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GoOnKid on 07 November 2017
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Bandorr said:
GoOnKid said:

@bolded: That was unnecessary.

My conclusion derives from the fact that you tried multiple times to soften the term 'exclusive' by various colourful explanations and without any background information. I don't have more information either, of course. I also had no intention to to make you feel uncomfortable, it's just something I noticed. But the hard facts are that this tweet explicitely says these three games are exclusive. A doubt is surely justified, no offense, but it seemed to me that you simply can't believe it.

I can't believe it either! I definitely didn't expect somethin like this as well.

Yes, I can see them releasing a Switch exclusive Tales of game. Why not? If the Switch keeps selling well, sales potentials are growing. It wouldn't even be the first exclusive Tales game on a Nintendo platform either (Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World).

But what about lost sales due to not being on other platforms? As the source also states that they will keep producing games for the other platforms as well, I see no reason to weigh a Switch exclusive game against a multiplat. They can have both next to each other. And also I see no reason why at least one of these three games couldn't be a new IP.  Do you think one could be a new IP?

Tales of Symphonia was exclusive for a very short period. It released in August 29 2003, It was then ported to PS2 in September 22, 2004. That was basically a year.

So that is less an exclusive, and more a timed exclusive. Which I can see happening. Switch getting tales in 2018, and releasing to ps4/PC in 2019.

I absolutely believe it can be a new IP. Either a completely new one. OR something like Mario + Rabbids. A Nintendo property + a Bandai property.

But THREE exclusives. That is the number I have trouble getting my mind around.

What if they do THREE new IPs? It strikes me as weird to get three exclusives from Bandai, but no mention of DBZ F.

If I had to guess I would have guessed: DBZ F, Tales of, New Ip. But that doesn't work if we are talking real exclusives.

It's wait and see, now.

What about God Eater 3? After searching for a while I could not see an announced platform so far, but maybe I missed it. Now THAT'S a game I would buy!

I don't know about DBZ F. I mean, it could come somewhere down the line, but it's probably not one of those three games we speak about since there is no exclusivity whatsoever. And a colaboration could surely work out, I just can't think of any IPs that could fit together. At least Namco has already helped with Smash 4, developed Starfox Assault and made Pokken. Maybe a Pokemon or Starfox spin-off? Hard to say for now.

Oh wait, I know it! Pacman and the Ghostly Adventures 3, of course! How could we not see that one coming?

Last edited by GoOnKid - on 07 November 2017