Serebii Posted February 11, 2017 Author Posted February 11, 2017 I tend to agree - but in the case of BOTW, people have the choice to buy the Wii U version. 1-2 Switch and the slew of Indie games isn't whats gravitating people to buy the console. I think Nintendo could do with a strong launch coming off the back of the Wii Us failings. I agree. They should have delayed the Wii U Zelda
somme Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 I agree. They should have delayed the Wii U Zelda Why? Would it have made that many people buy a Switch? It certainly wouldn't have convinced me. I'd either have waited or not bothered at all.
Falcon_BlizZACK Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 (edited) Why? Would it have made that many people buy a Switch? It certainly wouldn't have convinced me. I'd either have waited or not bothered at all. Yeah, I think another game is the solution. N64 - Pilotwings, Mario 64, (Turok, Fifa 64) GC - Luigi's Mansion, Wave Race, Rogue Squadron (Sonic Adventure 2, Fifa 02, Extreme G) Wii - TP, Red Steel, (Wii Sports, Rayman, Need for Speed) Wii U - NSMB, Nintendoland, Zombie U (Assasins Creed, Sonic Racing, Batman, Tekken Tag) Not sure if the launch quantity correlates with overall system success but there is an astounding difference in launch software options versus the Switch. (Damn we were spoiled with the GC launch, launch window and first year... ) Edited February 11, 2017 by King_V
Retro_Link Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 Anyone here heard of Gameseek? Looks like they're doing an offer soon where you can pre-order the Switch for £198.50 (in-line with them honouring their pre- price announcement pre-order price).Sweet, Thanks!
Pestneb Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 You're obviously forgetting about this bad boy. Oh no, that was my first thought. I quickly substituted the keyboard for a screen... and it just looked wrong. I guess if the dpad and c stick sat slightly over the screen it works a tiny bit better (10 seconds in mspaint but.. basic idea). Still don't think it looks good, but could be sweet for vc games.
Ike Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 Amazon are selling digital download codes for games.
Falcon_BlizZACK Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 Close and personal - apparently HD Rumble in MK8 Deluxe
liger05 Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 Amazon are selling digital download codes for games. £60. Jokers
nekunando Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 Close and personal - apparently HD Rumble in MK8 Deluxe The Neon Switch looks so good The grey versions looks much less appealing!
khilafah Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 £60. Jokers Well that's worrying as that will be the same price in the eShop. £60 for digital games lol Yeah Nintendo are living in a fantasy land where they think people are happy to pay that.
Phube Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 How can any company sell digital content for a higher price than physical content with a straight face?
Goafer Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 How can any company sell digital content for a higher price than physical content with a straight face? It's ridiculous. Sony (and possibly Microsoft) do it too* and it always makes me wonder who is actually buying the games digitally for that price. Surely no one. *Thought I'd get in there before Ronnie. Trololol etc.
Happenstance Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 As far as I know a lot of the time the digital prices are higher because publishers are still trying to keep stores happy. You have to assume its going to happen less and less until one of the companies finally go digital only but for the moment thats the reasoning I had always heard.
Pestneb Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 but since they have digital codes in stores... surely they can cut out the physical copy costs for both themselves AND stores... leaving the profit margin for stores?
Happenstance Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 Having digital codes in stores only helps the situation, doesn't really fix it. It's the used game market that's makes the stores a lot of their money which is why physical games are so important to them. I won't claim to know the ins and outs of the situation though. I'm just repeating what I've heard games journalists talk about over the years.
Ashley Posted February 12, 2017 Posted February 12, 2017 Games journalists don't know anything either
Falcon_BlizZACK Posted February 12, 2017 Posted February 12, 2017 (edited) 19 Days To Switch! Mudabitches! I think this is where a port to the Switch at launch would have helped both Capcom and Nintendo. Edited February 12, 2017 by King_V Automerged Doublepost
Cube Posted February 12, 2017 Posted February 12, 2017 In the UK, it's simply the case that digital games are sold as the full RRP, whereas game stores sell for below RRP.
liger05 Posted February 12, 2017 Posted February 12, 2017 http://gonintendo.com/stories/273813-nintendo-3rd-party-switch-reveals-soon-several-online-services On that lineup, Zelda looks terrific, but there isn’t many games for day one. Does that not concern you? Takahashi Certainly we look at it not just from the perspective of what are the games available on launch day but what we have from a lineup perspective not just from this year but into next year aswell. And speaking just about this year we have our launch games, Zelda and 1-2-Switch, and we’ve lined up so we’ve got great games launching in each season of this year. We’ll have Mario Kart shortly after launch, Arms in the Spring, the lineup continues after the holiday. This time we feel we’ve launched a system that has great games at launch in Zelda and 1-2-Switch but also a very strong lineup through the end of the year aswell. Koizumi As you know we’ve been focussed on development on first party games, but with Nintendo Switch we’ve also put a lot of energy into making third-party cooperation possible, and that includes a lot of attention paid to the development environment that we are provided to these partners as well as the middleware we create for them. Soon you will a lot more announcements from third-party partners
Falcon_BlizZACK Posted February 12, 2017 Posted February 12, 2017 (edited) I think they accidentally a word there. Im guessing they wanted us to fill in the blanks. Whats your top 10? In no particular order I want to see: 1) Luigi's Mansion 2) Pikmin 1 & 2 3) P.N.03 4) Resident Evil 0 & 1 5) Mario Sunshine 6) Ocarina of Time: Master Quest 7) MGS:Twin Snakes 8) Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicaes 9) Zelda Four Swords (online mode) 10) Metroid Prime 1&2 (Couldn't get into the 1st and havent played the 2nd) Edited February 12, 2017 by King_V Automerged Doublepost
Pestneb Posted February 12, 2017 Posted February 12, 2017 Also in that gamecube joycon mockup, surely the right joycon analogue needs to be yellow....
Serebii Posted February 12, 2017 Author Posted February 12, 2017 (edited) Oh neat, the Pro Controller comes with a USB A to USB C cable. That means we don't have to hunt for ones so we can charge the Switch from our portable chargers Im guessing they wanted us to fill in the blanks. Whats your top 10? In no particular order I want to see: 1) Luigi's Mansion 2) Pikmin 1 & 2 3) P.N.03 4) Resident Evil 0 & 1 5) Mario Sunshine 6) Ocarina of Time: Master Quest 7) MGS:Twin Snakes 8) Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicaes 9) Zelda Four Swords (online mode) 10) Metroid Prime 1&2 (Couldn't get into the 1st and havent played the 2nd) No Pokémon Channel? For shame Edited February 12, 2017 by Serebii
Falcon_BlizZACK Posted February 12, 2017 Posted February 12, 2017 Also in that gamecube joycon mockup, surely the right joycon analogue needs to be yellow.... Definitely would not be my number one concern!
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