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WSJ: Nintendo making Zelda mobile game, Animal Crossing mobile Fall, new Poke TCG app
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AusRoachman
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It will be that breath of wild top down prototype expanded into a full game .
Graphics Horse
Member
Anyone think Zelda could be Ingress style?
How would that work for a Zelda title?
clay_ghost
Member
Exploring the world for stuff.use stuff to unlock other stuff. Use other stuff to fight boss. Repeat.
mickagau33
Member
My 2 cents : the AC mobile game will launch alongside or really close to the switch game, with a worldwilde release for both. The gap between New Leaf and a new mainline entry is way longer than usual (3-4 years usually, 5 years since New Leaf JP release) and given how Nintendo tries to reduce the gap between jp releases and international releases, I won't be surprised at all.
SlipperyFishes
Banned
One handed Links Crossbow Training?
Linkstrikesback
Member
You are not getting a real full fledged Zelda game on mobile.
They didn't make a full Mario, Tomodachi nor Fire Emblem on mobile, Zelda won't be either.
At best you get Zelda super lite edition , like with fire emblem.
JonnyDBrit
Member
Yeah; it'd be a good way of preserving the artstyle and gameplay approach, especially the former for Smash Bros, by making it into the 'lite' version of the series. Compared to Breath of the Wild, there'd be no contest.
I suspect it may also prove to be where Nintendo experiment on their balance of a paid game vs gacha. Super Mario Run was downloaded a lot, but failed to convert a lot of people to paying for the full versions (even if it still made a tonne of money versus what it likely cost to make). FE: Heroes is free but made even more money, but as Nintendo stressed, isn't their preferred model.
It's not going to be a real Zelda game. It will be the same sort of thing as Mario Run and Pokemon Go. Something that gives mobile players a taste of the core experience while still being satisfying in 5-10 minute bursts.
They will probably focus on puzzle solving.
clay_ghost
Member
Watch it be a paid game with IAP.
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Deleted member 10571
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Betting it'll be small, screen-sized puzzle rooms that make up dungeons, with the option to buy more dungeons with microtransactions. I can actually imagine it being somewhat alright.
BudokaiMR2
Member
I'm really confused by that comment actually because there are already android/ios versions of the PC card game (which is connected to the physical cards as well)
It's actually a pretty decent app as well.
I wonder if they are just gonna rebrand and re-release that one.
JonnyDBrit
Member
That or maybe speeding through the cooldown on items. Being somewhere between the two extremes of mobile moneymaking models certainly makes the most sense given the franchise and where this game would be seated in Nintendo's mobile releases.
This lines up with my prediction.
Fall 2017 Animal Crossing
Spring/Summer 2018 Zelda with focus on multiplayer and coop puzzle solving
Fall/Holiday 2018 Mario Kart Mobile
2019 we get Mario Kart 9/Nintendo Kart with the release of a new Switch
Dont expect Smash anytime soon.
I mean a good one...designed for mobile and not just a 1:1 adaptation of the card game.
Fall 2017 Animal Crossing
Spring/Summer 2018 Zelda with focus on multiplayer and coop puzzle solving
Fall/Holiday 2018 Mario Kart Mobile
2019 we get Mario Kart 9/Nintendo Kart with the release of a new Switch
Dont expect Smash anytime soon.
It would be news if it didn't already exist
I mean a good one...designed for mobile and not just a 1:1 adaptation of the card game.
mickagau33
Member
We just know the mobile AC is supposed to "connect" to AC games on dedicated gaming systems...but my guess is AC Switch is not far away.
Yeah i read later that they have that already. I'm dumb lol. Im going to guess it will be a rebrand then? Seems rather easy but it may just be something else.
Graphics Horse
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Plus I think BotW gives it a better template for that kind of game than it had before, with the weapon collecting system, widely distributed puzzles and the main character walking around with an iPad
Mario Run is great, it just needs more levels.
That one isn't out in Japan so it is logical to me that this will be it
friskykillface
Banned
Square Enix tax x its sales report means that Nintendo can have a $20 price tag for Zelda
It'll sell if it's good too
Make it in the style of a link between worlds or a sequel and people will eat it up.
