Nintendo Switch

[ElectriKong]

Sonic MAnia will only be 128MB in size BTW.

[FireyPaperMario]

Sonic MAnia will only be 128MB in size BTW.

That's the best part of getting the Switch version, it's $20 (With Tax), and doesn't cost about a gigabyte of data, like some of the digital copies of Switch games!

[ElectriKong]

https://youtu.be/59yuBFRSZdg

Nintendo has officially confirmed it, and it seems to be what we were expecting.

[FireyPaperMario]

Yeah, I rather stick to the average sized Nintendo Switch instead of the Lite, which I betcha it may not have Bluetooth controller support like the original imo

[MegaDood]

Eh, I feel like the Switch Lite is going to be like the 2DS. It'll be practically the same in most way but you can just choose which you like better.

[FireyPaperMario]

Sorry for being a bastard by necro-bumping this topic. But I feel like having this forums conversation in this topic instead of making a separate topic about discussing this. So what controllers do the SMBX members who actually owns a Nintendo Switch console use to play it?

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Yeah, just feeling like adding this in-topic conversation just because why not Zoidberg?

[TheNightingale]

Eh, I feel like the Switch Lite is going to be like the 2DS. It'll be practically the same in most way but you can just choose which you like better.

I think both consoles have big differences with their originals

[ElectriKong]

This could be a mistake.

https://youtu.be/cOD7sn6ehKk

[ElectriKong]

So I guess this is the Switch Pro.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mHq6Y7JSmg

[Dragon0307]

Thumbs up to the better kickstand, bigger OLED display, 64GB eMMC and LAN, but why is the extra RAM exclusive to the devkit?

I'm not getting it; my laptop has a Pentium 5405U but also has quadruple the RAM and an NVMe and would likely beat it in every department except graphics, and it doesn't even hold a candle to my gaming PC. An OLED Switch Lite, however, would be in my opinion the definitive Switch, because I think the main reason to buy a Switch is for its portability factor.

[krakin]

Just a reminder that the first Nintendo Direct for 2022 is going to stream tomorrow, got my fingers crossed for some more Splatoon 3 news and maybe a less vague release date instead of "2022".
https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica?ref ... r%5Eauthor

[krakin]

What was your favorite part of the Nintendo Direct?

[Chilly14]

What was your favorite part of the Nintendo Direct?

To be honest, I dunno...

[krakin]

I'm pretty excited for the Switch Sports Resort testfire coming on the 18th. I'm stoked to see it return after all this time. I think I remember someone here wanting Switch Sports to be a thing lol. I gotta search up who said it.
Edit: Here it is
viewtopic.php?f=51&t=19324&p=381456&hil ... ts#p381456
I'm gonna go get some rest now, I knew I shouldn't have drank so much coffee before the direct since I was already pretty hyped before then.

[Dragon0307]

Here's most of what was announced at the Nintendo Direct, spoilered to keep the page small. In order of appearance:

Awful jokes incoming: show

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
A sequel to FE: Warriors, set in the universe of FE3H but with a different plot.

Advance Wars 1+2 Reboot Camp
Now with voice acting ... And I guess there's rewind. And a war room. And online multiplayer. And a level editor.

No Man's Sky
The game that got launched too early is now being ported to the Switch.

Mario Strikers Battle Football League
A new Mario Strikers? This one seems to feature Rosalina. Also, Bowser cheated. He held the ball with his hands.

Splatoon 3
Salmon Run is returning. There's two new Boss Salmonids and you can throw the golden eggs around. Even into the salmon bin. Oh, and there's a big Salmonid?

Front Mission 1st
The orignal game, remade for the Switch. Apparently, it has a good plot. The sequel, Front Mission 2 is getting remade as well.

Disney Speedstorm
Like Mario Kart? Like Disney & Pixar? Like microtransactions? It appears to be a F2P kart racer staring Disney's massive backlog.

STAR WARS: The Force Unleashed
Speaking of Disney, this Wii title has forced it's way onto the Switch. And I'm not apologising for that. You've also got motion controls, but can't tell if you are forced to use them.

Assasin's Creed: The Ezio Collection
Exactly what it says on the tin. It includes AC2, Brotherhood, and Revelations. It also includes the DLC. It'll probably sell more digits than the Digits.
(I made an NFT joke. I'm so funny.)

