Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 announced exclusively for Nintendo Switch (Team Ninja developed, Nintendo published)

[Simba1]

You are wrong. Again, is Spiderman not a first party PS4 game? Answer that question. Nintendo 100% considers any game they publish a first party game. the meanings of these terms got bastardized over the years when people starting using them as part of console warrior arguments and bullet points.

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Spiderman is little weird, and I dont want to talk about Spiderman when we have examples for Switch.
So you telling me that games like Octopath Traveler, Daemon X Machina, Bayonetta 3 and this game, are all 1st party games, same like Zelda, Mario, Yoshi..? That dont make sense.

 

[Deleted member 10737]

damn, this was a surprise for sure. not my kinda game (don't really care for super heroes) but i hope it turns out well.

Spiderman is little weird, and I dont want to talk about Spiderman when we have examples for Switch.
So you telling me that games like Octopath Traveler, Daemon X Machina, Bayonetta 3 and this game, are all 1st party games, same like Zelda, Mario, Yoshi..? That dont make sense.

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yes they are. first party means paid-for and published by the platform holder, this is published by nintendo. by your definition kirby, mario+luigi RPGs, fire emblem, all of those aren't first party either because they're made by studios that aren't owned by nintendo. when a platform holder pays for the development and publishes a game, it's a first party title.

 

[frenchmovietheme]

Holy smokes this looks good. Love all the marvel/X-Men games

 

[Deleted member 3017]

Spiderman is little weird, and I dont want to talk about Spiderman when we have examples for Switch.
So you telling me that games like Octopath Traveler, Daemon X Machina, Bayonetta 3 and this game, are all 1st party games, same like Zelda, Mario, Yoshi..? That dont make sense.

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Yeah, those are all first party games, at least in the west.

All four Gears of War releases last generation were Microsoft first party titles. And not only were they developed by an external company (Epic Games), MS didn't even own the IP.

 

[Jaal]

I don't get why there's people as mad as when Bayonetta 2 happened here.
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We have Nintendo fans literally portbeg every game from the last 30 years, let people free to portbeg an ios look a like game like this, c'mon!

 

[Aprikurt]

Hopefully the relatively modest graphics should allow for 4 player local co op. Would be a real shame if the game missed out on it, and it almost definitely wouldn't be possible if Nintendo was trying to be cutting edge.

 

[Sean Mirrsen]

I can't pretend to even be able to make a guess as to who approached who in the making of this game, but I can easily see how the proposal for it would be greeted with open arms by both sides.

Nintendo gets a relatively high-profile 3rd-party IP game as an exclusive title for their console, especially coinciding with the Avengers movie next year. And Marvel/Disney/whoever holds the relevant licenses, get a new installment of that game series, for a fraction of the cost it would otherwise take, considering how the Switch doesn't need the Hollywood-sized budget for its graphics department that a PS4/5 game would need.

And if the game is a success, and demand for it is high for other platforms, the exclusivity deal doesn't prevent a 'remaster' of the game to be released a year later with better graphics.

 

[NinjaScooter]

Spiderman is little weird, and I dont want to talk about Spiderman when we have examples for Switch.
So you telling me that games like Octopath Traveler, Daemon X Machina, Bayonetta 3 and this game, are all 1st party games, same like Zelda, Mario, Yoshi..? That dont make sense.

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Spiderman is only a "little weird" because it sort of blows your whole position out of the water. Its no different. What Im telling you that any game that Nintendo publishes is a first party game, same with Sony, same with Microsoft. The term refers to publishers. All this other stuff, all these caveats of "but is it exclusive! Timed or permanent? Do they own the IP? Were prior games multiple? Do they own he developer? is it really 2nd party then!?!?" were all created by enthusiasts as a way to feed into console war rhetoric. None of that stuff actually matters for any real purpose. The entire thing is actually very simple. Did a platform holder publish it? Yes, then it's first party. Did someone other than a platform holder publish it? Yes, okay then it's third party. That's it.

 

[Slam Tilt]

Stupid thought time -- any chance this game could support eight-player simultaneous co-op? Could you fit the controls on a single joycon?

 

[Deleted member 10737]

We have Nintendo fans literally portbeg every game from the last 30 years, let people free to portbeg an ios look a like game like this, c'mon!

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i can taste the salt in this post

 

[CaptainUnderpants]

Yeah man! Marvel Musou here we come!

 

[NinjaScooter]

Yeah man! Marvel Musou here we come!

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It's not Mosou. It's not made by Omega Force. And the game play in the trailer didn't look anything like a Musou.

 

[Martl]

i can taste the salt in this post

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Regardless the salt the post itself is somhow true.

 

[BradGrenz]

It reminds me of the MvCI style. Not terrible, but also a little bland. For the kind of game it is, I think it will ultimately be fine as long as the animation/frame rate is smooth.

