family_guy
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Even though I'm probably getting the Switch, I'd always wait for the PS4 or PC version for multiplatforms.
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Rumor: BG&E2: Odyssey is a Switch timed exclusive (12 months, then PS4/XB1/PC)
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Right. Sega has largely been apathetic towards their non-breadwinner IPs for years now, so Nintendo getting Bayonetta 2 exclusively makes sense. Ubisoft is going to be considerably more skeptical of an exclusive, especially in the case of Nintendo hardware as a result of Zombi U's underperformance. Unless Nintendo is straight up paying for the game outright, Ubi is going to be forking over a not-insubstantial amount of money and resources to get the game done.
People get mad at any game being exclusive.doesn't even matter if they gonna buy or not.
Same. Preorder Anceled.
Castef
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Because if you have to revert the bad situation of the Wii U with a new console and one of the moves you think of is buying a timed exclusivity for Beyond Good & Evil 2, then you have issues. I mean, big issues. And fans who follow you should not be relaxed about this.
What does that mean? RE4 was state of the art when it came out, because the Game Cube was a powerful console.
OrbitalBeard
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Retail-exclusive for Switch pretty much guarantees I'll be buying that version.
Plus, carts. Yum. Gonna' buy so many lil' Switch cartridges this year.
Plus, carts. Yum. Gonna' buy so many lil' Switch cartridges this year.
Cyborg
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Its how I feel about Tomb Raider
Petrae
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It's 2017. Not 1992. Leaks and rumors come out for everyone in the video game industry, and the 24-hours-a-day nature of the internet versus monthly print of magazines and limited tech of the past means that this stuff is going to get out there. It doesn't matter which company it is.
Pretty much this. Rise of the Tomb Raider syndrome.
I was interested in it before the exclusivity deal. It's been out for the PS4 for months-- and I still haven't bought it. I probably won't, either.
But isn't that what happened?
Lmao I swear I wonder on what planet some of you are living.
Castef
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This.
Or grab a nice indie developer and give them the F-Zero franchise, for instance.
Or the Star Fox Franchise.
I can easily think about 10 "cheap" (relatively cheap) ideas which could provide a much better result than publishing Bay... EHM... Beyond Good & Evil 2 on Nintendo Switch.
And I wonder WHY Nintendo executives could not think the same way. I mean, IF (we are inside a HUGE "if" bubble here...) they really think a deal on BG&E 2 would boost Switch sales, then they are in trouble.
Schnozberry
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You do realize the original game was released 14 years ago, right? Maybe he's referring to the previous generation of consoles? There's nothing about the hardware in the Switch that would prevent sizable open world games.
Dark Cloud
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I can't wait to see it.
MatthewB92
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"Nintendo doesn't have enough 3rd party games"
*Nintendo gets a 3rd party exclusive
"Fuck Nintendo I want that on my console of choice! "
The cycle continues.
*Nintendo gets a 3rd party exclusive
"Fuck Nintendo I want that on my console of choice! "
The cycle continues.
Cornbread78
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Oh goodness, put down the Nin banners boys; it's a legitimate question.
How is a year exclusivity of B G&E going to move units for Nin? TR was a legitimate household name, but B G&E?
Blackleg-sanji1
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This deal doesn't bother me in the slightest and ppl getting mad need to relax..But surely you know (in fact I know you know) what ppl mean when they want third party support
Castef
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People is NOT saying this. Check better.
Do we really, though?
This thread.
But seriously. The original game did not set the world on fire, but it has a loyal almost fanatical fanbase. This is more a prestige project. Just the fact that it will only be on Switch for the first year will generate buzz. Even people who have no interest in the game or the system will probably hear about it somewhere. Anything that can build mindshare is a good thing.
But seriously. The original game did not set the world on fire, but it has a loyal almost fanatical fanbase. This is more a prestige project. Just the fact that it will only be on Switch for the first year will generate buzz. Even people who have no interest in the game or the system will probably hear about it somewhere. Anything that can build mindshare is a good thing.
