It was worth it for Odyssey and game is still charting fairly well. Smash is coming soon too.
I guess I'm easy to please.
I guess I'm easy to please.
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Is Switch's honeymoon period over?
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If you actually believe the bolded, then you're probably very selective about the Nintendo games that you choose to acknowledge. Just because two games belong to the same IP or franchise doesn't make them 'the same game'.
Also, I can't imagine a worse recent example than the Switch to use to support your perspective, considering that - aside from Mario Kart 8 - Nintendo's most successful Switch games are IP reinventions and new franchises. Breath of the Wild is very dissimilar to previous 3D Zelda games, and Super Mario Odyssey might as well have been Banjo Kazooie 4. Alongside them sit games like ARMS, Splatoon 2, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and Pokken Tournament DX. I might have seen your point a few years ago during the late Wii era and throughout the Wii U's life, but even then I would have suggested that you widen your perspective a bit, because Nintendo killed it (in terms of original content) on the DS and 3DS all-the-while.
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It's been over for me.
It's obviously not over for a lot of people, but I see so many posts about how great games are coming out for the thing all the time and I just do not see it? It's a bummer when nothing coming out interests you.
It feels a lot like the WiiU at this point. I'll buy the Nintendo games but it'll collect dust until the next big release.
Happy for the people that are still red hot about the Switch.
It's obviously not over for a lot of people, but I see so many posts about how great games are coming out for the thing all the time and I just do not see it? It's a bummer when nothing coming out interests you.
It feels a lot like the WiiU at this point. I'll buy the Nintendo games but it'll collect dust until the next big release.
Happy for the people that are still red hot about the Switch.
I feel that the main takeaway from this thread is that Nintendo cannot pump out great hits on a frequent basis. And they make up for it with less exciting content (Wii U ports, play-it-safe Kirby sequel).
For those bothered by that, the honeymoon period is over.
For those who aren't, it's not.
For those bothered by that, the honeymoon period is over.
For those who aren't, it's not.
Ho we are already in the "collect dust" period ? Lol
Mine is fine, second half of the year promises to be crazy. At least this meh first half year allowed me to catch up with the games I hadn't time to play last year.
Mine is fine, second half of the year promises to be crazy. At least this meh first half year allowed me to catch up with the games I hadn't time to play last year.
User Banned (1 Day): console warring
zelda was honestly overrated, change the character and name and put it on another platform and it would tank. And again it brings me back to my point of Nintendo gets treated differently because they're Nintendo. Their fans are on another level compared to Sony and Microsoft.
The games all have the same style, the online sucks, the pricing sucks. Nintendo don't even try. Grab an old one, change it up a bit and it will sell regardless. Quick another Pokemon game, Mario, look Mario is now an ant.
I don't see it doing well as the fans and casuals who want one have moved on
The games all have the same style, the online sucks, the pricing sucks. Nintendo don't even try. Grab an old one, change it up a bit and it will sell regardless. Quick another Pokemon game, Mario, look Mario is now an ant.
I don't see it doing well as the fans and casuals who want one have moved on
i will rewrite what i said in the Pokemon thread:
all in all, i see not much difference between Wii U and Switch...really NEW games are rare, now they got more ports and indies than Wii U but i don´t know, the outcome is the same as before: months of waiting till anything comes along. Zelda was originally a Wii U title and suffered from no touchscreen menus and Mario, well, it was cool but not the second coming of Mario for me
at the age of 36 i couldn´t care less about Pokemon (i was playing on the Playstation the time Pokemon came along in the 90s, therefore i was never interested in the franchise ) and Smash Bros...
gimme new stuff to play and not yesteryear´s warmed up coffee. Switch is gathering dust since Fire Emblem Warriors came out, played that for a month, stopped playing, nothing came along since then. it´s a Wii U 2 for me with the bonus of being portable. Not impressed.
in addition to that: for me there never was a honeymoon, i was very skeptical of the console from the get go..because i was one of the people who got a Wii U and those software droughts were really abysmal..
