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Skyrim coming to Nintendo Switch [Maybe?]

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Ninja Scooter

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Skittzo0413 said:
Yeah not many people seem to appreciate that. It's symbolically much bigger than one 5 year old game.
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Porting a 5 year old game says to me "let's limit how many resources we are spending while we wait and see how it does" much more than it does "we are fully behind this platform and taking it seriously". Are you guys seriously forgetting the Wii U? "Unprecedented partnership"? Getting late ports of stuff like Mass Effect and Batman? Much like those companies, this feels much more like sticking your toe in the water to see how cold it is without risking too much.
 
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Affeinvasion said:
I mean by March the remaster will have been out for how many months? This really isn't some thrilling announcement. I'll be shocked if Bethesda ports their next game to Switch. Maybe we can expect Fallout 4?
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Shaanyboi said:
A port of a 5 year old game is taking it seriously? I mean Skyrim on the go is a cool get, but let's wait and see how this shakes out when we start getting details.
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Uh okay, before this reveal you seriously expected to see a full fledged Bethesda game on a Nintendo console? The major point here is that, unlike with the Wii U, the Switch is getting actual support from developers like Bethesda and From.


Ninja Scooter said:
Porting a 5 year old game says to me "let's limit how many resources we are spending while we wait and see how it does" much more than it does "we are fully behind this platform and taking it seriously". Are you guys seriously forgetting the Wii U? "Unprecedented partnership"? Getting late ports of stuff like Mass Effect and Batman? Much like those companies, this feels much more like sticking your toe in the water to see how cold it is without risking too much.
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Do YOU remember the Wii U? Bethesda never made any attempt to even test the waters.

Clearly the Switch will be better off, at least initially, than the Wii U. No one is saying that this means all AAA multiplats are coming, but what it means is that companies are taking it far more seriously than the Wii U.
 
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The Technomancer

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Ninja Scooter said:
Porting a 5 year old game says to me "let's limit how many resources we are spending while we wait and see how it does" much more than it does "we are fully behind this platform and taking it seriously". Are you guys seriously forgetting the Wii U? "Unprecedented partnership"? Getting late ports of stuff like Mass Effect and Batman? Much like those companies, this feels much more like sticking your toe in the water to see how cold it is without risking too much.
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Yup
 
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Shaanyboi said:
A port of a 5 year old game is taking it seriously? I mean Skyrim on the go is a cool get, but let's wait and see how this shakes out when we start getting details.
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It's a core/hardcore game and a remaster also coming out on their favorite platforms.
It's taking it seriously, look at the tiny list of poor casual games they put on nintendo platforms before that.

Having Bethesda support this at/near launch is really impressive. Obviously other games won't come if there's no audience. But this is promising.
Edit: more promising than just putting "bethesda" on support before disappearing like it happened for the wiiu and vita...
 
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Affeinvasion

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Skittzo0413 said:
Uh okay, before this reveal you seriously expected to see a full fledged Bethesda game on a Nintendo console? The major point here is that, unlike with the Wii U, the Switch is getting actual support from developers like Bethesda and From.
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Expected? No. Cared if it happened? Also no.
 
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friskykillface

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Never played skyrim so this is good news to me but I assume the ps4/Xbox one version will be discounted before launch so I'd probably get that

It's a neat port but like others have said, it's basically a "let's see how much it sells"
 
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Skittzo0413 said:
Uh okay, before this reveal you seriously expected to see a full fledged Bethesda game on a Nintendo console? The major point here is that, unlike with the Wii U, the Switch is getting actual support from developers like Bethesda and From.
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Yeah. Skyrim being in the trailer is basically symbolic.

"Hey, see this big third-party game you played on your PC and mega consoles? Now you can play it wherever you want."

I think it's fine to be skeptical of Switch's third-party support, but there's a specific reason why Skyrim was chosen of all games. It's well-known, instantly recognizable, and the novelty is clear even to people with a fleeting knowledge of games.

Fallout 4 is starting to fade and probably in the long-term hasn't carved out the same status in the gaming world as Skyrim. Something like that wouldn't have the same impact.
 
