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Nintendo-First Party Thread |OT2| New Year. New Mii.
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No, hence the name First Party thread lol
Edit: At least as long as it doesn't relate to any sort of partnership with Nintendo ala Octopath Traveler
It'll probably be as successful as trying to move Direct discussions to the Nintendo Community OT.
I'd recommend against it, unless it's a third party title Nintendo is publishing, like Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3. Those are considered first party.
Speaking of Octopath, any thoughts on a sequel or another Squenix partnership?
Asano finally got his own team and said that they plan on releasing one game a year. It sounds like they're gonna work on more Octopath Traveler and/or Bravely in the future but this year's game is supposedly something else.
I am hoping that it is Tokita's secret Switch product but it might be something mobile or web bound.
I could also see them working on a Splatoon spin-off in a different genre.
A single-player focused Splatoon spin-off would be interesting. The IP is big enough to justify spin-offs at this point, and Splatoon 3 probably won't even release this generation.
Oh wow, never got that into Bravely but can't wait to see what he can do with a new/different IP
Bravely Third and/or Bravely Default 1+2 is heavily hinted many times. That's pretty much a lock. The question is when rather than if. I'm sure an Octopath Traveler sequel is probable, but most likely down the line. Plus who knows, maybe another new IP from the new studio division too
I think Bravely Third is late next year or the year after. They probably began development sometime in the second half of last year after Octopath's success.
It's going to be interesting to see what Good-Feel does after Crafted World (which they seem to have finished months ago). Would be nice to see them go back to the first Nintendo franchise they worked on.
A new Wario Land after all this time would be great, but I can't help but be a bit curious about what Good Feel can do other than 2D platformers. They're full of Konami refugees with experience in diverse genres. Last I checked they had the creator of Goemon, the director of NES Contra and the director of Silent Hill 2 there. Not saying 2D platformers are "beneath" them or anything, just interested in what else they could cook up.
Well, it wasn't too long ago that people were dearly missing the Ware series and were unsure if there was going to be another entry. Fans are most vocal about absent franchises. I'm sure if Advance Wars continued, we would hear a lot about how they hate it for killing FE.
I guess these "one or the other" absences are what people want rectified by hiring more staff, but it seems like additional experienced/trusted producers are needed more than larger amounts of workers or studios.
I guess these "one or the other" absences are what people want rectified by hiring more staff, but it seems like additional experienced/trusted producers are needed more than larger amounts of workers or studios.
Speaking of Wario Ware; we all know one is coming eventually to Switch. It kind of feels like Mario Party last year in the sense that it's inevitable but no one actually knows when it will come. I could easily see that being a 2020 title.
I took a quick look on Mobygames and it seems like most of the leads on Woolly World aren't credited for much else before joining Good-Feel and that people like Madoka Yamauchi and Koichi Yagi stepped back from on-hands development roles after Wario Land into advisor roles. But yes, I wouldn't be opposed to them trying something different either.
I know its a bit late, but I'm happy the direct speculation got its own thread. Mayne I'll be able to keep up with this thread now!
As for the Wario games.... I'd like to see a Wario World sequel. The GC game was nice, and I feel they can build upon it a lot.
As for the Wario games.... I'd like to see a Wario World sequel. The GC game was nice, and I feel they can build upon it a lot.
Hey, if you guys wanted another newer first party Nintendo game, what would you want? Splatoon 3: Wars, Arms 2: Legs, or a new game with its own style similar to the previous two?
Even though Treasure still seems somewhat alive, I doubt they'd have the resources to build that type of game again to modern standards (assuming Nintendo would even greenlight another 3D platforming game in that franchise).
The game is Wario Land: Shake It. :) and it was super fun. Really cool art style. Had some quality humor.
true,
but part of me feels the inevitable splatoon spin-off will go to a smaller team, and won't be nearly the budget.
Like Mystery Dungeon for Pokemon or Mario & Luigi
A Spike Chunsoft-developed single player Splatoon Mystery Dungeon would be pretty interesting, the more that I think about it.
I'd love a Wario Ware game on Switch, but my fear is that they'll gussy it up with a bunch of nonsense multiplayer mumbo jumbo like they did with the Wii version.
I would love it if they stuck to basics a la the original GBA game. No touch, no microphone, no twisting, just "mash" style mini-games.
I would love it if they stuck to basics a la the original GBA game. No touch, no microphone, no twisting, just "mash" style mini-games.
The strange thing is that Azusa Tajima served as an assistant director on Wario World, and she also was one of the directors on Wario: Master of Disguise, Super Princess Peach and two of the GBA F-Zeros (plus Fossil Fighters and Disaster Day of Crisis.) All kind of whiffs that stalled or shelved their respective series.
