Through the six years of the Nintendo Swap’s life, we’ve acquired so many video games which have by no means come to Nintendo platforms. By Nintendo utilizing off-the-shelf parts and being open and supportive of what involves the system, we’ve seen issues on the Swap we by no means thought doable.
It is likely to be commonplace now, however for years it was simply enterprise as common for some franchises to skip Nintendo programs. Whether or not that was due to Nintendo’s family-friendly picture, technical or efficiency causes, the Swap’s success has modified a number of minds.
Darkish Souls
The crushing issue of Darkish Souls and the truth that FromSoftware had made exactly two video games for Nintendo house consoles (Misplaced Kingdoms and Misplaced Kingdoms II on the GameCube), nobody was anticipating to see this franchise on a Nintendo platform anytime quickly.
However one fateful Nintendo Direct later we acquired it, and there was even an amiibo to associate with it. FromSoftware’s output since has been golden with Elden Ring and Seriko – perhaps we’ll see them remastered at some point on a Nintendo system sooner or later.
Elder Scrolls
The Elder Scrolls has been round for a while, and rightfully so by no means got here to a Nintendo console earlier than Skyrim dropped on the system in its opening 12 months. Morrowind on a GameCube would by no means occur, and Skyrim was launched when the Wii was scorching. Since then, we’ve even acquired one other sport, The Elder Scrolls: Blades, launched in 2020.
With The Elder Scrolls VI now deep in improvement and Bethesda owned by Microsoft, there’s 0 probability of that sport coming to even the Swap’s successor.
However perhaps we’ll see one other franchise from Bethesda break onto the Swap for the primary time – Fallout.
The Witcher
So much like Elder Scrolls, by the point The Witcher was making the bounce to consoles Nintendo was busy with the Wii and planning the Wii U. You’re not getting one thing like The Witcher on the Wii and everyone knows concerning the Wii U.
Now The Witcher III on Swap isn’t the prettiest factor, but it surely’s been up to date and supported for years just lately including a patch to permit cross saves to be simply transported to and from it.
Honourable point out: Grand Theft Auto (mainline)
Yeah, we all know there’s been Grand Theft Auto video games on Nintendo platforms earlier than, even way back to the Recreation Boy. There even was Chinatown Wars on the Nintendo DS, an unique Grand Theft Auto made only for the system.
Grand Theft Auto took off when GTA3 was launched on the PlayStation 2, and it wasn’t till 2021 that we, as Nintendo console house owners, might take pleasure in any of GTA video games that made Rockstar into the rockstars they’re immediately. The ports weren’t nice on launch; in our overview, we lamented that we lastly acquired GTA on a Nintendo house console and acquired one thing so clunky and buggy. Fortunately they’ve fastened it up since then.
Overwatch
Blizzard’s latest IP, Overwatch launched at exactly the suitable time for the Swap actually, however a aggressive on-line shooter on a Nintendo platform – nobody thought it might occur. Then at some point, it was there, and it’s been continually up to date, together with the most recent Overwatch 2 launch. It’s a type of video games we hope will preserve coming to Nintendo platforms sooner or later too.
Portal
That is one other one which made excellent sense to come back to Nintendo platforms, positive it was on the Nvidia Defend which runs on the identical chip as Swap. Absolutely that had nothing to do with it.
At this level we’re simply right here to port beg for Half-Life 2 on Swap.
Borderlands
When arising with this checklist, many video games simply occurred to be new IP launched through the mid-2000s when a sure purple Nintendo console was not promoting, after which a non-HD one targeted on movement controls was changing into in style. Sadly, Borderlands is just not a type of as the primary sport launched, presumably proper on the peak of Wii mania.
Whereas we’re speaking bout 2K Video games, add X-Com to this checklist.
So how about one thing totally different..
Bioshock
One other franchise born of the Wii period after which misplaced any probability of occurring due to the Wii U. Not solely did we get all three BioShock video games on the Swap they’re all extremely competent ports which is nice as a result of in any other case, generally that doesn’t occur.
Like…
Honourable Point out: Kingdom Hearts (numbered)
So much like Grand Theft Auto there was Kingdom Coronary heart video games on Nintendo platforms earlier than, however they’ve all been handheld, and spin-offs. The mainline video games for no matter causes by no means made it to Nintendo house consoles till the Swap.
But in addition like Grand Theft Auto it was just a little bit cursed, we acquired them solely as cloud releases which implies right here in Australia we didn’t even get them in any respect actually.
No less than we’ve got Sora in Tremendous Smash Bros. Final.
Crysis
To be honest, if anybody anticipated Crysis on the Nintendo Swap ever – you’d have your self dedicated. What appeared like an unimaginable feat, all of the video games at the moment are on the Swap and whereas not excellent ports they work fairly properly and have enhancements over different console variations.
The “Can it run Crysis?” meme died once we acquired it on the Swap.
Nier
A sport developed by PlatinumGames and revealed by Sq. Enix and never on a Nintendo platform? Not in 2015 no less than, however then seven years later with the Swap being the console it’s – positive that works now.
It wasn’t the unique Nier sport we acquired, however as a substitute the a lot better Nier Automata
Diablo
Once I consider Diablo, I consider my previous PC with a my big CRT monitor – not a tiny little gaming pill with a Nintendo emblem on it. Getting Diablo II on the Swap was an awesome begin, after which we even acquired Diablo III as properly. Possibly now that having Diablo on a Nintendo system isn’t so odd, perhaps at some point we’ll get one other.
We’re forgetting some, and may’t point out all of them like Katamari Damacy, Saints Row, Useless by Daylight, Valkyria Chronicles and the Metro video games.
There’s nonetheless a lot life left within the Swap, so a lot extra time for IPs to come back to a Nintendo console for the primary time? What’s subsequent?