I figure Nintendo has learned from the awful Wii U launch and is making a 3D Mario early so it can be ready on launch day for their next home console.
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Nintendo E3 Plans: Digital Event On 06/16, Nintendo World Championships 2015 on 06/14
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I figure Nintendo has learned from the awful Wii U launch and is making a 3D Mario early so it can be ready on launch day for their next home console.
TheMoon
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They've already openly said that's what they're planning to do. Or at least it could be read that way. http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=955315
Well that hint was clearly referring to Happy Home Designer and the amiibo cards.
Stallion Dan
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Think this will devalue NWC carts? More will be made maybe?
Doubt it. If anything it might raise the price due to a nostalgia kick in.
A Link to the Past
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I think if Metroid and F-Zero make a comeback, it'll be as launch titles for NX. Imagine this launch:
Super Mario Galaxy 3
F-Zero NX (wow that worked out well)
Metroid Prime 4
Best Nintendo console launch ever
Super Mario Galaxy 3
F-Zero NX (wow that worked out well)
Metroid Prime 4
Best Nintendo console launch ever
.. Until all three of them are delayed
But don't worry, you can enjoy New Super Mario bros. NX instead
A Link to the Past
Banned
In all seriousness, I'd be bugged the fuck out if that was one of the launch games.
On the Wii U, it feels like they just up-ported a Wii game that they were making because they were desperate for having something ready for a console launch that was too early.
TheMoon
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Why would they make more carts? They're not gonna play NES/SNES games at this thing.
astrogamer
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Rundown:
~ EAD Kyoto ~
EAD 1 - just got Mario Kart 8 DLC out the door, (former??) Group Producer Hideki Konno rumored to be heading up the mobile game development
EAD 2 - Splatoon / Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer
EAD 3 - ZELDAAAAAAAAAA
EAD 4 - Mario Maker
EAD 5 - Star Fox (w/ outside support)
Project Garage - Splatoon (EAD2) / Project Giant Robot / Project Guard
~ EAD Tokyo ~
Group 1 (Producer: Shimizu) - 3DS Louvre Guide /w Indieszero & Majora's Mask 3D w/ Grezzo was their last thing apparently
Group 2 (Producer: Koizumi) - last game: NES Remix 2/Super Mario 3D World) / hinting at next big 3D Mario being prepared for the next systems launch
Group 3 (Producer: Hayashida) - (assuming Hayashida really got his own additional group and didn't just take over for someone on Grp 1 or 2) last game: Captain Toad / Ultimate NES Remix
SPD 1 (Sakamoto's group but Shikamaru said he might be running a new secret team since last year? maybe we'll learn what came of that soon?) - Tomodachi Life / Game & Wario were the last things, iirc - and Rhythm Heaven, so they're doing Rhythm Tengoku Plus for 3DS atm
SPD 2 a.k.a. Team Super Yamagami All-Stars: Xenoblade X w/ MonolithSoft, Code Name S.T.E.A.M. w/ IntSys, FE If w/ IntSys, Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem w/ ATLUS & IntSys
SPD 3 a.k.a. Super Tanabe Bros (western collabos): Whatever Retro is doing, whatever Next Level is doing
SPD 4: Fatal Frame 5
SDD: quirky eShop titles
MonolithSoft - just shipped Xenoblade X / Project X Zone 2
Intelligent Systems - Fire Emblem If comes out in June / Code Name S.T.E.A.M. just came out, Stretchmo/Fullblox just came out / Paper Mario is rumored / said new Advance Wars would be shown "When the time is right"
HAL - Kirby Rainbow just came out, BOXBOY! just came out / they expressed interest in full 3D platformer Kirby
Next Level Games - SHOULD be ready to show their new thing
Retro Studios - COULD be ready to show their new thing
ND Cube - a new ~Party game, I guess?
AlphaDream - time for a new Mario & Luigi RPG?
