When the Nintendo Switch was unveiled, there was hope. Perhaps the speculation was behind us. Nintendo gave us a sneak peak and a timeline for more details, all we needed was patience and a strong will. We could do it, we could all hold firm.
No, that's not how things work, especially in the Wild West of the internet, where employees flirting with unemployment leak details, and when meaning and detail can be found anywhere. Another peril is that wishful thinking can become 'real', as the free-for-all of the web makes it possible.
One example is on IMDB. The site is essentially a wiki for entertainers of various types, showcasing their careers and history, and is also open to be edited by anyone in the online community. Moderators do check details and react to any mistaken information appearing, however, so some information appears and then disappears rather quickly.
The cached page of Charles Martinet's profile (the voice of Mario and a range of Nintendo characters) is a case in point, dated 8th November. The current page's 'filmography' stops at a sensible point, 2017 3DS title Mario Sports Superstars, but there've been recent removals, as the cached page also has the following entries.
- Super Mario Maker Deluxe (2017)
- Super Mario Sunshine HD (2017)
- Super Mario Galaxy 3 (post-production, 2016)
- Untitled Mario Golf Game for Wii U (pre-production)
A bucketload of salt is required, for the very reason that the information appeared and was then pulled very quickly. Obvious red flags include the Mario Golf game for Wii U (we doubt Wii U will see any major first-party releases next year beyond The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild) and the clear wish-fulfilment at work.
All three Super Mario games are possible on some level, but that doesn't mean they'll all happen. Whispers from those with reputable sources do indeed point to an all-new 3D Mario game, and footage (real or conceptual) was prominent in the Switch unveiling. The list above, however, reads a little too much like a fan's wishlist.
January will bring a substantial Switch reveal and details on early games. That point can't come soon enough!
With thanks to GCUnit and masterpad for the spot.
[source cc.bingj.com]
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Oh my god ...I wish this was legit. Then again, you never know...
If you follow the links for each fake title and then pay attention to the details, it's clearly someone just messing around.
Mario Golf on Wii U???? Hell yeah!!!
Please new Mario games with kid friendly Open World style.
Though fake I would have loved a new Mario Golf. Much prefer the series over Mario Tennis.
Good lord, you poor guys are hurting for articles
I remember Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS's iMDB page listed someone as the voice of Ridley. I can't be bothered to remember who, but I know he didn't voice Ridley. Fans do anything to generate hype so that Nintendo notices it and tries to please the hopeful hypetrain passengers, but iMDB isn't a mystical lamp that summons a genie that grants your wishes. We did get Ridley in the end, though, I suppose.
Oh yeah, it's totally possible for Super Mario Galaxy 3 to release this year along with Mario Maker 3DS, with Mario Maker Deluxe, Sunshine HD, and Super Mario Switch coming next year. Oh wait, no it's not.
We know he's doing a Mario game of some description, assuming we believe what was in the Switch reveal trailer to be real. So though this IMDB posting may not be totally real, it has some potential merit. Especially if that Mario game was originally intended for the Wii U but then shifted to the Switch.
And you guys didn't mention the 2016 date for Super Mario Galaxy 3? It's November btw
@WilliamCalley ...as are you for something to comment on, no?
We need a super Daisy's haunted mansion
an untitled Mario Golf game for Wii U? hmm... seems bogus to me.
@gcunit
I'm just throwing the poor guy a bone. Let's hope this article hits 20 comments so he wont view it as a complete failure.
Click bait!?
All asap .
all would be cool but dont get your hopes up
Well, the Mario Golf game would have been nice, and I really hope that it comes to the Switch...passing by 2 consoles with it, is weird enough. Let's hope it all happens...I'd love to play Super Mario Sunshine and Galaxy 3 on the 'go'! Can't wait for the complete reveal and the list of games in the works or arriving with it!!!! January and March can't come fast enough!!!!
@TheLZdragon Could have been moved to the SWITCH instead. There were a few games you could look up on Gamefaqs.com that showed games that were to come, and then postponed or cancelled...there were actually a lot. The Mario Golf game could have also been the one for 3DS, but the year was wrong then...who knows, it all depends on how well the Switch sells, but if they want it to sell, then they need to keep the fans happy and get other consumers in with it too, so it would be good for them to announce these for it along with a bunch of others.
SUNSHINE HD
If either sunshine HD or galaxy 3 comes out I would be ecstatic! Might be plausible since the studio in Austriala is hard at work? And are known to make ports for Nintendo?
🙂🙃🤔
...lol @ Galaxy 3...
Honestly though, Nintendo better have a lot of games planned for the launch window, that better be why the Wii U had its plug pulled early. Because this is the first non-backwards compatible console they've released since GameCube and the first non-backwards compatible handheld ever for them. They won't have their previous library of games to tide early adopters over, theyre starting their list of playable games from scratch this gen...
Mario Sports Mix for 3ds or whatever its called, has golf in it already! That's a big red flag right there, and I'm hoping it will also be on the Switch as well.
Even though these are fake, I really hope that Nintendo learns from the disaster that is the Wii U and we don't see another HD remake for a very very long time.
Same goes for Super Mario Galaxy 3. While Miyamoto didn't rule it out, do you really think Nintendo is going to launch a brand new system with a MARIO game that isn't brand new? They tried that with the Wii U (twice lol), and look where that got them.
But dang, Switch Mario Golf would be a must buy for me. Possible system seller.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE Toadstool Tour is soooo good. I also have the 3DS one which is quite good, but i'd love another console version.
...But how will there be time to play these when the release dates clash with the early NS launch with comprehensive VC library, a new Metroid Prime Trilogy, and actual working capes for flight developed in conjunction with NASA?!?
Some people deserve to be fooled.
...Ha! This is obviously not true.
@UK-Nintendo A Daisy and Luigi relationship would be far more interesting than Peach and Mario if they just took the time to develop it. Maybe they'll have to, now that they're expanding the use of their IP.
Galaxy was poop.
Galaxy was fantastic, and that Switch Mario could be Galaxy 3, regardless, it's still Charles Martinet doing the voice. So he's clearly got at least 1 unreleased title.
@PanurgeJr Why would a Daisy and Mario relationship be any more interesting than a Peach and Mario one? Neither are developed characters.
@samuelvictor Do you happen to know anyone looking for screenplays since you are an insider?
@LetsGoRetro The basics of Daisy and Luigi are in place: he's the skittish but dependable one you see in Luigi's Mansion, and she's a tomboy who is both assertive and hard-headed. They're perfect for each other.
It would nice of course if they would re-release those older games. They might will have more sales. For me more reason to get the Switch
The switch trailer's Mario game was very Galaxy like with the camera angles but it could be something completely different.
I would love to see another 3D World game, I played the heck out of it!
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