The Switch Port Discussion Thread
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If Nintendo wants to port and remaster games I really wish they'd reach a bit further back. Let's give the TLC to the Gamecube and Wii games that are stuck in 480p. (Or hell, Nintendo 64 games that REALLY need the work.) So many of these Wii U ports are already running in high definition and in 60fps in some cases. They just feel too soon.
As maybe the Wii U's biggest fan, I'm super happy they're coming over. The 1st party output on that machine was insane and should be experienced by everyone. Some of Nintendo's greatest efforts are completely locked on the Wii U which is a shame. As long as they keep adding some kind of content, I would say it's justified and they've been doing great at it so far. I'm not butthurt at all with all of these ports because the portability is adding a huge feature that I didn't have before. And it can't be taking that much work to do these right?
I'm fine with the porting to fill in gaps while they create new games. That said, I already bought these games on Wii U so the lineup seems much thinner to me. I did really love Mario Kart 8 Deluxe even though I had already played it. I think that the Wii U audience was so small that it's good for games like Tropical Freeze to get an audience. It was a great game that deserved better than it got. The same for Bayonetta 2.
I hope Nintendo is just doing this temporarily. As a long time fan, they have a habit of having a few awesome games and then long periods of nothing.
I hope Nintendo is just doing this temporarily. As a long time fan, they have a habit of having a few awesome games and then long periods of nothing.
That's not really how it works. A console that sells a lot will sell a lot of games. Look at Mario Kart on Wii vs on Wii U. Or Donkey Kong Country on Wii vs DKC on Wii U.
I'm ultimately happy more players play good games, but I'm more just annoyed that the WiiU was the Switch beta version. The Gamecube was a failure, but it remains a great console with unique games that failed for complex reasons, and that will always have a place of value in the pantheon of the medium. The WiiU just failed due to poor design, and Nintendo is clearly hoping everyone forgets it ever existed.
Perfectly fine with it, good games are still good games, even if they are ports. Probably won't be buying many of them unless the price is right. With tropical freeze being $20 as a nintendo select on the wiiu, I don't think I could go any higher than $30 for the switch version. May have to sell off my wii u version to make it affordable.
I had a Wii U and I played most of the best games on it, but I sold it before the Switch came out knowing they would port all the games over. I figured waiting a few years to rebuild that library wouldn't be difficult. But lately I've begun to get impatient and regretful. I'm really happy about Hyrule and Donkey Kong, but the game that's actually bugging me the most right now is 3D World, which appears to be one of the last ports that will arrive.
All that's left is 3D World, Mario Maker, and the Zelda remasters. Then I will feel complete.
All that's left is 3D World, Mario Maker, and the Zelda remasters. Then I will feel complete.
Ah yes, the two Zelda HD remasters of course. I'd want them too. That's six games I want. Though I could live without half of them. WW and TP need to be ported though.
It's made it apparent how pointless buying the WiiU was. I can't even really call someone these remasters like PS3 to PS4 can be.
But I'm talking about me. I don't care about how much money Nintendo make each year. I care about what games I get.
What's hilarious, in hindsight, is that if you were a Wii U owner you were more or less used to Nintendo's usual months-long dry spells. But if you're a Switch owner now you're getting those dry spells again because Nintendo is simply plugging those dry spells full of games you already played.
I'm happy about it. At some point I stopped buying WiiU games because I didn't want to spend money on a dead console so there are quite a few games I missed out on.
A lot of the WiiU games are too good to just be thrown in the dust bin of history so it's good to see that more people will be able to enjoy them.
A lot of the WiiU games are too good to just be thrown in the dust bin of history so it's good to see that more people will be able to enjoy them.
I'm more than ok with it. I loved the Wii U but it sold so poorly that there are a ton of people who never had the chance to play the fantastic games the system had.
I say port all of the major ones over!
I just need Smash, Pikmin 3, and Xenoblade X ported over and I can put my Wii U in a closet, never to play again.
I say port all of the major ones over!
I just need Smash, Pikmin 3, and Xenoblade X ported over and I can put my Wii U in a closet, never to play again.
As beautiful as WW HD is the it can drop to c.20fps in places. If it came to Switch I'd hope for 1080p 30fps at the very least.
Persona 5 is simultaneous release, so is Yakuza Kiwami. They are cross gen title like BotW.
Last Guardian.... you sure you know what you are talking about?
