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[Simo]

Now we have moved on to another 6 year old game

just what the switch needs

According to Take Two, L.A Noire is actually a good brand and potential franchise along with GTA and Red Dead due to the number of copies it sold. So if for example a follow up was in the works that could be coming to all platforms then a rerelease or remake for the Switch might make sense since it was never released for a Nintendo system originally.

 

[Jimmyfenix]

Never predict rockstar though. How many rumors or leaks were there about a red dead remaster which will never happen now ?

 

[Ladekabel]

With Nintendo's luck it'll be Rockstar Table Tennis

I want this!

 

[Mpl90]

Interesting you mentioned this and then today the L.A Noire remake for Switch rumor pops up today..lol



Yan is hit and miss and honestly I wouldn't really hold too much weight to his rumors as he's been wrong just as much as he's been right just from my experience reading his leaks.

Folks datamine Rockstar's updates and patches to get an idea on what's potentially coming in future updates and try to pass these off as leaks.

You seem to have a much more balanced view on the guy compared to who answered to me on Twitter, I really appreciate it, thanks.

 

[Ocarina_117]

About that

https://twitter.com/Yan2295/status/820686420599853057

I've asked on Twitter about this guy, and he seems to have a good grasp on developments at R* (he seemingly leaked several DLC stuff for GTA months in advance), but of course I can't rely just on that, I need more proofs from more people. Anyone here knows him and can speak on his status as a leaker?

You're breaking my heart

 

[Simo]

You seem to have a much more balanced view on the guy compared to who answered to me on Twitter, I really appreciate it, thanks.

Hey no problem. Again he's gotten stuff right about some future GTA online content but then last year he was told RDR2 would be announced and revealed at E3, and well that obviously didn't happen. lol

 

[DarkLordMalik]

Switchmas day 12 - New Metroid game from an unexpected studio

.

 

[Eolz]

About that

https://twitter.com/Yan2295/status/820686420599853057

I've asked on Twitter about this guy, and he seems to have a good grasp on developments at R* (he seemingly leaked several DLC stuff for GTA months in advance), but of course I can't rely just on that, I need more proofs from more people. Anyone here knows him and can speak on his status as a leaker?

Meeeeeeeh.
Missed opportunity to not ask for Red Dead 1. Although it would have probably been way harder to port.
Or GTAV/O...

edit: ah, just read Simo's post, good.

 

[PtM]

Can we have links to the original discussion this leak?

 

[DarkLordMalik]

What if the Rockstar port is Bully: Scholarship Edition?

 

[Movalpolos]

I'm with Easy Allies. The simple word "milk" kinda made me believe.

Loved their reactions to it. Once 1,2 Switch was announced I felt exactly like Huber, "It's all true!" lol.

Anyway, which mod made the poll in that thread?

 

[OrbitalBeard]

What if the Rockstar port is Bully: Scholarship Edition?

Most people would shrug it off, but Bully is my favorite Rockstar game, so I'd be thrilled.

 

[Eila]

Can we have links to the original discussion this leak?

You mean the original 4chan thread?
https://boards.fireden.net/v/thread/363582251/

 

[TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared]

Can we have links to the original discussion this leak?

It was discussed in the thread about the presentation.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

Most people would shrug it off, but Bully is my favorite Rockstar game, so I'd be thrilled.

It has a good chance since it was just released on Android/iOS and it fits the mobile hardware nature of Switch.

L.A Noire seems difficult to me, so does Red Dead Redemption with all of its troubled development history.

Bully: Scholarship Edition is the most likely choice here, I reckon.

 

[TheBaldEmperor]

Now, imagine if that Monster Hunter 5 4chan rumor was true.

I might actually lose it if that turns out to be true.

 

[PtM]

You mean the original 4chan thread?
https://boards.fireden.net/v/thread/363582251/

Thanks, but no.

It was discussed in the thread about the presentation.

Thanks. Let's see what I can find. The answer: NOTHING. It's not there, maybe the hype thread or something. >;(

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

Not surprising, lots of stuff leaks through 4chan. You're more anonymous and you won't get banned if you're wrong there.

You get banned here because GAF higher ups value the reputation of the site.

News outlets source GAF and GAF has legitimate influence in the industry. Insiders SHOULD be vetted and held to account. It's part of what makes the site what it is.

