Didn't even need to wait till Fall. They did that today!
Not really?
Didn't even need to wait till Fall. They did that today!
Not really?
FE to a lot of people is nowadays considered a handheld franchise, no? So their announcement of the 2018 project is right in line with your expectation for: "portable franchises finally moving to Switch".
Unless I misread!
Oh, no. I think we all already expect that to eventually happen. What I mean is, starting in Fall 2017, I expect Nintendo to aggressively push the Switch as a portable, with actual software being shown that will attract portable gamers to want to buy the system as a replacement for the 3DS moving forward, and possibly hardware SKU changes to accommodate the market. Simply saying "there will be an untitled FE game of some sort for Switch in 2018" doesn't mean anything to consumers right now.
AC is popular with females so I would probably make something targeted more at that audience, though you could argue that's limiting a strong ip.Thanks. And yes, it's still supposed to be Q1.
I think Animal Crossing is the harder one. Town building games have actually become less popular these days, because town building is now just a mechanic in other games, and I think that type of huge timer based town building game is a bit less Nintendo-esque (while also not capturing the core of Animal Crossing as well as Fire Emblem does).
I wonder if they'll effectively break down Animal Crossing into a bunch of smaller modes, like one where you run a shop, one where you build your house, one where you build a town, and then some minigame to get resources. There would of course also be town events. It's a bit harder to predict than Fire Emblem.
3DS is never going to die huh lol.
DQM 3 Professional
MHXX
FE:Echoes
Ever Oasis
DBH:UMX
Is this is finally going to be the true true final year of 3DS lol.^^
this gonna be a problem for switch
That's what I said after the Switch reveal. That for 2017 it will be a console focused device, while the 3DS will continue to get big-ish titles from third parties and Nintendo throughout the year, and at the Fall 2017 Direct they will reposition the Switch as a portable for 2018 with the announcement of portable franchises finally moving to Switch, like Monster Hunter and Pokemon.
But no, I was told that since the Switch is announced, it's unlikely Nintendo will have another Fire Emblem for 3DS!
I'm not that surprised Nintendo is going that route but I do wonder how effective a strategy it will be. It's hard to change the perception of your console that far into its life span. If the switch is already struggling sales wise by the fall will Nintendo be able to turn that round?
Do you think they'll be able to turn it around if they start selling a 200 dollar portable Switch in 2018 with Monster Hunter, Fire Emblem, Pokemon, and all the 2017 console franchise already on it? Because that's what I think will likely happen.
3) They are going to kill anything online at the end of 2017 by asking a monthly fee
I think this might be the system's most severe issue. People who play Mario Kart, Splatoon or Smash Bros. casually every now and then for free on Wii U will not pay for it on the Switch. They just won't buy the games.
Either I'm missing something genius about this or they need to Xbone those plans ASAP.
I guess the question is - for portable gamers in Japan, how important is online play anyway?
Is Splatoon, Mario Kart, and Smash Brothers going to lose all multiplayer value as portable games because of online gating? That's something to think about.
That's what I'm saying.
These models have less polygons than something like Pokemon (which would look good enough with just an uprez)
Rather than uprez, I would say they are returned to their original state
If they uprezzed Echoes (edit), there would be some backlash cause it'd be ugly. The work to make it not ugly might not be worth it.
Pokemon Stars is the kind of game that would be perfect for transition. The assets of Pokemon SM looks actually downrezzed from a HD title and wouldn't look overtly bad when ported to Switch, Nintendo would be pretty stupid if they going to make it 3DS exclusive.We should also not be surprised if it is a 3DS exclusive. We have taken this leak for a little too granted, if you ask me.
I guess the question is - for portable gamers in Japan, how important is online play anyway?
Is Splatoon, Mario Kart, and Smash Brothers going to lose all multiplayer value as portable games because of online gating? That's something to think about.
It's funny because pre-orders for Fire Emblem Echoes have already started but pre-orders for Switch won't start until January 21st.
For Splatoon at least that's a franchise that become popular off the back of it's online functionality, even if it has massive potential for local multiplayer.
Either way it's only going to hurt.
Do you think they'll be able to turn it around if they start selling a 200 dollar portable Switch in 2018 with Monster Hunter, Fire Emblem, Pokemon, and all the 2017 console franchise already on it? Because that's what I think will likely happen.
If they can actually get it down to $200 so soon that would have a huge impact. I think in Japan things will work out well. It's the west where I'm not confident.
