100% Orange Juice Switch port ???

[Xumma]

Hello dear developers.

Will there ever be a switch console port programmed from 100% Orange Juice?

[𝓜𝓸𝓸𝓷⏾𝓛𝓲𝓽]

Not a dev, but I can say with near certainty: No. Not a guarantee, obviously, but its mainly because of a few key reasons. The reason being is that the game is very old (made in 2008 despite what it might say on Steam). As a result the code is old, the game is actually quite poorly optimized when you go digging, and the images in the game are very small. The size you see on screen is literally the size of the images in the files. There is no massive blow up version of them and thus they cannot stretch well for a bigger screen. They have also made no effort to change from the original method, and thus you literally cannot play OJ on a 70inch tv without it looking stretched and bad. Switch also barely accepts indie games excepted from very accomplished/well-known publishers which neither FBF or orange_juice are...Also FBF is made of like 10 people and it takes years for orange_juice to release new games, so I really can't see them having the man power to remake it. Their main audience is also on steam and the game has very little notoriety among the general populace and probably would not fly off the shelves so their is really little economic incentive imo.

If it ever happens, its 100% not in the near future.

[Velvet]

I'd also add that the main audience of party games on console would most likely be local multiplayer games, and OJ just doesn't work if everyone sees the same screen, so for a game impossible to play except with four switches available, and probably not as much interest in online I doubt there's even much demand for it.

[Satan's Child]

Originally posted by Invictus:

There is no massive blow up version of them and thus they cannot stretch well for a bigger screen.

i faintly remember it looking somewhat better at a lower res on a large TV but i'm probably wrong (also i doubt it was 70 inchs, damn i don't think i've ever seen such a large screen but i could imagine some things looking incredible on something like that)

[Cronos]

Mobile would work really well too, as it's basically a mouse-only game.

[Elucidator]

Switch = Nintendo
and Nintendo is like "Okay, you can release your game on my platform. However, if you do so, you're not allowed to release it anywhere else."
Its nintendo's ancient policy.
I don't know if that lightened up a bit by now, but... I doubt it somehow.

Orange Juice uses Steam's network features, so to get Orange Juice to run on the Switch you need Steam on the switch. Imagine Nintendo releasing a competitive shopping place on their console xd
Good news though, Steam is natively supported on Linux and has a build in wine-like feature called Steam proton, which allows it to run windows games even without wine. (if not you can always use wine)
Anyway the Nintendo Switch is a big linux machine. So its possible. (actually the OS is based on linux completely) It's just nintendo being lazy
Some people have installed a regular Linux system on their switch. If you do that you can play Orange Juice on it. ;p
other than this, idk.

Mobile is a no, same reason. Android has a seperate network and doesn't want competition in sales. iOS the same. Though these two things are also linux based operating systems and therefore you could theoratically do the same, install regular linux and play the game. Never mind I guess.

Get a linux native phone, like Librum 5. It should support Steam natively.

[CarThief]

I uh, don't think that's entirely true. Nintendo has been releasing plenty of games on the Switch that are on other platforms too, Indies in particular. I mean, why not? It sells, especially the portable nature of it.

If you wanna talk "you must host here, and nowhere else", we'd be talking Epic. Not Nintendo. Though Nintendo is prone to not share their own titles on other platforms...

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As for if it'll port... Probably not. It would be kinda ♥♥♥♥ anyway, as you can't really type (well) on a switch. And as others mentioned, it currently uses Steam's systems a lot like Steam Inventory, and tying account data in-game to one's Steam account (such as your level).

They could easily port it to the switch, but without chat it just wouldn't be a very fun experience... And there's no chance of cross-play to Steam, probably.

Honestly, if they where to port it, a touch-system like a phone or Ipad would be the better choice, as everything works quite well touch-driven.

[Star Defender]

Ports

any chance of this game making it to the switch

[Tekkahedron]

https://steamcommunity.com/app/282800/discussions/search/?gidforum=558751179512145885&include_deleted=1&q=nintendo+switch

The short answer is no, but not out of the question.

[DR4POS]

1. I dont think either that thid Game is getting a Port BUT
2. It would be PERFECT for it

it doesn't matter how old it is! it would open a whole new type of players and it would be a serious thread for Marioparty (in a good way).
I know friends who completley stopped playing marioparty because this Game is just a lot Funnier.
Porting it would be the Best thing they can do not just for switch but also for other consoles.
cause then i could play it with others actively form the Couch and could get others to play it either.

[Elucidator]

There's a lot of stuff you don't understand and you're advertising nintendo and the games you want ported not even realizing. It is not perfect for it nor the best thing if you just take a moment and look beyond your veil of imagination. You're asking a lot of people even if you were to do it approperiately.
If fans had the most influence and port begging actually works, then the greatest risk of the devs is that they get shunned by the same nintendo fans. "Mario Party Rippoff" etc. but believe me there is more behind it. For one OJ doesn't run entirely as smooth out of the box on linux and the switch is a modified branded linux tablet, similar to an android phone.
Beggars would I guess at some point port beg it to the phone as well I suppose. Because its perfect, etc, blahblahblah.
No it isn't. If you can't question the idea enough in your mind to, maybe use search on the discussion boards for example, then I doubt you can see why and why you're just being annoying to some. ;P
< https://www.dualshockers.com/nintendo-switch-port-begging-stop/ >
Read articles and if you want to approperiately address the devs or publishers in a manner that isn't begging in a demanding way and explain exactly why and not like 'it's perfect for it'. Uhuh-