Arzest - please keep them away from Yoshi, etc lol
Good-Feel - just shipped StreetPass zombie game, Yoshi's Woolly World out soon after E3
updated with EAD Tokyo
Chances are good for a surprise release in Japan this year. No dice for a Western release, though, due to the gigantic localization efforts required and them already having their hands full with lots of RPGs (Fire Emblem, XenobladeX, SMTxFE, Yo-Kai Watch...).
It seems Monolith Soft Kyoto was working on Splatoon in case anyone was still convinced they were making their own game
Other things you missed
NST (Mario Vs. DK, Crosswords Plus, some dev kit stuff): Saw that they were hiring right after Tipping Stars released so maybe something later this year/early next year
Camelot (Mario Tennis/ Golf and Golden Sun): I'm thinking around the time for them to do a new RPG probably using World Tour's engine
Syn Sophia (Style Savvy basically): Presumably just localizing Style Savvy 3
Arika (Endless Ocean, 3D Classics, Dr. Mario post GC): Have done nothing since the end of 2013
Vanpool (Dillon's Rolling Western, Paper Mario : SS, made of former Square guys): Similar situation to Arika
Metriod primeI don't care when it's released, just announce a new Metroid game, Nintendo. That's all I ask
hunters 2
TheMoon
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I hope we'll have beaten that "MLSI Kyoto is making a game!" stuff out of people soon.
And big D'Oh at all the studios I forgot about
...will update the list again!oh and I guess we both forgot about Headstrong (still tinkering away at Art Academy?) and Vitei (Steel Diver HD? Star Fox support?)
God no.
I don't care if it's Prime or Other M 2 or Samus' baby returns. Just gimme my Metroid!
As for favorite.. Prime>Prime 3>Other M>Prime 2> 2D stuff.
Remapped88
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Nintendo has the Treehouse and everybody's gonna be in there hahaha! I literally kept that stream on for hours whenever it was on at E3.
Also I'm hoping for some new games outta nowhere like Splatoon did last E3. It was basically a surprise and then to see it being played on the show floor brought in some unexpected hype! They definitely need to announce and show games for this year for WiiU/n3DS because it's looking a little a dry few months ahead....gonna be hard since a lot of people are thinking about NX stuff.
Also I'm hoping for some new games outta nowhere like Splatoon did last E3. It was basically a surprise and then to see it being played on the show floor brought in some unexpected hype! They definitely need to announce and show games for this year for WiiU/n3DS because it's looking a little a dry few months ahead....gonna be hard since a lot of people are thinking about NX stuff.
In all seriousness, I'd be bugged the fuck out if that was one of the launch games.
Even though that was a joke, I really doubt a New Super Mario bros. game will not be among the launch games for their next console
So the mario kart team is done with the DLC? I want them to continue working on the DLC. I want more. D:
I don't really like to play favorite but I think Prime 2 is the best of all on trilogy. I haven't play Other M yet.
TheMoon
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Even though that was a joke, I really doubt a New Super Mario bros. game will not be among the launch games for their next console
To me, Mario Maker existing signals an end to the NSMB games as we know them. I genuinely think they're gonna reboot 2D Mario in a way to get away from the NSMB-staleness after the backlash against NSMB2/U (despite both being excellent). Even if it's just a new coat of paint and them dropping the New-prefix. #believe
Well, they released everything they had announced so unless they announce something else, consider that case closed.
GiantEnemyGoomba
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I would be really surprised if there's no more DLC on the way. The reception it's received so far has been amazing and I'm sure it's making them a good amount of money.
Mithos
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What game is this, and was this a teaser for Wii U?
Given when Retro started their new game, I'm pretty sure their next project is a Wii U project. I can agree on the other two, but I'm not sure if they'll go for another Galaxy game instead of something different.
While I'd love more MK8 DLC, the fact that its producer is supposedly headlining the mobile games likely indicates that they're done supporting MK8 with DLC.
It was called Project Treasure and it was introduced by Harada from Namco.
