No, hence the name First Party thread lolSo we are not allowed to talk about third party games in this thread I assume?
It'll probably be as successful as trying to move Direct discussions to the Nintendo Community OT.I was wondering: is there any interest in having a dedicated 'Nintendo Direct Speculation |OT|' to keep this one more focused on 1st party discussions?
So we are not allowed to talk about third party games in this thread I assume?
Speaking of Octopath, any thoughts on a sequel or another Squenix partnership?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
Speaking of Octopath, any thoughts on a sequel or another Squenix partnership?
Since this is the first party thread, the teams that intrique me most are the splatoon team and alphadream, among others.
I think Splatoon 2 will be the only Splatoon game on Switch.
so part of me thinks the team will make another game on switch. Maybe a new IP, maybe a weird take on a genre/old IP.
I think something interesting is brewing from that team.
Then alphadream is interesting. Seeing how they make a HD game as currently constructed will be intersting. Since they needed help with Dream Team.
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.I could also see them working on a Splatoon spin-off in a different genre.
Oh wow, never got that into Bravely but can't wait to see what he can do with a new/different IPAsano 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.
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 tooSpeaking of Octopath, any thoughts on a sequel or another Squenix partnership?
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.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 would kill for another 2d Wario Land
I kind of despise Warioware for killing that series.
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.
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).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.
The game is Wario Land: Shake It. :) and it was super fun. Really cool art style. Had some quality humor.I would like a new 2d Wario as well, thought the Wii game was great (even though I've rather embarrassingly forgot the name of it!). Of course a new Wario should include Waluigi in some way ;)
true,I could also see them working on a Splatoon spin-off in a different genre.
A Spike Chunsoft-developed single player Splatoon Mystery Dungeon would be pretty interesting, the more that I think about it.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
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.
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).
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
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.So do we know which team is doing OS programming and NSO? Im wondering how big that team is and who the lead is on that one. Its been fairly quite since NSO launched.
So do we know which team is doing OS programming and NSO? Im wondering how big that team is and who the lead is on that one. Its been fairly quite since NSO launched.
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.
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.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.
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.
Playtonic is just another platformer developer, and Nintendo has ample platformer studios as is.
I'd say they have 4.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.
A Spike Chunsoft-developed single player Splatoon Mystery Dungeon would be pretty interesting, the more that I think about it.
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.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.
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?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.
Is the Pokemon demographic majority-female? I thought it would be relatively neutral.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?
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.Is the Pokemon demographic majority-female? I thought it would be relatively neutral.