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[LordOfLore]

IGN link.

BioWare has stated that it currently does not expect to port the new entry in the Mass Effect series to Nintendo's latest console, the Switch.

"We’re not planning on it," Mass Effect Andromeda Producer, Michael Gamble explained to Stevivor. However, he did make clear that consumer demand could change that stance:
"If the Switch launches and everyone’s just yammering for Mass Effect, who knows. [sic] We never want to close doors like that.”

Does anyone remember how well Wii U!ME3 did?

Edit: God, I hate IGN's all caps headlines.

 

[Wireframe]

Ugh so many caps

 

[Grim Patron]

OK THANKS FOR LETTING US KNOW

 

[BY2K]

NO FUCKING SHIT

 

[Broken Joystick]

Not really a surprise but good to know their stance anyway

 

[Mediking]

Missed opportunity with Amiibo and Amiibo costumes.

Was gonna buy it for PS4 and Switch but dang.

 

[chadskin]

SAD!

 

[GhostTrick]

Better launch it when Audromeda 3 ships... and release the whole trilogy elsewhere for the price of one.

But I suspect this is most likely performance related.

 

[GlamFM]

Well..... of course?

 

[Calm Mind]

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

We knew this a hundred years ago.

 

[klier]

Didn't expect anything else really.

Nintendo doesn't need Mass Effect.

 

[Oregano]

I thought we already knew this?

Are we going to get a multi-page thread every time a game isn't coming to Switch?

 

[DieH@rd]

Expect only 7th gen ports and ports of games that were built from ground up to not tax 8th gen too much.

 

[FreedomFighter]

ME3 did horribly on Wii U and deservedly so. Release made no sense.

 

[StrongBlackVine]

I'm shocked....

 

[Nibel]

Switch missing out on an upcoming BioWare classic smh

 

[Alpha_eX]

Who is buying a Nintendo Switch and hoping to play Mass Effect on it? Come on.

 

[maquiladora]

Did anyone seriously expect this given the reported specs lol

 

[Luigiv]

ME3 did horribly on Wii U and deservedly so. Release made no sense.

ME3 Wii U was truly a study case into the perfect self sabotage.

 

[Get_craycray]

OT: meh, I'm not surprised.

 

[- J - D -]

I'd prefer an all original Mass Effect title on Switch than a heavily pared down Andromeda.

 

[z0m3le]

Better launch it when Audromeda 3 ships... and release the whole trilogy elsewhere for the price of one.

But I suspect this is most likely performance related.

Hard to say, Intel GPUs will probably run the game on PC and they have lower performance.

 

[LordOfLore]

ME3 Wii U was truly a study case into the perfect self sabotage.

Did it even have something "new" like the Arkham City port?

 

[JoeM86]

But we'll get Mass Effect Trilogy at the same time the other devices get Andromeda, for a higher price, right?

That's the strategy they used on Wii U

 

[Jawbreaker]

No surprise there.

 

[LordKano]

We know this since weeks.

Now, how much time will we have to wait until the "DOOMED" posts...

 

[Kolx]

I'd suspect this is going to be just one of many titles passing on the Switch due to mainly or at least partly the specs.

 

[zeromcd73]

Extremely disappointing.

Nintendo should be paying a lot of money and trying as hard as they can to get these big western third party games on Switch.

 

[Nanashrew]

I AM SHOCKED BY THESE NOT SO SUDDEN TURN OF EVENTS

 

[Richie]

This isn't a slight against OP but rather against IGN UK: Why is this being passed as news? I recall reading that same exact comment around mid December at least.

Yes, the source on the article itself has a December 19 date. So IGN randomly decided to grab something that had already been reported elsewhere weeks ago and treat it as new without actually updating the info at all?

 

[Patryn]

Better launch it when Audromeda 3 ships... and release the whole trilogy elsewhere for the price of one.

But I suspect this is most likely performance related.

I know this is a joke, but I feel obligated to once again remind people that Andromeda is not a trilogy.

Bioware is done making Mass Effect trilogies. Now it's just going to be connected games a la Dragon Age.

 

[GlamFM]

Extremely disappointing.

Nintendo should be paying a lot of money and trying as hard as they can to get these big western third party games on Switch.

There are technical limitations to be considered. It´s not about the money.

 

[Opus Angelorum]

Unfortunately I expect a lot of threads similar to this in the next few months.

 

[Machina]

I'd suspect this is going to be just one of many titles passing on the Switch due to mainly or at least partly the specs.

With the advent of the Scorpio and PS4 Pro, that is gonna be more true than you think

 

[eFKac]

Heh, thought that's gonna be the EA game for Switch, coincides with the launch nicely.

So I guess it's gonna be FIFA from EA then.

Also hoping this will cool down those dreams about third party games on Switch.

 

[z0m3le]

It's certainly a stupid idea to miss a new market with so much buzz in the same month that you are launching your product because Millions of your potential customers are spending 100s of dollars on a new platform and games for that platform. In the end Mass Effect 4 will do well, but this is a loss of sales, I wouldn't be happy on the decision if I held EA Stock.

 

[texhnolyze]

I thought we already knew this?

Are we going to get a multi-page thread every time a game isn't coming to Switch?

After that list of third party devs supporting Switch, yes we will.

 

[SonnyBoy]

I'm surprised that people are still surprised by news such as this.

 

[Vuze]

Absolutely shocking

 

[Floody]

Extremely disappointing.

Nintendo should be paying a lot of money and trying as hard as they can to get these big western third party games on Switch.

That'll just leave them with shitty, expensive ports. Bioware aren't going to go out of their way when there's far more money to be made elsewhere. They should try as hard as they possibly can to get stuff like Persona 5 though and games of a similar size.

 

[GhostTrick]

Hard to say, Intel GPUs will probably run the game on PC and they have lower performance.

Depends which ones. Desktop ones might be faster than Switch. Also, in what conditions. Game is likely running at 720p on Xbox One. If not lower. So for Switch... well.

 

[Glass Rebel]

 

[BGBW]

Even if there was plans, wouldn't they still say there are no plans considering all announcements seem to be on hold until the Switch event?

 

[Cyborg]

Switch the guns? NO! Not this time. Not ever!

 

[SprachBrooks]

Will this even run on the Switch though? Or will it have to be heavily pared down?

 

[- J - D -]

It's kind of a shame, really. A collaboration seems like it'd be in order. Like an N7 Edition Switch, because it's the 7th Nintendo console.

 

[lmimmfn]

It's certainly a stupid idea to miss a new market with so much buzz in the same month that you are launching your product because Millions of your potential customers are spending 100s of dollars on a new platform and games for that platform. In the end Mass Effect 4 will do well, but this is a loss of sales, I wouldn't be happy on the decision if I held EA Stock.

I don't think shareholders will be upset, I doubt anyone is buying any Nintendo platform for 3rd party titles.

 

[BY2K]

The face.
The animation.
The way she disarms the guy, who clearly wasn't holding his gun very well for it to be this easy.

Everything about this is janky as hell.

 

[Patryn]

Extremely disappointing.

Nintendo should be paying a lot of money and trying as hard as they can to get these big western third party games on Switch.

Disappointing? Given the technical limitations of the system, this is a good thing.

Inquisition was demonstrably crippled to get it to work on last gen systems. I'd really rather that Bioware doesn't cripple a game again to get it working on less powerful hardware.