@jfp Aww man. I really liked going back and forth between consoles with games like Silksong and Hades 2. OLED is usually my device for commuting because of smaller form factor, so I would have liked to have the sw1 and sw2 versions with saves able to go between the two.
I guess i'll wait for a deep sale, or the inevitable trilogy release on sw2
If you buy sw1 do you get free version of sw2 version? I see they are separate skus and not a "nintendo switch 2 edition" so I think that means theres no link between them and you would have to buy them individually, can anyone confirm?
This is why instead of a 3rd party dock, I went for a replacement chassis kit. Much smaller form factor, but still using official chip taken from the official dock. You know its always going to work
@HeadPirate You are right, it is definitely too early to say. License journeys could be a step in the right direction.
I can't think of anything Timi did in the last year that was a step in the right direction though. Battlepass prices increase, unite club rewards were reduced, nearly every mon was broken on release making the game pay to win, mega lucario and charizard have totally different implementations from Mewtwo.
I just can't put faith in them putting in a new system that isn't designed to make people pay more or receive less in this game.
@Dom_31 Aeos coins are one of the in game currencies that you get for free just for playing. Aeos gems are the one that costs money.
Timi are removing the easy free method of getting new licenses, typically new mons are added and can only be bought with gems for 2 weeks, then they are available to get with aeos coins.
Most longtime regular players have tons of coins stashed away as coins are plentiful and theres only so much to actually spend them on.
This means future releases will likely be harder to get for f2p users. We don't know exactly what license journeys will be, but the phrasing of "may also become available" sounds like you would rely on RNG to have a chance to get new licenses, instead of picking and choosing who you want when you have the coins.
@Grandiajet yes a demo should be on the way. All other platforms got a demo but Playtonic posted that because they got the sw2 dev kit late they didn't have time to finish the sw2 demo if they wanted to hit the same release date as other platforms, but did say it would be coming later, not sure when yet
@Contes switch 2 cannot output 4k 120hz. Its spec sheet says it supports up to 1440p @120 or 4k@60
More importantly this game still does not have a switch 2 sku, its still switch 1 version running on 2, so don't expect anything above sw1 output 1080@60 or 720@60 handheld
Why is everyone freaking out about 30fps? Most ps5/xsx ports are going to be 30fps on switch 2. The original ran at 30 on all consoles. This is a remake, not a remaster/port. Between this and reddit when did switch owners become 60fps or die gamers? Because you all bought the wrong console if you want all games 60.
Personally can't wait for this, played the demo on steam deck where they lock the game at 45, and really liking the changes so far, I'll probably get the switch 2 version as its more convenient for me
@raymond23 I've put so much time into side order. Still have not finished the main Splatoon 3 campaign as I mostly got it for MP, but as a huge fan of roguelikes I have played side order so much because the mechanics work so well with the game mode and scenario they have built. I've completed runs with about 50% of the weapon styles available and will not stop until i've got 100%, maybe not even then. Its good as you do have permanent unlocks so each run does make progression even if you fail.
How is it that splatoon 3 Side order is basically the same (New hub world that isnt part of the main campaign and a roguelite mode, that mode is limited to a single area rathern than 70% of the main game), costs more than DKB Emerald Rush at its regular price (plus 2 years of inflation) and yet gets a higher score in its review and no complaints of price at all?
It makes Emerald Rush seem like a good deal.
DKB was a complete game upon release, I didn't feel like it was missing anything (it had a nostalgia level in there already).
Having a new mode as DLC, seems like the right way to do it, people can buy it if they want, its pretty fairly priced when compared to Nintendos other DLC offerings, if they don't they don't have to?
People must not remember other console launches if they are disappointed in switch 2s.
Sw1 had botw, a port of Mario kart that everyone complained about it being just a port, and Arms after 3 months. Outside of snipper clips and shovel knight the indies were kinda unimpressive, and 3rd parties were non existent.
Switch 2 has two amazing 1st party, two more mehs, some amazing updates for sw1 games without paying for the full game again like wii u, and indies and 3rd parties aplenty. We have a decently running version of cyberpunk, something the PS4 and xb1 can't say.
