@Grumblevolcano I didn't mean that in a derogatory way or anything - I just understand that my point of view is perhaps on the 'optimistic' end of the scale, so the opposing point of view is pessimistic by comparison
I'm pretty confident that Nintendo won't neglect their most established and lucrative franchises though -
and I'd also expect the Switch to have a fairly lengthy lifespan (compared to the WiiU for example) ..so I am seemingly more hopeful than most that most of the key IP's will get standalone games on this platform - even multiple releases in some cases - to capitalise on the success they're having with this particular hardware iteration
...I just don't think that the assumption that we won't be getting a 'Smash 5' or a 'Mario Kart 9' should become the status quo, that's all - we might, we might not - but sometimes I just feel that optimism that we will get those games gets dampened to a point where people begin to believe that we won't & I just like to remind people that the hope is still very much alive!
There's no real reason to assume one way or the other - it's just hope, fear or guesswork at this point really - but I'm firmly in the 'hope' camp myself!
Also, to add onto this point about not getting a Mario Kart in the future - since the DS, a new Mario Kart game has been appearing every three years, and [technically for Europe at least] the trend has been that the handheld version launches the same year as the console launched, while the home versions are two years after launch. Since Switch takes the form of both, 8 Deluxe is the 'handheld' game, with 9/10 being the 'home' version in three years time.
However, I can understand the point about convention breaking, since that is something Nintendo seem to be doing recently - at least since the Switch's reveal.
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'Mario Kart Switch' wouldn't necessarily have to offer a visual improvement over MK8D...they could go down the 'Double Dash' route instead and offer a twist on the format, perhaps? (just to offer something different to what is already available) ..it'd certainly need a USP - and if the selling point isn't the graphics, it'd have to be a new/different way of playing instead
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As for Mario Tennis Aces being an early June title, that would actually make a lot of sense. I forgot to put Nintendo Labo on the list which is already a confirmed April game. Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition and Nintendo Labo is enough for April. I still think Yoshi will be June so maybe Mario Tennis Aces in early June and Yoshi in late June.
@subpopz Well there is a lot they can still innovate with the Mario Kart franchise. I mean, if they were really struggling for idea they could just steal the idea of tracks changing during the course of the race from Sonic and All Stars Racing Transformed or whatever it was called. But this being Nintendo, they probably have plenty of original ideas they could bring to the genre.
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@Grumblevolcano I really can't imagine Xenoblade X being the Switch big 2nd year Xmas game,not by any stretch. There will be more ports for sure but there will be several big games from Nintendo as usual mixed in between. If they're just going to be releasing ports all year, then what are all the first and 2nd party teams going to be doing. Koizumi said back in December, and he's said it previously to that too, that there will be a steady stream of games throughout the year just like last year, there will be IP that they've yet to use as well as new IP and non traditional Nintendo IP.Plus there will be games that make use of the Switch's unique features . Labo falls into the latter obviously Not sure about non traditional Nintendo IP though, Labo is still very Nintendo so I'm not sure it could fit that description.
I think there will be, at the very minimum 6 big non port releases by Nintendo themselves this year,Mario Tennis and Fire Emblem included. That's less than they would normally put out on any single console, never mind a hugely successful one in its 2nd year and no 3DS to support.
'Mario Kart Switch' wouldn't necessarily have to offer a visual improvement over MK8D...they could go down the 'Double Dash' route instead and offer a twist on the format, perhaps? (just to offer something different to what is already available) ..it'd certainly need a USP - and if the selling point isn't the graphics, it'd have to be a new/different way of playing instead
I'm thinking Mario Kart 9 will probably have a "Transform" feature, which your vehicle can transform into another form. Imagine from Go Kart changes into a Motorbike or from ATV changes into Mini Aeroplane, etc. Probably, a new type of vehicles, floating vehicles like Magic Carpet / Mini Aeroplane / Jet Pack / Superhero cape / Wing , etc (Remember Chocobo Racing PS1 ? There were Bahamut with its wing, Black or White Mage with their Magic carpet )
I don't get the logic of people who are saying that Nintendo should make sequels rather than ports because they want "innovation". Because somehow a brand new Smash Bros and a brand new Mario Kart is the most innovative thing they could be doing. They have to release these games, they're the games that move systems. And clearly people don't seem to care that they're ports judging by the sales. So they've done what they needed to do.
So isn't it better that Nintendo can instead put those resources into different games entirely? For example if Mario Kart 8 Deluxe had been Mario Kart 9 we wouldn't have got Arms. I'd personally rather have Mario Kart 8, Smash Bros 4 for Switch and another two entirely different games than "proper sequels" of Smash and Kart.
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@OorWullie Well the big holiday game for 2017 wasn't Xenoblade 2 in December, it was Mario Odyssey at the end of October. So the big holiday game this year with the list I created would be the Smash 4 port of which it's Smash so for most the fact it's a port won't dampen the hype, especially if it includes all the content from both versions.
@OorWullie Pretty sure Labo covers those last three things by itself. I wouldn't consider it to be something "traditional" at all, the games are new IP technically, and they make use of the Switch's features (IR camera, HD Rumble, gyro) in droves.
I do think we'll get a Smash 4 port, but then again I don't know what you'd change for a Smash 5. To me it seems like it's best as a "game as a service" where you just keep adding and adding and adding content to it.
A double pack of both the Wii U and 3DS version along with more content would be nice to see.
Either way, since Nintendo's keeping their cards close to their chest (literally knew NOTHING about Mario Tennis until a few weeks ago lol) I'm waiting for E3 or a Nintendo Direct to judge for myself. I'm still happy with my Switch since I'm STILL playing Xenoblade 2 after 180 hours, and I'm only 20 hours into Odyssey lol.
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