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BYUtka

My thoughts on the Nintendo Direct

First... I liked the format of this direct. That is not to say I didn't enjoy some of the more silly ones in the past, this is no disrespect to those, but it is a compliment to this one. The headline format was clean, moved well and organized. I liked it.
This is a Switch sub, so I won't go into depth on my 3DS thoughts beyond, looks like some fun stuff coming out.

Now to Switch---

  • The Sonic games look the most interesting to me of any Sonic Games in a LONG time. Right now I am hopeful that they did them right and we will see two good games. My interest is stronger in these now.

  • ARMS-- This one has never looked interesting to me, and this preview did nothing to change that. I am interested in the Yellow JoyCons... those look cool. We have 4 pairs of Joycons already, but might buy another set for the color change.

On that note, the extended battery for the joycons seems meh as the life is already really long. Maybe since we have 8 (4 Pairs we just don't feel the struggle, but it seems useless).

  • Street Fighter II-- I love this game. I was already excited for this and the Nintendo Direct did nothing to change that.

  • Namco Museum-- For anyone who has watched our Triforce Girls videos, you know I love retro gaming, so this got me excited. I am not sure it is a day one purchase, but I don't see myself going too long before investing.

  • Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition --- We have this on Wii U... I have never enjoyed Minecraft, but the younger boys love it... Not sure it will be worth investing in this when it seems to be just a clone of the Wii U version.

  • Project Mekuru -- Wasn't this a minigame in a Mario Party a few versions back? It looks like a more chaotic version of Othello. If this were 6 or 8 Player, I might be more interested. At just 4 players it looks to simple and basic to hold interest for very long.

  • Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star and Disgaea 5 -- Looks good. Don't have time for these longer RPGs though... I used to love them... My kids haven't really gotten into them. I wish I had the time to sit and play these for hours on end.

  • Puyo Puyo Tetris -- Totally plan to get this. Wish it had 8 player. Would love to see a Switch Version/update of Dr. Mario 64.

  • Monopoly -- I wasn't interested int his before... but a 6 player option has changed my mind. This might have just become a must have for us.

  • Rayman Legends-- I have not been a big fan of the Rayman games. The controls are loose and floaty, the level design is uneven and removing the gamepad functionality seems like it will bork the game. This was designed for the Wii U with the gamepad in mind and changing that nerfs it. We have it on Wii U, and that is the actual definitive edition, so probably won't bother with this.

  • Sine Mora EX -- Meh... didn't look bad, but didn't catch my interest either.

  • Battle Chasers: Nightwar-- This looked fun. Same issue as other RPG's but this is a title that wasn't really on the radar before the Nintendo Direct, but is now for sure.

  • Payday 2-- Nope. Looks like a generic shooter from a couple of generations ago.

  • Spla2n and Mario Kart-- Not going to lie, these will be day one purchases but I am not entirely happy about it all.
    Mario Kart in Particular I wish there were some upgrade deal for those of us who purchased MK and the DLC on the Wii U. Adding the Battle stages is great.. but that is something that should have been included in the original game. It feels like Nintendo is giving a middle finger to everyone who supported them during the WIi U years.

Spla2n-- I played the Testfire quite a bit and as I have said in other places, it feels like a backward step from on the Wii U. Losing the second screen nerfs the game. It isn't unplayable, and the game is really fun. I am sure those who never played it on Wii U just won't understand what they are missing.

Overall-- I feel like the Switch does not have a lot to offer to anyone who actively owned a Wii U. Some Nerfed Ports and half-baked sequels. Nintendo is putting a lot of stock into ARMS and frankly it looks awful to me. It is nice to see gamers who didn't pick up a Wii U starting to get interested in Nintendo again, more support is always great, but it is disappointing to feel like those of us who did support Nintendo, purchased a Wii U and the games for it are getting the middle finger from a company that has moved on.
Coming out of this direct, I hope Nintendo has something more interesting or exciting to announce at E3... but I am pretty sure they have all their eggs in the ARMS and Spla2n basket...

Posted Apr 13, 2017, 3:28 PM UTC · edited

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kayonesoft•

I agree that a lot of porting from the Wii U feels like they're turning their backs on their biggest supporters who did buy the Wii U (and again the Switch). I can see why they're doing it, so that more people can enjoy the games they missed out on, but from the perspective of a Wii U owner, it feels like my reward for supporting them is to buy everything all over again. On one hand I'd love to see a discount given to people who already own the software on Wii U, but on the other hand, we can already enjoy that software on the Wii U and our discount would be selling the Wii U copy to a store like Gamestop.

At the same time, I'd like to see MORE Wii U games ported to the Switch. I'd love to see Super Mario Maker make its way onto the Switch, opening up the door for even more people to create new levels. I'd also like to see Star Fox Zero make its way onto the Switch, giving them an opportunity to correct a lot of the big complaints about the game and polish it into a gem.

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BYUtkaOP•

I would rather see more GameCube games getting the HD Treatment. I would kill for Kirby Air Ride HD on the switch.

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adolfus293•

Played that all the time when I was little, one time my dad somehow broke it and we could not play in the city sandbox mode, one of my sadder days

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BYUtkaOP•

That is terrible. That City mode was awesome!
That game was totally underrated. It seemed so simple at first... I think that is why it got such poor reviews... but then the more you played it, the deeper it got.

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adolfus293•

I played the racing mode all the time with my siblings though

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e105beta•

I'd rather have them ported and let people with Switches play Wii U games than not have them ported and let them be lost to obscurity.

I already have the games on Wii U, so I have no compulsion to buy them again.

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MusclemagicPioneer•

Arms looks amazing to me

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BYUtkaOP•

Out of curiosity what aspects look fun/good to you? What about it appeals to you? Not trying to be argumentative, just trying to understand. It is clear there are lots of people who are excited. I am struggling to "get it."

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MusclemagicPioneer•

First person Smash Bros that you can control with more than just thumbs. I'm a big arcade fighter fan.

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BYUtkaOP•

Ok... I can see it from that angle. Will be interesting to see how it works out. If the control is tight and responsive, it could work like that.

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MusclemagicPioneer•

Most will probably use traditional control options, if the motion isn't adequate.. which it won't be, for most competitive play, but I plan to get good with it for an additional challenge and a bit of activity in my game time.

I've heard good things about the actions response feel

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Vataro•

I demo'd it at PAX South in January. I'd say that the motion controls were reasonably responsive, though not perfect. I decided after playing it that it was not for me (not a big fighting genre fan outside of Smash Bros), but people who like fighting games will probably find it to be an interesting (if possibly casual) variation on the genre.

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zacschutt•

I got a switch last weekend and I caught the announcement this morning. I agree with you; arms seems like a miss, but mario cart 8 and spla2n look great. I was extremely surprised that there's no mario (of any form) launch titles.

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BYUtkaOP•

Mario Odysee is supposed to hit this year (Late Nov/Early Dec would be my realistic guess on the earliest we will actually get it... if it doesn't slide into 2018).

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