thumb It is something very personal. I think among all of these games you've mentioned only Animal Crossing had an investment of triple A title (btw you've mentioned only Nintendo games). Momotarō may be a great game, but still, it is clearly a niche game (and I think I don't need to explain why). My only concern and disappointment has nothing to do specifically because of this game, but how the market works. Check all Konami games on switch: Super Bomberman R, Contra Rogue Corps... and now Momotarō Dentetsu. After the huge success of this one, I'm pretty sure we won't see something big from Konami anymore (in the Nintendo context). Again, I have nothing against to have these games on switch, but I really would like to see the other big titles from Konami on it too. Things can change like it did with Capcom: Now with almost 80 million consoles sold, Capcom started to invest in a new Monster Hunter Game for NS, but in the case of Konami, it seems their position for NS is well defined. Anyway, as I said, it's something personal, many people will say (as we can see in other discussions) things like "I don't need PES, Metal Gear Solid or whatever from Konami, just give me Bomberman, I can play PES on my PS5" and think everything is fine. It's personal.
@jump tbh it is a little disappointing to see this game selling as a blockbuster... you know... (even without a small and cheap translation). I can see the konami's board of directors together in a room saying "see, we can't spend money and time investing in PES, MGS and other stuff for this platform, let's focus in cheap and niche games with high revenue".
Virtua Racing has (or at least had a major flaw): The 2-8 multiplayer mode doesn't work with a Pro Controller. You have to use a single joycon in this mode. I have 2 pairs of joy-cons and 2 pro controllers. I can't play a 6-player race, as the Pro Controller is supported only in single player mode.
tbh, I thought about that many times: FIFA is a major franchise from EA, and its profits are huge, and many players probably knew about it, but before asking for money, they were thinking "Wow, I'm in a videogame", "wow, Fifa is a success" without realizing how big someone is profiting with that.
But the raw income is like eight or nine digits. Of course someday someone would realize that "hey, you are getting money with micro transactions using my name!", "hey, I don't remember getting paid for this"...
And that's it. I mean, there's no law saying that "if you don't complain about using your name and image in a game for...5 years, it becomes public domain".
I think that NBA may have a similar issue that someday they'll complain (but maybe they have a better agreement for this image usage... NBA is american, one association to deal with... Fifa has teams from more than 20 countries...
Tennis games are already facing this problem: They can't say "oh, we did an agreement with ATP and now we can use any ATP player". They have to pay for ATP (if they wanna use their name), they have to pay for each grand slam, for each famous player they want to add...
Good old times of International Super Star Soccer and their fake names.
Amazing game. I don't like spoilers, but I have to say. Somehow I defeated the final boss and got the spurning ribbon. I can't explain how, it just happened, and it was amazing.
And regarding the connection between the characters: "A story experience that feels less like a classic JRPG and more like taking an Uber pool."
Nintendo Switch will have 3rd party titles the same way it did until today.
We'll have cases like The Witcher 3, The Outer Worlds (complicated ports), some digital-only releases like Hellblade, GRID... cash grab ports like Burnout...
Even with PS5/XBSX, companies will still release their games to PS4/XB1/PC... All the games considered a huge success will have their "lowest settings version" ported to Switch.
Gods and Monsters are a very good example of this: People claiming for this game because it looks like Breath of the Wild only!
(And complaining about switch exclusive Deadly Premonition 2 framerate, WWE 2k Battlegrounds style, Burnout price, TOW not good as TW3 port...)
I have to say, the framerate is pretty solid. Pretty solid at 15fps in open areas, 20fps in rooms.
And I think this is the new trend for Nintendo Switch.
So far, there was well-known strategy to port PS4/XB1 games on Switch: Convert a 1080p/60fps game into a 720p/30fps with low res textures. It worked very well with The Witcher 3, Doom, MK11, not so well with The Outer Worlds...but now, the new strategy to port PS5 and XBSX is here: Get that PS5 game, set the game to run at 640p/15fps and there you go, your port is ready for the market. This game is just anticipating this future strategy.
I have to say, I'm totally disappointed. 80% of the comments are expecting a lot of hate or a lot of love for Brie, and only 20% in fact are doing those hate and love comments =(
EA.... Capcom... Konami... They have their reasons.
