Nintendo Switch

[Skyblade]

Atlus is one of the partners, so it's possible. Not sure what else Atlus could be putting on it.

Well, the SMT series has gone 3DS exclusive, and they've already crammed tons of their spinoffs into the system as well. So, plenty of SMT. But the only Persona content has been Persona Q.

[Fynn]

SMTV!!!!

[Depression Moon]

We haven't seen Dragon Quest XI since it was revealed. It was supposed to be Wii U only I think. I wouldn't be surprised if it got switched to Switch now.

From what I remember, it was announced for PS4, 3DS and NX (now Switch). No Wii U release was ever planned. The only main DQ game on Wii U was X but that's an MMO that will probably never make it here.

Still, if this ends up succeeding both the Wii U and 3DS, we might get an SMTV for it! Sweet!

My bad. I guess I just wanted it for the Wii U.

Excellent concept. I predicted this is what they'd come out with more than a year ago, along with many other people, so there's some minor smugness on my part as well xD

I fully expect this to kill off the 3DS assuming the price point is right (which I expect it will be). Why would you need a 3DS when you have a handheld and home console in one.

Because handheld and console gaming are still entirely different experiences. I'm guessing it's incredibly difficult to design a game that's equally satisfying as a handheld experience and a console experience.

Idk, I just like to have a dedicated handheld system, is all.

I only think this has been an issue because of differences between tech and control methods. Once you standardise those... there's no need to have any real difference between handheld and console gaming. I see this as a handheld device primarily that you can plug into an adaptor to play at home, so more a successor to the 3DS than to the the WiiU.

As long as the price point is right (which I expect it will be in order to be viable in the handheld market) I'm very excited for it.

Speaking of 3rd party developers - I work for Codemasters. Codemasters is on that list. Nobody has told me we're developing Switch games?!?!

It's above your pay grade.

[Skyblade]

Speaking of 3rd party developers - I work for Codemasters. Codemasters is on that list. Nobody has told me we're developing Switch games?!?!

Not surprising, given how hush-hush Nintendo has been.

But I'm hoping this is a good thing.

If you can develop for the system without needing a huge overhead staff or full knowledge of it, hopefully that means that ports from other systems will be easier to implement than they have been in the past. Faster and easier transitions between consoles means it's easier to sell across multiple consoles. So more stuff would likely be coming to Switch.

[Depression Moon]

I want to play Pokemon on this.

[Slothy]

Speaking of 3rd party developers - I work for Codemasters.

Oh neat. Love their racing games.

[Del Murder]

I was concerned about what this was, but damn, that's genius. Love that you can use a standard controller in console mode instead of the hulking screen thing and that you can detach the sides to play off the screen even in handheld mode.

What was that Mario game she was playing?

[Skyblade]

I was concerned about what this was, but damn, that's genius. Love that you can use a standard controller in console mode instead of the hulking screen thing and that you can detach the sides to play off the screen even in handheld mode.

What was that Mario game she was playing?

A new one.

[Fynn]

My wife's the first person I heard that was completely unimpressed by this XD

[NeoCracker]

Now we just need word on whether or not it's compatibale with WiiU games and if the Classics are available like on Wii U (And if you have to re-buy them or not).

[Skyblade]

Now we just need word on whether or not it's compatibale with WiiU games and if the Classics are available like on Wii U (And if you have to re-buy them or not).

Well, you don't have access to a second screen while using it in console mode, because the dock portion covers the handheld screen.

And, it doesn't have an optical disc drive, which will save on space and cost.

So, I don't think it likely. But possible, especially for the games which only use one screen (though no touchscreen also makes games like Pikmin 3, which are played heavily with the stylus, unlikely).

I'm more curious as to whether there will be any 3DS compatibility. No second screen, but it is cartridge based...

[NeoCracker]

I doubt compatibility with either to be honest, and even if so Wii U games would not be playable on the Go I'd imagine. Would still be nice though.

[Slothy]

My wife's the first person I heard that was completely unimpressed by this XD

It's a neat idea (actually neat, not the crap we got with the Wii and WiiU), but I'm not going to run out and buy one as soon as they're released. Games are what matters and until we see some, especially from third parties, I won't be sold on it.Not even a list of third parties does it for me since I'm sure most, if not all, of those companies made games for Wii and WiiU (and Gamecube for that matter) and those never drew me in.

I'm intrigued, but after more than a decade of being disappointed by Nintendo consoles and the games on them they've got a long way to go still before I'll buy one. But on the plus side, they've managed to get me more interested than anything they did since the N64 or their handhelds (smurf 3d though) so they're off to a good start just so I don't sound too unimpressed. If this was being released after a console with a surprisingly great library like the N64 and not after three consoles that were flops for me I'd be downright excited.

[Del Murder]

I want to see this in their next video:

Angry Dad: Boy! Go get me a switch.
*kid returns with Nintendo console*
*shows them playing games together*

[Slothy]

Have to admit that would be some great advertising.