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Policenaut posted:https://twitter.com/mochi_wsj/status/925729473927905280 Wasn't there an article recently about Capcom underestimating the Switch but trying to play it off as normal procedure for third parties to just port things for the first year since there isn't enough development time? Just ignore the fact that they had Dead Rising 3 developed specifically for the Xbox One at launch. I feel like companies expected the Switch to be a Wii U level flop but instead it's huge and now they're having to figure out their game plan. EA is no big loss and modern Capcom is real hit or miss, but it would be nice to see proper Switch support from them in time. Being able to play home console titles anywhere you want is awesome and it would be foolish of them not to dip their fingers into this pie. Just imagine all those Call of Duty kids being able to game at their rooftop parties!
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Imagined posted:There are currently 14 smartphones on the market that come with 256GB of storage, and a loving poo poo ton that come with 128GB. Nintendo cheaped out, like they always do. I own a Switch. It's OK to criticize it. Flash mem is supply constrained. They could absolutely have made more cash by selling a 128GB model for another $75 or whatever, but that'd mean less switches total
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It's hard for me to believe that tens of millions of workers in China are pumping out flash memory by the ton every day but it still isn't enough to keep up with the world's insatiable lust for devices that use it, but that appears to be the case.
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Tales of Woe posted:Is there a reason why my Switch doesn't seem to be tracking play time for SMO? On my profile page it still says "first played 6 days ago" under SMO where it has the # of hours played for all my other games. Did one of those recent system updates change that feature? Yeah that'll eventually update, but I'm pretty sure SMO has its own built in play timer in the menu?
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well why not posted:If you don't care about Battlefield/Battlefront then it's been ages. They had a spike a few years back in the Skate /Mass Effect / Mirror's edge era but everything since then has been dull. The only good game I can think of that EA has made in the last half decade was Titanfall 2, which they released to die. They are a dumpster fire of a company and have been since they fired John Riccitiello. Also they killed single player KOTOR and I don't think I can ever forgive that.
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So I haven't gone to Bowser yet. Is the post game content more stuff in previous levels or are there new levels to go to post game?
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Samurai Sanders posted:It's hard for me to believe that like hundreds of millions of workers in China are pumping out flash memory by the ton every day but it still isn't enough to keep up with the world's insatiable lust for devices that use it, but that appears to be the case. Flash Forecast: Shortage Persists Into Mid-2018 Basically, manufacturers are locked into long-term contracts and ramping up production is hard/expensive and new factories take multiple years to spin up. They could make it happen but not without compromising with price or reliability/performance They're certain to be working on it though, they didn't design it with a eMMC module for no reason
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Macaluso posted:So I haven't gone to Bowser yet. Is the post game content more stuff in previous levels or are there new levels to go to post game? A few new levels, a good 20+-odd Moons added to each level in post-game.
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Sweet thanks. I heard there was something like 800+ moons to collect and that has me so stoked since I'm only at like 150 or something?
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Would EA even be relevant if they didn't have Madden & FIFA on cruise control? I'll never forgive them for forever loving up their great Tiger Woods games. Rory McIlroy PGA Tour sucked.
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Suspicious Cook posted:I feel like companies expected the Switch to be a Wii U level flop but instead it's huge and now they're having to figure out their game plan. I don't think anyone, Nintendo included, expected the Switch to be as successful as it has been so far, so yeah it has taken a lot of people by surprise.
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I sure didn't expect it to be as kickass a piece of hardware and software as it is. Also I think I have to buy Odyssey tomorrow. I made it into November, that's enough to satisfy my imaginary game budget issues.
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DoctorWhat posted:The Pro Controller D-Pad fails, fundamentally, to do the important d-pad task of being significantly more reliable at specific directions than an analogue stick. Tons of false inputs, especially on the top diagonals. Makes Tetris unplayable (accidental hard drops) and is therefore Not Trustworthy. Ciaphas posted:Yeah if the pro controller gives false positives on the D-pad then I'm sticking to the joycons even sight unseen, that's kinda critical Interesting, I never noticed that problem with the Switch Pro controller and I use the dpad a lot for things like Picross where a false positive would be glaring. The Xbox One controller on the other hand I have major issues with that while other people think its the second coming of the SNES controller with how they fawn over the d-pad on it. So I don't know. Tijuana Bibliophile posted:Lol what I was exaggerating
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Every time I hear about EA doing anything these days it's always something dumb and bad. I don't even care about Mass Effect anymore since I'm not confident they can make another good one. Also Battlefield I guess, but not enough to shell out fifty bucks up front for DLC
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Console storage space is clearly a case of induced demand. The more you offer, the more developers feel free to take. Also, I think the vast majority of people don't give a poo poo about how much storage space they have, and have no problem uninstalling games they are done with. It's just not a big issue.
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Samurai Sanders posted:It's hard for me to believe that tens of millions of workers in China are pumping out flash memory by the ton every day but it still isn't enough to keep up with the world's insatiable lust for devices that use it, but that appears to be the case. Last year an estimated 1.5 billion smartphones were sold, that's a lot of flash memory. This is compounded by the increasingly throw-away nature of phones with yearly iterative hardware revisions (some companies don't even wait that long). So yeah, games consoles are a drop in the ocean compared to that.
