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North American Nintendo Switch Lineup

People forgetting PS4's and Xbox 1 launch lineups already?

Please, Sony has supported the PS3 until the end and they release games for the PS4
What did Nintendo release on the Wii U the last 2 years ? Almost nothing

They had several years for games development, this line up is sad and pitiful
And between each games, there will be a desert because there is not multiplat games

And this is just one thing which is shabby with the Switch
I am not going to talk about the 32Go storage, the ethernet port's absence, the paid online, etc...
 
You can't just assume that every Nintendo fan is a Zelda fan.
As a big Metroid fan and hardly a Zelda fan, yeah, it's hard for me to see Zelda as the only selling point of the Switch come launch, even worse when you consider it's also coming to Wii U.

To the people comparing PS4 and XBO launch lineups, they were better and even then at least Sony (from what I remember) kept releasing titles for PS3 even during 2013 right before releasing the PS4, unlike Nintendo who stopped supporting the Wii U because they were supposedly focusing on Switch.
 
Geez....Should have delayed this until more titles were ready. I though this was going to be the first Nintendo console I bought on launch day but I just cant. Zelda and Mario are the only games Im even remotely interested in.

I hope Nintendo has some bombshells to drop at E3 or else...fuuuuuuu. So disappointing...
 
Wii U software became barren so long ago, what were Nintendo studios working on? They have everything riding on Zelda right now.

Seriously. I haven't been following them, but when did they stop releasing games? I know they haven't been selling Wii Us for a year now, right?
 
Since SMT V isn't anywhere close to launching, I can wait for the switch. Zelda is cool; Mario, Xenoblade, and Project Octo look great too, but it's pretty barren at launch. I was pretty disappointed that It wasn't a new Mario Kart, just 8 HD or whatever. Might consider the Switch in Holiday 2017 when stuff starts dropping. Good overall showing for Nintendo though. I'm sure this will sell MUCH better than Wii U did, if only for a portable HD Zelda.

I'm legit surprised they didn't show off the Switch Versions of Sun and Moon. Thought it was a shoe-in. I may bite for that if the game had much more graphical detail.

But let's see what they announce at E3 Treehouse.
 
funny enough more games are being announced for launch. hell just read tbe forum you are posting on.

and no letscnot make excuses for Sonys ps4 launch. it was shit on all fronts. people gave them a pass because they expected more games down the line.
 
It's pretty bad when third party support was more interesting than first party titles, especially at laundry. They really need to do away with party games like One Two Switch. I mean, it could catch on, but I doubt it.
 
People forgetting PS4's and Xbox 1 launch lineups already?

Those consoles carried a tremendous amount of goodwill from their successful predecessors. Consumers and fans knew the games were coming. When the Nintendo 64 launched with only two games it was okay, because it was the successor to one of the greatest consoles of all time and fans believed the same games and experiences would migrate to the new system. The Switch is coming from the Wii U, and it was Nintendo's job to make up for that abomination right out of the gate and incentivize consumers with a great launch, stellar lineup, great price tag, and better features than what they've shown thus far.
 
Wait, 1, 2, Switch which looks like a minigame collection to show off the Joycon stuff and all, is supposed to be $49.99?
 
I actually dug the hell out of the conference!

...then i checked the launch lineup on GAF and am in utter disbelief

...just.... wow... Nintendo, srlsy?

:(
 
It cannot be over stated how paper thin this launch lineup is after Zelda...

They had a whole year to plan this and thats all they got???

Should've launched with Zelda + Arms + Splatoon2
 
People forgetting PS4's and Xbox 1 launch lineups already?

No but I think you are...Sony and MS have all major third party devs on board and had huge franchises like BF and COD, asassins creed at launch. This ensures a constant stream of games and support, none of which Nintendo has.
 
No but I think you are...Sony and MS have all major third party devs on board and had huge franchises like BF and COD, asassins creed at launch. This ensures a constant stream of games and support, none of which Nintendo has.

Yes let's remember AC Unity. What a great launch title.

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Zelda seems about the one title I want Day 1, though no doubt that will be keeping me plenty busy.

Glad to see Sonic Mania has been added to the list, so at least now I know which platform I'll be picking it up for.

Still have other games to keep me busy, so no concern for time between Splatoon and Mario for me.
 
I know that for people that wanted more games this is disappointment.

But come on now. The Wii U ? It had fucking nothing. This is way better than the Wii U.

You may want to recheck the Wii U launch lineup. It def didn't have anything on BotW's level, but it had more games worth playing.
 
I agree that the launch is super weak and that's unfortunate coming from WiiU, but I'm honestly not too concerned in general because this year we get plenty of games. Now, I live in Japan, but if you're really itching for more games at launch, you could import (the admittedly underwhelming as killer apps) Puyo Puyo Tetris, Disgaea 5 and Dragon Quest Heroes 1&2. For me? I think it's only Bomberman at launch :x
 
Terrible line up. The only thing worth buying is Zelda. Luckily for Nintendo, that's all I needed. Curious why they wanted to wait a month to release Mario Kart.
 
I'm still shocked Ultra SF2 is real. I wish it had the original arcade sprites but it's still cool.

Other than that, it's a pretty abysmal launch line up. It's very reminiscent of the GameCube.
 
hmm...lot of negativity...

I wonder, will Switch sell though? I doesn't seem like a bad product from a general consumer standpoint.

If I make a prediction thread will it get closed?
 
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