Nintendo: Unrealistic to expect every major game on Switch, but number of titles will increase

During Nintendo’s financial results briefing last month, one investor brought up how Switch has some major games missing from third-party publishers.

[Antnee534]

I really want madden

[InTheZoneAC]

Madden has gone full retard. I think I'm officially done with it after 25 years. I typically play hundreds of games online every year, but last year was my least played iteration. This year I bought it used (because EA) and I think I played just one or two games then sold it. Features they were touting as new were not, everything in terms of gameplay and controls were the same from the last few years. You know the soundtrack, how there's usually a bunch of variety? Not this year, the entire soundtrack was cRap with only a few official NFL soundtracks. This year was easily the laziest iteration this gen and they pushed more than ever for Madden Ultimate Team Pay To Win modes.

[AizenSosuke]

That's good Nintendo

[EddieNX]

Nintendo fans don't realistically expect graphically intense games to run on what is essentially a 7 inch tablet.
The only people who are being unrealistic is the haters expecting it to be able to run anything even though that in a lot of cases,it's literally impossible.

It's amazing to be able to play stuff like Wolfenstein 2, BOTW etc on the go, imo it's almost impressive as the XB1X in its own right and I have both a Switch and an XB1X.

[Teflon02]

Let's be honest. The port begging knows no limits. I agree with you overall, with the people who think about it more than act. But I see port begging on essentially anything considered good that's not on it./
But actually on topic, I think it'll actually be the opposite. It's like PSP and Vita, when the power is in range they have alot of ports etc released on it. Once it falls out of the power range, Devs do it for a little and then say forget it. unless nintendo releases a way more powerful switch that can keep up with next gen. Next year maybe the last year of multiplat galore. Maybe the year after, since PS4 will definitely be supported past PS5.

[EddieNX]

I just think people are being unrealistic as this guy is saying. The Switch isn't magical, it's not going to match home consoles 1:1 when it's 15-20 times smaller. What it is however, is a very competent handheld/hybrid and Im very satisfied with it and impressed by it even though I own an XB1X and a large 4KTV. I still think the Switch holds its own and is great at what it does because I'm not an irrational hater.

No matter how powerful my X is it doesn't have stuff like Zelda, Mario, Smash Brothers and it never will. The Switch is great In its own right as are the PS4 and XB1

[Visceral89]

Wolfenstein 2 runs and looks like trash on the switch, docked or portable mode. If Nintendo wants to actually be able to run 3rd party games coming in the future at a respectable level, they're going to have to release a upgraded Super Switch.

[DankSinatra]

Looks and runs like trash? Have you seen the 1.2 update? It looks really close to the XBO version despite the resolution difference and the frame rate is very stable (it runs a very steady 30fps), while it doesn't have the resolution or frame rate of the PS4 and Xbo versions it still holds up really well with the update.

[EddieNX]

Wolfenstein 2 looks incredible in portable mode, like having a mini home console. They will release an upgraded Switch with a higher resolution screen and more processing power , it's a matter of time at this point.

[Sirk7x]

How much would that cost? There are limiting factors to this, namely the limitations of modern batteries, heating solutions in small devices and how much consumers are willing to pay. I think it's kind of a marvel that the game runs on a small tablet in the first place, but hey.

[yomfweeee]

Then they should have beefed it up and sold it for $400 and then it could make at least as strong as base PS4 and X1.

I'm not so sure they couldn't have done that for $300, but Nintendo is greedy and expects top dollar.

[Nebaku]

You have zero understanding of hardware if even at 400 dollars you think that's feasible.

Also, the cheap price is part of what makes Nintendo work.

[yomfweeee]

No, not really. They were making $50 profit when it came out. If they put $150 (lose profit and sell for 100 more) more worth of components in the system it could match X1 easily at a $400 price. They could have taken a small loss if needed, which is common for consoles.

[Sirk7x]

Again, there are technological limits to what you can accomplish with mobile devices. No small battery exists to power that respectably, and cooling would be a serious issue. The fans and heatsink alone on the Xbox are bigger than the entire Switch console. If Microsoft and Sony could have shrunk their consoles down to that size, they would have done it lol. I have a 6 inch screen phone, and the Switch is maybe 20 percent bigger than it. It's tiny.

[InTheZoneAC]

the people that want more aren't "haters", that's trollish of you to say that. And I see no reason why any 3rd party game can't come to the switch considering you can simply downgrade the visuals and limit onscreen objects if you need to. That's called being lazy.

[inxine]

i mean, alot of us figured that would be the case right?

[PapaBop]

Say that to those begging for a RDR 2 port

[EddieNX]

Literally nobody is begging for RDR2 on the Switch, partly because there is no way the Switch could run it, the graphics are absolutely ridiculous In the game, not something a handheld is going to run.

We want things we think the Switch can realistically run.

[RosweeSon]

Nope that’s what I got my PS4 for

[execution17]

It's probably because of limitations on space

[Shiken]

This

If RDR2 came for example, you would need at least a 126 GB card for digital, and maybe even for physical if they use the smaller cart. I mean sure, I could do it if I had an SD card dedicated to the game, but most consumers are not going to waste their time junping through hoops, making any possible port not worth the time.

The porta it does get is great and if the output of current gen ports that CAN fit well with the system come, that is good enough.

We will need a power upgrade no later than a year after the PS5 is released though. Otherwise the output will drop off.

