Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@Grumblevolcano That wording about a franchise new to Wayforward is really intriguing. Does it mean a new IP or an existing IP but not one ever worked on by them?

@FragRed
I don’t wanna get hopes up, but could that be 2D Metroid? Way forward seems like a prime studio to scout for such a game. If it’s big enough to be shown next to paper Mario, I feel like it can’t just be some random indie... can it?

Idk. You guys tell me. Am I off in my thinking here?

This treehouse seems like something reserved for 1st or 2nd party games. If it were for random third-party games why only this one? What’s so special about it? It makes me think it has to be a first party IP developed as a 2nd party title.

Centipede infestation 2? lol. Maybe Duck Amuck 2 . But seriously maybe it's just another Shantae game. Or maybe it's Mickey's Ultimate Challenge Deluxe. HA!

@JaxonH Zelda 2 remake incoming 🤪

If a Nintendo IP, 2D Metroid does seem most likely given Shantae is a Metroidvania franchise.

@JaxonH That would make sense by the hint in the Paper Mario trailer but then wouldn't Mercury Steam have made more sense as they have proved they can create a decent Metroid game? And if it isn't Mercury Steam than I do hope they are working on something Nintendo related after proving their worth.

Id be ecstatic over a new or remade 2d metroid. Same with Zelda 2, im actually being serious. I would love them to fix alot of the flaws with 2,and give it some new content. Wayforward would be a great team for that. Only other company I would trust to do it is YCG

@FragRed
Could be a lot of reasons. Just look at Bandai Namco developing Metroid Prime 4 when it was first announced instead of Retro. Studios have other commitments and just can’t do it sometimes. Busy with another project, etc.

But we’ve heard leaks 2D Metroid is coming, we’ve seen what could be teases for Metroid via Paper Mario trailer, and now we see Wayforward has a game in a franchise “new to them” which means it’s probably existing Nintendo IP they’ve contracted out to WF. And WF is known for the Metroidvania genre.

The pieces just all seem to fit.

Nintendo confirmed it's a 3rd party IP so no Metroid, Zelda, etc.

@Grumblevolcano then let's riot

So definitely not Metroid related. And that means we will once again have nothing new from Nintendo after Paper Mario since they have been so silent about their games this year. Interesting.

I’m glad they clarified.

But... I wonder what it is, then? Has to be an IP people are familiar with.

Castlevania, perhaps?

@FragRed Makes me think the rumour about there being a Direct on July 20th is more realistic. Nintendo may have wanted an Animal Crossing style approach (Direct on the Thursday after Animal Crossing so Direct on the Thursday after Paper Mario) but the Thursday after Paper Mario is Microsoft's event so a Direct on the same day would probably sour the relationship between Microsoft and Nintendo (let's be honest here, there's always more hype around for Nintendo's events, even the BotW focused Nintendo E3 2016 outshined Microsoft's conference that year).

So Nintendo choosing to have it earlier as a way to allow Microsoft some time in the spotlight.

@Grumblevolcano But isn't the 20th a Monday? That sounds really bizarre for a date to hold a Direct on. They usually also provide a couple of days notice and I don't see them doing that on a weekend.

@FragRed Announce on the Friday.

@Grumblevolcano I still feel doing a Direct on a Monday is real weird. I don't think they have ever done it on a Monday before, always been a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday hasn't it?

Hmm, Wayforward, third party property? Could be anything. There are several 2D action/platforming classic franchises that are overdue for a new entry. Shinobi? Klonoa? Bonk?

@FragRed While I don't know, I do know there's been Directs on other days from the ones you've listed like the first Direct was on a Friday and the Smash Direct before E3 2015 was on a Sunday.

WayForward's one Contra game blew away every other entry in the series, IMO. It'd be really exciting to see them work with another classic IP like that. A new Castlevania would be insane.

@Ralizah
It would.

Whatever it is, it has to be somewhat big or else they wouldn’t showcase it by itself next to Paper Mario.

I bet it’s a return of some older property on GBA or SNES that nobody cares much about, but that will end up being a decent game. I suppose Konami could allow Castlevania, but the more I think about it, and Konami being Konami... Idk. They seem to have given up after Lords of Shadow 1, 2 and Mirror of Fate (which btw, they couldn’t even be bothered to put on the Switch).