FalsettoVibe
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If Nintendo does this right, it will be the biggest hit this holiday.
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Game Critics Awards Best of E3 2017: Super Mario Odyssey Best of Show
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CharminUltra
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I was about to add "and made by Ubisoft," but Ubisoft killed it this year, so now I gotta find a replacement. Maybe Capcom?
LordOcidax
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Is called franchise recognition and thats why it worth millions... And no. The gameplay they showed is brilliant.
DecoReturns
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Its a joke.
Jaded Alyx
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It's a parody of a post someone made about Zelda only being reviewed so favourably because it's Zelda ("nobody would care if it was the Legend of Belda")
Evidently.
Yes.
BassForever
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If you have to ask
Dark Cloud
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Sounds like you missed everything.
Little Monser
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Damn son, you missed out big time
I think my favorite thing about Mario Odyssey is I'm having a hard time giving a shit about anything else right now. By the time I'm done with SMO, I'm going to have a bunch of good good to catch up on that has all slipped my mind.
Jim_Cacher
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I knew it was good. Nintendo won't greenlit a bad Mario game developed by a third party.
James Scott
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Exterminieren
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That's a good list of winners right there. Mario hasn't been remotely as exciting as this for a decade.
Going toe-to-toe with The Legend of Belda for GOTY.
Going toe-to-toe with The Legend of Belda for GOTY.
Jaded Alyx
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Because Mario Odyssey is the next 3D Mario whereas Mario + Rabbids is the first Mario + Rabbids?
Equanimity
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What was it that you found boring, and what were you expecting from a new 3D Mario game?
The New Order was my favorite FPS until I played Titanfall 2. The new Colossus will undoubtedly change that, it looks absolutely fantastic.
Wildo09
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I don't think Mario Hoops 3-on-3 was received particularly well.
Little Monser;242060979 said:
Yeah, mine is a highly subjective take, here. I concede that it seems like a solid entry in Mario platforming with lots to explore. Nothing there seemed "bad" by any stretch, but the new additions just weren't compelling enough to hold my attention. I think this highlights the dearth of interesting and fresh concepts displayed this E3 that a solid evolution of a popular franchise stood out the most in developers minds. Then again, solid evolution of existing concepts isn't necessarily inferior to innovation just for innovation's sake. Anyway, I'm rambling. I'll just say congrats Nintendo! and leave it at that.
James Scott
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There hasn't been a 3D sandbox Mario in like 15 years.
The new mechanics are pretty creative too.
MatrixMan.EXE
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So reckon this year it'll be a tight race between Super Mario Odyssey and Breath of the Wild for GOTY. I still think Breath of the Wild will take it though.
ScaryShark
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I saw a game where you're never not doing or interacting with something in that world. It's like the antithesis of boring.
Because FIFA 18 for Switch is a different game from FIFA 18 for everything else.
OrbitalBeard
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GAF's GotY is going to be incredibly interesting (and probably pretty tense, unfortunately). BotW is the clear favorite, but Odyssey is going to steal away a lot of its votes. And I can see a scenario where Horizon benefits from this and wins.
That's....exactly what I just proposed.
Dark Cloud
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Horizon will win because BotW and Mario Odyssey will take votes from each other.
MindCollizion
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I played it myself. This cannot be more accurate. October comes soon enough.
NOLA_Gaffer
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After Zelda in 2016 and Mario in 2017, I can't imagine what they're gonna follow that up with.
Edit: Jesus, the salt in threads where Nintendo wins awards is always amazing.
Edit: Jesus, the salt in threads where Nintendo wins awards is always amazing.
Ocarina_117
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Metroid. Prime. 4.
Yeah, either Zelda or Mario is going to be the Sanders to the other's Clinton, compared to 2014 with Bayo 2 there isn't a clear winner for Nintendo fans and the votes will be split. The one who comes in from left-field and wins will be Trump.
...perhaps this wasn't the best analogy.
(I don't care any which way because NieR's got my GOTY vote already)
OrbitalBeard
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Even if that's playable next year, it won't captivate showgoers in the same way Mario and Zelda have.
My guess is Nintendo will have a larger selection of mid-tier releases on display next year. They're almost certainly not going to have something on the level of BotW and Odyssey.
Dark Cloud
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I know that...am I not allowed to restate it?
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MindCollizion
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To reiterate, Metroid. Prime. 4.
OrbitalBeard
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You can reiterate it all you'd like, but it won't change anything. Metroid has a fraction of the interest a new Mario and Zelda receives from the press.
Awards threads are one of the few types of threads where it really doesn't matter who wins.
NOLA_Gaffer
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I don't see Metroid Prime making next E3 in a playable state. If they're just now starting development it's likely a 2019 title.
Beyond that, Metroid Prime is gonna have to do something really groundbreaking to live up to the hype that Breath of the Wild and Mario Odyssey generated.
thestopsign
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Metroid, Smash, Animal Crossing, or Mario Maker.
Especially if they come up with an interesting new mechanic in any of those series.
I hope Nintendo has another big reboot ready. Metroid could be it or Animal Crossing. Man, that franchise really needs a reboot. Imagine what an amzing thing that could be.
OrbitalBeard
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I do think AC will be one of their big guns for next holiday, so it should be shown at E3.
Why? The way the reinvented Mario and Zelda, why not Metroid?
I believe it'll be Prime in just a name, I don't think it'll be exactly like previous games, and I do see them changing the formula after successfully doing it with their biggest franchises.
Chubby Rain
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Ummm what??
CharminUltra
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I forget (and I'm lazy to look it up 
) is Prime 4 a 2018 game? If it shows up next year then that has a good chance of taking a lot of awards (just look at the logo reactions.)
) is Prime 4 a 2018 game? If it shows up next year then that has a good chance of taking a lot of awards (just look at the logo reactions.)thestopsign
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Just a simple iteration of Animal Crossing would be great, but a more in-depth/involved game could be revolutionary.