|
Post by Mandarin Dessert Version 0 on Aug 31, 2022 8:04:38 GMT -5
Thank you for the replies so far, really appreciate it.
Makes me wonder what other issues might cause a game to probably not being released on these services besides the most obvious ones: -Being connected to a movie/TV series/comic etc. franchise for which Nintendo not only has to buy the licence from the developer/publisher again but also from the original creator (for example, Batman, Back To The Future, Disney's Adventures In The Magic Kingdom, Popeye etc.)
-Already has been released by the original game developer/publisher or other entity as part of a compilation (Castlevania, Contra, Mega Man, the Capcom Disney Afternoon-related games, the NES Turtles games etc.).
|
|
|
Post by Lizuka #BLM on Aug 31, 2022 16:27:34 GMT -5
Rumors going around of a Direct in a couple of weeks where they'll be finally announcing Wind Waker and Twilight Princess. ... I just played through Wind Waker a few weeks ago and I'd still totally buy it day one.
|
|
|
Post by BorneAgain on Aug 31, 2022 17:42:42 GMT -5
The Switch era has been pretty consistent with Zelda releases every year:
2017: Breath of The Wild 2018: Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition 2019: Link's Awakening Remake 2020: Hyrule Warriors; Age of Calamity 2021: Skyward Sword HD
Wind Waker and Twilight Princess HD are the last LoZ remasters/ports that would be be significant and are two of the three final Wii U titles that genuinely warrant a Switch re-release (with Xenoblade X as the final one). Get them out for this holiday season followed by Breath of the Wild 2 next year and it would make sense.
|
|
|
Post by Lizuka #BLM on Aug 31, 2022 18:39:27 GMT -5
The Switch era has been pretty consistent with Zelda releases every year: 2017: Breath of The Wild 2018: Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition 2019: Link's Awakening Remake 2020: Hyrule Warriors; Age of Calamity 2021: Skyward Sword HD Wind Waker and Twilight Princess HD are the last LoZ remasters/ports that would be be significant and are two of the three final Wii U titles that genuinely warrant a Switch re-release (with Xenoblade X as the final one). Get them out for this holiday season followed by Breath of the Wild 2 next year and it would make sense. I think you could make an argument for Woolly World but mostly because Crafted World sucks.
|
|
|
Post by BorneAgain on Aug 31, 2022 18:42:12 GMT -5
The Switch era has been pretty consistent with Zelda releases every year: 2017: Breath of The Wild 2018: Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition 2019: Link's Awakening Remake 2020: Hyrule Warriors; Age of Calamity 2021: Skyward Sword HD Wind Waker and Twilight Princess HD are the last LoZ remasters/ports that would be be significant and are two of the three final Wii U titles that genuinely warrant a Switch re-release (with Xenoblade X as the final one). Get them out for this holiday season followed by Breath of the Wild 2 next year and it would make sense. I think you could make an argument for Woolly World but mostly because Crafted World sucks. The only reason I don't mention Woolly World is due to the 3DS release which has me suspect Nintendo views as a game they've essentially gotten the most out of. Its a shame as a Switch version of WW with the later release's bonuses would still do decent numbers.
|
|
|
Post by Lizuka #BLM on Aug 31, 2022 19:15:51 GMT -5
I think you could make an argument for Woolly World but mostly because Crafted World sucks. The only reason I don't mention Woolly World is due to the 3DS release which has me suspect Nintendo views as a game they've essentially gotten the most out of. Its a shame as a Switch version of WW with the later release's bonuses would still do decent numbers. True, though that didn't stop them with Xenoblade. Honestly wouldn't mind getting some 3DS games ported to the Switch. Kid Icarus, Link Between Worlds, Fire Emblem Awakening and Fates, and maybe 3D Land all offhand strike me as good choices for that.
