curl-6 said:
Even for just the first half, having only two significant exclusives, neither of which are big system sellers, isn't great. |
Maybe give them a break after the impressive 2017 line up? They are not magicians after all.
curl-6 said:
Even for just the first half, having only two significant exclusives, neither of which are big system sellers, isn't great. |
Maybe give them a break after the impressive 2017 line up? They are not magicians after all.
HintHRO said:
If you can't afford a Wii U, then you most definitely can't afford a Switch lmao Don't see them doing the same with way older gems? Where's my Mario Sunshine/Metroid Prime/Pikmin/Paper Mario TTYD/Donkey Kong 64/Mario Kart 64/ Zelda ALttP/Earthbound HD remake? It has to be recent games because they are easier to crap out and people are still buying it. You can say the same about NES, SNES, N64, GC and Wii, yet all remakes on Wii U Deluxe aka the Switch, are only full-priced Wii U ports. Look how poorly the Gamecube sold. So many gamers missed those games too. Where are the Gamecube remakes then?
If they want to give people the option to play their older games, they can start with releasing a proper Virtual Console for once. Even the Wii had a few decent N64 games. Then why not Switch? Right now you can look to the left or right besides the Switch games at your local game store to find many Switch games also being on Wii U, but then 50-75% cheaper |
Holy shit! I can't tell if you're being serious or not on the GameCube ports and Switch's Virtual Console, but how about letting the system make it through a full year before letting unrealistic expectations cloud your opinion. So far I think Nintendo has been doing everything right, and things will only get better.
"Games are a trigger for adults to again become primitive, primal, as a way of thinking and remembering. An adult is a child who has more ethics and morals, that's all. When I am a child, creating, I am not creating a game. I am in the game. The game is not for children, it is for me. It is for an adult who still has a character of a child."
Shigeru Miyamoto
KLXVER said:
Maybe give them a break after the impressive 2017 line up? They are not magicians after all. |
2017 was awesome and all, but it's no good blowing your load too soon.
Nintendo themselves have acknowledged that a big part of Switch's success was a steady stream of heavy hitters over its first 9 months; they needed to continue this pattern into 2018, not go back to one major title every three months like in the Wii U days.
Genos8 said:
Do you also agree we there are still announcements left? Like wolfenstein, octopath and DQXI dates. We will likely get a proper direct soon. |
I believe thats a strong possibility. If they were showing off everything for the first half of the year than it would have been a full sized direct, not a mini one.
Perhaps this was to get most of the ports, remasters and small-mid tier titles out of the way and give them a little bit of the spotlight while they have a bigger direct soon focusing on some of the big hitters coming up.
When the herd loses its way, the shepard must kill the bull that leads them astray.
curl-6 said:
2017 was awesome and all, but it's no good blowing your load too soon. Nintendo themselves have acknowledged that a big part of Switch's success was a steady stream of heavy hitters over its first 9 months; they needed to continue this pattern into 2018, not go back to one major title every three months like in the Wii U days. |
Then how about waiting for a little more than 11 days out of 365?
curl-6 said:
2017 was awesome and all, but it's no good blowing your load too soon. Nintendo themselves have acknowledged that a big part of Switch's success was a steady stream of heavy hitters over its first 9 months; they needed to continue this pattern into 2018, not go back to one major title every three months like in the Wii U days. |
What heavy hitters were you expecting? Mario, Zelda, MK and Splatoon has already been released. Release Pokémon and SSB in the first half of 2018 and whats left? Animal Crossing maybe.
They needed to make an impression in 2017 and they did. There are still many games coming. They may not be AAA, but its WAY better than what the WiiU usually got.
Genos8 said:
Then how about waiting for a little more than 11 days out of 365? |
Touché!
"Games are a trigger for adults to again become primitive, primal, as a way of thinking and remembering. An adult is a child who has more ethics and morals, that's all. When I am a child, creating, I am not creating a game. I am in the game. The game is not for children, it is for me. It is for an adult who still has a character of a child."
Shigeru Miyamoto
Genos8 said:
Then how about waiting for a little more than 11 days out of 365? |
I'm not pronouncing anything as set in stone, as there is still time for more announcements. All this can be prefaced by an implied "from what we know so far".
KLXVER said:
What heavy hitters were you expecting? Mario, Zelda, MK and Splatoon has already been released. Release Pokémon and SSB in the first half of 2018 and whats left? Animal Crossing maybe. They needed to make an impression in 2017 and they did. There are still many games coming. They may not be AAA, but its WAY better than what the WiiU usually got. |
From a system selling POV, why not either Smash or Animal Crossing? Have one in March-May, the next in November, that way even if Pokemon is next year Switch will have a big system seller for each holiday season.
From a personal POV, a new Donkey Kong Country or a new IP might have given me something to play.
curl-6 said: Metacritic means bugger all, plenty of games I've played with a 90+ Meta have been tedious slogs. Indies can't replace full fat games, just like trail mix or a snack bar can't replace a substantial meal. Getting only 2 significant new games in half a year is a Switch problem. |
I'm glad someone said it.
meta means Jack shit, so does opencritic, when I play a game it's because it's a game that, itself, appealed to me, there have been times I've played a game, hated it, only to find out its won numerous awards and scored 90+% meta, there has been even more times I've played a game, enjoyed the shit out of it, gone back for more, double dipped, return to every couple of years to relive the fun, and later I find out that game scored < 65%
people put far too much weight behind numbers and not enough behind thier own personal enjoyment.
I also find it telling that the "expand your gaming horizons" was said, yet all the games suggested were for a single platform, surely expanding your gaming horizons would mean playing decent games regardless of platform.