Question for you all: If it does end up being crossgen and you're unable to get a Switch 2 due to supply issues, would you just play it on Switch or would you wait as long as it takes to play the best version?
In this inflation, and with my financial situation, I'm sure as hell I won't be able to buy a Switch 2 not even near launch.
I'll definitely get Prime 4 for Switch. And as soon as I can. Maybe as soon as I get the announcement/date I start saving for it.
Then, when I buy a Switch 2 in the future, I play the game again.
I'm pretty sure MP4 is gonna be like GoW Ragnarok: made with the Switch in mind but gets everything made so perfectly that the Switch 2 version even tho being just a higher res makes it one of the best looking games in the system.
I could see a marketing cycle similar to FE Engage - announced in September (well, fully revealed in September for Prime 4) with a January release. Just in time to get those sweet sweet launch sales for the fiscal year.
To be honest I think it would be the better case scenario if the game was gonna come as a Switch exclusive first and just receive a patch later when Switch 2 releases - January will be a slower month BUT it'll just be after a hell lot of people bought switches to play Super Mario Bros Wonder or as Christmas gifts. Being the next big thing can make it sell super well, mainly due to being front loaded and the active base being gigantic after Mario and holiday season.
But if the game comes out in May, can it hurt its sales? I don't know... I think Donkey Kong will come after that regardless (like May/June if Metroid is March/February or June/July if Metroid is May), and games such as Princess Peach Will Star as Main Character in A Brand New Game in 2024 don't scream cross gen to me, and it sure as hell got a lot of effort.
Nintendo definitely will have a lot of stuff coming before the Succ comes. It's not like they'll go all big this holiday then go radio silent until holiday next year for the Succ.
Well, TLOU II came out as PS4 exclusive just less than 5 months before PS5 came out and it did super well. So let's hope everything aligns for MP4.
Not gonna lie: I'm not particularly looking forward to the game's presence in next month's Direct being leaked like... three days in advance. For the love of god, let us be surprised by this one, at least.
Yeah, I agree with the sentiment. Even tho if someone like Pyoro leaked the game would be present would leave me more tranquil that it would finally be time, being fully surprised by it for never seeing it coming would be ideal. I mean MPR was leaked by Papa Geno's but no one believed the guy so when it got shadowdropped everyone was surprised AF.
Imagine if something like Super Mario RPG hadn't leaked... Damn, that would be so big of a surprise that the whole fandom would explode lol.