The Switch eShop is Healthy (But Might Not Be for Long)
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- The indie scene is thriving on the Switch eShop, but the way things are going that might not be the case forever.
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I never heard of Blossom Tales either...but it looks AWESOME.
A game that cool looking shouldnt be in a position of being completely unknown.
Right? This could easily be nothing more than conspiracy theory nonsense, but I feel like if a game gets too close to a Nintendo IP the company tries their best to ignore it. Like they'll let it come to the system but they won't promote it or anything. They let this one slip by without a word despite it looking good enough to be in a Nindies Showcase, easily.
Arlo nah, this game had its fair time in the spotlight and made the most of it. The developers couldn’t be happier with their switch results. It’s also been on sale at a delicious price. You guys were just sleeping on it.
I'm so happy people found it on Switch. Steam has just become a giant mess, it's too hard finding gems like this
TheLonelyGoomba we NEED a collab between you twi
I found Blossom Tales on an official Nintendo Facebook page, so I don't think it was slagged, just had to make way for newer releases
switch eshop needs an aesthetic overhaul as well, it's hard to find stuff
music!!!
It really needs a makeover
It really needs music
Dr . Wub Exactly
Jo no u
Irony is a weapon not just any music...
*Wii Shop theme intensifies*
Gotta wait for the SWITCH PRO my friend.. just like XBOX 1X and the PS4 PRO
I still have no idea how Meme Run made it on the eShop
AfroNinja360 Meme Run is a game with great gameplay and a very deep lore
To be fair, you need at least 700 IQ to fully understand Meme Run. The humor is extremely subtle, and the story details are very deep.
Two words: Drugs.
Great thumbnail. Anyone can Photoshop a picture onto the Switch's screen, but not many other RUclipsrs have blue, fuzzy arms as well.
Anaussie I was thinking more Grover, but Cookie Monster works too 😂😂
Instant headcanon.
What are you talking about? Those are his real arms
What are you implying? That all blue monsters are related? That’s pretty racist- shame on you
Honestly think that was just about the most awesome shout out I've ever had. Thank you buddy :)
Also, the feeling of releasing a new video, that you know thousands of people are going to watch and have their own different opinions about, is incredibly nerve racking and at times scary. But at least my videos only take a couple days to make, I can't imagine working weeks, months or YEARS on a game, then having no one like it or talk trash about it. So yeah, I agree. HUGE respect for game creators who try their hardest.
What is up without year old videos comments. This comment has only two likes and is my topnone
My friend made me buy Celeste
*God bless him*
Honestly one of my favorite games on the switch so far.
JT Nixon AMEN
Battler not judging Ushiromiya It's an incredibly well designed game that manages to be incredibly difficult and super accessible at the same time.
It's got a good narrative that's intertwined with the clever mechanics and level design, and most of all, it's just really fun.
Indeed, Celeste is an amazing game. ...The only problem for me is, I'm stuck playing it on my PC, because I don't _own_ a Switch yet.
Battler not judging Ushiromiya It is like Super Meat Boy. A challenging, but fair experience.
Aw, geez dude... I'm an indie developer who's published a game online (not Switch, sorry) for free and am working to turn it into a career. My game and company haven't gotten much recognition yet, but I take what I do very seriously, study the good practices, and do everything I can to make sure my end products are nice and polished. And your bit at the end felt like it was aimed right at me and darn near brought a tear to my eye. That's never happened to me like that before. I mean, geez...
I'm not even a game developer but that bit really spoke to me, very well said
Whats the game? I'll give it a shot.
What's your game?
Agent Gold What's The name of the game
Link the game!!!
*Clicks on video*
"Some of the footage in this video features very silly and badly animated blood"
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I'm surprised you didn't touch on the lack of music. I wouldn't mind a remix of the Wii Shop, since that will be closing on January 31, 2019.
Wait, it hasn't closed yet?
No, but you cannot currently download Wii Points.
Can you still play the games purchased from the wii shop?
I really liked your statement about game developers. It wasn’t even necessary for your point of the video, but you put it in anyways. Kudos to you Arlo :)
I think the honeymoon period is already over. The eshop is already flooded with sub-par titles making it very difficult to find the quality titles.
no kidding
just looking at the coming soon screen alone makes me just h u r t
(except for Death Road to Canada tho that stuff is lit)
Blobtendo Searching for some titles is becoming pretty difficult. I use the News Feed a lot, so if I want something on eShop I'll go to a link from there.
