That would only be possible for downloaded versions of the Wii U games, and you'd also then have to download the Switch enhanced versions for a discount. As you'd need Nintendo ID to recognise your purchases.
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Nintendo Switch Presentation - January 12th
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That would only be possible for downloaded versions of the Wii U games, and you'd also then have to download the Switch enhanced versions for a discount. As you'd need Nintendo ID to recognise your purchases.
WhiteWaterM00se
Member
I don't see why they would do this in any way. We purchased the games on Wii U, we enjoyed them. I don't expect a discount if they added additional content to the game. If it is a straight port with upgraded graphics then it should be a reduced price. $39.99. But if they add more cups, characters, and other content to MK8, for example weshouldn't get a discount.
You don't get a discount from buying a new iPhone every year, you also don't get a discount everytime we buy a new version of Madden and Fifa. Nintendo should not do this, unless there is absolutely no difference except refined graphics optimized for Switch, or God forbid, it is lacking features from the previous version.
There still were club Nintendo codes inside the wiiu games initially and going with the NES mini there will probably be for switch games too, so you could get eshop coins / wallet even for physical copies
blu
Wants the largest console games publisher to avoid Nintendo's platforms.
Nintendo Land 2 featuring Zelda Quest 2 and Metroid Blast 2: to the rescue.
I'd buy that + a good racer (read: Excite Truck 2 or a decent sim), and I'd be as happy as a pig in slop.
TheMoon
Member
Won't work. Can't go "well, this game released after we stopped doing codes so you're SOL! But this other one you get cheaper!"
you mean "pls wash your av"
Nah I mean.... change. It's not anth0ny, it's some creepy (im)pasta.
th3sicknness
Member
You also dont get a console losing all third party support after the first year.. Not to mention First party support slowed to a crawl with Zelda the reason people bought the system coming out when the system is dead roughly 3 years later.... The discount would be for people who remained loyal to the system in spite of its support level and to get people to migrate to a system that has people skeptical of its success.
Dont even get me started on virtual console .. people have had to buy the same NES games on every platform and system because they dont store data in the cloud.
TheMoon
Member
People remaining loyal to the platform got awesome games on a regular pace. Fewer of them only this year.
You did not have to rebuy VC games from last gen to this gen. Only time you had to rebuy was between handheld and console.
James Scott
Banned
While I originally speculated that Zelda would be at launch and Mario in the holidays it would've clashed with Skyrim and Sonic 2017 project. If the releases are inverted then that wouldn't be the case. Would be far away from Horizon too (though potentially close to some other big holiday game)
OrbitalBeard
Member
If Zelda isn't at launch, I don't think they'll hold it until the holidays. Probably a launch window game or sometime in the summer....or maaaybe early fall .
I'm trying to imagine a scenario where a retailer is still stocking Wii U games a year from now and BotW will be coming to that system as well.
SinCityAssassin
Member
If it's not a launch game, it'd be a perfect summer open world game.
DeuceGamer
Member
If it's not at launch I hope it's shortly after. Not sure I can wait another year for it.
WiiRevolution1
Member
If it somehow doesn't make it at launch, I can guarantee you it'll be the Friday before Black Friday.
I know Nintendo's patterns. So pick a God and pray for it being a launch title. >
Stone Ocean
Member
I want a Switch in March. If Zelda came out in May I wouldn't get a Switch until it was out
James Scott
Banned
Hopefully. A May/June release would be pretty sweet. Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon, 2 of Nintendo's biggest hits on Wii U, were early summer releases. Less competition and more time for them to finish/polish it.
The game looked pretty finished by last e3 with newer builds running pretty well. I wonder if they're still working on improvements for the Switch build.
Thanks for your concern, and yes that is somewhat relieving.
I'm not going to stop being a fretful, pessimistic Nintendo fan who really wants the Switch to work out thinking that it has potential to be great for a) my gaming life, b) Nintendo's future in console hardware/software, and c) Japanese console gaming in general (both consumer and developer sides) but will, I think, probably fall a good ways short of its potential. So don't worry too much about it; expect my posts to look at the glass as half empty and to not give Nintendo or Japanese third parties the benefit of the doubt as it pertains to making Switch all it could be. A good January 12th (or other distinct, positive software signs) and a solid launch year are really the only things that will get me to calm down at this point
.That said, Nintendo didn't help matters with that teaser. So off point from my warped perspective.
