So far, Bandai Namco has released three games on the Nintendo Switch console: Namco Museum, Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, and One Piece Unlimited World. It's been no secret that developers have been impressed with the Switch's success, including Capcom, who labeled Ultra Street Fighter II on Nintendo Switch a "smash hit." Following suit, Bandai Namco heaped their own praise for Nintendo's hybrid system during a recent financial results briefing.

As translated by the Wall Street Journal, here's what President Mitsuaki Taguchi had to say:
"We have put 3 games on the Switch so far and all of them are doing well. It’s a shame, but we didn’t think the Switch [would] be accepted this fast."

Taguchi went on to announce that Bandai Namco would be developing three new Switch exclusive titles to be revealed in Spring and Summer of 2018. No further details were given, but Switch owners should be excited to hear of growing third party support for the console.

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[Shady Guy Jose]

I'm pretty sure the competitive scene is moving towards Streer Fighter III if that hasn't happened yet (I heard it was happening a while ago). And Ultra SF II is really nothing new. It just has Evil Ryu and Akuma who are probably just Ryu clones anyway.

There are probably quite a few people who would disagree about SF II being the best fighter ever made. I'll agree it's popular and sold well (due to being on SNES, Genesis, some of the older PCs of that time, and being ported to other later systems as well) and that it's good but calling it the greatest is kind of a stretch. A lot of people prefer Tekken as well, some people like DOA, and some people like KoF.

Kind of ironic bitching childishly about people not wanting another port of SF II and then telling them to have their diapers changed.

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If they were to port a Vita one then it would probably be Tales of Hearts R but if they do they better fix the translation. It's very awkward because they didn't really pay attention to how things sound in the actual dialogue so the game is filled with awkward sounding lines.

If I had to guess which they would port though it would probably be Tales of the Abyss because that seems to be considered the best one by many, but there is a lot of demand for Symphonia too.

Abyss was ported to the 3DS, so a Switch release is unlikely. If they were doing a straight port, Zesteria would be the one, most likely. Maybe a Zestiria/Berseria double pack.

 

[Futurdreamz]

sd cards can take 2tb nowadays... and the switch was reported to support the new tech before system launch so I wouldn't be suprised if a game for the switch was bigger than 60 gigs...

I dare you to find a 2TB MicroSD card that a) is not infinetly more expensive than a 2TB HDD and b) actually exists and is available for purchase.

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

If they were to port a Vita one then it would probably be Tales of Hearts R but if they do they better fix the translation. It's very awkward because they didn't really pay attention to how things sound in the actual dialogue so the game is filled with awkward sounding lines.

Fix the translation.... The game is filled with awkward sounding lines? The Characters speak japanese, there is no english version, or maybe I'm playing the wrong game. I downloaded it from playstation store, no one speaks english in that game, is why I haven't played it in so long.

If I had to guess which they would port though it would probably be Tales of the Abyss because that seems to be considered the best one by many, but there is a lot of demand for Symphonia too.

Well Tales games on nintendo systems seem like a very rare thing for some reason, I mean they had the first one for SNES and GBA then some NDS Japanese exclusive ones, and ton others we never got to play "NARAKIRI DUNGEON, Raident mythology" But some HD collections of games would be better. The switch would be a very attractive system if they had RPG Games on it.

 

[RedBlueGreen]

Fix the translation.... The game is filled with awkward sounding lines? The Characters speak japanese, there is no english version, or maybe I'm playing the wrong game. I downloaded it from playstation store, no one speaks english in that game, is why I haven't played it in so long.

I mean the English text has a lot of stuff phrased really akwardly. Like it's a fan translation made by someone who isn't fluent in English.

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

I mean the English text has a lot of stuff phrased really akwardly. Like it's a fan translation made by someone who isn't fluent in English.

Maybe someone who knows more about this would be able to explain.... @Chary

 

[Chary]

Maybe someone who knows more about this would be able to explain.... @Chary

It seems like it was a really budget localization. I don't know much, but I do know it's one of the few, if only, Tales games to NOT get an english audio dub. It also has a bunch of super stiff lines, as said by @RedBlueGreen that sound like it was made by a team that didn't really have mastery of the english language.

I think there's also a few weird bits in the game where lines are over-extended. Things like an audio line saying "thank you" in Japanese being localized as an entire block of text, which is wholly unneeded. It's not as bad as the SAO:HF game that came out around the same time (also by Namco) but it could do with a new retranslation.

I fully would wish for Abyss or Vesperia on the Switch, one already got a port on the previous system, and the other is likely impossible to ever happen.

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

It seems like it was a really budget localization. I don't know much, but I do know it's one of the few, if only, Tales games to NOT get an english audio dub. It also has a bunch of super stiff lines, as said by @RedBlueGreen that sound like it was made by a team that didn't really have mastery of the english language.

