35 Minute Nintendo Direct 9/6

[reeper]

jokes about how the direct was just going to be more ports and new 3ds games

[C.Mongler]

i love 3ds games

[YPrrrr]

New 3ds games is a pretty good joke

[don't let's]

If I expect nothing, I can't be disappointed, right?

You expected nothing and you got nothing

[Kalahari Inkantation]

If I expect nothing, I can't be disappointed, right?

You expected nothing and you got nothing

a tale as old as time

[bluaki]

Speaking of expecting nothing, here's a fabulous detail that just came to light recently: whether a game supports cloud save backups is opt-in from the developer, basically a yes or no checkbox when submitting a game for approval to be on the eshop, and retail boxes will indicate which games offer it.

The implication, of course, is that this option existing at all means plenty of games won't support cloud save backups. I'll bet Pokemon won't. I can only hope the other huge timesinks like Zelda and Smash support it.

Nintendo Switch Online is now "pay us and you'll get the same lackluster online service as before plus cloud saves but only when we feel like it"

[reeper]

Speaking of expecting nothing, here's a fabulous detail that just came to light recently: whether a game supports cloud save backups is opt-in from the developer, basically a yes or no checkbox when submitting a game for approval to be on the eshop, and retail boxes will indicate which games offer it.

The implication, of course, is that this option existing at all means plenty of games won't support cloud save backups. I'll bet Pokemon won't. I can only hope the other huge timesinks like Zelda and Smash support it.

Nintendo Switch Online is now "pay us and you'll get the same lackluster online service as before plus cloud saves but only when we feel like it"

this sounds exactly like Nintendo.

[C.Mongler]

Civ 6 on Switch tho wtf 

[YPrrrr]

Civ 6 on Switch tho wtf 

y wtf

That sounds cool but I dont really have any reason to buy it

Also Civ VI is a little boring imo

[C.Mongler]

it's civ while u shit, thats the BESt reason to buy it!!!   it's not even a revolution version or anything, its straight up civ 6




tho tbf i do wish it was a 5 port lmao, but whatever i'll take it

[AAAAAAAA]

I had a very convincing dream that Amaterasu was announced for Smash. Oh well.

[Nyerp]

mega man 11 demo was released on switch last night, probably because it was meant to be a post-direct surprise

[don't let's]

Speaking of expecting nothing, here's a fabulous detail that just came to light recently: whether a game supports cloud save backups is opt-in from the developer, basically a yes or no checkbox when submitting a game for approval to be on the eshop, and retail boxes will indicate which games offer it.

The implication, of course, is that this option existing at all means plenty of games won't support cloud save backups. I'll bet Pokemon won't. I can only hope the other huge timesinks like Zelda and Smash support it.

Nintendo Switch Online is now "pay us and you'll get the same lackluster online service as before plus cloud saves but only when we feel like it"

sounds exactly like Nintendo.

at least it's cheap enough

[Kalahari Inkantation]

I can only hope the other huge timesinks like [...] Smash support it.

not a chance LOL

also absolutely nintendo

at least it's cheap enough

[bluaki]

I can only hope the other huge timesinks like [...] Smash support it.

not a chance LOL

What makes you think that?

Melee, for example, supports save copy. Brawl doesn't presumably just because every online Wii game blocks it, since Wii had a backwards online implementation that effectively puts online IDs in the save files.

Animal Crossing, on the other hand, never supports save backup or copy and almost definitely won't support cloud saves when it eventually comes to Switch.