OrbitalBeard
Member
If it somehow doesn't make it at launch, I can guarantee you it'll be the Friday before Black Friday.
I know Nintendo's patterns. So pick a God and pray for it being a launch title. >
Nintendo can be pretty unpredictable. I bet no one ever thought Super Mario Galaxy 2 would release in May.
GodfatherX
Member
wait, why are you all talking about Zelda not being at launch? what did i miss?
WiiRevolution1
Member
True, but still if its not at launch I'd still say theres a 90% chance of November. Especially since if its not at launch it has to be that it isn't done yet and not that they are intentionally holding it back. Hope to be wrong tho. Well I hope its at launch.
Skittzo0413
Member
Only if you are a resident of panicville or jump-to-conclusionburg...
Emily Rogers said that Mario Switch is much farther along than we all think and could even be a launch game, and said she wouldn't be surprised if it is the launch game instead of Zelda, though she's heard nothing indicating that.
This is from what I remember of the past few pages, someone correct me if I'm wrong.
I'm thinking 3D Mario at launch then, and Zelda BotW in May?
November has to be Smash Bros unless they have something bigger. If Smash Bros has new characters then they can sell more Amiibo.
(This is under the assumption most major selling Wii U ports come out in the first year because I don't see why they should release them in 2018.)
Edit:
They're waiting to see if Switch bombs, if it does, they delay Zelda for another 3 years to release on the next Nintendo successor console. lol
I think it'll be the other way round.
I know Mario is supposed to be further along than we think, but Zelda has to be launch or very close to it. Releasing a Wii U version of the game in November would be just weird.
Not at all.
Mario is a bigger deal for me so if we get 3D Mario instead of Zelda at launch I wouldn't even bat an eye.
OrbitalBeard
Member
They could absolutely be holding it back. Nintendo does this all the time. Maybe Nintendo doesn't think both Mario and Zelda on day one makes sense? Regardless of whether or not I agree with that, it's an understandable position to take. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if the Wii U version of BotW is ready to go right now, but is being held for a simultaneous release.
I really don't see BotW being released next fall. That would essentially make one of Switch's big hitters for the first holiday season (and eight months after launch) a Wii U game, even if that game is Zelda.
If Zelda isn't a launch title, I think it'll be released pretty early on in the console's life to keep the momentum going.
Exactly! You have to wonder if stores will have any Wii U software on their shelves by that point.
Miis are just childish. Imagine if they'd showed Miis during that Switch reveal trailer. They would have looked so out of place and would have been a laughing stock. They need to evolve them if they are going to keep the concept around. Shit, given the audience of that trailer, XBox avatars would be more appropriate.
I'm more of a Zelda guy than a Mario guy, but Mario at launch is a decent trade-off so long as Zelda is, say, summer. It would be really weird if Zelda was Nintendo's big e3 game again though. Especially as all things going well the coverage should be dramatically less than it was last year .
Also, you'd think they'd want to cash in on last e3's Zelda hype early on in the system's life if possible.
.Also, you'd think they'd want to cash in on last e3's Zelda hype early on in the system's life if possible.
BotW, digital only.
WhiteWaterM00se
Member
Your beef is with Nintendo and Wii U system. Not with the first party games. I bought Wii U day one, I bought two as gifts for people. It is a colossal failure. Worse than Dreamcast IMO. Doesn't mean it didn't have some good games though.
If they want to cut me a deal for purchase of Switch, I'll listen. As far as I'm concerned, I think Nintendo will work out a deal with Gamestop, Bestbuy and other stores around the world and cut you a break if you trade in Wii U and games toward a Switch. That is the most fair way to do it.
Zelda BotW Wii U version to be a GameStop exclusive, pre-order only.
Edit: I could see it happening. Most retailers would likely put their Wii U hardware on clearance.
For Miis to be childish it would need them to be appealing for children. I would say that the Miis are rather banking on nostalgia now than on them being cute or funny in the eyes of children.
But Nintendo is continuously trying to make Miis hip again with the likes of Tomodachi, Miitomo and Miitopia. And they even succeed somehow, but still within Nintendo's usual audience.
I'm not sure if Miis help them reach also other audience. My personal perception is that it's rather the opposite effect, but that's just anecdotal.
OrbitalBeard
Member
Heck, I could see this happening if BotW is somehow released next fall (God help us). In Japan, the GCN version of Twilight Princess was only available online through Nintendo.
