This is probably exactly what's going to happen, minus an extra sequel or new IP for the thirst quarter (Get it? You said 3st? Okay I'll leave now).
Thanks, I hate it.
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Nintendo Direct Speculation |OT3| Nintendo Direct Speculation Trilogy HD
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This is probably exactly what's going to happen, minus an extra sequel or new IP for the thirst quarter (Get it? You said 3st? Okay I'll leave now).
Thanks, I hate it.
She also said on twitter something along the lines of "with mobile and console devs, it is hard to not have an exciting year"
Which is why i like Arlo's predictions more.
We had RING FIT ADVENTURE and LABO, I like the prediction list with NintenDragons more =P
haha yeah, some small typos from my side ;)
But yeah, I think this might be close to the real release schedule in 2020. I think Switch will have a very broad 3rd-Party-Lineup, so I think it will be very good in the end. Most of the interesting games will come in the last quarter - as usually for Nintendo - to have a strong christmas-lineup.
The time is now for a mario mouso. But i gotta agree with arlo about a mario rpg remake, that would be incredible
In 2017 and 2019 we had the directs on a Wednesday, but 2018 they were on Thursdays. So..... I wonder if they'll go back to Thursday or stick to Wednesday.
Ya'll are sleeping on my Kid Kirby prediction from earlier; it's the most unexpected possible conclusion to that "publicly cancelled game revived for Switch" rumor, and it'd be absolutely hilarious.
I'm sure Rockstar North still have all of their original assets lying around somewhere; just look at this beautiful promotional art:
I'm sure Rockstar North still have all of their original assets lying around somewhere; just look at this beautiful promotional art:
Do you think that is in reference to the consolidation of Nintendo's handheld and home console development teams? I hope mobile does not indicate smartphone games. 😬
Absolutely. Most mobile games aren't internaly developed and even if they were, the 3ds team could do much more than a few mobile games
That's true! But I thought the majority of Nintendo's mobile games were developed mostly, if not all, in-house? I wonder what happened to the The Legend of Zelda game that was reported on in 2017?
nintnendo direct late feb, early march:
-bayonetta 3 gameplay trailer, confirmed for 2020 (we'll see more at e3)
-pikmin 4 shown off - includes pikmin 3 as a bonus because they had ported it already so why not. gonna be an august title
-other things that are coming soonish: details on animal crossing and probably something on brain age (nintendo knows their audience is hardcore gamers so they won't spend too much time on the latter)
-some relatively neat 3rd party game gets shown off that people hadn't expected, like tales of arise or granblue fantasy versus.
-end of the direct is a surprise botw2 trailer with a release date for late spring 2020. it won't be at e3.
e3:
-super mario 35th anniversary game: this could be why the pikmin 3 game was put on hold. if pikmin 4 doesn't happen, then this will be the big game for nintendo's end-of-year. it'll be one of three things: super mario 3d all-stars (sm64ds, sms, smg2, sm3dw all done in the smo engine), super mario bros. 3d (a 3d remake of the very first super mario bros.), or super mario bros. '4' (a continuation off the original line in a similar style - and yeah i know smb4 is part of the name for smw in japan).
-bayonetta 3 story trailer, release date.
-pokemon gen iv remakes in a direct prior to e3, but geared towards the end of the year. it's been over a decade, and oras will be six years old so it's a good time for that.
-some relatively big third-party exclusive revealed. something that would get people talking like a chrono trigger remake or sonic mania 2.
-an unexpected port of another third-party game that people think wouldn't come to switch, in the same vein as the witcher 3 or the outer worlds. gonna go with cyberpunk as a big surprise considering the hardware.
-smaller third-party games (exclusive or not) shown off first for switch - games like disgaea 6, a new katamari damacy, shenmue iv, etc.
2020 is going to be the year of ffvii remake, cyberpunk, and tlou2, as well as ps5 and xsx, but it will also be a year that nintendo basically has all to themselves. it'll be like the dreamcast's 2000, when nintendo and sony had been on the way out with their old platforms and their new ones were getting a foothold (or not even out), leaving one platform to garner most of the attention.
Oh yeah, I keep forgetting. If BOTW2 isn't 2020, we'll probably see a Windwaker HD port early on. Keep an eye out for that.
Predictions:
January Animal Crossing focused direct.
TMS reminder
SM3DW port announced.
New game by the boxboy team
Third Party Ports. Panzer dragoon and stuff.
Star wars game ports ( rogue squadron?)
Smash character 5 + Season pass 2 tease.
reminder that BOTW2 is still in development, but nothing shown.
No Odyssey 2, No Pikmin, No wave race, the usual.
January Animal Crossing focused direct.