OrbitalBeard
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January 12th is gonna' be so much fun on this forum.
What makes this different from when you get happy when [insert your platform owner of choice] does this?
Because it's not like timed exclusives doesn't exist elsewhere and seemingly most of the time we don't get giant threads about it with a lot of angry people.
I do agree that all of these kinds of deals are bad for consumers in general but it just feels like this forum is filled to the brim with hypocrits.
Because it's not like timed exclusives doesn't exist elsewhere and seemingly most of the time we don't get giant threads about it with a lot of angry people.
I do agree that all of these kinds of deals are bad for consumers in general but it just feels like this forum is filled to the brim with hypocrits.
I'm a pretty big Nintendo fan, I will enjoy a lot of 3rd parties on the go, but I don't care if some don't come. The goal shouldn't be for Nintendo to be your only platform, it offers a unique experience and a unique library that you won't find anywhere else, the 3rd parties that do come will offer you functionality you can't find on the other platforms, so enjoy what comes, but don't expect everything, that wasn't going to happen. Even if Switch was more powerful than Scorpio, it would still have to sell like the Wii for 3rd parties to begrudgingly port their games over. There is simply bad blood with some publishers, and you can see this with the "recent" me4 news, it sounds like they didn't even try running the game on Switch, and that wouldn't surprise me given how EA and Nintendo had a huge falling out over Wii U.
What better way to throw everyone off the Nintendo scent? But yeah not exactly the moody credible sounding rumour
Jawbreaker
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Talk about an overreaction. This news is great for consumers, who now know they have options. Unless you work for Nintendo, you should be happy.
Why does it matter? It plugs a hole in their lineup.
Is Shenmue going to move PS4's for Sony.
I would say it's about creating good will but people seem to hate them for it.
Kenzodielocke
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Are people in here really suggesting that people, in this very thread, have meltdowns over this?
Come on, now.
Come on, now.
So true. I don't understand the salt in this thread.
Yeah I remember this, really seemed to state that it might not come to switch at all. Now it's a switch exclusive? I don't believe it.
Cornbread78
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Hmm.
3rd pary titles like Madde, Fifa, CoD, Batefield, Ass Creed, etc would have a much larger impact than buying 1 yr of exclusivity for a niche 3rd party game.
GhostTrick
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It's a question you can ask for nearly every 3rd party exclusive deals. TR was a legitimate question indeed as it was a big IP.
Why would someone desire third party support and also want those third party games to exist on other consoles? Isn't the whole point of desiring third party support on a Nintendo console is to get all of their exclusive titles (third party or First party)? It's almost like people begging Nintendo to get third party support have no plans on playing those third party games on Nintendo consoles anyway.
That doesn't look like a hat, so I assume you're saying "drawing straws" or "short end of the stick" is what you were about to say.
SolidSnakex
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This thread.
But seriously. The original game did not set the world on fire, but it has a loyal almost fanatical fanbase. This is more a prestige project. Just the fact that it will only be on Switch for the first year will generate buzz. Even people who have no interest in the game or the system will probably hear about it somewhere. Anything that can build mindshare is a good thing.
That's not how things generally work with late ports. The hype and anticipation usually isn't there for whenever they release. And a year late port that's digital only on consoles? That really would be dead on arrival.
I don't see the salt in this thread that you people are constantly eluding to.
family_guy
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People should maybe consider that Nintendo put up enough money to get this game greenlighted and it may not have existed without them.
TheGreatMightyPoo
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It's a good thing we play the games then, not work for the companies.
Why would there even be salt for this? It could be a terrible game for all we know.
The timing with which they did it was atrocious. Of course I'm not saying it would have sold better as a Wii U exclusive, but the way they did it was a fiasco, as shown by the almost immediate price drop.
It's grasping at straws.
MatthewB92
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I think he is saying I'm grasping at straws. But oh well.
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