The Nintendo Switch

The GameCube entry was great, if you have a means to play it

the first two paper mario games are proper JRPGs with levels, itemization, party members, etc, then they decided to step down all the RPG elements and turn them into adventure games, with mixed results. this is the fourth one of the latter type and it sounds like it might be the best but it's still not gonna satisfy people who want the full-on RPG stuff

Anyone pick up "Carrion?" Game looks pretty cool, and probably ideal for Switch (which isn't getting much use from me these days, tbh).

my Switch is now a dedicated Tetris 99 device

Carrion looks super dope. Will get around to buying it someday

carrion looks a bit like Shadow Complex, which I loved

Yeah Carrion's on my "wait for a sale" list

just played a little carrion and it seems pretty fun. moving around feels good and the the sound design is gross. chewing up dudes is satisfying but hopefully it's only a couple hours long as idk if i want to do like 10 hours of it.

also loaded up panzer paladin, also fun with terrific visuals and music.

pikmin 3 deluxe coming in october

sounds good to me

i've never played any pikmin game, so i'm pretty excited

they are great fun

I never played this before, either, but ... $60 for an 8-year old Wii-U game? That until this announcement was apparently priced at $20 on the Wii-U shop? I can't pretend to understand Nintendo, but I think it's kinda sad that there are handful of brand new titles I want to get for my end of life PS4, two of them PS4 exclusives, but it's been months since there's been a first party title I wanted to get for my Switch and nothing concrete to look forward to, either, beyond the long teased promise of Metroid 4 and a BotW sequel.

Fun fact: while my kids never want to play Smash Bros., when we did they would often make me play as the Pikmin guy as a sort of handicap.

the price of street fighter 2 turbo was $69.99 (or $79.99?) in mid-90s dollars

At least Nintendo has been consistent, then. Maybe Pikmin 3 is underpriced. Do I hear $80? $100?

Seriously, though, if a game like Red Dead Redemption 2, which was reportedly made for between $80 and $100 million, can be sold for $30 (even if on sale) two years after release, then Nintendo can do better than $60 for a spiffed-up port of an 8-year old game. For that matter, it's not like Nintendo titles get much in the way of sales or discounts, either. But hey, I'm not going to buy it, so no worries, Nintendo. You do you.

earthbound was like $80 in 1995 yeah. part of why it flopped. the $60 standard didnt really get established until the late 90s

Anyway, it's really not a matter of what things cost 20 years ago, isn't a better comparison what competitors charge today?

who are the competitors for pikmin?

not that i think everyone should drive a forklift of money to nintendo all time time but they don't really have true competitors which is why they can and do price like that

I mean, their competitors would be I guess other video game manufacturers? But others have pointed out that the big three offer such distinct experiences at this point that they are functionally different things, so yeah.

Certainly Nintendo can charge whatever they want for the properties they own. They know their market. I just don't think it's a terribly good defense of high prices to say, boy, they would have been even higher a couple of decades ago!

i am the competitor of pikmin

which i will purchase, for $60

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNkntZMzE9o&t=282

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNkntZMzE9o&feature=youtu.be&t=282

"Competitor" conveys such gladiatorial cool.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNkntZMzE9o

Go to 5:22 for my hilarious joke.

4:46 dammit I'm dum.

dumkey

prices for video games have gone down, while inflation for other consumer goods has gone up. this is a competitive advantage for consumers in the video game sector. fear me pikmin 3!

I agree that it totally sucks that Nintendo products refuse to go down at the same rate as the games for every other system... but what can you do? There's always someone out there who's going to buy Mario Kart or Tropical Freeze or whatever Kirby title got shoveled out this year at full price. That, or Nintendo somehow still has the power to lock retailer prices.

Think also that the fact that virtually every Sony or MS title now eventually gets ported to PC where the prices race to zero probably is a factor. But lol, yeah, I'm sure even Last of Us II will hit $25 by November, and that was definitely worth full price.

It's something of a compensation that Nintendo titles also seem to hold their resell value insanely well. Some used games are going for £5 less than new on eBay. Another reason not to buy downloads, that

would Breath of the Wild be good on a Switch Lite or does it really need the full Switch/controllers setup?

I've only played it on a Switch Lite so I dunno what I'm missing. Played great.

I played it a lot undocked on holiday and do think it's even better on a big screen but it's still great handheld

i usually play it handheld but my tv is kinda shit tbf

i do really like the motion controls for aiming but a lot of people hate it and turn it off

I think I would generally like them but it sounds like it plays well without. Thanks!

Motion control for aiming the bow works on the Life, at least.

*lite

ohh nice! I thought the Lite didn't have motion controls for some reason

More limited motion stuff than the normal Switch for sure, but some.

lite has everything except the rumble and the infrared camera that i don't know what is for

Taking your pulse when playing ring fit.

and it doesn't work

Yeah I never use it 🤣

lite has everything except the rumble and the infrared camera

technically ... but some motions are really annoying. I remember a "flip up" gesture for Mario Odyssey that I gave up on. Dunno if there are any games that let you do different gestures with each hand, those would obviously be impossible.

yeah obv theres plenty of motion control games that require the actual joycons since they need 2 motion sensors and not one

I can finally participate in this thread!

welcome!

i think there's another indie direct tomorrow. last one didn't have any games in my wheelhouse though

congrats, Leee. they maybe didn't tell you this at the store, but it's a good thing to note before enjoying your new nintendo switch purchase: the games are cheaper on josh's PS4. ok, i think you're ready to participate!