Nintendo Switch Game News and Releases.

Banjo

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Don't hold back Banjo, tell us what you really think!

Sorry I'm just sick of that article getting recycled into my chrome feeding tray! (No offense intended to the poster on here) It was the same with two years of "the WiiU is dead... The WiiU is dead.... The WiiU is.....etc etc" until eventually it was "see? I told you it was dead!"

(This bit contains mild GoT spoiler!)
Admittedly I did the same thing with my constant "they're showing

Maisie's boobs

this week!" threads for the last 7 years in the Game of Thrones forum. But I was right! Eventually!

Fysh

Starlink update will land on April 30th, apparently, and consist of 2 parts:
A) a Crimson Moon update for all platforms which is free and adds racing missions, challenges and new faction missions, and
a paid DLC which will bring three additional Star Fox pilots and related missions/content. No UK/euro pricing that I've seen so far but $12 seems to be the US price so knowing the usual videogame exchange rates it'll be about the same in Euro or sterling...

Notably Ubisoft are also releasing a PC version on the same day along with additional pilots and presumably ships & weapons. Hopefully this means that there might be further free additional content updates in future. It'd be nice given that the game's design specifically precludes earning new weapons or ships by grinding...

Corholio

Super Mario Maker 2 releases on 28 June.

Been an interesting month or so from Nintendo. Loads of announcements and dates (1st and 3rd party) that would usually have been in a Direct.

https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1121171963001606145?ref_src=twcamp%5Ecopy%7Ctwsrc%5Eandroid%7Ctwgr%5Ecopy%7Ctwcon%5E7090%7Ctwterm%5E3

Gonna trade in my switch tomorrow. Just not giving it the love it deserves.

CiDeRmAn

Virtua Racing is finally out on the Japanese eShop!
Downloading as we speak!
Woohoo!
Only a tenner as well!

CiDeRmAn

Quick game there, very nice indeed.
Obviously a port of the arcade game, so none of the extra stuff present in the Saturn and 32x ports, which is a slight disappointment.
Otherwise it's as smooth as you like and controls very well.
The offline multi-player looks interesting, seems it can cater for up to eight players on one Switch, which would be amazing!
Don't know how the draw distance or frame rate would react, however.
Also slightly jarring is just how far things have come since 92, especially in the rendering, or lack thereof, of both human figures and course backgrounds.
But, otherwise, it's seems pretty great!

Kirby

fixxxer wrote: »

If the price was right, a Switch lite would be a good addition to the market. I don't think that Nintendo will do the price right though.

Price will be the exact same as the current version.

The new version is just a hardware update to combat piracy. Thats it.

sligeach

Nintendo Switch New Models Won’t Be Announced At E3, CEO Confirms

https://wccftech.com/nintendo-switch-models-announced-e3/

That doesn't mean a new Switch model isn't coming before the end of the year. If I remember correctly, the DS Lite went from its announcement to its release in literally 5 weeks in Japan. Though it was about 4 to 5 months for the rest of the world, depending on the region.

super_furry

I'd put money on the cheaper, kid-friendly model being released to coincide with Pokémon Sword and Shield. It'll be a tougher, more robust model in line with the 2DS and will sell millions to kids and their parents.

sligeach

And there's nothing to say they couldn't announce a new Switch model BEFORE E3. Pokemon isn't just Nintendo's property, I'd say Game Freak and Creatures would like Sword and Shield to have as big a reach as possible. The Switch is at the very least €100 more expensive than previous handhelds were when Pokemon games released. The cheaper hardware was what in part allowed the series to have monstrous sales.

Corholio

Corholio wrote: »

Super Mario Maker 2 releases on 28 June.

Been an interesting month or so from Nintendo. Loads of announcements and dates (1st and 3rd party) that would usually have been in a Direct.

https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1121171963001606145?ref_src=twcamp%5Ecopy%7Ctwsrc%5Eandroid%7Ctwgr%5Ecopy%7Ctwcon%5E7090%7Ctwterm%5E3

Pre-order to get this stylus:

CiDeRmAn

sligeach wrote: »

And there's nothing to say they couldn't announce a new Switch model BEFORE E3. Pokemon isn't just Nintendo's property, I'd say Game Freak and Creatures would like Sword and Shield to have as big a reach as possible. The Switch is at the very least €100 more expensive than previous handhelds were when Pokemon games released. The cheaper hardware was what in part allowed the series to have monstrous sales.