Konami wants to use the Switch for games that were supposed to be on 3DS.
Capcom and EA are similar: Switch as an experiment for cash grabs, with no risks. And that's exactly why I think that after the success of Animal Crossing, a port of Sims would be a minimal risk... It's almost obvious... it has a PC version, perfect for a port with the lowest settings... That's not a problem. The problem is to read EA claiming "Oh FiFa 21 DiDn'T sEll wEll oN SwiTch BecAusE NinTenDO plAyers DOn'T bUy FiFa"
I've played this game a lot through a snes emulator. Then I bought the japanese cart (since the european one would not work with my snes).
Nice graphics... but the controls and gameplay are good, very good. I recommend this game a lot.
Mario Kart Wii sold 37 million units.
If you sum Mario Kart 8 and 8 Deluxe, we have 31 million units...
When we check the list with:
Mario Kart 8 (a Wii U game)
Super Smash Bros (C'mon, the Wii U version was almost the same game)
Zelda BOTW,
Splatoon (same as smash bros),
New Super Mario Bros U,
you can say that sometimes in a generation nintendo fails with its hardware, but never with their games.
Wii shovelware was not a problem, didn't affect Wii Sales.
For years we were depending on magazine reviews to get tips,cheats and reviews. Yes, it was a little bit insane: "Wow I'll buy that magazine because it says it has a lot of passwords for mega man x!", "It explains how to play against Gouki in the new street fighter!!! (Akuma)". Let's remember, we had Street Fighter 2. Then they released basically the same game with more speed options, few new moves, ability to play with bosses...and people got crazy about that, instant hit, huge sales... Different times.
So ok, in the 90's it would be good to have a nintendo/sega seal of quality, but today most of these shovelware are digital games (usually only the good ones that receive a physical release) so before buying you can check on youtube and decide by yourself if you'll get it or not.
That is a problem with the "automatic pricing" feature... but anyway, as I wrote about retrocarts, this is a market that sets high prices for old stuff. So... soon, in 2020 they will be trying the sell overpriced WiiU units with the label "very rare, excellent state".
Nice topic. I'm a retro collector. There isn't any problem collecting old stuff and searching for original software, BUT since this is not like a coin with government regulation, sometimes the price is sick. "Oh, look at this Earthbound, it is 100% original, it is worth 900 dollars". It is possible to make EXACTLY the same product, asking for the best quality, to look exactly like a new cart for 30 dollars. Then you realize that some people request the seller to open the cart, to show minimal details as if it was gold. In fact, it is fool's gold.
There are cases you can see the value: Megaman X3 uses the C4 Chip that is not found in many other games (even on X2 it seems the ci is different). So, since it is hard to make a pirate cart, ok then, the original cart has its value.
It is nice to have the feeling of playing in the original hardware like we did in the past. This is nostalgia. So if you turn on your old hardware, playing with a new retrocart or the original one, the experience will be the same.
But as I wrote before, this market is sick, and once a product becomes rare, the owners refuse to accept that it is overpriced without a good reason. Recently it almost happened with Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii). We saw reprinted copies, since the original ones were ridiculously expensive and then some people crazy, asking for the differences, small details in the cover (even considering the product was "original").
Nintendo would be heavily criticized re-releasing Twilight Princess HD and Wind Waker HD as standalone titles. The graphics are outdated. Wind Waker looks fine, but it would be compared to Breath of the wild. It would be acceptable only as "VC games", like it was for Wii games on Wii U (15-20 dollars with discounts).
I'm a huge Xenoblade fan (really), last month I turned on my Wii U just to check the game again after almost 2 years and still looks excellent to me. But... Unfortunately I think Monolith would have more success investing their people in Xenoblade 3 than porting Xenoblade X... it is really a massive game and I would buy again on Switch.
Same with Mario 3D World... played that a lot, but the investiment would not make any sense after Mario Odyssey. And was a hit in Wii U.
DK Tropical Freeze didn't reach all its sales potential, so a re-release was very fine. Same with Mario Maker... it's an online game... maybe not competitive like Splatoon or Mario Kart, but still an online game, with fresh content, "famous designers" and challenges. So that makes sense too.