I was looking through the Eshop and found mobile games that were $3 on phones and it was $40 on switch and they also had horrible graphics
i'm super disappointed
You all wanted third party's and this also comes with having third party's. Deal with it.
Just give us some Eshop, Mii maker and main menu music and I'll be in heaven
I love the silent menus, they really suit the minimalistic aestetic
The switch needs a lot more stuff then that to make me in heaven
Michael Hebert the background is bland and boring , and it being silent makes it mind numbing searching
Perhaps a middle line... Have two modes. Basic and advanced. Basic would be as it is now. Advanced will have more features that reflect the Wii's main menu.
TheShallowNight that seems really dumb lmao just update the Eshop. This guys in the vocal minority. The switches UI is really blind and boring the whole system needs a huge update
Celeste is one of the best platformers of all time. It was my first Switch eShop purchase, and everything since has been underwhelming.
TheGamerFromMars You don't play games you son of a bitch
I hope you review it on your channel
Get steamworld dig 2
TheGamerFromMars try that gunner zero game that has mighty number 9 in it. It’s so fun
Get Rayman Legends! It's one of best platformers I've ever played, and it's only $20 at Best Buy this week.
I love demo's as well. On the 3DS many bigger games had demo's and I bought games multiple times because I could try them and liked them.
Nintendo needs to keep up not just letting ALL indies on the Switch. Pick the decent to great ones and leave out all the rest. They had it right early on with how strict they were, they just needed to make sure they weren’t strict to the wrong games.
Secondly, they need to revamp the eshop and make it easier to look for stuff, as well as enough advertising for the good and decent ones (which should be most of them if they stay strict). As we get more games, this becomes more and more necessary.
The thing that I'm most worried about going forward with the Switch eShop is that there aren't that many tools there for discovering old games that aren't currently on sale or have managed to stay in the best sellers for donks. If things keep going at the current pace - around 10-20 games a week - the new stuff has a chance to be found, but new purchasers of the Switch won't necessarily know to search for Golf Story, Celeste, or Dandara, next year unless they find out about those games outside of the Switch itself. (Though the comments Nintendo have made about only being as restrictive as they currently are being with dev kits due to them being in short supply right now also leaves me nervous for that going forward)
(I also think an advantage indies have on Switch over PS4, at least, is that the eShop doesn't promote the latest AAA third party game, or even the latest Nintendo game, over a small unassuming $5 indie that might be exactly what you want, like it often feels like Sony does when I wind up popping onto that digital storefront, I don't think even on release day I've been able to just grab a smaller title without having to go through the search page there - one of the main pages is sorted by release date, one is sorted by current sales trends (Where it's rare to not see Stardew Valley in the top five - it's currently #3 in the UK, incidentally, behind Minecraft and the Spreadsheets: The Game that is Football Manager))
Gizensha Fox there's no perfect solution to this issue. As new games come, older games will lose visibility. Thats gonna happen. Word of mouth and social will be needed to help keep those games in the limelight. Plus that comment about dev kits availability is pretty old as that's not really much of an issue anymore.
I agree about games being hard to filter and getting lost! There are some great ones out there too, and the best part is you can grab a few for the price of one AAA titles!
There is a website dedicated to indie game reviews called **NindieNexus.net** that helps filter out what indie titles are worth purchasing. It helps! Also checking out the **Nintendo switch sub Reddit** usually has really great suggestions too!
Support indie devs and support Nintendo for this awesome console!
What the Switch eShop needs is a home page with categories, like the eShops of the past. If you’re looking for a game of a certain genre or style, you can find it from the home page.
Also, the parentheses are unnecessary.
Yeah, I noticed looking at the eshop just now that it listed something like 589 titles so far, but the way it's organised means unless you know what you're looking for by name, good luck finding anything at all that isn't in the top 50 or so most recent / most popular games.
That's maybe 1/5th of the current library at most that's easy to find, and that's only going to get worse as more stuff appears...
a wish list would be helpfull
Arlo groups Astro Bears Party in with “shovel ware gameplay” in the background but it’s actually really good. Probably the best party game out right now for your money imo.
I think you should be able to downvote games. The ones that get downvoted a bunch, they should be pushed away, and the Odysseys and the BOTW should stay visible. And Nindie games should have their own tab where the best games are in the public eyes and new games that are quality tested by Nintendo are pushed to consumers. And the shit games get pushed to the bottom where you can't find it. More trailers and screenshots as well
Taylor Jones But what about new games? A week in the new games list won’t give it time to catch up to the upvotes of other games even if it deserves it, so it’ll end up still getting buried.