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I think the problem is it has a bit of that mobile game simplistic look to it.

 

[TheSentry42]

With Spider-Man on PS4 and now Marvel Alliance 3 exclusive to Nintendo Switch, am I crazy to think that Microsoft doesn't also have a Marvel Game also in the works?

 

[CaptainUnderpants]

It's not Mosou. It's not made by Omega Force. And the game play in the trailer didn't look anything like a Musou.

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I know, haha.

But knowing who the devs are, I'm pretty hopeful that their take on the game will be the closest we ever get to a Musou game featuring Marvel characters.

 

[Deleted member 3017]

i can taste the salt in this post

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you don't understand

I was port begging for The Master System's ALF for my NES back in 1988

 

[alundra311]

Awesome news!

Though I'm not a fan of the MCU inspired art style, I'm still gonna be looking forward to this.

 

[Deleted member 10737]

you don't understand

I was port begging for The Master System's ALF for my NES back in 1988

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lol
wE HaVe nInTeNdO FaNs lItErAlLy pOrTbEg eVeRy gAmE FrOm tHe lAsT 30 yEaRs

 

[Deleted member 35598]

I think we can say the Switch has the best support on Nintendo console since the Gamecube. This came out of nowhere, WOW !

 

[TI92]

completely out of left fields and I am so on board.

And can we get some blue/gold X-men colored joycons nintendo? :p

 

[est1992]

This announcement reeeaallly caught me by surprise. The Ultimate Alliance and X-Men Legends game we're my childhood. I never thought I'd see them come back, this is dope.

The graphics are kinda meh, and the gameplay looks pretty much the same as before, but with this being on switch, it makes up for it.

 

[Platy]

way more hyped for this than anything related to the other avengers game

YES PLEASE

 

[PuppetMinion]

Cool, hope there is coop

 

[Chie Satonaka91]

Why is everyone so shocked about the Switch getting an exclusive Marvel game? The PS4 got an exclusive Marvel game a few months ago?

 

[Neoxon]

Sounds like the same Thanos voice as Marvel Vs. Capcom Infinite

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As mentioned before, Marvel typically pulls the voice actors from their currently-running cartoons. Thanos is no different, as his MvCI VA is also his cartoon VA (in addition to Sagat's VA).

 

[Xater]

I never expected to see another one of these. This makes me so happy!

 

[Deleted member 1839]

It better have most of the X-men from the previous two games.

 

[Hage]

AAAAAAARGHHH

YES! It looks s bit too much like Future Fight though... But still excited for this!

 

[Schreckweg 5000]

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So a game where it has stated and known from the beginning that Nintendo is involved in the development is your proof of what exactly?

 

[Jahranimo]

Why is everyone so shocked about the Switch getting an exclusive Marvel game? The PS4 got an exclusive Marvel game a few months ago?

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Nothing is ever sure with Nintendo.

Sony will get everything else because they're console leader.

 

[Plasma]

Nintendo, Team Ninja and Marvel sounds like a good combo, I never really got into the Ultimate Alliance games but I'll give this a shot it looks pretty cool.

 

[Etain]

Why is everyone so shocked about the Switch getting an exclusive Marvel game? The PS4 got an exclusive Marvel game a few months ago?

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It's a surprising match. Microsoft? Sure, they seem like they'd do something like that. Sony? They have the Spider-Man film license, it actually seems like a logical extension to get the game rights even if that didn't happen for, uh, nearly two decades. Nintendo? Nintendo of all people get this comic license?

Then again they had GoldenEye back in the 90s, and Marvel probably did want to work with Nintendo. But there's still the extra element of putting out a sequel to a series they never published and don't have the developer for. I actually have started to wonder if Activision had plans for an MUA3, but it never got anywhere in the end and Marvel ended up shopping MUA3 around to get developed. Would explain getting MUA1&2 on current gen platforms, only to get them delisted anyway.

 

[Simba1]

Spiderman is only a "little weird" because it sort of blows your whole position out of the water. Its no different. What Im telling you that any game that Nintendo publishes is a first party game, same with Sony, same with Microsoft. The term refers to publishers. All this other stuff, all these caveats of "but is it exclusive! Timed or permanent? Do they own the IP? Were prior games multiple? Do they own he developer? is it really 2nd party then!?!?" were all created by enthusiasts as a way to feed into console war rhetoric. None of that stuff actually matters for any real purpose. The entire thing is actually very simple. Did a platform holder publish it? Yes, then it's first party. Did someone other than a platform holder publish it? Yes, okay then it's third party. That's it.

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So, Lego City on Wii U was published by Nintendo, so buy your definition its 1st party game, but same game few years later was released for PS4/XB1 despite it was 1st party game buy your point!?
I mean maybe we could have expect something like that from 3rd party IP thats developed buy 3rd party studio, but you can really expect something like that from games like Smash Bros, Zelda, Mario, Metroid...and thats a difference I talking about.
Maybe I am wrong, but when I say 1st party game I talking about own companies IP thats developed internally or externally, but when you have 3rd party IP developed externally I consider that for 3rd party game.