Just seems that with Bish gone, there seems to be a lot more "insiders" coming out of the woodwork who mostly seem to be full of shit.

 

[Movalpolos]

You get banned here because GAF higher ups value the reputation of the site.

News outlets source GAF and GAF has legitimate influence in the industry. Insiders SHOULD be vetted and held to account. It's part of what makes the site what it is.

Just seems that with Bish gone, there seems to be a lot more "insiders" coming out of the woodwork who mostly seem to be full of shit.

Bish is gone?

 

[Magwik]

LKD and Eurogamer were so on in October's Switch reveal, so it's disappointing that they got so much wrong here. I mean, OK Nintendo maybe decided late not to show some things, but how do you completely miss 1 2 Switch?

I highly doubt there was a single person sitting around thinking "I cannot WAIT to leak this game to the internet. They will be so excited!"

 

[The Boat]

Aayyy but Rockstar table tennis with HD RUMBLE

Yes please.

 

[Yoshi]

.

Do they have any history of good puzzle design or dense world design (gameplay-wise, outside of combat)? I have played some mech game and Dark Souls 3 from them and neither gave me any confidence they'd be a good pick for a Metroid game. Moreover both their games I have played were sloooow, which is not really a good fit for Metroid either.

 

[PtM]

Found it, it was in one of those OTs.
The initial sighting is here, with a small echo:

Anyone knows something about patents?

Someone on 4chan saying "He working the set up for the event in europe"

Naming a game fron Frozenbyte called Has been Heroes.

and there is a patent of it, which also have this

"Video game cartridges; Video game cartridges and cassettes; Video game cartridges and discs; Video game discs; Video game software; Video game tape cassettes; Video and computer game programs; Virtual reality game software; Virtual reality software for playing computer games and video games for computers and video game machines"

Links:

https://trademarks.justia.com/870/74/has-been-87074913.html
https://boards.4chan.org/v/thread/363582251#p363590243

Picking up steam again here, and then a few pages later gets the poll added:

The 4chan leak yesterday (The Mario Odyssey leak) mentioned It being a Splatoon sequel rather than a port. Did he say that before Emily said her latest thing?

LiamR joins in:

I'm just saying that it's not called "Mario Kart 8 Deluxe".

A voice of reason:

...why are people assuming the 4chan leak is the launch lineup when it's source is a guy working on the playable demo floor? A game can be playable and not be coming in two months as well.

EDIT: Seriously, why? Has there been some other info I haven't heard or something?

The tides have turned:

https://twitter.com/Doctor_Cupcakes/status/819582554311393281

Another crack in the wall:

Hello Folks. I did some research and, while not definitive, may lend some truth to the leak.

supermarioodyssey.com is registered to CSC Corporate Domains

CSC handles most of Nintendo's domains, but note that they also handle tons of domains.

The last update to the domain was around 10:04 EST by CSC Corporate Domains.

TLDR: The company that handles Nintendo's domains currently has supermarioodyssey.com and updated the domain today.

Not a confirmation, but noteworthy.

Sauce

And another one:

Okay. #TeamReal

Same deal with supermarioodyssey.com. Snipperclips.com is currently owned by the company Nintendo uses for hosting. Updated the domain today.

https://whois.icann.org/en/lookup?name=snipperclips.com

And another one, an hour before it's going down:

GAME.co.uk just listed a Switch version of Skylanders Imaginators, guess this confirms the leak is real?

http://www.game.co.uk/en/nsw-sky-imaginators-1791802

Dawn of a new thread and more:

1 2 Switch revealed

Leaks confirme

 

[The Boat]

Do they have any history of good puzzle design or dense world design (gameplay-wise, outside of combat)? I have played some mech game and Dark Souls 3 from them and neither gave me any confidence they'd be a good pick for a Metroid game. Moreover both their games I have played were sloooow, which is not really a good fit for Metroid either.

Dark Souls level design is basically Metroid, even if less versatile.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

Do they have any history of good puzzle design or dense world design (gameplay-wise, outside of combat)? I have played some mech game and Dark Souls 3 from them and neither gave me any confidence they'd be a good pick for a Metroid game. Moreover both their games I have played were sloooow, which is not really a good fit for Metroid either.

