Found that mad. Why not reveal their massive dlc for the year during presser. It even got screen time

regmcfly wrote:

Found that mad. Why not reveal their massive dlc for the year during presser. It even got screen time

Didn't they announce it (and show it) at a previous presentation?

I think wanting a bit more of a roadmap from Nintendo is valid. As I said, I'm just about leaning towards getting a Switch now, given how much it costs, as I can see 5 or 6 games that I really want to play and can't play on the PS4.

There is a lot of stuff on the store, of course, but most of it is never going to hit the top of the queue when I'm looking for something to buy. Only if it turned up on a PS+ or similar type subscription. And then there are quite a few of the 'big' games that I'm just not interested in, especially multiplayer-centred stuff.
Edit: So when they're doing this 1 game a month thing, it only takes a few in a row that don't appeal to make it all seem overly sparse - indies aren't going to cover such big gaps.

So, with all that, I could be persuaded quite a lot more if I knew of a few other big games coming in the next year or so. Some idea of how far away Metroid is, for example, or what it might look like. It's more important with Nintendo than with the PS4 IMO because you know that most games will be out on that anyway.
Edit: In effect, Nintendo being coy makes them look like they don't have much going on at all.

The problem with wanting to know when something like Metroid is out is that the devs probably have no idea either.

Metroid Switch reminds me of the Skyward Sword situation somewhat.  If I recall correctly, a second Wii Zelda game was announced a long time before we saw it in the form of SS.  I seem to remember being surprised that they'd used the existing 3D Zelda template for the foundation of the game when they finally gave us a good look (albeit with motion plus controls as the hookshot) as I'd been led to believe/was foolishly anticipating a full reboot of sorts.  I think it's odd that they didn't show Prime 4 in some form, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's only recently taken a particular form, otherwise - even with their reluctance to go all-in on the E3 experience - they probably would've put it in to head the crushing disappointment off at the pass.

bad_hair_day wrote:

If anyone is still interested, Crackdown 3 is now Feb 2019.

That's good to hear, I missed it at the MS conference.

JonB wrote:

So when they're doing this 1 game a month thing, it only takes a few in a row that don't appeal to make it all seem overly sparse - indies aren't going to cover such big gaps.

I understand this, but I feel like if you've got a PC or mainline console you're always going to feel like this about every Nintendo console, but it's also why I like them. There are an absolute never ending deluge of titles on other consoles/PC in terms of big releases and indies. It's nice to know that there are two locked in games from Nintendo that I'll be interested in picking up, rather than listlessly trawling the PSN or Steam store, not ever quite wanting to take a punt on a game because it might not be all that. It's possible it's too far the other way, but the excessive choice isn't always good. I spend more time recommending titles to other people than I do buying them myself.

If I was championing a mooted Rocksteady rumour the game would star him and Bebop.  Happy for them to give it a good go, but a modern Superman game would be extremely tricky to get right.

I am glad no one announced new hardware. Fuck that this year.

Um, I'm sorry, no new hardware?!? This is a slur against the very new Pokeball Plus, you fucks.

I think i’ve shifted the way I play games substantially in recent years anyway, thanks to mental health and lack of wealth. I tend not to wish list, I just get the compulsion to play something and it either sticks or it doesn’t. Yak0 didn’t, but PoE did. The former is breezier than the latter, and I couldn’t tell you what makes something stick.

Nintendo are finished.

I think people forget or don't quite realise that Smash is a really good seller, it is bloody popular.

It sold nearly 13mil copies on wii.
It's worst outing has been on the WiiU selling only 5mil copies, but MK8 on WiiU only sold around 7.5mil.

Metroid Prime has done around 3mil for the first one, followed by 1.3mil and 1.8mil for the sequels.
Trilogy did 0.6mil.

It is clear to see people are more interested in seeing Smash than they are in Metroid or many other Nintendo properties.

Tempy wrote:

I think i’ve shifted the way I play games substantially in recent years anyway, thanks to mental health and lack of wealth. I tend not to wish list, I just get the compulsion to play something and it either sticks or it doesn’t. Yak0 didn’t, but PoE did. The former is breezier than the latter, and I couldn’t tell you what makes something stick.

Yeah I've given up on feeling guilty for not playing something, or being ashamed at the pile. Better to buy stuff if you actually want to play it Right Just Now even if it's not on sale, probably saves money overall. Most massive open worldy type games only see a small bit of play from me these days, but that's ok really.

I somehow missed that the PC E3 conference had an RPG from the guys behind Depth where you play a bloody shark?

Can't wait for next gen's improved AI!*

*better more expensive graphics