all in all, i see not much difference between Wii U and Switch...really NEW games are rare, now they got more ports and indies than Wii U but i don´t know, the outcome is the same as before: months of waiting till anything comes along. Zelda was originally a Wii U title and suffered from no touchscreen menus and Mario, well, it was cool but not the second coming of Mario for me
at the age of 36 i couldn´t care less about Pokemon (i was playing on the Playstation the time Pokemon came along in the 90s, therefore i was never interested in the franchise ) and Smash Bros...
gimme new stuff to play and not yesteryear´s warmed up coffee. Switch is gathering dust since Fire Emblem Warriors came out, played that for a month, stopped playing, nothing came along since then. it´s a Wii U 2 for me with the bonus of being portable. Not impressed.
in addition to that: for me there never was a honeymoon, i was very skeptical of the console from the get go..because i was one of the people who got a Wii U and those software droughts were really abysmal..
People 'stopped' talking about GOW because they're too busy playing it, and they just finished MHW, FighterZ and Ni No Ku Ni/Yakuza.
(I actually didn't know the amount of talking was a metric)
I got bored of mine and sold it to pick up an X. I had games like BOTW, Odyssey, Mario Kart 8 and Mario+Rabbids, but my favourite game was actually Golf Story.
The only game I would like to play in the future is Metroid Prime 4, so if Nintendo release a Switch Pro then I may consider picking one up again.
The only game I would like to play in the future is Metroid Prime 4, so if Nintendo release a Switch Pro then I may consider picking one up again.
Is this satire? If so, I like it.
Let's do it, works both ways after all:
God of War is honestly overrated, change the character and name and put it on another platform and it would tank.
And again it brings me back to my point of Sony gets treated differently because they're Sony. Their fans are on another level compared to Microsoft and Nintendo.
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I hope this makes you realize that most of what you said can be applied to any game and any console.
That said, given that you have just 2 posts in Era, my bet is that yours is an alt account.
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That God of War game doesn't deserve to be called recycling though.
I got mine late so I'm still playing through some first year releases but yeah, not much this year has released to get me super pumped. I think Celeste is the only 2018 game I've played on it, and I check the eshop all the time.
More to come this year though. Looking forward to Octopath and I'm sure E3 will have some news for 2018 releases.
More to come this year though. Looking forward to Octopath and I'm sure E3 will have some news for 2018 releases.
This is some Gamefaqs-level gradeschool ranting, and you're almost certainly someone's alt acct lmao
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Neither does BotW or Mario Odyssey, yet some people will say that.
Me? I say play whatever you like.
See I dunno, maybe because I only just bought a Switch myself this past January, but I feel like people look at the Switch's launch year with rose-tinted glasses.
Having two GOTY contenders in the form of BoTW and Odyssey was awesome, but look past that and you see a year full of remasters and older third-party ports. Not to say I don't get wanting more killer apps, I totally understand that, but the abrasiveness to Wii U titles getting ported is just weird to me.
Having two GOTY contenders in the form of BoTW and Odyssey was awesome, but look past that and you see a year full of remasters and older third-party ports. Not to say I don't get wanting more killer apps, I totally understand that, but the abrasiveness to Wii U titles getting ported is just weird to me.
Exactly. There is not nearly as much of a recycling problem as people make it out to be. I would say though that Nintendo seems to rely more heavily on last gen ports to put a bandaid over their dry periods.
I also saw this comment of yours in that other thread and each time this part caught my eye, and I am just curious as to what this means? Why couldn't you play a Pokemon game in the 90s when they first came out, even though you had a PlayStation? Millions of others did, they are not mutually exclusive events after all...
And I do fully recommend you give the series a chance regardless. It's really great and fun.
Tea I wanted to buy one but not anymore considering the lack of support from both 1st and 3rd party
This is especially weird given that not only were there so few WiiU owners, only a few of those even bought these games... I was a WiiU owner and the only games I had on the WiiU from the ports are Mario Kart and El Capitan Todd, and given how much most WiiU games sold, I am the rule and not the exception (except maybe in enthusiast forums)...
