WiiRevolution1
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I've never been screwed over by GS (Tho its been awhile since I ordered anything big) so I'll take my chances for instore preorder since I have many GS credit. Hopefully it all goes all right.
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Nintendo Switch |DT2| No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness
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blu
Wants the largest console games publisher to avoid Nintendo's platforms.
Yes I have been listening to that playlist and another one I found on spotify. Thanks for making that.
PadWarrior
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Yes told preorders will be taken.
I constantly had that in my head a few weeks ago.
Cheers. The thread moves so bloody fast that it's really hard to get an answer.
PadWarrior
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Haha the game announcements of course, i just wanna watch the presentation without knowing in advance
(Thanks for the replys, i'll try going straight to the direct link and not look at sidebars)
Hah!
Okami Haundo
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Called my local Gamestop out of curiousity. No information on pre-orders at all. They claim they won't know if they can even do pre-orders until tomorrow. Goddamn man... I might just go for an Amazon order and be done with it.
I'll still swing by in the morning and scope things out. I'm too neurotic to rely on just one retailer.
Ok, time for final predictions with explanations. Keep in mind, I've been saying some of this stuff for days/weeks now. I'm not an insider, just my observations and what I feel like Nintendo will do.
- Nintendo will focus on the launch period with some hints for the future, don't expect to see everything.
- Nintendo's focus is offline co-op fun with friends, it's absolutely vital to Nintendo that Switch appeals to kids, they hope kids will play together with their friends on Switch thanks to the included Joy-Con. You may not like this but this will be the centre point of Nintendo's messaging.
- The controllers will rumble in some kind of new and innovative way, I got this idea from LKD's leak about the Rabbits X Mario RPG leak that described how Rabbids would infiltrate one's game through the controllers, that sounds like rumble but some kind of new rumble to me. After the 4chan leak I think it makes even more sense. It talks about some kind of money safe cracking game. How about feeling the right combination of numbers with the new rumble?
- Motion controls, Just Dance has them and Link is right-handed again.
- Splatoon 2 is a sequel and not a port, Mario Kart and Smash can get away being ports but not Splatoon, which is a new franchise, has some fan base building to do and I can't imagine Nintendo being done with the gameplay of Splatoon. I expect fresh gameplay mechanics and modes. It's also the pillar of Nintendo's eSports strategy. Launch game and so is Zelda.
- Mario Odyssey launches in the Holidays, trailer and playable demo at the event. Just doesn't make much sense to launch with Zelda, Splatoon and Mario.
- The 4chan leak is real, it confirms the minigame collection and sports game I speculated about and lists playable demos at a Europen event. Nothing on that list is outlandish. I know people see SF2 on that list and think otherwise, but the series' Anniversary is coming up so it makes sense. Same for Bomberman, which I was speculating about just a few days ago. Even in its current shape that makes sense for Konami. I also know that people might feel slightly disappointed by that list but Nintendo has got a lot to prove to the market with the Switch. If it turns out to succeed in what it sets out to do, third parties will follow. And again, there will be more at the event than this 4chan list.
- Mario X Rabbids I did expect to see at launch, but not seeing it on the 4chan list makes me question that. I thought being a launch game would make perfect sense for exposure, which is Ubisoft's goal with the Rabbids here, but maybe they're afraid people will only buy Zelda and Splatoon.
- Skyrim is not a launch game, that was always an odd assumption since Zelda is a launch game.
- No idea about price, hardware, battery life and that stuff. I'm just speculating here, baseless speculation for stuff like this is pointless.
- Nintendo will focus on the launch period with some hints for the future, don't expect to see everything.
- Nintendo's focus is offline co-op fun with friends, it's absolutely vital to Nintendo that Switch appeals to kids, they hope kids will play together with their friends on Switch thanks to the included Joy-Con. You may not like this but this will be the centre point of Nintendo's messaging.
- The controllers will rumble in some kind of new and innovative way, I got this idea from LKD's leak about the Rabbits X Mario RPG leak that described how Rabbids would infiltrate one's game through the controllers, that sounds like rumble but some kind of new rumble to me. After the 4chan leak I think it makes even more sense. It talks about some kind of money safe cracking game. How about feeling the right combination of numbers with the new rumble?
- Motion controls, Just Dance has them and Link is right-handed again.
- Splatoon 2 is a sequel and not a port, Mario Kart and Smash can get away being ports but not Splatoon, which is a new franchise, has some fan base building to do and I can't imagine Nintendo being done with the gameplay of Splatoon. I expect fresh gameplay mechanics and modes. It's also the pillar of Nintendo's eSports strategy. Launch game and so is Zelda.
