Nintendo doesn't usually make new first part announcements at either events. Just expect 3rd party/indie announcements.
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Already middle of March, I wonder when those rumored third party games are going to be announced...
You should read Zell's post from last page and then lower your expectations a little bit because it looks like they are too high if you don't count the already announced games. No one said you will suddenly see triple A games coming to Switch. At least there are few "better" games lined up in the coming weeks according to them.
I wished I could be excited by Borderlands 2, but it got so boring for me. I couldn't finish the game.
Hm. I don't even know which games were announced, so you may be right.
I hope we will see more than indie games and ports of 6 year old games by the end of March...
It's March 15. GDC starts next week, and by then I'm sure this list will grow up. It could still be underwhelming for a lot of people, that will obviously depend on your tastes and expectations.
Yep, they could possibly announce Borderlands 3 for Switch too. I mean, announcing 3 for other consoles but only 2 for Switch would be a jerk move. It's not like the games pushing the limits, BL2 got ported to Vita even. Plus I think it's the Handsome Collection that's coming to Switch, not just BL2.
Also could be announced at PAX: Fallout remasters. Bethesda has a panel there and recently they put up a teaser which was seemingly about Fallout.
Some games are garbage or shovelware literally to everyone. Somebody brings a game called "My Princess Horse Stable" nobody would consider it as a "video game".
BL2 already runs on Switch hardware (and using the Vita as a barometer is lol), but considering they explicitly used a BL2 screen, it's best not to get hopes up.
Next week should be a better week. Off topic from Nintendo, but I'm excited to see what Google, MS and other companies say and show.
Yeah, I'm skeptical about Google's gaming efforts, but it's still exciting to see a new serious attempt at entering the industry
Unfortunately I can't find the post anymore but iirc Emily told us at some point to not suddenly expect big things from 3rd parties. The support will obviously increase over time and in fact we are seeing the results already but we won't see AAA games releasing.
I would be happy with stuff like the Batman Arkham games and Tomb Raider, if that level of game gets announced i'll be a happy camper.
I also wonder if we will see No Man's Sky head to Switch at some point?
I also wonder if we will see No Man's Sky head to Switch at some point?
I envision when a Switch 2 Pro or something releases maybe 5G will be a thing and we can get more third party games streamed
RE: Borderlands, wasn't there a rating a little while ago for a current gen release of the original Borderlands? Could that not be the other announcement?
soooooo there's going to be NEW SMTV info coming either between the end of this month or in April.
and that was just one tiny bit among the GIANT info drop Senjougahara_Hitagi just conversed with me just now and permitted me to speak publicly about
(no new Smash info sadly)
its gonna be great
and that was just one tiny bit among the GIANT info drop Senjougahara_Hitagi just conversed with me just now and permitted me to speak publicly about
(no new Smash info sadly)
its gonna be great
I saw Sabi just mentioned it too.soooooo there's going to be NEW SMTV info coming either between the end of this month or in April.
and that was just one tiny bit among the GIANT info drop Senjougahara_Hitagi just conversed with me just now and permitted me to speak publicly about
(no new Smash info sadly)
its gonna be great
Only that SMTV news is coming before end of April. Atlus has a presentation this month I believe.
that's not what emily said. she said just to not expect every AAA game day and date with other platforms. but big games are coming
soooooo there's going to be NEW SMTV info coming either between the end of this month or in April.
and that was just one tiny bit among the GIANT info drop Senjougahara_Hitagi just conversed with me just now and permitted me to speak publicly about
(no new Smash info sadly)
its gonna be great
Giant info drop on Nintendo stuff in general or just SMTV
soooooo there's going to be NEW SMTV info coming either between the end of this month or in April.
and that was just one tiny bit among the GIANT info drop Senjougahara_Hitagi just conversed with me just now and permitted me to speak publicly about
(no new Smash info sadly)
its gonna be great
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 5 that is
I've heard this "Hitagi" name before come up in the Smash rumors, I think. Not sure if that's the same person
She also said we can expect a couple of nice surprise ports similar to Dragon's Dogma in coming months. Both Borderlands and Fallout fit into bill.
