I have MK1 on Switch, the game has been fixed for quite some time.
If we are talking in Japanese fiscal year,
Can’t really do much when you’re porting a PS5 game, which didn’t get. Ps4 version.
Right - the point is June doesn't fit the 2H definition using either calendar year or the Nintendo fiscal year.
The MoneyDJ article is talking about the calendar year.
Before I begin, newer games will sometimes run better than expected on newer hardware, or worse than expected on older hardware. Note that I am not taking any feature lacking or improvements between some of these cards into account for this comparison, or it'll become too convoluted.
I mean, we got that in the Switch era. Mario Kart 8 and NSMBU were both uprezzed in their deluxe versions + original DLC, for just the price of the base game. Not a bad deal at all. Make the uprez a $5 DLC, which is included in the Deluxe version.
As I said earlier, it’s more impressive in way that Shiver made a PS5 port run on a handheld in its 7th year.
I wouldn't blame them for their work with MK1; they probably couldn't have done much more given the memory limit. It's a proper 9th gen game, since it wasn't on the PS4/Pro or the Xbox One/X. They did what they could within that tiny 3GB memory.
There are way too many examples of this. Like Panic Button's Doom being great port but they failed to do the same with Apex legends. Or Virtuos's The Outer Worlds and Nier Automata. But that doesn't mean those studios any less talented as all those failures fixed by patches afterwards. MK1 included, now runs and looks MUCH better.
I didn't see this prediction, but I'm not at all opposed, and I am sure Nintendo is looking into that as due diligence, it would be stupid of them not to and having Shiver's expertise will help them understand multiplatform porting process should they decide to go that route. Nintendo is all about leveraging expertise of others, so this is a good opportunity for them.
I don't see it happening anyways. Nintendo revels in the strength of their first party IPs; if they allowed a significantly better access to those IPs on PC, sales on the Switch 2 will dry up. MS is suffering from this exact problem right now, and Sony seems to be upto their own shenanigans with region locking and PSN requirements.
I imagine this will be an upsell for third parties that want to bring their games to the platform. The announcement is pretty explicitly telegraphing that Nintendo doesn't really intend to leverage Shiver's services for their own games.
This is my interpretation as well. They didn't buy Shiver to port their games. They bought them to port other games to the Switch.
Regardless of how someone may or may not respond otherwise, the kind and sensible thing to do is to just not assume someone’s pronouns or gender if you’re not sure. Using gender-neutral language like singular “they” in those situations also helps normalize the usage of that language in general, which is much needed and appreciated by trans, non-binary, and gender nonconforming people. Also, you gotta remember that those people are often misgendered a lot, sometimes intentionally—so it may bother some more than others, understandably, but, again, the best thing to do is just to use gender-neutral language in the first place. Making an effort to do so really matters and can tangibly make a difference and help others.Or people could simply calm down a bit by assuming something that is entirely reasonable. How many times I was mistaken for a girl when I was little because I was so cute. I didn't start throwing tantrums
Nintendo's software sales are still heavily correlated with Nintendo's hardware sales as of March 2024. So considering that relationship, releasing games on other platforms (e.g. PC) can actually undermine instead of increasing Nintendo's software sales.
The first one feels much more likely to me.
You're second point isn't happening.
No offense, but that's because it's completely unrealistic considering their philosophy and incredibly strong value of their IPs. It would go against everything they stand for. This acquisition is purely to help with porting of third party AAA games and to bolster/strengthen third party relations going into the next generation with the Switch 2.
grezzo is pretty much already nintendos bluepoint
I literally specified lower-tier games whose exclusivity does not substantially benefit Nintendo. Nobody is buying a Switch just to play Tetris 99 or Everybody's 1-2 Switch, you can definitely make the case that porting such games can help improve Nintendo's reach to new audiences and convert them into Switch 2 buyers.
I would love for Nintendo to work with Creative Assembly and make Total War: Hyrule
i dont see how people are coming to this conclusion, shiver specializes in console ports, particularly switch ports
Considering how barebones the Switch is. 2GB doesn’t sound like too much especially if they decide to add some actual themes, background music, VC, or even have some kind of miiverse, streetpass or spotpass.
The real Federation Force
I'm not sure if you're trolling or not here, but making dedicated Nintendo games for mobile devices is not the same as porting console/handheld games to mobile.
Well, Nintendo did take down Yuzu, which existed of PC. Maybe (in a tinfoil hat way), they took it down so they wouldn't compete with themselves in the PC space?
Grezzo is certainly good, but their production capacity is a bit low. The last game they ported on their own was Link's Awakening.
I would hope that Nintendo are smart enough not to waste memory that could be used in games on shit like background music or fancy animations. Let's not have another Wii U in that regard.
i'm thinking if Nintendo does a GaaS game, a PC port may be likely, just to get the userbase larger. Their SP games are their bread and butter, and will remain on their consoles only.
I expect to see them throwing up hiring ads alongside a website revamp before June is over
The mobile games are a different matter because they're not their mainline games but rather spin-offs that I think are geared more towards advertising their main line games. For example, I don't see a BoTW happening on any non-Nintendo platform, but a Zelda-themed puzzle game? Sure why not.
The ambience and themes for the various channels on the Wii were amazing. I'd take a little wasted memory for some added character.
their last nintendo port was miitopia in 2021
