tiebreaker
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Might get Setsuna if they release a physical version.
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North American Nintendo Switch Lineup
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Ragnar Blackmane
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Every time I think back to the glorious Gamecube launch line-up I feel like crying when looking at a list like that.
Haint
Member
I bought a fucking 32X, Sega CD, AND Saturn on launch and even I'm not touching this.
Gorilla Shark
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Before the event started I was worried that there would be too many launch games I wanted and not enough time/money for all of them....
Just Zelda for me now.
Just Zelda for me now.
Colonel Mustard
Banned
According to Nicalis, Redout is also at launch.
Why wait when the console is region free?
Even then if it was going to happen it would be on the VR train, not the 'turn sideways from screen and use your imagination' whatever the hell that was.
A pretty mixed bag imo.
Mario: Love it from a gameplay aspect (i.e. more acrobatics and open world exploration) but that city looks jarring as fuck. Reminds me of Sonic 06, and as a rule, NOTHING should ever remind anyone of Sonic 06.
Zelda: Looks fucking great! Doesn't seem that different graphically than the Wii-U version aside from probably frame rate improvements, but I didn't think Nintendo was going to bother extracting any additional power from the Switch for a Wii-U game.
Xenoblade 2: Looks pretty disappointing honestly. Didn't impress me in the least.
Splatoon 2: Looks fun, but also identical to the Splatoon.
Mario: Love it from a gameplay aspect (i.e. more acrobatics and open world exploration) but that city looks jarring as fuck. Reminds me of Sonic 06, and as a rule, NOTHING should ever remind anyone of Sonic 06.
Zelda: Looks fucking great! Doesn't seem that different graphically than the Wii-U version aside from probably frame rate improvements, but I didn't think Nintendo was going to bother extracting any additional power from the Switch for a Wii-U game.
Xenoblade 2: Looks pretty disappointing honestly. Didn't impress me in the least.
Splatoon 2: Looks fun, but also identical to the Splatoon.
CentralScrutinizer
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It's launching with the largest and possibly best Zelda game ever made and people are calling it abysmal... oh neogaf.
Well shit make that four games I'm getting on launch
RichiRamjag
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What?! One single-player game doesn't cut it nowadays. I don't see how anyone can look at the launch lineup and not consider it terrible overall.
At the least, mario kart and some other main franchise should have been available, day one.
I don't understand why Mario Kart 8 Deluxe isn't a launch title.
How can it not be ready? Or did Nintendo intentionally hold it back because they have nothing else to release until Splatoon 2?
Where are the smaller 3DS-like titles from Nintendo, wasn't that the whole point of the Switch, to merge the handheld and console divisions and avoid software droughts!?
I mean... Not everyone is into Zelda.
CentralScrutinizer
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I get to play zelda so I don't care. Name one system that had a game that looks this fantastic at or near launch?
well to be fair the game is also coming out on the wii u on the same day
launching*
Also, let's not put the cart before the horse on botw. Every newest Zelda gets hyped as the largest and best in the series.
blue_phazon
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...that's also available on Wii U. I'm not spending 400 CAD to play it in a higher resolution
Zen_Arcade
Banned
It's not a good line up, but anyone saying it's the worst ever is crazy. It's not even the worst launch between the last two Nintendo home consoles.
A game that will likely look every bit as good on your Wii-U, the system it was originally created for.
RichiRamjag
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It looks good, but no where near good enough to drop $300 bones plus the cost of the game on day one. Sorry. To me, it'd be nuts. Typically, you at least have third-party stuff to fall back on at least.
They screwed up on this launch. I'm not predicting an impending downfall, but this wasn't good imo.
Go back and look at what those launched with. This is far worse imo
Dr. Feel Good
Banned
Wii with Twilight Princess. Everyone thought that game was going to be the next coming of Christ, and then it turned out to suck.
One game that's not even exclusive to the console. They abandoned their current gen platform years ago and merged their product lines to focus on great support for the Switch and this is the lineup they trot out. They're going to have a miserable couple years.
illmatic22
Banned
Yeah I think the third party support from the west will be lackluster again. That really hurt the Wii U and looks to be a problem again.
