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the ENTIRE libraries of the Wii U and 3DS should be ported to the Switch

Mezati99

Mezati99

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there, i said it

every single title from kid icarus to the the OoT remake, and everything from Xenoblade x to..uh xenoblade X

this is a golden opportunity to close all gaps between the switch releases, port the shit out of everything, and i'll gladly buy them ALL

gimme one reason for this to not happen
 
KiNolin

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Oct 28, 2017
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get an old console if you want those old games, they aren't gone all of a sudden. 3DS isn't even niche like WiiU and the games are easily available unlike something like Seiken Densetsu 3. new games for a new platform or gtfo. it's been way too much old shit for switch already.
 
Weebos

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It would cost way too much and not make nearly enough back. Both systems are dual screen systems, you can't just magically put them on a one screen platform without effort.
 
fourfourfun

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Mezati99 said:
gimme one reason for this to not happen
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Hello Nintendo, I would love to release a game for your platform, but you have flooded the release schedule with ports thereby reducing the market I can sell in to at any one point in time.

See also: just put all games on Online service in one fat bunch rather than dropping them in gradually.
 
Nemesis_

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I feel like OoT and MM could be put together in a double pack, but the assets would need touching up. But yeah, maybe not worth it, but OoT is so culturally significant I'm sure it'd be worth it if Nintendo put the effort into it.
 
fourfourfun

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SparkleMotion said:
Production costs.
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This too. You need a gap in-between titles for:

Marketing journey.
Recoup costs without introducing competition for your title yourself.
Not interfere with the fresh IP release calendar.

Obviously, if you view things through the basic consumer "just give me everything all at once and it is pro-consumer" lens, it sounds like a good idea. It is fundamentally flawed once you start to look at it through all the other angles that are involved.
 
Rosebud

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Just buy a 3DS, you can also use it to play DS gems.

The best Wii U games are already ported or will be soon.
 
daninthemix

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Mezati99 said:
there, i said it

every single title from kid icarus to the the OoT remake, and everything from Xenoblade x to..uh xenoblade X

this is a golden opportunity to close all gaps between the switch releases, port the shit out of everything, and i'll gladly buy them ALL

gimme one reason for this to not happen
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Why stop with those two? I want Switch ports for every video game ever released since 1977.
 
hussien-11

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I always find it strange when fans try to tell companies what they "should" do.
Believe me, they know what they "should" do.
 
JangleLuke

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What a novel and totally not absolutely ludicrous idea.

Also people would complain about "wasted resources" and "they look like PSOne games".
(not that I'm entertaining the idea at all)
 
Kthulhu

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As much as I'd like them too I think games that are really dependent on two screens would be difficult to port.
 
rochellepaws

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You realise the 3DS is dual screen hardware with a different kind of touch screen? You can't just dump those games on a single screen device with a capacitive screen. Even the DS attempt with TWEWY on Switch was dreadful with a significantly worse control scheme bordering on unplayable along with compromises due to the lack of a second screen.

The bridge to dual screen games will likely never happen, the 3DS is the final destination for most of those games so best pick one up now while they're still being produced.
 
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Jaded Alyx

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At the fastest speed that would be reasonable to expect, yes.
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I'd agree if the thread was about Nintendo's titles for the Wii U, but it's not. It's about the ENTIRE library of both the Wii U and 3DS. Third parties haven't been doing this. Nintendo hasn't been doing this for their 3DS games.
 
P-MAC

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Rosebud said:
3DS games? There are about 3 on Switch
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It's pretty clear they are prioritising Wii U ones first, and logically so. Doing both at a good pace at the same time is literally impossible and stupid to attempt unless they outsourced most of it.

With a huge chunk of the Wii U exclusives done already, and only a few left, it goes without saying that you can expect more 3DS ones to come soon.

For a console that literally only came out 2 years ago and has had a lot of new games too, that's an unbelievable pace for backwards ports.
 
P-MAC

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Jaded Alyx said:
I'd agree if the thread was about Nintendo's titles for the Wii U, but it's not. It's about the ENTIRE library of both the Wii U and 3DS. Third parties haven't been doing this. Nintendo hasn't been doing this for their 3DS games.
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Fair point. Nintendo couldn't realistically do any more then the are already doing, that was my point, but several third parties are slacking, I'd agree with that.
 
Rosebud

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P-MAC said:
It's pretty clear they are prioritising Wii U ones first, and logically so. Doing both at a good pace at the same time is literally impossible and stupid to attempt unless they outsourced most of it.

With a huge chunk of the Wii U exclusives done already, and only a few left, it goes without saying that you can expect more 3DS ones to come soon.

For a console that literally only came out 2 years ago and has had a lot of new games too, that's an unbelievable pace for backwards ports.
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I can't see how most 3DS games would work, TWEWY was a mess (and bombed).

They would need to work a lot more on these games than on Wii U titles, and it's just not worth imo.
 
Zoantharia

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Kid Icarus, 3D World and Xenoblade X are the only ones I think are really worth bringing over. After that would rather have the resources spent on new projects
 
Benzychenz

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They can't just flood the market with 100 games. They have to develop them, market them, space out their releases logically etc.

Not to mention, who is going to buy ports of Chibi Robo Zip Lash and Hey! Pikmin on Switch?
 
sredgrin

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3DS is a bit of a stretch given the form factor difference. They'd need decent reworks in a lot of cases or be awkward and odd. And also, a lot of them will look ugly as butts.

That being said, if it was a game that didn't heavily use the dual screens, then sure.
 
P-MAC

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Rosebud said:
I can't see how most 3DS games would work, TWEWY was a mess (and bombed).

They would need to work a lot more on these games than on Wii U titles, and it's just not worth imo.
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A lot probably aren't worth doing or would be better off just doing a sequel for sure.

There's still a fair amount that would be worthwhile though, and I'd say we'll see the majority of them
 
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