Also, never underestimate "creators" buying likes on the black market to create artificial visibility. It's already a huge deal on RUclips and Twitter.
There's also the possibility of people review bombing a game for something unrelated. It can be really unfair, and if their game gets pushed right off the store front because of that, then how many GOOD people lose out?
Why not just a downvote system where, when a game goes far enough, someone at Nintendo takes a closer look at the game? Or, like Arlo is suggesting, a more heavily curated storefront to week out the bad games before they even make it to the shelf.
Tristan Neal That's why I would want Nintendo to be more hands on with choosing those high profile games. Also, you can upvote when the games are in the "Upcoming games" section, for games that look decent, so again, the trash gets filtered down. I think the process would go Nintendo decides if it's a piece of shit asset flip, then those games get put in new games, then we vote over the month, and they rearrange slowly. And idk about that buying black market likes, but this, again, would need more hands on from Nintendo, just like Steam needs
This!
I always get distracted by the Mario RPG music in the background; pure nostalgia.
Woah badly animated blood?
Wow Arlo, might as well just restrict your videos.
I still really want Cuphead on the Switch. Anyone else?
Holiday Home That game's dead at this point tho.
FuseKnight I mean minecraft/mojang is owned by Microsoft and minecraft is on other consoles so it’s not impossible
+Absolute Trash
Microsoft funded Cuphead to add it to Xbox's repertoire.
Microsoft didn't buy Minecraft to polish their Xbox brand. They bought it because it's a big net. Arguably the single biggest net in gaming history. And now its an omnipotent net.
Not tying to shoot down the chance of Cuhead ever being ported to Switch. Nor am I praising Minecraft. Just sayin, there's not really a comparison between the two from a marketing motive standpoint.
Aw, thats sad I really wanted it, but I don't have a good PC and I'm not going to bye an Xbox for just that game, Oh well.
Holiday Home well we have took PlayStation exclusives
(coff crash bandicoot coff)
We can do it to xbox
The Switch eShop needs music it's to quite.*cricket noise*
Karnage Fails Imagineba BOTW or xeno 2 visuals for the home screen
Quiet
The Switch is just quiet overall, can barely hear the thing at full volume.
Nintendo would be wise to buy the Arlo rights and make you a brand ambassador
Lol a puppet
@Scotland Dobson Goddamnit. Take my "like."
Not only is the average quality of games starting to go down, but it's still hard to find stuff and navigate the store in general, which is weird because the 3DS and Wii U EXCELLED at this by having a main page with plenty of featured games and everything was pretty and fun to explore. It's one of the few aspects where the Switch is a step down from Wii U and I hope it's resolved soon.
I’ve had some fun playing Astrobears. Not sure if you were using it as an example of bad games but for such a cheap price it provided a couple hours of fun with friends.
Blakeapher I hope he was using as example as a good game because for it's price it's one of the best game I've purchased on the switch. I have played a lot of hours with my friends, lots and lots of fun!
I picked it up for $1 making it totally worth it but I would never think twice about spending it's original $5 price for it
Imagine if Shovel Knight or SteamWorld Dig released on Steam with no marketing but it was the same game we love.
Still waiting for GCN VC tbh.
Minus Bros. Probably not getting it.
Minus Bros. Switch can't do that
Questionable Logic And why not?
coolguys2001 Nvidia Shield can emulate gcn. Why wouldn't the Switch be able to? Idiot.
Minus Bros. Game boy is the worst game console ever
Yeah! The Switch only has carefully selected games!
Gosh. I love Vroom in the Night Sky
thebahooplamaster can't forget Mom hid my game
We need a remix of the Wii Shop music on the Switch eShop!
I want my eShop to play nothing but either the OoT Shop theme or Malo Mart theme. (I wish you could choose the music.)
I love arlo
Same, he was my biggest inspiration for me when I started making videos. Love you, Arlo!!!
so wholesome
What type f love?
Only nintendo guy worth watching IMO because he doesn't act like a huge tosser like most of the fandom.
As long as you have people to play with, Astro Bears Party is a friccin GEM. I whipped it out at home and got 10 hours of gameplay there with my family, then went to school and got another 10 hours from that. And I bought it because it was on discount and looked stupid!
"...Make sure that nothing under a seven mars our pure and innocent little Switch screens" -- But I thought 7 out of 7 Arlos was a perfect score?
I presume that by a 7, he means standard 7.
Woosh
That ending speech tho, really love these kind of motivation words! Thank you Arlo I love u!
Bring back the Nintendo seal of quality
When has Nintendo ever used the term "virtual console" when marketing the Switch?
