Power Stone would be very ideal. What other DC games would be good on Switch?
Gotcha Force should definitely be looked at for Switch as well.
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Capcom to continue developing (non-cloud) games for Switch in the future
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Power Stone would be very ideal. What other DC games would be good on Switch?
Gotcha Force should definitely be looked at for Switch as well.
Have they even developed a single new game for Switch yet, besides Mega Man 11? Just embarrassing support from Capcom.
Sega: Sonic Mania, Sonic Forces, Sonic, Team Sonic Racing, Valkyria Chronicles 4, Shin Megami Tensei V, Puyo Puyo Tetris
Bandai Namco: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Metroid Prime 4 is heavily rumoured.
Square Enix: Dragon Quest Builders 2, Dragon Quest XI, Octopath Traveller, Lost Sphear (+ set up a brand new division to focus on new Switch games)
Sega: Sonic Mania, Sonic Forces, Sonic, Team Sonic Racing, Valkyria Chronicles 4, Shin Megami Tensei V, Puyo Puyo Tetris
Bandai Namco: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Metroid Prime 4 is heavily rumoured.
Square Enix: Dragon Quest Builders 2, Dragon Quest XI, Octopath Traveller, Lost Sphear (+ set up a brand new division to focus on new Switch games)
Now you're the one misleading. RE7 was supposed to sell 4 million in FY2017, failed to do that, then was supposed to sell 6 million by FY2018 and failed once again. Twice in a row they failed expectations, and that's without taking into account that long-term goal of 10 millions, which was always supposed to count re-releases and such. It's not a big failure but nonethless another game from Capcom that failed to reach its target.
"fairly low compared to RE5 and 6" is what your first post said verbatim.
Yeah, RE5 and 6 sold very well longterm. RE7 sales on PS4/One & PC have already reached their maximum potential, as it's a singleplayer game and doesn't feature any service-like functionalities. It should reach 6M and stay at that level until it's out of stores. Meanwhile, RE5 sold more around 10 million units on PS3/360/PC only.
Well, part of the problem is Capcom's overall output isn't exactly stellar. Between MH World and RE2 Remake (a year), their output is basically all ports and ROM dumps.
That is not an answer at all. But they can do what is best for them.
Nobody is saying Capcom owns anything, but it is normal to be disappointed. Switch is not my only place to play games, but wishing you could play a game on x console it is not .wrong. I don't blame or defend companies, they can do whatever they want, but we can also complain if we want
It's been that way this entire gen. Lots of remasters, late ports, rom collections and crossgen upports but for the past 5 years you can't count their ground up console games on both hands.
Others said it as well, but: RE7 didn't revive anything (RE certainly wasn't dead) and failed to meet their expectations. MHW has content issues with a terrible endgame and some veterans are now looking forward to a port of a 3DS game instead (let's not even talk about the lack of news of the PC version of World).
Agreed with you on the rest though, but saying to look past the fighting games is a bit weird considering it's Capcom we're talking about.
It always come back to the same issue of "I hope they will do that" vs "they're not showing any will to do that". There's a difference of expecting capcom to port every game in the first year (which was always unrealistic), and them being caught their pants down and announcing vague future support 9 months later, fucking up most of their switch releases (especially in europe) and bringing a lot of stuff late (even old game compilations).
They're not even announcing they're porting the PS360 HD ports/remasters (effort on those heavily varies) they released on PS4/X1 on Switch (no DMC collection, no Dragon's Dogma, no RE4/5/6, no UMvC3 or modern fighting game...) or hell, not even shown any images of the ports of the few 3DS games they're doing (no news on Ace Attorney, MH Stories mobile looks like it could be on Switch like how other JP mobile games are going there, etc).
They don't have a vendetta against switch owners, they just don't care about them at all, even when their games sell well there. Which is more than a bit shocking when you look at their support on 3DS and their relationship with Nintendo on Wii as well. They've been caught with their pants down, and every game seems to be done one by one reluctantly, as if they were looking for an excuse to drop it (tax on switch that other publishers don't seem to need for their smaller games, replying evasively to any question about future support on switch, digital releases in europe, terrible communication around MHXXS, etc), even in Japan (cloud test done only on that platform).
I'm not sure what else we could expect.
They decided to make AAA games again and also dump pretty much all ground up external development. However, they don't have much staff, so they need nearly everyone they have just to ship those few AAA games. The couple of internally made mobile and downloadable games they have would nigh assuredly take what remains.
Maybe in 3-5 years when they hire another 400-600 staff they'll be able to do more, but they might also need them to keep up with PS5 graphical demands, plus their inevitable slow shift toward service games.
Sure, but it's Mega Man. Comparing it to Skyrim's sales to point out how bad it's done seems super odd, even if said game is 6 months old. It's Skyrim, on a portable system, and has far more mainstream appeal than Mega Man does. Not a great point of comparison.
