lol I boldly predict more than one game will be shown.
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Nintendo Switch Discussion Thread (Question of the Day, Countdown, etc)
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lol I boldly predict more than one game will be shown.
WE need to go deeper, Nintendo has to pay you 50 bucks, give you the switch for free, 5 free games and a blowjob from Reggie every week.
TLZ
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64 meant something different, not just the system's name. 64 signified power and new revokutionary gfx. Switch name will signify nothing of the sort. You're still playing on one screen and switching screens. That is all. And every game will do that. You can't have the switch name next to every game's name on that system. We want a name that tells us what to expect in the game.
Don't scare me like that!!! :'( Damn it's going to be hell to get a NS isn'it??
Jon Carter
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I'll never understand the point of late ports if the intent is to test the waters. Late ports don't tend to sell well on any system. That's especially true for core games. Maybe they work as cheap cash-ins?
gate stormer
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Ready for the live stream Thursday evening then Friday I requested off work for preorder and treehouse stream. Hopefully treehouse stream is most of the day.
TLZ
Banned
Yes should be au$350.
Unless Nintendo don't do conversions and just a simple symbol switch to $199(~au$299)... That'd be heavenly
That's not a name I want though. When I said safe I meant coming from Galaxy it sounds safe. But of course the name will be whatever the game stands for, as usual.
WordAssassin
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Probably feels right because it's already a thing and you just forgot/didn't realize, World Tour is the name of the single player campaign in Super Mario Run.
Jon Carter
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I'll calculate the number of bits to try and find out the actual name. GB was 4, NES was 8, SNES was 16, GBA was 32, N64 was 64, so that makes 128 for the GameCube; the Wii was just a little more powerful so let's add like 50 bits, so 178 bits; that would make the Wii U 356 bits, and now the Switch doesn't seem like it will be crazily more powerful than the Wii U, but it seems to be more powerful by a decent amount in docked mode, let's say 502 bits, but less so in portable mode, let's say 411 bits. Average that out and we get 456.5. Multiply by 20 years since Super Mario 64 came out in March 1997 in Europe and we get over 9000.
I'll say either "Super Mario Over 9000" as it's a simple, catchy name, or "Super Mario 9K" for greater marketing impact.
I'll say either "Super Mario Over 9000" as it's a simple, catchy name, or "Super Mario 9K" for greater marketing impact.
Not everyone has an Apple device.
When you have a 'Day of the Living Dead' area in the trailer, along with that Japanese Shogun Mario shirt (which I know was just for Super Mario Run) it makes you think the name is easier than you think.
OrbitalBeard
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$250 is good. I hope there's only one SKU though and it includes a pack-in. Keep it simple.
jack_package_200
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Wasn't there only one SKU for the Wii?
OrbitalBeard
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Yep.
jack_package_200
Banned
Two for Wii U. Although two SKUs aren't the lone reason that thing did so poorly.
or the most powerful handheld on the the planet.
Publishers typically have lower sales targets in these circumstances. The tricky part is we usually don't know how low, and what we do know is that 3rd parties aren't well known for realistic sales expectations.
The cheap bit helps. Releasing during a point when there aren't much else in the way of options also helps.
Sonic Racing Transformed was a late port for the WiiU's launch, but actually ended up selling well since it filled a niche that people liked for Nintendo consoles but wouldn't be filled for another year and a half.
AcademicSaucer
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wasnt Emily going to report more information about Switch this week, what happened?
WordAssassin
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You don't need to own an Apple device to know about the game? It's also coming to Android and news about it has been plastered absolutely everywhere leading to and shortly after its release.
Besides which, my statement was "Because it's a thing and you forgot/didn't realize" the slash substitutes an and or an or. So "Because it's a thing and you didn't realize" is a true statement even if you don't own an Apple device or have never even heard of Mario Run before.
It sounds good, it's already a thing, either you didn't know or you did and you forgot. I'm not attacking you or anything (and if I'm reading too into this and you're not being defensive I apologize profusely) if anything I'm zinging the game because it's already fallen off the map heh. But I agree it's a great name. I personally wish they hadn't called the mode in SMR World Tour because I think it could make for an excellent Super Mario title. I mean it sounds super fun and like it could have a wide range of levels and scope without having to try and top "Galaxy" as a subtitle.
