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[Deleted member 37917]

MPT is coming, there's too much smoke at this point. But since it could release in 3 months or in 3 years, it's better not to expect anything and be pleasantly surprised.
That being said, I think that they could have gotten away with almost straight ports in HD of the three games for 60 euros, had they released early this year with a full Metroid Prime 4 releasing in 2020 as originally planned.
With MP4 being now far off, and MPT being pushed back alongside, I believe that those ports may be more heavily re-worked than originally planned. I have of course nothing to support this.

 

[Dark Cloud]

What about people that just subbed recently? I hope the price is reduced for them and they don't have resub again for the new full price

Like example new sub with nes+snes 30$ a year

Existing members that already have sub can upgrade your sub for 10$

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That'd be a good incentive for those who already have it, but tbh I think it'll only cost $5 more for SNES games.

 

[Jethro]

So next week is gamescom in cologne Germany. Besides a few new trailers I expect a new european NindieShowcase like last year and then in September the next general Direct.

 

[Dark Cloud]

So next week is gamescom in cologne Germany. Besides a few new trailers I expect a new european NindieShowcase like last year and then in September the next general Direct.

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Don't for the American Nindies Showcase too. That one has been the last week of August the last 2 years.

 

[Kidgalactus]

Game Freak also had never released Pokémon RPGs 4 years in a row until now. That's because now Pokémon is a truly annual franchise and before there were 1 year breaks every generation.

That said, I think DLC for SWSH is more likely than DP. But we will definitely get either of these options next year.

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I think a remake makes sense, but I'd also expect it to be an earlier gen remake in the style of Let's Go.

 

[Exede]

Every time i see this topic bumped i think a direct got announced. Its driving me crazy

 

[Servbot24]

MPT is coming, there's too much smoke at this point. But since it could release in 3 months or in 3 years, it's better not to expect anything and be pleasantly surprised.
That being said, I think that they could have gotten away with almost straight ports in HD of the three games for 60 euros, had they released early this year with a full Metroid Prime 4 releasing in 2020 as originally planned.
With MP4 being now far off, and MPT being pushed back alongside, I believe that those ports may be more heavily re-worked than originally planned. I have of course nothing to support this.

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Considering they released a port of an old game for $60 when the original was $50, I think we can safely say MPT will be $60.

 

[Deleted member 37917]

Considering they released a port of an old game for $60 when the original was $50, I think we can safely say MPT will be $60.

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Oh yes it will, but I am now doubting that it'll be a straight HD conversion. We'll see in a few months, or a few years.

 

[ShinobiBk]

Should be pretty much exactly a month away from the next Direct, give or take a day

 

[Momo]

Should be pretty much exactly a month away from the next Direct, give or take a day

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Or two.

 

[ILikeFeet]

I don't think the SNES addition would amount to a much higher price increase. if anything, I think there'll be 2 tiers of pricing

• $20 - NES/SNES
• $50 - NES/SNES/N64/GCN

of course, that's just me being hopeful.

 

[fepeinado]

We'll see in a few months, or a few years.

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Or decades.
Or whatever.
But yes, it seems MPT is real and will eventually be released. I would bet on it either being released on a "dead" month. If Pikmin 3 port is coming this fiscal year, I guess it could be a December/January game, so MPT could fill a Feb/April void, considering there is nothing set for those months

 

[Tiggleton]

I don't think the SNES addition would amount to a much higher price increase. if anything, I think there'll be 2 tiers of pricing

• $20 - NES/SNES
• $50 - NES/SNES/N64/GCN

of course, that's just me being hopeful.

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N64 maybe but I think Nintendo would sell GCN games on the eShop individually because they could price them much higher.

 

[fepeinado]

Forgot about Town. Might be their December game. Would be weird to have two GameFreak games back to back though

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but Town won't be published by Nintendo and is an eShop title. It could surely be a december release, but it doesn't seem like Nintendo would build a release schedule around it

 

[ILikeFeet]

oh yea, I also forgot about handhelds

• $20 - NES/SNES/GB/GBC
• $50 - all the above and GBA/N64/GCN

N64 maybe but I think Nintendo would sell GCN games on the eShop individually because they could price them much higher.

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I don't think there's too much to pull from. by GCN, they can start doing potential collections and whatnot, like Metroid Prime Trilogy. there's kind of a lot that I don't think can stand on their own without that or some kinds of enhancements

if necessary, they can go with a 3 tiered plan, with $20 having NES/SNES/GB/GBC, $40 adding GBA and N64, and $60 adding GCN and Wii (and maybe DS?)

 

[Hercule]

I wish they would package the cube and Wii fire emblem together one day

 

[Dark Cloud]

Nintendo would be dumb to release GameCube. That's their golden goose. It would have to be much higher or just sell them individually.

