Gaming Anyone else tired of the ports?

[D34DL1N3R]

It's getting very sickening to me. Now Flashback & the first two Syberia games have been announced as coming to the Switch. Seriously? At the rate they have gone... I'm not so sure I'll ever buy a switch. Not just for a handful of exclusives I would play, that I can count on one hand. Even by the end of 2018 if there were 10 exclusives that I'd play... still not worth such an incredibly small library (outside of ports & indies).

 

[matthi321]

i am. but they they are making tons of money on these cashgrabs port, so its no wonder they release so many, and i doubt they will slow down

 

[Subtle Demise]

At least it's not entirely shovelware garbage like the DS and Wii days, but those days are coming soon.

 

[alexj9626]

Yes i am but thats because i have played lots of them or i can get a "better" version (PC mostly).

I dont mind ports for people that have never played those games and if they were to port something i didnt get to play, then maybe i would give it a try.

 

[Deathscreton]

I don't mind the ports. I'm getting games I'd either never played, have played and loved, can't play but want to, or wouldn't have given a second glance, but since it's portable, why not?

The ports are coming, the money will roll in, and we'll reap the benefits with 1st and other 3rd party support. No support is bad support. So long as they keep a majority of the trash/shovelware out, I'm okay with how the Switch is progressing.

 

[MAXLEMPIRA]

There are a bunch of people who can't afford two systems at all, if they are Nintendo Fans and they just have Nintendo Consoles these ports are just perfect for them to play for first time, so, just don't buy it, this is not your console

 

[Hyborix3]

I just hate the pricing. I also hate people justifications with the pricing with just small minor updates to a port of a game

 

[Kioku]

Nope. They're bringing games that I never thought about or couldn't play due to not owning the system at the time. To be honest, most new titles are lacking in terms of quality, so I'd rather play something fun that works.

 

[Xabring]

Nope, since Now I have games that I wanted to play but I miss cuz I was stuck on mi wii u for example. Even with the Wii U ports, I am fine, since I sold mine anyway.

 

[KiiWii]

Yeah its a bit... uninspired.

@Subtle Demise good use of the word shovelware, completely agree.

Its awesome to have your favourite games in portable fashion... perhaps it takes time to get better games.

Mario Odyssey was awesome though, until its done.. and there is nothing left to do need more forst party IPs.

 

[socialbacon]

Keep in mind that hardly anyone owned a Wii U. Nintendo needs to recover from the Wii U flop and one of the best ways to do so is port the great Wii U titles to the Switch while more Switch-exclusives are in production.

 

[JFalcon]

Nope, this was to be expected long before the console even launched. Lotta people didn't buy a Wii U so it makes sense.

 

[dpad_5678]

Everyone seems to be forgetting that these ports are actually great games, but no one was going to buy a console (Wii U) just because it had a few games that they found interesting. I'm very happy with them. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is coming to the Switch. I've always wanted to play it, but it wasn't worth $200-$300 for a Wii U.

 

[JFalcon]

And some third parties are lazy, Capcom being a very guilty party. The first party stuff is fine, nobody bought a Wii U.

 

[osaka35]

Porting takes less time than developing. 3rd party folks didn't know if the switch would flop or not, so didn't have anything in the pipes. Expect porting for the next year or two, but then hopefully get some good original stuff in 2019 and 2020. Porting from Wii U makes sense, since it takes less money to do so and it's likely to have a far higher attach rate than Wii U for obvious reasons.

For me, I'm fine with ports as long as they don't suck (lookin' at you rime). It's just a multi-release that got delayed, if that helps any. The pricing is unfortunate, though. I'm just waiting for those used prices on cartridges to go down a bit.

 

[8BitWonder]

Honestly I'm still hoping for a Wind Waker HD port.
That and a Hyper Light Drifter port, now that Game Maker supports the Switch.

I really don't mind the ports at all to be frank. If I'm not interested in them, I won't buy them. Simple as that.

 

[Kioku]

Were also at the point where we're getting multiplatform ports and collections. The new games are steadily rolling in, and is growing. Just not at the pace that some would like, unfortunately

 

[andeers]

I think sickening is too much. I'm not a port fan, but I don't wake up in the morning in a bad mood either. I just don't buy ports of games that I played before (:

 

[YOUCANTSTOPME]

I like ports... they usually improve on the original game. If you don't like it, don't buy them?? Pretty easy.

 

[alexj9626]

I like ports... they usually improve on the original game. If you don't like it, don't buy them?? Pretty easy.

Thats what patchs/updates do