They are unfortunately only known for their work on Dark Souls series but in reality, they have a very diverse portofolio even with horror games mixed with first person ones.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FromSoftware_video_games

 

[Jimmyfenix]

Do they have any history of good puzzle design or dense world design (gameplay-wise, outside of combat)? I have played some mech game and Dark Souls 3 from them and neither gave me any confidence they'd be a good pick for a Metroid game. Moreover both their games I have played were sloooow, which is not really a good fit for Metroid either.

After other m and federation force sure why not. A FROM metroid game might actually be good

 

[Yoshi]

Dark Souls level design is basically Metroid, even if less versatile.

COnsidering what I have played of Dark Souls 3: No, absolutely no. Dark Souls is one of sadly only few AAA games outside of Nintendo's games that actually cares to put some level design into the game, but it is not comparable to Metroid. It is very linear, 100% combat focussed and offers no interesting reuse of environoments.

They are unfortunately only known for their work on Dark Souls series but in reality, they have a very diverse portofolio even with horror games mixed with first person ones.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FromSoftware_video_games

Well, I knew them from before Dark Souls as a mech game studio, but there sure are a lot of games in that list that I don't know. Which of them would you say makes them a good candidate for Metroid?

After other m and federation force sure why not. A FROM metroid game might actually be good

Those were not exactly the most stellar Metroids, but I cannot see how From is looking any more promising to deliver a good Metroid than Team Ninja and NLG. NLG actually seemed a good fit with their exploration based Luigi's Mansion experience (and considering what MPFF wants to be they did a good job imo, though it definitely is not a substitute for a full Metroid game) and Team Ninja at least made fast paced combat games before, rather than the slow and defensive Souls stuff. I really don't want Nintendo to do any more deviations from the main formula, because they really run at a risk of killing the franchise otherwise.

 

[Diprosalic]

Apparently LiamR got 3-month banned even though he endorsed the (correct) 4chan list?

not true, he immidiately called the leak fake and then slowly started to backtrack on it as it became clear that it very well could be true. he started to say that "portions" of it "could be true".
that and calling Splatoon 2 and MKDeluxe flat out false.

as someone who claims to be a insider and a leaker, he probably should've recognized the full list as legit if he had any credible information at all.
he deserved that ban.

bonus:

 

[Eolz]

Liam is so used to backtracking and being vague that I wonder if he even do rumors in a straight way anymore... He has a pretty mixed record when it's not from Unseen 64.

 

[Spman2099]

COnsidering what I have played of Dark Souls 3: No, absolutely no. Dark Souls is one of sadly only few AAA games outside of Nintendo's games that actually cares to put some level design into the game, but it is not comparable to Metroid. It is very linear, 100% combat focussed and offers no interesting reuse of environoments.

You clearly need to play more Dark Souls 3...

 

[oti]

Why did nobody believe it? Because it was so shitty or 4chan?

I was the first on #TeamLeakReal and I even gave reasons why I believed it. And I was right. I should start a Twitter account. I'm a leaker now.

 

[Saren is Bad]

not true, he immidiately called the leak fake and then slowly started to backtrack on it as it became clear that it very well could be true. he started to say that "portions" of it "could be true".
that and calling Splatoon 2 and MKDeluxe flat out false.



as someone who claims to be a insider and a leaker, he probably should've recognized the full list as legit if he had any credible information at all.
he deserved that ban.

bonus:

Jesus these are hilarious.

 

[oti]

not true, he immidiately called the leak fake and then slowly started to backtrack on it as it became clear that it very well could be true. he started to say that "portions" of it "could be true".
that and calling Splatoon 2 and MKDeluxe flat out false.



as someone who claims to be a insider and a leaker, he probably should've recognized the full list as legit if he had any credible information at all.
he deserved that ban.

bonus:

That's the guy I called out and who then started talking semantics as some kind of defense.

 

[Oregano]

Yes Vern says 'a game that was on last gen consoles' So it could be anything from GTAV to Table Tennis.

With Nintendo's luck it'll be Rockstar Table Tennis

Table Tennis is actually the one thing Vern ruled out when I asked if it was that with Joycons.

LA Noire would be the weird one though.

 

[Gleethor]

LA Noire would be such a baffling decision. Like, anything from Rockstar that isn't GTA or RDR would be stupid.

 

[The Boat]

COnsidering what I have played of Dark Souls 3: No, absolutely no. Dark Souls is one of sadly only few AAA games outside of Nintendo's games that actually cares to put some level design into the game, but it is not comparable to Metroid. It is very linear, 100% combat focussed and offers no interesting reuse of environoments.