[Bane35]

The rumors of a more powerful nintendo switch coming next year are probably true which will help get more AAA third party games on the switch

[Akarogg]

They won't split the install base. If Nintendo launch a more powerful Switch it will be comparable to the situation you have with the PS4 Pro and XBOX1 X . Existing and soon to be released Switch games will look nicer, but it won't be a generational leap

[TheUndertaker85]

Uh, why wouldn’t Nintendo split the install base? They do at this moment with 3DS by having titles that do not work on anything less than “New 3DS” leaving 2DS and older 3DS models out of the equation.

They’ve also done so in the past with things like RAM adapters and the Expansion Pak.

[Akarogg]

They will never do that in the home console market, the costs and investments are far greater. Besides, no generational leap in performance currently exist in the small sized portable market, so they couldn't do it even if they wanted to

[InKnight7s]

You know what is unrealstic Nintendo?? We are close to 2nd year and yet the device isn't sold at MSRP $299 except in Black Friday!!

[ibrake4naps]

I just want that Metroid to release already!

[paintedgamer1984]

50-70% of 3rd party games are skipping the switch. And thats 1 of switches biggest problems. If the switch next year or following year could run all games at 1080 60 most people would be estatic. In 2018 thats not asking for much... and in 2019 and beyond less and less 3rd partys will even be capable of running on the switch. For those saying it would cost too much... get a fn grip. Nintendo makes $ on every switch sold. It prob cost them 149-199$ to even manufacture the switch. Make a 349-400$ mschine thats capable for 349 or 399 and people will throw their $ at it. Just think if every game was portable at 1080 60 or even 1440 60 by 2019 or 2020... that would be crazy amazing nintendo would prob go back to being my prefferred console... BUT GUESS WHAT? Sony will be doing that EXACT thing next gen with a collapsable dual shock5 where whatever the tablet is capable of thats the resolution... esp with streaming and downloading games being a big thing next gen. Nintendo will basically have no upper leg other than exclusives next gen.

[Akarogg]

"50-70% of 3rd party games are skipping the switch. And thats 1 of switches biggest problems. If the switch next year or following year could run all games at 1080 60 most people would be estatic"

That won't happen. Even the PS4 don't do that and that's a stationary console. Very strange that you would write such a thing

[paintedgamer1984]

The ps4 is a 5 year old console the pro a 2 year console...are you saying 1080 60 is not feasable in 2019 and beyond? Thats bat shit crazy talk

[Akarogg]

There currently exist no small sized portable technology that come close to matching, never mind EXCEED PS4 performance. Xavier technology isn't ready before 2023 and that's on par with PS4, not sxceeding it as you apparently expect. The Switch currently outperform $1000 phones in gaming comparisons. Clearly you aren't well informed on this subject

[Literal_Cringe]

"Nintendo will basically have no upper leg other than exclusives next gen"
Isn't the opposite of this statement the exact problem Microsoft has now? Nintendo has done really well without the help of third parties in the past with the Wii, DS and 3DS

[Sirk7x]

Mobile technology isn't where you think it's at man. Also, resolution and framerate are things that are up to developers, unless you have a PC that's high end. History shows over and over that most devs decide on graphical fidelity, polygons, lighting, shading, effects, etc, and adaptive resolutions at 30 fps over 60. You could make any game to run at a particular resolution and frame rate, but generally devs choose to try to max out consoles for eye candy instead.

[PlatinumGX]

It's unrealistic because the Switch is trash.

[Akarogg]

Your comment is trash

[badz149]

"...but number of titles will increase"

LOL WUT?! Of course the number will increase. Released games aren't suddenly gonna disappear from the library.

[TheRealAwest815]

Just give me a few call of duty games new & old , Ultra streeFighter 4 & all the free to play games that ps4/xbox get. Especially Warface & 3on3freestyle. I'll be happy with that.

[DaCajun]

Well one F2P is coming to Switch soon. It's a start.
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[TheRealAwest815]

I can't wait to play it, I couldn't get into on ps4 but I like to play games on switch more, so I'm sure it will be a blast with all the new content & updates to improve the game.

[Akarogg]

Obviously

[wheatley]

I would love Fallout 3 or New Vegas on there.

[SegaGamer]

I don't expect anything like that from the Switch, it's why I haven't bought one. It's just not powerful enough to keep up with modern games so it's going to miss out on a lot and everything it can handle, I can enjoy more on other devices. If I could pick one out of PC, PS4, Xbox One and Switch, the Switch would be bottom of my list.

[Sirk7x]

If you pick one console, you're missing out on many great games.

[SegaGamer]

Am I though? Since moving to PC gaming, I don't feel like I have missed out on anything. There are thousands of games to choose from on each of these devices, there are plenty of games to keep me satisfied. I also don't see the point in spending all of that money on multiple consoles, I would rather save my money.

[Atomicjuicer]

Release PS3 and 360 multiplats on Switch please publishers!

Split Second or Doom 3 or one of the older Tomb raiders or Mortal Kombat 9

[Kosic]

I don't expect every title under the sun to make it onto the Switch, a good handful could work. Even older ports I don't mind, a budget range of titles (sub £20) of Xbox 3/ps3 games being ported over I wouldn't complain. (Like the FF news we saw at e3).

It's the whole thing Nintendo, they are slowly causing issues with the Indie game markets. Their eShop is full of terrible titles that shouldn't even be on Mobile, let alone a house hold console, and one that Nintendo, who defined quality in the past.

Their desperate attempt to bring in a library quantity of games is slowly showing that any trash can be sold on their store and at a higher price.

My expectation is Nintendo doing a better job at keeping their store and eco-system more defined.