TMS reminder
SM3DW port announced.
New game by the boxboy team
Third Party Ports. Panzer dragoon and stuff.
Star wars game ports ( rogue squadron?)
Smash character 5 + Season pass 2 tease.
reminder that BOTW2 is still in development, but nothing shown.
No Odyssey 2, No Pikmin, No wave race, the usual.
January: TMS
March: Animal Crossing
November: Pokemon Let's Go Johto
That's it. That's all they have for next year.
March: Animal Crossing
November: Pokemon Let's Go Johto
That's it. That's all they have for next year.
All of Nintendo's games are internally made. And they aren't bring worked on by the former 3DS teams. Mario Kart Tour is made as if it's Mario Kart 9
I forgot to add Shadows Of the Damned HD Remaster for the Switch.
Sorry :')
Thinking more and more about it and Odyssey 2 is 100% coming in 2020.
Look Odyssey could release a lot sooner than in October 2017 (but of course they needed it for Holidays), in January 2017 Koizumi said that "development is considerably finished". I am admitting that things like resolution etc. were improved since E3 demo to release but still.
I believe that sequel could start development well before Odyssey's launch.
It's Odyssey 2 or Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker sequel for 2020.
Look Odyssey could release a lot sooner than in October 2017 (but of course they needed it for Holidays), in January 2017 Koizumi said that "development is considerably finished". I am admitting that things like resolution etc. were improved since E3 demo to release but still.
I believe that sequel could start development well before Odyssey's launch.
It's Odyssey 2 or Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker sequel for 2020.
Yes, apparently. I've been barking up that tree for years.
I'm fairly on board with this prediction. However, I'd cross the new Mario Kart IP (I'm thinking this will come 2021) and Mario Odyssey 2. BotW 2 is probably the most likely out of those 3, because we've already been teased with it. I'd also cross SMP 2 since SMP was just released not long ago, but I can see them releasing DLC for the game.
My prediction for 2020 would go as the following:
Q1: Animal Crossing; Smash DLC character-5; Brain Training
Q2: Pikmin (either 3 deluxe or 4; I'm leaning more towards 4 and definitely a late summer release); Bravely Default 2 (June or so)
Q3: Bayonetta 3 (September release); Super Mario Party DLC;
Q4: BotW 2 (December release); new Wario Ware IP (considering how they're innovating with the whole ring fit gimmick, I can see them doing something similar for a new Wario Ware game).
That's it. I feel like I'm being super generous, though.
I know MiiTomo, Mario Run, and Mario Kart are in-house. FE Heroes is by Intelligent Systems, and I think Animal Crossing is by ND Cube. Dragalia is by CyGames, and Dr Mario was mainly developed by LINE (I think).
As for Zelda, I'm assuming they're working on it. It was probably quite early when they announced it, like Mario Kart Tour.
Speaking of mobile games, something I'd like to see in 2020: a console Dragalia game! It's my favorite game to play on my phone right now, but I'd love some kind of Switch spin-off. A Musou game would be a good fit.
You forgot to place Xenoblade HD and TMS #FE.
Also just in terms of number of releases here is how many they have per quarter this year (you seem to count published games too) :
Q1 : 3 (NSMBUDX, Tetris 99, Yoshi)
Q2 : 3 (Labo VR, Cadence of Hyrule, Super Mario Maker 2)
Q3 : 7 (Dragon Quest Builders 2, MUA3, Fire Emblem, Astral Chain, DxM, Link's Awakening, Dragon Quest XI S)
Q4 : 3 (RingFit Adventure, Luigi's Mansion 3, Pokémon)
They won't have only 1 retail game in Q3, they love that quarter so you'll need a couple more games.
I don't really see a 2020 release for Odyssey 2. I'm leaning more towards BotW 2 releasing next year because we've been already seen a teaser of the game. Captain Toad sequel for sure! I completely forgot about that! That's a way more plausible 2020 release title. Odyssey 2 I can see for early 2021.
Make it less gacha and less f2p and add some coop and i would take the same game with the beat em up mechanics
Unless nintendo tweets something, we can't be certain of anything
except for the e3 and september direct, since we always had that
Just because we've seen BotW 2 first doesn't mean it's coming first. We saw Animal Crossing and Luigi's Mansion 3 last year. We saw Super Mario Maker 2, Links Awakening and Astral Chain early this year. Those 3 games released before Luigi's Mansion 3 and AC
Yep. And Mario games in particular are revealed very close to their launch.
Few examples.
Super Mario 3D World - revealed at E3 2013 - released November 2013 (I know it was briefly announced in January 2013 Direct but still).
