I have a feeling that's what will most likely happen. They'll release Animal Crossing Mobile first and then Switch version later and they'll tie into each other somehow. Maybe you can make assets for your home/characters in the mobile game to put into the Switch version?
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Nintendo Switch |DT2| No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness
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I have a feeling that's what will most likely happen. They'll release Animal Crossing Mobile first and then Switch version later and they'll tie into each other somehow. Maybe you can make assets for your home/characters in the mobile game to put into the Switch version?
James Scott
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There's 4 player multi on two devices too
Guardian Monkey
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Peoples expectations are starting to get a little crazy. Seems like before every Nintendo announcement there is a ton of crazy speculation Then people are disappointed. Keep your expectations in check as a piece of advice.
If we get Zelda at launch and Mario at launch or near after I'll be happy. Everything else is a bonus in my opinion but I have no expectation of anything else.
If we get Zelda at launch and Mario at launch or near after I'll be happy. Everything else is a bonus in my opinion but I have no expectation of anything else.
I'll continue to try to "force" the discution
Multiplayer on the go seems to be the biggest feature of the console. Outside of 2 player on the same screen, it does appear that two consoles can be used to play 2v2 versus, using a simple ad-hoc connection.
I'm intringued by the splatoon part, where 4 friends play localy against an online team.
Wonder if nintendo will add some sort of envolved "street pass" features to the whole experience.
Anyways, once more, I fully expect the oficial presentation to be heavily focused on the "real life" social aspect of the switch, and am willing to bet my hat that most of the big reveals will be based on that.
Nintendo's focus on local multiplayer is easily my biggest annoyance with the company. If the Switch is heavily based around local multiplayer it could potentially ruin the whole damn thing for me.
I really don't expect that, though. It'll be a nice bonus feature, not the main event.
They've got to be able to look at the fact that
a) Online multiplayer games are thriving, and
b) They made an online shooter and it was their biggest new IP in a decade
and realise that that is the past, present and future of multiplayer. If, in a post-Splatoon world, they're still trying to sell us on local multiplayer as the main event then they'll deserve to go bust for sheer pigheadedness.
Local multiplayer ruined Super Mario 3D World's level design and I'm still not over it
Okami Haundo
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Man... Animal Crossing on mobile could be absolutely top-notch. So many aspects of that game could be split into mobile-friendly mini-games. I'm thinking we'd have the option to transfer some money/resources/furniture to the full game from the mobile version. Designing outfits and maybe decorating your house on the go could be pretty cool as well.
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
You think thats all theres gonna be even though Wii U is dead and all its projects got moved to Switch?
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
TheGreatMightyPoo
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BooooooooOOOOOOrrrrrrrrRRRRRiiiiiiiiiiinnnnngg
TyMiles2012
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Pretty much my expectations too. I already have a PS4 and PC, so if there's no similar third party support, I'll be fine. I would prefer to have everything on the Switch though and keep my PS4 and PC for exclusives, so that would be a HUGE bonus if we got those games.
You could be playing Splatoon or (dare I dream) Fifa now. That's what is different. Not only handheld games. The real deal.
I can't be far from the truth saying a majority of console/PC gamers spend most of their time, with addiction, on a few selection of games they love. Splatoon, Fifa, Overwatch, Rocket League, etc. We would play these even more, if they were available for us at other times of the day, when we're not home.
I would not rush to play Fifa on Vita (no matter how much I liked it) with friends. But the same FIFA we play online, in the same room at work? We talk about that perspective.
I'll continue to try to "force" the discution
Multiplayer on the go seems to be the biggest feature of the console. Outside of 2 player on the same screen, it does appear that two consoles can be used to play 2v2 versus, using a simple ad-hoc connection.
I'm intringued by the splatoon part, where 4 friends play localy against an online team.
Wonder if nintendo will add some sort of envolved "street pass" features to the whole experience.
Anyways, once more, I fully expect the oficial presentation to be heavily focused on the "real life" social aspect of the switch, and am willing to bet my hat that most of the big reveals will be based on that.
Multiplayer being like this is exactly why Pokémon can now be on a home console. Though I do question things. At official competitions, it connects via IR in order to not get hit by signal interference. I wonder how they will get around that
I'd love it if it had StreetPass features in the console, but I honestly am not expecting it
Man, I'm from Croatia, if I don't get Switch in March (via either amazon.uk/ita or local stores) and Nintendo doesn't re-stock until May-June... figurative pixelated heads will roll (aka I'll be stuck playing Super Mario Run longer than expected, already got 80% of the coins and that giant wedding cake for Peach).
Captain Rage Quit 69
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Y'all hating on local multi when a big problem I've been having this gen is having games to play when friends are over that aren't just taking turns mass murdering people on watch dogs or what the fuck ever.
Sometimes I just wanna sit down, bust out the controllers and have a good time with friends. Local and online play can coexist, and I commend Nintendo for continuing to support local play.
Sometimes I just wanna sit down, bust out the controllers and have a good time with friends. Local and online play can coexist, and I commend Nintendo for continuing to support local play.