I was super happy with the neo grip for the OLED, immediately snapped this up for Switch 2 after securing a pre-order, and its still excellent.
So comfortable to play handheld, comes with a case that allows you to carry it with grips on, and store extra joycon and some games, and fits in the dock while still connected. Its amazing for the price.
@1UP-HUSKY Last of Us 2 I'll give you. No escape did not come to ps4. Iki island came to ghost ps4, spidey remastered may have had all dlc included, but was more expensive that the GOTY edition on ps4 which was the same thing. Spidey remastered was not a free purchase with Miles, you had to pay £20 to get the deluxe version of Miles to get spidey1 remastered. Miles on its own was £50. The only other one that I could class as not paying for a simple upscale is horizon zero dawn remastered, as a lot of work was done to the models and environments.
Yeh it always comes down to the consumer if its worth it. Thankfully most 3rd parties and xbox do not charge for updates, and SF6 at £50 with 2 seasons DLC indicates that Capcom at least want to price properly when sony and nintendo dont. Problem is too many people will still pay for sony and nintendo upgrades, just like we all paid again for Wii U to switch ports
@dr-ghost Tell that to Sony lol. Games like god of war ragnarok and gran tourismo 7 were released on ps4 and 5 same date, 5 cost £10 more. Not to mention most of their ps5 re-releases cost extra too, like Ghosts, Last of us 2, Days Gone, spidey remastered, horizon 1 remastered
From what Nintendo have show so far, both Kirby and Mario Party upgrades include DLC addons with more content, Zeldas get additional functionality via nintendo switch app, and metroid prime 4 gets mouse controls, somewhat justifying that these arent just performance updates. Maybe not for MP4 and Zeldas, but definitely for Kirby and Mario Party
They have also announced that there are many games getting free switch 2 updates, like Mario Odyessy and Pokemon Scarlet/violet, which are likely just the free performance updates you are referring to that is industry standard across most publishers (except Sony)
Given the prices of the games on places like argos and game which normally use RRP instead of a slight discount like currys and smyths, both Zeldas, Kirby and Mario Party are £67 like Donkey Kong.
Zeldas both cost RRP £60 in UK, Kirby and Mario Party are £50
One could predict that the Zelda upgrade prices are £7 each and Kirby and Mario Party are £17 each, unless they go cheaper digital like the rest of the switch 2 games
requests for themes and other features bewilder me. Consoles like ps4 and xbox one/series have themes and their OS functionality is so slow in comparison despite the huge increase in power. Do people not realise that the switch OS is so quick and small in size (around 4GB) which is kind of needed on a 32GB storage device. the other consoles had OS installs that were more than double the size of the available storage on switch, and took so long to power on and off. Even xbox series x with quick resume and SSDs, it takes several times longer than switch to get back into a game
Please stop asking for bloat in the switch OS so it can keep being as quick as it is for the hardware is on and using sleep mode effectively
My fave paper mario like games are both South Park games. Turn based rpg with action commands, check. Partners with overworld exploration abilities, check. Great, funny writing, check. Apply badges (patches) to get new augments for your main character, check. Lots of sidequests, check.
Check em out, on sale all the time because ubisoft
@KevinP given the only current legal way to play it is using a legit n64, I think you are in a very small group of people who will have played it recently and knows what it feels like. If you like it the way it is, I am sorry as my comment does not apply to you
The vast majority of people will be in the group of played it 20 years ago and looking through rose tinted glasses, or never played it and only heard how it was revolutionary for its time. Those are the people who are going to be disappointed when they finally are able to play it (again).
Man, I really feel for all these people voting goldeneye. They are going to be so disappointed when they get their hands on the n64 version again. It has aged terribly. I'll check out the xbox version that fixes the controls and framerates, but I didn't spend that long with perfect dark xbox port and thats the superior game.
As others say - this isnt a discount as buying one would always give you a discount on the other previously, you would never spend more than $60 for both.