SD Gundam Battle Alliance
It seems to be a Gundam action RPG, where somebody messed with the Gundam timeline so these things called Breaks are happening? All I know about Gundam is that there's mechs.

Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition
A remaster the PS1 original, although it still looks like a PS1 game. What's special about this one though is that it also includes The Radical Dreamers, a text based adventure an obscure SNES addon called the Satelaview.

Kirby and the Forgotten Land
It seems that even the cuddly cannibal can't eat everything, so he's stuck draped over a car. This is called Mouthful Mode, and isn't a copy ability. You can also upgrade your copy abilities. For some reason, there's a bunch of furries after the Waddle Dees.

MLB The Show '22
I'm British so I know jack all about baseball, but this game features crossplay AND your saves are carried across different platforms. Also, the commentator is a muppet.

Kingdom Hearts Integrum Collection for Cloud
Square, we need a word. My geek sense tells me that these games can run clearly on the Switch. You don't need to host it on an external server you lazy toads. Otherwise, it's Kingdom Hearts.

Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series
You know the guy you reskin into Yoshi? He's now on the Switch. Both Klonoa 1 and 2 are avaliable.

Portal Companion Collection
The cake may be a lie, but I still have no idea why Valve are porting some of their titles to the Switch even though they're literally releasing a handhelf this month. Portal 2 also includes splitscreen, LAN and online multiplayer.

Live A Live
Another 2D-HD game from Square, a formerly Japanese-exclusive SNES game has been remade for the switch. It features multiple eras that you can do in any order. I can't think of any unclever jokes to say here.

Nintendo Switch Sports
The game that gave us all repetetive strain injury is back, with a vengeance. You can play as what looks like an Xbox Live Avatar, or the chad option of a Mii. Online is obviously included. They're adding football, badminton and voleyball, with the first including support for a leg strap that is used for penalty kicks. Sadly, it's launching as an incomplete game and golf will be added at a later date. However, an online demo will be released.

Taiko no Tataujin: Rythm Festival.
Megalovania is still relevant? Oh, and there's a Zelda song. A practice mode has been included so you can try different parts. It includes (what looks like) a co-op multiplayer mode called DON-Chan Band, and a mode called Great Drum Toy War, which looks like a 1v1 VS mode with rubber ducks. Oh, and there's a paid subscription for 500+ songs because money.

Triangle Strategy
The game that's been in every single direct is almost here. A playable demo that lasts until the third chapter is going to be release, and you'll be able to transfer your progress over to the final release.

Cuphead
The DLC is coming, although we heard about that at the Game Awards. Miss Chalaice seems to have weird abilities like a dodge roll, double jumps and different firing paterns. Too bad I still haven't beaten the basegame.

Metroid Dread
Looks like they're adding a mode where you die in a single hit, and an easy mode where you regain health more from pickups. A boss rush is also coming at a later date.

Nintendo Switch Online
It's. Finally. Here. Earthbound and Earthbound Beginings have been added to SNES and NES online, respectively. Now localize Mother 3 you cowards.

Misc. Ports
Since these games were shown off and little more, I'll just list them.
Zombie Army 4: Dead War
GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon
Demon Slayer -Kimetso no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles (boy, what a long title)
Lego Brawls
Two Point Campus

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass
Well, it's no Mario Kart 9. What it is is however is 6 DLC packs containing 8 maps each from past Mario Kart titles (and Tour) for a massive total of 48 tracks. Including but not limited to Cocnut Mall, Toad Circuit, some Paris thing, a city, Mushroom Pass, Sky Garden, Choco Mountain and Tokyo Blur. Finally, it is included in the NSO Expansion Pass but can be purchased seperately.

Xenoblade Chronicles 3
The last announcement of the Direct, it claims to tie Xenoblade 1 & 2 together and everyone is falling out. There's also people with masks and robot voices.

Please note that I haven't heard of most of the games mentioned here, and have probably made some glaring mistakes. I also stayed up until midnight to write this...

What was your favorite part of the Nintendo Direct?

I'm not sure. Either Mario Kart or Wii Sports?

[Oktavia]

I got really excited over the Mario Kart dlc and Mario Strikers Battle League.