F2P apparently. That's all we know. And that it apparently has Kos-Mos.
TheMoon
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75C_7RjfCh8
Project Treasure from Harada-san. An exclusive from Bandai Namco. Announced this January.
edit: beaten hard. damn multitasking.^^
Mithos
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Akhe
Member
Prime 2 is a really good game but the whole Aether/Dark Aether back and forth concept got boring really fast.
BlueSilver
Member
I just want a Metroid set after Fusion. =(
TheMoon
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blu
Wants the largest console games publisher to avoid Nintendo's platforms.
In a galaxy far, far away, I guess.
You never know. I hope there is at least one curve ball thrown in this competition.
Also
skip ltd. (last game was Chibi Robo Photo Finder in July 2013 in Japan, and nothing since. they should be up to something new by now)
Feels like everyone forgets skip.
Really? I really like that concept. I felt uneasy in my first playthrough whenever I enter the dark world because atmosphere hurt you and the enemies were stronger than the light world enemy. Prime 2 is like zelda majora's mask to me.
Not75Drops
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I wonder who would handle a potential Metroid V. Sakmoto seems to want to do less traditional games and focus on quirkier titles but there's a chance that Iwata might rope him in again. If that's the case, I hope it's less like Fusion (I like Fusion btw) and Other M and it goes back to a more non-linear and exploration style.
On the topic of the Prime series, I've only completed the first one but I have 2 and 3 as part of the trilogy pack. From what I've seen of Prime 2, the whole switching between the Light and Dark World looks tedious and you also limited ammo sometimes which might be annoying when I start playing it.
Maybe. Personally I would wait until the year after release for Metroid Prime 4. If Retro indeed has one more Wii-U game coming out, then I don't see them turning around and releasing another game that soon, especially with it being a new system.
As for Animal Crossing, I hope they hold off releasing it for the Wii-U and make it a launch game for the NX. It could be something special.
Why would the NX be particularly suited for Animal Crossing?
I've played both. Prime 2 >>> Other M no question.
TheMoon
Member
I feel he's basing it off the common assumption that it'll be a handheld/home-console hybrid and that an Animal Crossing for a system like that could have the best of both worlds then. The mobility of New Leaf with the ability to put it on your TV and enjoy the glorious visuals there if you're at home.
Also
skip ltd. (last game was Chibi Robo Photo Finder in July 2013 in Japan, and nothing since. they should be up to something new by now)
Feels like everyone forgets skip.
You mean, they skip them?
I'll see myself out.
TheMoon
Member
/dies
astrogamer
Member
Also
skip ltd. (last game was Chibi Robo Photo Finder in July 2013 in Japan, and nothing since. they should be up to something new by now)
Feels like everyone forgets skip.
I remembered skip, ...when I finally found that list of Nintendo developers and partners I made last year.
Interestingly enough I went to skip's website and they list every staff member
This 100%. I put in 200 hours with my New Leaf Town. The portability factor is what makes Animal Crossing perfect for me. If I could go between a handheld and a home console with the next Animal Crossing, not to mention all of the potential enhancements, I smell a great game.
TheMoon
Member
There are probably ways they could pull this off now on 3DS and Wii U, too but if that is indeed what NX turns out to be, it would probably be better for both devs and gamers to hold off until then.
Honestly, I was fully subscribed to the Animal Crossing U in 2015 theory until they announced Happy Home Designer for 3DS only. That just confused things for me. First I thought "you do the home designer thing on 3DS and then transfar (heh, haven't heard that word in a while?^^) this over to the Wii U game but now I'm not so sure anymore.
A Link to the Past
Banned
Even though that was a joke, I really doubt a New Super Mario bros. game will not be among the launch games for their next console
Oh of course.
I think that they'll definitely do something big with Mario, and IMO, I think that Galaxy 3 can be both "the next big leap" of Mario and the 3D Mario that Nintendo fans really want.
