I always thought it was given they have a such a rigid schedule, but would love if they finally broke off it and gave these games more time. I’ve been penciling it in for January even like the last one, but it could be timed with being potentially cross gen on Switch 2. Would be wild to see how much better a Switch 2 version would run or not.Y'all think Pokémon is definitely early 2025 now? I'm still hoping for fall because that would mean they gave it more time but if Switch 2 launches then or is perhaps already out by then... not like GF are strangers to putting games on the old console I guess
You think so?There won't be a new Mario Party on Switch. The circumstances when consoles got 3 or more of them were very different.
Yeah. Mario Party 9 was only the second entry on the system and had a brand new mechanic, while the 3DS games were low effort filler.You think so?
It's almost been an unwritten rule that we get a new Mario Party the year before or the year of a new console launching, I think going back to the N64.
I hope so but Crafted World was anything but soullessAm I the only one hoping we get a Wooly world port? Crafted world was soulless and huge disappointment
Yup. Back then we had Hudson Soft, a much bigger publisher/studio capable of putting out much more games in one generation.There won't be a new Mario Party on Switch. The circumstances when consoles got 3 or more of them were very different.
next monthIs everyone feeling The Process working behind the scenes? Is the general opinion that it'll work its magic next month, or further out with the Switch 2 reveal?
I wonder why it's taking so long. Holding out until the Universal expansion arrives? You'd think a 2D Platformer would take less than 7 years to make. What do I know though, I'm no game developer.DK game is definitely real. We know with proof EPD made/is making a 2D game for years.
"I'm really feeling it"Is everyone feeling The Process working behind the scenes? Is the general opinion that it'll work its magic next month, or further out with the Switch 2 reveal?
I've seen no reason to abandon #TeamFall2025 for Legends Z-A yet. I really do feel that if it was January-March 2025, they would have just said so like they did with Legends Arceus.Y'all think Pokémon is definitely early 2025 now? I'm still hoping for fall because that would mean they gave it more time but if Switch 2 launches then or is perhaps already out by then... not like GF are strangers to putting games on the old console I guess
I feel like it’s next month for better and for worse. I’m feeling good and mostly excited it’s the big holiday game more than a cross gen launch title.Is everyone feeling The Process working behind the scenes? Is the general opinion that it'll work its magic next month, or further out with the Switch 2 reveal?
I feel like saying a game is early in the year means, "we're targeting January but maybe it'll slip." I currently believe it'll come shortly after the console launches if said launch is March (April/May), or it'll be the March game if Switch 2 slips past the fiscal year.I've seen no reason to abandon #TeamFall2025 for Legends Z-A yet. I really do feel that if it was January-March 2025, they would have just said so like they did with Legends Arceus.
I feel like we're gonna see Prime 4 sooner rather than laterIs everyone feeling The Process working behind the scenes? Is the general opinion that it'll work its magic next month, or further out with the Switch 2 reveal?
Thing is that TPC never specified when in 2025. They've been pretty good at specifying when a game is launching early or late in a given year for a good decade now, but this time they just said it was a Switch game releasing in 2025. Maybe the vagueness is because its a planned cross-gen launch window title, but who knows? We might get a release window for the game at the next Presents, which will probably be in August as usual.I feel like saying a game is early in the year means, "we're targeting January but maybe it'll slip." I currently believe it'll come shortly after the console launches if said launch is March (April/May), or it'll be the March game if Switch 2 slips past the fiscal year.
I could see something thing like, I think an NDcube title is coming regardless.Yeah. Mario Party 9 was only the second entry on the system and had a brand new mechanic, while the 3DS games were low effort filler.
Either way, I don't like putting too much stock in patterns like this that rely on events that are over a decade old when the company and its current system are in a totally different place now. Switch userbase is clearly well served with two Mario Party games that keep on selling a lot despite their age, and Nintendo is going to want one early on in the next system's life.
They could do something like a $40 Animal Crossing Party this year (that would take less resources than a new Mario Party), and then next gen Mario Party in 2026. That I could see.
I've been calling for a new MP for 2024, one that's a lower effort "superstars 2" that reuses the engine, has new remade maps, and reuses a ton of Superstars mini games along with newly remade ones. Something a smaller team could handle while the main team focuses on a next gen Mario Party for Switch 2. Call it copium, but I refuse to believe there weren't plans for Superstar dlc maps at some point, if those dlc maps got moved to a Superstar 2 it would justify my decreasingly embarrassing prediction that DLC HAD to be comingYeah. Mario Party 9 was only the second entry on the system and had a brand new mechanic, while the 3DS games were low effort filler.
