TheGreatMightyPoo
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The lack of new game announcements for the Nintendo Switch.
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Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
Everyone has different expectations. I remember the first year of the 3DS and Wii U launches and was hoping there wouldn't be a repeat of those month long droughts.
James Scott
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It just had its fist showing of titles in January and it hasn't had its first e3
If anyone is waiting for big third parties to announce big projects, you will be waiting a while. They are all waiting to see whether the Switch is a viable platform for selling software that isn't Zelda.
Nintendo built the Switch for first party software and indie/mobile developers, don't expect big third party announcements until E3 at the earliest.
Nintendo built the Switch for first party software and indie/mobile developers, don't expect big third party announcements until E3 at the earliest.
I'm still working through Bomberman, but don't really feel overwhelmed by the Switch library. However, I do feel this way about the game landscape at large. Much has been said already about the onslaught of great 2017 games, including Switch's Zelda. It feels overwhelming to me how many I want to catch up and play just from recent months.
DrROBschiz
Member
Reggie did come out to say that we should expect a big e3
which is kind of unprecedented
which is kind of unprecedented
Switch will have a better lineup this year than both of this systems so i dont quite get your point. But yeah everyone has different expectations i guess.
TheLegendaryN
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Metroid Prime: Federation Force
OP, not hammering on you but these types of threads tend to come up regularly around this time of year each year regardless of system. We are just in the pre-E3 period where everyone is waiting to announce. Give it some time
Well, announcements don't have to come around E3. We got a Destiny announcement yesterday and will get more information this week. Got some 3DS games announced recently as well. Got a Vita game announced today, also.
Polygonal_Sprite
Member
Watch Rayman, Skyrim, Steep and FIFA along with Fire Emblem Warriors and Mario Odyssey be the full Winter Switch line up now Nintendo have seen how well it's selling with one meaningful game.
I don't expect any western AAA games out of this thing (outside of what has been already announced such as Skyrim). Western developers have stopped giving a fuck about Nintendo two generations ago, and the Switch isn't going to bring them back.
Best case scenario outside of Nintendo games, is plenty of indies and a decent amount of Japanese 3rd parties. I'd be fine with that.
tl;dr I keep my expectations to a reasonable level
Best case scenario outside of Nintendo games, is plenty of indies and a decent amount of Japanese 3rd parties. I'd be fine with that.
tl;dr I keep my expectations to a reasonable level
RichiRamjag
Member
I'm only hoping that they're doing something with VC to make it worth the wait. We shall see I guess.
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
They had time when they abandoned Wii U years ago.
Yup E3
But lets remember that we have this image for now
I remember when Vita games would get posted like this and you'd have a bunch of people delete all the titles that were ports, or just simply scream ports and add a "/thread".
I used to say that these were games on a portable/handheld and so had extra benefit. But nowadays PC to anything portable (except nintendo consoles) via streaming is pretty damn sweet.
RichiRamjag
Member
Pretty much. Expect indies, some AA possibly and Nintendo games for now.
OnionPowder
Member
I just want some fucking Virtual Console news. It took Wii U a bit over 2 months to get it's first Virtual Console release so this better be faster than that.
LegendofLex
Member
We just had a bunch of game announcements a month ago, and we're starting to have a pretty clear roadmap until E3.
April
Lego City Undercover
Puyo Puyo Tetris
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Shakedown Hawaii
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
Mr. Shifty
Graceful Explosion Machine
May
RiME
Disgaea 5 Complete
Ultra Street Fighter II
Q2 TBA
Arms
Redout
TumbleSeed
I don't think it's surprising that Nintendo, like every other big game company, hasn't announced in detail what their plans are for the second half of the year.
What might be surprising is that Switch is getting basically the same number of games that PS4 did in the same period of time.
# of games at 25 days
Switch: 28 games
PS4: 24 games
# of games scheduled for first two months
Switch: 35+ games
PS4: 28 games
DrROBschiz
Member
Japanese AAA will be there as long as it continues to sell well i imagine
JaseMath
Member
Stock is being snatched up as soon as it's available. I don't think Nintendo is feeling the pressure of having to reveal titles when the Switch is selling as good as it is. E3 will be the big coming out party so when (if) the initial hype dies down and stock is more readily available, there'll be incentive to purchase for those on the fence, especially looking forward to the holiday season.
I think we're looking at mostly Nintendo/indie until holiday 2017 at least, with a couple test games, mostly Japanese thrown in. I'm more worried about how the software outlook looks after the "second launch" at holiday.
Will Japanese developers jump on board, linger on the 3DS, go mobile, go PS4 chasing the west?
What further games does Nintendo have cooking for Switch after Mario? What are these new IP/do they exist? What's Retro doing? What's "console" FE? Is Metroid coming back?
Will Japanese developers jump on board, linger on the 3DS, go mobile, go PS4 chasing the west?
What further games does Nintendo have cooking for Switch after Mario? What are these new IP/do they exist? What's Retro doing? What's "console" FE? Is Metroid coming back?
