Topic: Nintendo Switch --OT--

I get that EA is popular, but yeah, even if they release their games on the system, I won't buy them. I just don't care about modern EA or its games.

Learning we wouldn't get A Hat in Time was VASTLY more disappointing.

@YummyHappyPills eh, who knows. Let's wait and see. But I'm not fussed about traditional franchises making their way onto the Switch. Personally, that is. I appreciate it that might not be best for the console in general. But ah well.

I get that big, demanding AAA games mostly won't migrate over, and that's fine, but I absolutely want to see stuff that otherwise would run, like remakes, ports of older games, etc. There's no reason, for example, that Capcom shouldn't release almost all of the older RE titles on Switch. They'd absolutely run on the system, and sales data suggests that Switch versions of the Revelations games sold pretty well.

Although, yes, exclusive third party games are also important.

As it stands my most anticipated game is Octopath Traveler - granted that's because there isn't much else on the horizon. Hopefully some cool announcements in 30 mins though.

Metroid Prime 4. Doubt that will be this year tho. As for third party stuff, I wouldn't really know as I've hardly touched my Switch since I finished Zelda.

That sounds a bit wrong now that I've read it again! 😝

Ahaha, they just announced the Crash Bandicoot N'Sane Trilogy for the Switch. Alongside Undertale, South Park: The Fractured But Whole, and a whole bunch of other games.

So presumably Smash Bros is coming to Switch also since nearly every other Wii U game is

@adf86 Yep. Smash for Switch is happening. Captain Toad as well.

Crash on Nintendo is just weird! Glad they dated Octopath. Arms demo is cool, I want to try it. Mario Tennis is a given for me, love arcade tennis games. Not a fan of Smash really..

@KratosMD Xenoblade X will be ported to 3DS first

Nah, I think it's just Smash Wii U for Switch, because let's be honest, with all the Wii U ports, that shouldn't be a surprise.

Ports, ports and more ports. What a disappointment, Nintendo will get in trouble again if it continues that way. What about new ips, too much to ask?

This is getting ridiculously out of hand. For the love of it how many more Wii U ports??
They are trying to cover the draught with ports of games that we played or are not that good anyway.
I would prefer Xenoblade X, Tokyo Mirage or Fatal Frame from those recycled games.

@kyleforrester87 I am eager to give XC2 another chance. They patched a new game plus with new characters so I was thinking to farm some Cores and retry.

I'm inclined to think it's an updated port of Smash 4, but who knows? It was revealed and is releasing this year, which is unlike the big marketing cycles of new Smash games.

Hopefully Rex and/or Pyra are included in this new Smash.

@KratosMD I dunno. It was clearly a CGI trailer. Maybe Link gets a new skin.

I don't think Sakurai has a say on what happens with the franchise, he doesn't even work for Nintendo anymore. If Nintendo wants a port, they make a port.

Does it matter much if it's an update or a new version? Not really familiar with Smash but to be honest they all look the same to me. What's the problem with it being the Wii U version with a bunch of new characters and stages?

@kyleforrester87 Each game plays differently. If it's a port, it'll be 95% the same content I own on the Wii U. Which is fine, but that means a true Smash 5 won't happen until their next console. I guess I'll keep playing Smash Wii U in that case. I'm paying €60 for a game, I prefer it to be a new game instead of something I already own.

Fair enough, it's not a franchise that does anything for me so I can't comment too much.

Looks like they are sticking with the name Octopath Traveler though good!

@KratosMD This is Nintendo, they'll find a way to charge you double for this

@YummyHappyPills they copyrighted Pokken Deluxe as 2017 game too.

@Hapuc New character means new game in Nintendo's words. So the copyright date doesn't mean anything. Splatoon 2 even says 2018, no mention of 2017, the year it came out.