First page said double dip and this was what I was thinking. psml oh Bethesda.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Skyrim not officially confirmed by Bethesda for Nintendo Switch
- Thread starter Kenzodielocke
- Start date
First page said double dip and this was what I was thinking. psml oh Bethesda.
Eolz
Member
Well this is more reassuring. I hope Nintendo is not waiting for some big event two months before launch though...
TemplaerDude
Member
"This does not conform to our marketing schedule."
I think you should get yourself mentally prepared for this. We are talking about Nintendo....
Compsiox
Banned
Dude that would be such a letdown.
I can't fucking believe we're not getting anything else for a while. It's just such an awful feeling.
See, this is why LP's are bad. Youtube lets you play games for free now.
/s
It feels like big cocktease. 'Here's Skyrim on Switch. But it's not coming.' People would be pissed.
2K gave a no comment on the NBA footage. 2 reasons why Bethesda putting Skyrim on Switch is:
A - They were very vocal about Wii U's criticisms
B - Skyrim, and the perception of it and Bethesda's games on Nintendo's systems is a pretty big get
Pretty much. I wouldn't read much into it, since I gotta feeling that Nintendo wants to keep the games under wraps for a bit longer. Showing Skyrim is just a way to get people hyped up...you know it's coming, but we can't go into the details yet. *wink, wink*
Milly Osworth
Member
Nintendo should have asked Bethesda to just say "Yes of course our amazing remaster is coming to the revolutionary Switch!!!"
Nintendo..
Nintendo..
Fredrik
Member
Skyrim on the go, at the commute, in the bed, sofa, comfy chair, etc, is a system seller like nothing else imo.
Let me bring over my saves and mods from Steam and I'll devote 100 hours to that thing.
Here's what I was remembering. The responses are mostly the same in terms of not committing to specific games but rather talking about "support" or just general excitement. Few developers if any have confirmed specific titles. Skyrim for the Switch might never happen, but I don't think comment suggests anything.
AcademicSaucer
Member
I bet they haven't even started developing the port, Bethesda may just be gauging interest.
SolidSnakex
Member
Well, it shows a game from a company that's done very little to support Nintendo platforms in the past. With that said, the messaging would've been much stronger had it been Fallout 4 instead of Skyrim. Simply because FO4 is a current-gen exclusive game, so it'd speak to the tech of the machine more than Skyrim can.
Skyrim in 2017 isn't going to be a system seller on anything. The overwhelming majority of people that wanted to play it did so in 2013. That's not to say that some people won't jump back int, but I highly doubt it'll be a substantial number by any means. And certainly not to a level that it'd be described as a system seller. Now Elder Scrolls 6 may be a different case. But that gets into what I replied to NoblesseOblige about, will the Switch even be able to run whatever that'll be?
To me this was very obvious just with the Bethesda statement. That video was made to focus on the console itself. I think a lot of people still view Nintendo in a certain way based on this past generation, and the many before it, so when a statement like this comes out, they jump to their preconceived notions about Nintendo and assume the worst.
When Nintendo got treated harshly by 3rd parties,it was after they did a lot of dumb shit, like creating a console that had super exotic hardware, and a console that was only appealing to very young children. They don't just want to shit on Nintendo like how people assumed in this situation just because "lol Nintendo". Devs do want to support Nintendo, and they do want Nintendo to get their shit right because Nintendo is a beloved company in the industry and publishers want to make money everywhere they can.
Nintendo had a very rude awakening with the Wii U, and from what I can see, they're trying to get shit right, and I think that publishers and even consumers can see that.
A large portion of the gaming community also has a serious issue where they jump to conclusions and over react over the smallest things, without the entire story. Seriously guys, work on that.
Bingo. Not a single game shown has been announced. Not even the Nintendo software. Nothing new was announced yesterday after the reveal. The only "confirmed" games remain Dragon Quest, Sonic, and Just Dance. These comments are just empty comments. Once the NDA on announcing Switch software lifts, then we'll get more details. Skyrim and NBA 2K weren't just random titles chosen to be shown. They are coming to Switch, but Nintendo hasn't allowed the companies to officially announce them for the device yet. It's really that simple.