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Kissenkopf

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Ninja Scooter said:
Porting a 5 year old game says to me "let's limit how many resources we are spending while we wait and see how it does" much more than it does "we are fully behind this platform and taking it seriously". Are you guys seriously forgetting the Wii U? "Unprecedented partnership"? Getting late ports of stuff like Mass Effect and Batman? Much like those companies, this feels much more like sticking your toe in the water to see how cold it is without risking too much.
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Late port? I bet it is a port of the Remaster...
I thought I am here on a videogame forum, why does nobody know anything about that remaster? lol.
 
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Bl@de

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Affeinvasion said:
Expected? No. Cared if it happened? Also no.
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Eolz said:
It's a core/hardcore game and a remaster also coming out on their favorite platforms.
It's taking it seriously, look at the tiny list of poor casual games they put on nintendo platforms before that.

Having Bethesda support this at/near launch is really impressive. Obviously other games won't come if there's no audience. But this is promising.
Edit: more promising than just putting "bethesda" on support before disappearing like it happened for the wiiu and vita...
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Assassin's Creed, Arkham City and Mass Effect 3 released on WiiU. Unprecedented partnership. Sure you can understand why people remain sceptical.
 
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Skittzo0413 said:
Uh okay, before this reveal you seriously expected to see a full fledged Bethesda game on a Nintendo console? The major point here is that, unlike with the Wii U, the Switch is getting actual support from developers like Bethesda and From.




Do YOU remember the Wii U? Bethesda never made any attempt to even test the waters.

Clearly the Switch will be better off, at least initially, than the Wii U. No one is saying that this means all AAA multiplats are coming, but what it means is that companies are taking it far more seriously than the Wii U.
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So Bethesda threw them a 5 year old bone this time around and I'm supposed to take that as evidence that things are different when it comes to western 3rd parties? There is no difference between this and Batman Armored Edition.
 
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Solid SOAP

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Skittzo0413 said:
Also those saying why not fallout 4?? What makes you say that? This isn't the only third party game they'll have guys, be patient haha
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Why would I be patient and wait for Nintendo to announce that I can play Fallout 4, when I can get a PS4 and get Skyrim and Fallout 4 right now?

The thing is, until they start showing modern releases aside from sports games, their 3rd party lineup will be unimpressive to me and everyone else who isn't already in the Nintendo circle. If they showed, say, Fallout 4, Doom, and Dark Souls 3, they would have had me DAY 1 without question. I want a PS4 so I can play those games, but if I can play them on a Nintendo console alongside the new Mario and Zelda? Then fuck yeah I'd buy the Switch over the PS4. But so far all they've shown 3rd party wise are sports games and an old game I already own. Not impressed.
 
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Ninja Scooter said:
Porting a 5 year old game says to me "let's limit how many resources we are spending while we wait and see how it does" much more than it does "we are fully behind this platform and taking it seriously". Are you guys seriously forgetting the Wii U? "Unprecedented partnership"? Getting late ports of stuff like Mass Effect and Batman? Much like those companies, this feels much more like sticking your toe in the water to see how cold it is without risking too much.
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The difference here is that it's a publisher that has been very apprehensive about supporting Nintendo in the past.

Yes, it's an old game (albeit one that is getting a major new port this year anyway), but that Bethesda is doing this at all says a lot about how things are different. Granted, that *could* change after launch and we go right back to the status quo if the Switch doesn't immediately take off, but it's definitely wrong to try and act as if this isn't a significant thing.
 
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Memento

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I dont think this is a big deal at all. Remaster porting is super safe.

Now, lets see if their next game will also releases on Switch. That would be big.
 
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GhostTrick

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Ninja Scooter said:
Porting a 5 year old game says to me "let's limit how many resources we are spending while we wait and see how it does" much more than it does "we are fully behind this platform and taking it seriously". Are you guys seriously forgetting the Wii U? "Unprecedented partnership"? Getting late ports of stuff like Mass Effect and Batman? Much like those companies, this feels much more like sticking your toe in the water to see how cold it is without risking too much.
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That's basically how I feel with this announcement and the fact Nintendo use it as a showcase. Basically, it's like having Wii U flashbacks. Of all the 3rd party games they could showcase, it was a 5 years old game.
 