Nice that theres a bundle now though, i guess thats is slightly easier for people to enjoy
@BloodNinja Coming back from fusion and zero mission and now samus returns, to super is really awkward with the weapon select mechanics not being a toggle, not to mention the timing required for space jumping and wall jumping. http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/405/ this hack aims to fix that, but tbh when I replay I run redux which has a ton of other improvements on super https://www.romhacking.net/reviews/5293/
Also its not just me, these patches wouldnt exist if it was. Infact Nintendolifes own @AlexOlney has said on multiple videos that he also dislikes the controls, maybe he would like to try one of these patches and see if it improves the game
ive put 3 (well 4 with trilogy) 10s up here, prime 1, prime 2 and zero mission are all incredible. Supers controls dont hold up to this day unless you play the control freak patched ROM.
Direct was OK, nice to see Nintendo continuing to offer a game a month even if none of them are for me personally, and miitopia 3ds port gives me hope for other 3ds ports. Splatoon 3 is potentially huge, but so far away...just like BOTW2 and MP4 and Bayonetta 3.
But I am offended by Skyward swords pricing. Last year there were two wii ports, XCDE that got entirely remade assets, additional content and mechanical tweaks, and Mario Galaxy that was simply uprezed and had control scheme changes, but also got uprezed Sunshine and 64 in the package. Now they want to sell us Skyward Sword with uprezing and control scheme changes...for full price? There better be a ton of fixes and additional content to make it seem like we are not being ripped off.
As stated in the article, the global switch install base is currently 1333% larger than the wii U install base at release of 3d world, and we know that UK has always been a sony focused region until last year with the switch making a massive surge compared, so I would guess the install base in UK of switch compared to Wii U is around the same as the global ratio, if not higher. So with a potential install base of 13 times more than the wii U at time of release, the game only makes 3 times more sales on switch...I wouldn't think that's a success
Time will tell I guess, I picked it up a second time and have been loving it
I'll stick to the GPD win line...they exist as apposed to this "concept" and the Alienware Concept. But at least theres competion for GPD now that ONE GX and Aya Neo are launching. Its a good time for windows powered switch clones, but they are sooooo much more powerful and expensive than switch
@farmer_humpf £38.95 now - still higher than the launch price of other consoles. I'll pass until EA stops being stingy...so ill probably never be able to pick it up
@alasdair91 You can find it cheaper than RRP yes, thats not the point as thats a retailer discount. When a game costs more at launch on the switch than it did at launch on all other platforms, thats extortion by the publisher. If they priced it the same RRP would be £35 and retailer discounts would be even lower, right now you are buying at the old RRP of other platforms with the retailer discount. I would consider that still too high for me, but understandable pricing. 23% markup to be on switch is not acceptable
@alasdair91 Where are you seeing £34.99? RRP in UK is £44.99 which is a full £10 or 23% higher than the launch price of other platforms, let alone the price its settled down to 2 years later after numerous discounts.
I highly recommend no-one buy at this price as EA are ripping you off.
@Bobb older and incomplete? Its the full game, just missing new game plus and coop modes, which were recent additions to the base game on other platforms in april. The full game is still there if you want to play it, and then by the time you complete it new game plus should come through an update.
Bad Capcom, $30 does not equal £25. The price of the ps4 launch version was $30/£20 , it should be the same on switch. At least its not as bed as the resi prices.
Wait what? So Okami HD and Onimusha get price parity, Resi Revelations 1 and 2 are cheaper that their launch prices on other platforms, but much older remakes are double the price of other platforms launch prices!!! WTF capcom?
About time, that mobile port with freemium mechanics, online only and removal of the mech option was a complete waste of space. This game is actually worth it....saying that I probably wont double dip.
I really like the look of this, but yet another game getting the switch tax. The Shadow edition launched on steam at £21.98, it launched on ps4 at £19.99, and its launching on switch at 24.99 (or with 10% pre-order discount so 22.49)
I know its not very much but I refuse to encourage this behaviour by devs. Games coming later to switch should be at the most same price as when launching on other platforms, not more.
Looks ok, animations not quite as nice as dark souls, something looks slightly off, but if it releases at its google play price of £3.59 I'd be tempted.
Of course its not going to release at that price because when is there ever parity between mobile and console, this is why mobile will never be considered a viable platform when premium games that are ported from console are instantly slashed to a quarter of the price to survive, and games coming from mobile to consoles get a 4x price hike putting everyone off. Implosion is the only mobile game to do this right, and it deserves every penny of its price tag that is the same on switch and mobile.