Honestly, didn't anyone find it odd that not a single game was announced yesterday once the trailer was over? There's a reason for that. We have seen indies who expressed interest in NX and deny knowledge of what the device could be, and they are now sharing they knew what it was earlier this year and came up with fun ways to say 'No Comment'. The software announcements will come and Skyrim and more will get confirmed.
jts
...hate me...
Mario Kart or Mario platformer not confirmed yet, Nintendo already pulling out support from the Switch! Wow.
2011...
I think it's gonna be pretty fun and exciting once games start getting announced. There will be some ho-hum Batman Arkham Enhanced WiiU edition like stuff but also really cool 3rd party indie games and exclusives like BGE2(?) and other fun surprises. I'm already looking forward to Image and Form's Switch game.
Sure. But I think just seeing the list of third parties was kinda...awesomely hopeful. 3DS was supposed to be their 'biggest system support ever' or something like that, and this dwarfs that. It's like a Playstation list, even though some aren't there yet (namely Rockstar and CDPR).
BGE2 and a game from.. From Software are what really intrigue me. I haven't played Dark Souls 3 yet so I'd be down day one for that on Switch.
I dunno, Skyrim is pretty high on the Amazon Ranking right now in Germany. Of course not as high as in 2011..but still.
That, too. They showed an extensive list of 3rd party partners, and yet not a single one announced anything for Switch. That is a clear indicator they are being told to wait to make announcements. No reason to fear Skyrim may not hit Switch.
I remember people saying the same thing about Resident Evil 4 on the Wii. It was an old game that was being rereleased with motion controls. That game went on to sell over a million copies. You never know what the gaming populace at large is going to be thirsting for at any given time. The idea of being able to take the full fledged Skyrim on the go may be enough to get people to jump back in.
AcademicSaucer
Member
There is this weird rumor that Iron Galaxy just got the contract for the port last week, is probably fake but sounds plausible.
Dark Cloud
Member
Hopefully, next week Nintendo gives us an exact month when they will talk about and let third party devs actually officially announce their games for Switch...
SolidSnakex
Member
Ahh you're right, I just glanced at Wiki and saw 2013, but it turns out that was the Legendary edition release date rather than the initial release.
I don't doubt that it could sell. I was just responding to the idea that it could be a system seller. That seems like a highly unlikely scenario. Genuine system sellers are rare. I'd argue that the PS4 doesn't really have one. It just has a big library with a lot of quality titles.
Yeah, but RE4 Wii sold 2m copies. I don't think anyone would call that a system seller. The Wii's system sellers were games like Wii Sports and Mario Kart, which sold well 30m units each.
blankempathy
Member
This is why the AAA gaming industry is so laughably sneaky. Thats bethesda's game running on someones console for a trailer and they're gonna sit there and say "oh well that doesn't mean anything". Its pretty obvious that Nintendo picked Skyrim because it wanted to show that the switch has a popular AAA ip different from the typical Nintendo stuff. I'm sure there are other games they could of chosen to shown yet they picked that one and Bethesda is gonna sit there and throws up its hands and pretend like it doesn't mean anything. Thats so shady. This is clearly them wanting people to double/triple/quadruple dip.
I'm sure that's true, but that doesn't mean that there weren't people who purchased a Wii specifically for RE 4. I worked at Gamestop at the time and there were lots of folks who bought Wiis and RE 4 at the same time. My point being that it may not be a main system seller, we can't discount the fact that it can drive people to go pick up the system. People said that RE 4 wouldn't sell on the Wii and wasn't a big deal at the time, yet that game went on to sell a bunch of copies. Skyrim may have that same kind of draw, which may be why they picked it in the first place.
Spyder_Monkey
Banned
I mean it's obviously coming. Skyrim and 2K can run on toasters for crying out loud.
OrbitalBeard
Member
Adam Boyes putting in that sweet third party work for Nintendo.