Gaming Nintendo this generation... knocking it out of the park?

[Captain_N]

It should be noted that Nintendo's first party games are not full of game breaking bugs.

 

[radicalwookie]

No u

my dad is stronger than yours

 

[DayVeeBoi]

Their only "knock out of the park" move was the idea of the Switch.

Guess you never heard of the PSPgo? Or as I like to call it, the Sony SwitchStation 1

 

[EmanueleBGN]

You forgot Donkey Kong Country and Bayonetta

And Breath of the Wild too

 

[the_randomizer]

GBA Temp members pissing on Nintendo as usual. Nothing to see here, move along.

 

[Hanafuda]

just because other companies are doing it doesn't make it okay. Also, Playstation and Xbox will get like a new halo or walking dead or whatever, but they don't really have any exclusives to release each console generation.
Nintendo, on the other hand, is made up of exclusives. When people buy a new console from Nintendo, they expect to get all new releases from the main line series. There have been new Mario Kart titles with each console generation since the SNES, new 2D Mario titles on every console generation since the NES (except the GBA,) and so on, so new titles for a new console are expected. For the switch though, Nintendo just ported their old Wii U PowerPC titles to ARM, and slapped them onto the switch. It isn't really justified for Nintendo to do this, because if people wanted to play Wii U games, they'd buy a Wii U, and I'm sure they're not easily porting their titles over just to "bring games to a broader audience," they're doing it for money.
The thing with porting these games that you guys don't see is that by porting an older game, they literally didn't have to make a new Mario kart at all. They saved millions of dollars by spitting out their old title and everybody ate it up. If the game wasn't ported, we would've seen a NEW Mario Kart or 2D Mario title instead, it's not like they'd skip making a Mario Kart game on the Switch. It's lazy and yet everyone excuses this and talks about Nintendo being so much greater this generation when they've been putting the same, or less amount of effort actually developing software for their system. It's all the same stuff, just under better hardware.

If the Switch reaches end-of-life without a new Mario Kart title, then you'll be right. They've got at least 5 years or so to prove you wrong though. In the meantime, we got an improved version of the game that didn't get the distribution it deserved in its original release on Wii U.

You say, "they're doing it for money," like there's something wrong with that. Being in business isn't a public service or obligation, it's a perpetually risky venture. Investments of time and effort need to be repaid with profits, or else the business fails. Nintendo invested massively in the Wii U's game catalog, but the needed financial return didn't happen because the public perceived deficiencies in the hardware platform. Whether consumers were right about that or not, I don't blame Nintendo for trying to get a proper return on their investment in these titles. I was one who never bought a Wii U, and appreciate now that improved versions of choice titles are being made available for Switch. It has enriched the Switch's early catalog, and given non-Wii U owners a second chance at titles we wanted but never bought because of the Wii U's uninspiring hardware. I'm hoping they give us a Pikmin 3 Deluxe soon.

 

[FAST6191]

Out of the park was the GBA and DS, and home console wise then I guess we would be going back to the SNES (though even there the megadrive/genesis beat it in various places and was a preview of things to come).

Game wise I am really not feeling the Switch. It might end up another gamecube, and that would only be because Sony and MS slipped and fumbled it this time around.

GBA Temp members pissing on Nintendo as usual. Nothing to see here, move along.

Can you think of a more deserving target?

 

[Localhorst86]

The switch is a decent console, but barely the hit some make it out to be. The switch feels similar to the Wii in the sense that it doesn't really seem to compete in the same market as the other consoles (PS4/Xbone, PS3/360 respectively) but seems to be it's own, secluded market. Particularly now that no one else is in the portable/handheld gaming market other than Nintendo itself.

The list of exceptional titles (that were not already available on the Wii U) is also not that impressively large.

home console wise then I guess we would be going back to the SNES

I guess the Wii would be more recent and technically wiped the floor with the 360/PS3 in terms of sales figures, but then again - it felt more like it was running outside the competition.

 

[IpponDatara]

I skipped the WiiU So I am fine with the ports.

Super Mario Oddyssey is the best Mario game since Mario 64.

BotW is a great game but you can see that it was developed for the WiiU. I’m excited to see a Zelda game developed for the Switch.

Super Mario Party is very solid but needs definitely more boards.

Pokémon looks beautiful but the lack of battles are a bummer for me.

The Indies are also a plus for me since i don’t have a pc. To be frank, there is many trash in the store. But you also got good indies like Don’t Starve.

Oh, and a new Dokapon Kingdom would be awesome for the Switch

 

[Localhorst86]

I skipped the WiiU So I am fine with the ports.

A lot of people did, that's why for a lot of people it seems like a knock out of the park. And that's fair, that's why the ports are not necessarily a bad thing. But for people who have had the Wii U, the switch feels a lot like a portable Wii U.

Super Mario Oddyssey is the best Mario game since Mario 64.

Super Mario Galaxy would like to have a word with you

 

[mesakagi]

yes I agree but it would be even better if they bring back miiverse T__T

 

[xXDungeon_CrawlerXx]

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - The perfect JRPG for the Nintendo Switch. Wonderful Story

 

[InsaneNutter]

Theirs no denying in general the Switch is doing really well this generation, even with third party support which is unusual for Nintendo.

