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Nintendo Switch Discussion Thread (Question of the Day, Countdown, etc)
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It's not Nintendo without some big surprises.
Milly Osworth
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I'm hoping for fireworks.
Those systems were at least backwards compatible. Might as well move forward quicker this time.
As mentioned by Zalman, Game Freak had the benefit of the 3DS being backwards compatible with DS games during Gen 5, a benefit that the Switch won't have. Plus I wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo convinced Game Freak to make Stars a Switch-exclusive.
A 3D Kirby game, finally.
Please, HAL!
Well, Chinese New Year ain't that far off.
CharminUltra
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Is NeoGAF coming to Switch? That's the only game I play nowadays.
Reliable sources are telling me a port is in the works.
The Switch in the early days will very much be a home system for me until I get a good case.
Looks nice imho.
tonyh24613
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I forgot no BC, well then, it will be a Nov launch, maybe announcment before E3?
Nah, 2D Kirby is better, image the amazing mirror 2 on Switch...
According to Eurogamer, it was supposed to be Summer 2017, but polishing Sun/Moon in time for its November release pushed Stars back (likely to Fall 2017).
Possible. I could see May as well. May is typically a big month for Pokémon.
What did he said?
Jorok Goldblade
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Nah, 3D Donkey Kong. A platformer with heavy emphasis on swinging and climbing.
And barrels.
You are joking but I am indeed spending much more time here than actually playing games.
Switch has so much potential to create a local multiplayer renaissance. The launch lineup has to have a BIG 4p MP game.
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Splatoon LAN 4 players co-op.
tonyh24613
Member
I really want Nintendo Land 2...
Switch has so much potential to create a local multiplayer renaissance. The launch lineup has to have a BIG 4p MP game.
If I knew people in RL who buy consoles..sure.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
That's what most people here do.
I heard Switch isn't powerful enough to run NeoGAF.
Switch has so much potential to create a local multiplayer renaissance. The launch lineup has to have a BIG 4p MP game.
I was disappointed this wasn't a shop of the famous 3 PSPs + DS with pictochat photo.
In a way you have to think LoZ BOTW is more a WiiU Zelda so Switch "should" still get its own Zelda game which may warrant them releasing both big titles early on to get the most impact. Then seeing as handheld/console is merged there should be more frequent Mario/Zelda games than how it used to be when it was separate.
Biggest reason why I think the Switch will be a phenomenon with the mass market, will be even more successful than the Wii.
In the same way Twilight Princess was, yeah, I can see what you mean. It also means that they have from launch until the end of the system's lifetime to make a second game (not that that is a guarantee).
JStein0222
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Glad to see people including Pokken with potential Wii U ports, were there any rumours about it?
Toss in a couple extra fighters and I'm in. Pokken begs for local multiplayer with 2 Switches. Otherwise, not sure what I would want the game to add. It was really solid and deserves a real chance on a not Wii U.
Toss in a couple extra fighters and I'm in. Pokken begs for local multiplayer with 2 Switches. Otherwise, not sure what I would want the game to add. It was really solid and deserves a real chance on a not Wii U.
That's pretty much the case for almost every Wii U games tbh. This is why we could see a lot of enhanced ports.
I never said that it was a launch game.
I'm actually betting on Pokken being ported, given the higher spec and other multiplayer opportunities. I could even see the Switch even interacting with the Pokken arcade machines themselves for cool bonuses.
There's no rumor I can think of, but it makes sense to port Pokken to Switch. The arcade version is expanding its roster so an updated version on the Switch will probably happen soon. Plus, there's still potential to reach more audience with the Switch since it came out a little too late on Wii U's short life.
The ability of a local multiplayer on a single Switch becomes impossible now, though.
TheGreatMightyPoo
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Is it here yet???
There aren't any Pokkén rumors, but it makes sense for a number of reasons. It sold well on Wii U and Bandai Namco is seemingly developing multiple Switch titles.
Though the post you quoted said that there needs to be a local 4-player game at launch. That said, as long as MK8S comes out within the rumored 3-month time-frame, I suppose it won't be much of an issue. Plus if Splatoon has local wireless multiplayer for 8 people, that'd be huge (I recall the eSports segment of the Switch trailer having people training together, so maybe that's the case for the final version).
They have a pretty big work force in game development section, so it shouldn't be that much of a work load for them to just port over a game they internally developed.
