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Developers Share Their Thoughts On Switch
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Lupin the Third
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Jon Carter
Member
Damn, thats ripe for a gif where Capcom is interviewed about Switch support. Kind of like that Last of Us gif about the Vita at E3 2012.
I think he means that 3DS owners, regardless of what they did, got screwed out of MHXX aka doubly screwed. There is no defense of it, and I don't know why you are trying.
Gamegeneral
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This is great to see. It's nice to know that developers feel good about the console as well.
More is "probably" on the way? You'll forgive me if I don't take this on good faith when they've made a hard pass on several low-cost opportunities to add to the library already that would have easily built goodwill and shown at least a respectable level of interest in selling games on the platform.
Disney Afternoon Collection port? Nope.
Mega Man Legacy Collection 2? Double nope.
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3? Even more nope, despite it being built on the engine that Capcom ported to Switch.
Late port announcement for Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite? SUPER NOPE, despite that release needing all the help it could get.
There were some relatively small projects and low costs associated with at least 3 of those things and Switch's future was hardly uncertain past May to anyone but the superbly daft, which is coincidentally when USFII sold well more than Capcom clearly expected it to.
So nah, no one should be making hollow excuses for them on this.
Its not like well never get MHXX. But yeah, by the time it comes out here, most MH fans will be all over World. Yes, the Switch is a hit now, but that wasnt always obvious (especially coming after the Wii U). Some obvious games like the NES games & Okami are dumb misses on Capcoms part in which I fully agree with the heat that Capcom is getting (maybe you could make an argument for MMLC2, but not the Disney collection). But considering that MHW in particular was in development for a while, it not having a Switch port immediately isnt surprising. The way I see it, Capcoms on the same boat as the likes of Activision, EA, Level-5, & (to an extent) Bamco. They have minimum support now in fear of the Switch being another dud, but I wouldnt be surprised to see them ramp up support next year onwards. They made dumb decisions this year involving the Switch, yeah, but its not like said third parties will ignore the Switch forever. My main concern is that nobodys gonna bother with the games we get when said support comes due to the animosity thats going around now (especially towards Capcom & their currently-lacking Switch support).
That's actually kinda cute lol.
Herb Alpert
Banned
Ho I guess everyone would be thrilled by a late 2018 mhxx western release
You keep talking about the Switch....
Did the 3DS cease to exist? Could have sword Metroid just charted the NPDs. You know, that console that has some fans on it for a game that's half localized, that console that is a success already? Ya... what about that one? What about those fans? Reducing this to "well they didn't know the Switch would succeed" is such a stupid, annoying coop out of an answer that I am getting tired of seeing it.
Stop trying to excuse Capcom's shit PR and actions with "but these other things too". The lack of MHXX has jack-shit to do with the Switch being an unforeseen success, it has only to do with shit practices and planning.
But ya, I am totally looking forward to playing the unannounced localization of MHXX in 2018. Because it makes 100% logical sense to localize it then. Maybe they should port it to the Amiga while they're at it.
They fucked it up. Just as they (royally) fucked up MvCI. Just as they've fucked up just about everything they'd done recently.
In terms of the 3DS, then you do have a point. Even if all hands are on deck for MHW, a good chunk of the localization work was already done for XX.
As for the "everything is a mess" comment, RE7 turned out to be pretty awesome. And SFV, despite its rocky launch, is actually pulling it together (though I'm sure we could contest SFV until the end of time).
CaviarMeths
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The reason Capcom catches so much flack is that they're historically one of the more platform-agnostic Japanese publishers, but have not made any effort whatsoever to put games that make perfect sense for the Nintendo audience on Nintendo's new system. Not hitting the platform with Disney Afternoon, Megaman, or Okami is just straight pants-on-head baffling.
The funny thing is that I figured Okami would definitely get released because it made a lot of sense and was announced well after the NS was released. Instead they decided to port over Resident Evil Revelations. Makes no sense.
It's a test game. If we pass, they might consider porting Resident Evil 4!
OrbitalBeard
Member
Nah, we'll get Operation Raccoon City.
DecoReturns
Member
Give me Resident Evil 4 as a test game. I'll actually buy that one at least
Jubenhimer
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I'm not really sure why Capcom seems to have a pathological fear of supporting the Switch. I mean, it's not like it's graphically intensive games that are too much for the Switch to handle skipping it. It's even simple shit like the Disney Afternoon collection, Mega Man Collection II (which mind you, are just NES game compilations), and I'd even argue Monster Hunter World skipping the Switch. All of them are more than capable of running on the system, and are even capable of being a success, yet Capcom doesn't seem to care. Why?
Anyway, to steer this topic back on track, The Switch is possibly the easiest Nintendo platform to develop for since the DS. So it's good to see Nintendo learn from the mess of the Wii U.
Anyway, to steer this topic back on track, The Switch is possibly the easiest Nintendo platform to develop for since the DS. So it's good to see Nintendo learn from the mess of the Wii U.
RE7 underperformed and represents a major sales decline for the franchise coming off of RE6. Nothing they've done lately has met expectations. Except USFII.
My reactions to each announcement went basically like this.
- Mega Man Legacy Collection 2: Weird that it's missing Switch, perhaps the system's success came too recently.
- Disney Afternoon Collection: Okay, this is starting to get weird.
- Monster Hunter World: This was probably in development for a while, so whatever (it was later confirmed to have been in development since 3 years ago).
- Resident Evil 7 Gold Edition: Now I'm starting to get annoyed, especially since the Switch got more RAM to support the RE Engine.
- Okami HD: What the fuck?
Definitely, I'm glad that other devs are acting on the Switch. Bethesda in particular is one that I didn't expect to act on it as quickly as they are, & I commend them for that.
chrisPjelly
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Most punk console confirmed
Is this Capcom's test?
I mean, yeah to some extent but that hasn't stopped SE, KT, and NIS from adapting pretty quickly.
I'd also add that its not just their output but their public comments stoking the fire. Namco output has been shit too, but they've already announced that Tales and Taiko Drum are coming to the platform and have assured investors more is on the way.
Considering franchise history, six months ago, which would seem like the crazier title to show up on Switch; Monster Hunter World, or DOOM?
Jubenhimer
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One is a game that Capcom specifically asked Nintendo for more RAM to support, the other is a game that has a good history on Nintendo systems and is even being developed on an old engine. Hell yeah we expect these games on the Switch. If not now, then as soon as possible.
KonradLaw
Member
Franchise history? Doom. But considering what those games are then Monster Hunter World seems far less likely candidate. What Bethesda is doing with Doom and Wolf II seems more like lucky abberation than something people should base their future expectations for entire industry on.
So six months ago, considering MH XX wasn't announced for Switch, and knowing that MH has been a Nintendo-based franchise for like the past 7 years, you still would have thought a port of DOOM of all games would have been more likely than a port of MH World?
Chie Satonaka91
Neo Member
Yeah Capcom being being so cautious on the system is weird. Even if the Switch was stillborn like the Wii U, those NES collections and Okami would have done well on it. I'm half way expecting some new announcement from them soon. They will have a shareholders meeting soon, and they will likely be asked why they don't have software announced for the system that people have been lining up for for months in lottery lines to buy.