BUT it's just a fun bit of info, I don't want to start some narrative. Besides, she also produced Lego City, so it's all good.
HAL helped with the OS. As for NSO itself, it should have been at least half-developed by DeNa. In Smash Bros credits Hatena (the guys behind Miiverse and Flipnote) and SRD (basically the programming arm of EPD) are credited for the online, but they could have been helped only on that particular game.
I was thinking about how Nintendo seems to have a found a new, long term Western partner in Mercury Steam and it got me wondering. What other, independent Western developers could they start working with?
They're not going to be working with Headstrong Games or Monster Games anymore so replacements need to be found.
They're not going to be working with Headstrong Games or Monster Games anymore so replacements need to be found.
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Nintendo PTD (Platform, Technology & Development) is in charge of the OS, Online, and several aspects of technology, mechanics, and infrastructure surrounding Nintendo hardware.
It's kinda hard to guess at them because Nintendo doesn't tend to team with storied Western devs who are broadly recognized, I assume because they feel they can exert more control on them otherwise. Even strong partners like Next Level Gameswere making stuff like Transformers: Cybertron Adventures in between their work with Nintendo before deciding to exclusively develop for them. That said they did just give their premier IP to Ubisoft so things might be slowly changing.
Playtonic and Armature are good candidates. Both studios have developers who have worked with Nintendo in the past (former Rare and Retro Studios) and make games that are good fits for the Nintendo audience.
Actually, if Nintendo could merge with TakeTwo as a whole, they both profit a lot from each other. It's pipe dream but an amazing one:
-Rockstar studios are the best car combat devs in the world. It's time to carry F-Zero franchise to the open world realm and they're the ones should do that.
-Irrational games now absorbed into 2K Marin, they could create Metroid Prime game very close to the Retro's style.
-Out of all devs, Ken Levine is the biggest Zelda fan as he dumped his girlfriend over Ocarina of Time. I want to see what he and his newly founded studio Ghost Story to make out of 2D Zelda franchise.
-For 3D Zelda Rockstar San Diego/Red Dead team should be the devs.
-Firaxis is todays one of the best turn based strategy creator. Fire Emblem and Advance wars are among the best turn based strategy games ever created. It's a match made in heaven.
-While Visual Concepts are so good in creating realistic sports game, maybe it's time they tried their hands at Mario Sports.
Not to forget Nintendo would have all 2K properties exclusive to its system, and they are all what Switch needs nowadayas: Borderlands, GTA, Mafia, Bioshock. Open world games and adventure FPS. If Nintendo is to merge with someone, it shouldn't be with nonsensical options like Apple or Disney. It should be with Take Two.
I don't think Playtonic would be a good candidate. What would they bring to the table? Next Level brought experience with sports titles, Retro was built with people responsible for shooters like Turok. Playtonic is just another platformer developer, and Nintendo has ample platformer studios as is.
They're a 3D platform developer and Nintendo really only has one of those right now.
I'd say they have 4.
The 2nd one is either Legend of Zelda, or Metroid Prime 4.
The 3rd one is Yoshi's Wooly World
The 4th one is Kirby.
Yeah if Nintendo were to make uncharacteristic partnerships in the west, I'd hope it'd be with studios who can cover an area in which Nintendo themselves is weak or lacking.
wouldn't be surprised to see SC do a MD game with another Nintendo IP since PMD's story came to an end and they exhausted all their ideas with PSMD. I don't think it would be a good idea to do an X6 situation with Pokemon MD and run it into the ground, so having a Zelda/Splatoon/Mario Mystery Dungeon game could be a fun experiment.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/ee...female-ratio-18-24-largest-demographic.98404/
It'll be interesting to see how this affects Nintendo's software output going forward.
It'll be interesting to see how this affects Nintendo's software output going forward.
I don't think it will at all. Nintendo's games aren't particularly masculine or feminine, I think, except for maybe Animal Crossing. Mario is for all genders.
I'm interested to see if AC and Gen 8, the likely biggest titles of 2019, will push it into a majority of female ownership. Would that be a first for a console?
Is the Pokemon demographic majority-female? I thought it would be relatively neutral.
Yeah it's more so that Pokemon will probably keep things steady, while I think a majority of Nintendo's other big IPs (apart from AC) could skew things back into a male majority. Though Nintendo has pretty much played all those big guns already.
Pokemon Go was Initially very female during its initial boom but went back to about 53/47 female by the end of 2016. https://medium.com/@sm_app_intel/po...g-player-mix-of-a-smash-hit-game-b9099d5527b7 Pokemon will bring a new crowd to the switch but I doubt it effects the gender balance.
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