Nintendo aren't actually doing that though. Their GBA library is almost entirely ignored on Switch.Too many people still expect GBA in this time where a lot of publishers and studios learned how to either remake or release remaster collections and sell them.
This isn't 2014 on the Wii U anymore.
With that said, bring on DK94. It's a fucking classic.
Nintendo aren't actually doing that though. Their GBA library is almost entirely ignored on Switch.
Wait, what?GBA/N64 have 4 player to deal with for online support (and next to nothing to reissue on the N64 front besides around 25 games) while GB/GBC only has 2P games
If we get Pokemon games I imagine they'd space them out a bit.If we get both generation of Pokémon with online trading and transfer 🙌
Yeah, remakes and emulated releases are fairly separate concerns. Having Metroid 2 on 3DS VC certainly didn't stop Nintendo from remaking the game on the very same platform.Nor are they even physically able to do it. I just doubt very much having older games available on VC is having much of any effect on remakes.
The Gameboy Colo is a treasure trove of great games, what are you talking about?I get that this comes first before N64 and GBA but man, these games aren't anything great.
At least I'll finally finish SML1/2 and Wario Land.
Are you talking about GBA? Cuz they haven't skipped that... yet.
I don't think 4P multiplayer for N64 games would be hard to implement using the existing framework. However, the 2P multiplayer for GB and GBC would require a totally new implementation, because that's multiplayer on separate systems, not multiple controllers on a single system like the NES and SNES. And that's my biggest reason for continuing to doubt this rumor -- if it's happening, then either they'll have to forgo multiplayer entirely, or come up with a way of emulating the link cable (with tolerance for Internet connections which will take longer -- and variable -- amounts of time to exchange data that Game Boy games weren't programmed to handle).GBA/N64 have 4 player to deal with for online support (and next to nothing to reissue on the N64 front besides around 25 games) while GB/GBC only has 2P games, so this was always the likely pick in my eyes.
However, the 2P multiplayer for GB and GBC would require a totally new implementation, because that's multiplayer on separate systems, not multiple controllers on a single system like the NES and SNES.
It's insane to me that we never got it. Pokémon was THE zeitgeist and cards were all the rage.The sequel is better. I mentioned it a bit upthread, but localizing that would be amazing.
Keep in mind Xbox Live and PSN both give you free current gen games every month.
We're gonna hit 5 years in with no way to play N64 games on this device
This service is atrocious
Xbox Live and PSN are also three times the price of NSO, so those current gen games aren't exactly "free."Keep in mind Xbox Live and PSN both give you free current gen games every month.
We're gonna hit 5 years in with no way to play N64 games on this device
This service is atrocious
Yeah, remakes and emulated releases are fairly separate concerns. Having Metroid 2 on 3DS VC certainly didn't stop Nintendo from remaking the game on the very same platform.
PSN games expire. If you miss the monthly PSN rotation you're shit out of luck.Keep in mind Xbox Live and PSN both give you free current gen games every month.
We're gonna hit 5 years in with no way to play N64 games on this device
This service is atrocious
IIRC that required editing the games themselves to hook up with the emulator's connectivity features, rather than being a generic system any game with link cable support could use, though I could be wrong about that. Of course they already often edit emulated games on VC/NSO, but anything like that makes it less attractive than something you can plug and play with any new game you decide to release.They already made a solution for that on 3DS, where you can battle and trade Pokémon through the internet with the GB games. I don't think the emulator is the same, but I'm sure they could replicate that solution on the Switch.
Jesus, finally
Golden sun here i come
EDIT: wait no gba fuck my life
That solution probably isn't very generalizable, but the Switch's additional power should allow running multiple instances of the emulator at once, which should allow a more general solution that works similarly to the online play for NES and SNES.They already made a solution for that on 3DS, where you can battle and trade Pokémon through the internet with the GB games. I don't think the emulator is the same, but I'm sure they could replicate that solution on the Switch.
There were 3 different N64 games that got released on both Wii and Wii U despite getting remade on 3DS, and one of those released pretty close, too.Metroid 2 released 6 years before Samus returns. If they had had any plans for a new remake at that point, they would have skipped releasing it. Same way that things like mario and Luigi: Bowser's inside story never made it to the Wii U Virtual console, because by the time they were doing the DS games, they were in the process of a full remake on the 3DS and quietly shelved it from release there. Same for twilight princess Wii version never being made available as a download on the Wii U
This shit irritates me, how are they going to focus on Game Boy & Game Boy Color and not GBA. Shit like this is why Capcom needs to hurry up with the Battle Network Collection.
They would have released Metroid II on VC the same day as Samus Returns if the timing had worked out that way. This is another fan-made rule/pattern that Nintendo doesn't actually follow if you take the time to look. Something like Twilight Princess not being downloadable on Wii U isn't the same at all, since TPHD is literally the same game.Metroid 2 released 6 years before Samus returns. If they had had any plans for a new remake at that point, they would have skipped releasing it. Same way that things like mario and Luigi: Bowser's inside story never made it to the Wii U Virtual console, because by the time they were doing the DS games, they were in the process of a full remake on the 3DS and quietly shelved it from release there. Same for twilight princess Wii version never being made available as a download on the Wii U
Jesus, finally
Golden sun here i come
EDIT: wait no gba fuck my life
This is an interesting idea I hadn't thought about. If they go this route, I wonder if they'd also be able to run 4 copies for GBA games.That solution probably isn't very generalizable, but the Switch's additional power should allow running multiple instances of the emulator at once, which should allow a more general solution that works similarly to the online play for NES and SNES.
Even if/when Nintendo adds GBA games, the Battle Network series won't be on it. And it's exactly for that reason -- third-parties being more interested in ports/collections/remasters of their old games than licensing them for Nintendo to sell -- that VC was discontinued and NSO's third-party library isn't the same.This shit irritates me, how are they going to focus on Game Boy & Game Boy Color and not GBA. Shit like this is why Capcom needs to hurry up with the Battle Network Collection.
GBC lineup should be depressing to look at. Oracle titles, SMB Deluxe, Wario Land 3... No Kirby due to gyro, no Rare games and almost no third party stuff (3DS VC only had Prince of Persia and Megaman IIRC)