Even StarFox... it flopped. It was a bomb and is not a massive game, so a re-release would be nice.
Paper Mario? Well... the Wii U version didn't make justice for the series...so... they can keep the ink and paper concept, but in a new game.
Skyrim and Fifa 18 for Nintendo Switch are million sellers. Since Nintedo Switch is portable too, it is easy to understand why digital sales on NS are bigger than PS4 and XB1, but it also means that these users are not crazy to have the latest fifa or nba 2k on day 1. I have nba 2k18 and Fifa 18, and probably will buy both 2k19 and Fifa 19 on december.
Fifa 18 for NS was great. NBA 2K18 (after all patches) was great too. But the truth is: At least for now, we are still in 2018, and it feels that we can stick with with these versions until next year. That's it. I have both games and I'm planning to buy Fifa 19 and NBA 2k19, but not now. I think that at least most of the people will wait for the next NBA Season in one month.
It's not a crazy conspiracy... just the reality for a few companies... like Capcom and Konami (but not Bethesda or even.......EA). Skyrim is a "PS3" port. It's amazing to have that on the go. That's the same for Skyrim VR on PS4... it's a full price retail game. But this Monster Hunter was released on March 18, 2017 in Japan. A 3DS port...and after more than one year all that Capcom was able to offer is a translation of the 3DS port... for 60 dollars... So yes, they are lazy.
Relax people... probably Rainbow Six ain't coming to switch, but if Dark Souls becomes a success in NS, then probably we'll see an Assassin's Creed game. It was 30fps on Wii U, so soon, after NS hits 30 million, we'll see a nice 720p 30fps port of AC.
Ok... if Wolverine seems out of place... Let's remember: Nintendo and Bandai/Namco have a good relationship. Namco. Pacman is on Smash Bros. We also have Virtua Fighter Kids costumes... Link was a playable character in Soul Calibur II for gamecube. Why not having Tekken characters in SSB? Just King and Paul are enough.
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Re: Video: Check Out This Side-By-Side Comparison Of Crash Bandicoot 4 On Switch And PS4 Pro
"I mean it's the same challenge as bringing it to any console, honestly"...
That's true because:
In the end, games like this are pushing NS to its limits (and that's not the same with PS/XB)...
Anyway, Nintendo Switch is a success, and the first title for it was already pushing its limits...
Re: Xenoblade Developer Monolith Soft Wants To Hire The Class Of 2022 For Their Next Game
@PBandSmelly They can keep the hentai artist. That's perfectly fine.
Re: Diablo II: Resurrected Is Coming To The Nintendo Switch This Year
@talllennart Probably in 2023 it will be released as a Nintendo Switch "DOS Port" exclusive. For 60 dollars.
Re: Diablo II: Resurrected Is Coming To The Nintendo Switch This Year
We already had Diablo 3.
Now we have Diablo 2.
I'm expecting this one to be a million seller... who knows, maybe we'll get Diablo 1 next year.
Re: Controversial Rising Sun Design Removed From Street Fighter II's Re-Release
@cdmac Really? MK8? C'mon...
https://dailycaller.com/2014/05/16/its-a-me-racist-does-super-mario-kart-8-push-white-privilege/
Re: Controversial Rising Sun Design Removed From Street Fighter II's Re-Release
@somebread perfect marketing move, it will work as a new DLC for the game
Re: Controversial Rising Sun Design Removed From Street Fighter II's Re-Release
@GannonBanned I didn't know that. I realized they've removed communist references in later games
Re: Controversial Rising Sun Design Removed From Street Fighter II's Re-Release
@cdmac A quick fix is starting using this as the default background for all these stages:
https://img.pngio.com/street-fighter-2-codetappers-amiga-site-street-fighter-background-png-320_200.png
Re: Controversial Rising Sun Design Removed From Street Fighter II's Re-Release
ok ok my turn
Guile's stage should remove all US Army References. I'm also offended with Zangief's communist symbol in the ground. You know, Dhalsim's stage has a very religious look, I'm offended. What about Blanka? A monster in Amazon stage, you know, it's offensive to relate people from amazon as monsters...
(In few weeks I'll add my two cents about Fei-Long being bruce lee and some other topics in the next street fighter re-release)
Let's cancel Street Fighter 2! Let's play something neutral, like Mortal Kombat!!!