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Drunk Tomato posted:Console storage space is clearly a case of induced demand. The more you offer, the more developers feel free to take. There are lots of people with lovely internet speeds and usage caps. Also every device (except the Switch) launches with an overpriced bigger storage version, so it's obviously something people are willing to pay for I mean I don't give it a lot of thought but having to uninstall all of my marios to make room for one lovely wrestling game would probably not make me happy.
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FireMrshlBill posted:I was exaggerating You were actually doing the exact opposite of that 
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Suspicious Cook posted:Wasn't there an article recently about Capcom underestimating the Switch but trying to play it off as normal procedure for third parties to just port things for the first year since there isn't enough development time? Just ignore the fact that they had Dead Rising 3 developed specifically for the Xbox One at launch 
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MZ posted:I don't think anyone, Nintendo included, expected the Switch to be as successful as it has been so far, so yeah it has taken a lot of people by surprise. In a recent interview they said that is exactly the case. Their initial supply chain was setup to be able to deliver 2 million consoles in March when the system was released, and they thought that was wildly overoptimistic, based on Wii U sales. They were completely unprepared for the demand, and ended up selling 2.7 million total in March, which was way more than they were expecting any any "realistic" projections.
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ONE YEAR LATER posted:I'm not surprised that EA would be less than thrilled to support the Switch, they didn't produce a ton of great stuff for the Wii, and I'm sure they weren't too happy with the reception/sales of the games they did have on the Wii U. They're more concerned with the Switch's ability to support Games as Service and monetize its userbase. All of EA's AAA games are transitioning to a service model so it's important that Switch consumers are open to these monetization systems. I guess it's good news that the Switch's online functionality is more robust than past systems and service games, such as Rocket League, are appearing on the system. Suspicious Cook posted:Wasn't there an article recently about Capcom underestimating the Switch but trying to play it off as normal procedure for third parties to just port things for the first year since there isn't enough development time? Just ignore the fact that they had Dead Rising 3 developed specifically for the Xbox One at launch. They also jumped headfirst into making games for the Xbox 360 even though the original Xbox had middling success. Microsoft was very active in helping them promote their games and deal with technical issues. Having a platform holder help mitigate the risk of developing and promoting games is much more valuable than having a large userbase to sell to. Plenty of games release on a mature platform and fail. Very few have the luxury of a platform holder supporting them throughout development. Similarly, Capcom had a strong business relationship with Nintendo. Capcom was one of the first publishers to receive Switch devkits. Nintendo also helped them with development, promotion, and publishing games, such as the Monster Hunter series. Why didn't Capcom have a more robust lineup for the Switch when Nintendo handhelds make up a disproportion amount of their business and they had received preferential treatment over other publishers? 
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I can’t help but feel some higher ups at Capcom are sweating bullets watching the Switch take off after they put their last golden goose, Monster Hunter, on the chopping block to chase the white whale that is the western market Their excuse for not having anything for the Switch is bullshit too. They’re one of the first devs to know Nintendo’s plans since it was them asking that increased the amount of RAM in the system to begin with
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Nintendo even increased the amount of RAM at Capcom's request. So regardless of they support level, I am thankful Capcom got Nintendo to put more RAM in there
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fozzy fosbourne posted:I'll buy Dragon's Doge again if they make a portable version for Switch  3rd Dragon's Doge best Dragon's Doge (pls no "shake joycon to climb dragon's neck faster")
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Tijuana Bibliophile posted:You were actually doing the exact opposite of that Exaggerating how cheap memory is, I used it correctly.
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what's a resident evil revelation and what'll it do on my mario box
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Tijuana Bibliophile posted:what's a resident evil revelation and what'll it do on my mario box its a bad game but the one with 2 on it is better and perfect for your mario box.
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Uh two doesn’t have RACHEL so its worse by default? I want a Switch case that’s themed after the NES
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Dr. VooDoo posted:I want a Switch case that’s themed after the NES https://www.amazon.com/Original-Nintendo-Console-Storage-Carrying-Sophisticator/dp/B06X1CGQR8
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Suspicious Cook posted:Just ignore the fact that they had Dead Rising 3 developed specifically for the Xbox One at launch. Microsoft payed them to make it, not merely for exclusivity.
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Ciaphas posted:is the pro controller worth having at all if i'm ok with the grip-attached joycons when i'm playing on the tv? Ciaphas posted:Oh thank christ they're on the SD card. gently caress twitter and facebook to hell
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Impermanent posted:nintendo tends to not to need to pay other companies to make games for their consoles, as their first party software is generally well-regarded. They should pay Platinum to make Bayonetta 3 though
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Andrast posted:They should pay Platinum to make Bayonetta 3 though Agreed. Need more platinum.
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i noticed the pro controller selling for 50ish quid on amazon uk the other day, it used to be 80 quid. was there a price cut recently or something?
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