We’ve recently put up our definitive list of all info about the Switch and its games.
But here’s a quick look at all the games you can expect to see at launch, and in its first year.
Enjoy!
Disclaimer: Unless under “100% Confirmed”, everything in this article is unconfirmed until proven otherwise. We have sourced our info with a link in each game title and/or date, so you can see where we’ve obtained our information.
All First Year Switch Games (In Chronological Order)
As you can see, the Switch will have a very healthy game library for its first year on the market. We will get more confirmation on games at the Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017, and more developers will start officially announcing their games shortly thereafter, as well.
Until then, this is the best list you will find online!
I should’ve known. The Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition, was widely marketed, not only by Nintendo, but by TV and online news media. For the first time in a long time, Nintendo has made a product that, by design, appeals to its old fanbase: adults who used to play Nintendo but not anymore. It appealed to nostalgia.
Thus, when Nintendo and retailers said they would have limited quantities available, I knew it would be a familiar situation.
The Thrill of the Hunt
Remember amiibo hunting? Ah, yes, the days of the hunt. When amiibos were a hot new product, they were selling out far more than Nintendo was anticipating and producing. If you wanted the latest batch of amiibo, you better have camped out. Pre-orders online, if to be found, would sell out in minutes. Camping out was your best bet.
But indeed, it was fun. Through Nintendo retail events around my area, and camping out with like-minded individuals hungering for the latest figurine, I aquired many new friends along the way. Groups were founded on social media, and dedicated tracking sites and Twitter accounts were set up, for the sole purpose of alerting people when the product was in stock so you could race down to the store or website and order it or pick it up. Indeed, it was a frustrating, yet thrilling experience. The feeling of finally getting what you sought out to get, after trial and adventure, was a feeling like no other – a feeling not only of gratification, but of accomplishment.
It took Nintendo over a year to get the situation under control, and finally, buying new amiibos was a simple, non-valiant task, just like buying any other product. The thrill of the hunt was gone, but you could get what you wanted relatively easily. No more camping out.
A similar situation unfolded with other limited edition items, such as the Gold Majora’s Mask edition of the New Nintendo 3DS XL. There was an initial limited stock, and then the price shot up to hundreds of dollars, even over $1000, on eBay. It was near impossible to get one of these systems, as well as the game’s limited edition with the Skull Kid figure. Finally, a month later, after nearly everyone had given up on them, they became commonplace in stores like Best Buy. Of course, until the stock finally ran out. But they did become available.
The Thrill of the Hunt – Returns?
Luckily, we have not had a situation like this with Nintendo products since then (it may help that Nintendo has not had any super hot products this year). But along comes the NES Classic Edition.
With retailers stating there would be limited initial quantities, and no pre-orders, I had a feeling that this would be like amiibo hunting all over again. Since over a week before release, I had decided I wanted to camp out at a retailer like GameStop or Target, and I had even planned to the day before its release.
However, then Amazon announced that it would have the product available at 2pm PT, the next day. It was getting late, and my bed was comfy, so I had decided that I would just be ready at Amazon by 2PM the next day!
In short, there was so much traffic on the page that the page crashed, and then Amazon’s entire site briefly crashed for a few minutes. Though I was optimistic, I wasn’t able to get one. I tried for about an hour, then gave up.
Then, of course, it started being scalped on eBay for thousands of dollars, for a $60 system.
AlphaOmegaSin sums the situation up nicely.
Wrapping Up
Indeed, this has become like amiibos all over again. Thankfully, Nintendo said that they will continue sending out a steady supply of stock into the new year. But if history tells me anything, it is that it may be like the amiibo situation all over again. When stock is available, it will be limited, and sell out right away. We need a new alert system. A MiNES alert system, so that when it’s in stock, we’ll know right away.
Maybe this is part of Nintendo’s hype machine, to give an initially limited supply, and then they’ll send out a ton before Christmas. Maybe we’ll all be able to get one before then, hopefully not from eBay. I will remain optimistic. But we don’t know yet for sure.
All I know, is that if I wanted to get one day one, I should have camped out.
Now that Nintendo has revealed that the Nintendo NX is the Switch, we can finally round up all the information we know about the system, before its big reveal presentation on January 12, 2017.
The Nintendo Switch will be a home console that can be taken on the go. It is a tablet with detachable “Joy-Con” controllers that can be placed into a dock to power it and plug into a TV, or used on its own. The Switch has two modes – docked mode, for playing on a TV, and portable mode, for playing on the tablet’s screen on the go.
Gaming springs into action by removing detachable Joy-Con controllers from either side of Nintendo Switch. One player can use a Joy-Con controller in each hand; two players can each take one; or multiple Joy-Con can be employed by numerous people for a variety of gameplay options. They can easily click back into place or be slipped into a Joy-Con Grip accessory, mirroring a more traditional controller. Or, if preferred, the gamer can select an optional Nintendo Switch Pro Controller to use instead of the Joy-Con controllers. Furthermore, it is possible for numerous people to bring their Nintendo Switch systems together to enjoy local multiplayer face-to-face competition.
The Switch will also support amiibo, as seen in the reveal trailer. Nintendo has filed patents involving NFC too, giving some insight into how it could work.
Facts from Notable 3rd Party Developers and Publishers:
Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has said the Switch is an incredible device, and that people would be amazed by it. He also stated that Nintendo tends to stick with an architecture for a long time, so their partnership could last two decades.
According to Ubisoft, the Switch will “recapture a lot of the lapsed Wii players“, who are now predominantly on smart devices. Satoru Iwata has said that the Switch will still be a system that will be able to play games in ways smartphones and tablets cannot, thus making an argument for dedicated games systems.
Many developers familiar with the Switch, such as CD Projekt Red and others, have said the Switch will be easier to develop for, and they are excited for it.
The controllers could have a new form of haptic feedback, which was never integrated in Nintendo portables before.
The Joy-Cons could act as new, improved, Wii remotes, with much better vibration and haptic feedback (similar to HTC Vive), adjustable depending on the game, and not just one vibration intensity, as the Wii remote was. The system would support both these controllers and the Wii remotes for some games.
505 Games
Level-5
Activision Publishing
Marvelous
Arc System Works
Maximum Games
Atlus
Nippon Ichi Software
Audiokinetic
Parity Bit
Autodesk
PlatinumGames
Bandai Namco
RAD Game Tools
Bethesda
RecoChoku
Capcom
Sega
Codemasters
Silicon Studio Corporation
CRI Middleware
Spike Chunsoft
DeNA
Square Enix
Electronic Arts
Starbreeze Studios
Epic Games
Take-Two Interactive Software
Firelight Technologies
Telltale Games
FromSoftware
THQ Nordic
Frozenbyte
Tokyo RPG Factory
GameTrust
TT Games
Grasshopper Manufacture
Ubisoft
Gungho Online Entertainment
Ubitus
Hamster Corporation
Unity Technologies
Havok
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Inti Creates
Web Technology Corp
Koei Tecmo
Konami Digital Entertainment
The Switch will certainly be an interesting system. Never before has there been so much hype for any console in recent history, and it is testament to the excitement and hype that Nintendo is building around its latest console.
Until its reveal in January, this is likely the best list of information you will find on the Switch.
We will continue to update this article with any new information as it breaks.
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