you mean that Tom Phillips guy, right?
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Calm Mind
Member
idk how people can ignore the evidence of Nintendo announcing continued support of the 3DS line beyond 2017, the New2DSXL and even Reggie Fils-Aime saying more games are being announced for it at E3 yet continue to believe rumors.
ArchedThunder
Banned
All of the new 3DS games published by Nintendo that have been announced recently are small or low budget and the 2DS XL means about as much as the GBA Micro.
Fire Emblem Warriors is small and low budget?
Calm Mind
Member
ArchedThunder
Banned
Is that game not published by Koei like Hyrule Warriors?
And I wouldn't call Musou games big budget.
A skin for a system? How is that large budget?
If you're talking about the actual game, that was announced a long time ago, not recently.
Jon Carter
Member
Yes.
"Evidence" vs. repeated statements from the reputable journalist who leaked the Switch.
In some sense .. yes
Oh okay. I guess Pokemon counts too then, since it's published by Pokemon Company and not Nintendo.
No wonder it'll be multiplatform. I wouldn't call Pokemon high budget either.
ArchedThunder
Banned
Oh okay. I guess Pokemon counts too then, since it's published by Pokemon Company and not Nintendo.
No wonder it'll be multiplatform. I wouldn't call Pokemon high budget either.
Cute.
The Pokemon Company is partially owned by Nintendo.
Pokemon is also a much bigger seller and a more important IP that can be used to push Switch than Fire Emblem and Musou combined.
Napalm_Frank
Member
I was kida interested on jumping back to pokemon when Stars releases on Switch since the last one I played was Crystal but it seems Sun+Moon has gotten some backlash from fans. I hope they can fix the biggest issues.
It's only boring if you don't understand what they say. The stream was actually pretty funny.
From what I've seen SM is popular with fans.
Sun/Moon are widely considered the best in the series.
Shareholders will grill Nintendo if Pokemon skips 3DS for no apparent reason. Stars is based on S/M - so the engine is already on 3DS. We are missing a big part of the story for them to go Switch exclusive.
Everyone who owns a Switch will get it there and everyone else on 2DS/3DS. They have enough other content to drive Switch sales for this Holiday season.
Everyone who owns a Switch will get it there and everyone else on 2DS/3DS. They have enough other content to drive Switch sales for this Holiday season.
Things could've changed, I don't think Nintendo expected Sun and Moon to be the second best selling 3DS title behind X and Y by getting to 15 million units in 5 months.
If they do not produce enough Switch units for Pokémon Stars, it would be better to go cross gen and placate 3DS owners who couldn't get a Switch for Stars launch with a 3DS version of Stars.
Oh to be clear I was referring more to "it doesn't have to be a direct" than the date. The Pokemon Company has enough of their own pull that I think they could easily reveal Pokemon Stars on their own terms if they wanted to. A direct is totally possible too though!
If it's a 3rd version, those typically sell less, but Sun/Moon is at 15.44m (and X/Y at 16.11m).
It would be unlikely for Pokemon Switch to be able to replicate that based on it's userbase by October/November of this year.
Multi-platform makes some amount of sense, but I could see Switch exclusive too.
Who knows.
Herb Alpert
Banned
Why wouldn't they pull a "switch in fall, 3DS in winter" move?
Who would that benefit?
I don't think there's a need for double dippers like with Smash Bros for 3DS/Wii U.
Herb Alpert
Banned
hardcore crowd who want to play first do it on switch (and buys it if they don't have already), more casual crowd wait to get it for 3DS. Dunno, just an idea
Hellraider
Member
I wonder if anyone would be expecting Stars to be on the Switch if it wasn't for the eurogamer rumor.
I still expect a 3DS exclusive.
I still expect a 3DS exclusive.
Resistance100
Member
Would still be a lot of wishing rather than expecting I feel
Yes, because they didn't make high res models and map animations for all those pokemon for nothing.
Nobody would be expecting Stars period if not for the Eurogamer report.
Skipping the 3DS version wouldn't make any sense
An uprez Switch version would still be welcome by many and even better accepted for not being a true graphical update being multiplatform
While the mass would easily go for the more popular version Nintendo tendon and Pokemon company you would both benefit from larger sespecially income and good stepgap word of mouth from the first HD version of the game that would also confirm how next installment will be on that new system
An uprez Switch version would still be welcome by many and even better accepted for not being a true graphical update being multiplatform
While the mass would easily go for the more popular version Nintendo tendon and Pokemon company you would both benefit from larger sespecially income and good stepgap word of mouth from the first HD version of the game that would also confirm how next installment will be on that new system
ArcaneFreeze
Member
If the rumored Pokemon game is shared between Switch and 3DS I expect them to market it the same way they did with BotW. Market only the Switch version and let people find out for themselves that the 3DS version exists.
Hmm...
Yes, they would have to put fine print that the Switch version of the game is being shown because it would look a lot better compared to a 400x240 video on an HD screen.
Then it shows that it's for 3DS and Switch.
So it can work.
In other territories, that's possible. In Japan though, I don't see it happening.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Ummmm that's a cheap port of what seems like switch game
It's pretty telling that all of heir major franchises have sequels announced in the future for the switch while most 3DS versions are out this year.
or they can pull a DQXI like Square, though
Told you it'd be Kirby week.