They were the person spreading the Katalina rumor. They admitted that they were misinformed about that, but they were still right about some other things in the past (like Samurai Showdown). They are also affiliated and share sources with Vergeben, so make of that what you will.
There is a difference between AAA and big games. Something like Mortal Kombat 11 is a big game but definitely not AAA. And yes big games will come for sure but AAA rather rarely if at all.
Mortal Kombat is DEFINITELY an AAA game. as is Doom Eternal. and Dragon Quest 11 too
and more are coming
We got leaks, hints and teases for plenty of current gen AAA game ports for Switch though:
Rage 2 - Devs said they will look into a possible Switch port.
Devil May Cry 5 - We literally have been promised a port. We don't how how serious they were but at least we got a positive official comment.
Division 2 - Didn't we get a tease here in era?
Witcher 3 - Leaked through a French retailer who also leaked Assassin's Creed remaster correctly. This is the next logical step after Skyrim, Dark Souls and Diablo.
Both Iron Galaxy and Panic Button are not busy with Switch ports as we know of. One of those might be their current job. We'll wait and see.
Lol no it's me who keeps on saying it's gonna come but I have literally no inside info whatsoever. But if it comes I'll open a Patreon.
I've seen couple of mentions too on Reddit (was that you?). I believe they were assuming this is coming because its Snowdrop engine is supported on Switch, with Mario + Rabbids being the first game.
Something will definitely come from Ubisoft, Division 2 or not. But it seems better candidate than anything else.
yeah ... like now all of a sudden games aren't AAA if it runs on switch?
haha more are definitely coming.
I wouldn't think all are a perfect fit for switch ... but the ones that fit? ... I don't see why not.
If Devil May Cry 5 was to come to Switch, surely REmake 2 would follow?
At one stage, Panic Button said they were inundated with requests that they had to turn projects down. I'm not sure how many projects they can handle but hopefully they still have plenty of Switch ports coming.
TIL that AAA titles are determined by which platform they run on. Keep moving goalposts, era
Well, that's encouraging. If they really said that, they might have chosen to port the best game offered to them. So far we only got Doom, Wolf 2 and Warframe from them but we don't know what their next project could be. Doom Eternal is an option but since Bethesda promised simultaneous release for Switch version, they might be handling the porting themselves.
If I had to guess, I'd say Witcher 3. It already had leaked through some retailer and it makes the most sense. Open world game, immensely popular, takes hours to finish and now it's getting Netflix series, free promotion.
Guys, dmc5 won't come to switch. Dmc collection is probably coming, but 5 won't.
Maybe on switch 2, but not on switch.
Just adjust your expectations.
Maybe on switch 2, but not on switch.
Just adjust your expectations.
Witcher 3 would be insane on Switch if true, it feels like we are getting to the point now where we start getting exciting stuff like that.
To be honest, i wouldn't actually mind being a gen behind in terms of software releases if I can get them portable.
It's really hard to "adjust expectations" when it's the devs themselves who are teasing it. They promised us DMC5 if we buy Dragon's Dogma enough and at $30 it'll definitely sell like crazy. We'll see what will happen. Namco kept their promise, we'll see how trustworthy Capcom is.
Can you imagine if Dragon's Dogma sells well and then Capcom come out and say 'lol, Switch can't run DMC 5'
Speaking of Namco, I wonder if they will bring the Dragonball RPG to Switch.
Speaking of Namco, I wonder if they will bring the Dragonball RPG to Switch.
If DMC5 on Switch isn't a part of their future plans, they would most certainly avoid saying nope. I think they will throw us another test to pass. Maybe DMC collection. Or DMC4. We will annihilate that test too. Then another test. Another one. Tests. Lots of them. Just for us, no one else.
I can, that's been their PR for Nintendo consoles for 3 generations.
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