Not sure really. Not kept track of how succesful it was financially. Maybe just a one off thing.
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Amazon lists 18 unannounced Nintendo Switch game SKU's (TBA at Nintendo Direct???)
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As far as I can tell it's just this.
Yeah I dunno how successful it was either, I just didn't think it necessarily indicated a pattern they were starting. But you could be right.
There are a few more, but pay them no attention. All the information comes from ERA/4chan/ or is educated guesswork based on speculation or known info.
Right. Ideally they would have just released it this year and I think they should have. I don't think it was insulting though because I understand why their priorities are on getting World polished and localised for a global launch. A lot of firsts for the Monster Hunter team here so they deserve some leeway.
I've said this before, but Link's Awakening was inspired by Twin Peaks. So if they're going back to that world, it needs some influence from the new season of Twin Peaks.
I can't see twitter so it doesn't help lol. But if Nate says it's worthless than trust him.
Can you type out the tweet anyway?
It was a rumor that originated from 4chan about a 3DS Link's Awakening remake done in the ALBW engine.
I don't blame the team, this is obviously a management issue and tied to their general lack of belief in the Switch. And when they realized their fuckup they are afraid of disrupting World's release.
At least a late XX release would indicate they plan to release non-World MH in the west as well in the future. (Unless the ineviteable bomb gives them the wrong idea.)
When they release it in the west, I imagine it'll be predominantly for a niche audience anyway. Switch owners will no doubt get their ground up MH game within the next year and a half
Many (not all, obviously) who would have bought it had it appeared last year won't now.
Why?
1. No hype for the game, and any attempt to hype it anywhere will be shot down by the existence/reports of MHW
2. XX was never a game MH fans REALLY wanted. Regardless of hype, game will feel even more outdated and irrelevant than it did before, after MHW.
So unless you are a Western MH fan who absolutely must get his MH fix no matter what, you won't buy XX now.
I have 600+ behind me on MH3U, and won't touch XX with a pole now (would have bought it last year though). If a new MH game comes out to the West at some point, I will consider it then.
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GTA V would be huge and I would certainly double dip to support it. Also already laughing at the usual exclusive cars featuring Mario and Zelda.
I mean.. most of those are either old rumors or things that should qualify at qualified guesses at this point.
I agree with this. I imported it and felt burnt out and just thought I'd wait until MH World. Given the sales of even the 3DS ver. of XX, it's clear MH in it's current format has hit it's peak (although that much has been obvious since Portable 3rd). XX to me feel is like a segway onto the Switch in preparation for the Switch's 5th Gen game. Nothing more. An attempt at Capcom to keep people occupied because World isn't (understandably) on the Switch.
You obviously have connections at Capcom so I'm going to take this post as it being very likely.
And I just don't think it makes much sense at this point. It made a lot of sense to release last year when Switch was still building up its library. Now..it would seem kind of pointless
Ahh sorry to be honest I didn't go through the list and just thought it was 18 $60 games. In that case you're absolutely right and 6 games announced is extremely reasonable.
I wouldn't put any stock into them. These are mostly other rumours and speculation.
And that's what he is probably doing. Collecting old rumors, making a healthy amount of guesses and combining them with a typical "it might or might not be shown during the next Direct"
Marcus Stellars posted more rumors.
He also mentioned Animal Crossing, GTAV (though maybe not in the Direct) & DQXI.
He also mentioned Animal Crossing, GTAV (though maybe not in the Direct) & DQXI.
Just had time to fully review all the listed titles on Amazon and have my final speculation on what will be announced:
- 2 new JoyCon options (be they different colors or controls)
- 2 new Pro controller options (Might we see one that has analog triggers for Gamecube Virtual Console?)
- 4 new CE's/dock options. Not sure what the distribution will be, but I'm not confident that we'll get 4 new CE's
- 6 new retail games, up to 4 of which will have CE options listed above
- 4 new "digital only" games (the 4 SKU's that weren't up for pre-order)
- 2 new JoyCon options (be they different colors or controls)
- 2 new Pro controller options (Might we see one that has analog triggers for Gamecube Virtual Console?)
- 4 new CE's/dock options. Not sure what the distribution will be, but I'm not confident that we'll get 4 new CE's
- 6 new retail games, up to 4 of which will have CE options listed above
- 4 new "digital only" games (the 4 SKU's that weren't up for pre-order)
They definitely would have moved more units if it was released last year. If it squeaks its way into a H2 release window there will have been many more third party titles it will have to contend with on top of MHW already being launched and receiving expanded content. I just wouldn't see the appeal.
Yep, but everyone knew he was full of shit after the BandaiNamco event announcements.
Well, like a lot of people have said, the translation is practically done aside from the handful of new stuff XX introduces. It wouldn't be too much effort, relatively speaking, to put a small team on it once World localisation is done. I'm pretty sure it'll come eventually as I'm also certain that Capcom is going to make a new game for the Switch using World's tech and assets as the base. We'll see though!
Edit: Who is this Marcus guy?
I didn't believe his rumours about the Bandai Namco event either and it was funny how that turned out.
For a second I thought the Link's Awakening rumor was for Switch and being done in BOTW style open world. Then I saw "3DS" ....
Let's stop posting twitter rumors, basically all of them originate from other places as Nate said at the top of the page.
Oh, there were only 4 games without prices? I thought someone had said there were 6.
Anyway, as I said above the potential CE listings could also be for previously announced games like Metroid Prime 4 or Fire Emblem.
Oh, there were only 4 games without prices? I thought someone had said there were 6.
Anyway, as I said above the potential CE listings could also be for previously announced games like Metroid Prime 4 or Fire Emblem.
At least a XX localization would create a popcorn thread to follow here on era for a while, so might be worth it just for that.
Hell, I'd still buy it so I can bask in Prowler greatness on a better controller. Still feel like it wouldn't be worth the effort at this point though.
I'd rather they go full steam ahead on the Switch title with the localization team working to make sure a simultaneous release happens like with World.
Yep yep! Only 4 from what I saw. I pre-ordered the 14 that were available and six of them are priced at $59.99. That leaves only 4 of the 18 that didn't have prices. I'd have suspected they were digital version of the six games, but obviously the numbers don't add up!
I could definitely see your point about CE listings as well! It does seem to make more sense if we consider that they may apply to games that are already announced. I wonder if Bayonetta 2 could fall into that category.
I have it on very good authority that Namco Bandai is not readying a Tales of Switch port for this event.
Agreed. I'd make that my first MH. Was gonna buy XX from Japan but decided to boycott over the localization fiasco.
Sadly I think future Nintendo MH game might only be for Japan and they ignore western release to push people towards a more mtx heavy World.
Fair enough
As for the CE listings, wouldn't Fire Emblem make more sense? MP4 doesn't even have a release year right now.
Well, during the XX twitter fiasco last E3 the hope was that even if it sucks right now at least they might have something good for the Switch eventually. If after all that they still release a port of a 3DS spin off super late and after the new mainline title, the reality would be that not only they did the 3DS and Switch owners dirty by keeping them in the dark for a long time, but they also never had a plan to release something good later at all.
It should have been last summer. Late spring 2018 would be the very definition of too little too late.
I will be confused if we hear nothing about this title during the direct.
Bayonetta 1+2 are getting a CE in Japan IIRC, so yeah that could make sense.
Well I did list both since I wasn't sure Fire Emblem had an existing listing on Amazon, and after just checking it turns out it does not. So it would be one of the 6 $60 SKUs and one of the 4 CEs if that's the case, yeah.
But previously announced games like Yoshi or Kirby might also get CEs. Or Bayonetta like Burdmayn suggested. That's all I meant.
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