The PSP was a handheld that could be plugged into a TV. The Switch is no different. Big screen gaming on the PSP back in 2005/06, you could say Nintendo snatched the idea of Sony.
I remember first seeing the PS in EGM magazine in 1993/94 and thought it was a hoax. At the time, the Mega Drive and SNES was still going strong. Sony and NAMCO showing off Ridge Racer and Tekken, things started to heat up. As much as l loved the Saturn and N64, both consoles got trampled by the PS. But Sony was sneaking about well before the PS. Sony Imagesoft and Sony’s hand in the production of the Mega CD put them in good stead.
£70 for a PS5 game in the UK, that works out at around $97. Not sure how much PS5 games sell for in the US, but $70 works out at around £50 and that’s with VAT included. In 1996, Nintendo 64 games sold for £60 tops. Any UK gamers remember Mega Drive Virtua Racing for £70 back in the early to mid 1990s? But only a fool would buy games at launch.
Lord of the Rings rip off meets Dark Souls/Bloodbourne etc. Let’s all bang our drums?.....
But when does a game not look incredible due to console/PC power? What’s original about this game? Another game banging the same drum. Wait until it’s £20/$20.
Never played the arcade version or the Saturn version. Surprised there’s never been a collection. Never forgotten Confidential Mission on Dreamcast.
Wasn’t Mario Odyssey a canned Wii U game? I wonder how many of Nintendo’s games got canned on the Wii U to then be released on the Switch? Take away Wii U ports like Mario Kart 8 and BoTW, it’s borderline releases. I bet even Yoshi on the Switch was a canned Wii U game. But the Switch will keep selling no matter what’s released.
Never understood Bayonetta. Mario Kart 8 being a Wii U port, Mario Kart 9 is due. Can sort of understand Metroid Prime 4, but not really a fan. Found that last Mario game on the Switch to be a bit boring. I’d settle for Mario Galaxy 3. Can’t ever see a new F-Zero and even Wave Race. When you look at the Wii sales tipping 100+ million, even that wasn’t enough for Nintendo to release Wave Race 4. You go back to the likes on the Super NES and Nintendo 64 and games like Rock ‘n’ Racing, Pilotwing...
The Switch being a handheld, it's going to be up there with the rest of Nintendo's handhelds, which always sell well.
SEGA died after Dreamcast, they never really released anything groundbreaking on other formats. And for the love of gaming, we don’t need anymore collections. Top Ten SEGA dream list would be Baku Baku Animal 2, Outrun 3, Super Hang On 2, Virtua Fighter 6, Virtua Racing 2, Jet Set Radio 3, SEGA Rally 4, ESWAT 2, Headhunter 3, Sonic Adventure 3 and SEGA Bass Fishing 3. Plenty of others to be had. Maybe an arcade collection as many of SEGA’s arcade games never made it to consoles.
But you’re comparing handheld sales with home console sales.
Looks like the Switch will go on to because me one of the top selling handhelds of all time. Handheld as it’s not a home console.
Who didn’t know that 5 out of 10 or 50% out of 100% is an average score? This is Resident Evil that’s been milked to death. Come on, what can be done with this franchise? Look at the history of CAPCOM, it’s a shadow just like SEGA and NAMCO. Put efforts into Powerstone 3 and Ghosts ‘n’ Goblins 2 to name a few. Plenty of old school 2D games to be hacked at. Forgotten Worlds, MERCS, UN squadron. Run of the mill games at £20. A new Dino Crisis?
Anyone remember the Commodore 64 console? The Amstrad GX4000 doesn’t look too bad. The Japanese Famicom is the worst looking console I’ve ever seen. The Barcode Battler another. Even the NES was an ugly slab of plastic.
Also the fact that FZero GX included the AX tracks, but Nintendo locked the AX mode. All the more to revamp it on the Switch.
Not just original games Nintendo fans want, what about games that've been left to gather dust? Wave Race, F- Zero, Stunt Race, Pilotwings and 1080 Snowboarding. Put Mario Tennis on hold, along with some other games that the dogs are barking at. Not even a new Mario Kart on Switch. Instead, it was yet another Wii U port for £50. Nintendo consoles are too predictable. Take away all the shovelware, the Switch is a decent console. Hate all those indie and download code games.
@sactownlawyer916 But the Switch is a handheld. Home consoles versus handheld consoles is a dead in the water debate.
How about Road Rash and Shox? Road Rash is well overdue, Shox was a sleeping giant on PlayStation 2.
And still, Nintendo and Microsoft fall further behind. But Nintendo tried with its hideous cardboard VR. To this day, it still leaves me almost speechless. But with PS5 VR play PS4 VR games?
Next it’ll be OLED Switch Lite. People asking for a 4K Switch, it’s pointless as Switch games look tip top anyway. But a 4K Switch now would basically make the Switch 2 like a waste of time. Nintendo do right keeping 4K for Switch 2, but could just stick with OLED. Makes zero difference to me because my Switch never leaves the dock.