Elfforkusu
Member
If a real Switch Pokemon game exists, it's a port. There's no way Game Freak jumps to HD on a reasonable time frame with a wholly fresh game.
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NY Times report Switch sales in North America (from interview with Reggie)
- Thread starter LordKano
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The Wii was extremely supply constrained.
GiantBreadbug
Member
"fresh"
You're wrong. Definitions of ports gettin real funky. Third versions of Pokémon games are not ports, sorry.
In the bathroom right now, with Zelda playing in tabletop mode! I love this system! Deserves every sale they can get! 
Very cool! Do you have a power bank too lol?
sixteen-bit
Member
Did the reporter ask whey he wasn't at the launch in New York?
KratosEnergyDrink
Member
Impressive sales.
Just like WiiU?
Dark Cloud
Member
Maybe he had something personal to attend to?
Tell me which mainline Pokémon game was on the Wii U.
RareFantasy64
Member
I love my Switch and BOTW
TheDinoman
Member
Wii U was a portable system?
Wii U also didn't receive a mainline Pokemon game and just got an HD port of MH3 last time I checked.
AquaWateria
Member
WiiU didn't have a mainline Pokemon game, so I don't know where you are trying to get at.
The Gorby Congressmanz
Banned
This isn't really impressive.
Beating other Nintendo home consoles first Fri - at is not really difficult
I bet you thought this was clever.
brochiller
Member
It's already changed the way I game. Props to them.
Ocarina_117
Banned
Yeah, your post backfired. Won't add to it.
It's quite obvious I didn't mean that literally.
The Wii U was a disaster. We all know this.
Mario Kart Wii sold 36 million copies. If Switch is a hit, let's say 50 million units instead of the Wii's 100 million or whatever, is it really weird to think that Mario Kart 8 could be more successful on it?
If Switch is a mainstream success, MK8 could sell to non-Nintendo fans as well.
sounds good. seems like the Switch did well world wide when considering it's March and not Novemeber. let's seem if they can carry the momentum. I'm really curious to see if Mario Kart 8D will do anything. it's Mario Kart so you feel like it should but it's an enhanced port of a 3 year old game but then again tons of people missed that game because Wii U. feel like that game has the chance to really light a fire under the Switch but because it's not a brand new entry I don't know how the market will receive it.
either way solid start, now bring the steady stream of games and let's see how the first holiday season goes
either way solid start, now bring the steady stream of games and let's see how the first holiday season goes
friskykillface
Banned
Smash brothers with banjo kazooie , snake and dem ice climbers will cause hype frenzy in the winter D:
Hoho for breakfast
Member
Hopefully successful games and console launches like this get rid of any myth that they have to release during the holidays to be successful. That always really annoys me.
J
Jpop
Unconfirmed Member
Sorry but even if Stars is just a 3rd version Pokemon game without any enhancements it still isn't a port.
Banjotanooki
Member
They're readying Bowser to take over his spot.
Samanosuke Akechi
Member
Tavernacle12
Member
I assume he lives on the other side of the country and it was better to have him there holding down the fort on their most important console/software launch in recent history than in NYC doing a photo-op?
Dr. Black Jack
Member
In the bathroom right now, with Zelda playing in tabletop mode! I love this system! Deserves every sale they can get!
Wash your goddamn hands and clean the Joy-Cons.
In the bathroom right now, with Zelda playing in tabletop mode! I love this system! Deserves every sale they can get!
Very cool! Do you have a power bank too lol?
Not arriving until tomorrow. LOL.
titiklabingapat
Member
Are Scalpers the new 'Nintendo is creating artificial demand with the WII'?
Wandering Robot
Member
Great to hear. Hopefully it carries into the rest of the year.
OverturePT
Member
Good to hear.
It's a shame about some of the problems that plague it, but this system feels really fucking good. Hope it's successful because I really want this kind of consoles to continue to be a thing, I don't want it to end with the Switch.
It's a shame about some of the problems that plague it, but this system feels really fucking good. Hope it's successful because I really want this kind of consoles to continue to be a thing, I don't want it to end with the Switch.
Mister Megative
Banned
When you beat out a 100 million+ selling console that saw unprecedented demand, off the back of a disastrous gen to boot, yeah. It's pretty impressive.
PeterOliver
Member
I want to be one of 10's of million who keep Nintendo on a single platform path by buying the "New Nintendo Switch 2018" or whatever the next version of this thing is when the library has grown and the hardware has improved (pascal soc, improved ergonomics).
Dream scenario... Nintendo expanded the team at Retro and we're getting Donkey Kong side-scroller this winter and Prime next summer.
Either way it really feels like a new Retro game will be out within a year and I'm almost more excited for it than anything potentially in the works by other teams at Nintendo.
Either way it really feels like a new Retro game will be out within a year and I'm almost more excited for it than anything potentially in the works by other teams at Nintendo.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
So it's done great in Japan and very good to great in the US. What's the weather forecast for Europe? Do we have any info?
BronzeWolf
Banned
UK was all right at 80k
I don't know about France, but it's Nintendoland
Only question is Germany?
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Comparison:
400k Wii U launch weekend (Fri-Sun)
http://business.financialpost.com/f...t-after-first-week-of-release?__lsa=52a8-ccf6
400k Wii U launch weekend (Fri-Sun)
http://business.financialpost.com/f...t-after-first-week-of-release?__lsa=52a8-ccf6
This, and they need to be Sold through, not shipped.
We have heard nothing from Retro since Tropical Freeze was released in Feb of 2014. Not to mention that that it was rumored to be done and ready for the previous holiday. I feel like Retro has to have either one game ready for this year, or two games ready for 2018 and 2019.
Fredrik
Member
Do we have any clue at all what they've been working on? No tiny hint in a tweet etc?
I hope they show something at E3 this year. With Mario out this year Nintendo needs more big must-have titles on the horizon.
ZeroMaverick
Member
Wait, so it's more than 400k? Take that and add it to the Japan number, then add for the rest of the world, and Switch probably did over 1mil in three days.
Herb Alpert
Banned
Yeah I think it did quite good in France. But that's not representative of Europe at all.
Those are the first three days though. Reggie mentioned the first two days for both Switch and Wii. It depends on how many units were still available on Saturday / Sunday for Wii U.
Why not?
Monkeyball
Banned
Now it's up to Nintendo to keep this momentum going. They need more than just Mario this holiday.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Port requires and original version of the game. Unless it's realised simultaneously on the 3DS it's a new game.
I think the point isn't that MK8 sold poorly, but that we're talking about a franchise that has had entries sell 30+ million. There's a lot of scope for growth on Switch.