If the third party showcases are becoming a common fixture I'm going to suggest a particular series of games that I'm surprised no one has brought up yet.
The Switch really needs the first two Marvel Ultimate Alliance games. I know it's probably unlikely seeing as how Activision previously held the distribution rights before Marvel Games rebranded but Marvel Games should be able to independently publish the remasters that originally came out for PS4/XB1/PC
The first two games are so different in tone, presentation and storytelling from the third game and definitely made way better use of Marvel's entire roster of characters in a way that didn't come off as "what characters starred in movies recently".
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@TheFrenchiestFry We'll have to see. They claimed they wouldn't be used to announce games but then SMT III happened so who knows about that. The MUA duo would be great, and I'm still hoping (but not expecting) Mass Effect trilogy gets a chance to hit Nintendo finally. I would hope we could see some newish third party titles too though?
@link3710 In terms of new-ish third party content DOOM Eternal is still up in the air for the people who are really waiting it out to get it on Switch so there will probably be updates on that. Mass Effect would be really great as a way to drum up interest in the series again after how disappointing Andromeda was, and it could definitely tie me over until the new Dragon Age
Another big one that I'm surprised hasn't happened yet is Wolfenstein The New Order/Old Blood. They'd probably be a bit less taxing to pull off on Switch as is due to the fact that they were both using id Tech 5 to my knowledge
I'm just surprised no one else mentioned MUA since MUA3 is literally a Switch exclusive and it doesn't have the older games yet, which are in my opinion way better to begin with.
@Apportal@MarioBrickLayer I'd be pretty happy if they were to release a Pikmin Trilogy on Switch (which I doubt). I found Pikmin 3 to be kinda disappointing and I won't be buying it again if they just port it on its own but I'd be super down with the first two games being re-released in HD.
@TheFrenchiestFry I'm with you on The New Order and Old Blood. I've also been surprised that one hasn't happened. Most people agree New Order is superior to New Colossus (I happen to agree) and as you said, it should be easier to port. I believe The New Order was a cross generation game too, appaearing on the PS3 and 360, so it would definitely do fine on Switch.
At the beginning of the last Direct Mini, Nintendo verbally committed to more Direct Minis over the rest of 2020. But those will probably be dedicated to highlighting more third party Switch releases.
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At the beginning of the last Direct Mini, Nintendo verbally committed to more Direct Minis over the rest of 2020. But those will probably be dedicated to highlighting more third party Switch releases.
I don't think they committed to a timeframe did they?
And I think the commitment was to Partner Showcases rather than minis wasn't it?
The SMT news was fantastic. I know the series is somewhat niche but the games are genuinely great and SMTV up that point hadn’t been seen or heard from in years.
"Welcome to our first Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase. We'll be delivering the latest information about upcoming Nintendo Switch games from our development and publishing partners. More videos in this series will be released this year."
No specific timeframe.
I assume Nintendo will deliver a Partner Showcase once a month to make up for the lack of first party announcements.
@-Green- it might have been great for the niche audience as you described. But I don't think generally people can be excited for a future 8 minutes based on the last mini. How niche can we go. Why not gyromite and stack-up. That would make me excited as a Rob the robot owner. Pretty sure most people wouldn't be so happy.
"Welcome to our first Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase. We'll be delivering the latest information about upcoming Nintendo Switch games from our development and publishing partners. More videos in this series will be released this year."
No specific timeframe.
I assume Nintendo will deliver a Partner Showcase once a month to make up for the lack of first party announcements.
@sixrings Sure, but they’re not really comparable. SMT V was announced way back at the first Switch Presentation and has been mostly nonexistent since then. Atlus is a dangerous beast
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