Just once. In an interview with Kotaku last June, Reggie said the term after he said "We've not used the term..."
I think little timed sections like "Zelda like adventures" or "great racing games" that have 5-10 games that fit in the genre for people who check the eshop once or twice a week and read these weekly game spotlights.
If a demo decreases sales, that means that either 1. Your game wasn't good. or 2. The demo gave you all that you could get out of the full game itself. Either way, that means you don't deserve those increased sales.
> implying meme run is junk
Moon Medic
*Meme Run 2*
Er, meme run would maybe be okay if it weren't on a console. That monstrosity should be on phones, rather than the Wii U.
BlueSphere798
Bigley's revenge
That Kid Called AJ
Joke
you
Meme Run is the best video game ever created and ever will be created.
Why isn't there any music on the Switch's eShop?
Nick K the switch eshop is a webpage and not a app and you can’t just add music to a webpage
I have literally never cared about indie games, I honestly couldn't list 5 indie title that I have played UNTIL I brought the switch and I absolutely love the switch and I'm actually exited to see what indie titles come out this year.
Complaints of an English man idgaf about indies tbh.
Same. Indies have never been such an interest to me as they are now.
Cheeky Squirrel Nuts cheers for the recommendation dude!
Karnage Fails never heard of it so ill take a look, thanks!
Complaints of an English man golf story and Furi are pretty good
This was a really good video! Also, that inspirational talk at the end was unexpected and really nice of you.
Just started watching your videos yesterday and soon after I subbed, no regrets keep it up
That ending word you had for game developers was super inspiring, and I think can be applied to anyone who is willing to put the time, risk, and effort into making something they're passionate about. :)
Butternut squash? Yes please!
This is the best thing ever
cool
Jo so?
That joke is getting old
Devin 124 >:[
Sweet a episode of Arlo on my birthday, AWSOME , great birthday gift, thanks Arlo
that bit about indie game developers who make bad games was really encouraging, thanks
also, review celeste
Thank you Arlo, for informing me of the magnificent game that is Blossom Tales. Thank you.
Fake blood-ernut squash? Yes please!
I dunno how you hadn't heard about Blossom Tales until now. Jim Sterling was the one that brought that game to my (and many peoples) attention. It's all the more puzzling, considering you used footage from the Jimquisition in this very video.
Mark Haynes I love your work
Mark when is the new Mario Bros Z? Is is not happening? Either way I hope you are doing well good sir!
My god, Arlo referencing Jim Sterling? Am I in some kind of wonderful alternative universe?
tHe MoSt AmBitiOuS cRoSSovEr eVeNT in HiStoRy
Wild Portrait Artist hearing Arlo say Asset Flip repeatedly was like the best thing ever
Well this is hilarious to watch 4 years later
My day is sad. ARLO! ITS HAPPY NOW!!!
Great video Arlo. Always look forward to seeing your content. Glad to be supporting you.
It needs more AAA titles cause all these indies are starting to all look alike to me
James R yeah I personally don’t care much for Indy games. I’d rather just put my money towards a bigger budget AAA game.
This video's ending is very inspiring as an up and coming game developer... I should probably get started on learning Actionscript 3.0. Keep up the great work Arlo!
Ay, I like these weekly uploads.
Thank you for this video! Thanks for your work time, your work and your efforts to keep your words kind :)
Let's also not forget we NEED the Virtual Console soon!
the prep talk at the end made me tear up. you're too precious. Hope those who really were hoping to have published a good game that obviously turned out horrible because of the lack of experience keep at it.
And maybe one day some of them will also tell the story to own the failures and grow from them.
Arlo, how do you deal with all the blue fur getting into your controllers and Switch vents?
Arlo, i love you. i've been thinking this about the eshop for months now.
To stay healthy, the E-Shop has to eat all its veggies.
Yeesh, that end bit I have been thinking about starting to make games and I am really close to get started, and you just gave me a 12% confidence increase! Thanks.
Also were the hell is Netflix and RUclips on the eshop? These apps should have been on the switch since day one,but no here we are one year later and still nothing. hulu Is on there but what the hell I don't use that.
Tratts Spike Hulu has Animaniacs! 🎶
Karnage Fails it’s good to have the option
+Karnage Fails A bunch of trash indie games okay. Netflix not... I mean... we already have Hulu on it and the world hasn't ended.
Tratts Spike my thoughts exactly, I would really appreciate the option to stream videos on my switch. Every other last gen and current gen console offers the feature. Nintendo only ever said "we want to market the Switch as a game console first, that's not to say those apps will not come later on".