RichiRamjag
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That's the saddest part.
Just left us hanging. 7 minutes were left and I realized that there was no word on smash or mario kart.
Zen_Arcade
Banned
I did. In fact, I bought one early on. Nothing of note except NSMB and a port of Sonic Racing. The rest was ports of games that were literally over a year old at that point and stuff people forgot existed before the year ended. The only new game that's a hidden gem from that launch is Nintendoland, and that still wasn't worth the asking price until they bundled a Wii controller in with it.
Wii wasn't great either. In fact, it was similar to this. A port of Zelda, Wii Sports and then a bunch of garbage. This still gets a leg up because it has Puyo Puyo Tetris and what might be a good Bomberman game, which we haven't seen in like a decade.
Thequietone
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E3.
IrishNinja
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yeah zelda's a no-brainer, i need to see bomberman's price though
if it's like they're pricing SF II, ill wait on a sale
really am surprised MK8 isn't ready, was hoping for ports of Smash, Maker etc to pepper in launch window but i guess not
OrbitalBeard
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I think Nintendo is saving a ton of announcements for E3 and a bunch of software for the holidays. I think overall the launch window is decent, but I do think they should have teased more projects that are further out.
Sammy Samusu
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I'm disgusted.
Wouldn't shock me of Nintendo threw Indies under the bus and we start seeing launch indie games announced between now and March.
chrisPjelly
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Holy shit wow that's a terribad lineup. It doesn't even have the same port kickstart that the WiiU had in its initial year. Why the fuck is Farming Simulator a notable release?!
You really think the launch window is decent? Some people are easily pleased!
I was fully expecting minimal launch titles from Nintendo, but assumed Wii U ports would be coming like every month to fill out the line up, doesnt seem to be the case.
Between launch and E3 from Nintendo we have Zelda, Mario Kart and some mini games....this is pathetic. First impressions are everything imo, if this looks awful out of the gate, it's gonna take a miracle to correct. They managed it with the 3DS, couldn't with the Wii U, can they do it now?
If you look at how theyre spacing 1st party games they seem aware support is either behind or lacking. They do have some good software coming from japan but it isn't ready so theyre spacing out their own offerings to try and convince people there wont be a draught.
Zelda - march
Mario kart: reopen your wallet - april
Splatwoon - july
Mario 2006 - November
Arms will show up may/june and i expect it will be light on content. I could see some another wii u port showing up at some point later in the year too.... *smash*
It wont be a wasteland like 3ds or n64 but its still disappointing that they've been talking with devs for two years and all they got is a cross gen game, two ports with added content and a single new Mario.
If you own a Wii U there is no reason to buy a switch during the launch window. Zelda seems to be the big draw but that experience can be had for $60 instead of $360. I'm still trying to remain optimistic about the console. Based on the info so far I'll probably wait for the switch to get some serious bundles before I consider grabbing one.
Yeah don't understand why they couldn't clean up a bunch of Wii U games for this...
OrbitalBeard
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Zelda, Bomberman, Puyo Puyo Tetris, Sonic Mania, Mario Kart, ARMS, Splatoon 2, and a few others I'm forgetting.
Yeah, to me, that's decent.
RichiRamjag
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Those games are far too spread out imo (the ones that matter). Not going to anyone I know and talking about how puyo puyo has us wanting the switch asap.
It just seems like a high cost of entry for Zelda on the 3rd. Not sure what I expected. Maybe Mario kart immediately or at least a port of 3D world.
I wouldnt call Splatoon 2 launch window (summer), but thats just me.
Plus when every other console has dozens of games a month, the Switch looks barren in comparison right now.
OrbitalBeard
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That's fair. If it's released past June, I wouldn't consider it launch window either.
I own the other consoles, so that doesn't really bother me. If E3 comes and goes without some major new announcements, then it'll bother me.
Is it me or people really really gave too much credence to the supposed leaks and rumours?
Pointless.
Pointless.
Just curious what are we considering the launch window? One month? 3 months? A year? Regardless, that list is a mixed bag. If I didn't have a Wii U already that list of games would look a lot more impressive.