@NaviAndMii@EvilLucario Yeah I forgot about Retro. Whatever game they're working on would definitely qualify as a standout release, and it does seem due for a release next year now that Zelda and Mario are out. Wonder what they've been working on that's required this much time? Hopefully a new IP.
@shadow-wolf Yep, there will be a heavy hitter for holiday 2018 that we don't know about yet. I also think there will be another for the summer, a new IP that will take us all by surprise. I'm confident they've got a huge 2018 planned,it's the console's 2nd year and history shows that's normally when a console comes into its own. That line up above just doesn't cut it for me. It needs a lot more. However that line up with a handful of first party games (2 biggies and 3 smaller) plus something like Bayonetta 3 and Retro's game mixed in with some big 3rd party games on top,then it's looking rather stellar. If the rumours are true that Nintendo hope to shift 25 to 30 million Switch next year then it's going to take a line up similar to that with Pokémon in there too, to achieve that. Nintendo said there will be some "non-traditional Nintendo titles" next year, so I think I think it's safe to say we're in for a few surprises.
My gut instinct tells me we're going to see a few big online/local multiplayer focused games but not the kind of games we would expect from them. This online subscription is going to be a big thing for Nintendo going forward and it needs new games to support it. A port of Smash 4 and Animal Crossing isn't enough. I'm going into fantasy land here but here goes. I'm imagining one of these online games is going to be a new sports game.Not a traditional sport though, something futuristic, perhaps quite violent,more Rocket League/Speedball 2 than Mario Golf or Strikers. Something like this could certainly be classed as a "non-traditional Nintendo" game. Nintendo are never easy to predict though, so I'm probably miles off. Regardless, I'm confident we're in for a few shocks when they do reveal their line up for 2018.
I’ll be honest.... I don’t want to see anything from retro that isn’t a new IP. They are too talented to be stuck on DK or anything else Nintendo has in the back catalogue. I want to see something new and modern inspired from them. More than likely this is not going to happen but I can dream.
Doesn't have to be a new IP per say. They could reinvent an older franchise kinda like Nintendo did with Kid Icarus. I could see something we didn't even think of showing up again. After all they did reinvent Metroid to a degree and less so DKCR.
John 8:7 He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone.
MERG said:
If I was only ever able to have Monster Hunter and EO games in the future, I would be a happy man.
@Spoony_Tech I would love to see a Nintendo developer be let free to do something original and just add diversity to their catalog. I know splatoon and to a degree Arms have been successful new ip’s but they fit the mold of Nintendo gamers. I would love to see something out of the box like project hammer th canceled Wii game.
Seems Skyrim is back up to #30 in Amazon Top 100 Video Games caretgory. I've noticed it's slowly climbed its way back up this past week, just kept getting higher and higher. Soon it will be in the top 20 if it doesn't slow down.
I also noticed something really strange... FIFA 18 broke the top 100 again. I had a feeling that game was going to have legs. It's got to be doing way better than any other FIFA on a Nintendo console has. A slow burner for sure.
Xenoblade 2 has been sold out for days now. But I think that might be more representative of Amazon failing to stock adequately. They've been having real problems lately.
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
Ya, I was telling people days ago WWE 2K18 was going to release this Wednesday.
Wal-Mart sent me an email saying it was shipping out December 6th. Two days later they confirmed it.
I am buying it because A it was $21 off at Wal-Mart and B NBA 2K18 ended up being a grade A release, so I trust this one will either be fantastic out the gate or (the more likely scenario) patched up to perfection by year's end
Just provides more room for the horses with its stability.
Oh, and there’s a fix for some motion control issues as well.
Ooooo! I've been experiencing the dreaded 'gyro drift' fairly regularly since the day that 4.0 (or whatever the last one was called) dropped...I didn't get it at all before, so hopefully that's what that means and it's been fixed/improved! **fingers crossed!**
^ This. Any improvements are always welcome, but the drifting motion control(bow) in Skyrim were getting annoying. Let’s indeed hope this gets fixed by the latest update.
My thought is that they NEED one flagship title for 2018. Kirby, Yoshi, Fire Emblem are all great, but 2018 needs to be almost, or as good as 2017 to show that the Nintendo Switch is here to stay. 2017 was a near perfect launch year, one of the best launch years of any consoles I’ve ever witnessed. Nintendo needs to follow it up with a strong 2018. One of the following games needs to come out:
Smash (likely)
Pokemon (Possible, I’d say 50/50)
Animal Crossing (PLEASE)
Metroid (unlikely)
I think we will get smash and Pokémon. I really do believe Pokemon is coming in 2018. We need one big holiday title and Pokémon would be just that.
I feel like Animal Crossing should come out in 2018. It's the type of game that relies on the passage of time in real life to really work well, and so I think it should come early in the life cycle. Whether it will or not is 50/50, but I think it would be a good move on Nintendo's part.
I do think we'll see one more Wii U port next year, something big. Smash is obviously the number one contender, but an expanded Mario Maker port is a close second. The other major titles I'd like to see (Pikmin 3, Bayonetta 1+2, Super Mario 3D World, Tokyo Mirage Session and Yoshi's Wooly World) don't have the mass appeal to sell systems they need, or are too close to another flagship release in the same series (Though a holiday release for 3D World isn't off the cards).
As for a major title? There's going to be a big one next year, almost certainly. I'm mostly curious to see what it is, because it'll clearly be an end of year release whatever it is.
They said 2018 would focus on other demographics. I expect another game like 1-2 Switch. And I expect Animal Crossing. That, coupled with Yoshi and Kirby (all games that will target more casual gamers, women and children) should cover it. And the rest should be more core titles. Smash is a sure bet.
Also, this
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
I think we’re forgetting about pikmin 4. Wasn’t that game rumored to be completed for Wii U? I could totally see it coming in 2018 (oops just saw the poster above me just mentioned it, Nintendo gamers think alike ahah)
@StuTwo totally agree. Mario Maker was one of, if not my absolute favorite game on Wii U and I’d love a port, but I think with Kirby, Yoshi, Megaman and maybe a donkey Kong on top of it, there are too many 2d side scrollers to add Mario to the mix. Even though Mario maker feels more than the typical side scroller. Plus I don’t know if I’d even call it a port, just call it “Mario Maker for Nintendo Switch” and add a bunch of features, it’s not the type of game that need a “Mario Maker 2” type of sequel. But I’d still love it for 2018/2019
Yeah, I definitely agree that Mario Maker port/sequel (cause why not port the existing game and build off of it, no use reinventing the wheel) makes more sense for 2019. Slopes seem the most likely addition, along with maybe a Mario Land 2 palette, and maybe some original ones? Or just a boat load of more pieces, that'd work for me.
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