The fact that fans are getting 2 switch games down the lines instills confidence in the potential Switch buyer.
It certainly does in me.
PS4 is gonna outsell Ps3 on Japan and maybe even Wii, what a turn around.
Is this not what they did with Wii U in January 2013 too? "Don't worry, Wii U will be getting Fire Emblem! with Shin Megami Tensei too. And Xenoblade and Yoshi and Zelda, please have faith in our platform!"
Not that I'm saying the outcome will be the same, but still.
Super Bomberman R is confirmed as £50 in the UK which makes it over ¥7,000 in Japan and D.0.A.
Super Bomberman R is confirmed as £50 in the UK which makes it over ¥7,000 in Japan and D.0.A.
Confirmed where?
Are you saying all support for PS4 will dry up as the console matures?are we not jumping on the conclusion too quickly. There were times Wii was selling at much higher pace then PS2 and then in the end it barely beat PS1.
There is still 6 million to go before PS4 can over take PS3 and thinking about beating Wii. and PS3 did quite well in the later years. We are not sure if PS4 will have same level of sales in 2018 and beyond.
So i think there is a high probability of it selling around 10 million but there is also a possibility it sell less than 10 million.
Super Bomberman R is confirmed as £50 in the UK which makes it over ¥7,000 in Japan and D.0.A.
That just means its probably 4980yen.
After the Fire Emblem direct, it is good to serve the people crow who were predicting Switch taking over 3DS this year.
This.No dock, adjusted form factor, joycon mini which is cheaper to produce and optimized for portable/tabletop only. Plays the same games. (This is just me shooting off ideas.)
After the Fire Emblem direct, it is good to serve the people crow who were predicting Switch taking over 3DS this year.
Can't wait for Chris to come tell me how there won't be anymore major 3DS releases in 2017 from Nintendo!!!!!!
Serve crow? Calm down. It's just January. lolAfter the Fire Emblem direct, it is good to serve the people crow who were predicting Switch taking over 3DS this year.
That just means its probably 4980yen.
There's three key issues I can see:
1) Third parties are going to drop Switch hard by that point
2) Because of 1 2 Switch and Just Dance they can't make a smaller Switch because they need to keep the Joycons
3) They are going to kill anything online at the end of 2017 by asking a monthly fee for the privilege of using a smartphone app for basic functionality(a lot of which you can do natively on the Wii U for free). From the sounds of it we won't even be able to add friends until then.
They've deliberately chosen to impede their chances of success.
Oh, no. However could buyers of a hypothetical mini-Switch live without those games.
WHAT THE HELL?!
I just lol'd! I still feel it's over-priced even for Japan though. Maybe that price with a Bomberman amiibo packed itNoob!
I just lol'd! I still feel it's over-priced even for Japan though. Maybe that price with a Bomberman amiibo packed it
I just lol'd! I still feel it's over-priced even for Japan though. Maybe that price with a Bomberman amiibo packed it
I suppose the Fire Emblem Gaiden remake is a project not as resource-intensive as other main titles of the series (see the smaller window compared to the one between Awakening and Fates), so they can have a nice send-off for the main series on the platform, while diverting most of their resources on the Switch game, coming out next year.
About FE Switch, I'm actually glad they've already announced it, despite no visual at all, since it sends the message that's where the series will go next.
Sincerly, not comprehending that much why Musou is also coming exclusively to New 3DS: it won't do that much, and the Switch version should still be the best selling version. I suppose this goes in line with trying to support the 3DS, even if with mostly outsourced / smaller titles.
I don't think I could be more impressed with how well made Fire Emblem Heroes is for the modern Japanese mobile market.
Bandai Namco also announced Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X for 3DS. It's out April 27th.
3DS Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission - 90.119 / 299.001 Bandai Namco 2/28/2013
3DS Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 - 70.832 / 219.993 Bandai Namco 8/7/2014
It's funny because pre-orders for Fire Emblem Echoes have already started but pre-orders for Switch won't start until Saturday 21st.
Because none of those franchises were popular to see any or many sequels at that price and I can buy Bomberman '93 and '94 for ¥617 on Wii U Virtual Console. Both with a better perspective.Bust-A-Move, Puyo Puyo and Pac-Man went for that price on 3DS. Ridge Racer 3D was 5.800 at launch. Why would you expect something different on Switch.
Do you think Puyo Puyo isn't popular? 4800 was the standard price for most 3DS games with very few going at 3800.
If you expect 3DS low bar pricing for new retail releases on Switch it isn't happening.