It's great that more people will able to play these games. I know a number of folks who had a Wii and have a Switch, but skipped over the Wii U, so these games will be new for them.
As someone who sat through all of the Wii U's droughts, though, I expected a more steady stream of new software.
As someone who sat through all of the Wii U's droughts, though, I expected a more steady stream of new software.
It means I get to save money, since I generally don't re-buy games unless I absolutely adore them. And with the exception of Smash Bros. 4 there wasn't a game on the Wii U that fits that bill for me.
It also means my Switch is going to go fairly unused for the next six months, though, and that's a bummer.
It also means my Switch is going to go fairly unused for the next six months, though, and that's a bummer.
I think it's really important to remember that these ports are not impeding original titles, since Nintendo generally farms them out to external companies.
The Nintendo switch offering great games doesn't make up for the hundreds of dollars I dropped on the WiiU.
I could have skipped the WiiU generation entirely and not missed out on anything but Nintendo land and SM3DW (which feels like it will inevitably be ported) at this point.
I guess as someone who dropped a huge amount of money on a Wiiu and games shouldn't Nintendo at least offer a small discount to people like me who own a Wiiu copy of Hyrule Warriors and DKTF and want to upgrade to switch.
Like I said this wouldn't be so annoying if they dropped the prices but both of those games will probably still be full price in a few years.
it's a great way to fill the lineup, and it will give people who haven't played the originals stuff to play. if you got the original versions and the new content doesn't excite you, it's easy to ignore these.
i feel like people are being too hard on nintendo. porting old games to new consoles isn't some new concept they came up with. it happened so much last gen and it's still happening now with old games getting remasters and definite editions and hd upres versions on ps4/xb1
i feel like people are being too hard on nintendo. porting old games to new consoles isn't some new concept they came up with. it happened so much last gen and it's still happening now with old games getting remasters and definite editions and hd upres versions on ps4/xb1
The more powerful GPU in the Switch should fix those issues. It was mostly explosions that caused the frame drops, if I remember correctly.
But that's exactly why they're able to get these games out so quickly, and without having to expend many resources.
Porting Tropical Freeze over isn't nearly as large of a project as "remastering" Returns would be.
But I would imagine that the success of Wind Waker HD and Twilight Princess HD means that Nintendo is indeed working on similar remasters/remakes for the future.
I have 6 Wii U games. 3 are already on the Switch (Pokken, BOTW, & Mario Kart 8). 1 is coming to the Switch (Bayonetta 2). I don't know the future of the other 2 (Xenoblade Chronicles X & Smash Bros) on the Switch. I would like for Nintendo to just make Smash 5, fuck a port. I also don't think XCX is coming to Switch.
I just had a realization that being a Wii U owner meant you often had to deal with dry spells with no new game releases.
If you're a Wii U owner that now owns a Switch you're still dealing with those same dry spells, because Nintendo simply decided to plug 'em with Wii U ports...games you already played.
Fucking hilarious.
If you're a Wii U owner that now owns a Switch you're still dealing with those same dry spells, because Nintendo simply decided to plug 'em with Wii U ports...games you already played.
Fucking hilarious.
Would like to see the ports sold for $40-$50 instead of the full $60, but other than that I'm fine with it.
Tropical freeze and bayo 2 were too amazing to die on Wii u.
More people need access to them, and I support their arrival completely even if I have no plans to buy them again.
More people need access to them, and I support their arrival completely even if I have no plans to buy them again.
Unless you're only playing Nintendo games, stuff like Darkest Dungeon, Dark Souls etc. never have been on a Nintendo platform, not to mention the argument for portability. The Switch is getting Indie support the WiiU could only dream of.
Them porting Wii U games over to Switch is a big reason why I got a Switch in the first place. I never got a Wii U and the prospect of playing them on the Switch, alongside their new titles is what drove me to get one.
I want Wind Waker and Twilight Princess HD to get ported again, I'm glad Bayo 2 and Hyrule Warriors and DK Tropical Freeze are being ported over. I want this. I want Pikmin 3 to be ported over.
I want Wind Waker and Twilight Princess HD to get ported again, I'm glad Bayo 2 and Hyrule Warriors and DK Tropical Freeze are being ported over. I want this. I want Pikmin 3 to be ported over.
Didn't ZombiU already get a re-release on other consoles though (and was apparently gimped without the Gamepad)?