Unless there are some massive development issues with Zelda it will come out no later then May 2017, they would really kill the hype on the game if they made it sit through another E3 and have us wait another year for the game.
At that point people are gonna be hyped for other new Switch games and PS4 pro and Scorpio games
Zelda and Horizon is the two big exclusives that have the hype Nintendo does not need to lose that are we forgetting the only game we saw from Nintendo Direct at E3 was Zelda, would be terrible to be there again just to get over looked
At that point people are gonna be hyped for other new Switch games and PS4 pro and Scorpio games
Zelda and Horizon is the two big exclusives that have the hype Nintendo does not need to lose that are we forgetting the only game we saw from Nintendo Direct at E3 was Zelda, would be terrible to be there again just to get over looked
B
bomb
Unconfirmed Member
seriously, Retro has to be working on game number 2 by now right?
Graphics Horse
Member
Switch Game 2? yeah probably knocking ideas around at least.
Who knows though, could be in development hell.
I'd be more excited seeing a Platinum Games game on Switch than a game from Retro.
Retro only have Metroid Prime and Donkey Kong Country Returns as the IP that define who they are.
It's not as interesting as Rare that had Banjo Kazooie, Battletoads, Killer Instinct, Conker and Perfect Dark.
Yes, Rare worked on Nintendo IP but they had their own original IP which people still clamour for as seen when Microsoft acquired Rare.
A new original IP from Retro would be interesting to see if it can help define what they are aside from being a Nintendo Spin-off machine.
Retro only have Metroid Prime and Donkey Kong Country Returns as the IP that define who they are.
It's not as interesting as Rare that had Banjo Kazooie, Battletoads, Killer Instinct, Conker and Perfect Dark.
Yes, Rare worked on Nintendo IP but they had their own original IP which people still clamour for as seen when Microsoft acquired Rare.
A new original IP from Retro would be interesting to see if it can help define what they are aside from being a Nintendo Spin-off machine.
Yeah. I really hope the Wii U drought is not just indicative of crazy development hell at Nintendo.
Dark Cloud
Member
I don't see why this would matter. They're a great developer no matter what and show versatility even if it's an established IP. A great game is a great game. Also, they had to take Metroid and interpret it into 3D.
With Platinum you know you'll probably get another Action game. At least, with Retro you could get anything and be completely surprised. They're both great developers, but since they're Nintendos premier western studio I get way more excited for what they come up with.
I feel Retro Studios is overrated. What's their track record? 3 Metroid Prime games and 2 Donkey Kong Country Returns games plus environmental art support for Mario Kart 7.
Platinum Games track record is: Madworld, Bayonetta, Infinite Space(if that counts), Anarchy Reigns, Vanquish, Wonderful 101, Scalebound, Star Fox Zero, Metal Gear Rising Reveangence, Nier Automata and then the Activision licensed games.
Of course that sounds like an unfair comparison since Platinum Games has iirc 2.5x to 3x the number of staff compared to Retro Studios.
Dark Cloud
Member
Yeah, it's hard to compare. Retro doesn't get to make too many games.
Shikamaru Ninja
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Platinum Games heavily outsources on every game, and they work for multiple publishers. It's comparing apples to oranges.
Glass Rebel
Member
retro has made more good games than rare
so hell yeah I'm excited about what they're working on
AquaWateria
Member
At least Retro are consistent in quality......
James Scott
Banned
RETRO is very slow, though. If you have PG the same amount of time and money they'd be very consistent as well.
RETRO was founded on 1998 and has put out 5 games, 3 of which are sequels.
Platinum was founded on 2006 and has put out around 13 with only 1 direct sequel. Just because they had some licensed projects with short dev times does not make their portfolio suddenly unimpressive.
I think RETRO is the one that has more to prove after taking a whopping 3 years and 3 months to put out a 2D platformer sequel.
FloweryMarston
Member
Retro has worked on console titles only (Bar support for mario kart). They usually take 3 years for every project. I think that their output is consistent in quality and in time too. They usually release a new game the same year that EAD tokyo releases one. It's not like the 2d platform sequel was some kind of throwaway game. It's very well made and has tons of details, each stage has unique assets and music. It's a super varied title. I don't understand this talk about retro when they only released quality since they were created.
Spyder_Monkey
Banned
Retro isn't overrated WTF is going on here?