- Mario Odyssey launches in the Holidays, trailer and playable demo at the event. Just doesn't make much sense to launch with Zelda, Splatoon and Mario.
- The 4chan leak is real, it confirms the minigame collection and sports game I speculated about and lists playable demos at a Europen event. Nothing on that list is outlandish. I know people see SF2 on that list and think otherwise, but the series' Anniversary is coming up so it makes sense. Same for Bomberman, which I was speculating about just a few days ago. Even in its current shape that makes sense for Konami. I also know that people might feel slightly disappointed by that list but Nintendo has got a lot to prove to the market with the Switch. If it turns out to succeed in what it sets out to do, third parties will follow. And again, there will be more at the event than this 4chan list.
- Mario X Rabbids I did expect to see at launch, but not seeing it on the 4chan list makes me question that. I thought being a launch game would make perfect sense for exposure, which is Ubisoft's goal with the Rabbids here, but maybe they're afraid people will only buy Zelda and Splatoon.
- Skyrim is not a launch game, that was always an odd assumption since Zelda is a launch game.
- No idea about price, hardware, battery life and that stuff. I'm just speculating here, baseless speculation for stuff like this is pointless.
One thing I would like Nintendo to do - be crystal clear that this will be their singular focus for the coming cycle. No third pillar-ing, that this is it, the one console, handheld and home, for this cycle. (If they have been explicit about that already, any links would be handy...I've been taking it on faith that this will be the case, but confirmation from Nintendo is something I want to see)
SinCityAssassin
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Got confirmation about my spot in the preorder list, I'll trust 'em with it.
Living the Dream
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Picross 8 / Picross 3D Round 3 OR NO BUY NINTENDO!!!
While I still really doubt this guy is trustworthy or this game even exists, he did say a tiny bit more about it in the original 4chan thread.
Inferno313
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I wouldn't say there is a 0% chance of that happening. PS4 essentially does this. It keeps your physical games in your library alongside all of your digital games, displaying them in the same manner. You still have to put the disc in to play the physical games, but it's nice to see them all up there together.
EDIT: Or, do you mean that you'd be able to install the physical Switch games and play them without the game card in? That, I definitely can't see happening.
Okami Haundo
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I'd love this for Amiibo, but I just don't see it happening for physical games on Switch. This only happens on PS4 due to the need to install games before they can be played.
It's time for you to sleep
I tried to stop myself from thinking up dream scenarios all day at work...but then my mind stumbled upon the faint hope of The World Ends With You 2. That would be the biggest announcement ever for me...even though the chances of it happening at all would be essentially zero.
Wanted to say thanks because I just installed that and tried with the AGDQ stream and it works wonderfully !!
Laevateinn
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Aristotle
Well Vita does it too and it doesn't install physical games.
No, I mean a 3d representation of game boxes, discs and cartridges on the screen. Nothing more than that - I'm talking about UI only. The PS4 does nothing like this - the games are represented by shitty tiles.
NESpowerhouse
Perhaps he's wondering why someone would shoot a man before throwing him out of a plane.
The hype is getting real guys! Less than 7 hours to go. Play this for maximum effect.
With 3DS & Vita winding down, it will be the new default home for JRPGS I think, particularly those that would have went on those platforms (which is most of them these days... unless you count mobile, though I am wondering if ios/androids ports might also flourish on Switch)
Just one of the many reasons to want a Switch!
mine is in the mall and it opens at 10 so I should be good lol
Italy here too...took a day off from work tomorrow, so I'm thinking about not going to sleep :/ I will try
mrchampipi
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As a 40 years old tart, I welcome this feature with oppen arms, and think it will appeal to both kids and grown ups alike.
As an adult, the switch will alow me to bring the console with me and play with friends that don't have a console at home anymore (or at work, bars etc).
I think we'll see a lot of grown-up bringing the switch around to play Fifa, Nba or whatever popular sport games
Stairouais
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Hopefully the worked on the eShop ui, because it's horrendous.
PadWarrior
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Mine is in the mall too lol
Okami Haundo
Member
Does it really? I had a Vita at launch and sold it a few months later. I am by no means an expert in that field.
Chû Totoro
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Will start everywhere tomorrow, limited quantities here too
Will preorder at Amazon, Fnac and Micromania to secure my purchase.
GiantBreadbug
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fuckin COOL
purseowner
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Glorious.
Oooo man. Love this.
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