Nintendo Has You Covered for the Next Six Months

Nintendo’s recent habit of revealing games within a year of release is clearly holding strong, and for the next half year, it’s obvious that the 3DS is still kicking and the Switch will do just fine in its second year on the market. It's time to break down each month and see what Nintendo has planned.

[FallenAngel1984]

Nintendo really should drop the price for DS at this point

There’s no reason the premium 3DS should still be a mere $100 cheaper than a Switch at this time in its lifecycle

[MrMagz]

It's a situation where people are still buying 3DSs at the price they are, so Nintendo doesn't really have a reason to cut the price any. The 3DS had its second best year in 2017 (I believe), so they don't really have any incentive to do anything different right now. It would make sense for the New 3DS to be at least $140 less than the Switch, but I'm not sure if enough people would buy it at $160 over $200 in order to justify the price drop.

[antikbaka]

it's nintendo. what are you talking about. Only money deficit can influence them

[the worst]

6 months of BS games

[Fishy Fingers]

What a badass.

[Tazzy]

Its all about sales and numbers the Switch is selling great and so are the games Nintendo is putting out hit after hit a bunch of their games got rated 10s in 1 year who else pulled that off?? Not Sony not Xbox Nintendo is doing great and they're doing better than Sony and Xbox they took over PS4 in Japan the Switch isn't slowing down.

[ngaydazng7]

They are still 3 million behind and trail YTD. Unless you are talking about finally surpassing weekly sales that a home console held for 6 Weeks. Still the switch is and will sell great in Japan.

[Heelix]

they sure do
but you can't please everyone obviously

6 months jam packed with games after games

[senorfartcushion]

And then:

SUPER SMASH BROTHERS MEEEEE.....The new one.

[ibrake4naps]

I need a good VR tennis game. Sorry, unrelated a little. I saw Mario tennis.

[Teflon02]

Not to anyone with a Xbox or ps. Or even gaming pc lol. I've been playing or already have like most the releases and or can get them way cheaper on other consoles. I'll pass on almost everything honestly. Might get Mario tennis though

[michellelynn0976]

And there are people who have them, but also love what is coming out fpr the Switch. You are going by what YOU like and you generalize, which is never good. You are showing your Sony fanism. Fine, but don't speak for everyone else. You don't make up their mind.

[Seraphim]

I'm with you there. There's a few games here but all the ports, can care less about. Understandably anyone who only has a Switch or those who portability appeals to will be happy but... to most of us who own a PS4/XB alongside the Switch. We already have played and/or own any of these games that interest us. Personally I bought a Switch for what Nintendo offers. Zelda, Mario, Xenoblade 2, etc. Not for what ports might or might not release on a console that doubles as a portable. In which case I will rarely, if ever, end up using my Switch in handheld mode. It's nice to have the option but personally it's not something useful to me.... Now I will say it's obviously nice seeing support but let's not go overboard. Unless you own only a Switch. In which case go all out. But let's stop acting like this something monumental. It's nothing more than business as usual. Console selling well, publishers bringing over their games to try capitalizing on the heat.

[michellelynn0976]

Not ports. Remasters.

[antikbaka]

...mkay....

[3-4-5]

2018 will mostly be back loaded for Nintendo.

Smash & Fire Emblem most likely are Fall games...Smash for sure.

E3 will still hold some big reveals as well. Expect at least 1-2 games announced at E3 to be released in Summer, but most announcements will be for late 2018 and into 2019.

[Knushwood Butt]

Nintendo only have themselves to blame.

They had dev kits before anyone else, yet so far 2018 has been a drought.

No wonder some folks claim to be excited at the prospect of paying full price for Tropical Freeze.

[narsaku]

I think it's a great lineup but there's only so many medium range graphic games out there that'll fill the gaps between exclusives that'll likely get a port.

It'll be interesting to see how Nintendo does once all the popular ones are ported onto the Switch because it's likely most other modern games won't get a port due to the hardware restrictions...

But tbh, with Pokemon, Fire Emblem, Smash, Metroid and so many others on the horizon, on top if it's exclusives right now, I don't really care. PS4 only ever got 1 game I cared about, Bloodborne. Xbox hasn't done much better for me either this gen. But Switch? It's already got 2 games I'd consider game of the decade.

Well.. At least I'll be happy.

[BadElf]

I guess if the Switch is your first console...
But if you have had a PS4 and Xbox One for a bit, then a lot of these will be...ehhh.
And they will be way more expensive on the Switch as well...

Cant wait to see what they havce planned for the Fall and Winter. Ohhh baby

[chris235]

it‘s all about standards. if one is ok settling for less, then the switch is the perfect thing. also very cheap. people like cheap. but cheap is not really a valid reason as the ps4 is cheap, too. and it also got all the indies. it even got all the n-games as better, up to date clones. so, yes, i‘m still baffled why the switch is a thing.

[silkrevolver]

There's a reason people who have it love it. Its hybrid nature is the key to its success, and Nintendo has proven you don't need raw power to compete - but it's definitely not a "cheap" piece of hardware. It's exceptionally well made.

[ErogeMaster]

Nothing but ports and games that wont push switch hardware.