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This person speaking in tounges claims Prime 4 is in development hell and Nintendo is basing continued development on the Prime trilogy remasters.
This person speaking in tounges claims Prime 4 is in development hell and Nintendo is basing continued development on the Prime trilogy remasters.
This person speaking in tounges claims Prime 4 is in development hell and Nintendo is basing continued development on the Prime trilogy remasters.
Gut feeling tells me to swap around when the next 2D and 3D Mario launch, even if the latter should theoretically have been in production for longer (2D Mario likely starting around end of Splatoon 2 content updates / Mario Maker 2's launch; due to the absence of certain leads on Splatoon 3, and the recruitment in August 2019). I think a big 3D Mario would make for an even more impactful launch title; more opportunities to show off the increased visual fidelity that would come with new hardware.
For Donkey Kong, i'd give it until the launch of the Super Nintendo World Donkey Kong expansion in Japan (by Summer 2024) to surface. They'd want to have some Donkey Kong release launch within the same period (3D World + Bowser's Fury was always set to launch the same year as the park opening, even before both were delayed); so if it doesn't happen i'd expect a remaster of Returns in place of it (don't think this exists, though).
I hope Tomodachi manages to show up sooner than that; but at this point I guess it'd be weird to drop a game with that much evergreen potential so late in the console lifecycle (unless it continues to be supported on the new hardware, of course).
Never knew he worked on it, so thanks for this insight.Yeah he was credited on a patent that was the basis for the Eating Contest game.
US20180056192A1 - Information processing system, storage medium having stored therein information processing program, information processing apparatus, and information processing method - Google Patents
Transmission data including at least data regarding luminances of a plurality of small areas obtained by dividing the entirety of an at least partial area of a captured image captured by an image capturing unit is acquired. Then, using the acquired transmission data, and based on a luminance of...patents.google.com
He was also on a Nintendo recruitment poster with the game but I can't find the actual right now.
This person speaking in tounges claims Prime 4 is in development hell and Nintendo is basing continued development on the Prime trilogy remasters.
Agreed with everything here said but a little correction, the recruitment for 2D Kyoto went up in October 2019. You probably swapped it with a 2D Tokyo recruitment in August 2020.Gut feeling tells me to swap around when the next 2D and 3D Mario launch, even if the latter should theoretically have been in production for longer (2D Mario likely starting around end of Splatoon 2 content updates / Mario Maker 2's launch; due to the absence of certain leads on Splatoon 3, and the recruitment in August 2019). I think a big 3D Mario would make for an even more impactful launch title; more opportunities to show off the increased visual fidelity that would come with new hardware.
For Donkey Kong, i'd give it until the launch of the Super Nintendo World Donkey Kong expansion in Japan (by Summer 2024) to surface. They'd want to have some Donkey Kong release launch within the same period (3D World + Bowser's Fury was always set to launch the same year as the park opening, even before both were delayed); so if it doesn't happen i'd expect a remaster of Returns in place of it (don't think this exists, though).
I hope Tomodachi manages to show up sooner than that; but at this point I guess it'd be weird to drop a game with that much evergreen potential so late in the console lifecycle (unless it continues to be supported on the new hardware, of course).
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This person speaking in tounges claims Prime 4 is in development hell and Nintendo is basing continued development on the Prime trilogy remasters.
Valid points. I also think that looking at how they prepare for Switch 2 2024/2025
- What do you do with Smash Bros.? 4K port and replace some third party characters with first party? Reboot the game?
- Mario Kart. What on earth do you do after just having finishing this extensive expansion and creating the largest MK ever?
- Zelda: 4K ports of BOTW and TOTK?
- Mario. Does one make it on Switch and one get held back for launch?
- No more half assed casual games with the most barebone content. (1-2 Switch). At least some depth.
- Splatoon 4 for launch wouldn't shock me if it's 2025.
- Wouldn't be shocked if Prime 4 is delayed and ultimately releases as Switch 2 launch title.
This person speaking in tounges claims Prime 4 is in development hell and Nintendo is basing continued development on the Prime trilogy remasters.
This person speaking in tounges claims Prime 4 is in development hell and Nintendo is basing continued development on the Prime trilogy remasters.
This person speaking in tounges claims Prime 4 is in development hell and Nintendo is basing continued development on the Prime trilogy remasters.
I feel like this sequence of events is pretty likely. Even if they didn't start aiming for new hardware in 2019, they might have had one eye on it and moved over to new hardware at a later date. Bowser's Fury suggests they were testing concepts which really pushed the Switch, though perhaps EPD 8 would better optimise their software than NST (no offense - I think BF is pretty damn good).I have a theory (and some people suggested it here too) that whatever EPD Tokyo was doing post Odyssey was scrapped and then turned over to Bowser's Fury which was carried to NST. The next 3D Mario begun sometime in 2019 and at that time they already knew it wouldn't make it on this hardware. Yes, COVID hit them as all EPD Groups, they moved to new offices, apparently switching to more universal LunchPack engine and working also on 2D title and yet I feel like all these reasons really not fully explain that they are MIA for so long.
