Plus it's been available on Wii and Wii U for $10 over a decade, and on DS before that with improvements over the original. If it's a straight 1080p port with no other improvements I'd be incredibly disappointed.
I will allow it if a remaster of DK 64 will add a way to change kong whenever you want.
Thing is, XC DE is a far bigger game than any 3D Mario, it has tons of assets that need to be redone. Considering that both XC DE and the potential Mario collection use the same gameplay of the original games, and don't add a lot of new content or features, the amount of work would be not that different. But I agree with you, even if doing the things "right" would be finantially feasible and the best way to celebrate Mario, doing a poor job will be even better for them, as they will sell more or less the same and will spend only a fraction of money and time.
Super Mario 64 has been $10 for over a decade. Galaxy has been $20 for almost a decade. All three in a $60 with a simple 1080p boost would arguably be a worse value than what they've offered in the past. Super Mario 64 got a visual upgrade in a $40 package 16 years ago.
Yeah, anything extravagant should be unexpected, but I can definitely see some model updates and some added touch-ups like the 3DS version got for 64. Sunshine with added 60fps and 1080 and Galaxy at 1080p would be enough for both of those.
Yep, both games were great and justified the price, and both were NEW games, but knowing the collection will be 60€, I think that making the games visually appealing while keeping the gameplay etc.. should be the minimun to expect. Releasing a quick cash grab will be profitable, but it will be a sad way to celebrate Mario's legacy IMHO.
This is true, but Nintendo has mostly released Zelda remasters/remakes. Zelda doesn't sell as well as Mario, but the games are usually longer and the fanbase is more dedicated. And besides TP HD, all the other Zelda remasters/remakes had a big visual upgrade, even TWW. I think that the main target of a Mario collection is the same target as the Crash/Spyo collection: people who wants to remember the games as they have good memories with them, so being more expensive and a worse work doesn't seem ideal, even if they can sell well.
I think three Mario games bundles in a single collection, even if old, can have a great appeal. Of course, not as much as Odissey, but there are potentially many people who didn't play all the three titles. After all, I don't see other big titles coming this year. But, if BotW2 comes out in March, then it will still be in the same financial year. And it would explain why we the Mario collection could be the big titles for the Holiday.
This makes absolutely zero sense to me i can't imagine in the slightest why they would choose to exclude it, especially considering Galaxy 2 even reuses art assets from 1. Honestly if this ends up being the case man, that's so disappointing if true.
Until the Direct is revealed to be all about Pikmin Party and Star Fox One.
Are people working to improve the port? Because as far as I know it's just a 1:1 port right now.
This makes the deal even worse, I imagine Nintendo thinks that not including the best 3D Mario (or at least one of the 3 97 MC Mario games) that is also the one that would be more appealing if they simply upres them, is the best way to make a hell of a pack.
There are plenty of mods already available for the PC port; patches like an analogue camera and 60fps support, custom model imports, texture packs, etc.
Agreed, but this doesn't mean that is a nice value to release barely improved 10-20€ Virtual Console games that should be alredy on the system if the VC was a thing.
And maybe would be for the best. I think that a full remake of Mario 64 (the game that needs it the most) selling it at a full price, and releasing the other games upscaled at a reasonable price (15€) as a digital "celebration" release would make more sense.
You need to also understand, that both 64 and Galaxy's numbers are WiiU prices, the games are a few years older now and common sense dictates that a Switch release should be even cheaper.
The original post I replied to said "Nintendo putting out 3 or 4 mainline Mario games in ONE collection for $60 (remake or remastered) is completely not in line with ports of previous legacy titles."
Yep, and DKC TF was more expensive as a Switch game. Bad practices all of them, it works well for Nintendo but it doesn't mean we shouldn't expect better.
I mean it's nice that you are trying to keep it civil in here, but you are not Nintendo's PR person.
