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Bandai Namco says make your voice heard if you want Project CARS 2 on Switch
- Thread starter fluffydelusions
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Hero of Legend
Member
Oh fuck, you just reminded me of another BN fuckery with the Nintendo crowd.
Remember Digimon World: re:digitize decode for 3DS? There was a petition to get hat localized. The petition did really well and got BN's attention IIRC. Then came Cyber Sleuth on Vita, so the creator of the petition decided to add that to it. Then all of the sudden, BN localize only Cyber Sleuth and I believe credited the petition as one of the main factors in making it happen. Notice they forgot something? I sure did.
Yeah, that really pissed me off, was so hyped for decode. :'(
Toadthemushroom
Member
Even if I wanted it on Switch I don't think I'd care to beg for it - don't Namco hires analysts to read the market anyway?
Either way I'd actually welcome the game on Switch. There isn't a "serious" racing title and I'd love one to play on the go, especially as 3DS and Vita weren't swimming with riches as far as serious driving games went either (3D OutRun for life though).
I also have my fingers crossed that Codemasters will put DiRT Rally on Switch, since that's my favourite driving game in ages, and I could see myself putting dozens of hours into a Switch version while travelling.
That was plain weird since Tales of the Abyss on 3DS sold more than Namco's expectations (evidenced by physical copies being in short supply). Bamco never released the game on the eShop either, even after they did so in Japan years later.
Can't really fault them for not trying, though, they committed to - and released - major games on 3DS across most their large IP: Ridge Racer, Ace Combat, Tales, and Tekken, all within a year of the 3DS launching.
Either way I'd actually welcome the game on Switch. There isn't a "serious" racing title and I'd love one to play on the go, especially as 3DS and Vita weren't swimming with riches as far as serious driving games went either (3D OutRun for life though).
I also have my fingers crossed that Codemasters will put DiRT Rally on Switch, since that's my favourite driving game in ages, and I could see myself putting dozens of hours into a Switch version while travelling.
That was plain weird since Tales of the Abyss on 3DS sold more than Namco's expectations (evidenced by physical copies being in short supply). Bamco never released the game on the eShop either, even after they did so in Japan years later.
Can't really fault them for not trying, though, they committed to - and released - major games on 3DS across most their large IP: Ridge Racer, Ace Combat, Tales, and Tekken, all within a year of the 3DS launching.
iamaustrian
Member
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Member
How about... No? Seriously what's up with a couple of Japanese developers/publishers constantly sitting and putting out old/test products, saying they're waiting to see how that does and once it does better than they though we still need to show them that there is a market for some of their product.
You either do support the console, or you don't. I'm not the biggest fan of Bethesda, but you bet your ass I'm buying DOOM (because it's awesome) and Wolfenstein to show my support for more of these kinds of games.
Also, after the WiiU crowdfunding trick, screw em.
You either do support the console, or you don't. I'm not the biggest fan of Bethesda, but you bet your ass I'm buying DOOM (because it's awesome) and Wolfenstein to show my support for more of these kinds of games.
Also, after the WiiU crowdfunding trick, screw em.
Jonneh3003
Banned
I opened this thread thinking the very same thing. Beg for a game people helped fund but didn't receive? No way.
Bandai Namco has always been weird to me in their choices of games localized to platform choice. Sometimes I do wonder if they are even bothering to do market research like in the cases of asking fans to promote and port beg games. For something like DBZ, we've known that does well on Nintendo platforms, and has since for a very long time. Why do we need to beg for something like DBFZ?
Tales series is another weird one too with not releasing games in the west on Nintendo platforms and leaving them in Japan, only to release the director's cut versions later. Like Tales of Innocence, Tales of Hearts or Tales of Graces (admittedly Graces was full of bugs which made it miserable to play but could have been fixed in loc). Tales of Innocence R and Hearts R being crappy, and selling well below the original DS versions, yet Hearts R gets a Vita release in the west.
