Garbage Galaxy Nintendo Switch's Secret Sauce: Weeb appeal

Weskerlover

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Lord Azrael said:
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In all seriousness: "A weeaboo is a non-Japanese person who is obsessed with Japanese culture." (Urban Dictionary)
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Thanks! I should have know this I guess 😂 Having played a few of the games mentioned in Oreganos list 😆
 
Imitatio

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Mitch said:
If they truly cared about the weeb consumer, they’d release Persona 5 for the Switch 👺

You’re absolutely right though
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Mainline Persona is like the omission at this point, for real. It sticks out like a sore thumb, especially when being featured in some PlayStation marketing among all these games aiming for more realistic visual styles (for instance in the PS Plus collection trailer). 14 (or so) "realistic looking" (simplifying here) games, and Persona. lmao
 
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I purchase Nintendo handhelds almost exclusively for JRPGs (FFIV DS, Dragon Quest, SMT, etc.) so yeah... even with the Switch, I purchased that for SMTV.

Many JRPG studios are opting for PC releases though. For example, Persona 4 Golden is only on Steam and the Vita. That's crazy. It should at least be on PS4...
 
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Imitatio said:
Mainline Persona is like the omission at this point, for real. It sticks out like a sore thumb, especially when being featured in some PlayStation marketing among all these games aiming for more realistic visual styles (for instance in the PS Plus collection trailer). 14 (or so) "realistic looking" (simplifying here) games, and Persona. lmao
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Even Danganronpa came overnow. I feel like it's a matter of time for mainline Persona, the spinoffs have already started (P5 Strikers, Catherine FB).
 
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AquaWateria said:
@Oregano is confirmed not a weeb professional. He forgot to mention one other extremely weeb game. It truly goes beyond the weeb spectrum.


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Bishonen long hair pretty boy gang with flashy weeb running and weeb attacks.

Ultra weeb game lol.
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i thought this was a female protagonist for the longest time and when it became clear that wasn't the case, the smallest interest i had in playing the game died.
 
Hidden04

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I love Famiboards, because if you thread on the other forum you would be blasted to hell lol.

I also am a fellow weeb as well. I mean I have Xenoblade 2, so I fit in really well lol. I mean, look at my signature!
 
AquaWateria

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Stu Benedict said:
i thought this was a female protagonist for the longest time and when it became clear that wasn't the case, the smallest interest i had in playing the game died.
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Yup, he has that Japanese Bishonen troupe in that he's an extremely feminine and beautiful person.

People really love that troupe no doubt.
 
Hidden04

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AquaWateria said:
Yup, he has that Japanese Bishonen troupe in that he's an extremely feminine and beautiful person.

People really love that troupe no doubt.
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I have a feeling that Xenoblade 3 might go that route with the main or side characters. Especially with the success of Genshin Impact's characters.
 
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This is true and I think about it a lot. Scrolling through my library it’s just endless swathes of this stuff. Switch is also the first console my boyfriend has bought since the PS1 and the guy speeds through a new anime every week. Xenoblade 2 is a bridge too far for him though, the extreme fringe of the oeuvre as it were.
Oregano said:
Sorry, can you tell me what game this is?

It's very generic looking.
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Some edgy Persona spin-off for philosophy dropout weebs.
 
Sumio Mondo

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If this is the very path that leads me to getting a new Goemon game/collection, then I'm all in on being a weeb.

But yeah, Switch has an amazing library of games from Japan. Long may it continue.
 

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It seems a question of utmost importance, but where does Metroid Dread fit into this discussion of Weebdom?

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F-Zero is a bizarre and mindboggling omission from this console's lineup, considering we all know what that franchise is:

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Twinsen said:
Never seen those outfits in Xenoblade Chronicles.
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Shulk's was added in the Switch version. It's only available in shops. Fiora's isn't new; it was actually seen in the very first trailer for the game and was in the original Wii release, but was rather obscure because the appearance was tied to one item set from early game sidequests that gave no indication it was a unique outfit for Fiora.

Guaraná said:
You forgot the weebest shooter ever created: Splatoon.
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And also,let's not forget, the weeb version of a typical eurojunk simulator:
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Splatoon 2 is in the OP, just no screenshot.
 
