Ideally, Nintendo should have a big March, June, September and November game.
Not an easy task, I'll admit but I think they'll nail it in 2020.
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Not an easy task, I'll admit but I think they'll nail it in 2020.
I could see it. I'm expecting a lot of big games like Paper Mario, 2D Metroid, BotW 2, Odyssey 2, etc. so there's different spots they can place them. Not sure what they'll put in June. XenoblaDE seems like the best choice for the big June game.
Will Nintendo have a big May game? It was assumed Fire Emblem Three Houses would've been the big May game this year if it wasn't delayed. We came into 2019 knowing it was a spring 2019 game.
This time we have no clue what Nintendo could have for April or May. I feel like if there's a big title for May from Nintendo it has to be announced in the January direct. They can't wait until a March direct to announce it.
Well, March is Animal Crossing, and November is reserved for Pokémon. Xenoblade can slot into June (anniversary and all), but I have no idea what to place in September, lol.
There are plenty of games that could release next year, but I have no idea where to place them on a calendar prediction.
You think Pokémon is coming next year? It seems like people are split 50/50 on this and I'm not sure what to think lol
I've been on Team DP Remakes in 2020 for over a year, and i'm going to stick by that.
Odyssey 2, on the other hand; i'm a little less sure about.
It'd be best for everyone involved if they had more time to work things out, but unfortunately i'm not expecting that to be the case.
I'm not sure where else to ask this as searching didn't yield anything for me... is there a Switch technical problem thread? My son opened his Switch and it was painful getting it setup. It kept dropping the internet connection. And it's still doing it. I have autoconnect turned on.
This. I pray there's not a Pokémon diamond pearl remake next year. Please take a damn break
Maybe this thread can help you.
If Pokemon doesn't happen next year; Zelda or Mario will probably just take that spotlight instead, i'd bet. No matter what, I think November will have a huge release.
Early September; this gap is the norm for directs in the Switch era.
Even if Pokémon comes next year I'm already expecting either Odyssey 2 or BotW 2. They'll just release in October while Pokémon releases in November
pokemon will release in october next year. the november title is botw2.
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Flip the months around and you'll probably be right (at least, i'm predicting something similar); November has been reserved for Pokemon since 2014 (X & Y was the last main-series released in a different month; October). Could be time for a change though, I guess.
I think this year will be solid but I'm only looking forward to Animal Crossing, lol. But I can see them revealing Pikmin 4 in a January Direct with a summer release or so. Also, I'm willing to bet either Metroid or BOTW 2 will be releasing in December. Bayonetta 3 could also be their strong September release.
Also, and for the love of God, I'm dying for some Mario RPGs. I'm hoping they'll go back to their Paper Mario roots...
Also, and for the love of God, I'm dying for some Mario RPGs. I'm hoping they'll go back to their Paper Mario roots...
My hope for pokemon is that they do a 3rd version for sw/sh, I'm worried that like gen 6 they'll sweep it under the rug and just move on. While I'm not the most patriotic person, especially lately, I'd hate the UK region games to remain so marred by controversy. And for the love of Arceus take a year off.
I'm just wondering how the Pikmin 3 port will play into Pikmin 4's reveal and release timing. They could be revealed together, but there needs to be some gap between their releases, right?
I'm feeling September for Bayonetta 3 too; hopefully we see it in the first Direct of the year.
Paper Mario seems like a strong contender for this year. Before AlphaDream went under I wasn't sure who would get their Mario RPG out first; but for better or worse (the latter), that answer is clear now.
Sword and Shield set itself up pretty well for a Gen 5-style follow-up; but I felt the same way about Gen 7, so Game Freak can easily prove me wrong.
there's no reason for them not to do DLC. paying $60 for a fixed version of the game is some bullshit, but a smaller priced upgrade? I like pokemon too much
There is. They know people will pay for a full-priced fixed version sadly.
(And is not like GF ever "fixes" that much).
You're giving Game Freak and The Pokemon Company way too much credit by even suggesting that they would ever consider going with DLC over a new version.
Emily has talked about the Pikmin 3 port and Pikmin 4 as separate projects; I don't think this will be a Splatoon situation where someone along the chain is mistaking a new game for a port.
Or are you implying something else?
Emily isn't infallible so anything is possible. The apparent reason for the port of 3 being delayed was that they were adding additional content in and it was taking longer than expected. But why would they be adding content to 3 if Pikmin 4 is on the horizon? Something about that makes no sense to me
Do we know for sure that Pikmin 3 port is coming? I mean, in that case I don't really see Pikmin 4 coming anytime soon unless they do something a la "Pikmin year" where they release a bunch of stuff related to Pikmin, but I doubt it.
I'm really sad about AlphaDream, and I guess a bit concerned since maybe Nintendo is over Mario RPG's.
um, so what's the point on porting the 3 with additional contents?
How about Zell and Nate? Good timing for me on the latter I guess, lol.
We don't know what that new single player content is or how it fits into the game, to be fair. Could be prologue content exploring Olimar and Louie's return to the planet that was scarcely covered in the original game (they were playable in multiplayer, so give them and the Purple/White Pikmin some solo content). Could be a short Louie-related epilogue that sets up for 4. Who knows?
The employees generally have a good time at Game Freak, Pokémon isn't even the the project made by the main dev team. Pokémon is a game whose development cycle has been perfected over the years to allow yearly releases.
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