Well, that would play straight into a possible plan for a Pokemon release, making the host hardware a more kid pocket money/Santy Claus friendly price.

While you are correct to say that Pokemon is GameFreak not Nintendo, they are inextricably linked, and some sort of co-ordinated plan wouldn't be unsurprising.

Mr E

Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers announced for Switch

A spin-off from the main game, apparently.
Looks like a Musou game, which doesn't appeal to me at all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyaRQnfQ9Dg

https://nintendoeverything.com/persona-5-scramble-the-phantom-strikers-announced-for-switch/

Xenji

Mr E wrote: »

Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers announced for Switch

A spin-off from the main game, apparently.
Looks like a Musou game, which doesn't appeal to me at all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyaRQnfQ9Dg

https://nintendoeverything.com/persona-5-scramble-the-phantom-strikers-announced-for-switch/

Koei Tecmo are behind it, definitely a Musou game.

Ace Attorney

Faacccccck

fixXxer

This is not the Persona 5 game I was hoping for! Come on Atlus, don't do it like this (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

chrislad

Ugh, even with the Zelda link, I struggled to get through this type of game. Ah well.

sligeach

Analysts say the 16.95 million figure, showing the number of units that arrived at retailers, looks small when compared with the number of units bought by consumers—a figure that is estimated by outside research firms such as Japan’s Gzbrain Inc. The difference hints Nintendo is getting ready to introduce new models, analysts said.

“The Switch’s sales were probably larger at retail stores than Nintendo’s shipment from its factories, and this suggests Nintendo is encouraging retail to reduce inventory ahead of new models,” said David Gibson, chief investment adviser at Japan-based equity research provider Astris Advisory.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/nintendos-switch-sales-miss-analysts-expectations-11556188080

Nintendo today said there are no plans to unveil new hardware at E3 in June.

What's interesting is that the Nikkei published a new article several hours after that statement was made public, repeating a "smaller Switch" is coming this summer:https://r.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO44204990V20C19A4DTC000

https://twitter.com/serkantoto/status/1121427465140752384

Plenty of people convinced a new Switch model is launching soon.

Doodah7

In fairness it is not in Nintendo’s interest to announce a ‘new’ Switch at this time, otherwise it will hit sales as people may wait for a new version. Better to just drop it when ready. It was the same for Sony with the slim version of the PS4, they adamantly denied its existence for months and then launched it!

sligeach

There's been loads of leaks recently about Nintendo that turned out to be true, so it wouldn't surprise me if this is another one. It's something a lot of us predicted and Nintendo have form in this regard.

breakfast roll

I'm looking at getting the switch. Should I wait for the rumoured new switch versions to come out later in the year, or just go ahead n purchase now?

Grassey

breakfast roll wrote: »

I'm looking at getting the switch. Should I wait for the rumoured new switch versions to come out later in the year, or just go ahead n purchase now?

Buy now regret later.

Or buy now, no regrets later.


The only commonality there is BUY NOW!

fixXxer

Buy now, trade in when the new one is announced?

Mr E

It's all rumours. They may not release another SKU this year at all. No point in waiting.

sligeach

They may be rumours at the point in time but it's definitely happening. 100%.

Mr E

Yep, no argument here. The "when" is the main question.

Banjo

I think it's fair to say that the only thing holding up the release of the new Switch is Breakfast Roll. If they continue to dither it will never get released. If they buy a Switch right now the new Switch will be announced in (entitlement to return for cosmetic reason +1) days.

fixXxer

Schrodinger's Breakfast Switch?

Fysh

breakfast roll wrote: »

I'm looking at getting the switch. Should I wait for the rumoured new switch versions to come out later in the year, or just go ahead n purchase now?

If you're happy with the price and game catalogue available now (or for imminent release), buy it. Nobody here knows more than what's being peddled by rumourmongers (many of whom use said rumours to drive traffic to their sites, making them fairly biased in selling the rumour regardless of veracity).

sligeach

I think it will obviously be cheaper, it'll remove features like probably detachable Joy-Cons, remove the dock, possibly even the AC plug(wouldn't be the first time), remove HD Rumble, etc. But I also think it might improve some features, like a better kickstand, better control sticks and buttons, add a D pad, longer battery life, maybe access to the battery, move some of the ports, like the charging port up on top so it can charge and work in tabletop mode. You know what, they might even add a cheap camera. It could be smaller to reduce costs and improve portability.