Guardian Monkey
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I'm sure they'll be a surprise or two but don't expect there whole catalog to be immediately available at launch or anytime this year. Also they take a while with their games. So maybe they'll have something out later this holiday announced but may hold off who knows. I'm just saying don't expected on of crazy stuff that we don't already know about for the launch window.
Yoshi
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Since Nintendo is treating Switch not exclusively as a handheld and BotW is the main team's work, I guess it is possible. Especially as they always tout the similarity to Zelda 1.
Ftfy.
They better have a lot to show for Switch with the Wii U having been a walking corpse for the past year or so!
majorscud
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My Gamestop refuses to say anything about preorders other than offering to take your phone number to call you when they are available.
GameplayWhore
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I feel like we said something similar four and a half years ago.
I'm much more optimistic this time
Local multiplayer require friends* online multiplayer is much more convenient, you can drop out whenever you like, switch to another game etc, you don't depend on the other person.
*Not included
castaction
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I'll continue to try to "force" the discution
Multiplayer on the go seems to be the biggest feature of the console. Outside of 2 player on the same screen, it does appear that two consoles can be used to play 2v2 versus, using a simple ad-hoc connection.
I'm intringued by the splatoon part, where 4 friends play localy against an online team.
Wonder if nintendo will add some sort of envolved "street pass" features to the whole experience.
Anyways, once more, I fully expect the oficial presentation to be heavily focused on the "real life" social aspect of the switch, and am willing to bet my hat that most of the big reveals will be based on that.
i was talking of the multiplayer aspect of the switch this morning with a friend it could be cool doing a lan of splatoon or smash etc , man tomorow gonna be hard i have the money to buy the switch but i always wait 1 to 2 year before buying a new console , i must resist lol
ErrorMacro
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Random thought: you know, it is really amazing how far Splatoon has come as a new franchise. The franchise isn't even 2 years old (counting by release date), and it already got a spot in the first reveal of Nintendo's new console, as one of the first party highlights alongside Zelda and Mario.
The later years of the Wii were bad. But I feel way more burned by the Wii U tbh.
Xdrive05
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100%.
My "good ol' days" of local multiplayer are N64 Goldeneye, Mario Kart, etc. Online is a great and important thing, sure, but there's something special about being there with your friends.
And for the first time local multiplayer will now mean local to you and your friends, not being restricted to your livingroom. I think this is a potential sleeper feature.
My expectations aren't crazy!!
What if the Nintendo Switch isn't really a hybrid console, but us. And gaming is what is made out of our hearts. So we're paying Nintendo $300 so we can imagine playing with such a console?
Velocity:Design:Comfort
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I absolutely love it, the aesthetic, the game play, and how it symbols the modernization of online for Nintendo. But I lost the disc after playing 10 matches and 1/3 of the campaign after getting it really late to the party in 2016. I was pretty livid at first but now that we basically know Splatoon 1.5 is a Switch launch title I'm not so mad.
Guardian Monkey
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Absolutely. The fact that a lot of people are sleeping on it amazes me. Nintendo's done a 180 from where they were with the Wiiu. Just like the original Wii this is aiming for an inclusive environment with multiple people.
Same here. This time, it's potentially replacing not one but two Nintendo systems, so hopefully they have a lot more in the pipeline.
I think it's likely longer than that. We don't know yet, though. Sorry man.
Spirit Icana
Member
YES!
I want a GX remake or a sequel (either one) with eight person online multiplayer (32 would get too nuts I think), leader boards, observer mode, tournament functionality, customizable characters, and an even more fleshed out story mode. There's so much they could do with the series.
LOL Walmart
DOA
Guardian Monkey
Member
LOL Walmart
Maybe that's a bundle? Don't be surprised to see a lot of these things bundled up tomorrownight/tomorrow morning
frankie_baby
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Convinient for some maybe but not even a fraction as fun for most
I really like how you put this. That makes it sound so cool in a way I didn't even think of from the video.
Okami Haundo
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I can't imagine they'd offer a traditional-seeming game that requires you to use split joycons and nothing else. I guess we'll see, but I just can't imagine it being the primary and/or only option aside from games like Just Dance.
I still don't think we'll see a "deluxe" SKU, but I wouldn't doubt that we'll get retailer exclusive bundles. Nintendo seems to love doing that lately.
LOL Walmart
Quick someone make a thread so everyone on GAF freaks out.
Outrun
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Tom Nook
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That could be it. Forcing you to buy a game you probably don't like.
LOL Walmart
Three hundred and ninety nine US dollars.
Diablohead
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$150 worth of screen protectors, pouches and console skins.
Guardian Monkey
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Maybe I missed something but does anybody know what the actual game price points are going to be? Is it definitely $60 for the mainstream games?
jts
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Ah, it's fine. Actually the more the merrier, if I think it through. I will still be able to enjoy 45 minutes of Switch goodness at home and will be able to keep watching on the bus. Just those 15 minutes between home and the bus are compromised
Thanks!
frankie_baby
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No one knows yet, I'd imagine there'll be more variability in pricing
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