Link to the past hype x nostalgia is still huge
It'll sell if it's good too
Make it in the style of a link between worlds or a sequel and people will eat it up.
Link to the past hype x nostalgia is still huge
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
#TeamWisdom
I'm not into or think it will be that kind of game;does Nintendo even have the capability and knowhow to pull such a thing off lol?
Phantom Hourglass would probably have been universally praised had it been a $9.99 mobile game (I think it's slightly underrated as it is), so a game with its controls but a new story (BotW prequel?!) could be great. But I'm expecting something way less ambitious.
Graphics Horse
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No idea but I thought I read Level 5 wanted to do something similar with Yokai.
Doubt Niantic would want to help anyone make a rival either
Already exists in the west
you even get free boosters for it when you buy irl boostersBudokaiMR2
Member
Yeah I actually have to download the apk because it's not out here in Japan.
I would be fine if it's just a rebranding with a better UI and story mode.
I just hope they don't mess with very much else as I personally think the business model in PTCGO is waaaaay better than Hearthstone and other card game apps. Then again it's so generous I could see them changing it just to maximize profits.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
It would be news if it didn't already exist
The TCG adapation is a cluster fuck of epic proportions outside of the PC.
i'm def gonna throw down like $100 on pokemon boosters if this goes right
yeah it's a mess
we need a HS-level of quality phone app
it was... fine
yeah it's a mess
we need a HS-level of quality phone app
it was... fine
Already exists in the west
I was thinking more along the lines of the game boy version with online multiplayer if need be
And
You can buy booster packs with real money or in game money
I really really hope so. It would make a lot of sense to use the touch controlled method that has already been established.
Exactly! The game system itself is absolutely fine, but the game lacks content.
BudokaiMR2
Member
Ive never actually played the GB game but the rest of your post is already there. And in general they are incredibly generous with in-game money and rare cards.
Not sure why so many people are calling it a clusterfuck, etc. but I guess it's just GAF normal hyperbole. Outside of the crappy UI, useless story mode, and lack of compatibility what other issues do people have?
It's too slow. Beforehand you could turn off animations, but they made it so you had to watch these dumb animations (I think a later patch maybe sped them up, but they are still slow) and games nearly doubled in length. The old controls used to let you just tap cards, so if you wanted to evolve a Pokemon or attach energy you could do so with a speedy tap or double tap, but now you have to physically drag them. They may have changed it since the last time I played, but essentially the game had a cumbersome UI which made everything a chore.
There are some other things I'd like changed, such as the ability to buy cards directly in the game. Yes yes yes, I know. Money is made with the physical TCG and they don't want to cut off that revenue, but I think kids are going to continue buying those physical cards while new people introduced to the game will be willing to pay for digital goods. Even if TPCi made a fraction of what Hearthstone earns, it will be a lot of money. Not to mention, you could only trade cards you got in the game with codes you redeemed from buying physical cards.
Also they need to change the hideous art style to make it look like a Pokemon game and not something from Newgrounds circa 2000.
But the core Pokemon TCG game is a lot of fun. And the current app does have some nice features. The game is very generous with giving out cards, and being able to get preset decks is an excellent way to familiarize people with how to play. Having modes that only allowed set decks also ensured that you wouldn't get completely stomped by a veteran. The reward ladder had some excellent prizes, and overall the game gave you a lot of stuff whether you won or lost. I would like to see these things return in the new TCG app, but the biggest thing I want is a faster and more readable UI.
BrettHeazy
Member
LoZ: Surf!
an agent dash style game where link rides his shield
an agent dash style game where link rides his shield
Well the app does have some micro transactions so they just need to fiddle that a bit but other than that all they need is a bit more polish. TCGO isn't the hot mess people make it out to be
Maybe he probably has one of those old flip phones or just doesn't want to get a smartphone . My current supervisor has an Alienware computer to run density functional theory calculations and uses a flip phone. My old supervisor has an iPad and refuses to get a smartphone.
It should also be translated to Japanese...