True, though do we know that Retro is still making that Wii U game for Wii U? Pikmin 3 was on Wii for a long time after all, so I could see them moving their project up to NX. Honestly, Metroid Prime 4 would benefit a lot from being a launch title.
TheMoon
Member
Updated Rundown:
~ EAD Kyoto ~
EAD 1 - just got Mario Kart 8 DLC out the door, (former??) Group Producer Hideki Konno rumored to be heading up the mobile game development
EAD 2 - Splatoon / Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer
EAD 3 - ZELDAAAAAAAAAA
EAD 4 - Mario Maker
EAD 5 - Star Fox (w/ outside support)
Project Garage - Splatoon (EAD2) / Project Giant Robot / Project Guard
~ EAD Tokyo ~
Group 1 (Producer: Shimizu) - 3DS Louvre Guide /w Indieszero & Majora's Mask 3D w/ Grezzo was their last thing apparently
Group 2 (Producer: Koizumi) - last game: NES Remix 2/Super Mario 3D World) / hinting at next big 3D Mario being prepared for the next systems launch
Group 3 (Producer: Hayashida) - (assuming Hayashida really got his own additional group and didn't just take over for someone on Grp 1 or 2) last game: Captain Toad / Ultimate NES Remix
~Nintendo SPD~
SPD 1 (Sakamoto's group but Shikamaru said he might be running a new secret team since last year? maybe we'll learn what came of that soon?) - Tomodachi Life / Game & Wario were the last things, iirc - and Rhythm Heaven, so they're doing Rhythm Tengoku Plus for 3DS atm
SPD 2 a.k.a. Team Super Yamagami All-Stars: Xenoblade X w/ MonolithSoft, Code Name S.T.E.A.M. w/ IntSys, FE If w/ IntSys, Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem w/ ATLUS & IntSys
SPD 3 a.k.a. Super Tanabe Bros (western collabos): Whatever Retro is doing, whatever Next Level is doing
SPD 4: Fatal Frame 5
SDD: quirky eShop titles
~Subsidiaries/Frequent Collaborators~
MonolithSoft - just shipped Xenoblade X / Project X Zone 2
Intelligent Systems - Fire Emblem If comes out in June / Code Name S.T.E.A.M. just came out, Stretchmo/Fullblox just came out / Paper Mario is rumored / said new Advance Wars would be shown "When the time is right"
HAL - Kirby Rainbow just came out, BOXBOY! just came out / they expressed interest in full 3D platformer Kirby
Next Level Games - SHOULD be ready to show their new thing
Retro Studios - COULD be ready to show their new thing
ND Cube - a new ~Party game, I guess?
AlphaDream - time for a new Mario & Luigi RPG?
Arzest - please keep them away from Yoshi, etc lol
Good-Feel - just shipped StreetPass zombie game, Yoshi's Woolly World out soon after E3
UPDATED with:
Skip - Chibi-Robo Photo Finder was their latest jam
Vitei - last worked on Steel Diver: Sub Wars wtih EAD5
Headstrong - tinkering away at that Art Academy game for Wii U that was announced two years ago... (bring back Battalion Wars! Gamepad says hi!)
Vanpool - Dillon and Paper Mario Sticker Star, they could be helping with Paper Mario again or doing a Wii U Dillon or something different entirely
Arika - Dr. Luigi was their latest thing. I still want a Wii U entry of Endless Ocean ...
NST - just released Mario vs DK Tipping Stars and made the Nintendo Web Framework thing so expect silence from them until the next Mario vs DK game is ready I guess
Syn Sophia - Girls Mode 3 (Style Savvy 3) just came out in Japan
Genius Sonority - just shipped Pokémon Shuffle, Denpa Men F2P localization doesn't seem likely?
Ambrella - just shipped Pokémon Rumble World
Red Entertainment - just shipped Fossil Fighters Frontier
Grounding - recently put out a 3DS/Wii U game in Japan for Bamco
Camelot - Mario Tennis/Golf entries have been served up. Time for another Golden Sun game, no? Please?
