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Viktor on 25 October 2016

Basically what Iwata himself implied years ago.

Nintendo will have almost all its development resources focused on this one ecosystem this generation and it´s really a very promising strategy in terms of potential software lineup. I guess that even most of their smartphone games will be compatible with Switch in tablet mode, with the occasional title with added TV mode. This could mean that Switch might actually have first IP entries from Animal Cross and Fire Emblem pretty close to launch, considering these games are planned to launch this fiscal year on ios. With Switch exclusive entries on top on a later date.



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CopyCopy on 25 October 2016
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CopyCopy on 25 October 2016
spemanig said:

https://arcadegirl64.wordpress.com/2016/04/20/nxs-software-output/

Emily Rogers posted this blog month ago detailing why she thinks that the Switch will have an extremely dense line up of exclusive titles within the first year. She even claimed that the Switch would have more games in its first year than the Wii U had in 4. That's a tall order. The reason I bring this up is because she has recently gained a lot of credibility due to the accuracy of her Switch leaks which have frankly been on the nose. Even if you think she is unreliable about most things, she at least has proven to be trust worthy when it comes to the Switch, which makes this claim extremely interesting.

I still think that she is hyperbolizing, but even considering that, that is still a lot of exclusive games. Even half of what she claims would be an insane amount of exclusive games, so I think it's worth it to discuss what this could mean for the Switch now that this has more credibility behind it.

EDIT:

https://arcadegirl64.wordpress.com/2016/04/30/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-maria/

In this blog post, she elaborates on how they may go about achieving this.

What about your NX is a family of system with different handhelds and home consoles idea? You said just a dumbass would think its both in one. trololol



Viktor on 25 October 2016

A handheld based on the same tech isn´t out of the question yet. Similar to how 2DS is the budget version of the 3DS by cutting the clamshell design and 3D screen. The budget version of the Switch could simply be a smaller handheld at a lower cost in a few years.



kitler53 on 25 October 2016
spemanig said:

https://arcadegirl64.wordpress.com/2016/04/20/nxs-software-output/

Emily Rogers posted this blog month ago detailing why she thinks that the Switch will have an extremely dense line up of exclusive titles within the first year. She even claimed that the Switch would have more games in its first year than the Wii U had in 4. That's a tall order. The reason I bring this up is because she has recently gained a lot of credibility due to the accuracy of her Switch leaks which have frankly been on the nose. Even if you think she is unreliable about most things, she at least has proven to be trust worthy when it comes to the Switch, which makes this claim extremely interesting.

I still think that she is hyperbolizing, but even considering that, that is still a lot of exclusive games. Even half of what she claims would be an insane amount of exclusive games, so I think it's worth it to discuss what this could mean for the Switch now that this has more credibility behind it.

EDIT:

https://arcadegirl64.wordpress.com/2016/04/30/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-maria/

In this blog post, she elaborates on how they may go about achieving this.

not really.

1. port wiiU's entire library to NS

2. release 1 more game.

 

i'm exaggerating a bit on point 1 but with zelda, splatoon, and mk already known to be ported and i strongly believe mario maker and smash will as well most of wiiU's library or at least the important bits will be ported.



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Frogger on 25 October 2016
kitler53 said:

not really.

1. port wiiU's entire library to NS

2. release 1 more game.

i'm exaggerating a bit on point 1 but with zelda, splatoon, and mk already known to be ported and i strongly believe mario maker and smash will as well most of wiiU's library or at least the important bits will be ported.

You're exaggerating a lot. Like an astronomical amount.



kitler53 on 25 October 2016
spemanig said:
kitler53 said:

not really.

1. port wiiU's entire library to NS

2. release 1 more game.

i'm exaggerating a bit on point 1 but with zelda, splatoon, and mk already known to be ported and i strongly believe mario maker and smash will as well most of wiiU's library or at least the important bits will be ported.

You're exaggerating a lot. Like an astronomical amount.

not that much.  how many games are on wiiU that someone like emily would actually count?  third parties wouldn't be included so it is just nintendo's output.  then i'm sure the bad nintendo games would also be ignored.  really the list to emily is probably about as big as:

smash
mk
mario 2D
mario 3D land
splatoon
bayonetta
toad
mario maker
yoshi wolly
donkey kong

i bolded the likely ports.  we know there is a 3D mario coming.  look,.. we're almost there already.



Lawlight on 25 October 2016
zorg1000 said:
Lawlight said:

Wii was a fad and an outlier and, along, with the DS captured an audience that is never ever coming back.

You're telling me that no one saw the 3DS and WiiU sales situation coming? I know I did. So stop using the exceptions to prove your point. Unless you're saying the Switch can make people stop carrying smartphones around or that people will move from the PS4 or X1 to the Switch. Think those things can happen?

I gave you a whole list of "outliers" yet you decide to focus on just one.

You cant just disregard anything that doesnt support your argument.

Sega Genesis was an outlier, no other Sega device has sold over 15 million.

Gameboy was an outlier, no other device has ever had its best sales year a decade after launch.

Wii was an outlier, all Nintendo consoles had sold less than their predeccessor up to that point.

360 was an outlier, no American made console had ever sold over 40 million.

PSP was an outlier, no other non-Nintendo portable gaming device had ever been successful.

PS3 was an outlier, both previous PS consoles had over 70% marketshare.

At some point you have to realize, these arent "outliers" and that the gaming industry doesnt simply follow trends.

Let me guess, if Switch is successful than it will be an outlier as well?

I think you don't know what a trend is. A trend is a general direction - go check the definition. It is by no means a strict pattern.

Let me give you some trends:

- Handheld gaming is declining.

- Nintendo consoles are losing their importance in the market.

- PS winning a generation.

The Switch will be successful but it won't be more successful that the 3DS and will further demonstrate that handheld gaming is declining.



Frogger on 25 October 2016
kitler53 said:

not that much.  how many games are on wiiU that someone like emily would actually count?  third parties wouldn't be included so it is just nintendo's output.  then i'm sure the bad nintendo games would also be ignored.  really the list to emily is probably about as big as:

smash
mk
mario 2D
mario 3D land
splatoon
bayonetta
toad
mario maker
yoshi wolly
donkey kong

i bolded the likely ports.  we know there is a 3D mario coming.  look,.. we're almost there already.

Exclusives. She was very specific in the games she was talking about. What she was talking about amounts to like 38 games. You can't make up your own rubric for her. Her list count is quadruple what you just listed. She didn't say "the same as all the Wii U games that I like personally," she said the Switch's exclusive software output in 1 year would surpass what the Wii U did in 4. She counts 3rd party exclusives, second party collaborations, "smaller" titles, enhanced ports, and bigger original games. For Wii U, that's about 38 games. You bolded 4 only of them.

Nintendo isn't porting 38 Wii U games to the Switch in 1 year. Nintendo isn't even porting 19 of the "best" games, as in half of that number, to the Switch in 1 year and then making 19 original Switch games to fill in the rest. I don't think I need to go further with this example lol what she's claiming is absurd. It's like 3 exclusive releases a month for 10 months and 4 for the remaining two.

You are exaggerating a lot. Like an astronomical amount.



Skidmore on 25 October 2016

To achieve that, they would have to kill AAA games for Wii U and 3DS



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