Nintendo Switch: Thread 10

[samanosuke]

I can’t imagine owning a Switch without the Pro controller. I’ve had it since day one, and use it exclusively other than when playing ARMS.

It’s provided a much more lux Switch gaming ‘experience’ over the entire stretch. I feel sorry for those without one.

Bayonetta 3 is like a different game when played Pro Vs Joycons.

[dataDave]

Everything is.

[Super Nintendo Chalmers]

Thats one of the reasons I'm tempted just to go emulation for the Switch but I'd prefer some kind of set top box/all in one device vs a gaming computer.

[Asura]

Thats one of the reasons I'm tempted just to go emulation for the Switch but I'd prefer some kind of set top box/all in one device vs a gaming computer.

An alternative I'd recommend considering, if you haven't, is the Steam Deck. I have one which sits in a cradle plugged into my TV, functionally working like a Switch. I only take it out if I'm going on long trips, but for the cost, it works great on the TV too.

[Nu-Eclipse]

ICYMI.

[speedlolita]

Pretty weak event compared to previous years.

[Neon Ignition]

https://www.eurogamer.net/miyamoto-discusses-how-nintendo-will-go-on-without-him

Discussing a world beyond Miyamoto

[Nu-Eclipse]

https://www.eurogamer.net/miyamoto-d...on-without-him
Discussing a world beyond Miyamoto

TBT, I always felt that TSMBM would be, or at least would start to be, the cash-out moment for Miyamoto-san and Nintendo. It's pretty clear that there was unfinished business for him in terms of seeing his creation become a fully-fledged movie and media powerhouse, especially after the Bob Hoskins movie (that he was extremely hands-on with) flopped the way it did.

As far as game developing goes at Nintendo, all of his creations are in other hands and have been for years and years now: Koizumi & Motokura have succeeded him and Tezuka-san where Mario are concerned and Aonuma & Fujibayashi handle Zelda. Unless I'm mistaken, he just signs off on stuff or acts as a consultant/exec producer and has done so for a LONG time now.

Retirement seems like the highly logical endgame at this point. That won't make Nintendo without Miyamoto any less strange but it's hard to see what else is left for him in the industry.

[Nu-Eclipse]

....also worth noting that Miyamoto-san is pretty much the last of the old gang from Nintendo's original golden age.

Iwata, Yamauchi, Takeda, Uemura, Arakawa, Yokoi, Kotabe...most of his contemporaries are long gone.

[Asura]

So, something I just came to realise this morning.

There are no traditional 3D fighting games on the Switch (not a single one).

Not new games, no re-releases or remasters. There is not a single game on the Switch from Virtua Fighter, Tekken, Soul Calibur, Dead or Alive, even stuff like Bloody Roar. The closest thing is the Switch version of Samurai Shodown, which is technically 2D with 3D visuals, or perhaps Pokken, which is a weird hybrid fighter with very unorthodox characters.

Thought I'd mention it because it's unusual. I had assumed that the HD version of Soul Calibur II and Virtua Fighter 2 that are on the PS3 would be available, but they aren't.

[dataDave]

So, something I just came to realise this morning.

There are no traditional 3D fighting games on the Switch (not a single one).

Not new games, no re-releases or remasters. There is not a single game on the Switch from Virtua Fighter, Tekken, Soul Calibur, Dead or Alive, even stuff like Bloody Roar. The closest thing is the Switch version of Samurai Shodown, which is technically 2D with 3D visuals, or perhaps Pokken, which is a weird hybrid fighter with very unorthodox characters.

Thought I'd mention it because it's unusual. I had assumed that the HD version of Soul Calibur II and Virtua Fighter 2 that are on the PS3 would be available, but they aren't.

Other than the recent F2P VF5 effort are there any anywhere outside of last gen, though? I see this as a modern gaming problem, not just a Switch thing. It's another reason why I'm not at all invested in a XSX or PS5.

It's a shame we don't see more Sega stuff get the Virtua Racing treatment.

What about Dragon Ball FighterZ? Although that's another 2.5 one.

[Asura]

Other than the recent F2P VF5 effort are there any anywhere outside of last gen, though? I see this as a modern gaming problem, not just a Switch thing. It's another reason why I'm not at all invested in a XSX or PS5.

I mean, we had Tekken 7, Soul Calibur 6 and two Dead or Alive games, but they're certainly less numerous than they once were.

I guess I just kinda figured with there being numerous titles digitally on PS3, those titles would've made their way to other platforms (such as Soul Calibur 2HD, Virtua Fighter 2 and Fighting Vipers).

It just surprises me that there are no titles of this genre. Not a single re-release of an old Tekken or something.

[dataDave]

I guess I just kinda figured with there being numerous titles digitally on PS3, those titles would've made their way to other platforms (such as Soul Calibur 2HD, Virtua Fighter 2 and Fighting Vipers).

They must have done pretty poorly on the PSN and XBLA for them to not bother porting across. It's a shame, because the first and second generations of these games (practically anything and everything up to VF4 Evo) is all I really need.

At least this retains some validation for keeping the PS2 and 360 handy.

[speedlolita]

Hey you have Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 on Switch!

[wakka]

https://www.eurogamer.net/miyamoto-d...on-without-him
Discussing a world beyond Miyamoto

The full interview is here for anyone interested: https://www.npr.org/2023/02/27/11596...iences-in-natu

It's a fun little read.

Personally I'm not worried that Miyamoto's remarkable contributions to Nintendo's creative DNA are going anywhere, even when the man himself is no longer able to contribute (and as Nu-Eclipse points out, he has long since transferred direct leadership duties on game dev).