EndlessFloydian
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Couple things:
Re: Gamecube VC:
I've accumulated about 10 or so GCN discs over the past couple years. Should I sell them and go digital or keep them? Part of me wants to hold on to them, part of me also likes the idea of having games all on one console and freeing up shelf space. Same for Wii U games: I know a few of them are getting Switch ports. Should I keep the originals? Ugh.
Re: Switch battery:
I'm not very tech savvy or whatever you want to call it. I'm just curious: I know the Switch will only last a few hours while in portable mode--but what about while docked? Is that thing going to be able to run constantly with the dock's power supply? Like a normal home console? Will I be able to use it primarily as a stationary home console without too many hiccups?
Re: Gamecube VC:
I've accumulated about 10 or so GCN discs over the past couple years. Should I sell them and go digital or keep them? Part of me wants to hold on to them, part of me also likes the idea of having games all on one console and freeing up shelf space. Same for Wii U games: I know a few of them are getting Switch ports. Should I keep the originals? Ugh.
Re: Switch battery:
I'm not very tech savvy or whatever you want to call it. I'm just curious: I know the Switch will only last a few hours while in portable mode--but what about while docked? Is that thing going to be able to run constantly with the dock's power supply? Like a normal home console? Will I be able to use it primarily as a stationary home console without too many hiccups?
Pokken is a given. They have all that arcade content that never made it into the WiiU version.
I think it would make so much sense to do Diddy Kong Racing 2 instead of another Mario Kart on Switch. There's no way another Mario Kart can compete with 8.5 so bring back Diddy Kong.
I think it would make so much sense to do Diddy Kong Racing 2 instead of another Mario Kart on Switch. There's no way another Mario Kart can compete with 8.5 so bring back Diddy Kong.
As a collector, I'm keeping my GameCube discs. I'll only sell them if they rerelease them physically (like Wind Waker HD). That's just my way of doing things though.
The dock charges the system too.
Joelstinton14
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I wouldn't worry about it too much, although admittedly i have thought along the same lines as you.
At the end of the day; The Reveal trailer was received with mostly outright positivity, and the Jimmy Fallon Showing actually, probably more so, especially on this board was too. Once people saw the Switch action again, all the talk of specs, graphics, frame rates, third parties etc disappeared and people went "Oh, thats pretty cool"
I guess it is easy to be sucked into the Neogaf echo chamber at times where one day people love what they have seen, the next people lose their shit over the tiniest of spec revelation.
The most important thing is the 12th, once the switch and games are shown in action, that is when the first proper genuine reactions will count.
Unfortunately, there is a very small but very vocal minority where the only thing that matters to them is performance, but i think we are all wise enough to know, that in general there is more to gaming than just that.
(Also i am not having a go at people who like performance discussion, i find it interesting at times, but i get frustrated when it is the only lens people through gaming through)
Haven't you been paying attention? You're foolish to think that a Nintendo console will have 3rd-party games. For shame.
He knows it's not what we expect or maybe want.....
^ Federation Force HD? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
https://twitter.com/DirectFeedGames/status/815964885540601856
https://twitter.com/DirectFeedGames/status/815964885540601856
Just look at what people expect of the Switch in general:
1. All the graphics
2. Super cheap price
That's not happening. That is physically impossible (it's a handheld) and from a business perspective. And also they want:
3: All the games
Which is also an unrealistic expectation. Yes, if Switch is a mega hit games will follow, no question. But at this point in time Switch is a giant question mark and it makes sense for 3rd parties to not invest too heavily in it. I'm sure many people get that so they expect:
4: All the Nintendo games
This event won't deliver that. Nintendo will focus on the 3-5 games they'll release on launch, maybe give some hints for the future (I fully expect we'll see a 3D Mario trailer, saying it's coming Holidays 2017) but other than that it will be a modest event with tons and tons of play time and I'm sure loads of positive reactions by the people who'll play it at the event.
In other words, people on the internet are going to be angry.
¯_(ツ
_/¯Super Metroid: Other M
Samus enters the Bottleship 2.0 only to find MB been resurrected into a hideous Android and holds a gargantuan captive larva Metroid that Samus needs to save.
Features:
Dude that says "Remember me?"
Adam "Compotor" Malcovitch
Samus "The baby!" Aran
Mother "the other" Brain
And everyone's favorite baby Ridley all grown up!
"Awww"
TLZ
Banned
Please God yes.
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
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If we get a metroid tease next week then we have to wait 6 months for more I might explode.
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