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Nintendo Direct Speculation |OT12| A delayed Direct is eventually good, but a rushed Direct is forever bad
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Eh Pikmin 1 sales seemed all right for gamecube standards
Yeah. And I think you're right that they might do a Mario-focused presentation.
There's plenty that could be there - 3D World DX, Collection, a spin off for this year or 2021, Mario titles coming to NSO (original All Stars, RPG, Mario Paint, GameBoy launching with Land 1 and 2), and, if it's real, top it all off with confirmation of Odyssey 2 for 2021. It could well be what they'd planned for April or E3, just coming a few months later because they've been shuffling the schedule.
I agree. 2021 could be crazy, like 2017 and 2019. It's a pattern, every other year is good.
Comparing the summer seasons (June-Sept)
2017
JUN - Arms
JULY - Splatoon 2
AUG - Mario x Rabbids
SEP - Pokken Dx
2018
JUN - Mario Tennis Aces, Sushi Strikers
JULY - Octopath Traveller, Captain Toad
AUG -
SEP - Xenoblade Torna, Labo 3
2019
JUN - Mario Maker 2, Cadence of Hyrule
JULY - FE Three Houses, Marvel UA 3
AUG - Astral Chain
SEP - Links Awakening, Daemon x Machina
2020
JUN - Clubhouse 51
JULY - Paper Mario OK
AUG -
SEP - ???
Is Torna a standalone game or DLC? Because you can add that to 2018 too
2017
JUN - Arms
JULY - Splatoon 2
AUG - Mario x Rabbids
SEP - Pokken Dx
2018
JUN - Mario Tennis Aces, Sushi Strikers
JULY - Octopath Traveller, Captain Toad
AUG -
SEP - Xenoblade Torna, Labo 3
2019
JUN - Mario Maker 2, Cadence of Hyrule
JULY - FE Three Houses, Marvel UA 3
AUG - Astral Chain
SEP - Links Awakening, Daemon x Machina
2020
JUN - Clubhouse 51
JULY - Paper Mario OK
AUG -
SEP - ???
Bump the 3D Collection to November and the Mario Sports title to like, March/April and this is looking pretty realistic.
I suppose BOTW2 would probably be out before Odyssey 2 though, so maybe BOTW2 is November 2021 and Odyssey 2 is early 2022?
I mean, you would hope so, but it's possible the Zelda and Mario teams and Platinum and Mercury Steam etc miss next year too.
2021 is going to be amazing!
-2D Metroid
-BotW 2
-Odyssey 2
-New Pokemon Snap
-Pokemon D/P Remakes
-Mario Kart team game
-2D Metroid
-BotW 2
-Odyssey 2
-New Pokemon Snap
-Pokemon D/P Remakes
-Mario Kart team game
Some stuff could have gotten slid back not because it got delayed but to compensate for potential 2021 delays
Eh could be a digital only release or tied to NSO. Or so big it doesn't need lead time, a Mario collection would fit that bill
The only reputable leaks we have are Mario ports.
"Connecting the dots" lmao, it's exactly as I said. People believing things because of baseless hunches, "detective work" and because "it just makes sense"
Question: do you think we're getting any internally developed games this year beyond just the rumored Mario ports? And if so, why?
I've noticed the same pattern and what's funny the negativity comes almost always from same posters.
Nah I think this is the most logical / realistic assumption right now. Maybe another twitter announcement for the Mario Collection / 3D world ports in between. We sure as hell ain't seeing a general direct until 2021
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The fact that they release Pikmin 3: Deluxe in October and not September perhaps means something?
We can still get the Mario Collection announced for September. It's only the first week of August
And they seem to always intrude in all Ninteno news threads.
I can't believe people are also lambasting Pikmin 3's visuals of all things. They still hold up.
So, probably the only completely original game Nintendo is releasing in 2020 is Animal Crossing. That's... just a bad year, man. And that's coming from someone who loves the series. I don't have a problem with rereleases, but when that's the bulk of your lineup, it's a bad look for sure, even in a pandemic. I think we'd best just accept 2020 as a loss for Nintendo (though I'm sure they'll do fine, financially). I'm sure 2021 will be better.
two more I'd like to see:
- Mario RPG for NSO SNES
- Mario Kart 9 or Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC from Tour
I think most people are happy we're getting Pikmin - just concerned about what you might be able to infer from it's announcement.
haha yeah that's true
I think we'll get Halloween stuff in early to mid October, harvest stuff (including the gardening) in early November, and the café in early December alongside the winter holiday stuff
that's just my best bet though
This is a sad year for the Switch and a strange one for Nintendo.
Usually we expect having ports in the first 2 years in a console life and it peaks in its third and after, never in my life saw a console getting this much ports nearing its 4th year in the market?
its not about covid19, thats the lineup since the beginning of the year, with only 1 consloe to support and with all the success its having!?!? what is Nintendo doing with it? most games are even not developed by Nintendo? "Smash, Fire Emblem etc"
just by looking at Wii U Nintendo games and the Switch lineup it makes me wonder what in the blue hell Nintendo doing on the Switch.
Usually we expect having ports in the first 2 years in a console life and it peaks in its third and after, never in my life saw a console getting this much ports nearing its 4th year in the market?
its not about covid19, thats the lineup since the beginning of the year, with only 1 consloe to support and with all the success its having!?!? what is Nintendo doing with it? most games are even not developed by Nintendo? "Smash, Fire Emblem etc"
just by looking at Wii U Nintendo games and the Switch lineup it makes me wonder what in the blue hell Nintendo doing on the Switch.
I've never really understood why people put such focus on DLC when talking about release lineups. Smash, Pokémon and Animal Crossing DLC (Or anything else for that matter) do not make up for full games or gaps in the lineup. Not even close. Never will.
Paper Mario didn't meet the required Metacritic criteria and Chess is old as dirt.
2018 already has that beaten. Only good games to come that year were Smash and Octopath. PMD, AC and Pikmin together already beat that for me.
wow so not even Paper Mario "counts" now?
Nintendo original output in 2020 has been underwhelming, I don't get why people always exagerate it is these weird ways
Autumn of dreams for AC but I think the Halloween update will have something more. No update has had only a single thing.
I get that. X is one of my favourite games ever and i would love to be able to retire my WiiU once it gets a switch port. However XB1 faced its own issues reaching a wider audience being Gamestop exclusive on the Wii in the USA and being a New3DS exclusive
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