Jawmuncher
Member
Only thing I have to say about that image everyone likes to post with all the upcoming "games".
I swear E3 better be pulling no stops. Especially after they cheesed last years with nothing but zelda pretty much.
I swear E3 better be pulling no stops. Especially after they cheesed last years with nothing but zelda pretty much.
Okami Haundo
Member
I think Switch has plenty going for it, and each week I find myself surprised with one or two surprise releases. I've put over 80 hours into various games since launch, and I still don't feel like I'm "done" with what I have.
As many others have mentioned, expecting Red Dead or Destiny 2 on Switch was always setting yourself up for failure.
Edit: As for greater third party support, lets not let the initial success of Switch erase Nintendo's history with third parties. They had great support on Wii, but really hurt their relationships with Wii-U. I'm not expecting any major third party support until at least next fall. That's also very dependent on how well Switch sells throughout this year and most importantly, the holidays.
As many others have mentioned, expecting Red Dead or Destiny 2 on Switch was always setting yourself up for failure.
Edit: As for greater third party support, lets not let the initial success of Switch erase Nintendo's history with third parties. They had great support on Wii, but really hurt their relationships with Wii-U. I'm not expecting any major third party support until at least next fall. That's also very dependent on how well Switch sells throughout this year and most importantly, the holidays.
PSFan
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Lack of Switch game announcements doesn't bother me at all. I have games to play on PS4, 3DS, PS3 and Vita. After, Zelda I have plenty to keep me busy until Mario comes out this holiday. KH 1.5 & 2.5 arrives today, so I'll have that and II.8 to play on PS4. Playing through those will last a while.
Do you honestly think this is every game that will come out for the next 2 years?
AlexFlame116
Member
Dino Crisis is never coming back. It's dead Jaw.Only thing I have to say about that image everyone likes to post with all the upcoming "games".
I swear E3 better be pulling no stops. Especially after they cheesed last years with nothing but zelda pretty much.
Just kidding I'm sure it will return.
As an iPhone exclusive
Joe Shlabotnik
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Everyone does have different expectations I guess, or I'm old, or never forgot playing a couple of NES games a year as a kid. Or all three. But a "month-long drought" sounds like an oxymoron to me. I could care less if I don't play anything for a month. I know Mario Kart, Splatoon, Mario Odyssey, maybe ARMS, hopefully Xenoblade 2, a handful of indies I'll be interested in, and maybe a surprise E3 announcement or two could all be out this year. That seems like plenty for me in less than a year. I probably won't even get to all of that.
To be fair, I'm nowhere even close to finished with Zelda yet, either. I understand people tear through these things in a week or two and want something lined up next.
There won't be many PS4/XBO titles on the switch and I am glad for that, I have a PC for 95% of those games anyway and wouldn't play them on the Switch.
I'm looking forward to Xenoblade X2, the real Fire Emblem and Mario Odyssey in the near future. With Zelda that's already 4 great games within (probably)the first year of the console and then there's also Splatoon 2, Fire Emblem Warriors and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to play if you want...
Also: Once the 3DS support dies off, all those game series will wander to the Switch, seeing how well the system does in Japan. So I am not really worried about the lineup at all.
I'm looking forward to Xenoblade X2, the real Fire Emblem and Mario Odyssey in the near future. With Zelda that's already 4 great games within (probably)the first year of the console and then there's also Splatoon 2, Fire Emblem Warriors and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to play if you want...
Also: Once the 3DS support dies off, all those game series will wander to the Switch, seeing how well the system does in Japan. So I am not really worried about the lineup at all.
What if they give their stage to nothing but Dino crisis?Only thing I have to say about that image everyone likes to post with all the upcoming "games".
I swear E3 better be pulling no stops. Especially after they cheesed last years with nothing but zelda pretty much.
SinCityAssassin
Member
I think it's barely been a month, EDarkness. Please calm down.
I found your problem, OP
I don't have any problems with the system. I got it for split controller gaming and it's delivered. I'm extremely happy with that. I also got it for I Am Setsuna, which I'm almost finished with. I would like to see something else cool coming in the nearish future that is interesting to me. Or I would like to get more information on games that I'm interested in. That list of games is good and all, but there are quite a few games on that list we know almost nothing about. It would be awesome if devs would at least talk about them...that would be enough for me personally.
I'd love to hear more about Redout, but outside of being announced we know nothing about how it's going to play out on the NS.
Darklor01
Might need to stop sniffing glue
. This.
They've shown a TON of games are in the works and Reggie stated they're in for a big E3. I would reserve judgement for that. With all they've shown already in the works and with that E3 statement, I think they've given enough reason for me to believe that stuff will be coming, and right now anything else should be taken as early adopter syndrome.
I don't think this is always true, but here, absolutely. If you bought a Switch expecting anything other than Nintendo titles, a couple indies, and tumbleweeds, you fucked up. If you don't like Zelda, I can't even imagine why you would buy a Switch right now.