Personally i'd say first party support is "ok", I owned a Wii U so a lot of releases I have been interested in have been a bit "meh" as i've played them years ago, then you have stuff like BOTW, Captain Toad, Mario Odyssey and Pokken Tournament that I have no interest in.

However that's ok! I didn't buy a Switch for the same reasons as a lot of people I suspect. I purchased the Switch for Pokemon and the Lets Go games are fantastic! I've not enjoyed a Pokemon Game this much since Omega Ruby, plus as someone who's out playing Pokemon Go all the time I really do like the connectivity between the games.

Smash Bros Ultimate should be great too, i'm getting that for Christmas so have not played it yet to comment.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is where i'm a bit disappointed, the main reason I got the Wii U was for Mario Kart 8, so it would have been nice to have loads of new circuits from past games to make this worth buying again at double the price, or at least worthy of the "Deluxe" title. I do feel Nintendo got lazy here.

Over all though I can't complain about the Switch at all, i'd have purchased one for Pokemon regardless, its a bonus my other two favourite Nintendo franchises are on the console.

With a new Pokemon game next year and Bayonetta 3 at some point, that's enough to keep me excited for the future of the Switch.

 

[Deleted User]

It really seems like their current teams are trying to relive the N64 days to me. Every game is like an echo of my childhood.

 

[Xzi]

I'm hoping they give us a Pikmin 3 Deluxe soon.

Definitely, only adding a Pikmin 4 would be a disservice, as then I wouldn't be able to own all the Pikmin games without a Wii U. It's one of only two Nintendo consoles I don't think I'll ever bother buying, along with NES. The latter only because I wasn't old enough to get into gaming until SNES, though I do have fond memories of playing certain NES titles on Gameboy and at friends' houses.

(I'm not going to buy another Virtual Boy either, though I did own one of those at some point.)

 

[SG854]

Definitely, only adding a Pikmin 4 would be a disservice, as then I wouldn't be able to own all the Pikmin games without a Wii U. It's one of only two Nintendo consoles I don't think I'll ever bother buying, along with NES. The latter only because I wasn't old enough to get into gaming until SNES, though I do have fond memories of playing certain NES titles on Gameboy and at friends' houses.

NES was before I was born and I still play it and wouldn’t mind getting a system. Atari though don’t care for it.

 

[kumikochan]

Am I the only one who is very surprised at how Nintendo seem to be knocking every single first party title out of the park?


Mario Odyssey - literally for a Mario game, pretty much gaming perfection as a platformer in the last 5 years. The new mechanics were beautiful and flawless, presentation and soundtrack first class. Only critique I can find is difficulty & boss battle simplicity.

BOTW - their first venture into a 3d open world game and they absolutely destroy it whilst refreshing a franchise and they didn't have to if they didn't want to.

Smash Bros ultimate - just the menu screens alone, the quick transitioning, the multi-layered online system with cusomisation, the ability to play 2 people in co-op locally online, a huge roster, an amazing OST, fast responsive menu systems, quick to get into online games

Mario Kart - was pretty much a perfect game last gen except not being able to hold 2 items and battle mode.. and wtf.. Nintendo actually fixed it!!

Mario and Rabbids - although not my type of game, they managed to even support ubisoft in providing a game with a certain level of polish i would not expect.






Nintendo seem to really be learning from their past mistakes. Apart from lack of bluetooth headphone support & voice chat, they seem to finally be getting back with the times. Any thoughts on this?
The only game I've played which could have done with more time and optimisation is XC2. Probably my second favorite switch game but it is a rough diamond.
I haven't played Mario Tennis or Party yet either... are they up to the same level or quality.. or..?

-Personally i liked a hat in time way more as a 3d platformer.
-Botw is a well, most die hard old skool Zelda fans and not being overly Nintendo fans didn't like Botw that much and liked the older way of playing Zelda games me including me.
-Not a Smash fan myself since it is basically the same game over and over again every single generation with some graphical tweaks and a couple of add ons.
-About Mario Kart i can't say much but i rather saw a newer Mario Kart instead of a port
-Mario and Rabbids was actually super good and Ubisoft should get the credit for that and not Nintendo seeing they did most of the work regarding the game.

 

[Xzi]

NES was before I was born and I still play it and wouldn’t mind getting a system. Atari though don’t care for it.

Specific games are still kinda fun, but by now the ROMs are widely available through official and unofficial means. A lot of games on the system just frustrate the hell out of me, because it was a time before game design started to become more refined. Playing the original Megaman games long after being introduced to the series with Megaman X was hella rough.

 

[Hanafuda]

Specific games are still kinda fun, but by now the ROMs are widely available through official and unofficial means. A lot of games on the system just frustrate the hell out of me, because it was a time before game design started to become more refined. Playing the original Megaman games long after being introduced to the series with Megaman X was hella rough.

Great music though.

 

[Bladexdsl]

nintendo failed miserably with the switch last year lets see if they can redeem themselves this year.