Re: Controversial Rising Sun Design Removed From Street Fighter II's Re-Release
wowww over 333 comments about the rising sun in honda's stage
Re: Japanese Charts: Ring Fit Adventure Is Still Selling Well, But Nothing Can Stop Momotaro Dentetsu
@Nintendo_Thumb It is something very personal. I think among all of these games you've mentioned only Animal Crossing had an investment of triple A title (btw you've mentioned only Nintendo games). Momotarō may be a great game, but still, it is clearly a niche game (and I think I don't need to explain why).
My only concern and disappointment has nothing to do specifically because of this game, but how the market works. Check all Konami games on switch: Super Bomberman R, Contra Rogue Corps... and now Momotarō Dentetsu. After the huge success of this one, I'm pretty sure we won't see something big from Konami anymore (in the Nintendo context). Again, I have nothing against to have these games on switch, but I really would like to see the other big titles from Konami on it too.
Things can change like it did with Capcom: Now with almost 80 million consoles sold, Capcom started to invest in a new Monster Hunter Game for NS, but in the case of Konami, it seems their position for NS is well defined. Anyway, as I said, it's something personal, many people will say (as we can see in other discussions) things like "I don't need PES, Metal Gear Solid or whatever from Konami, just give me Bomberman, I can play PES on my PS5" and think everything is fine. It's personal.
Re: Japanese Charts: Ring Fit Adventure Is Still Selling Well, But Nothing Can Stop Momotaro Dentetsu
@jump tbh it is a little disappointing to see this game selling as a blockbuster... you know... (even without a small and cheap translation).
I can see the konami's board of directors together in a room saying "see, we can't spend money and time investing in PES, MGS and other stuff for this platform, let's focus in cheap and niche games with high revenue".
Re: M2 Has Updated Six Sega Ages Titles For Nintendo Switch
Virtua Racing has (or at least had a major flaw): The 2-8 multiplayer mode doesn't work with a Pro Controller. You have to use a single joycon in this mode. I have 2 pairs of joy-cons and 2 pro controllers.
I can't play a 6-player race, as the Pro Controller is supported only in single player mode.
Re: Ubisoft Launching European Closed Beta For Roller Champions, But Switch Owners Will Miss Out
PC Game Hyperblade (1996) was ahead of its time.
We had a nice (not nice) movie called Futuresport (1998) too.
It seems roller champions is not so original as it seems, but looks good.
Re: Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity Is Officially The Best-Selling Musou Game Ever
If they start selling the DLCs like they did with the previous Hyrule Warriors, probably it will reach 5 million
Re: Scott Pilgrim Creator Talks About Cut DLC For The Game, Including Playable Envy
Brie Larson is controversial.
But I can totally see her as Samus Aran now.
Re: The Switch Has Now Sold More Units Than The 3DS
I'm so happy, thanks Nintendo for paying my bills!!
Re: Famous Footballers Think EA Could Be Illegally Profiting From Their Names And Likenesses In FIFA
tbh, I thought about that many times: FIFA is a major franchise from EA, and its profits are huge, and many players probably knew about it, but before asking for money, they were thinking "Wow, I'm in a videogame", "wow, Fifa is a success" without realizing how big someone is profiting with that.
But the raw income is like eight or nine digits. Of course someday someone would realize that "hey, you are getting money with micro transactions using my name!", "hey, I don't remember getting paid for this"...
And that's it. I mean, there's no law saying that "if you don't complain about using your name and image in a game for...5 years, it becomes public domain".
I think that NBA may have a similar issue that someday they'll complain (but maybe they have a better agreement for this image usage... NBA is american, one association to deal with... Fifa has teams from more than 20 countries...
Tennis games are already facing this problem: They can't say "oh, we did an agreement with ATP and now we can use any ATP player". They have to pay for ATP (if they wanna use their name), they have to pay for each grand slam, for each famous player they want to add...
Good old times of International Super Star Soccer and their fake names.
Re: Video: A Look At Ocean Software's Cancelled SNES Game Green Lantern
It seems they used the same engine of Lethal Weapon (SNES), another " " "classic" " " from Ocean.
