Nintendo Switch

[netcat]

i want a non-switchable switch

 

[Nintendo]

i want a non-switchable switch

I have several of those.

Nintendo Switch lite

 

[JDTAY]

Now there’s a rumor that Persona 5 Royal is coming to Switch. As someone noted, it uses the same engine as Catherine: Full Body, which runs on Switch. The real question is why didn’t this happen sooner, like say, when Joker was announced for Smash?

 

[Nintendo]

Some people are speculating that Nintendo will announce new hardware soon. There’s also a rumor that their Direct will be on the 29th. At this point though, that’s just a really good guess, as Directs are usually on Wednesdays, and there’s always one in June.

Fingers crossed

 

[TeDaDeS]

Fingers crossed

I think they would be able to get away with one last refreshed model before switching to a new generation of hardware. Maybe a Switch 4K that would be a regular switch but supports upscaling to 4K, and sports a little bit of a better CPU to make the transition to next-gen hardware easier. Like a 'New 3DS', but without the platform specific games. Having a cheap Switch would be a good idea to, but I guess they already have all the existing ones in the market that lose value compared to a newer model.
At the moment it's not a good economy, so introducing new expensive hardware might not be a good idea. Having a better system in the existing ecosystem would make more sense. As you can get games for cheap but still have modern hardware.
The Xbox-Series and PS5 are on the market for a while, but while they are great it doesn't feel they have left the old hardware behind. That will happen with the introduction on the new Unreal 5 engine games which will be around now. So one year of pushing the older generation stuff would be okay I guess. They can refine the generation and have stuff in stock when they'll actually start selling it.
I do wonder how the Steam Deck clones will do, there are cheap models there that probably out-class the Switch already.

 

[JDTAY]

Nintendo announced a Direct for the 22nd. A Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Direct.

So yeah, I guess Nintendo doesn’t have any big plans for this year after all.

Edit: Those people hinting at a Direct on the 29th are doubling down on it. They say Nintendo just wants to free up more room for their general Direct by showing XC3 ahead of time.

 

[netcat]

is this a joke

Doug Bowser is an American businessman, currently serving as the president of Nintendo of America. He succeeded Reggie Fils-Aimé as president in 2019, having previously worked for Procter & Gamble and Electronic Arts.

Doug Bowser - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Askarus]

is this a joke

Doug Bowser is an American businessman, currently serving as the president of Nintendo of America. He succeeded Reggie Fils-Aimé as president in 2019, having previously worked for Procter & Gamble and Electronic Arts.

Doug Bowser - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

No, this is real

 

[ClockworkCoder]

No, this is real

It is pretty funny though!

 

[JDTAY]

You know, Nintendo of America is having a huge two week sale. 30% off some first-party titles.

 

[Djoga'Ro]

There was that summer sale. I spent around 80 EUR for games at under 10 EUR each. Independend of that sale, games by Daedalic are immensly reduced in price (point-and-clicks down to 1.50 and 2.00), meaning that's still going, I think. But I fear, I've become rather a mere collector of game licenses. I barely find the time to play.

 

[JDTAY]

The Big Ol’ Summer Sale ends tonight, and it’s too late for me to go out and buy an eShop card. I don’t really need more games anyway, until I finish the ones I have. I think I’m getting close to the end of Miitopia.

 

[matzesu]

Yesterday i looked a bit on the E-Shop and i found 2 Interesting Games for Preeorder: "House Builder", i wonder how good this is, might be its the same as "House Flipper" but you can also build Houses..

And a Flight Simulator for 9 € which looks not bad, i doupt it will be that good for just 9 €...
I think whit the second one, i will stick whit the Microsoft Flight Simulator over Game Pass..

 

[JDTAY]

Man, I don’t know what I’m picking up this year besides Pokémon Scarlet. Maybe Tactics Ogre Reborn? Unfortunately though, as much as I like them, I lack the skills for tactics games. I’ve never even beaten a Disgaea game, a series which actively encourages you to just grind and puke out your stats at everything.

 

[JDTAY]

Speaking of Disgaea, Disgaea 7 has been announced.

Disgaea 7 announced for PS5, PS4, and Switch - Gematsu

Nippon Ichi Software has announced Disgaea 7, the latest numbered entry in its mainstay strategy RPG series, for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch. It will launch on January 26, 2023 in Japan.

www.gematsu.com

I guess now would be a good time to attempt Disgaea 6 again?

 

[JDTAY]

I don’t think I ever mentioned it here, but there was a leak a few months back of an official (made by Nintendo) GameBoy Advance emulator for Switch. We know it exists, but we don’t know what they plan to do with it. Some people were hoping for GameBoy Advance games for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers.

Jeff Grubb was saying he heard there’s going to be a Direct on the week of the 12th, so let’s see how that pans out.

 

[netcat]

yeah but it's probably horseshit like virtual console on wii.

 

[JDTAY]

All the NIS America Switch games just went on sale in the US. I’m seriously considering Prinny Presents Classics Volumes One and Two. “But JD, why would you buy old games you can just emulate?” Because I’m a mark, darn it.

The only thing stopping me from doing it right now is hope for even better sales at noon today.

 

[JDTAY]

@Nintendo Direct tomorrow at 10 AM ET, which I guess would be tonight in Australia, since it’s already tomorrow there.

 

[JDTAY]

So, did you guys get hyped? Fire Emblem Engage, Octopath Traveler II, Pikmin 4, Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and above all else, Ib. It’s Ib. Hooray Ib.