 

[Tiggleton]

Nintendo would be dumb to release GameCube. That's their golden goose. It would have to be much higher or just sell them individually.

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"It's the year 20XX, Nintendo still refuses to re-releases gamecube games. Fire Emblem Path of Radiance has become so expensive people had to sell their house to get it in their collection but it was worth it they said. Something about instagram likes."

 

[ILikeFeet]

Nintendo would be dumb to release GameCube. That's their golden goose. It would have to be much higher or just sell them individually.

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I don't know. outside of some of their games, I can't see a way to really sell them individually to be worthwhile. games like Sunshine could do with a resolution and framerate bump (and texture upgrade), the Zeldas already got their work done, MP Duology will get their work done, Melee is Melee, Mario Kart DD will never happen. the more you go down the list, the harder it will be to justify. better to make the lot of them part of a sub. same with Wii games

 

[Deleted member 37917]

By the time Wii/GCN game will come to the system, Nintendo will have released a new switch model that interests me and I'll hack my old launch switch, so I'll probably be playing my retro stuff through emulation...

 

[Secretofmateria]

I dont think nintendo will release 2 3d mario games in the same year. So next year we will either get a 3d world port, or odyssey 2

 

[AllEchse]

MPT is coming, there's too much smoke at this point. But since it could release in 3 months or in 3 years, it's better not to expect anything and be pleasantly surprised.
That being said, I think that they could have gotten away with almost straight ports in HD of the three games for 60 euros, had they released early this year with a full Metroid Prime 4 releasing in 2020 as originally planned.
With MP4 being now far off, and MPT being pushed back alongside, I believe that those ports may be more heavily re-worked than originally planned. I have of course nothing to support this.

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What about all the Smoke that StarFox Racing made?
I would really wish for it to come to Switch as then I could stop holding off on replaying my Wii version (Maybe I just should).
If it exists, I don't think they would rework it much, maybe just some more minor touch ups and polishing, or it's going to be delayed more.
The games already looked really nice on GameCube on Wii to begin with.

 

[Platy]

Every time i see this topic bumped i think a direct got announced. Its driving me crazy

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Just think that one was leaked to september 12 and you will be fine

 

[Deleted member 37917]

What about all the Smoke that StarFox Racing made?
I would really wish for it to come to Switch as then I could stop holding off on replaying my Wii version (Maybe I just should).
If it exists, I don't think they would rework it much, maybe just some more minor touch ups and polishing, or it's going to be delayed more.
The games already looked really nice on GameCube on Wii to begin with.

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You are right. Starfox made a lot of smoke and was eventually a mix of people being fed wrong info or downright lying.
It's not the general case though. I would say that the amount of people reporting on mpt makes the port likely, but indeed it's not a sure thing.

The other big difference that I see is that a port of mpt is quite a straightforward thing to do and makes lot of sense. Starfox GP never really did and sounded dumb from the beginning, except in the mind of few lucky people who could hype themselves up for literally anything labeled Nintendo.

 

[Mekanos]

Is there a reason to expect a GTA5 port? Like a rumor or something?

 

[9-Volt]

Is there a reason to expect a GTA5 port? Like a rumor or something?

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ResetEra member Vern (who is an insider) hinted once that Rockstar was porting "that game" to Switch. This was in 2017 after LA Noire reveal and we haven't heard anything since.

 

[Lord Vatek]

I believe that MPT is coming but not until the Prime 4 advertising starts. So not for a while.

 

[JD_Lars]

I'd be shocked if there weren't a Direct within the next 4 weeks. Dragon Quest XI comes out at the end of September and Square-Enix has been advertising it pretty hard. They already announced a demo version would be available. DQXI trailer in the Direct would have a "the demo is available today in the eShop" to end it.

Luigi's Mansion 3 is also releasing at the end of October so they'll also want to get hype up for that.

Not much has been said about Astral Chain since the last Direct, and it's due out at the end of this month. While a Direct at the end of August is unlikely it wouldn't be too crazy if they wanted to get Platinum Games involved.

 

[Deleted member 420]

I dont think nintendo will release 2 3d mario games in the same year. So next year we will either get a 3d world port, or odyssey 2

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They just released 2 2D Mario games within the span of 6 months

 

[9-Volt]

I believe that MPT is coming but not until the Prime 4 advertising starts. So not for a while.

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I also think MPT is not coming anytime soon but not because of that.

I think they're adding something. Precisely a multiplayer mode. Hunters 2, online only, more hunters, more maps, modern visuals. And it's gonna be featured in future Nintendo Championships.

