Topic: Nintendo Switch --OT--

It's worrying when this is the only reason why they'd release a new Pikmin game

Metroid Prime is still years off, but I reckon BOTW 2 is next year. Animal Crossing, obligatory Pokemon sequels, and hopefully Pikmin 4.

I hope we see Mario Golf & a new Kirby game next year (With the more standard Star Allies out of the way, hopefully they'll be able to build upon it and release a Robobot tier game).

Just give us Metroid next year. Even if it's a Prime trilogy remaster.

Finally cleared the third level of that car moving puzzle side mission in Astral Chain. That took me quite a few tries, lol.

And I ended up getting a Switch Lite. Time to start Dragon Quest S and I ended up preordering Atelier Ryza too. J-rpgs here I come!!

I will post impressions for the Lite after I tinker it for some time.

Have gone crazy on pay day and put a (non paid) pre-order in for The Witcher 3. I have it for PS4 but never got into it. Have said it before but I seem to find the time for bigger games on the Switch that I struggle with sat down on the TV. I am also away the weekend after its launch so works perfectly.

Was tempted by a Switch Lite but really don't have much of a need of one. I also think the whole primary console thing will be a pain the backside. Instead, I just got a 200gb memory card as my digital collection is getting a little large!

So I finished up Untitled Goose Game last night, or at least the first play through with all the main objectives done. I may go back to some of the additional and hidden ones. I liked the game but can't say I loved it. The novelty factor is fun but I thought it wore off. A nice little title, happy to play it but not particularly memorable other than pressing Y for Honk is fun.

Well, the Mario & Luigi series is up in the air given AlphaDream just filed for bankruptcy.

Odd given not long ago they openly stated they were moving towards PS4 development, but I guess that would be why. An urgent need to make money.

@Rudy_Manchego About what I'd expect. I'll pick it up once it's sub $10. It's a little frustrating seeing this meme game outsell everything else on the eshop.

OK here is what you all were waiting for my unbiased opinion on the Switch Lite

Seriously the device is very good and I most certainly do not regret getting it even if it costs 240 Euros and not 200 as it should. My OG model breaking for good was a factor in favour of getting one though.

I played Link's Awakening, YS 8 and Chasm. The screen is very good but I don't have the OG model to make a comparison so I will post one if my OG model is repaired. The device is very comfortable in my relative big hands and being less heavy helps in longer play sessions. The battery has slighty better life. The device is still prone to heating like the OG model but the whole unit feels steadier but it still feels like holding cheap plastic. The feel of the buttons is way better than the OG model. To be honest I wish the Lite was an option from the beggening. I like it better and sort of regret getting the OG model. If you mostly play portably I recommend it. The only game I played docked was Xenoblade 2 and I played it docked only because performance in portable mode was a joke. In EU inflated prices it is still 100 euros cheaper the the dock model.

If you want something more about the Lite fire away. It certainly feels like the Vita successor I wanted for a while now.

Oh my god though do not buy the Switch version of YS 8 if you have the Vita one, it only playes slightly better. Is is me or this game has way many sexist and fart jokes that I don't like?

@Ralizah Yeah it is possibly a little overpriced as is - a sub £10 purchase would be a recommendation. Less to do with length but I found it a little repetetive.

@belmont I... don't remember sexist jokes in Ys VIII. Sahad might have made a few baudy jokes about flatulence (he's that kind of earthy character), but I don't recall it happening to the point where it felt gratuitous.

Yeah, I finished Ys VIII on Switch, but I wouldn't recommend this port to people. Mostly because the added areas from the PS4 version later in the game run like absolute crap framerate-wise. NIS did a terrible job of optimizing this for the system, so I ended up selling my copy, despite really loving the game overall.

I've not gotten my Lite yet, but I've tried out a family member's. It's just flat out more comfortable as a handheld console thanks to the grippy matte finish and somewhat smaller size (I actually have a couple of grips for the OG Switch that make it quite comfortable to hold, but I hate having to take them off whenever I want to dock the system, and it's still too big for my liking). Games that run at the native resolution look especially crispy on the smaller screen, and sub-native games look slightly less blurry.

My one big complaint is that the D-Pad, while an improvement on the separate buttons, makes diagonals hard to pull off, so it's still not ideal for fighting games or games that involve a lot of diagonal aiming.

@Ralizah i'm not getting a Lite because the controler is using the same parts as the standard JoyCon and people are already complaining about the drift and unlike the standard Switch where if need be you can use a pro controller or replace the joycon on the Lite they are built in so if the controller breaks then your buggered

@FullbringIchigo Well, there's at least one design difference between the normal joycons and what we have in the Lite internally (the big debate is whether it'll actually work to hold off mass drifting issues from happening), and some drifting issues always happen with every controller - people are only hypersensitive about it here because of the publicity the joycon drift issue is getting more broadly. As of yet, there's no evidence that any significant number of Lites will experience major drifting issues.

With that said, I do think your concern is a valid one, so holding off makes perfect sense.

@Ralizah yeah i'm gonna give it a while then get one as a second console, should make playing co-op games with the family easier

@Knuckles-Fajita That's a shame. It would suggest Nintendo hadn't asked them to make a new Mario and Luigi for the Switch. The series is really enjoyable.

@mookysam Apparently the incredibly low sales of their last 3DS remake led Nintendo to can plans for a subsequent 3DS project.

I think a new M + L game would sell admirably on the Switch. The problem is that AlphaDream was stuck in the 3DS ghetto as a B-tier developer after the Switch took the majority of core Nintendo fans with it.

@Ralizah that's such a shame i loved those games

@Ralizah There's definitely an audience for M&L games and Mario RPGs generally. Properly marketed on the Switch I've no doubt a new entry would sell well. Real shame that the developer (and no doubt the series) suffered for the absolutely baffling decision to double down on 3DS development.

Are the new M+L games any good?
I have one on GBA and my God it is one of the worst games I played in the system with super slow battles, very bad writing and bad repetitive "humour".

@Ralizah In YS VIII I just entered a cave area and the framerate is very bad. The d-pad in the Lite worked well in some 2D indies I tried like Chasm. I have Street Fighter 2 TFC I may check the performance there.

Is there an online community in Switch figthing games though? I sometimes can't find players in PS4 games...