So Virtuos did LA Noire, Starlink and Dark Souls. Panic Button did Doom, Wolfenstein 2, Rocket League and Warframe. Iron Galaxy did Skyrim and Diablo 3.
Has any major western 3rd party actually ported their own game or are they just always going to outsource it to a porting studio and not really care about the switch themselves.
@Cobalt I only see two? MK8DX and DK Tropical Freeze.
Breath of the wild is a multi platform release on the same day, you know like assassins creed odyessey and call of duty black ops are, they release on multiple consoles but are designed with the lowest spec in mind but run better on the newer hardware. Its not a late port like mk8dx, dk, pokken etc
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Re: Surprise! Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition Is Available Now On Switch & Switch 2
@jfp Aww man. I really liked going back and forth between consoles with games like Silksong and Hades 2. OLED is usually my device for commuting because of smaller form factor, so I would have liked to have the sw1 and sw2 versions with saves able to go between the two.
I guess i'll wait for a deep sale, or the inevitable trilogy release on sw2
Re: Surprise! Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition Is Available Now On Switch & Switch 2
If you buy sw1 do you get free version of sw2 version? I see they are separate skus and not a "nintendo switch 2 edition" so I think that means theres no link between them and you would have to buy them individually, can anyone confirm?
Re: Poll: Is Your Third-Party Switch 2 Dock Still Working After This Week's System Update?
This is why instead of a 3rd party dock, I went for a replacement chassis kit. Much smaller form factor, but still using official chip taken from the official dock. You know its always going to work
Re: Pokémon Unite Is Discontinuing Aeos Coins In Its December Game Update
@HeadPirate You are right, it is definitely too early to say. License journeys could be a step in the right direction.
I can't think of anything Timi did in the last year that was a step in the right direction though. Battlepass prices increase, unite club rewards were reduced, nearly every mon was broken on release making the game pay to win, mega lucario and charizard have totally different implementations from Mewtwo.
I just can't put faith in them putting in a new system that isn't designed to make people pay more or receive less in this game.
Re: Pokémon Unite Is Discontinuing Aeos Coins In Its December Game Update
@Dom_31 Aeos coins are one of the in game currencies that you get for free just for playing. Aeos gems are the one that costs money.
Timi are removing the easy free method of getting new licenses, typically new mons are added and can only be bought with gems for 2 weeks, then they are available to get with aeos coins.
Most longtime regular players have tons of coins stashed away as coins are plentiful and theres only so much to actually spend them on.
This means future releases will likely be harder to get for f2p users. We don't know exactly what license journeys will be, but the phrasing of "may also become available" sounds like you would rely on RNG to have a chance to get new licenses, instead of picking and choosing who you want when you have the coins.
Re: Review: Yooka-Replaylee (Switch 2) - Feels Like The Game It Was Meant To Be, Finally
@AussieMcBucket 30% off sw2 version if you own the original.
Re: Review: Yooka-Replaylee (Switch 2) - Feels Like The Game It Was Meant To Be, Finally
@Grandiajet yes a demo should be on the way. All other platforms got a demo but Playtonic posted that because they got the sw2 dev kit late they didn't have time to finish the sw2 demo if they wanted to hit the same release date as other platforms, but did say it would be coming later, not sure when yet
Re: Shinobi: Art Of Vengeance Switch Resolution Update Now Available
@Contes switch 2 cannot output 4k 120hz. Its spec sheet says it supports up to 1440p @120 or 4k@60
More importantly this game still does not have a switch 2 sku, its still switch 1 version running on 2, so don't expect anything above sw1 output 1080@60 or 720@60 handheld
Re: Yooka-Replaylee Runs At 30fps On Switch 2, Team Investigating Performance Mode
Why is everyone freaking out about 30fps? Most ps5/xsx ports are going to be 30fps on switch 2. The original ran at 30 on all consoles. This is a remake, not a remaster/port. Between this and reddit when did switch owners become 60fps or die gamers? Because you all bought the wrong console if you want all games 60.
