We could be looking at the best first year for a system since the PlayStation 2 launched.
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Rumor: Xenoblade Chronicles X coming to Switch within first 6 months
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We could be looking at the best first year for a system since the PlayStation 2 launched.
Are you not aware of the context of the N3DS or you're being obtuse on purpose to give value to your point? :/
I think XC on N3DS is the only exclusive retail game...Of course A SINGLE GAME, being a Wii port, on a new iteration of a late-in-life console, didn't attract millions of gamers. I did buy one for XC in fact, but I assume I'm in a minority.
Some Nobody
Junior Member
This is most likely true, but still depressing. I love X, but it needs some changes. The RNG for many of the quests, and the affinity system need to be eliminated. Plus additional content would give many of us who either beat the game or got close a reason to come back.
KML. No, no one wanted to buy a "new" 3DS when they already had one. That thing was a bust from day one.
it's funny that the line up looks this good yet I get the feeling some people would be less salty if some of the ports were omitted. less is more, I guess lol.
the androgyne
Member
I'm not trolling, I'm just becoming more and more agitated with every new port rumour. I have these games or skipped them already. Even the new games are depressing me, Mario looks like Mario, Zelda i can play on Wii U, surely no one at all gives a shit about Rabbids anything. Only the Wave Race trademark has me interested in the thing at all.
bizzarewars
Banned
I'll play XCX again.
Honestly, it might be in my top ten games of all time.
Honestly, it might be in my top ten games of all time.
Linkstrikesback
Member
...I thought X supported the pro controller?
Same. No shame here. I loved XCX.
bizzarewars
Banned
I'm pretty sure it did, but you still needed the gamepad to use the map and fast travel.
Yeah it does, but can't fast travel anywhere or see where to plant the satellites (Don't remember the name) without the gamepad...which are both very essential.
Colonel Mustard
Banned
A Rabbids/Mario SRPG sounds so bizarre that yeah, it interests me.
Mass_Pincup
Banned
The game was announced 2 years ago, It's highly likely that the release schedule of the episode was agreed upon at that time.
the androgyne
Member
Actually i bought mine for the stable 3D, better design and ergonomics, marginal improvement to MH4U and of course, SNES coloured buttons
You've literally seen 6 seconds of Mario. Not to mention to say "Mario looks like Mario" is absolutely nonsensical, unless you just hate 3D Mario period.
the androgyne
Member
Yeah. There's all this talk about whether its 64, galaxy or 3d world again ... I just don't care. I can those games again if i want right now, it may as well be a level pack for one of them from what we've seen so far.
the androgyne
Member
No, i have enjoyed all the 3D (and 2D) Mario to date, that is my problem!
It does but not exclusively, you still are required to use the gamepad for various reasons. Still need to switch over now and again for some lame reasons now and again making it pointless to even bother with the Pro Controller overall.
I think it's safe to assume that, like the other rumored Wii U ports coming to Switch, XCX will not just be a straight port of the Wii U version. The Switch should be able to run the game better than the Wii U did. Maybe there will be less pop in? Maybe higher resolution/frame rate? Bottom line, I think there will be enough improvements for people who played the game on Wii U to feel comfortable about double-dipping.
::sees 5 seconds of a new game::
::concludes that it's essentially a level pack for older games::
this is logical
/s if that wasn't blatant enough
can you really blame them though? they'd be leaving boatloads of money on the table keeping these games on wii u
look at it this way, first year for any console is always fairly lackluster. not to mention the lineup isn't announced, sure we're at least getting the new retro game by the holidays
GameCenterXDS
Member
Sounds terrible to me. Would have loved to have been a fly on the wall and seen the meeting where that was the crossover decided on.
What happened to Fire emblem X shin megami tensai? The way fire emblem awakening was exploring time travel then in shin megami 4 they were living in medivel times then went to post apoclypse Tokyo. There was so much potential there for those two series to have told a really epic story and we could have had a lot of great characters return. Instead we got a much smaller project with mostly made up new characters and very little fire emblem.
Then you really have to think why have they continuously failed with Mario and Sonic. Just put them in a really good action/platform game it's so obvious! Have EAD and Sonic team all star developers all work on it.
Really could think of another hundred crossovers better then Mario X rabbid. It's such a waste of time and could maybe even hurt the Mario brand a little.
Same here. The form factor just works for me, man. In theory, anyway-- still wanna get my hands on it first.
Jawbreaker
Member
They should port everything they can from the Wii U. I'd love a Bayonetta 2 port at 60 FPS.
I thought much the same about #FE where I thought it looked awful when they unveiled its pop singer theme, and that ended up being quite good, so I'm happy to wait and see on Mario/Rabbids.
I actually really liked one of the Rabbids games- Rabbids go Home. On the Wii it was an amusing collect-em-up with a trolley that was at least refreshingly silly compared to the grimdark themes elsewhere at the time, and the DS version was more of a side scrolling puzzle game. Not brilliant and very weird, but I look at it as a parent now and think my daughter would love it. The Rabbids level of knockabout anarchic humour is aimed at children (much like the Minions etc), there's nothing wrong with that.
Bayo 2 is at 60 fps. Not all the time, but close enough.
the androgyne
Member
I didn't conclude anything, i said from what we've seen so far! The most exciting thing we've heard is the rumour of a "tether" mechanic for coop. That's new (if you haven't played Knuckles Chaotix maybe). The video though is only showing Mario gameplay derivative / near identical from the past.
it's actually not close enough most of the time
bayo 1 maybe but not bayo 2
well then be patient good sir. january 12 is not too far off.
That's how I remember my experience with Bayo 2 as well.
I would love for once to play Bayo game that doesn't drop frames.
I see your point but why should we cobsider reliable just the disappointing rumors if they share the same common sources?
SinCityAssassin
Member
When I hear Switch port, I mainly think of something like Skies of Arcadia Legends. And think that's just fine.
the androgyne
Member
This was the conversation. I never said anything about it being a launch game, just that Pokemon is confirmed.
I wanted to discuss what kind of Pokemon game it is. You alluded to it being a generic spinoff.
There's a million Pokemon brand games. That was the point. The quote could have meant anything. Pokemon Company isn't Game Freak.
Wow, you're dramatic.
If it turns out anything remotely similar to TMS #FE then I will be beyond hype. That game was excellent, and had just the right balance between FE elements, and SMT elements.
Just be patient and wait for announcements, before you drown yourself in worry...
It must happen
SinCityAssassin
Member
Clearly not patient enough.I'm a Nintendo fan... Been patient since about 1997 i think! So it's wearing thin
I'm glad I bought my used Wii U from Nintendo last year. I've gotten a lot of use out of it as a Netflix machine, I've played some great exclusives, and I've got to play a bunch of classics that I've never played before.
The news of the Switch's library being mostly ports isn't really a pox on the Wii U for me. It's more of a pox on the Switch. I have no reason to buy the machine for another 3-4 years, basically the same scenario of the Wii U (I waited 3 years for to buy it, and now have a plethora of games to play on it).
It's kind of annoying that the switch is getting Xenoblade X though as I would love to play the game without ever having to use the gamepad. The forced implementation of the gamepad on games that "support the pro controller" is asinine.
I'm not usually the one to be too harsh on ports but it's like "let's guarantee the Switch has games through the whole year guys! Any ideas?" "How about we port all of the Wii U games ever released?! And you know those planned DLCs? Let's just cancel them on the Wii U and release them on the Switch!"
I mean. As a Wii U owner I feel cheated.
I mean. As a Wii U owner I feel cheated.