And; another one.
I completely agree with this article. Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles is a must (though please do away with the miasma surrounding the whole town thing, and players have to carry a chalice of purification), and Battalion Wars would be the perfect game on Switch to "soften the blow" if Battlefield doesn't show up on the console.
Nintendo seems to have rekindled their relationship with Square Enix, so like Final Fantasy VII R, Nintendo should aide them in redo...
This is Nintendo conforming to the people that said The Legend of Zelda series needed viceovers.
Carts offer additional benefits over discs.
Now that online's a paid service, they have to deliver.
1,2 Switch is a game to showcase the Switch's hardware features (mostly HD rumble). Casually, the game has mass appeal, though it's Nintendo's job to convince people "to try it out" for themselves.
I'd be worried too. UK consumers will go elsewhere, knowing that the Switch is region-free.
I believe if they had implemented it, BOTW would've been delayed again. It's disappointing, though completely understandable.
Tantalus Media is a great development studio, and I loved the work they've done porting Mass Effect 3 and Twilight Princess to the Wii U. Nintendo should acquire this development group to have them work on third party ports for the Switch (alongside delving games if they have the time to).
Nintendo's North American branch needs an identity of their own (I.E - Reggie needs to stop being just a mouth piece, and become another Howard Lincoln).
Tantalus Media is a great development studio, and I loved the work they've done porting Mass Effect 3 and Twilight Princess to the Wii U. Nintendo should acquire this development group to have them work on third party ports for the Switch (alongside delving games if they have the time to).
Nintendo's North American branch needs an identity of their own (I.E - Reggie needs to stop being just a mouth piece, and become another Howard Lincoln).
I believe the Switch being "region-free," attracted more potential customers.
They failed on a massive install base (PS4/Xbox1/PC). Goes to show that not all software is "guaranteed sales," when launching on popular platforms.
Sorry for everyone involved, and I hope they land on their feet.
I believe it was the indies and Japanese developers they've listened to most.
Nintendo chose right (the Switch has an arm processor).
@The_Infected
Indies are getting better at making the typical AAA type of experience people have on consoles. Gaming engines are more affordable and offer indies a lot of breathing room in regards to cost. There's also crowd funding that allows indie developers to achieve those AAA based games.
The Switch's future seems bright.
"The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild‘s map will be the largest in the series, but details circulating the internet this week suggest that the map will “dwarf” the likes of Skyrim, potentially falling just short of Xenoblade Chronicles X‘s massive world."
Damn!
"The design is certainly better than the Wii U and think that's a very valid point but that wasn't the fundamental issue with the Wii U"
Um.., what!? The official name for the Wii U Gamepad was, "Fisher price tablet." A lot of people hated the look, its single finger touch screen, the battery life, and its 480p display.
I too was upset with the presentation unveiling of the Switch; though I've watch videos, and read impress...
It's not about power, it's about sales. Titanfall was on the 360, no? Anyways, we'll see how it goes, cause it's EA pulling the strings after all.
I hope we hear more about Nintendo's Supplemental Computing Device.
http://wwg.com/2017/01/17/n...
Nintendo now has all their developers delving on one platform (also the 3DS, though, they have third parties supporting that platform more frequently), whereas the Wii U and 3DS stretched them out too thin. The Wii U was Nintendo's first HD console, and they hard issues adapting to their new HD environment (there's articles on how difficult it was for Nintendo making the jump from SD to HD; hence the Wii U's struggles and game delays).
@admiralvic
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It was great while it lasted.
Nintendo supported the Wii U well. Considering that it failed to meet their sales expectations, they gave fans Bayonetta 1&2, Monster Hunter HD, Xenoblade X, Fatal Frame, that Fire Emblem rpg, and a lot more of exclusives that you wouldn't see on a failing gaming platform.
There's also Breath of The Wild on the way, so I believe they (Nintendo) delivered on value.