 

[Tiggleton]

They just released 2 2D Mario games within the span of 6 months

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I feel like Mario Maker is so much its own thing to not really count.

 

[Giga Man]

What GameCube games need is online multiplayer. The system has a wealth of multiplayer gems that are just begging for it.

 

[What-ok]

I'd be shocked if there weren't a Direct within the next 4 weeks. Dragon Quest XI comes out at the end of September and Square-Enix has been advertising it pretty hard. They already announced a demo version would be available. DQXI trailer in the Direct would have a "the demo is available today in the eShop" to end it.

Luigi's Mansion 3 is also releasing at the end of October so they'll also want to get hype up for that.

Not much has been said about Astral Chain since the last Direct, and it's due out at the end of this month. While a Direct at the end of August is unlikely it wouldn't be too crazy if they wanted to get Platinum Games involved.

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Oh and don't forget our little friend, Link and the Zelda remake. (=

 

[Archduke Kong]

I dont think nintendo will release 2 3d mario games in the same year. So next year we will either get a 3d world port, or odyssey 2

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I said the same about 2D Mario before the February Direct, and then they went and released Mario Maker 2 six months after NSMBU Deluxe, so who even knows at this point.

 

[Altered]

I can see odyssey 2 and Mario 3d world port happening on the same year. One is a linear obstacle course while the other is sandbox

 

[Platy]

Is there a reason to expect a GTA5 port? Like a rumor or something?

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Wasn't there a Rockstar Online mention or something?

 

[Deleted member 1839]

Not much has been said about Astral Chain since the last Direct, and it's due out at the end of this month. While a Direct at the end of August is unlikely it wouldn't be too crazy if they wanted to get Platinum Games involved.

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If there was direct, best case would be a little more info on stuff that hasn't been shown on Astral Chain yet, a gameplay segment of Bayo 3 with a release window and early tease of their next project. Throw in a port of W101 for good measure.

 

[Dark Cloud]

Not every port has to come out now. 3D World could be saved for 2021 or 2022. Same with any other Wii U ports. Ports sometimes also come at the end of a life cycle.

 

[SMD]

Not every port has to come out now. 3D World could be saved for 2021 or 2022. Same with any other Wii U ports. Ports sometimes also come at the end of a life cycle.

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God I hope not, I want a sequel to 3D World and also Galaxy 3 if possible.

 

[Mekanos]

God I hope not, I want a sequel to 3D World and also Galaxy 3 if possible.

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Doubt we get anything new besides an Odyssey sequel in the Switch's lifetime.

 

[Hercule]

I'm also curious what the extra Mario maker 2 styles are going to be.

 

[Deleted member 30395]

You are right. Starfox made a lot of smoke and was eventually a mix of people being fed wrong info or downright lying.
It's not the general case though. I would say that the amount of people reporting on mpt makes the port likely, but indeed it's not a sure thing.

The other big difference that I see is that a port of mpt is quite a straightforward thing to do and makes lot of sense. Starfox GP never really did and sounded dumb from the beginning, except in the mind of few lucky people who could hype themselves up for literally anything labeled Nintendo.

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I wouldn't be surprised if Starfox GP was a false project to weed a leaker(s) out

 

[Mekanos]

The fallout from people who refused to believe that Star Fox Racing was fake and held onto it like their life depended on it was so funny. Bonus points to the people who did an avatar bet that it would show up at E3.

 

[Deleted member 8593]

The fallout from people who refused to believe that Star Fox Racing was fake and held onto it like their life depended on it was so funny. Bonus points to the people who did an avatar bet that it would show up at E3.

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we're making fun of people for their beliefs now huh

 

[Mekanos]

we're making fun of people for their beliefs now huh

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Says the person who made that avatar bet thread!

 

[Deleted member 8593]

Says the person who made that avatar bet thread!

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i am but a mouthpiece of the lord

 

[Nevermeltice]

Right now I literally can only think about the hype for the next Fire Emblem game... if IS play their cards right, they could keep the momentum going by releasing a remake in 2021 and going all out with a new game in 2023.

 

[Phendrift]

The reasoning people have given for MPT's "delay" is ridiculous.

It should be released far away from Prime 4, actually

 

[Dark Cloud]

We have a September/October Direct and the Game Awards for big Nintendo announcements.

Man if BotW 2 is coming holiday 2020 I have to go all in on it being at the Game Awards.

For the Direct I just want Retro's game and Monolith game announcement.

 

[Akita One]

Doubt we get anything new besides an Odyssey sequel in the Switch's lifetime.

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A sequel to 3D World has a MUCH higher sales potential than an Odyssey sequel. When you see the sales vs. install base of 3D Land and 3D World, it's the only way to go.