The mental gymnastics people make. So many people were fine with all the PS3 to PS4 ports that the PS4 got, despite there having been over 80 million PS3s...
Not quite sure what people were expecting? Switch had BOTW and Odyessey and is getting Pokemon, Animal Crossing, Smash.
Now if you didn't want any of those games, you should get a PS4 instead?
As for a drought - even the PS4 had a drought until Bloodborne arrived.
Now if you didn't want any of those games, you should get a PS4 instead?
As for a drought - even the PS4 had a drought until Bloodborne arrived.
Only have Zelda and Xenoblade.... I hope Atlus hurries up with Shin Megami Tensei 5
I mean it's pretty much like every other Nintendo console. But - like every time - there are people trying to convince themselves "this time it's different!".
Having said that though, I bought one because Nintendo always has a few really good exclusives, the console is region free and I like the hybrid aspect.
Currently, I only have 3 games (all physical): Zelda, Dragon Quest Builders, and the Seiken Densetsu Collection. Next I will buy Hyrule Warriors and Dark Souls. On the distant horizon is SMT5. So it's certainly not my "main" console.
Having said that though, I bought one because Nintendo always has a few really good exclusives, the console is region free and I like the hybrid aspect.
Currently, I only have 3 games (all physical): Zelda, Dragon Quest Builders, and the Seiken Densetsu Collection. Next I will buy Hyrule Warriors and Dark Souls. On the distant horizon is SMT5. So it's certainly not my "main" console.
I sold mine, it was great but I played all the big Nintendo releases on it already. Maybe I'll get a new one when Smash comes out if it's really good. Or if there's a Slim version eventually.
Not for me. I'm patiently waiting for Ys and Octopath to release. I'm sure there will be some stealth reveals at E3 just like Samus Returns from last year.
2018 seems a little droughty compared to 2017, which is hard after my PS4 has been getting rocked by bangers like SotC and GoW. Since finishing Mario Odyssey last month, I haven't really touched my Switch. However, this isn't that big a deal to me as I bought it to be a tertiary after my PC & PS4. Also every Nintendo system I've owned since the N64 has always been in the shadow of another platform due to the droughts etc. I never expected my Switch to assault me with too many games.
$90 for digital titles is joke though...
$90 for digital titles is joke though...
I'm only in it for the exclusives personally. I have Rabbids, Odyssey and Kirby. Waiting for Yoshi and Octopath. Might be missing more but I forgot what else is coming. I might buy Pokemon for the first time ever, if it plays like an old school jrpg.
Would've bought Zelda, Mario Kart, and DKTF if I didn't already have them on Wii u. Need more exclusives!
Would love Luigi's mansion on Switch.
Would've bought Zelda, Mario Kart, and DKTF if I didn't already have them on Wii u. Need more exclusives!
Would love Luigi's mansion on Switch.
I've had a blast with mine and continue to do so. Xenoblade, Odyssey, Breath of the Wild, Mania, Golf Story, Mario Kart, Splatoon, Kingdom Battle, etc, have all been amazing for me.
And tomorrow I'll be starting Tropical Freeze.
I'm certainly benefitting from rarely using my Wii U, but I think there's been plenty to play regardless.
Celeste is on my hit list, and I can't wait for Aces, Smash and Hollow Knight later in the year - not to mention DLC for some of the aforementioned games I already have.
Having said all of that, there's no doubt the start of this year has been slow... but I've still played my Switch a lot.
It's a lifestyle thing for me - I love being able to sit with my partner playing something like Mario Kart, while she watches TV. Playing a game like Odyssey in bed is a real treat too.
And at any point I can stick the Switch in its dock and play on the TV myself.
Basically, it means I can play games wherever and whenever I want while still being able to spend time with her.
She's obsessed with TV, so it's a cool way of both of us getting what we want. lol
And tomorrow I'll be starting Tropical Freeze.
I'm certainly benefitting from rarely using my Wii U, but I think there's been plenty to play regardless.
Celeste is on my hit list, and I can't wait for Aces, Smash and Hollow Knight later in the year - not to mention DLC for some of the aforementioned games I already have.
