Emily Rogers: Lots of Switch Ports For 2018; NSMBU Switch Port Coming?

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nemo37 said:

LipeJJ said:

There's still Bayonetta 3, Shin Megami Tensei V and No More Heroes: Travis Strikes Again when it comes to third party exclusives. 2 of them can release in 2018.

No More Heroes: Travis Strikes Again was confirmed for 2018, so unless it is delayed we should see it. Bayonetta 3 is uncertain but seeing how we have not seen much aside from a teaser I do suspect it will be a 2019 release, but Platinum Games is a productive studio so it could be less. As for SMTV, the director of that game said in December that the game was still in early development and that the gameplay mechanics were still not finalized, so I definitely do not expect this game for 2018.

With that being said though, Emily Rogers (one of the people that contributed to the rumours we are speaking of right now) did say the following (after the Mini-Direct):

"But there are still more third party titles that will be announced later this year from Square Enix, Ubisoft, and Bandai Namco. Some of these unannounced titles may have been rumored on the internet before -- and some unannounced titles have never been rumored at all. Trust me, there's some good stuff coming from third parties. You will be pleasantly surprised in the third party department"

"Like I said before, this is a good year for third party stuff on Switch. Full of unexpected surprises. Switch might have the best third party support since maybe GameCube".

I think it is suffice to say that more things will be announced for this year so we do not have to be reliant on just the titles you mentioned above. Of course it is important for at least some of those titles to be geared towards mainstream gamers and opposed to all of them targeting small niches.

The key gamble for this year is A) the market treats their ports as new games because few experienced them on Wii U and want to experience them here B) As an extension of point A, there is no backlash among core gamers and they remain interested in the system C) third-parties (which in most cases have not been system sellers) provide enough enticing content to keep momentum going. I feel those are some heavy gambles and I am pessimistic...but I hope I am wrong, because on a personal level, the Switch (powerful portable that easily connects to TV) has been the system I have always wanted and I want for it to succeed. I just hope Nintendo does not mess this up by taking their position for-granted.

Yeah, that sounds great. I was just remind him of the already announced titles that could come in 2018. If 2018 is a third party year, then great. It's an opportunity for them to sell better and establish themselves on the platform. Hope we see some exclusive and exciting games coming.