Personally can't wait for this, played the demo on steam deck where they lock the game at 45, and really liking the changes so far, I'll probably get the switch 2 version as its more convenient for me
Re: Review: Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island & Emerald Rush (Switch 2) - DLC That's Ripe With Fun, But Could've Been More
@raymond23 I've put so much time into side order. Still have not finished the main Splatoon 3 campaign as I mostly got it for MP, but as a huge fan of roguelikes I have played side order so much because the mechanics work so well with the game mode and scenario they have built. I've completed runs with about 50% of the weapon styles available and will not stop until i've got 100%, maybe not even then. Its good as you do have permanent unlocks so each run does make progression even if you fail.
Re: Review: Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island & Emerald Rush (Switch 2) - DLC That's Ripe With Fun, But Could've Been More
@LastFootnote Came here to say this too!
How is it that splatoon 3 Side order is basically the same (New hub world that isnt part of the main campaign and a roguelite mode, that mode is limited to a single area rathern than 70% of the main game), costs more than DKB Emerald Rush at its regular price (plus 2 years of inflation) and yet gets a higher score in its review and no complaints of price at all?
It makes Emerald Rush seem like a good deal.
DKB was a complete game upon release, I didn't feel like it was missing anything (it had a nostalgia level in there already).
Having a new mode as DLC, seems like the right way to do it, people can buy it if they want, its pretty fairly priced when compared to Nintendos other DLC offerings, if they don't they don't have to?
Re: Poll: Three Months In, How Would You Rate Switch 2's Library So Far?
People must not remember other console launches if they are disappointed in switch 2s.
Sw1 had botw, a port of Mario kart that everyone complained about it being just a port, and Arms after 3 months. Outside of snipper clips and shovel knight the indies were kinda unimpressive, and 3rd parties were non existent.
Switch 2 has two amazing 1st party, two more mehs, some amazing updates for sw1 games without paying for the full game again like wii u, and indies and 3rd parties aplenty. We have a decently running version of cyberpunk, something the PS4 and xb1 can't say.
What more do people want from a launch window?
Re: Review: Savage Raven By Skull & Co. NeoGrip For Nintendo Switch 2 - Does The Job Very Nicely
I was super happy with the neo grip for the OLED, immediately snapped this up for Switch 2 after securing a pre-order, and its still excellent.
So comfortable to play handheld, comes with a case that allows you to carry it with grips on, and store extra joycon and some games, and fits in the dock while still connected. Its amazing for the price.
Re: Upgrade Pack Price For Zelda: BOTW And TOTK Has Been Confirmed
@1UP-HUSKY Last of Us 2 I'll give you. No escape did not come to ps4. Iki island came to ghost ps4, spidey remastered may have had all dlc included, but was more expensive that the GOTY edition on ps4 which was the same thing. Spidey remastered was not a free purchase with Miles, you had to pay £20 to get the deluxe version of Miles to get spidey1 remastered. Miles on its own was £50. The only other one that I could class as not paying for a simple upscale is horizon zero dawn remastered, as a lot of work was done to the models and environments.
Yeh it always comes down to the consumer if its worth it. Thankfully most 3rd parties and xbox do not charge for updates, and SF6 at £50 with 2 seasons DLC indicates that Capcom at least want to price properly when sony and nintendo dont. Problem is too many people will still pay for sony and nintendo upgrades, just like we all paid again for Wii U to switch ports
Re: Upgrade Pack Price For Zelda: BOTW And TOTK Has Been Confirmed
@dr-ghost Tell that to Sony lol. Games like god of war ragnarok and gran tourismo 7 were released on ps4 and 5 same date, 5 cost £10 more. Not to mention most of their ps5 re-releases cost extra too, like Ghosts, Last of us 2, Days Gone, spidey remastered, horizon 1 remastered
From what Nintendo have show so far, both Kirby and Mario Party upgrades include DLC addons with more content, Zeldas get additional functionality via nintendo switch app, and metroid prime 4 gets mouse controls, somewhat justifying that these arent just performance updates. Maybe not for MP4 and Zeldas, but definitely for Kirby and Mario Party
They have also announced that there are many games getting free switch 2 updates, like Mario Odyessy and Pokemon Scarlet/violet, which are likely just the free performance updates you are referring to that is industry standard across most publishers (except Sony)
Re: Upgrade Pack Price For Zelda: BOTW And TOTK Has Been Confirmed
@Dimey This is the Champions Ballad DLC for BOTW. Not the switch 2 upgrade pack
Re: Upgrade Pack Price For Zelda: BOTW And TOTK Has Been Confirmed
Given the prices of the games on places like argos and game which normally use RRP instead of a slight discount like currys and smyths, both Zeldas, Kirby and Mario Party are £67 like Donkey Kong.