Having said all of that, there's no doubt the start of this year has been slow... but I've still played my Switch a lot.
It's a lifestyle thing for me - I love being able to sit with my partner playing something like Mario Kart, while she watches TV. Playing a game like Odyssey in bed is a real treat too.
And at any point I can stick the Switch in its dock and play on the TV myself.
Basically, it means I can play games wherever and whenever I want while still being able to spend time with her.
She's obsessed with TV, so it's a cool way of both of us getting what we want. lol
Everyone at some point has a time when they don't really have something big to play on a platform.
That's how it is. Nintendo fired out of all cylinders last year and now there is some time to play
some indies, work on your backlog or go and use one of your other systems.
And if you don't own a Wii U (which many do), then go grab Bayo and DKCTF.
Once Mario Tennis and Octopath are out I will have a lot to play.
That's how it is. Nintendo fired out of all cylinders last year and now there is some time to play
some indies, work on your backlog or go and use one of your other systems.
And if you don't own a Wii U (which many do), then go grab Bayo and DKCTF.
Once Mario Tennis and Octopath are out I will have a lot to play.
When Sony is putting out actual remasters of The Last of Us, Shadow of the Colossus and the entire PS3 Uncharted trilogy at $40-50, I think it's fair that some people are raising their eyebrows at Nintendo charging full price for 5+ year old ports. Some of which are actually being sold for more than the original price (Tropical Freeze).
I'm honestly disappointed with the switch after being hyped at the start. It is a great system, but at the moment it relies heavily on indies and Wii U ports, or ports from older games that I have already played on other systems. The upcoming Nintendo games don't appeal to me much unfortunately, except fire emblem.
I wish there was more 3rd party support for new games.
Going to the store and seeing a flood of so many random indie games reminds me of the vita, and that's not a good thing in my book :(
Zelda has shown what the system is capable of, but for the moment it is basically an indie machine unless you haven't played all the older games ports.
I wish there was more 3rd party support for new games.
Going to the store and seeing a flood of so many random indie games reminds me of the vita, and that's not a good thing in my book :(
Zelda has shown what the system is capable of, but for the moment it is basically an indie machine unless you haven't played all the older games ports.
My honeymoon period ended sometime in late December.
Once they stopped curating the eShop and all the big releases stopped coming I lost interest. Dying for some goodies and I keep getting Gut Punched when a 3DS game comes out that would had been better off on the Switch.
(And releasing Bayonetta 2 without a way of getting a physical version of Bayonetta 1 here in the states didn't help, since now I'm ignoring the re-release entirely).
Once they stopped curating the eShop and all the big releases stopped coming I lost interest. Dying for some goodies and I keep getting Gut Punched when a 3DS game comes out that would had been better off on the Switch.
(And releasing Bayonetta 2 without a way of getting a physical version of Bayonetta 1 here in the states didn't help, since now I'm ignoring the re-release entirely).
I will get Odyssey, for sure, as well as Bayonetta 2. All the other games you've mentioned are ports I've already played or games I have no interest in.
The pricing is ridiculous. For all the talk of being a "family friendly" console their pricing is not friendly at all.
It has not started yet. But 2019 could be a game changer with a revision and both Atlus and Square Enix games... and SEGA AGES is a cool bonus. I have no hope with Nintendo with what they have been doing especially to Yoshi and Kirby for years now. I did not enjoy anything from them on both the Wiiu/3ds (i consider Smash to be a Namco game).... expect Xenoblade X.
The honeymoon period (gushing about it) definitely feels to be over and I'm sure financially the system will continue to do well and do even more impressive numbers. Nintendo does need third parties though. Sony releases about the same amount of exclusives as Nintendo does but with the third parties releasing big games every month to the point it becomes overcrowded, Sony just dosent have to worry about dry spells.
An online game like fortnite or overwatch would be great for the switch to have.
An online game like fortnite or overwatch would be great for the switch to have.
It's sad that you feel this way... I'm sure if you are buying dktc you would be more happy to save 10-20$ on it than gloat about how your fav gaming company could do this and get away with it easy on a forum.
