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Nintendo Direct Speculation |OT4| The Sequel to OT3 is Now in Development.
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January 1st, me : "oooh boy, there you go ! They'll start to promote the game HARD from now on ahah ! That box art ! Holy shit Isabelle has a new outfit, so cool ! Those new characters ! The TV ad is so cool ! Bring on the news now !"
One month later, nothing.
I think they just forgot us.
seems like a huge missed opportunity not to do daily tweets of small details from the game to build hype. Just show us new furniture or clothing... anything would be better than the current slow drip of information from third party sources.
There is no new Animal Crossing info now, but pretty soon someone at Nintendo will flip a switch to begin the final marketing push and you will be begging Nintendo to stop talking about Animal Crossing.
Maybe let the guys who've been ace-ing the marketing of their new console and all its games do their job like they usually do.
Mario Maker 2's marketing wasn't that great and we've heard rumors about Nintendo being disappointing in its sales and realized their marketing choices were at fault.
Animal Crossing will be fucking huge, but we still can note that its marketing plan has been really weird (the delay is obviously at fault here, but they could have figured out their new marketing plan better)
it's the hill I choose to die one. pre-Calamity Hyrule (or post, I don't care), where you become a member of an alliance under Zelda to protect Hyrule
Feels like they're not too confident in the game for some reason. Hope it doesn't turn out to be a flop
That's definitely not the reason of their marketing choices lol. It's Animal Crossing, but bigger with more customization. If anything they're REALLY confident in it lmao. This could explain the lack of new infos. "Why waste ressources on too many trailers ? It'll sell like crazy"
Truly don't get how they wouldn't feel confident in fucking Animal Crossing.
If anything, the silence is probably because they're SUPER confident in it.
Nintendo literally revealed it by just saying "animal crossing on switch". If they were worried, they wouldn't do that. They know that alone is enough to sell millions.
2 days 7 hours and 48 minutes
ish
(according to the timer in the OP)
As much as I'd love Animal Crossing to bomb so I can stop seeing people gush about furry chores simulator, it's not going to happen. The fanbase has already whipped itself into a frenzy over this one, even despite the relative media silence there's been regarding it. Chances are Nintendo's either A. confident it'll do numbers and are putting that ad money towards games that might need the help, or B. Are waiting until we get into Feb to do a big media blitz on it. My bet's on the latter.
Nah theres been way too much Animal Crossing info already. I beg you Nintendo, stop talking about Animal Crossing.
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Don't know if anyone's ever told you this, but people are allowed to like things you don't. I'm not an AC fan, but they've waited 8 years for a new entry, I hope it's a high quality, successful game for the sake of the fans and creators alike.
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Why do some people want to see the hard work of hundreds of artist, planners, PR, designers, managers, etc. bomb? Why do you want to see a game that so many love do poorly and not be good?
I don't know what you get out of wanting to see something others care about fail. That's sad.
I don't even like Animal Crossing but I hope it's good and succeeds because I'm happy for those who made it and those who enjoy and also its financial success leads to help fund more games I like.
Rumors came from an unreliable insider, the game sold very well.
I find the franchise boring and uninteresting to play, and I'd rather see the resources put into it used somewhere else, in a game I'd enjoy more. Simple as that.
I know it's not going to happen, as it's a popular franchise with a dedicated fanbase, but that doesn't mean I have to celebrate a big series I couldn't care less about. If the latest game bombed and they decided to steer clear of the franchise for a while, it'd be a net positive for me, because it'd mean I no longer have to see as much of it and it's fanbase as I currently do, and the resources that would've been put towards the next one would instead go to another game I would potentially enjoy more. I'm sure others feel the same way about series they're not as fond of as well. A similar sentiment of "why did they put their money towards this" commonly pops up around Starfox whenever it gets it's once-per-console revival. I just feel that way about AC.
Not surprised to see people actively wanting a game, that is taylored to a demographic different to the usual gaming fare, to fail. Honestly why do you even care...
I feel that most people simply accept that people with differing tastes than themselves exist and deserve games that appeal to them, rather than actively hoping that only you should be catered to.
If it were up to me all Nintendo money would go into Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing.
And maybe a fire emblem x animal crossing game, either it's fire emblem but you have Isabelle and Tom Nook as part of your team, or it's animal crossing but you have Claude and Chrom as neighbors.
And maybe a fire emblem x animal crossing game, either it's fire emblem but you have Isabelle and Tom Nook as part of your team, or it's animal crossing but you have Claude and Chrom as neighbors.
It's edgy to have preferences for what kinds of games you want to see made? I'm not advocating for Nintendo to stop making Animal Crossing, it's clearly a good business move for them and it's a popular series of theirs. Clearly they're not going to do that any time soon. From a personal standpoint, however, I'd prefer if the budget spent on the series went towards something else. Would it make as much business sense? Maybe not, but I'm strictly talking what I'd personally like here.
I'd kill Kirby and use the extra money to make DK a consistent franchise
Luckily for him Kirby is immortal and cannot be killed
It is edgy to want a franchise to bomb just to not see it advertised as much, or to interact with its fanbase. Not to mention selfish and childish.
You have likes, everyone has. But instead of trying to bring fanbases down, maybe try to bring positive or constructive discourse.
Because I have preference for some series/genres over others? Whatever floats your boat.
Now that sounds like some great games! I'd be in on day one.
But if it were up to me, Nintendo would cancel the Switch and start focusing more on what really matters: Hanafuda cards! Just imagine: F-Zero is back! In card form!
I mean you're going on about how you want the series to downright bomb and stop existing.
Look. I'm sorry that Rayman and FZero are dead. But that is no reason to attack the Animal crossing fanbase.
I have literally never played an animal crossing game in my life, but animal crossing is clearly far more deserving of nintendo's investment than almost all of their other franchises, if only for the fact that it appeals to loads of people that don't get catered to and is not a platform/fighting/sports thing unlike almost every other videogame. Its absolutely selfish as fuck to want to take away a game from people who don't have that many that suit them, in order to add another to the plethora that probably suit you. I have loads of friends for which animal crossing really helps calm them when they are anxious etc and that alone is a more compelling reason for a game to exist than most of the ones you probably enjoy.
Except the gist of your previous posts is "Your boat should sink because I don't like it".
Games you like will be made regardless of AC, hoping that the game tanks so that resources will be diverted to something else IS childish.
Everyone has preferences.
Your problem is different and the fact that you can't even see it is worrying.
Hint : maybe start thinking from others perspectives rather than solely yours.
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