What a straight awesome video. Everything is just so good. Keep at it Arlo💙
I'm pretty shure all statistics about demos were about expensive AAA-games with a huge marketing budget. Having a demo alone may boost some very obscure games IMHO.
Arlo, I like your attitude about stuff.
I have gotten a few hidden gems like FASTRMX of the Eshop, and I love that game! You have to keep an eye out for the good stuff, you might find your new favourite game from the eshop!
And no one can stress how important trying out demos can be. I found my favorite RPG series through those. :D
Hey, your videos are super awesome, don't stop making them!
Remember kids, no one cares if you’re early.
first to reply to this😏
squid cat how do you know? Do you stalk everybody?
squid cat The truth has been spoken.
Says the kid
Oof
Superb video, there's something about Arlo that I tend not to connect with, but this video nails it. Keep up the great work :-)
Still waiting for the virtual console...
You throwin’ shade at Astro Bears Party? There was way worse footage ya could’ve shown haha
You should visit the 3ds eShop these days. It's actually quite depressing
I enjoyed this video as a future Switch owner. Also, your rant about creating bad things in the beginning, working hard to make something better, and applauding the efforts of hardworking people earned you a subscriber. Bravo, Arlo! Also, I'm going to research Blossom Tales. It looks amazing!
I *SMASHED* THAT LIKE BUTTON
Haha, get it?
Smash. As in smash switch.
No?
OK I'll leave now
I hope that the quality stays amazing, and either way, I expect a "Meme Run 3" that's worth its weight in memes.
hey Arlo thanks for showing Death Squared. We'd love to chat about your demo video as our demo has worked well (we have the data) and also have comments from other devs on their stances on demos. It's not so cut and dry.
You and Beatemups are my two favorite gaming channels.
He predicted the eshop failing, it takes eons for me to find a good game under Spot The Difference Ultimate Edition.
That ending about game designers was really cool! I love this channel!
Theres a lot of games I want that still have yet to buy on the Swich.
Karnage Fails
Dude, try out Enter The Gungeon
You know how I know you’re right about this Arlo. I had no idea about blossom tale either and now I’ve just picked it up. I browse the indi store everyday...
Valve literally feels there's nothing wrong with Steam. They believe quantity is more important than quality.
6:15 Hang on Arlo, I spy the Adventure Pals. That's an absolute gem on the Switch which I've planned on buying it and I'd recommend you to try it as well. Heard a lot of good things about it and watched gameplay footages before. Hope you might enjoy it though.
Ar'bro Astro Bears is FUNNNN! So is Rocket Fist
I'm glad you finally did a video about this in a more reasoned and mature way than someone like Josh has.
you think Astro Bears bad? that game is really fun as you play it with friends.
I needed that pep talk. Thank you. 😭
I actually have Meme Run on the Wii U, you cannot convince me it was not a good purchase. GoTY material
Maybe it's because I didn't pick up a Switch right away, but I've never heard of "Graceful Explosion Machine" - that colorful 2D spaceship game in your video. I looked it up and lo and behold - the Switch version is half off right now! Thanks for getting them a sale Arlo!
Hey its my man Olra!
2:23 THIS is the game i need when its out. just shapes and beats looks awesome
My day has been beautiful, how was your day Arlo?
You are polite 😀
Sadly he did not see the polite video 🙁
3:86 "Pure and innocent little switch screens" **NekoPara gets added to the switch EShop Store**
I hope you meant astrobears as a good title because astrobears is lit 🔥 My friends got it and it's tons of fun in groups
Arlo you are seriously incredible. Good job being a seriously cool dude.
Demos are great! But they should NOT be just a cut and paste of the first 10 minutes of the game
Eh, it depends on the game. Some linear style, story line games may not have a good spot to throw you into the fray without revealing plot information or just being really crunch-heavy, so having them start at the beginning isn’t a bad idea. If it’s a game with multiple levels without much story context within them (ie the N. Sane Trilogy, although I have no doubt there are others that aren’t just a game remake) then it’s a lot easier to just throw someone into an easier level for the demo.
There’s always the option of just making a simple battle demo separate from the main game, but sometimes a developer, especially a smaller one, may not have the time or funds allocated for that.
Here's a few things they could do to make the eshop better:
- Let you sort through all games from a developer/publisher by clicking on (or searching for) their name.
- Rating system where you can exclude games below a certain rating when searching.
- Honestly.. Maybe a tag-system? Not sure about that one, but it could be good.