serious question, what made it free on 3ds? just curious, as its now $40 digitally. didnt really follow the 3ds because ive never been much of a handheld gamer.
Yeah I genuinely have no idea why they felt the need to port this to switch. Never played it though, but not really interested. Maybe I'd try it for $10-$15
It does what it set out to do, it's a port of a 3DS game that is based on a Wii character creation system. Picture it like an addictive smartphone game you spend $50 in microtransactions on. Except instead of $50 in microtransactions, you pay the $50 and get all the content upfront. Normally I'd call the game a tough sell on a game deals site, but it's a Nintendo game, fun, and highly addictive, so it will still sell.
The switch is somewhat unique in that there are a lot of owners that didn't own a Wii U, and probably quite a few that didn't have a 3DS as well. So for these people a lot of these games are new and interesting or it was something they always wanted to play. It certainly helps Nintendo fill the calendar with games, where the Wii U had crazy long dry spells. On top of that there is another sub section of Switch owners that only get Nintendo consoles and have never played games the came only to Xbox/PS consoles. So games like kingdoms of Amalur, ni no Kuni, and red faction are new to a section of the install base. As you said, if it sells they will keep doing it. I have no issues with older games getting new life on new consoles and portability of some of these games is nice, but like you said if they do this instead of new games, then there could be a problem down the road.
