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Jordan wrote: ↑21 Nov 2017 01:49 Capcom is the odd man out as they continue to seem ambivalent about the platform.

On a personal level, I've actually never docked the Switch. I play it entirely in portable mode and use it entirely as a portable system. That said, I've played it quite a bit when I don't have the option to play on PC.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017- ... than-on-tv

It seems that I'm not the only person in this category. The Switch owes much of its success to its portability. Hopefully Nintendo understands that.

The Shoemaker wrote: ↑21 Nov 2017 23:08 I hope the third party support continues. Hearing that Valkyria Chronicles 4 is coming to Switch was a really great surprise. And playing Skyrim on the switch now feels really good.

If things continue this way we might actually have a Nintendo console with competent third party support to fill in the gaps between first party releases. Will be interesting to see how titles like DOOM, Skyrim and LA Noire do, especially considering they are more expensive than their ps4/Xbox counter parts.

Jordan wrote: ↑27 Nov 2017 09:12 accidentally posted this in the mario odyssey thread instead of the switch thread. my bad on that:

Something a bit unrelated, but an article was published about valkyria chronicles 4 for anybody interested in that game on the Switch (I'm a fan of the series):

http://nintendoeverything.com/valkyria- ... stem-more/

Jordan wrote: ↑29 Nov 2017 12:05 A lot of the doubts that I've had about this system are being dispelled. Let's start from the top:

-The 3DS will cannibalize it: This was my biggest concern months ago. However, with rumors of Pokemon and Fire Emblem and basically everything else coming to the Nintendo Switch in 2018, it seems that the 3DS is slowly being phased out. However, the 3DS is not quite dead yet as a bunch of 3rd party rpgs/remakes (Strange Journey, DQXI, Radiant Historia) are coming out for the system in 2018. With the system mostly being reduced to remakes, I'm not sure it's going to have legs past 2018. Developers who have put their games on both 3DS and Switch have noticed declining sales on the 3DS and unexpectedly strong sales on the Switch. The jump in technology is just too great for the 3DS to survive much longer.

-It won't get 3rd party support: This is always a concern with Nintendo systems. However, by sheer virtue of this console's selling power and the open niche for third party developers on its digital market, the Switch may actually end up getting the best 3rd party support Nintendo has ever had. The Switch might end up having better third party support than even the NES and SNES. We're hearing rumors of games like Paladins heading to Nintendo Switch now, along with 3rd party exclusives from big companies like Bandai Namco. There weren't too many third party offerings in this year relatively speaking, but the success of early adopters have persuaded many companies to jump on board. Third party games are absolutely killing it on the system. Digitally they are even outperforming many of Nintendo's first party offerings: Rocket League was the top digital seller on the eshop last week. Even ports of relatively older games like Dragon Ball Z Xenoverse 2 and Skyrim have done well. The success of those older games is likely to prompt developers testing the waters to release their more recent games on the platform. In some ways, that's already happened since the unreleased Valkyria Chronicles 4 for instance was confirmed to be coming to the system.

-The hardware was a disaster: I haven't had any hardware problems with the system. It seems like nintendo fixed a lot of the issues that plagued the switch's launch (joycon damage, etc.).

-Games would not run well while portable: Obviously games do suffer a little bit in portable mode, but they still seem perfectly playable to me. It seems like some even run nearly perfectly. Developers have been able to utilize the portable aspects of the system well. The Switch is delivering on its promise of being a hybrid console/portable, with the majority of Switch players alternating between the two.

-We'll get the usual Nintendo droughts: It might happen eventually, but it hasn't happened yet. Nintendo seems to be spacing out their releases well and third parties seem to be covering up a lot of gaps. It's actually kind of amazing that Nintendo was able to bring out Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, Xenoblade 2, Arms and Splatoon 2 all in the same year. Some people have wondered whether Nintendo can keep up the momentum in 2018. IMO, they can. If they can get out Pokemon, Fire Emblem, Metroid Prime 4, Kirby, Yoshi, a couple of online games to support their upcoming online system and a new IP or two, they are going to clean house. I actually think they can do this easily, and maybe even exceed expectations. Many of these games may come out near the end of the year, but that's just fine. They'll be available right around the holidays when sales will be insane. This year the Switch dominated Black Friday. It's very possible that it will dominate Black Friday next year too if Nintendo plays its cards right.