Ganbarion - Wii Fit U was their latest Nintendo collabo, put out their normal licensed stuff since then
thanks astrogamer and Drago for reminding me of the ones I missed!
~ EAD Kyoto ~
EAD 1 - just got Mario Kart 8 DLC out the door, (former??) Group Producer Hideki Konno rumored to be heading up the mobile game development
EAD 2 - Splatoon / Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer
EAD 3 - ZELDAAAAAAAAAA
EAD 4 - Mario Maker
EAD 5 - Star Fox (w/ outside support)
Project Garage - Splatoon (EAD2) / Project Giant Robot / Project Guard
~ EAD Tokyo ~
Group 1 (Producer: Shimizu) - 3DS Louvre Guide /w Indieszero & Majora's Mask 3D w/ Grezzo was their last thing apparently
Group 2 (Producer: Koizumi) - last game: NES Remix 2/Super Mario 3D World) / hinting at next big 3D Mario being prepared for the next systems launch
Group 3 (Producer: Hayashida) - (assuming Hayashida really got his own additional group and didn't just take over for someone on Grp 1 or 2) last game: Captain Toad / Ultimate NES Remix
~Nintendo SPD~
SPD 1 (Sakamoto's group but Shikamaru said he might be running a new secret team since last year? maybe we'll learn what came of that soon?) - Tomodachi Life / Game & Wario were the last things, iirc - and Rhythm Heaven, so they're doing Rhythm Tengoku Plus for 3DS atm
SPD 2 a.k.a. Team Super Yamagami All-Stars: Xenoblade X w/ MonolithSoft, Code Name S.T.E.A.M. w/ IntSys, FE If w/ IntSys, Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem w/ ATLUS & IntSys
SPD 3 a.k.a. Super Tanabe Bros (western collabos): Whatever Retro is doing, whatever Next Level is doing
SPD 4: Fatal Frame 5
SDD: quirky eShop titles
~Subsidiaries/Frequent Collaborators~
MonolithSoft - just shipped Xenoblade X / Project X Zone 2
Intelligent Systems - Fire Emblem If comes out in June / Code Name S.T.E.A.M. just came out, Stretchmo/Fullblox just came out / Paper Mario is rumored / said new Advance Wars would be shown "When the time is right"
HAL - Kirby Rainbow just came out, BOXBOY! just came out / they expressed interest in full 3D platformer Kirby
Next Level Games - SHOULD be ready to show their new thing
Retro Studios - COULD be ready to show their new thing
ND Cube - a new ~Party game, I guess?
AlphaDream - time for a new Mario & Luigi RPG?
Arzest - please keep them away from Yoshi, etc lol
Good-Feel - just shipped StreetPass zombie game, Yoshi's Woolly World out soon after E3
UPDATED with:
Skip - Chibi-Robo Photo Finder was their latest jam
Vitei - last worked on Steel Diver: Sub Wars wtih EAD5
Headstrong - tinkering away at that Art Academy game for Wii U that was announced two years ago... (bring back Battalion Wars! Gamepad says hi!)
Vanpool - Dillon and Paper Mario Sticker Star, they could be helping with Paper Mario again or doing a Wii U Dillon or something different entirely
Arika - Dr. Luigi was their latest thing. I still want a Wii U entry of Endless Ocean ...
NST - just released Mario vs DK Tipping Stars and made the Nintendo Web Framework thing so expect silence from them until the next Mario vs DK game is ready I guess
Syn Sophia - Girls Mode 3 (Style Savvy 3) just came out in Japan
Genius Sonority - just shipped Pokémon Shuffle, Denpa Men F2P localization doesn't seem likely?
Ambrella - just shipped Pokémon Rumble World
Red Entertainment - just shipped Fossil Fighters Frontier
Grounding - recently put out a 3DS/Wii U game in Japan for Bamco
Camelot - Mario Tennis/Golf entries have been served up. Time for another Golden Sun game, no? Please?
