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Eh, it's a WiiU game through and through and I am going to buy it on WiiU.

As someone who found the thoroughly decent Sonic Generations vastly superior to the thoroughly decent Super Mario 3D World, I am very very excited for this. And the Switch looks like a perfect fit for this.

Oh God the hidden expenses... Will get a 128GB one if the VC policy doesn't alienate me from buying the console altogether

There's definitely more negatives than positives for me at the moment. If the Virtual Console details are going to be a bummer too, I will cancel my preorder and get it for Christmas with Mario..maybe there will be a bundle with more value by then. I can play Zelda on the WiiU and there are a lot of interesting titles coming to other platforms this spring.

Japanese third party support ...I can believe it. This will be the new Vita and get a ton of 3rd party support from Japan. Western third party support? I am very skeptical.
And there's a lot of people that wants to play the likes of Mass Effect Andromeda, Red Dead Redemption 2 AND Nintendo games but they are forced to have two gaming machines.

The interview was fun anyway !

@Grawlog it's about time, I have all the reasons to believe that the move from Sony's handelds to Nintendo's was in part because Capcom couldn't afford to make a MH with expensive polygonal models. I will welcome MH on the Switch like a series meeting its potential at last ;_;

Am I playing a Zelda game IN ITALIAN? *faints

Gyaaah day 1! Actually impressed they are not dumping the 3ds! But I think this bodes not too well for the Switch in Japan...feels like SEGA trying to make the 32X and the Saturn coexist.

In all fairness playing borderlands 2 on the Vita was not a very nice experience but the Switch has a dedicated pro pad and gyroscopes ...it's a pity!

@Not_Sure...the Switch is a big portable with HD graphics, no dual screen or 3D, has a "share button", and online subscription for multiplayer with a "free" game of the month. Sony is totally copying Nintendo ...oh wait

Love this! And I hope they can cooperate since I don't see Sony getting behind a new portable!

Wow the monthly game is not even yours till you keep being subscribed ...they aren't really putting up a facade this time about being the most greedy videogame company out there.
I just need a "no transfer" / "huge discount" on Virtual Console for game I already have purchased 2-3 times to cancel my preorder.

They were honestly the best things about last gen Nintendo's vision! I will miss them.

Most interesting title of the conference IMHO

I think it's the right price. Higher than that is not going to work. See: the WiiU.

I swear some guys live in a parallel universe... Do you realise that FFXV is the most sold ps4 game in Japan ever? And this in just two weeks. Home consoles are dead in Japan, sadly...The Switch has the potential to really get this market right and I hope a XV port happens!

Oh well, it will be a a interesting breakfast. The time seems perfect for the US and good for Japan though, I don't understand the point of this article too much tbh.

Having to rebuy games again would be a huge deal-breaker for me. So I hope they fix that

The soundtrack is amazing, very Studio Ghibli.
The grame rate looks like it could benefit from a boost...buy hey FFXV's frame rate looked terrible untile one month from release and is actually perfectly fine in the game. So I am not worrying too much, as Nintendo usually has even greater polish than SE.

That red background with the Earth on it and Nintendo logo and confirmed written somewhere near it...you guys want to give me a hart attack, don't you?

Love parks. Love Nintendo. Gonna love this.

I wonder if this will stack with lucky eggs.

@fbnaulin that would be marvellous but they kinda need Square Enix to do it...

My body is saying NO. But my heart is saying NOOO!

I am reading this as "we didn't get a devkit". So if there is a port, it will come later on.

@yokokazuo it's unique and has an addicting battle system....love it! definitely best jrpg I played in a while.

Who's the guy on the right?

Am I the only one who thinks #FE is way better (combat / story /characters) than Xenoblade X? I feel the game is underrated because of its Japanese pop-culture frills.

I am kinda relieved? I don't have to decide between this and Mass Effect, Horizon, Persona5 if turns out to be true...I also totally expect ME to get delayed since the haven't seen a lot of gameplay

@JLPick Actually, Nier Automata is coming just on PC and PS4, they are considering an eventual Xboxone port at the moment.

" Nintendo fans are a little bit more chilled out".

Hahahahah ! Have you ever read this site's comments section?

Happy Birthday Xbox btw!

I am interested only in the Bioware Stuff, but sports games are vital for the success of the console.

Unacceptable!