Also, you're right, it's not the genre but new indie titles with exceptional metacritic scores that have more buzz/word of mouth are also going to do better than a collection of games that have already been available on other systems for over a year.
Not to mention, sub par retail sales in NPD charts whilst not factoring digital sales or global sales doesn't give a full picture either. Maybe it didn't do well, but the angle of this argument just doesn't hold much weight to me.
"Pissed everyone off". Who is everyone? I doubt this mattered to most people outside of the Era echo chamber.
I don't think it's that they don't care though. This is my point of contention. They've actually been far quicker off the mark to support the Switch than they were the XB1 and PS4 for the most part. Citing ports like DMC4 and Dragons Dogma, most of those didn't actually appear until 2015-2016, 3 years into this generation.
That those games haven't appeared on the Switch yet is indicative of Capcom being their slow ass selves, which is why I say not to take it personally. This isn't a problem unique to Switch. They're only just hitting their stride with the HD twins and we're nearly 5 years into the generation lol
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Power stone 1 and 2, Techromancr, Project justice(rival schools), cannon spike, and there may be one or two others I've forgotten. They had some fun 3D experimental stuff overall. Enough for a small collection
I think their support so far has been fine. Not amazing like some other companies but still fine.
You're forgetting DMCV which is releasing the same fiscal year. MHW was absolutely huge for them, it's shipped over 7.5 million within only a few months making it the highest selling Capcom game ever. I expect RE2 remake to possibly beat that.
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Screw you Capcom you stupid company, requesting more ram from Nintendo and still not support the Switch with meaningful titles is pure evil.
WHERE THE HELL are those titles you are blabbering about, Crapcom? How about announce some of them? Oh wait, you can't, because you don't have any.
Please note: This post originally contained a lot of cussing which was toned down for a more family friendly experience.
WHERE THE HELL are those titles you are blabbering about, Crapcom? How about announce some of them? Oh wait, you can't, because you don't have any.
Please note: This post originally contained a lot of cussing which was toned down for a more family friendly experience.
Capcom has been really slow this gen for sure, but it's not like they have to start the port from scratch again for each game, that's my point.
MT Framework is supported on Switch since USFII and MHXXS, and once they had it running on PS4/X1 they had no issue having those HD ports releasing quickly one after the other on those platforms.
You can be sure that if they cared more than this, they'd have teams (no need to have a big one for that) working on putting those ports on Switch to establish an audience there. They definitely don't care as much as on 3DS (which they supported more than other platforms) or Wii, and even WiiU (MH3U at launch in japan and some months later in the west, ports/compilations releasing at the same time when it was possible for the platform, support even after the other publishers left).
No need to be a Switch/Nintendo fan to see that they are reluctant to support the Switch, or that comparing year 1 ports of a new generation of consoles vs one coming in later (where Capcom asked for a spec upgrade years before its release) doesn't really make sense.
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Wow calm down, no need to overreact for that news.
This is the worst comment about Capcom especially after this E3 lmao
What world are you living in? The worst thing I can say about them is I hate that they have download codes with their switch games. That is nothing compared to the BS other companies pull.
My problem with Capcom is that based on what they said recently, they seem so obsessed with trying to chase that mythical AAA dragon that they don't realize how risk-averse and minimal it makes their output. I remember when Capcom used to not only bet on blockbuster hits like Resident Evil, DMC, and Street Fighter, but also took risks with niche oddities like the Capcom 5. But with this new direction, it just seems like they haven't graduated their 7th generation mentality, where nearly every major Japanese developer was trying to mimic western development. Say what you will about Square Enix, but they at least aren't putting all their eggs into the Western style AAA basket, like Capcom wants to do. Mega Man 11 looks like one of the only exceptions so far.
Capcom is actually doing quite well on Switch considering what they have in store for their main systems right now.
RE7 + DLC, keep updating SFV, MHW + DLC/PC release, RE2Remake and DMC V.
They still find ways to bring some content to Switch even though most of their resources are tied to those AAA releases. Sure it sucks to hear that all their big titles cant or wont be on Switch anytime soon but its still better than what alot of other publishers offer.
Still hoping for another/new portable MH for Switch down the line. Otherwise ill be happy with remakes/ports of their classics like REmake/RE4 and titles like Ace Attorney and Mega Man on Switch.
RE7 + DLC, keep updating SFV, MHW + DLC/PC release, RE2Remake and DMC V.
They still find ways to bring some content to Switch even though most of their resources are tied to those AAA releases. Sure it sucks to hear that all their big titles cant or wont be on Switch anytime soon but its still better than what alot of other publishers offer.