(Ok, they used the same api/source code... I think engine is not the right word for this reuse).
Re: Devious Dataminers May Have Unearthed The Entire Playable Cast Of Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity
Lana and Cia will be a DLC and that's it.
Hyrule Warriors 1 was full of DLCs, this one won't be any different.
Re: What's Up With The Frame Rate In The Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity Demo?
As an elderly Nintendo Fanboy, I miss those times playing Starfox on SNES, at 12 fps, and people having fun instead of being technical analysts.
Btw: a framerate between 20-30 is exactly the same of BOTW.
Re: EA's Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Remaster Has Been Rated
Need for Speed: Hot Legacy Demaster
Re: The Plot Thickens On Prince Of Persia Remake As Switch Box Art Appears Online
Let's face the truth...
Switch cannot handle the majestic graphics of this new Prince of persia.
I heard it won't be coming to Xbox Series S as well.
Re: Mass Effect Trilogy Remastered Retail Listing Appears, Gets Taken Down Immediately
We had Mass Effect 3 on Wii U.
Dark Souls Remastered for Switch was basically Dark Souls PS3 for Switch.
Assassin's Creed 3 Remastered for Switch was actually AC3 Wii U Port.
Mass Effect Trilogy Remastered for Switch will be exactly the same trilogy that was released for PS3/X360. But it will be good anyway.
Re: Random: Brazil's President Keeps Using Sonic Music In His Tweets, And Now The Mario Theme
Alex Kidd song on third video
Re: The Nintendo Switch Is Officially Launching In Brazil
Finally!!! Carnival!! Soccer!! Ronaldo!! Pelé!!
@Cosats They heard brazilians were paying 700US$ for a Nintendo Switch and realized they can sell for 500US$.
Re: Amazon Lists Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered For Nintendo Switch
Still waiting for Fifa 20 remastered!!! (yea, fifa 20)
Re: Sega's President Has Just Resigned For "Personal Reasons"
Personal Reasons = Game Gear Micro
Re: Octopath Traveler Celebrates Its Second Anniversary With Some Adorable Artwork
Amazing game.
I don't like spoilers, but I have to say.
Somehow I defeated the final boss and got the spurning ribbon. I can't explain how, it just happened, and it was amazing.
And regarding the connection between the characters:
"A story experience that feels less like a classic JRPG and more like taking an Uber pool."
Re: Reminder: Ubisoft Forward Airs Today - An "E3-Style" Showcase Featuring News, Reveals And Much More
Nintendo Switch will have 3rd party titles the same way it did until today.
We'll have cases like The Witcher 3, The Outer Worlds (complicated ports), some digital-only releases like Hellblade, GRID... cash grab ports like Burnout...
Even with PS5/XBSX, companies will still release their games to PS4/XB1/PC... All the games considered a huge success will have their "lowest settings version" ported to Switch.
Gods and Monsters are a very good example of this: People claiming for this game because it looks like Breath of the Wild only!
(And complaining about switch exclusive Deadly Premonition 2 framerate, WWE 2k Battlegrounds style, Burnout price, TOW not good as TW3 port...)
Re: There Are Reportedly "No Plans" To Fix Deadly Premonition 2's Awful Frame Rate
I have to say, the framerate is pretty solid.
Pretty solid at 15fps in open areas, 20fps in rooms.
And I think this is the new trend for Nintendo Switch.
So far, there was well-known strategy to port PS4/XB1 games on Switch:
Convert a 1080p/60fps game into a 720p/30fps with low res textures. It worked very well with The Witcher 3, Doom, MK11, not so well with The Outer Worlds...but now, the new strategy to port PS5 and XBSX is here:
Get that PS5 game, set the game to run at 640p/15fps and there you go, your port is ready for the market. This game is just anticipating this future strategy.
Re: Random: Brie Larson's Boyfriend Said She Was Taking Super Mario Galaxy Too Seriously, So She Threw Him Out
I have to say, I'm totally disappointed. 80% of the comments are expecting a lot of hate or a lot of love for Brie, and only 20% in fact are doing those hate and love comments =(
Re: Talking Point: Is EA's Switch Strategy Lazy, Or Simply Common Sense?
This isn't about EA, unfortunately.
