(train whistle sounds) "Oh, here she comes!" That's right, Mickey... the hype train's chuggin' along towards us!
I watched the Nintendo Direct today, and I loved it. There's some pretty sweet stuff coming our way! Here are my personal highlights...
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe wave 5
Super Mario RPG remake
Princess Peach’s game
Pikmin 4
Sonic Superstars
Penny’s Big Breakaway
Super Mario Bros. Wonder looks totally awesome, and looks so much better than the New Super Mario Bros. games. I liked the NSMB games, but I can already tell that Wonder will be - pardon the pun - absolutely wonderful. I'm excited for the Princess Peach game as well, it looks very charming and cute, and I was hoping that Peach would get another game of hers after Super Princess Peach for the DS. As for Penny's Big Breakaway, the moment I heard it's from the folks who made Sonic Mania, I thought, "I gotta give this game a shot." Sonic Mania is one of my all-time favorite games, too.
Really good direct... what an awesome thing to wake up to! <3
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@JaxonH I think they could do another shadow drop in September's general Direct. Not going to expect it, but I think it's quite possible. Digital release in September, physical in early December. It is a bit odd that the only 1st party release between July and October is a physical release of Pikmin 1+2.
On a side note, they have an exclusive for August too with Samba de Amigo: Party Central. Looks like one of the only games releasing that month too.
Oh, and I think that Fire Emblem Genealogy Remake will get announced in September's Direct for an early 2024 release.
@JaxonH Nintendo covered February - July in the February general Direct yet we still ended up with Pikmin 1+2 shadow dropped today so I feel that setup will continue. Something like each general Direct, Nintendo shadow drops something GCN related on the eshop and it has a staggered physical release. As for guessing December for physical release of Prime 2+3, that's because Pikmin 1+2's staggered physical release is 3 months and October/November already extremely packed.
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Pikmin 1 and 2 suffered from, imo, an inadequate control scheme. Right analog had to both move camera and target cursor.
Pikmin 3 on Wii U had a great control scheme with the Wii Remote. The Switch port carried that over, but because joycon don't have an IR sensor it would lose calibration often and you'd have to press a button to re-center. That's because gyro is a poor substitute for IR aiming. It's great for supplementary aiming with dual analog because the right analog recalibrates every time you move the stick. But Pikmin 3 did add a non-motion control scheme where you used a lock-on. And while it didn't feel like the pinnacle of the game's control potential, it was pretty good. And the only viable way to play handheld. I imagine Pikmin 4 will have similar options.
For that reason, I recommend starting with 3 or 4 if you're assessing the merit of the series.
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
So now with the confirmation of MGS collection for Switch, the only 3rd party fighter in Smash Ultimate that has no game on the Switch is Kazuya (no Tekken games on Switch).
@Grumblevolcano@JaxonH I dunno, it is a bit odd that there's absolutely nothing coming out between mid July and early October. A shadow drop at the September direct seems a pretty high likelihood. Otherwise, why release Detective Pikachu against Super Mario when you could bring it up a month?
If the shadow drop's physical release is just before Black Friday, I could see it working.
Alternatively, they're going to shadow drop something like the Kirby racing game that doesn't have a physical release.
@Professor_Plumber we are missing just one Pikmin game now. You and I both know it, say it with me, Chibi-Robo: Zip Lashdang it Marv you changed the notes
@Owl1 you gotta get into pikmin. I haven’t finished 1 or 2, but I played them both on Wii and man they are fun. The HD versions will also probably play like the GC versions without the whole aiming the Wiimote and throwing it across the room when you are stuck and don’t know what to do
@Professor_Plumber it was a steal of a deal tho... It had the dongle (they are legit super $$$ to find with a guitar) and the game for the same price as one guitar.
Plus from what I heard, Rock Band is quite zen and calming.
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