Thanks so much! Was great to have you.I checked it out. Was fun to see him play. And I can imagine it was also a bit stresfull maybe that people were watching but I think he did great. Happy he managed to defeat the guardian, haha.
Based on the hiring call I'm leaning towards new IP or possibly a follow up to Ever Oasis.
Interesting. Is there a consolidation of this hiring call I can read?
The implication there is that it seems like it's not a mini to him
I think the only two unquestionably necessary changes is the sprite for the Reggie character, and the scene where Lucas learns how to use PK magic. For the most part everything else would be fine as is
This report from the time has it.
Because they're an independent studio, not a subsidiary being told what to do, and Nintendo don't just greenlight the games that are guaranteed hits.
Then I wonder what game(s) he knows will be there to dictate it’s a general direct. He doesn’t seem to know DK is coming. Fire Emblem he’s said is coming, but has said it could be saved for September. Does he know for sure we’re getting BotW 2 info? Does he know a brand new mainline Mario game is getting announced?
Could simply be that the number of third parties and indies waiting on a Direct reveal is high and suggests a lengthy broadcast is coming, too. I mean yeah, I get the logic with the first party titles, though.
Ever Oasis is co-owned by Nintendo so they need Nintendo to greenlight a sequel (not like I think they wouldnt due to Zelda remakes making more money). If it’s another new IP that could change tho if there is no Nintendo involvement
Yeah that could be it too
But why would Nintendo greenlight the sequel to a game that flopped hard over a new game in one of the their most beloved franchise ? Especially when their last game was a remake to the same franchise.
They have worked for other studios like FurYu before, they don’t only work for Nintendo even if it’s their more common partner. https://www.grezzo.co.jp/en/game
Because like I said, Nintendo don't always push ahead with projects that are guaranteed hits. Keeping the partnership with Grezzo going also depends on what Grezzo themselves want to do. Why do Ever Oasis after Ocarina and MM 3D sold 10 million copies between them?
Is this guy vetted???
They worked with FuRYu to provide assistance in game design exclusively yes but it's quite different than their relationship with Nintendo.
I feel like Grezzo has enough talent and has worked for Nintendo enough for Nintendo to greenlight a new IP or a bigger Ever Oasis game to create a series. This would also tie Grezzo with Nintendo for the future so it’s also a good move by Nintendo part and is not like they need another remake this late on Switch lifespan
I’m no insider, but as someone constantly let down by Persona rumors I would say no
My guess would be next weekend, since the only two remaining possibilities seem to be 22/23 or 29/30
Nintendo wants to release games now that will keep selling in 4-5 years even with a new console, so the titles released will be more than just budget releases (like cheap remasters) and derivative sequels imo. I think Nintendo wants the release of new hardware to affect the software output as little as possible
It's not that they cant make a good sequel on the same console, it's that they need to focus development resources on making games for the first 2-3 years of the next console. Games have to be front loaded or people wont buy into the console. Consumers don't buy consoles for the hope games might be there eventually, but to play games that exist right now. Breath of the Wild 2 is probably going to be an exception to this rule, and likely mostly because it was supposed to come out earlier. I'm sure they didn't expect an iterative sequel on the same console to take so much time to develop, but covid messed a lot of things up and it sounds like they had a lot of ideas beyond what they originally planned. But there's little reason to think there will be any other big games until the next console launches.
Xbox is harder to believe than Switch, frankly, but P3/P4/P5 will definitely be ported elsewhere in the near future; and not just PS ports for the former two. One of those cases where to most people it seems unlikely until it happens and seems obvious in retrospect.
Say what
This. I think it's counterproductive to view Switch as a platform which is coming to a discrete end; there's going to be a cross-gen period and Nintendo are preparing for that. They'll want the software to continue to sell.
Well, if P5R is announced for Xbox it'll absolutely also come on the Switch, and regardless of who announced it first, I guarantee that the Switch version will be the one that generate the most buzz and the most sales
I totally expect Xbox to focus more on ports/remakes while Direct to show off never games like Megaman or Mana. Small Ip, new game >>> Bigger IP re-release for me.
That depends on what audience they're targeting. If they're targeting the hardcore audience with their next device then I agree with you it doesn't need any exclusive games at all. The hardcore audience will buy whatever Nintendo shovels out. The OLED barely changed anything and people still bought it. However if they're targeting a broader audience than the OLED does, including more casual consumers, then they will want system sellers. Because grandma don't care about a nicer screen.
Why? Like if the port only exists because Microsoft is paying for PC/Xbox ports that doesn’t mean is coming to Switch if nobody pays for it
Remember the rumors only taked about Xbox/PC, not Switch. I know it would make 100% sense to also port Persona mainline titles to Switch, but Atlus is Atlus.
...fair, but I can't really think of anything that would excite me, personally, more
It's not gonna be a mini, I can say that confidently. Because a mini would be too small to show already existing games. They need to show Splatoon, Xenoblade, Bayo and updates to several existing games. That would be one big ass mini.
If Nintendo is going to become even more 1st party reliant then they’ll probably need to be at least triple the size they currently are now.
I think Nintendo really should start looking into turning quite a bit of their franchises into long term gaas titles.
