Ugh "weak year". I get you don't like it, but it still irks me to see people say it's "weak" when it's far from that.
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I know you say "nintendo" but 3rd party games exist and you can buy them. mortal kombat, Doom eternal, dragon quest xi, crash team racing, god eater 3 and so on.
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It's funny though, even with the "weak" Q1 it doesn't seem to have hurt them at all sales wise. Hardware sales have been really strong and we're about to see how good software sales were for the quarter this week.
The pacing for the year is definitely weird (VERY lopsided towards the latter half) but it doesn't seem like it was a mistake for Nintendo.
Personally speaking though, I don't mind the more quiet half year. There's been a ton of releases that I've been able to appreciate so far in 2019, from Nintendo's two platformers in NSMBU Deluxe and Yoshi's Crafted World, to tons of great third party releases (Cuphead, Baba is You, Katana Zero, Travis Strikes Again, Wargroove, and Ace Attorney Trilogy just to name some of what I've personally played, there's even more stuff I haven't touched). Plus I've really dug into my backlog and played a lot of great stuff that's been unplayed from the last two years. Oh, and Tetris 99 came out of course. No real shortage of games to play!
Anyway, from June onwards Nintendo is publishing more games than there are months, and there's bound to be a couple unannounced stuff for 2019 at E3 as well. We'll be swimming in first party games soon enough. Sure there's no equivalent to BOTW and Odyssey, but they have a LOT lined up. As it stands the lineup is Cadence of Hyrule, Super Mario Maker 2, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Astral Chain, Link's Awakening, Luigi's Mansion 3, Pokémon Sword/Shield, and Animal Crossing, with Nintendo also publishing Daemon x Machina and Dragon Quest XI S in the west too.
The pacing for the year is definitely weird (VERY lopsided towards the latter half) but it doesn't seem like it was a mistake for Nintendo.
Personally speaking though, I don't mind the more quiet half year. There's been a ton of releases that I've been able to appreciate so far in 2019, from Nintendo's two platformers in NSMBU Deluxe and Yoshi's Crafted World, to tons of great third party releases (Cuphead, Baba is You, Katana Zero, Travis Strikes Again, Wargroove, and Ace Attorney Trilogy just to name some of what I've personally played, there's even more stuff I haven't touched). Plus I've really dug into my backlog and played a lot of great stuff that's been unplayed from the last two years. Oh, and Tetris 99 came out of course. No real shortage of games to play!
Anyway, from June onwards Nintendo is publishing more games than there are months, and there's bound to be a couple unannounced stuff for 2019 at E3 as well. We'll be swimming in first party games soon enough. Sure there's no equivalent to BOTW and Odyssey, but they have a LOT lined up. As it stands the lineup is Cadence of Hyrule, Super Mario Maker 2, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Astral Chain, Link's Awakening, Luigi's Mansion 3, Pokémon Sword/Shield, and Animal Crossing, with Nintendo also publishing Daemon x Machina and Dragon Quest XI S in the west too.
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I'd like to make a comparison later. 2017 had the big games in Botw and Odyssey, but 2019 possibly has more variety of very good to great games that will appeal to me. No, they may not be GOTY candidates like Botw and Odyssey, but I don't need that.
The rate of this thread's activity died down with the release of Smash Ultimate 3.0 tweet. Are we at a lull?
If the only Nintendo title you want to buy this year is a remake of an old portable title, you probably just don't like the idea of new Nintendo games.
The amount of games we're getting this year is crazy. I'm expecting GOTY candidates in 2020.
I'm really not sure how these threads keep circling the same pastures over and over, in regards to a perceived drought. Why does Sony get to have a first party drought, go radio silent for months, and then skip the biggest gaming convention of the year? The reason Nintendo has gotten better about bringing in third parties and indies is so they don't have to release two titles every month. No console manufacturer has the first party output that Nintendo does, given any period of time in the Switch lifespan vs the other two. There is no shortage of stuff to play on Switch
You're asking if Nintendo, a Japanese company, would release a DLC character that caters to a Japanese niche, in a Japanese fighter with a roster comprised entirely of Japanese-made icons?
You're asking if Nintendo, a Japanese company, would release a DLC character that caters to a Japanese niche, in a Japanese fighter with a roster comprised entirely of Japanese-made icons?
Yep. 2020 will have the "GOTY" candidates type of games. Going by Zell it looks like the next 3D Zelda will release. Bayonetta 3 will be a GOTY type of game. 3D Mario might come.
Is it WB that is supposedly making that big AAA rpg on Harry Potter world?
That would be awesome. Although at this point I also think it's a bit too much to ask.
Some of it leaked IIRC and it's a next generation title it looks like. I'll never expect it for Switch, but man throw us some kind of bone. We should get a Harry Potter game on Switch
We'll get the Hogwarts Mystery complete edition with slightly less microtransactions.
You have the date wrong. The earnings report Its not on the 26, it on the 25th.