Super Mario Odyssey - included in Switch reveal video - revealed Switch Presentation in January 2017 - released October 2017
Super Mario Maker 2 - revealed February 2019 - released June 2019
And list goes on, but it's also imply other Mario games not made by EPD.
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There can always be some development issues or Zelda team will want more time, it's open world game and things can go wrong like with first Botw. They will sure upgrade it's visuals since Botw2 is Switch only.
But with Odyssey, everything is already here, ..And as i remember Mario games don't have any issues with development.
From a development perspective, there shouldn't be any problems to release an odyssey sequel in 2020. This game would obviously be built on a lot of structures from Odyssey. They will most probably use the same game engine, same graphic engine, very similar UI and controls, the same core gameplay and mechanics, cut content and ideas and maybe even some assets from it and so on (comparable to Galaxy 1 and 2). It should be very doable for EPD Toyko to develop such a game in 2.5 till 3 years, even more because they have done nothing noticeable since the release in october 2017.
But maybe they have two projects in development simultaneously. One "smaller" game like CT2 (which will be released 2020) and then Odyssey 2 for 2021. This could be a possibility I guess. But if they only have one game in development, then it should surely in 2020 (especially if BotW2 should be delayed to 2021).
But maybe they have two projects in development simultaneously. One "smaller" game like CT2 (which will be released 2020) and then Odyssey 2 for 2021. This could be a possibility I guess. But if they only have one game in development, then it should surely in 2020 (especially if BotW2 should be delayed to 2021).
Insiders saying a January direct seems possible (not based on inside info, just logic and speculation) plus thirst equals crazed nonsense.
The real Eternal Darkness 2 was living in a reality where the game doesn't exist. They really took the insanity effects to the next level.
Tango Gameworks, probably. Bloober Team would also do a really good job I bet.
like bros deluxe and maker 2?
ALL mario games eat sales each others.
Tango would be a good fit. I don't know much about Bloober Team, but it seems like they definitely know their horror.
Really wish Eternal Darkness would come back, but I just don't see it, sadly.
Alright, here's an ambitious (but reasonable) prediction list:
Q1
Q1
- Tokyo Mirage Sessions
- Animal Crossing
- Brain Training
- Smash Ultimate Fighter Pass Character 5: Master Chief
- E-Shop Multiplayer Title
- Pikmin 3 Deluxe
- Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition
- Super Mario 3D World Deluxe
- E-Shop Title
- Smash Ultimate Fighter Pass Character 6: Travis Touchdown
- No More Heroes 3
- Bayonetta 3
- Mario Kart 9
- 2D Metroid
- E-Shop Title
- Smash Ultimate Fighter Pass Character 7: Monster Hunter Rep
- Detective Pikachu 2
- The Legend of Zelda: Shadow of the Past
- Switch-Exclusive Monster Hunter
I've been saying this since the game came out on mobile phones. However, I'd much rather have something like what CyGames is doing with Granblue Fantasy Re:Link. I bet Nintendo could get Marvelous First Studio to do it. They did great work on Deus X Machina and the Switch version of God Eater 3.
Sounds more ambitious, but I like it! That would be pretty great to see. CyGames themselves could always develop it, though.
I am honestly not familiar with how big CyGames is but I just assumed that between Re:Link (which will most likely be a GaaS), Project Awakening and whetever else they're working on, they might be spread pretty thin. That said, it's possible they already have something DL-related in the works.
Nate said he knows something regarding an upcoming release that, while not explicitly tied to a Direct announcement, makes him think a January Direct is very likely. That's more than just logic and speculation - sounds like a fairly big 3rd party announcement at the least that would probably be at home in a Jan direct.
That would be cool to see! How are you enjoying Dragalia Lost? The only mobile games from Nintendo that I invested significant time into were Super Mario Run and Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. Pocket Camp grew stale pretty quick for me once it became overly driven by in-app purchases. I enjoyed checking in every few hours and making sure to keep my catalog at 100% completion but was not willing to start throwing money at the game once Fortune Cookies were introduced. On the other hand, Super Mario Run was pretty decent, considering the cost of $9.99 to unlock the full game. I still occasionally go back to Toad Rally to get a quick platformer fix.
I'm not too sure how many teams CyGames has either, but I'm definitely interested in seeing more console efforts from them in general.
I'm really liking Dragalia! I still play Fire Emblem Heroes from time to time, but Dragalia's really hooked me. Never paid any money for it, and I've still gotten most of the units I've wanted! They've really improved the gacha elements since launch; they give away a lot of free currency and free summons, and it's a lot more fair than before. The actual gameplay is great for my daily commute too! Simple, but very fun.
That more or less how I saw it. Zippo said to trust Nate and he doesn't think we'll have to wait long for the direct
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