EA.... Capcom... Konami... They have their reasons.
Konami wants to use the Switch for games that were supposed to be on 3DS.
Capcom and EA are similar: Switch as an experiment for cash grabs, with no risks.
And that's exactly why I think that after the success of Animal Crossing, a port of Sims would be a minimal risk... It's almost obvious... it has a PC version, perfect for a port with the lowest settings...
That's not a problem.
The problem is to read EA claiming "Oh FiFa 21 DiDn'T sEll wEll oN SwiTch BecAusE NinTenDO plAyers DOn'T bUy FiFa"
Re: Review: Smash Tennis - One Of The Best Sports Games Of The 16-Bit Era
I've played this game a lot through a snes emulator. Then I bought the japanese cart (since the european one would not work with my snes).
Nice graphics... but the controls and gameplay are good, very good. I recommend this game a lot.
Re: Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of December 2019
Mario Kart Wii sold 37 million units.
If you sum Mario Kart 8 and 8 Deluxe, we have 31 million units...
When we check the list with:
Mario Kart 8 (a Wii U game)
Super Smash Bros (C'mon, the Wii U version was almost the same game)
Zelda BOTW,
Splatoon (same as smash bros),
New Super Mario Bros U,
you can say that sometimes in a generation nintendo fails with its hardware, but never with their games.
Re: Ubisoft Provides More Detail On Assassin's Creed III Remastered's Switch-Exclusive Features
I was expecting something incredible like "exclusive Link costume from Zelda series".
Re: Talking Point: What Does The Nintendo Seal Of Quality Mean In 2019?
Guys, today we have internet (and youtube).
Wii shovelware was not a problem, didn't affect Wii Sales.
For years we were depending on magazine reviews to get tips,cheats and reviews. Yes, it was a little bit insane: "Wow I'll buy that magazine because it says it has a lot of passwords for mega man x!", "It explains how to play against Gouki in the new street fighter!!! (Akuma)".
Let's remember, we had Street Fighter 2. Then they released basically the same game with more speed options, few new moves, ability to play with bosses...and people got crazy about that, instant hit, huge sales... Different times.
So ok, in the 90's it would be good to have a nintendo/sega seal of quality, but today most of these shovelware are digital games (usually only the good ones that receive a physical release) so before buying you can check on youtube and decide by yourself if you'll get it or not.
Re: Looking For A Brand New Wii U? That'll Be $800 Please
That is a problem with the "automatic pricing" feature... but anyway, as I wrote about retrocarts, this is a market that sets high prices for old stuff.
So... soon, in 2020 they will be trying the sell overpriced WiiU units with the label "very rare, excellent state".
Re: Talking Point: It's A Pretty Sweet Time For 'New' Retro Games, But What Does It Mean For Collectors?
Nice topic. I'm a retro collector.
There isn't any problem collecting old stuff and searching for original software, BUT since this is not like a coin with government regulation, sometimes the price is sick.
"Oh, look at this Earthbound, it is 100% original, it is worth 900 dollars".
It is possible to make EXACTLY the same product, asking for the best quality, to look exactly like a new cart for 30 dollars. Then you realize that some people request the seller to open the cart, to show minimal details as if it was gold. In fact, it is fool's gold.
There are cases you can see the value: Megaman X3 uses the C4 Chip that is not found in many other games (even on X2 it seems the ci is different). So, since it is hard to make a pirate cart, ok then, the original cart has its value.
It is nice to have the feeling of playing in the original hardware like we did in the past. This is nostalgia.
So if you turn on your old hardware, playing with a new retrocart or the original one, the experience will be the same.
But as I wrote before, this market is sick, and once a product becomes rare, the owners refuse to accept that it is overpriced without a good reason.
Recently it almost happened with Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii).
We saw reprinted copies, since the original ones were ridiculously expensive and then some people crazy, asking for the differences, small details in the cover (even considering the product was "original").
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/08/gamestop_accused_of_re_printing_xenoblade_chronicles_then_selling_as_used_for_usd90
Re: Feature: The Final Wii U Games We'd Like To See On Switch In 2019
Nintendo would be heavily criticized re-releasing Twilight Princess HD and Wind Waker HD as standalone titles. The graphics are outdated. Wind Waker looks fine, but it would be compared to Breath of the wild. It would be acceptable only as "VC games", like it was for Wii games on Wii U (15-20 dollars with discounts).
