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Nihon Falcom interested in releasing games on Switch
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Trials in the Sky Legend of Heroes 1 & 2 for Switch would be perfect!
...Of course more Gurumin doesn't hurt. Actually, this would be a perfect opportunity for them to revive Faxanadu.
...Of course more Gurumin doesn't hurt. Actually, this would be a perfect opportunity for them to revive Faxanadu.
Gurumin eventually got ported to the 3DS. Though having Ys in there wouldn't hurt.
Earthbound64
Banned
Yes please.
I would love to see this happen. I prefer playing on-the-go and playing some Falcom goodness on the Switch would be amazing.
Not sure if they did, but I can why it didn't happen what with being 3DS being quite different from the games they have released. I believe it happening on the Switch is much more feasible.
Edit: Whoah, had no idea Gurumin was on the 3DS.
Not sure if they did, but I can why it didn't happen what with being 3DS being quite different from the games they have released. I believe it happening on the Switch is much more feasible.
Edit: Whoah, had no idea Gurumin was on the 3DS.
This reads almost like a re-wording of this article from 3 days ago:
http://www.usgamer.net/articles/trails-in-the-sky-nihon-falcom-switch-vita-ps4-interview
But this one claims it's a dualshocker interview?
http://www.usgamer.net/articles/trails-in-the-sky-nihon-falcom-switch-vita-ps4-interview
But this one claims it's a dualshocker interview?
You're getting Tokyo Xanadu 2 and you're gonna like it
You'll really like it, first one is pretty nice from what I hear
Kondo told USGamer the Switch was "a very Nintendo console" and said the same thing to a crowd during the Ys panel at AX.
I don't think Falcom is all that interested. I think Kondo is just trying not to be rude or disappoint people that really shouldn't have their hopes up to begin with.
(Not that their games on Switch wouldn't be cool.)
I don't think Falcom is all that interested. I think Kondo is just trying not to be rude or disappoint people that really shouldn't have their hopes up to begin with.
(Not that their games on Switch wouldn't be cool.)
Doubt it will happen, Falcom hasn't made any games for Nintendo platforms since the SNES.
He said in the USGamer interview that they're not working on any Switch games at the moment. Falcom seems pretty focused on PS4, Ys VIII and Tokyo Xanadu both got enhanced versions for it, and Trails of Cold Steel III is PS4 exclusive.
He said in the USGamer interview that they're not working on any Switch games at the moment. Falcom seems pretty focused on PS4, Ys VIII and Tokyo Xanadu both got enhanced versions for it, and Trails of Cold Steel III is PS4 exclusive.
Faxanadu and Tokyo Xanadu are NOTHING alike...apart from both being from Falcom.
Falcom's money maker is portable games though. If Sony's done with the market I don't see falcom just bowing out of making games for anything but consoles and pc.
Um he literally says they have nothing planned and are focusing on PS4 right now...isn't that kind of the opposite of saying they are interested in Switch?
1st Course
Member
That has to be the shortest interview I've ever read.
Lord of Ostia
Member
Tokyo Xanadu is quite good! I would highly recommend it.
As for Falcom games on Switch, that would be awesome. Not gonna hold my breath, but it would be cool. Maybe they'd let other companies port to the system, like they did with Mastiff and Gurumin 3D.
RoboGeorgeForeman
Banned
I'd love to see Falcom's games (especially the Ys games) on the Switch, but Kondo barely said anything there. Not going to expect anything for at least a year.
FrostuTheNinja
Member
And if they come out, I will buy them.
They are not mutually exclusive.
AquaWateria
Member
It would be smart since the Vita is dying and I doubt the PS4 would be sustainable for them.
Although PC may help.
Although PC may help.
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
Falcom's not going to develop for Switch for a long time, if ever, but they're obviously going to support licensors who want to commission/do ports to Switch. Sony's given this company a deal they can't refuse (free/cheap middleware w/consulting and documentation, complimentary Korean/Chinese localizations, etc).
Hey guys, maybe if you buy Zwei II "this summer" and tell XSEED you'd love a Switch port, it could really happen.