|
|
|
Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Aug 31, 2022 23:52:02 GMT -5
Rumors going around of a Direct in a couple of weeks where they'll be finally announcing Wind Waker and Twilight Princess. ... I just played through Wind Waker a few weeks ago and I'd still totally buy it day one. I own both on Wii U, WW on GCN and TP on Wii and I’d buy a Switch collection day one
|
|
chrom
Backup Wench
Master of the rare undecuple post
Posts: 87,187
Member is Online
|
Post by chrom on Sept 1, 2022 10:33:40 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Sept 1, 2022 16:17:06 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by BorneAgain on Sept 1, 2022 17:52:01 GMT -5
Tangentially related to Nintendo, but some speculation's been running rampant about Konami announcing some projects soon. They do have a mystery reveal set up for the Tokyo Game Show from an entry in a world-loved series. Also the rumor mill has been active about some remasters of the first three Metal Gear Solid titles. As far as the former, given the Switch oriented Japan focused direction of Konami, I'm guessing either an anime tie in (Attack on Titan?) ala their Yu-Gi-Oh releases, an Eastern appeal franchise revival like Suikoden, or maybe an outside chance of another Silent Hill. In regards to the latter, I'm not sure. Remasters would fit the more modest budgets they go for, and playing the first three titles on the go via the Switch (because there's no way Konami will ignore the system given how valuable its been for them) would be an easy selling point. However there's been constant MGS rumors for years now and its hard to see why now they have some much validity. Its a possibility, but much like the "Sony buying Konami" talk, it does reek of a certain wish fulfillment that doesn't quite line up with the current market strategy.
|
|
|
Post by Lizuka #BLM on Sept 1, 2022 17:56:37 GMT -5
I'm curious if they'll remaster MGS1 or if they'll do Twin Snakes. Though really I'd think the one that most actually needs it is MGS4, is the hardest one to access at this point.
That said I'd a lot rather have remasters of Silent Hill 2, 3, and Shattered Memories.
|
|
|
Post by castletonsnob on Sept 5, 2022 16:53:57 GMT -5
Hot take: It's better that the Nintendo-Sony partnership fell through. Nintendo and Sony are the perfect yin-yang for the gaming industry.
|
|
|
Post by Mike Strike on Sept 5, 2022 17:12:10 GMT -5
Hot take: It's better that the Nintendo-Sony partnership fell through. Nintendo and Sony are the perfect yin-yang for the gaming industry. Nintendo having a near-monopoly on the industry after Sega goes 3rd party (inevitable in every timeline), & MS getting cold feet about XBox because no one but Big N can be successful, is a hell of a what if.
|
|
|
Post by BorneAgain on Sept 5, 2022 17:22:39 GMT -5
Hot take: It's better that the Nintendo-Sony partnership fell through. Nintendo and Sony are the perfect yin-yang for the gaming industry. At the very least, the industry needed a strong company that could effectively target older players and move the console business into doing more mature content. Nintendo was always aiming to be family friendly, and the problems between Sega's American and Japanese divisions meant they were ill equipped to even release a system let alone change the market. While the scene would go overboard in later years about doing "realistic" and "adult" games, it needed a Sony that could give a platform to stuff like Metal Gear Solid and GTA effectively.
|
|
chrom
Backup Wench
Master of the rare undecuple post
Posts: 87,187
Member is Online
|
Post by chrom on Sept 7, 2022 10:37:56 GMT -5
New Pokemon, Opposing Team, Gym Leaders and more revealed
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2022 15:37:39 GMT -5
those bastards releasing such a nice looking switch when i can't validate getting a new one
also went back to wave race 64 and it still holds up
|
|
|
Post by Mike Strike on Sept 7, 2022 16:49:10 GMT -5
I rather have Oracle remakes than WW/TP again tbh. Though I suppose Game Boy NSO will fill that void soon enough.
|
|
|
Post by jimmyjackezekiel on Sept 7, 2022 17:21:36 GMT -5
*Sees Klawf* That is no Pokemon. That is an alien abomination. Kill it! lol jk.
|
|
chrom
Backup Wench
Master of the rare undecuple post
Posts: 87,187
Member is Online
|
Post by chrom on Sept 7, 2022 17:47:46 GMT -5
Once I get a second Armarouge I'll need someone to trade me their Ceruledge
|
|
Gus Richlen: Ruffian
Patti Mayonnaise
Metal Maestro: Co-winner of the FAN Idol Throwdown!
BAU BAU
Posts: 39,206
|
Post by Gus Richlen: Ruffian on Sept 7, 2022 21:33:01 GMT -5
Once I get a second Armarouge I'll need someone to trade me their Ceruledge I'll volunteer. Though I must say, while I'm still 100% getting these games as soon as they come out, every trailer I see makes me feel more and more pessimistic about this.
|
|