Still hoping for another/new portable MH for Switch down the line. Otherwise ill be happy with remakes/ports of their classics like REmake/RE4 and titles like Ace Attorney and Mega Man on Switch.
http://www.ign.com/wikis/e3/Games_at_E3_2014
See that? So many of those games at E3 2014 were for XB1 and PS4 also, both consoles were 1 year into their lifetime just like Switch is now. Switch gets nothing of the multiplats, while current gen consoles did get nearly everything just 1 year into their life.
Time is not a factor here, the missing third party support for Switch has a much bigger reason.
You do realize there's nothing stopping those games from coming to the Switch, right? Beyond, making the decisions in time and putting the right people to do it...
Like, that's exactly what it means to do business poorly. They have a place where they can make tons of money, and they are throwing it to waste.
Unless they are bringing some of those games (Remake, Monster Hunter and DMC V I can see, RE7 is maybe too old) and we don't know yet.
Yes, the bigger reason is power and performance, you have to deal with it.
I have a NSW but i have already faced the reality: I don't expect 3rd party games on NSW or at least, i don't expect EVERY third party game to hit the NSW.
Holy hyperbole, Batman. They're worst than EA, Activision and straight-outta-1984 Konami because of Japan-exclusive Cloud service games?
But almost all their competitors have throw in the towel the other way, which has to speak to the amount of risk they're taking.
Konami does not make AAA console games, and basically doesn't even make AA games.
Sega does not make AAA console games.
We would have to be pretty generous with Namco to consider anything they're self publishing to be AAA. Tekken is probably the closest.
The above statement also applies to Koei Tecmo.
Square Enix is really the only other Japanese third party publisher putting out these big AAA productions besides Capcom.
I even read all my replies to my response to this same thing and I feel like people are just super unrealistic in their expectations. Apparently RE7 isn't good enough because for ppl because it didnt meet Capcom's estimates, and Monster Hunter World is somehow inferior to Generations Ultimate because people are too impatient for the remainder of FREE CONTENT UPDATES, RE2 Remake, LOL it's just an old game! Also let's just completely forget that they are making DMC5 and Megaman 11 and pretend Capcom isn't doing anything right. Worst company ever, yo!
Take it from the REmake Remastered that sold better than the GC original and extensive E3 publicity and completely built from 0 modernized take on it. RE2 is going to draw in so many players and not just veterans.
Numerous Capcom games have missed their initial targets. Capcom consistently overestimates their releases. Even RE4 missed its initial expectations and was a worse seller than RE7 for years. The 10 year goal doesn't matter because it's an indefinite one.
You're banned but I still wanted to highlight that Capcom had nothing (Deep Down doesn't count lol) on that list so I don't know what you're trying to prove. Games take time to make. Have some patience, people.
If this means they'll put RE4 on the Switch then I'm all open for it. I've only owned RE4 on Gamecube and Wii so I might aswell keep the tradition of owning it on Nintendo consoles.
There recent stuff looks good, and it looks like they might be different, but they've had like a decade of shitty practices. It's a case of hate the company not their developers/games.
Not really, and it's not even a unique opinion
That's a odd way to read a statement that starts with talking about an existing game (released almost a year ago), then a non-specific commitment that means nothing (Even Bamco is More specific)....
Then quickly switching to "Hey we are also doing Exports (none on NSW platform), Mobile (which is not NSW) and high specs (not NSW).
This is a BS answer that deflects the question. Capcom didn't even answer the question about whether better NSW sales will improve Capcoms bottomline. This indicates to me that Capcom doesn't intend to release much on NSW.
This reads as a non committal answer to me. People shouldn't expect anything from Capcom beyond small games like MM or AA series.
Of course, we can only tell who is right in time...
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Man, remember when Capcom already announced a new MH for 3DS by this time of 3DS' life?
Feb 2011 launch for 3DS, MH4 announced September 2011.
There is no need to pretend Capcoms stance on NSW has not changed. Capcom will be fine even if they pissed away the Nintendo audience.
That's true, and It's good to see Capcom still trying to compete in that area where nearly every major Japanese publisher has largely abandoned it. My point is that it can't be the only thing they do. I believe a major publisher needs to be well rounded in the types and scales of games they put out. For how in-efficient their AAA development is, Square Enix at least gets this idea. They have their AAA games like Final Fantasy, Tomb Raider and Kingdom Hearts. But they also set-up Tokyo RPG Factory, took in Life is Strange, and are making games like Octopath Traveler for the Switch. What I'm saying is that Capcom should follow Square Enix's example in this regard, balancing AAA blockbusters with smaller scale, low-risk projects.
On a side note, Nintendo is also a curious example too. I'd lump them in with Bandai Namco in the sense that their budgets and development cycles aren't considered AAA by conventional standards, but unlike Bamco, their games are so good that they're often considered AAA anyway.