Right now I'm planning on compiling all these released and upcoming full interviews into a thread, highlighting unique and unusual comments. Kondo's sneaky enough to slip a juicy bit in one interview but not the next.
Hey guys, maybe if you buy Zwei II "this summer" and tell XSEED you'd love a Switch port, it could really happen.
You mean a proper sequel to Xanadu Next, which actually has a sequel hook right at the end and another character with protagonist potential (you meet her early on). I get that more people remember Faxanadu because it was an NES/Famicom cult classic, but Falcom's had plenty of chances to revisit that game and they haven't, so it's safer to assume President Kondo and his colleagues would rather continue what they built in 2005.
Falcom's president has been giving a press tour in California recently as part of his trip to Anime Expo to promote NISA's release of Ys VIII. So he's been asked many similar questions for which he has similar answers. None of the big sites have released their full interviews yet, either.
It's only an excerpt.
Right now I'm planning on compiling all these released and upcoming full interviews into a thread, highlighting unique and unusual comments. Kondo's sneaky enough to slip a juicy bit in one interview but not the next.
JB2448
Member
PC/PS4/Switch to get into a wide part of the video game consumer ecosystem would be awesome. I'd be tempted to rebuy the Trails and Ys games (again) for the benefit of portability with minimal compromise.
Falcom makes incredible and underappreciated titles. They deserve to be on every active platform so as many people as possible can give them a shot.
Falcom makes incredible and underappreciated titles. They deserve to be on every active platform so as many people as possible can give them a shot.
ReyVGM
Member
Don't you mean... Swixanadu?
Neoleo2143
Member
Yes please.
Oh, yes - please. This. My inner child has been waiting a long, long time for that. Tinker Bell is starting to annoy me. Please let them make Faxanadu 2.
OrbitalBeard
Member
I'd love to see their games come to Switch, but I won't get my hopes up.
ScientificPizza
Banned
bring every single Ys game to switch I would pay so much
AtomskEater
Member
Bathe me in your good games, NF.
Glitter and Gold
Banned
It kind of is for Falcom, whom historically has focused developing games for a single platform at a time.
and that platform has never been a Nintendo one. I think they've developed two Super Famicom games themselves (Popful Mail and Ys V) and that's it. Which is sort of why I didn't interpret the "it's a very Nintendo console" as being very kind. I definitely wouldn't have came to the conclusion this thread has from anything Kondo said at AX
Dreamwriter
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I wish they would post the questions they asked that got the reaction. It could be a very leading question, one that would make it sound like they would never ever touch the system if answered negatively.
Heres the thing about Falcom - historically they have been very happy for other developers to license their games, so those other developers port the games to the platform of choice. Falcom doesnt want to do any porting themselves at all, they just want to make original games. I doubt Nintendo would moneyhat Falcom more than Sony has been doing, and Falcom now has a good flow for making games on Sony platforms, so the primary platform isnt gonna be a Nintendo system anytime soon. But if company XYZ wanted to port a game to Switch or 3DS, they could probably easily get the license to do so.
Heres the thing about Falcom - historically they have been very happy for other developers to license their games, so those other developers port the games to the platform of choice. Falcom doesnt want to do any porting themselves at all, they just want to make original games. I doubt Nintendo would moneyhat Falcom more than Sony has been doing, and Falcom now has a good flow for making games on Sony platforms, so the primary platform isnt gonna be a Nintendo system anytime soon. But if company XYZ wanted to port a game to Switch or 3DS, they could probably easily get the license to do so.
LizardKing
Member
"If the opportunity presents itself...."
I hate this dev speak. Like what opportunity? The opportunity is there. The system is out and it's presenting itself. Put some games on it. There isn't going to be any more of an "opportunity" than that. You have to decide to make it happen. Unless they are saying they want Nintendo to pay for a port or something which would be a dumb thing to hold out for.