I think there's also a few weird bits in the game where lines are over-extended. Things like an audio line saying "thank you" in Japanese being localized as an entire block of text, which is wholly unneeded. It's not as bad as the SAO:HF game that came out around the same time (also by Namco) but it could do with a new retranslation.

I fully would wish for Abyss or Vesperia on the Switch, one already got a port on the previous system, and the other is likely impossible to ever happen.

Well i just read on wikipdeia the english dub was omitted due to the file size limit of the vita card, and fan feedback. Though I would have liked to see a english dub to be honest.

The localization of the title was originally unplanned, but during heavy promotion of the Tales series in Europe and North America alongside the domestic release of Innocence R and Hearts R, there were multiple requests from the western fanbase to bring the titles west: as Hearts R was the most recent title, it was chosen for localization. The localization was officially announced in April 2014. Unlike previous localizations, the game remained with Japanese voice acting, but with subtitles in multiple languages. This decision was influenced both by limited space on the Vita cartridge and fan requests for the original Japanese voice track.

 

[duffmmann]

I dare you to find a 2TB MicroSD card that a) is not infinetly more expensive than a 2TB HDD and b) actually exists and is available for purchase.

Currently 400GB is the largest available micro sd card at $200, but they did just release 2 months ago, so we can expect that price to drop as the months go on. I also suspect we'll see a 512GB micro SD card within a year or so, and probably the first 1TB micro SD card within 2 or 3 years. Yah, you can't even get a 2TB card yet, but its nice that these devices are future proof for when you will be able to do such a thing. Frustrating for now i suppose.

I don’t mind that the Switch can't connect to USB hard drives, it's just frustrating that micro SD card tech isn't as advanced yet as we'd like it to be.

 

[KingVamp]

Still, USB hard drives should really be an option.

 

[Futurdreamz]

Still, USB hard drives should really be an option.

Anybody up to explaining to a five year old kid why they can't play Oddyssey in the car?

 

[KingVamp]

Anybody up to explaining to a five year old kid why they can't play Oddyssey in the car?

Or just don't save the games he is allowed to play on a (should be) optional hard drive. Not to mention, not everyone carry around every single game with them, so you going have to explain either way.

 

[Shady Guy Jose]

Fix the translation.... The game is filled with awkward sounding lines? The Characters speak japanese, there is no english version, or maybe I'm playing the wrong game. I downloaded it from playstation store, no one speaks english in that game, is why I haven't played it in so long.


Well Tales games on nintendo systems seem like a very rare thing for some reason, I mean they had the first one for SNES and GBA then some NDS Japanese exclusive ones, and ton others we never got to play "NARAKIRI DUNGEON, Raident mythology" But some HD collections of games would be better. The switch would be a very attractive system if they had RPG Games on it.

You're forgetting Symphonia on the GameCube, which single-handedly launched the series into the spotlight in the West (as well as its lesser-known sequel on the original Wii). You already mentioned Phantasia on the SNES (JP-only) and GBA. There were also three JP-only DS titles, the 3DS version of Abyss, and the original version of Graces, which was on the Wii, but also only released in Japan. So, in fact, there were quite a lot of games on Nintendo platforms, but fan translations aside, only 4 got official releases in English, two of them being ports, of which one was the first official English version, though. So yeah, a Switch title would be great, especially if it isn't a port. Unless they wanna port Destiny 2 and/or Rebirth, and finally release those in English (a guy can dream )

 

[KingVamp]

More good news.

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[Captain_N]

crapcom you dont impress me much. when monster hunter worlds is on the switch then ill be impressed. and Namco where is a main stream tales of game on switch?

 

[KingVamp]

Honestly, I want the next Phoenix Wright more than the Monster Hunters.

 

[Bladexdsl]

and everyone said the switch wouldn't get any exclusives...oh maybe they were referring to the 1x?!

 

[Deleted User]

Ultra Street Fighter II a smash hit? Eh, I guess. Street Fighter II is the grand-daddy of most modern fighting games, but you can kinda tell, looking at the animations, which, even when re-drawn for the game, still look a bit janky.

I kinda would've preferred something akin to a Street Fighter III remake. That game had smooth-ass animations. And parrying.

 

[xMusicax]

I need me a tales of game for my switch

 

[ploggy]

Its probably bullshit but I saw an reddit post that (apart from some other things) said Bandi Namco was working on the new Metroid Prime 4 game?
One of the 3 exclusives maybe? Almost 100% certain its bullshite though....
https://www.reddit.com/r/Kappa/comments/7c9n8i/leakileaks/

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

I got it, it's a new ridge racer game.