Either way, I don't like putting too much stock in patterns like this that rely on events that are over a decade old when the company and its current system are in a totally different place now. Switch userbase is clearly well served with two Mario Party games that keep on selling a lot despite their age, and Nintendo is going to want one early on in the next system's life.
They could do something like a $40 Animal Crossing Party this year (that would take less resources than a new Mario Party), and then next gen Mario Party in 2026. That I could see.
If that was ever gonna happen, it already would haveGame Freak desperately needs a win before the intense negativity around the brand leaks into mainstream consciousness
As angry as the fanbase got over it, stuff like overly faithful remakes and dexit does not mean shit to the average joe buying these games for their kids or w/e. The majority of people who buy stuff as culturally saturated as Pokemon are low information consumers so I wouldn't be surprised if they never even heard about those controversies. Stuff like SV's glitches and complete lack of polish is much easier to grasp and reject for the masses. They will not risk devaluing the games in the eyes of their biggest demographicIf that was ever gonna happen, it already would have
It's definitely possible. The devs there are (were :[ ) really talented, so Nintendo will be looking to recruit them.Imagine instead of a Bayonetta 3 like announcement at The Game Awards, we get...
Nintendo presents
From the people that brought you Hi-Fi Rush
It's not going to happen but it would be a sly move if Nintendo were to ever pick up the former Tango Games staff
What glitches?Stuff like SV's glitches
The tl;dr is that several people said Switch had no more "big" games after TotK. Chris Dring, a noted sales analyst, implied he knew Nintendo's upcoming line up was weak which is why they were skipping the yet to be canceled e3. So of course in June when Nintendo announced a new 2D Mario, everyone went back at Dring like "I thought you said no more big games?" To which he famously replied "this is a game by the C team"
frankly it feels like the dude got some bad info, thought the Switch only had Pikmin/Metroid-scale sellers left, and instead of just owning it and admitting "my bad" he doubled down to an embarrassing degree
Ahhhh, I see now. Thank you!The whole thing was just him moving goalposts to stay "right," even in the face of more and more info to the contrary. The funniest part was after it came out and was a success with great reviews he tried to spin the "C-Team" comment into that he was actually complimenting them
Xenoblade 1 was ported to New 3DS and then got Definitive Edition on Switch.Am I the only one hoping we get a Wooly world port? Crafted world was soulless and huge disappointment
I think we might have one more Switch only direct in September before they formally reveal Switch 2 in OctoberWhen Furukawa posted the tweet about Switch II and the June Direct, could that Direct be the last Switch-only Direct?
Even ignoring the disaster that was 1.0, there's stuff like massive parts of the terrain flickering in and out of existence, Pokemon spawning inside of walls, other players being invisible in Area Zero, camera glitches in Tera Raid, etc. C'mon nowWhat glitches?
Even ignoring the disaster that was 1.0, there's stuff like massive parts of the terrain flickering in and out of existence, Pokemon spawning inside of walls, other players being invisible in Area Zero, camera glitches in Tera Raid, etc. C'mon now
I think we should at least stop with this story of 7 years of development. Things don’t work that way at all, many well-informed posts here have already explained why.I wonder why it's taking so long. Holding out until the Universal expansion arrives? You'd think a 2D Platformer would take less than 7 years to make. What do I know though, I'm no game developer.
I... think you could be onto something here. Like Metroid Prime 4 or Mario Wonder, stinks of the kind of game Nintendo greenlit for Switch some time ago and they just spent a long time getting it right.hot prediction: Nintendo's big holiday game is a new multiplayer Zelda game like four swords or tri-force hero's
There's a solid chance that idea happens eventually, and why not now? Switch has the power and flexibility to actually do the idea justice. It's always had a lot of potential, after all; Four Swords Adventures on GC was brilliant but badly hampered by GBA/GC connectivity existing in a tiny niche. Plus, the one Zelda convention Nintendo didn't upend with the open world games was the player playing alone.hot prediction: Nintendo's big holiday game is a new multiplayer Zelda game like four swords or tri-force hero's
Breath Of The Fortnite. We already have gliders, building tools, and weapons, we're partway to a battle royale game!hot prediction: Nintendo's big holiday game is a new multiplayer Zelda game like four swords or tri-force hero's
EPD Tokyo started hiring for a 2D Action game in August 2020, which kinda lines up well with what DK Vine said about it moving to EPD Tokyo by 2018(pre-production/concept with just the leads until full production and mash hirings in 2020), and that would be about time for it to be done.I know some people are just being sarcastic, but what are the actual odds we'll see a new DK game?
I'd like to imagine they'll have DK for the new system but with how Nintendo is, who the fuck knows at this point.