Do japanese people still have to play lottery/stand in line for a chance to buy a switch? It sold 5 and something million units worldwide as of July, right?
Seriously, support it or don't, i bought XV2+Season Pass and it's selling well on the eshop, this is getting ridicolous.
SeeNoWeevil
Member
Project Cars with digital controls.. what?
Toadthemushroom
Member
yes please, though please also ask for DiRT Rally.
ghostwritingduck
Member
I want as much as possible mom Switch, but I personally wont buy this one since its not my thing.
artsi
Member
I use the right analog stick to accelerate / brake in Gran Turismo and Forza. I'm sure that would work on Switch.
Aren't the trigger pressure sensitive or something?
If not, I'm sure they could still make it. I know a lot of people who still play Gran Turismo with the X button as the accelerator.
Plus they got quite far with the WiiU version of PC1 didn't they? So they must have a plan.
Kresnik258
Member
First page is literally just "port everything BUT this game to Switch".
Don't think I've ever seen anything like this lol.
That's pretty wild. I didn't such a control scheme even existed.
They're not unfortunately. However, the four main face buttons on PS2 were pressure sensitive, so maybe that's why some people (still) play it that way? I never even knew about this until I saw its implementation in MGS2.
SuperRaddy
Member
As a Switch owner, Project Cars on the switch is a bad idea... there are no analog triggers. For a sim racing game this is at least essential, not sure how they can get around that.
mocolostrocolos
Member
After Doom I think anything's possible.
Does One Piece sell well ?
artsi
Member
Yeah, I actually feel it's more accurate than analog triggers for me.
Push stick forward = accelerate, pull it back = brake.
So much this
Herb Alpert
Banned
not really, but in Japan it sold better on switch than on PS4 for what it's worth.
and watch the mysterious ambitious one piece game be on everything but switch lol
How about you reveal this "Tales of" project that we haven't heard shit about instead.
I totally forgot about that.
I totally forgot about that.
#ExciteTruckSwitchOnlineBonanza
LoSnupo
Member
Ok, this and Mario Kart are more than enough for me.
I dont beg Slightly Clowns.
andthebeatgoeson
Junior Member
I wonder if they can get EA to make Need For Speed for the switch. If they really want to know.
SeeNoWeevil
Member
That's a good point actually. Right sticks work well for this.
SteamSpy numbers are kinda low. Those this game flopped?
Maintenance
Member
lol. fool me once... The devs conducted a survey on their website back in 2014. Original link is dead, but have a look at the results below.
Which platform are you going to get Project CARS on?
Xbox One
PlayStation 4
Windows
Wii U
Steam OS
Results: 28,69 Percent for Wii U, 23,61 Percent Steam OS, 23,07 Percent Windows, 18,21 Percent PlayStation 4 and 6,42 Percent Xbox One.
Guess What.... The Wii U ver got cancelled. No point begging BN.
Which platform are you going to get Project CARS on?
Xbox One
PlayStation 4
Windows
Wii U
Steam OS
Results: 28,69 Percent for Wii U, 23,61 Percent Steam OS, 23,07 Percent Windows, 18,21 Percent PlayStation 4 and 6,42 Percent Xbox One.
Guess What.... The Wii U ver got cancelled. No point begging BN.
Yeah, it's under-performing so Bandai is asking for fans to hype up a possible port so that it draws people's attention to the game. Like free PR. We've already been asked to do the same for a Sword Art Online game. Having to do a similar thing for Dragon Ball Fighter Z too because the developer said to ask Bandai and gave us information that there were no technical limitations holding back the game from coming to Switch. Now we apparently have to make sure Xenoverse 2 sells well to see if there's a fanbase for DBFZ because the goalpost got moved.
It's a mess.
TriggerShy
Member
They're most likely referencing the context of this thread: http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1070189
The bit about "hating Nintendo fans" was a sarcastic response to a poster that was expressing disappointment about the news of cancellation of the Wii U version of Project Cars.
mavericktopgun
Member
I don't beg for something I have to pay for.