@impurekind no off screen play, doesn't look as good on HDTV, 50Hz in Europe, need to use that clunky "Wii mode" the console enters when playing Wii software. Not trying to be snarky, just listing possible hindrances.

I surely had (have actually, still playing #FE and Earthbound) plenty of fun with the WiiU but overall I have been disappointed by the clumsy hardware (Why does the gamepad always have to be on? Why the plasticky Fisher-Price feel? And the bulky external adapter?) and scarce software: a bunch of "pretty good" entries in normally outstanding 1st party series, next to zero 3rd party support, nearly insulting VC handling.

best memory: Bayonetta 2

Also, please refrain from comparing the U to the Dreamcast: even if Sega's last console sold slightly less units, it was home to games (Phantasy Star Online, Shenmue, Jet Set Radio etc.) and features (online connectivity, window based OS, VMU) that were incredible if not downright revolutionary for its time and light years ahead of its competitors.
The only common trait I'd stress is EA's decision to not support the console being a decisive one in their demise.

If Sony sees profit in releasing SFV on the switch, it could happen...maybe. Really difficult.

Wow, you saved me! I am a big big fan of F Zero X and was about to purchase it ...

Well, that should be enough to play SNES Virtual Console games without buying an enhanced version of the console later on j/k

Honestly I don't know what to think.
Even if the Switch could effortlessly run ps4/xbone titles, in 2019/20 the third parties will start fading those systems out in favour of PS5 and XboxBigDic - leaving the Switch with just 2 to 3 years before becoming "irrelevant" outside of the Nintendo fanbase.

I would look more in the direction of the studios that are now developing games for 3DS and Vita, and Nintendo itself (of course) and just the occasional AAA port after the early lifecycle as icing on the top if the system ends up being a hit.
The Switch seems like a powerful handheld with a TV mode more than a home console that you can also play on the go, even if it is most certainly trying to be both things in the best way possible.

@BiasedSonyFan Sure, sure (though some games were "cross buy" or whatever they called it tbh), I am not saying they are the same exact idea but I can see people seeing some similarities in the concept of playing home console quality game on the go, especially when the Switch does kinda look like a bigger Vita more than a 3DS ...

Fan Most wiiU games are less than 16GB so probably true. Not excluding bigger sizes after launch...relax guys.

@BiasedSony Vita actually played a lot of home console video games too. You could play stuff like Dead or Alive 5 or Final Fantasy X HD or Phantasy Star Online 2 while they were released on ps3/pc. The Switch basically takes to the next (and better) level a lot of embryonal ideas of the Vita and WiiU in terms of "play home console quality games away from your TV/ take your AAA game with you".

Klonoa is great! I hope it's a good movie and we get a new game Klonoa 3 is long overdue!

@zool there is a second screen problem, I guess. The Switch is not dual screen from what we've seen so far. No physical retro-compatibility anyway, as for digital they could MAYBE have a mode were the Switch screen plays like the 3DS touch screen and the tv as the upper screen. We just don't know though. Also 3ds games on tv without upscaling would look like French Impressionism

isn't this a little bit tame, considering how much they are pushing digital sales? I'll tell you, the last update for the Elders Scrolls Online was 20+ GB and knowing Bethesda, Skyrim is going to need an hefty day one patch just to work without making your console melt down

Ah, so it wasn't just me! It was dead since the update!

I'd take this with a pinch of salt...remember the Wii? Gamecube? DS? It's usually third parties that keep making games for older hardware though and I can see some Japanese developers keeping on supporting it.

My Pokemon Go plus hasn't been working correctly since the update, anyone else?

I really don't need a dual screen, I loved playing on Vita this gen and this will easily replace that home console-like portable experience.

C'mon the guy who thinks the Switch won't be a hit in Japan is completely out of the loop ...

The WiiU discs were really a no brainer, 3DS cartridges...I could see somebody having hopes.

Btw I hope "comfortable" doesn't mean Wiiu Gamepad battery stamina levels, the 3DS battery is ok-ish...sleep mode is terrible, though.

Good list! Atlus and NIS and Square bring us JRPG goodies.

Looks lovely!

Btw I would love to get strategy guides for the Fire Emblem games, with focus on character builds, best approach to maps and some art...i wander why we get guides for the likes of Smash and MK but not these games.

A couple of years ago I would have laughed hard at Yoshi X Raving Rabbids but we had a ShinMegaTen X Fire Emblem, and I actually ended up liking it ...