 

[Deleted member 3017]

So a game where it has stated and known from the beginning that Nintendo is involved in the development is your proof of what exactly?

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You should read the exact post I responded to, word for word.

 

[Kresnik]

So I guess this is the big Western ip that they were teasing a couple of years ago?

On the one hand, team ninja can make a bit of a balls of IP's I love (Dissidia) and this doesn't look like the next gen leap forward I was hoping for.

On the flip side, myself and my SO loved the last two so I'm definitely gonna try this out.

 

[Spikematic]

Looks like it'll be a fun co-op experience with a ton of cool Marvel characters. Eager to see how it turns out. Having said that, if you had told me that was a mobile game I would've totally believed it.

 

[NinjaScooter]

So, Lego City on Wii U was published by Nintendo, so buy your definition its 1st party game, but same game few years later was released for PS4/XB1 despite it was 1st party game buy your point!?
I mean maybe we could have expect something like that from 3rd party IP thats developed buy 3rd party studio, but you can really expect something like that from games like Smash Bros, Zelda, Mario, Metroid...and thats a difference I talking about.
Maybe I am wrong, but when I say 1st party game I talking about own companies IP thats developed internally or externally, but when you have 3rd party IP developed externally I consider that for 3rd party game.

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Your problem is that you are attributing your own expectations and descriptors to first party that don't actually exist. To you it seems crazy that a first party could later end up on other platforms. But why? Why does a first party game have to be exclusive forever? Why does a first party game have to be developed in house? It's not that deep. You are wrong, no maybes about it. This kind of thing isn't really up for interpretation. Nintendo will consider this a first party game.

 

[Deleted member 35071]

i don't like art style. Nor do i trust team ninja to know what made MUA 1 so fun.
That said. Im excited for this series to return. Hopefully the roster is robust and the reveal was holding back a ton of characters.

 

[Deleted member 3017]

So, Lego City on Wii U was published by Nintendo, so buy your definition its 1st party game, but same game few years later was released for PS4/XB1 despite it was 1st party game buy your point!?

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Lego City Undercover on Wii U was a first party game, correct. Beyond Nintendo handling publishing duties, Satoru Iwata was the executive producer on that game. The fact that Lego City Undercover was a third party release on different platforms four years later doesn't change this.

 

[Simba1]

Your problem is that you are attributing your own expectations and descriptors to first party that don't actually exist. To you it seems crazy that a first party could later end up on other platforms. But why? Why does a first party game have to be exclusive forever? Why does a first party game have to be developed in house? It's not that deep. You are wrong, no maybes about it. This kind of thing isn't really up for interpretation. Nintendo will consider this a first party game.

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Well, I can certainly say that Zelda, Smash, Mario, Metroid...100% want come to PS4/XB1, but I couldn't say same thing for Lego City or this game.
I mean if you dont see difference between situation when you have game with own companies IP thats developed internally or externally, compared to game thats 3rd party IP and developed by 3rd party team, I dont know what to tell you, because that difference I talking about.

 

[Glio]

I just need them to confirm Cyclops

 

[Samanosuke Akechi]

So excited for this. That also sounded like the 90's wolverine animated series voice.

 

[Sea lion]

Yooooo looks dope!
Day 1. Hoping my man Dr.Strange is in.

 

[NinjaScooter]

Well, I can certainly say that Zelda, Smash, Mario, Metroid...100% want come to PS4/XB1, but I couldn't say same thing for Lego City or this game.
I mean if you dont see difference between situation when you have game with own companies IP thats developed internally or externally, compared to game thats 3rd party IP and developed by 3rd party team, I dont know what to tell you, because that difference I talking about.

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There is no difference. Again, explain Spider-Man PS4 and try and reconcile that with what you are saying.

 

[CaviarMeths]

So hyped for this. XML2 and MUA1 were my shit back in the day, dumped probably 100+ hours into both of them. They were basically console Diablo with Marvel characters. So much fun. Can't wait to come back to this series.

 

[Schreckweg 5000]

You should read the exact post I responded to, word for word.

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Am I too subtle or is your agressiveness too subtle for me? Spell it out dude.

 

[RedAhmed]

Sorry if this was already posted, but what is this game? Looks kinda like a Marvel Musou, but with multiplayer and more diverse enemies?

 

[asun]

wow! looks pretty good! hopefully rocket raccoon will be fun to play with.

 

[TheMadTitan]

Did they specify whether or not this is going to be in the same game universe as Spider-Man and the Avengers affair Squeenix is doing?

Either way, when I get my Switch, I'm getting this. Cap better still have his Charging Stars move from the first two.