I think it'd be plenty of time for Tantalus to make a real good remaster of Wind Waker HD/Twilight Princess HD since it'll be ~3 years since Skyward Sword HD (which I believe took 18 months? I don't know for sure tho).For what it's worth, I think it's been over 3 years now that I've also been hearing on and off about The Wind Waker and Twilight Princess remasters. More often than not from people that could just be wishful thinking, but occasionally from some that usually know better than that.
I think that possible spring/summer 2025 reveals for Switch games that will be cross gen with Switch 2(and ofc appear on the Switch 2 event or trailer) would be:I do wonder if Nintendo would announce some big 2025 game at the June direct, which ends up being cross-gen.. Obviously a 3D Mario or new Mario Kart would be an exclusive and would be marketed alongside the new system, but something like a big new Kirby or DK could be teased for 2025 and end up being a cross-gen release early next year
I'm doubtful though, I'm definitely expecting a direct with many more low-key announcements
In terms of development budget alone, yeah, it probably costed more to develop than Super Mario Odyssey. It had a development team double as big and took longer to make.It's not a marketing term. It just refers to the budget.
Did Mario Wonder cost as much to develop as Tears of the Kingdom or Mario Odyssey?
No. It's a smaller game.
I'm referring to budgets here, not the popularity of IP.
This is a solid list of predictions, especially considering DKCR. I have a hard time believing that they’d launch both FE4 and Metroid Prime next to each other though. I feel like they’d save MP4 for the next system if the rest of their schedule looks like this, since they’re already in crisis “make the most of each release” mode (as we think is communicated by NWC)I'm still not letting myself get too excited for H2, remember, the console was initially planned for this year, so there's no way anything that requires any significant dev time would've made it this year (I don't expect new Mario Party or DK this holiday). FE4 and Prime 4, and likely the bamco remaster (I think Uprising) were likely always planned for this year, so I anticipate H2 will be those games spread out alongside some SUPER low effort stuff.
I have no doubt NWC wasn't even conceived until a few months ago, that's a fun campaign they can run in July, buying them time with something "new" made with as little effort as possible. And that's likely what the rest of this year looks like, so what do I think?
May 2024: TTYD HD
June 2024: Prime 2 Shadowdrop and LM2: I think they'll have some fun with this, split up the two's releases, shadow drop one after the Direct and schedule the other with a physical release for August, just to fill things up further
July 2024: NWC NES Edition
August 2024: Prime 3 and 2 + 3 Physical Edition: See June for more info
September 2024: Donkey Kong Country Returns HD: ...Y'all, they're opening a theme park and haven't had a release PERIOD since 2018. This is an easy read, 3D World + BF launched alongside SNW, which borrowed plenty of aesthetic cues from said game. Similarly, Kong's park is very Returns inspired, which is unfortunately still the only brand identity the series has despite the game being nearly 14 years old! So yeah, an HD port of the only Country not on Switch makes sense.
October 2024: FE4 Remake and Prime 4: ...Okay I know I just said these would be split up but nahhhhh these both seem pretty ripe for here
November 2024: Wind Waker HD: It's been in the back pocket, might as well bust it out here, another easy win for the holidays AND it fulfils the yearly Zelda quota.
December 2024: Noooooothing
January 2025: Either Kirby Rainbow Curse port or Yoshi's Wooly World port: both are cute easy games they can pad out the schedule with.
February 2025: Noooooooooooooooooothing
And as a bonus, I still think the new console drops March 2025, with Legends ZA dropping maybe a month or two after, BUUUUT I could TOTALLY see a world where Nintendo pushes the launch to April or even May, and Pokemon comes in as one last major title in March
June Directs tend to have more reveals than the average February/September Direct. Like last year for example had Pikmin 1/2, Super Mario RPG, Super Mario Bros Wonder, Warioware Move It, the re-reveal of Detective Pikachu, and the early announcements of Princess Peach Showtime and Luigi's Mansion 2 HD. June 2021 had Metroid Dread, Mario Party Superstars, Warioware Get It Together, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (technically this was revealed the day before at Ubisofts show, but it was close enough), and the re-reveal of Tears of the Kingdom.I know people are antsy because the last full Direct was so long ago, but I don't think Nintendo's going to be shifting from their "2-3 first party reveals per Direct" average now that we're in the endgame. Metroid Prime 4, Fire Emblem 4, and GameCube Zelda Pack is still a great Direct (with the addition of minor NSO stuff). It's not unknown unknowns, but it'll all be brand-new first-look footage. If there's anything else, it'll be because the successor isn't coming until the second half of 2025.
I think it'll be great enough of a showing that the only real backlash will be from people realising that the Switch 2 version of MP4 that they only promised to themselves, likely doesn't exist at all.