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Kissenkopf said:
Late port? I bet it is a port of the Remaster...
I thought I am here on a videogame forum, why does nobody know anything about that remaster? lol.
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The Remaster will be 6 months old by the time this thing launches, not sure how much you expect this to move the needle. Everyone who wanted to play Skyrim will have had multiple ways across multiple platforms to do so by the time Switch launches. The fact that people are lauding this tells you just how low the bar is.

On top of that, I'm not entirely convinced it's the Remaster. Feels like some people are overestimating the power potential of the Switch.
 
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Ninja Scooter said:
The Remaster will be 6 months old by the time this thing launches, not sure how much you expect this to move the needle. Everyone who wanted to play Skyrim will have had multiple ways across multiple platforms to do so by the time Switch launches. The fact that people are lauding this tells you just how low the bar is.

On top of that, I'm not entirely convinced it's the Remaster. Feels like some people are overestimating the power potential of the Switch.
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My guess is that it will be based on the remaster but will be a "mobile" version more or less with a unique subtitle.
 
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Nairume said:
The difference here is that it's a publisher that has been very apprehensive about supporting Nintendo in the past.

Yes, it's an old game (albeit one that is getting a major new port this year anyway), but that Bethesda is doing this at all says a lot about how things are different. Granted, that *could* change after launch and we go right back to the status quo if the Switch doesn't immediately take off, but it's definitely wrong to try and act as if this isn't a significant thing.
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I don't think it is significant at all. It's a super low risk, safe move on Bethesda's part. If the Switch bombs or this port sells like crap they lose next to nothing. It's the kind of support that Nintendo got last gen on Wii U. A whole lot of "testing the waters". When I see something beyond that (a new ip, a day and date with PS4/PC/xbone launch of a new title) then I will consider it significant.

That said, I'm not expecting that, and for me personally it doesn't make or break the Switch as a purchase, but people who think this is a sign that Nintendo is getting anything close to the level of western third party support as the competition are probably in for a world of disappointment.
 
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They also showed off 2K17 which I imagine no one will care for, especially 6 months after it's original release.

I think Nintendo is just trying to show off hey western developers are here, even though it's very likely that none are fully behind him and it would surprise me if they drop support soon after launch ala Wii U.

That said, I might consider picking up Skyrim for it if launch is looking pretty empty outside Zelda (if Skyrim is even a launch game that is)
 
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Skittzo0413

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Ninja Scooter said:
So Bethesda threw them a 5 year old bone this time around and I'm supposed to take that as evidence that things are different when it comes to western 3rd parties? There is no difference between this and Batman Armored Edition.
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Okay, if you seriously were to claim, prior to this reveal, that we might see Skyrim Remastered on the next Nintendo console do you really think you would be taken seriously? There's a world of difference between a publisher like WB and one like Bethesda/Zenimax.

Solid SOAP said:
Why would I be patient and wait for Nintendo to announce that I can play Fallout 4, when I can get a PS4 and get Skyrim and Fallout 4 right now?
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I said that in response to people saying "Skyrim?? Lol why not Fallout 4??" No one's saying Fallout can't be released is my point.
 
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FoneBone said:
I'm sure this sort of thing will do a ton to drive hardware sales

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I see you're trying to make a point here, but I can't suss it out.
 
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Jigorath

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Ninja Scooter said:
Porting a 5 year old game says to me "let's limit how many resources we are spending while we wait and see how it does" much more than it does "we are fully behind this platform and taking it seriously". Are you guys seriously forgetting the Wii U? "Unprecedented partnership"? Getting late ports of stuff like Mass Effect and Batman? Much like those companies, this feels much more like sticking your toe in the water to see how cold it is without risking too much.
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That's what I was thinking.

WiiU got a bunch of ports of 360/PS3 rather than any meaningful support and it killed the system.