Either way, we are in for the treat, Tokyo is always top quality and with the new hardware they will do wonders. If Koizumi is once again the General Producer of next Nintendo hardware you can be sure that this new Mario game will utilize it to the maximum.
home release of the Mario Movie + Drake + new Mario game would be a perfect stormIf the Switch 2 does indeed launch with an exclusive 3D Mario, a holiday 2023 release window is perfect.
The film's marketing push will ensure its launch to be a huge success.
Oh that's a shame. Wasn't he behind some of HAL's finest tracks in Melee and Air Ride? Then again I thought his Brawl tracks (New Pork City aside) a tad underwhelming.Shogo Sakai is now a freelancer.
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Shogo Sakai is now a freelancer.
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Wait, how is this even a shame? If he went freelance by his own decision then that's good for him! (speaking as a freelancer myself. I won't say it's for everybody but if this is done on his own will and he gets to work on more games outside of HAL/Nintendo, I'm happy for him)Oh that's a shame. Wasn't he behind some of HAL's finest tracks in Melee and Air Ride? Then again I thought his Brawl tracks (New Pork City aside) a tad underwhelming.
Wait, how is this even a shame? If he went freelance by his own decision then that's good for him! (speaking as a freelancer myself. I won't say it's for everybody but if this is done on his own will and he gets to work on more games outside of HAL/Nintendo, I'm happy for him)
With all the talk about Nintendo having a light second half of the year and the fact that 1-2 Switch sold decently well enough when it came out, I'm starting to worry that we might legitimately be looking at Everybody's 1-2 Switch as their "big holiday title" this year. Sure, it's been AWOL for like a year now, but they sat on FE Engage and Metroid Prime Remastered for a year and a half––things might line up just a little too neatly for Stinky Horse to rear his head for real this time.
Yep. 'Light schedule' probably means Nintendo have more family facing games, remasters, and spin offs. Prime 4 and 2D Mario are candidates as far as I'm concerned for October/November.I still think to a journalist, a "light H2" could include a new 2D Mario since that isn't exactly the kind of game that blows people's minds like Zelda or Metroid.
Sure, I agree. But it's frequently the case that games media count particular games (Zelda, 3D Mario, Smash, Metroid) as much more important than others.2D Mario does not count as a "light" release in any way imo. It's been over 15 years since the first NSMB and even that wasn't a shining beacon of originality. A brand-spanking-new 2D Mario is going to be a huge deal.
It just seems more likely that the sources for that rumor don't know what they're talking about, especially after the recent Direct. Increasingly getting the vibe that the source is a disgruntled ReedPop employee.I still think to a journalist, a "light H2" could include a new 2D Mario since that isn't exactly the kind of game that blows people's minds like Zelda or Metroid.
I was gonna say, Chris Dring was among the first to mention the lacking second half because of no floor space buysIt just seems more likely that the sources for that rumor don't know what they're talking about, especially after the recent Direct. Increasingly getting the vibe that the source is a disgruntled ReedPop employee.
It just seems more likely that the sources for that rumor don't know what they're talking about, especially after the recent Direct. Increasingly getting the vibe that the source is a disgruntled ReedPop employee.
Yep. I think it's possible some journalists had wind of Nintendo's release slate going up to Pikmin 4 and a lack of new software announcements in the February Direct, so might infer a light second half from that. Simple truth is we don't know what Nintendo have planned, but we could easily guess that, if software was an issue later this year, they wouldn't have 7 games in the first 7 months of the year.I was gonna say, Chris Dring was among the first to mention the lacking second half because of no floor space buys
It just seems more likely that the sources for that rumor don't know what they're talking about, especially after the recent Direct. Increasingly getting the vibe that the source is a disgruntled ReedPop employee.
I was gonna say, Chris Dring was among the first to mention the lacking second half because of no floor space buys
Yep. I think it's possible some journalists had wind of Nintendo's release slate going up to Pikmin 4 and a lack of new software announcements in the February Direct, so might infer a light second half from that. Simple truth is we don't know what Nintendo have planned, but we could easily guess that, if software was an issue later this year, they wouldn't have 7 games in the first 7 months of the year.
but haven't you heard, if we don't know what's coming in half a year, that always means that they don't have anyt---pwahahahahAt this point, I find it very hard to believe that Nintendo won't have some sort of a general direct in June given what we know about their 2023 plans. I don't see how Nintendo will go into July and beyond with nothing announced except for "Metroid Prime 4- TBD".
IMO, Nintendo not being at E3 has nothing to do with a light schedule after Zelda. There are other reasons behind the scenes that we are not currently privy to.
Metroid Prime 4 is not coming in 2023 lolThese journalists only got wind of Nintendos schedule up to July and assumed it was for the whole year is how I look at it. They don’t know what’s coming in the fall like a possible 2D Mario and Metroid Prime 4
Oh god, Mystery Dungeon?So yeah, we can jot down one Pokemon Day announcement at least.
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In few minutes there will be headlines about thisSo yeah, we can jot down one Pokemon Day announcement at least.
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