perfectchaos007
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Smash Bros. Mobile in 2018 almost feels inevitable!!!
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WSJ: Nintendo making Zelda mobile game, Animal Crossing mobile Fall, new Poke TCG app
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QTE edition, right?
eyeball_kid
Member
Animal Crossing is going to make them insane amounts of money. Insane.
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Deleted member 465307
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One thing I do think Nintendo could be doing better is building synergy between their mobile and console products. Super Mario Run basically had nothing it could promote or clearly push people towards. I suspect Animal Crossing will be the same, with New Leaf being the best option. Perhaps Zelda will be able to promote Breath of the Wild for renewed holiday sales (though I don't know how much help it will need). Fire Emblem Heroes at least works as a platform to potentially push people to try out Echoes and future games.
I don't think you should be afraid of that. Nintendo has made it pretty clear that their intentions with all of their products is to strengthen the appeal of their IPs and drive activity on all platforms (mobile to console, console to mobile, games to theme parks, etc.). I think Pokémon GO increasing 3DS sales was the ideal of what Nintendo would like every time, so I think they're going to aim for something similar with Animal Crossing mobile bringing people to 3DS and Switch. I wouldn't be surprised to see New Leaf get promotion again this year when AC mobile launches.
I believe the only time we might see a franchise become mobile-only is when the franchise is simply not worth the financial investment to make a proper Switch game. What was once a possibility of making a game eShop-only could become "eShop and/or mobile?".
Super Smash Bros. for iOS and Super Smash Bros. for Android with exclusive modes and trophies distinguishing them? You'll have to have two phones to get the complete experience!
I don't think you should be afraid of that. Nintendo has made it pretty clear that their intentions with all of their products is to strengthen the appeal of their IPs and drive activity on all platforms (mobile to console, console to mobile, games to theme parks, etc.). I think Pokémon GO increasing 3DS sales was the ideal of what Nintendo would like every time, so I think they're going to aim for something similar with Animal Crossing mobile bringing people to 3DS and Switch. I wouldn't be surprised to see New Leaf get promotion again this year when AC mobile launches.
I believe the only time we might see a franchise become mobile-only is when the franchise is simply not worth the financial investment to make a proper Switch game. What was once a possibility of making a game eShop-only could become "eShop and/or mobile?".
Super Smash Bros. for iOS and Super Smash Bros. for Android with exclusive modes and trophies distinguishing them? You'll have to have two phones to get the complete experience!
texhnolyze
Banned
Yeah, I guess that would be veasible for them. 3DS games look good visually but they're gimped by the low resolution. When it comes to mobile game, they can push the visuals on HD resolution and it'll make a great difference. But I honestly think they can aim higher than Triforce Heroes, for example by using better shaders and lighting.
An animal crossing but with mario theme
serenewarfare
Banned
Approximately 3 million people own a Switch right now.
As of last year, approximately 3 billion people own a smartphone.
That seems like a decent gap in potential audience.
Exactly. (=
evil monkey
Member
Tri Force Heroes now feels like a wasted opportunity. They could've released the worst Zelda game ever on smartphones and it would have fit in just fine with all the other garbage.
SinCityAssassin
Member
why though.
Animal Crossing doesn't really need Mario's help to sell well though. It's a huge series now.
... the megabux...
Zelda Mobile is more important than Tri Force Heroes.
All this salt is amusing. Gamers still struggling to deal with market reality in 2017.
Astral Dog
Member
Im personally waiting for the return of Metroid
They should just commission a Downwell clone with Samus from the creator.
evil monkey
Member
If the ultimate purpose of releasing games on smartphones is to entice people to buy the real thing, then I guess TFH would probably just leave a bad taste in people's mouths and it would just end up turning them off Zelda forever.
Maybe they could've made TFH the sequel on smartphones. It's an entry that just doesn't belong in the series. I got it day 1 on 3DS and I've yet to finish it because it's so damn boring to play.
I have nothing against this. I just wish they didn't put their worst effort ever as a follow-up to one of the best entries in the series (ALBW). That's all.
People can be tricked into buying anything as long as they nickel-and-dime it?
ArcaneFreeze
Member
Still with the idea that Happy Home Designer should have been their mobile title for AC instead of putting it on the 3DS. Fits the style too well. There's plenty of ways to monetize HHD too lol.
KenzinFive
Member
I'd be more than OK with that. I wanted to love the current version but it constantly crashes and the UI, art design, and, well, everything else feel cheap.
perfectchaos007
Member
Ice Climbers and Mewtwo will be iOS exclusive, while Lucas and Pichu will be Android exclusive.
texhnolyze
Banned
No. The ultimate purpose of releasing games on smartphones is to get easy and sustainable revenue.
It all depends on its business model though. Will they go with in-app purchase like Pokemon, or one purchase like Mario.
Probably just the rumoured Japanese version of TCGO. Nothing to see here. Though having TCGO be altered so it can be played on phones instead of just tablets would be huge.
Doesn't surprise me that the writer may not know about TCGO. So many writers and analysts thought GO was Pokémon's first mobile game, when it wasn't even the first one in 2016.
Having another TCG app when TCGO exists is the epitome of redundancy and TCGO is huge as it is. It just needs a Japanese version.
It'll be a port of the original NES game that costs $10.
perfectchaos007
Member
In America we haven't had an official new TCG game since the one on Game Boy Color. A lot has changed in TCG since Base, Jungle, and Fossil
Yes we have
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/pokémon-tcg-online/id841098932?mt=8
Notice the codes that come in booster packs and other TCG products? They are redeemed in that.
It has also been downloaded well over 1 million times on Android alone. It's a big game.
You mean making fun of people who have difficulty coping with the fact that mobile games exist, are popular, and have a huge audience? Yes, I like doing that, because we could do with a lot of less of people trying (unsuccessfully) to drown out mobile announcement threads with their salty tears.
I have faith in Nintendo not going for the free to play model for Zeda, even though that will bring in the easy money. I hope they go for a DS stule touch controlled Zeda for 10 bucks.
On the other hand, it makes way too much sense for Animal Crossing to go free to play. I think that can be a billion dollar mobile game for them.
On the other hand, it makes way too much sense for Animal Crossing to go free to play. I think that can be a billion dollar mobile game for them.
I'm all for educating people on the mobile market. There are very big misconceptions about it on here and elsewhere amongst core gamers. But that tone isn't really helpful, is it.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Gacha isn't the way to easy money though as you need to consistantly have updates and and new content spanning its entire life.
texhnolyze
Banned
The king has returned
I'm not interested in being helpful to someone who comes into a thread basically going "I can't afford [system x], I hope they port it to [system y]!" I just want to mock them, and if they do it again, ban them.
How did you become a mod? Must have been a wild time back then. Other mods are less... confrontational.