Something like Fallout 4 would have been a bigger deal just because of how recent it is. Or ideally they would have announced some major upcoming titles like RDR2, Cyberpunk 2077, Mass Effect Andromeda, etc.
 
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Solid SOAP

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thechristoph said:
I see you're trying to make a point here, but I can't suss it out.
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Showing that just because there's 3rd party support from big game companies, that doesn't guarantee success, especially when said support are ports. The Vita has tons of support and wound up floundering.
 
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Is a step no the righ direction , Bethesta wont throw a new IP on a Nintendo console easily but this is better than nothing and hope it works.
 
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Ninja Scooter

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Skittzo0413 said:
There's a world of difference between a publisher like WB and one like Bethesda/Zenimax.
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Not really. WB is a huge name. Batman is a huge gaming iP. The situations are fairly similar. A big western publisher porting over an old game (actually Skyrim is older than Batman was when it came to Wii U) to new piece of Nintendo hardware. It didn't guarantee anything significant then just like this doesn't guarantee anything significant now. You can set the bar super low if you want to but I'm not gonna act like there is a lot of difference. Bethesda isn't committing to anything with this move.
 
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Nairume

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Ninja Scooter said:
I don't think it is significant at all. It's a super low risk, safe move on Bethesda's part. If the Switch bombs or this port sells like crap they lose next to nothing. It's the kind of support that Nintendo got last gen on Wii U. A whole lot of "testing the waters". When I see something beyond that (a new ip, a day and date with PS4/PC/xbone launch of a new title) then I will consider it significant.

That said, I'm not expecting that, and for me personally it doesn't make or break the Switch as a purchase, but people who think this is a sign that Nintendo is getting anything close to the level of western third party support as the competition are probably in for a world of disappointment.
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I don't deny that it's a low risk, but this is significant because this is a publisher that previously refused to support Nintendo's platforms. You can not deny the history between the two being one where the head of Bethesda openly talked in disdain of the WiiU as a platform. If we are going to evoke Arkham City Armored Edition, it's more than easy enough to point out that we never got a lazy late port of Skyrim for the WiiU's launch even when the system probably could have handled it.
 
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Arkeband

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Eolz said:
It's a core/hardcore game and a remaster also coming out on their favorite platforms.
It's taking it seriously, look at the tiny list of poor casual games they put on nintendo platforms before that.

Having Bethesda support this at/near launch is really impressive. Obviously other games won't come if there's no audience. But this is promising.
Edit: more promising than just putting "bethesda" on support before disappearing like it happened for the wiiu and vita...
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...in what dimension is Skyrim a hardcore game? Console versions don't even have mod support.
 
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Wolfgunblood Garopa

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Haines said:
Well, i havent played it so maybe im wrong?

I thought i would be able to fire it up and just explore. Thats what i did in oblivion back in the day.
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It's similar to Oblivion. I want to play Skyrim on the Switch, don't get me wrong- but there isn't anything about the game design that lends itself to a portable. Exploring takes time and the immersion lends itself to a larger screen and extended play time, and portables have a small screen and reasonably short battery life, for example.
 
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Skittzo0413

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Ninja Scooter said:
Not really. WB is a huge name. Batman is a huge gaming iP. The situations are fairly similar. A big western publisher porting over an old game (actually Skyrim is older than Batman was when it came to Wii U) to new piece of Nintendo hardware. It didn't guarantee anything significant then just like this doesn't guarantee anything significant now. You can set the bar super low if you want to but I'm not gonna act like there is a lot of difference. Bethesda isn't committing to anything with this move.
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You're still not getting my point. Yes, WB is a big publisher, but in terms of Nintendo consoles Bethesda means quite a lot more.

Look, I'm not trying to say this is unprecedented, or this ensures great third party support. What I'm saying is that it is undeniably impressive that Nintendo convinced Bethesda to even port a five year old game. Anyone saying Skyrim would come to "NX" before the Switch was announced would be laughed out of a thread. Bethesda doesn't support Nintendo consoles, they don't test the waters, they don't even throw them a bone.

Nintendo showing Skyrim in this commercial is them symbolically announcing that they are actively trying to improve their third party relations. That is all.
 
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