Miraj

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I'm very happy that Japanese devs are finding success with the Switch, and I've enjoyed a number of those titles OP listed. That said, I find it notable that some first party properties that are beloved in the west, like Donkey Kong, Star Fox, F-Zero and Metroid, have gotten little (if any) focus on the Switch. DK got a Wii U port and some DLC in a Ubisoft game. Star Fox got DLC in a Ubisoft game. Metroid has been in flux, but finally got a release just now. F-Zero... lol

Meanwhile, we've had multiple Zeldas, Xenoblades, Fire Emblems, etc., some of these almost annually, and Nintendo consoles tend to usually have one entry per life cycle. It's not like Xenoblade was gangbuster in sales compared to DK or Metroid, yet we've had 3 releases on Switch so far, with a fourth rumored to be coming. I'm not saying Monolithsoft would make a Star Fox or F-Zero if they weren't making Xeno all the time (though that would be interesting to see), but I wonder what they could work on if resources weren't focused on multiple entries of a single IP.

So while I think it's great to see "weeb shit" doing well, it also feels like it's at the exclusion of other things (intentionally or not).
 
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Oregano

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Miraj said:
I'm very happy that Japanese devs are finding success with the Switch, and I've enjoyed a number of those titles OP listed. That said, I find it notable that some first party properties that are beloved in the west, like Donkey Kong, Star Fox, F-Zero and Metroid, have gotten little (if any) focus on the Switch. DK got a Wii U port and some DLC in a Ubisoft game. Star Fox got DLC in a Ubisoft game. Metroid has been in flux, but finally got a release just now. F-Zero... lol

Meanwhile, we've had multiple Zeldas, Xenoblades, Fire Emblems, etc., some of these almost annually, and Nintendo consoles tend to usually have one entry per life cycle. It's not like Xenoblade was gangbuster in sales compared to DK or Metroid, yet we've had 3 releases on Switch so far, with a fourth rumored to be coming. I'm not saying Monolithsoft would make a Star Fox or F-Zero if they weren't making Xeno all the time (though that would be interesting to see), but I wonder what they could work on if resources weren't focused on multiple entries of a single IP.

So while I think it's great to see "weeb shit" doing well, it also feels like it's at the exclusion of other things (intentionally or not).
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Okay, okay.... all those times people said they wanted a new Star Fox that was Furry Mass Effect - I thought that was dumb.

But if you said Furry Xenoblade Chronicles X - well now you have my attention.
 
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Oregano said:
Okay, okay.... all those times people said they wanted a new Star Fox that was Furry Mass Effect - I thought that was dumb.

But if you said Furry Xenoblade Chronicles X - well now you have my attention.
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I know right? Even the vehicular flying around the world map could be like flying an Arwing around planets. They could totally pull it off. I dare to dream XD
 
james

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oh god how did this get here im not good with comp
sony: if we waste any more time on weeaboo we'll be bankrupt by the end of the month

nintendo: did someone say weeaboo
 
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Finally I am among my people. Nintendo feeding me with the weeb shit is much of the reason I love them.
Hidden04 said:
I love Famiboards, because if you thread on the other forum you would be blasted to hell lol.

I also am a fellow weeb as well. I mean I have Xenoblade 2, so I fit in really well lol. I mean, look at my signature!
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I was thinking about this exact thing lol
 
Man God

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Remember when the N64 was out and Nintendo pivoted to their western development partners for their advanced graphics three dee shooters and sports game and Sony first party+their partnerships had the weebiest games (that actually came out in the US, Saturn is no slouch on weebiness though most of that wasn't first party Sega)

Now Sony is the graphics, sports games, shooter company while Nintendo has finally completely taken over the market that the Vita once shared with the 3DS.
 
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Oregano

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Man God said:
Remember when the N64 was out and Nintendo pivoted to their western development partners for their advanced graphics three dee shooters and sports game and Sony first party+their partnerships had the weebiest games (that actually came out in the US, Saturn is no slouch on weebiness though most of that wasn't first party Sega)

Now Sony is the graphics, sports games, shooter company while Nintendo has finally completely taken over the market that the Vita once shared with the 3DS.
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Always remember people who like RPGs are depressed and like to play slow games in the dark.
 
Gengar

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I swear I'm not a we--

*checks switch playlog
*Cold Steel III and IV: over 150 hours combined
*Dragon Quest XI: over 90 hours
*Fire Emblem Three Houses: over 240 hours
*looks at avatar and username

I... might have a hard time convincing people of that.
 
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