Nintendo Switch Thread

[Nintex]

Lots of things to find around the Gerudo area, so many different caves, quests, secrets, shrines...
The Gerudo weapons are also the best I've found so far, the fusion bonuses make it very easy to make weapons with 60+ strength.

And so much lore

[Potato]

I've always hated the gerudo areas in all Zelda games and pretty much just do the main quests and bail.

Something about the restricted movement in the sand just annoys me. Plus the hot/cold thing means changing armour constantly.

[Svejk]

Wonder looks great.  Hope you can turn off the voices of those talking flowers though... Yikes.

[HardcoreRetro]

I love all the speedrunning shit they added with the badges.

[Nintex]

Nintendo carrying the weight of the entire videogame industry

[Potato]

Yeah, I'm totally sold on Wonder. That was a great roundup of info.

[Nintex]

[chronovore]

I've met a few expat veterans who have ended up there, and they're just as overworked as anywhere else. They seemed just as likely to move on as anyone I've met in the industry.

This article is talking specifically about the "shin-sotsu" system, hiring new employees directly out of school when they graduate. The fact that Nintendo is a huge, recognizable brand and is perceived as being remarkably stable is key above "pleasant working environment." 

I believe the salary information to be wildly inaccurate. JPY11M is a fucking king's ransom over here. There's no way that's the "average" Nintendo salary.

[Nintex]

Might be that the article is about Nintendo's Kyoto office and not all the other international branches.

Overseas Nintendo is known for their job security and benefits sure, but not paying as well as many other publishers.

[chronovore]

Actually, including the international offices would bring the salaries up significantly.

[HardcoreRetro]

Loving some of these leaks for the Switch 2.

One of em said Square Enix has a devkit and got FF7 remake running like the PS5 version.

Also talked about it being backwards compatible with old Switch games. This uses new cartridges. Guess it's like 3DS.

Here's what I want for Switch 2. Oled screen 1080p/60.

[Nintex]

I don't trust that rumor because FF7 Remake would be a smart move and Square Enix is not known for smart moves  

I would expect them to drop Forspoken on Switch 2 and complain it didn't meet their expectations.

[Nintex]

Reports that Nintendo showed Switch 2 at GamesCom.

BOTW enhanced demo shown and Unreal Engine 5 The Matrix tech demo.

[Potato]

Is this the day all the bullshit artist "leakers" stopped clocks are finally right and we see Metroid Prime 2 and 3?

[Uncle]

Is this the day all the bullshit artist "leakers" stopped clocks are finally right and we see Metroid Prime 2 and 3?

no

[Nintex]

Funky Kong is back

[HardcoreRetro]

This felt like the last direct before they announce the Switch 2 or whatever it's gonna be called in the next one. Get Metroid Prime 4, Fire Emblem and the 3D Donkey Kong lined up for launch.

Wonder if the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth trailer saying the game is coming to other platforms in May some kind of indication. Probably not.

[Potato]

Definitely felt like an end of life announcement.

[Nintex]

[Nintex]

Finally managed to see the entire Direct.

This all looked great:
Prince of Persia
Horizon Chase 2
Super Mario RPG
Another Code
Tomb Raider 1 - 3
CONTRA Operation Galuga,
Unicorn Overlord (VANILLAWARE!!)
Luigi's Mansion 2 HD
Nintendo Museum
Zelda/Ganon Amiibo
Noah, MIO!!! Amiobo
F-Zero 99
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes
Mario Kart,
DIDDY KONG FUCK YES, FUNKY KONG BITCHES
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door

Combined with TOTK, the "backlog", Mario Wonder and everything else Switch ain't slowing down anytime soon.

[Nintex]

F-zero 99 is the shit

[Nintex]

Another 10/10 banger on the way

[Potato]

New Nintendo indie showcase dropped.

https://www.youtube.com/live/RLgXk2xy79c?si=JOxaUfna9PLnCX-A

Man, what is it with indie devs and furry characters?

Indie development is such a fucking train wreck these days.

[Potato]

Pikmin 4

[Potato]

Finally decided to finish Tears of the Kingdom.

Man, what a game.

Great final area and Ganon battle.

Loved every moment of this phenomenonal game (230+ hours).

[Nintex]

Awesome, I've completed 3 dungeons so far and was messing around with anti-gravity in the Sky last I played.
Also found some cool gear down in the depths.

[Nintex]

awww yisss Nintendo Direct Time

[Potato]

X(box) Gon' Give It To Ya

[Nintex]

Nintendo opening the flood gates

[Potato]

New Endless Ocean game!!!!!!!!

Never thought I'd see that series get revived.