Zeldas both cost RRP £60 in UK, Kirby and Mario Party are £50
One could predict that the Zelda upgrade prices are £7 each and Kirby and Mario Party are £17 each, unless they go cheaper digital like the rest of the switch 2 games
Re: Review: Mario & Luigi: Brothership (Switch) - Easily The Best Mario & Luigi RPG Yet
still able to pre-order from currys for 25% off, including a key ring.
really glad that the game sounds as good as i hoped it would be
Re: Video: Everything That Could Go Wrong With The Switch's Successor
requests for themes and other features bewilder me. Consoles like ps4 and xbox one/series have themes and their OS functionality is so slow in comparison despite the huge increase in power. Do people not realise that the switch OS is so quick and small in size (around 4GB) which is kind of needed on a 32GB storage device. the other consoles had OS installs that were more than double the size of the available storage on switch, and took so long to power on and off. Even xbox series x with quick resume and SSDs, it takes several times longer than switch to get back into a game
Please stop asking for bloat in the switch OS so it can keep being as quick as it is for the hardware is on and using sleep mode effectively
Re: Mario Movie Release Date Brought Forward For US And Others
@JimNorman wasn't UK scheduled for March 30th?
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-mario-bros-movie-is-coming-to-europe-south-america-and-australia-before-the-us/
did this change?
Re: Best Paper Mario-Likes On Switch - Games To Play If You're Pining For Old-School Paper Mario
My fave paper mario like games are both South Park games. Turn based rpg with action commands, check. Partners with overworld exploration abilities, check. Great, funny writing, check. Apply badges (patches) to get new augments for your main character, check. Lots of sidequests, check.
Check em out, on sale all the time because ubisoft
Re: Poll: What Switch Online N64 Game Are You Most Excited About?
@KevinP given the only current legal way to play it is using a legit n64, I think you are in a very small group of people who will have played it recently and knows what it feels like. If you like it the way it is, I am sorry as my comment does not apply to you
The vast majority of people will be in the group of played it 20 years ago and looking through rose tinted glasses, or never played it and only heard how it was revolutionary for its time. Those are the people who are going to be disappointed when they finally are able to play it (again).
Re: Poll: What Switch Online N64 Game Are You Most Excited About?
Man, I really feel for all these people voting goldeneye. They are going to be so disappointed when they get their hands on the n64 version again. It has aged terribly. I'll check out the xbox version that fixes the controls and framerates, but I didn't spend that long with perfect dark xbox port and thats the superior game.
Personally I can't wait for 1080 snowboarding
Re: A New 'Bayonetta Digital Bundle' Offers A Cheeky Discount On Switch eShop (US)
As others say - this isnt a discount as buying one would always give you a discount on the other previously, you would never spend more than $60 for both.
Nice that theres a bundle now though, i guess thats is slightly easier for people to enjoy
Re: Poll: What's The Best Metroid Game?
@BloodNinja Coming back from fusion and zero mission and now samus returns, to super is really awkward with the weapon select mechanics not being a toggle, not to mention the timing required for space jumping and wall jumping. http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/405/ this hack aims to fix that, but tbh when I replay I run redux which has a ton of other improvements on super https://www.romhacking.net/reviews/5293/
Also its not just me, these patches wouldnt exist if it was. Infact Nintendolifes own @AlexOlney has said on multiple videos that he also dislikes the controls, maybe he would like to try one of these patches and see if it improves the game
Re: Poll: What's The Best Metroid Game?
ive put 3 (well 4 with trilogy) 10s up here, prime 1, prime 2 and zero mission are all incredible. Supers controls dont hold up to this day unless you play the control freak patched ROM.