I'm a huge Xenoblade fan (really), last month I turned on my Wii U just to check the game again after almost 2 years and still looks excellent to me. But... Unfortunately I think Monolith would have more success investing their people in Xenoblade 3 than porting Xenoblade X... it is really a massive game and I would buy again on Switch.
Same with Mario 3D World... played that a lot, but the investiment would not make any sense after Mario Odyssey. And was a hit in Wii U.
DK Tropical Freeze didn't reach all its sales potential, so a re-release was very fine.
Same with Mario Maker... it's an online game... maybe not competitive like Splatoon or Mario Kart, but still an online game, with fresh content, "famous designers" and challenges. So that makes sense too.
Even StarFox... it flopped. It was a bomb and is not a massive game, so a re-release would be nice.
Paper Mario? Well... the Wii U version didn't make justice for the series...so... they can keep the ink and paper concept, but in a new game.
Re: Famitsu No Longer Tracking Sales Of Wii U In Japan, Final Figure Stands At 3.3 Million
Wii U is the only way to play the original Earthbound Beginnings in english without piracy or 3rd party hack. C'mon Nintendo Online Service.
Re: UK Charts Reveal That Just 1% Of FIFA 19 Sales Were On Switch, Physical Launch Sales Tumble
Skyrim and Fifa 18 for Nintendo Switch are million sellers. Since Nintedo Switch is portable too, it is easy to understand why digital sales on NS are bigger than PS4 and XB1, but it also means that these users are not crazy to have the latest fifa or nba 2k on day 1.
I have nba 2k18 and Fifa 18, and probably will buy both 2k19 and Fifa 19 on december.
Re: UK Charts Reveal That Only 2% Of NBA 2K19's Launch Sales Were On Switch
Fifa 18 for NS was great. NBA 2K18 (after all patches) was great too. But the truth is: At least for now, we are still in 2018, and it feels that we can stick with with these versions until next year. That's it. I have both games and I'm planning to buy Fifa 19 and NBA 2k19, but not now. I think that at least most of the people will wait for the next NBA Season in one month.
Re: Video: Lots of Characters Just Won't Make It Into Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
https://youtu.be/K-LocvUT-Ms
https://youtu.be/1HJte7CxBk8
To remember this great fighter.
Re: Review: Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate (Switch)
It's not a crazy conspiracy... just the reality for a few companies... like Capcom and Konami (but not Bethesda or even.......EA).
Skyrim is a "PS3" port. It's amazing to have that on the go. That's the same for Skyrim VR on PS4... it's a full price retail game.
But this Monster Hunter was released on March 18, 2017 in Japan. A 3DS port...and after more than one year all that Capcom was able to offer is a translation of the 3DS port... for 60 dollars... So yes, they are lazy.
Re: Ubisoft Will Not Release Rainbow Six Siege On The Nintendo Switch
Relax people... probably Rainbow Six ain't coming to switch, but if Dark Souls becomes a success in NS, then probably we'll see an Assassin's Creed game.
It was 30fps on Wii U, so soon, after NS hits 30 million, we'll see a nice 720p 30fps port of AC.
Re: Poll: What Did You Think Of The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct?
Famitsu Review: 8/9/8/9
Re: Feature: What's Left To Be Announced For Smash Bros. Ultimate On Switch?
@techdude That's Nintendo: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/03/donkey_kong_country_tropical_freezes_switch_file_is_almost_half_the_size_of_the_wii_u_version
Re: Feature: What's Left To Be Announced For Smash Bros. Ultimate On Switch?
@techdude well... usually in other platforms it would be around 80GB...but since it is a nintendo game, it's gonna be around 12GB.
Re: Feature: What's Left To Be Announced For Smash Bros. Ultimate On Switch?
Ok... if Wolverine seems out of place...
Let's remember: Nintendo and Bandai/Namco have a good relationship.
Namco.
Pacman is on Smash Bros. We also have Virtua Fighter Kids costumes...
Link was a playable character in Soul Calibur II for gamecube. Why not having Tekken characters in SSB? Just King and Paul are enough.