Nintendo mini-direct

Xenoblade remastered may 29th

borderlands collection, bioshock collection, xcom collection may 29th

ARMS character will be next in smash.

Bravely Default II demo out now.

Other announcements.

Nintendo killing it.

awwwww bugger. I think i'm getting xenoblade again. looks like it's a bit more than just a retexture job too which is nice. i never finished it on the wii and it's been so long since i played it that i would probably need to start again anyway. usually i would just play the original version again but i have a big soft spot for Xenoblade.

Xenoblade X also badly needs a port. great game. doesnt make a great introduction of itself (well the opening is great but it gets a bit bleh once you hit NLA for a bit...and that NLA theme....AAAA!) but if you can get over it accidentally stepping on your foot it is also a cracker.

shame about xenoblade 2. going to wrack that up as a bit of a missfire to be honest.

and a bravely default 2. crap i need to finish the first one. it has the best victory theme in any game ever in the history of all gaming (i made it my ring tone :D).

XCOM 2 and those Ring Fit Adventure updates were the highlights for me.

I don't care that people port games that are old as hell to Nintendo Switch (Bioshock, Burnout, Jedi Academy). All I want is for these games to run at 60 fps and I'll rebuy them.

Otherwise, don't bother.

@osan0: I love the NLA music in X!

This is awesome. We can re-buy the games we already have. Thank you Nintendo. You are the best. :)

*better versions.

Xenoblade Chronicles is a good game and, hopefully with this remaster it will make dev realize why Xenoblade Chronicles 2 was such a pile of garbage and avoid making mistakes when developing a sequel. Catherine Full Body is also a good game, shame no trophy/achievement support for it. Hunting for trophy of the game on ps4 was quite fun.

That said, ew remasters and ports. PASS

Imagine that xcom framerate on switch? Egad

Nothing there for me.

I will be picking up Xenoblade since I was unable to get it for the Wii.

As a fan of Nintendo, this Direct was lackluster. Almost no new 1st-party announcements, but the confirmation that they're gonna reveal the Smash Fighter in June means that they're probably gonna do a big E3-style Presentation despite E3 2020 is shutdown. And that presentation is where we'll see more of their big first party offerings for the rest of the year. I can wait a little over two months for more news.

The Xenoblade release date is nice. Might hold off for a month or two before I buy it.

I was surprised on how popular Ring Fit Adventure is to where Nintendo has problem with satisfying demand.

Take mah monies! All of it.

Glad they are continuing to get 3rd party support but I won't be buying any of that. The Switch is strictly for the kids and Zelda. Everything bought on the system will be able to be played by them. Everything else will be on my Playstation.

Does Xenoblade have random encounters with invisible monsters, or can you actually see and control your interaction with the environment like in DQX11S?

@xantufrog: you can see them and control when to go into combat or not.

@xantufrog: they are there walking in the field some of them are aggressive and attack you; and you don't go to another screen for the fight like in DQ11.

Nice. Loved Xenoblade Chronicles on the Wii so really looking forward to playing the spruced up version on the Switch. Also really looking forward to Bravely Default 2 so will definitely check out the demo.

So, who's getting Catherine for the Switch?

I reckon its a bit of a quiet success story for them. it probably didnt do huge number at launch but i think word of mouth is giving it momentum.

it is really good at what it does too. it looks daft but it works.

@adsparky@osan0 : perfect, thanks!

MS roped me into the Bioshock Collection even though I played and bought all three original on the 360. Xcom and Borderlands I've never played so we'll see.

Not me. Rented it on PS3 and did not like it at all.

@n64dd: I doubt most of those are better versions. Bioshock, Borderlands collections are probably going to be last gen-ish. But as long as they have a good frame rates and people want them on the switch that's all that really matters.

I like what Nintendo are doing getting these 3rd party games to fill any gaps. The problem is I'd say the majority who wanted to play these games had on other systems.

Already got it on Steam. But I used to own it on Xbox 360.

Me. I have the 360 version and really enjoyed it so I’d like to get the Switch version with the extra content.

Oh yes. Loved this game since it was originally launched. Now we need Lollipop Chainsaw.

Looking forward to Xenoblade, never played the first one. XC2 was such a great game, I hope they keep making those.

Also that Ring Fit update is boss!

I assume that the Switch version of Catherine will include the new female character competing for the protagonist's attention.

@onesiphorus: Is the full body version so yes.

@Archangel3371: Just curiosity, You say you liked it on the 360; why you didn't got it for PS4, but now you're considering it for the Switch?

Catherine might do well on the switch seems a good fit. XCOM will need a hell of a lot of work.

It's the Mini Direct, so that means a much bigger one is yet to come.

Kinda lackluster but not all to waste. Lots of 3rd-parties to push out.

I might double-dip the Burnout Paradise, because Switch desperately needs more car/racing games.

If XCOM 2 runs well, I might consider that one too.

I thought the Panzer Dragoon remake actually looked pretty good.

Also Ninjala may be kind of a Splatoon melee? I've heard one guy's impressions a year ago and it sounded pretty positive. It'll be free to play so I guess I'll give it a whirl.

Also I don't remember why I never played King's Bounty 2 but I do remember looking at it. Was that a good game? Same with Star Wars Jedi Academy, never played it. Is it any good?

Oooo Xenoblade Remastered.

What a cool game.

@adsparky: I don’t currently have a PS4.

I'm going to double dip on BioShock. F*** it... Its been a while since I played it and I can play it while in the garden in the spring.

I see you're living up to your userpic, by being a bird brain lol.

@i_p_daily: go troll somewhere else.

You're the one trolling, and that's funny coming from you when you made a thread lately where the information in it was wrong and the thread was for the sole purpose of trolling.

If remasters, demos, naming a character for a pre-existing game, and a collection of old games is "killing it" then this thread is a troll, but you're trolling yourself lol.

I enjoyed it. Will definitely be picking up a few titles.

There were several games in the direct that I'm getting so Nintendo is doing their job very well imo. (Bravely Defult, Xenoblade, and Panzer Dragoon YES PLEASE!)

xenoblade HD

the 51 tabletop game ( i might get it)

thats it for me

im looking for metroid/mario kart 9/splatoon 3....or something of that caliber. hopefully at the e3 direct.

@jg4xchamp: If they give Xcom 2 the same attention as Civ 6, the port should hopefully be really good.

Anyway, that's a whole heap of games that i will probably rebuy on the Switch.

I also heard that King's Bounty 2 is getting a Switch port, which is amazing.

More HD ports, and only HD ports. I don't know how can anyone be excited for the Switch future.

It is the trend in gaming right now, and it is not just for the Switch. Expect as similar trend when games are re-released on 4K resolution.

HD ports have long ended on the xbone/ps5. You very rarely see them these days. On the Switch, tho its the only thing that's coming out on the system since 2018. Instead of slowing down, it will only accelerate because the Switch will not be able to run any third party designed for the ps5/xsx. This may not be an issue to someone who owns a Switch as a secondary system, but to those (and yes, these people do exist, and there's many of them lol) who own nothing else but Nintendo systems, the future is dark for your Switch. Not only does this make your system look like a pointless system, but Nintendo is charging full price for a lot of these games, and when its cheaper, its only a bit cheaper. Like what the ****?

I want Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1-4 on the switch, bundle em up, id give Nintendo 100 bucks for that product.