AM2R would also be a 10, play it if you can.
Re: Finally, Nintendo Officially Unveils The Switch OLED Model, The 'Switch Pro' We've Been Expecting
As expected, its not a power boost.
Everyone expecting a powerboost doesnt know how nintendo works. There never was giong to be a switch pro.
Re: Aztech Forgotten Gods Blends Mexican Storytelling With Anime-Inspired Action-Adventure
New game from the devs of mulaka? Im in
Re: Poll: What Did You Think Of The February 2021 Nintendo Direct, Then?
Direct was OK, nice to see Nintendo continuing to offer a game a month even if none of them are for me personally, and miitopia 3ds port gives me hope for other 3ds ports. Splatoon 3 is potentially huge, but so far away...just like BOTW2 and MP4 and Bayonetta 3.
But I am offended by Skyward swords pricing. Last year there were two wii ports, XCDE that got entirely remade assets, additional content and mechanical tweaks, and Mario Galaxy that was simply uprezed and had control scheme changes, but also got uprezed Sunshine and 64 in the package.
Now they want to sell us Skyward Sword with uprezing and control scheme changes...for full price? There better be a ton of fixes and additional content to make it seem like we are not being ripped off.
Re: UK Charts: Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Launch Sales Are 190% More Than The Wii U Version
TBH I'm surprised its not higher than 190%
As stated in the article, the global switch install base is currently 1333% larger than the wii U install base at release of 3d world, and we know that UK has always been a sony focused region until last year with the switch making a massive surge compared, so I would guess the install base in UK of switch compared to Wii U is around the same as the global ratio, if not higher. So with a potential install base of 13 times more than the wii U at time of release, the game only makes 3 times more sales on switch...I wouldn't think that's a success
Time will tell I guess, I picked it up a second time and have been loving it
Re: Random: This Switch-Style Mini-PC Takes A Leaf Out Of Nintendo's Book
I'll stick to the GPD win line...they exist as apposed to this "concept" and the Alienware Concept. But at least theres competion for GPD now that ONE GX and Aya Neo are launching. Its a good time for windows powered switch clones, but they are sooooo much more powerful and expensive than switch
Re: Review: DOOM Eternal - This 'Impossible' Port Is Nothing Short Of A Miracle
@Crockin @FX102A change control config to Knuckles - I did this in doom 2016 too. Puts Glory Kill on R while shoot is on ZR
I do this on xbox too with the controls, I just find it easier to press that so often than
Re: Poll: DOOM Eternal Is Out Today On Switch, Are You Getting It?
Was waiting for it on switch...then it came to game pass.
Can't argue with £50 vs free with gamepass, though I do miss gyro aiming.
Re: Random: Metroid's Samus Trends On Twitter As Fans Speculate Over Potential Fortnite Crossover
Nintendo: tweets something with the words "Zero" and "Hunter"
Nintendo fans: OMG its clearly something about Metroid!!!
:facepalm
Re: Hands On: Immortals: Fenyx Rising Could Be The Switch Adventure You Need This Holiday
Looking forward to this. UK prices also have this £10 cheaper than Xbox and PS4 (damn price creep).
Should we be worried that the gold version isnt available on switch? Does this mean there wont be any DLC coming?
Re: Talking Point: Could Monster Hunter Rise Hint At New Switch Hardware On The Horizon?
2 games available on the same day??? This must mean that theres a new version of the switch coming on that day too!!!
...Seriously is this how people think? This is why everyone is constantly disappointed as they get these ridiculous ideas from nothing
Re: EA Is Considering Bringing EA Play And "More Great Experiences" To Switch
Oh nice - cant wait to spend £4 a month to access...fifa, Fe, Unravel 2 and Burnout Paradise. Thats only £1 each, what great value....