Ganbarion - Wii Fit U was their latest Nintendo collabo, put out their normal licensed stuff since then
thanks astrogamer and Drago for reminding me of the ones I missed!
Hero of Legend
Member
Prope - Just finished Ultimate Angler with Nintendo in Mii Plaza, also did Monster Manor in Mii Plaza.
Mistwalker - Last did The Last Story with Nintendo and got their blessing to do a TLS quest in Terra Battle.
Asobism - Last did Freakyforms Deluxe at 3DS retail quite a while ago, seem to be a mobile-focused company?
Platinum Games - Last did Bayo 1 & 2 with Nintendo. Working on Scalebound for MS, and Yamagami possibly hinted at something else with Nintendo and Platinum?
Valhalla Games Studio - Working on Devil's Third
Atlus - Collaborating with IntSys on SMTxFE.
Koei Tecmo - Last did Hyrule Warriors and Fatal Frame 5 with Nintendo. Wii U was listed as among their focuses this year or something?
Noise Games - Last made a Kumamon game on 3DS. No word on anything since. Last work with Nintendo themselves was Custom Robo Arena.
Sega - Just finished up Sonic Boom as the last(?) game in the exclusivity deal, as well as Sonic in Smash Wii U/3DS last actual collab was the Zelda level in Lost World, with Mario & Sonic Sochi as the last proper game. Likely underway with Mario & Sonic Rio. Why not look at my VERY in-depth look at this topic?
Bandai Namco Entertainment - Last did Smash. Also did Wii Sports Club, helped with Mario Kart 8, doing Pokken, hell, just see here!
Mistwalker - Last did The Last Story with Nintendo and got their blessing to do a TLS quest in Terra Battle.
Asobism - Last did Freakyforms Deluxe at 3DS retail quite a while ago, seem to be a mobile-focused company?
Platinum Games - Last did Bayo 1 & 2 with Nintendo. Working on Scalebound for MS, and Yamagami possibly hinted at something else with Nintendo and Platinum?
Valhalla Games Studio - Working on Devil's Third
Atlus - Collaborating with IntSys on SMTxFE.
Koei Tecmo - Last did Hyrule Warriors and Fatal Frame 5 with Nintendo. Wii U was listed as among their focuses this year or something?
Noise Games - Last made a Kumamon game on 3DS. No word on anything since. Last work with Nintendo themselves was Custom Robo Arena.
Sega - Just finished up Sonic Boom as the last(?) game in the exclusivity deal, as well as Sonic in Smash Wii U/3DS last actual collab was the Zelda level in Lost World, with Mario & Sonic Sochi as the last proper game. Likely underway with Mario & Sonic Rio. Why not look at my VERY in-depth look at this topic?
Bandai Namco Entertainment - Last did Smash. Also did Wii Sports Club, helped with Mario Kart 8, doing Pokken, hell, just see here!
Fast Neo Racing will probably come into existence soon.
Also, I feel like not having Pokken as a 2015 Holiday game could be a missed opportunity. (It's not really in their hands though.) Not hardware wise, since that boat is sailed, but if Toad pushed 250k near black friday/christmas, an actually advertised Pokken could maybe do 400-450k imo. Or more.
EDIT: NPD
Also, I feel like not having Pokken as a 2015 Holiday game could be a missed opportunity. (It's not really in their hands though.) Not hardware wise, since that boat is sailed, but if Toad pushed 250k near black friday/christmas, an actually advertised Pokken could maybe do 400-450k imo. Or more.
EDIT: NPD
AcademicSaucer
Member
Game Freak staff is obviously studying with Level 5 , so they can properly use the 3ds
Well its not like there's going to be much change until the next generation which more than likely won't be on the 3DS. At most I expect the next Pokemon game to be New 3DS enhanced.
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