Jon Carter
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I should add that "Mario Golf: World Tour" is a thing. They won't choose that subtitle again for a Mario game.
-Mutsukki-
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Hm? What's the connection between that Mario shirt and Super Mario Run?
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well shit
Super Mario Ran
It's a mix of those two. Some titles are slated for 2018 and haven't been announced yet, so things may change.
WordAssassin
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Oh shiiiiiiit
Totally forgot about that!
Damn now Nintendo reusing it in SMR feels super weird.
Jon Carter
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I hope we'll see gameplay from RISE: Race The Future soon as it had an NX logo in the teaser trailer before it was censored in a reupload. But the death of Fernando Velez must have been a serious blow.
Everyone else did I guess haha.
Going off of what Laura said, there's probably gonna be a Deluxe Bundle that has the pack-in game (which is rumored to be Splatoon).
Also, this is NateDrake, right?
Yes, that is me.
Just wanted to be sure, thanks for pointing that out.
OrbitalBeard
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Yes, I know all about this rumor. I'm hoping it's not true and the sole SKU includes Splatoon (or something else).
TLZ
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I mean, unless Nintendo decides to release Mario Kart 8 Switch at launch, what else are they gonna pack in with the Deluxe Bundle?
OrbitalBeard
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It'll probably be Splatoon.
But you're acting as if we know about every Switch game. We didn't know about titles like Wii Sports, Excite Truck, and Nintendo Land until those consoles' big unveils.
Didnt Racing Transformed come out at the same time for all consoles, including the Wii U? Awesome game btw, I prefer it to Mario Kart 8.
Maybe more details will be concrete next week, but a bundled game of some type is a no brainer. I imagine it will be a game that like past Nintendo console pack ins, demonstrates the functionality of the switch. Some of which I bet we don't know about. Just saying.
Huh, I guess it was.
I always assumed it was a late port since it was $40 at the WiiU's launch, but I guess that's just what the game was sold at to beginw ith.
It's possible, but I'd be surprised that such a launch game wouldn't have been leaked by now if it was the pack-in game. I do think we'll get two or three surprises on the first party front, but I'm of the impression that most of Nintendo's announcements for their games (again, sans two or three others) were already leaked.
What leaks are you referring to?
Sonic Racing Transformed is a launch title simultaneous with other systems, except in Japan I think where it came up late.
OrbitalBeard
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Precisely my point. The bundle might be Splatoon, but it could very well be something entirely new instead.
Regardless of what happens, I feel pretty safe in saying this: Zelda and Splatoon aren't the only launch titles from Nintendo. They aren't releasing this system with two Wii U ports only. We're either getting the Zelda/Splatoon + Mario, Zelda/Splatoon + something brand new, or Zelda/Splatoon + Mario + something brand new.
Agree to disagree. There's no way we know everything. Because if we do, it's a slimmer unveil lineup than Wii U's.
The various leaks from Laura Kate Dale, Emily Rogers, & Eurogamer. Emily & Laura even spilled the beans on Pikmin 4 (though it's not all that surprising).
Keep in mind, I'm mainly referring to Nintendo's Year 1 games.
Most of our leaks have either been coming from Ubisoft or parts of Nintendo that aren't as much under lock and key due to working on stuff that probably wouldn't be considered surprises anyway (re: the Splatoon and Mario Kart ports that we know about through the reveal and then the obvious Smash port). I don't see any reason to be cynical about the possibility of other surprises when considering how limited the sources for the leaks probably have been to what else would be present.
TheGreatMightyPoo
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I don't like leakers and leaks usually but if Retro's game isn't there next week, someone leak the fuck out of it.
But at the same time, the Switch version of BotW is likely gonna be out first, so the average joe isn't really gonna see it as a Wii U port like Splatoon is rumored to be. Plus, as mentioned before, while having both Zelda & Mario on Day 1 would be amazing, it'd be overkill and wouldn't leave a whole lot left for the rest of the year (especially for the summer).
OrbitalBeard
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So you think Zelda and Splatoon are the launch games from Nintendo? That's it? Really?
No wonder some of you have low expectations. Mario might not be at launch, but I'll be downright shocked if at least one more Switch-exclusive (meaning: not a Wii U port) is not out on day one.
So this is currently happening somewhere on the internet. Spoilered.
I don't buy it. The game seems like something they'd release during August or September.
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