They are using the engine from Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, so making the original for 3DS was easier. It was probably easier to optimize the Captain Toad engine for both Switch and 3DS, though I do wish they could have Luigi's Mansion on Switch in some capacity.
False advertising how? Splatoon is super popular in Japan and people actually do LAN Splatoon multiplayer over there frequently. It would be false advertising if they were playing a game that wasn't out yet or using a feature that wasn't there at all.
Yeah I don't know why they think this is a good idea. Mega Man x 1-4 are some of the best games ever created, and everything after that is hit or miss. Making it two collections might end up making them more money overall due to die hard Mega Man fans buying both, but it would be an easier sell to the general consumer to have them all in one.
Just out of curiosity, are you looking forward to Resident Evil 2 Remake?
Most Japanese companies have very good reason to say no to Microsoft considering the Xbox sells terribly over there. Monster Hunter World isn't even releasing on Xbox in Japan. Considering just how well the Switch is consistently selling over there, it makes perfect sense for any Japanese company to prioritize Switch over Xbox.
Luckily they have both been announced (assuming Metroid Prime 4 is good)
41% of Nintendo games announced so far for 2018
The PS4 was out for 2 more months than the Switch was in 2017, and they were really close regardless. Close enough that it is reasonable to say the Switch probably would have sold better than PS4 if they both had the same amount of time to sell this year.
I mean, it keeps selling consistently really well, so Nintendo would just be losing money if they cut the 3DS's price.
Splatoon 2 was the first "console" game to reach 2 million in Japan in a decade. Pokemon, Monster Hunter, Dragon Quest, etc all passed that on handhelds or across multiple platforms.
Nintendo has other heavy-hitting games outside of Mario and Zelda. Pokemon is arguably a bigger seller than both since it consistently sells well over 10 million, so releasing a Pokemon next year, along with Kirby, Yoshi, and any other smaller games, could easily get them up to 20+ mil. Plus, Nintendo games almost always sell throughout the life of the consoles, so people will still buy Mario, Zelda, and Mario Kart next year and beyond.
The main advantage is being able to take Zelda with you on the go and/or play it anywhere. Such a big and kinda grindy game really benefits from being able to have it on long roadtrips or just playing it at night in bed before falling asleep. Also you get the motion control aiming on Switch, which is not for everyone but can be useful if mastered.
If this is true, it wouldn't be a delay. Nintendo never specified when in 2018 we would have to pay for online, so this is not really a big deal. Also, it seems more like it's just a placeholder considering that it's only on the Italy site and nowhere else.
For the record, we didn't know that Mario Odyssey, Splatoon 2, ARMS, FE Warriors, Xenoblade 2, etc before Janurary this year, so it is entirely possible that we could get a large amount of games released in 2018 that we don't know about yet.
I'm actually really curious about why you feel this list is funny. I promise I won't get mad if you do explain yourself.
The Wii U also doesn't have ARMS, Mario+Rabbids, Xenoblade 2, Doom, Skyrim, Fire Emblem Warriors, Rocket League, and coming are Metroid Prime 4, Pokemon, Valkeria Chronicles, Dragon Quest XI and Builders 1&2, Mega Man 11, etc. The Switch is also still the same price as the Wii U is, so there's no reason to not get the Switch over Wii U, especially since Mario Odyssey is so much better than 3D World.
First off, the Wii U only sold a little over 6 million in its first year, as opposed to 10 mil in Switch's first 9 months. There is no possible way that the Switch will just stop being bought and never pass the pathetic 14 million that Wii U sold lifetime, especially since the holiday season isn't over yet. Second, many people across the internet that bought a Switch had no interest in the Wii U; if anything it's more the 3DS crowd that is jumping on board, especially in Japan. Th...
The only problem with your theory is that Japan loves their handhelds, and Japan is buying the Switch faster than they bought the 3DS. It may fizzle out some in the states and Europe after a while, just like any console, but I highly doubt that Japan will see the system slowing down anytime soon. The 3DS still hits 60K+ some weeks after 6 years, so I feel the Switch will continue to do very well. It will get even better once Japanese devs start putting more games on the system like they say t...
@InTheZoneAC That's why I'm hesitant to say that they would even do a portable only version. The main reason why I feel they would do that before a home console only version is because Nintendo is heavily known for their handhelds. Having a portable only Switch could fill that niche potentially better than the Switch can right now, but I highly doubt they would change it anytime soon.
It's a situation where people are still buying 3DSs at the price they are, so Nintendo doesn't really have a reason to cut the price any. The 3DS had its second best year in 2017 (I believe), so they don't really have any incentive to do anything different right now. It would make sense for the New 3DS to be at least $140 less than the Switch, but I'm not sure if enough people would buy it at $160 over $200 in order to justify the price drop.