Nintendo Switch: 10 Third-Party Franchises We Need To See

by Austin Wood

1. Shin Megami Tensei

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Atlus

Speaking of hope, if you're hoping to play Persona 5 on the Switch, get off the train now; Atlus PR manager John Hardin poured cold water on that dream earlier this month. Even so, I see room for other Shin Megami Tensei games on the Switch, largely because the 3DS was home to some real standouts, like the Disgaea-leaning Devil Survivors series, not to mention Shin Megami Tensei 4.

This one goes back to the Bayonetta 3 conundrum in that I want to see the next Shin Megami Tensei on any console — primarily because the last SMT console release, Nocturne, was truly great — but the Switch does have an advantage.

Sony has the Persona sub-series all but locked up, but the DS did get the latest numbered SMT game. And in the absence of Persona 5, I'm willing to bet on that.

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Mario and Zelda aside, what do you want to play on the Switch?

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