I hate this dev speak. Like what opportunity? The opportunity is there. The system is out and it's presenting itself. Put some games on it. There isn't going to be any more of an "opportunity" than that. You have to decide to make it happen. Unless they are saying they want Nintendo to pay for a port or something which would be a dumb thing to hold out for.
calc84maniac
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Falcom has limited manpower. They'd have to either divert resources from other projects (so there's an opportunity cost factor there), or outsource ports (which wouldn't be the first time, but they've had mixed results in the past).
Cross-posting from the Kiseki community thread.
Adding conjecture to this, I think the reason for their smooth operation is that they do make a lot of deals and generally farm out ports and remakes. Kondo isn't going to re-organize for them to make games on Switch in-house, but a publisher that wants versions there is welcome to pay for the code and do it themselves.
Adding conjecture to this, I think the reason for their smooth operation is that they do make a lot of deals and generally farm out ports and remakes. Kondo isn't going to re-organize for them to make games on Switch in-house, but a publisher that wants versions there is welcome to pay for the code and do it themselves.
LizardKing
Member
How is that an opportunity presenting itself? Are you saying they are going to wait until their teams are not doing anything so there's no opportunity cost? Because I doubt that will ever happen. Point is the opportunity is there as much as it will ever be. If they want to do it, they have to make it happen.
Glitter and Gold
Banned
Which is happening a lot this year actually. XSeed, NISA and Aksys are all doing PC ports of their modern flagship games this year. So I guess it could happen for switch.
If I'm being honest though, I don't really see it happening. I think PS4/PC kinda hits most of the target audience for these games.
you've kind of answered your own question here.
"When the opportunity presents itself" is the standard response to these sort of questions. It's just bad business to rule anything out publicly, even if you know it will probably never happen or have no active interest in making it happen
Agreed. I think it's too easy to think "obviously Vita fans will convert to Switch." It discounts a ton of variables for both Falcom and the audience themselves.
Cow Mengde
Banned
I respect Falcom a lot as a developer. They make some really excellent Action RPGs. Well, not the walking sim Ys games, but the action packed ones were cool. They are challenging and charming. Something I have yet to see in Western ARPG developers pull off.
calc84maniac
Member
Well, in the case of outsourcing ports, an "opportunity" can refer to an interested developer/publisher. That's the sort of thing that would have to "present itself", I suppose.
FallenGrace
Member
That was my impression reading between the lines assuming the article is accurate. Feels like a polite response but there seems like little enthusiasm.
There very obviously isn't, I think. He made the "extremely Nintendo console" comment not just in interviews, but in front of an entire panel audience at AX. This isn't something they're playing coy on.
Didn't another company port Gurumin to the 3DS though?
I know they're a small company and all, but if there was any chance they could bring their games to Switch, i'd welcome them with open arms. It'll be interesting to see how they weigh the opportunity cost between regions though, especially with Kondo mentioning the importance of the overseas markets as something they couldn't really ignore anymore in some of his interviews. PS4 is just a good place for them, with added PC versions in the west.
CharminUltra
Member
Yas give me all the games
*thatwasthejoke.img*
I think the last time Falcom internally developed a game for a Nintendo platform was on the SNES. They apparently even once said that they want to expand the Trails franchise to 3DS and other platforms, but nothing ever came out of that either.
Switch would be a great home for Falcom's games, especially with Falcom abandoning Vita, but I doubt we'll see it happen. They just don't seem to be interested, no matter how successful non-Sony platforms are. They are open to outside developers porting their games though (they might even require their localizing partners to comission the development of a PC port for their western releases), so at best we might see something in that direction if companies like NISA really want to see Falcom's games on Switch. I don't know if Sony actually allows Phyre Engine to be ported to other consoles, though.
Switch would be a great home for Falcom's games, especially with Falcom abandoning Vita, but I doubt we'll see it happen. They just don't seem to be interested, no matter how successful non-Sony platforms are. They are open to outside developers porting their games though (they might even require their localizing partners to comission the development of a PC port for their western releases), so at best we might see something in that direction if companies like NISA really want to see Falcom's games on Switch. I don't know if Sony actually allows Phyre Engine to be ported to other consoles, though.