Nintendo eShop Sales: Week 17, 2017 (Apr 24 - Apr 30)
Nintendo 3DS
(B) 01. 3D Classics: Kirby's Adventure (Nintendo) [25.4.2012] (was on sale that week)
(+4) 02. Cube Creator DX (Arc System Works) [27.4.2017]
(-2) 03. Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Nintendo) [20.4.2017]
(-1) 04. The Battle Cats POP (Ponos) [31.5.2015]
(N) 05. Neko Atsume (Hit Point) [26.4.2017]
(B) 06. Kirby's Dream Land 2 (Nintendo, Virtual Console) [15.2.2012] (was on sale that week)
(-3) 07. Ice Station Z (Wobbly Tooth) [06.4.2017]
(-6) 08. Monster Hunter XX (Capcom) [18.3.2017]
(B) 09. Kirby's Dream Land (Nintendo, Virtual Console) [07.6.2011] (was on sale that week)
(B) 10. Kirby: Planet Robobot (Nintendo) [28.4.2016] (was on sale that week)
Wii U
(+9) 01. Kirby Super Star (Nintendo, Virtual Console) [01.5.2013] (was on sale that week)
(B) 02. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (Nintendo, Virtual Console) [19.8.2015] (was on sale that week)
(B) 03. Kirby's Adventure Wii / Kirby's Return to Dreamland (Nintendo, Wii Download) [28.1.2015] (was on sale that week)
(B) 04. Kirby and the Amazing Mirror (Nintendo, Virtual Console) [03.4.2014] (was on sale that week)
(B) 05. Kirby: Mouse Attack / Kirby: Squeak Squad (Nintendo, Virtual Console) [09.9.2015] (was on sale that week)
(B) 06. Kirby's Adventure (Nintendo, Virtual Console) [17.4.2013] (was on sale that week)
(B) 07. Kirby's Dream Land 3 (Nintendo, Virtual Console) [08.5.2013] (was on sale that week)
(-7) 08. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) [03.3.2017]
(-7) 09. Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Microsoft) [17.12.2015]
(-2) 10. Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade (Nintendo, Virtual Console) [02.9.2015]
https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/c/article/adfeac07-2bab-11e7-8f53-063b7ac45a6d.html
***
ACA NeoGeo Series: +200k downloads worldwide on Switch.
https://twitter.com/HAMSTER_Corp/status/859318019851288576
Nintendo eShop Sales: Week 17, 2017 (Apr 24 - Apr 30)
Nintendo 3DS
(B) 01. 3D Classics: Kirby's Adventure (Nintendo) [25.4.2012] (was on sale that week)
(+4) 02. Cube Creator DX (Arc System Works) [27.4.2017]
(-2) 03. Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Nintendo) [20.4.2017]
(-1) 04. The Battle Cats POP (Ponos) [31.5.2015]
(N) 05. Neko Atsume (Hit Point) [26.4.2017]
(B) 06. Kirby's Dream Land 2 (Nintendo, Virtual Console) [15.2.2012] (was on sale that week)
(-3) 07. Ice Station Z (Wobbly Tooth) [06.4.2017]
(-6) 08. Monster Hunter XX (Capcom) [18.3.2017]
(B) 09. Kirby's Dream Land (Nintendo, Virtual Console) [07.6.2011] (was on sale that week)
(B) 10. Kirby: Planet Robobot (Nintendo) [28.4.2016] (was on sale that week)
Wii U
(+9) 01. Kirby Super Star (Nintendo, Virtual Console) [01.5.2013] (was on sale that week)
(B) 02. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (Nintendo, Virtual Console) [19.8.2015] (was on sale that week)
(B) 03. Kirby's Adventure Wii / Kirby's Return to Dreamland (Nintendo, Wii Download) [28.1.2015] (was on sale that week)
(B) 04. Kirby and the Amazing Mirror (Nintendo, Virtual Console) [03.4.2014] (was on sale that week)
(B) 05. Kirby: Mouse Attack / Kirby: Squeak Squad (Nintendo, Virtual Console) [09.9.2015] (was on sale that week)
(B) 06. Kirby's Adventure (Nintendo, Virtual Console) [17.4.2013] (was on sale that week)
(B) 07. Kirby's Dream Land 3 (Nintendo, Virtual Console) [08.5.2013] (was on sale that week)
(-7) 08. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) [03.3.2017]
(-7) 09. Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Microsoft) [17.12.2015]
(-2) 10. Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade (Nintendo, Virtual Console) [02.9.2015]
https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/c/article/adfeac07-2bab-11e7-8f53-063b7ac45a6d.html
***
ACA NeoGeo Series: +200k downloads worldwide on Switch.
https://twitter.com/HAMSTER_Corp/status/859318019851288576
Considering the active user base I don't think you need big numbers to reach the top spots in that chart.
+ the first "home console" pokemon version. Which is something a lot of people have dreamed of (in the west).
It surely is. Just surprised that even on a dead platform a Kirby e-shop sale on the Wii U still manages to make an effect.
When people found new walking/running animations for each Pokemon in the code of the game, people assumed it wasn't in the base game because the 3ds couldn't handle it (the game already runs bad as is). Maybe that's their incentive to go full Switch and justify a third game: to offer functionalities that weren't possible on the 3ds.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
it's time to announce Kirby Switch, this is the series 25th anniversary after all, it deserves a new console project
I don't think it's a huge investment to port these games, so it's probably good
It is... We rarely get VC sales but from what I remember niche games could be happy to sell 10k on past VC depending when they were released.
More than solid numbers for that catalogue.
I would say so
I mean these really are old roms5sold only digitally on a brand new platform
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
I chuckled.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Yes but hardware wise the switch is the ps4 in that comparison. Which is why prefer the Vita makes little sense. Doesn't matter anyway as that analysis of the quote was clearly wrong.
And some see no meaningful difference between PS2 and the PS4, but there must be some?