Playstation consoles have a huge third party support whereas the Switch doesn't.
Therefore Sony can go radio silence and people still has a lot to play on their system
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Wait, there is actual speculation about a Nintendo direct happening this week? Why do you guys do this to yourselves? Y'all are setting yourselves for disappointment.
Like one or 2 people speculating that isn't a big deal. 98% of us know there won't be a Direct this week.
Financial earnings is a big deal and there's no reason for a Direct. All we have left, legitimately, is Mario Maker 2. That's it. There could be a specific Mario Maker 2 Direct or maybe a Mini/Micro Direct before E3, but that's all.
Mario Maker 2 could just get updates on its website and a YouTube video drop that's like a "direct" like Smash just got.
I tried to be as clear as possible that my feeling of a weak year is 100% personal. Most of my reasons for not being excited are silly and shallow, but I can't help that I'm just not.
Might just be an off gaming year for me. Just hasn't happened since 2010.
Might just be an off gaming year for me. Just hasn't happened since 2010.
It's ok to not feel excited. I think Nintendo hasn't done a very good job at hyping their games up this year though. Mario Maker is between 6 to 10 weeks out and we have gotten absolutely no marketing for it. We are in the dark regarding Luigi's Mansion and Animal Crossing, some have no idea what changes are being made in order to get us excited for them.
My most anticipated game is the one in my series :).
So, what are the chances Nintendo is now on a three Directs a year schedule?
February - early June (E3) - late September
That's one Direct every four months.
The first one for the Spring and Summer announcement.
The second one for Summer and Fall.
Last one for the end of the year.
Just put Twitter directs in-between and you don't really need any other Direct, do you?
February - early June (E3) - late September
That's one Direct every four months.
The first one for the Spring and Summer announcement.
The second one for Summer and Fall.
Last one for the end of the year.
Just put Twitter directs in-between and you don't really need any other Direct, do you?
Same opinion (and antecipation here). I'll probably play Astral Chain, Pokemon and Fire Emblem, but Zelda is what I'm looking for now.
April has been a massive money and timesink for me. Katana Zero, SteamWorld Quest and Dragon's Dogma are already (re)bought and I am in the mood to replay Final Fantasy XII and Cuphead. It's a good thing that no more games are coming out...
*looks at release list*
*looks at release list*
I don't think so. I think the way things timed it worked where Nintendo only needed one direct. We could still get another direct of some kind before E3. Either way I don't see this as the trend.
On all of the "but what about all of the third party games" talk, that's great, I love that the Switch is getting support, but I will always buy a third party title for my Xbox One X before I buy it for Switch, with some exceptions for Indie games.
Been playing a lot of Hollow Knight and loving Cuphead recently, and will probably buy Spyro again if it comes to Switch. Even though I own Ori on Xbox already, I still haven't played it and will probably buy it and actually play it on Switch (if it is actually coming).
Been playing a lot of Hollow Knight and loving Cuphead recently, and will probably buy Spyro again if it comes to Switch. Even though I own Ori on Xbox already, I still haven't played it and will probably buy it and actually play it on Switch (if it is actually coming).
I will never understand how people whine that there are software droughts and then in the same breath go onto say that they will buy third party titles on other devices.
Yep. "The Switch has droughts"...but there are third party games. "Oh I buy those on other systems"...so that magically means 3rd party games that come to Switch don't count because they're multiplat?
What does that make the Xbox One since multiplats shouldn't count there either? PS4 not looking so good since I can buy Kingdom Hearts 3 and DMCV on Xbox. Those games don't count for PS4.
Some people don't calue portability as much as to tolerate a hit in graphical fidelity.
On Indies you don't notice it as much or they aren't as taxing on the hardware si the Switch handles without compromises so they are perfect for Switch :^)
People just want games that justify the hardware.
If the 3rd party games would have to take less compromises and were closer to the other plattform releases those people would more likely to get them on Switch.
Not that that is my mindset
I haven't even finiahed BotW yet.
When it comes to Nintendo platforms, people always continuously shift the goalposts to push a negative narrative. It's so tiring
We get an amazing selection of first party titles (aka 3D Zelda and Mario)? Oh well, there aren't any good third party games so that sucks.
We get first party titles that aren't 3D Zelda or Mario? Well these games aren't FOR ME. I want the heavy hitters!!!
Third party games come out? Oh well I already played these! Alternatively, oh well WHY would I buy this on an inferior platform when I can play this on my $10k PC or PS4 Pro?
We get an amazing selection of first party titles (aka 3D Zelda and Mario)? Oh well, there aren't any good third party games so that sucks.
We get first party titles that aren't 3D Zelda or Mario? Well these games aren't FOR ME. I want the heavy hitters!!!
Third party games come out? Oh well I already played these! Alternatively, oh well WHY would I buy this on an inferior platform when I can play this on my $10k PC or PS4 Pro?
Then you should have said that from the beginning instead of saying Nintendo is having a weak year when it's simply not true.
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