Seriously why??? xbox has 89 games available in EA play for (what will likely be) the same price, and now thats bundled in with gamepass
Re: Video: Get Hyped For Burnout Paradise Remastered On Switch With This New Trailer
@farmer_humpf £38.95 now - still higher than the launch price of other consoles. I'll pass until EA stops being stingy...so ill probably never be able to pick it up
@alasdair91 You can find it cheaper than RRP yes, thats not the point as thats a retailer discount. When a game costs more at launch on the switch than it did at launch on all other platforms, thats extortion by the publisher. If they priced it the same RRP would be £35 and retailer discounts would be even lower, right now you are buying at the old RRP of other platforms with the retailer discount. I would consider that still too high for me, but understandable pricing. 23% markup to be on switch is not acceptable
Re: Video: Get Hyped For Burnout Paradise Remastered On Switch With This New Trailer
@alasdair91 Where are you seeing £34.99? RRP in UK is £44.99 which is a full £10 or 23% higher than the launch price of other platforms, let alone the price its settled down to 2 years later after numerous discounts.
I highly recommend no-one buy at this price as EA are ripping you off.
Re: Review: Journey To The Savage Planet - No Man's Sky Meets Metroidvania
no gyro, no buyro
Re: Indivisible Is Out Now On Nintendo Switch, But The Developer Isn't Happy
@Bobb older and incomplete? Its the full game, just missing new game plus and coop modes, which were recent additions to the base game on other platforms in april. The full game is still there if you want to play it, and then by the time you complete it new game plus should come through an update.
Re: Feature: Game Of The Decade - The Best Games On Nintendo Systems 2010-2019
@PipA This is as voted for by users. So not enough readers played the wii U to vote up the games on it
Re: Review: Darksiders: Warmastered Edition - The End Of The World Comes To Nintendo Switch
7? Are you kidding me?
This is up there with some of links adventures, easily a 9
Re: You Can Now Pre-Order Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen On The Switch eShop
Bad Capcom, $30 does not equal £25. The price of the ps4 launch version was $30/£20 , it should be the same on switch. At least its not as bed as the resi prices.
Re: Want Resident Evil On Your Switch? You'd Better Have Deep Pockets
Wait what? So Okami HD and Onimusha get price parity, Resi Revelations 1 and 2 are cheaper that their launch prices on other platforms, but much older remakes are double the price of other platforms launch prices!!! WTF capcom?
Re: GALAK-Z: The Void: Deluxe Edition Is Firing Onto Switch On 26th March
About time, that mobile port with freemium mechanics, online only and removal of the mech option was a complete waste of space. This game is actually worth it....saying that I probably wont double dip.
Re: Feature: How Aragami: Shadow Edition Aims To Stealthily Win Over Switch Ninjas
I really like the look of this, but yet another game getting the switch tax. The Shadow edition launched on steam at £21.98, it launched on ps4 at £19.99, and its launching on switch at 24.99 (or with 10% pre-order discount so 22.49)
I know its not very much but I refuse to encourage this behaviour by devs. Games coming later to switch should be at the most same price as when launching on other platforms, not more.
Re: The Mobile Phone Equivalent Of Dark Souls Is Making Its Way Across To The Switch
Looks ok, animations not quite as nice as dark souls, something looks slightly off, but if it releases at its google play price of £3.59 I'd be tempted.
Of course its not going to release at that price because when is there ever parity between mobile and console, this is why mobile will never be considered a viable platform when premium games that are ported from console are instantly slashed to a quarter of the price to survive, and games coming from mobile to consoles get a 4x price hike putting everyone off. Implosion is the only mobile game to do this right, and it deserves every penny of its price tag that is the same on switch and mobile.
Re: Feature: Port Masters Virtuos On Bringing Dark Souls: Remastered To Switch And Future Projects
So Virtuos did LA Noire, Starlink and Dark Souls. Panic Button did Doom, Wolfenstein 2, Rocket League and Warframe. Iron Galaxy did Skyrim and Diablo 3.
Has any major western 3rd party actually ported their own game or are they just always going to outsource it to a porting studio and not really care about the switch themselves.
Re: Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of September 2018
@Cobalt I only see two? MK8DX and DK Tropical Freeze.
Breath of the wild is a multi platform release on the same day, you know like assassins creed odyessey and call of duty black ops are, they release on multiple consoles but are designed with the lowest spec in mind but run better on the newer hardware. Its not a late port like mk8dx, dk, pokken etc