You clearly haven't played enough Dark Souls, I'm sorry to say you don't know what you're talking about. Progression is very similar to Metroid, you have several choices where to start, but they're gated and you gradually progress opening more and more options that regularly take you to where you've been before resulting in an interconnected maze.

It's not as intricate as Metroid's levels and opening previously inaccessible places isn't dependent on weapon upgrades, but it's very much Metroid like level design.

 

[jmizzal]

About that

https://twitter.com/Yan2295/status/820686420599853057

I've asked on Twitter about this guy, and he seems to have a good grasp on developments at R* (he seemingly leaked several DLC stuff for GTA months in advance), but of course I can't rely just on that, I need more proofs from more people. Anyone here knows him and can speak on his status as a leaker?

Whoa, I love LA Noire and would def get a remaster on Switch

Vern is this what you heard too about the R* port? Yay or Nay

Hey no problem. Again he's gotten stuff right about some future GTA online content but then last year he was told RDR2 would be announced and revealed at E3, and well that obviously didn't happen. lol

I dont think you can call stuff like that wrong, announcements get delayed all the time, the game still got announced last year, even tho it wasnt at E3

 

[robotrock]

that la noire rumor can't be real. i would shit myself laughing

I deny that rumor.

 

[Astarte]

Most people would shrug it off, but Bully is my favorite Rockstar game, so I'd be thrilled.

Ayye my dude

 

[Lord of Castamere]

Never predict rockstar though. How many rumors or leaks were there about a red dead remaster which will never happen now ?

To be fair, Red dead never released on pc. It would presumably be far easier to port La Noire. It also needs the exposure if a sequel's coming out.

It's sounds baffling, but LA Noire has damn good potential as a franchise, when you think about it.

 

[DecoReturns]

La Noir?

Thats the title I joked they would released when vern mentioned that hint. Seems like a weird one to do honestly.

 

[jmizzal]

It has a good chance since it was just released on Android/iOS and it fits the mobile hardware nature of Switch.

L.A Noire seems difficult to me, so does Red Dead Redemption with all of its troubled development history.

Bully: Scholarship Edition is the most likely choice here, I reckon.

Bully? wouldnt that game not be considered last Gen? It was originally a PS2 game, Scholarship addition came to Wii still not last Gen. I know it was on 360 but not really started as a last Gen game

 

[Gleethor]

I bet LA Noire is real. I bet it's getting remastered for PS4 and Xbone around the same time. I bet it bombs and Rockstar cites it as the reason they only ever released 1 Switch game. I am psychic.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

La Noir?

Thats the title I joked they would released when vern mentioned that hint. Seems like a weird one to do honestly.

It's a great game, but I agree that it seems like an odd choice. I could see it as a decent brand with room to grow, but I'm not sure that a remaster is where to start that.

Bish is gone?

Bish is not an admin any longer.

 

[Diprosalic]

That's the guy I called out and who then started talking semantics as some kind of defense.

yeah he's clearly a fraud and now he complains on twitter saying that he always believed the leak. dude got off easy with a 3 months ban.

 

[Charamiwa]

Who the fuck would buy LA Noire in 2017 on the Switch? And why do I have a feeling this might just be true?

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

Nothing is impossible in a world where Capcom's big Switch exclusive in 2017 is an update of Street Fighter II.

 

[Simo]

I dont think you can call stuff like that wrong, announcements get delayed all the time, the game still got announced last year, even tho it wasnt at E3

Of course you can. He hyped up followers by posting that he was told RDR2 would be revealed at E3, it never happened therefore he was wrong. lol

"It got announced eventually" doesn't mean anything because anyone can be an "insider" at that point and still be bogus like Verendus proved when you predict pipe dreams eventually happening at some point. Still when you're wrong it still knocks against your credibility.

L.A Noire would be such an odd choice as Rockstar tend not to do remakes, so I guess this could be a port, and unless they're working on a new entry...what's the point?

 

[dh4niel]

"Leakers" on Twitter falling over themselves to discredit other information is pretty funny. "No! Pay attention to meeeeee!"

 

[Baleoce]

"Leakers" on Twitter falling over themselves to discredit other information is pretty funny. "No! Pay attention to meeeeee!"

It is all a bit odd tbh.