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Still waiting for Retro to announce what game they are developing?
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This makes no sense. They ARE working on a new game - this is a fact. Retro and Nintendo already confirmed this and Retro hired people for this new project.
Someone made a thread about it but seems as though there might be online services to it.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/hi...os-next-game-to-have-online-multiplayer.1439/
https://www.resetera.com/threads/hi...os-next-game-to-have-online-multiplayer.1439/
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We live in a 6ish month announcement to release schedule Nintendo unless it has Zelda in the title or its existence needs to be confirmed to shut fans and stockholders up.
So if it's taken this long, it means Nintendo has planned for it to likely be their holiday game next year. Would not be surprised to have the game built on a whole new engine either which takes time. I fully expect some sort of service game.
So if it's taken this long, it means Nintendo has planned for it to likely be their holiday game next year. Would not be surprised to have the game built on a whole new engine either which takes time. I fully expect some sort of service game.
It's awesome in a sense that we don't know their game because think of it...
all these awesome Switch games and Retro's still not out or even out there.
Whatever it is, quality is guaranteed.
all these awesome Switch games and Retro's still not out or even out there.
Whatever it is, quality is guaranteed.
I really hope it's a new IP but I'm not keeping my hopes up.
4 years is not really that much if they're not doing a sequel. Zelda usually takes that and I don't see why they couldn't be making something as complex as Zelda.
Of course, there's the possibility that they've spent 2 years or so in some project that got canceled and had to start something from scratch since then. That happens a lot more than you would think.
4 years is not really that much if they're not doing a sequel. Zelda usually takes that and I don't see why they couldn't be making something as complex as Zelda.
Of course, there's the possibility that they've spent 2 years or so in some project that got canceled and had to start something from scratch since then. That happens a lot more than you would think.
I know for the most part this has been said to death, but I would want a new IP from them instead of another DK game.
I don't mind if it's Donkey Kong related, but I would hate if it was another side-scroller. A return to form was nice, but I think the series needs a major shakeup again. Still hoping it's Diddy Kong Racing 2. I feel most people would meltdown, but it would be an instant system seller for me. Especially if it used similar graphics to MK8... give it to me! It sounds perfect already tbh
I'm sorry but the studio is MIA for almost 4 years now. That's uncalled for. You make it look like it's a common thing when it's not.
I think their last few games have been revealed at E3 and I don't expect things to change this time around.
Yeah all their games have been revealed at E3, so it would be expected to appear next year.
PLEASE be a new IP. Retro deserves to do their own thing. Nintendo seems a lot more willing to let their talented devs flex some creative freedom (see: Splatoon) but Retro is a Western studio and so I'm not sure they would be given the same treatment.
I REALLY want a new IP.
Or StarTropics.
I REALLY want a new IP.
Or StarTropics.
Game will probably be out in 2018 I think. Banking on a January or E3 announcement, holiday release. Can't wait to see what they've been cooking, aside from BBQ.
There's a pretty rational explanation for Retro's long absence.
They've been working on a new project since Tropical Freeze wrapped up in November, 2013. The studio's president revealed this to Gamespot.
Here is a link to the article: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/d...-a-powerhouse-confirms-new-game/1100-6418032/
Since Prime 2 wrapped in 2004, Retro has been on a three year dev cycle for their major projects. Prime 3 launched in 2007, Donkey Kong Country Returns released in 2010, and Tropical Freeze ended production at the end of 2013.
Assuming their next project saw a similar dev cycle, it would have wrapped at the end of 2016.
Late 2016 would have been a poor time to release a new Wii U project and too early to release a Switch title.
Since Nintendo already had a full software slate for 2017, they may have given Retro more time. It's also possible the project changed in scope or became something new entirely once it became clear that Wii U was no longer a viable platform. Sure, it's also possible Retro is struggling as a studio, but a 4 year silence doesn't automatically point to that. The failure of Wii U likely created new opportunities for many of Nintendo's development teams.
Nintendo is more secretive than most when it comes to game announcements. It's not uncommon for them to announce something just a few months before the launch (they just did it with a console), so it's possible that they're just waiting for the right time to announce it.
But indeed, no one even knowing what the studio is working on for such a long time uncommon. What makes me believe that they had some projects canceled during those years. I think it's also possible that they were working on something for the WiiU that had to be redone for the Switch for some reason, delaying more the project.
It's probably going to be DK and I wouldn't mind even though I'm a bigger fan of Metroid. I'm in regardless.
I'd say you're way more likely to get a new 2D Donkey Kong Country than a new DK64.
Strongest possibilities to me seem like...
Metroid Prime 4 development assistance /online multiplayer mode. I think Nintendo wants this game out next year for the holiday season since it's something that could potentially grab people outside of the Nintendo bubble.
Off the wall revival IP. A new Mach Rider, a crazy new approach to a forgotten franchise (a la kid Icarus uprising). I see Nintendo giving Retro a shot at doing a western style RPG or open world game with an extra level of Nintendo polish. Would get people going nuts.
2D Mario. This is probably least expected and not what people want, but hear me out. Nintendo likely wants a 2D Mario following up Odyssey's insane reception, and I feel like given the reception to tropical freeze they'd be willing to give Retro a shot. I have no doubt they could make something more visually and musically unique and interesting that New Super Mario Bros, and maybe this could even include some slight "crossover" elements between the Donkey Kong Country games and Mario series.
Strongest possibilities to me seem like...
Metroid Prime 4 development assistance /online multiplayer mode. I think Nintendo wants this game out next year for the holiday season since it's something that could potentially grab people outside of the Nintendo bubble.
Off the wall revival IP. A new Mach Rider, a crazy new approach to a forgotten franchise (a la kid Icarus uprising). I see Nintendo giving Retro a shot at doing a western style RPG or open world game with an extra level of Nintendo polish. Would get people going nuts.
2D Mario. This is probably least expected and not what people want, but hear me out. Nintendo likely wants a 2D Mario following up Odyssey's insane reception, and I feel like given the reception to tropical freeze they'd be willing to give Retro a shot. I have no doubt they could make something more visually and musically unique and interesting that New Super Mario Bros, and maybe this could even include some slight "crossover" elements between the Donkey Kong Country games and Mario series.
Whatever it is, I hope it's crafted with as much care as their other games. They're 5 for 5 as far as I'm concerned and their first and last are among the very best ever.
RT
Even Square-En*x, a studio that's fallen so far from grace and faces no hope for recovery in the future, managed to release other (often quality, purchase Bravely Second today) titles while working on their years-long turd FFXV.
What's Retro's excuse?
Retro is like not even a tenth the size of Square Enix.
What do you mean?
We know exactly what they're making.
Finally!
(that's an old image, someone put a switch in there)
WHY DID YOU HAVE TO IMPLANT THIS THOUGHT IN MY HEAD
now this is my most desired game ever.
Who better? Like i said, both of those genres are popular and sorely missing from the switches library. Retro is a competent studio that produce games of high production value and would be able to fill this gap with a high quality game. That's literally exactly what the Switch needs right now. Payday 2 and Gear Club aren't AAA enough to appeal to the battlefield and Forza crowd.
And?
Axiom Verge was created by one man and released to critical acclaim, and regardless of my opinion that Undertale is Tumblr in game form, so was Undertale.
I've been saying I wouldn't be surprised to see it at the Game Awards. I definitely 100% expect to see it in 2018 and release in 2018.
Yeah I'm kinda expecting a 3D collectathon Donkey Kong game from them. And the idea...kind excites me. Especially now after playing Odyssey. I just love these types of games, especially when they're highly polished.
I wouldn't mind a new IP though!
I wouldn't mind a new IP though!