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CVG secret WiiU news follow-up Rumor: 3D Mario to launch by October
- Thread starter StreetsAhead
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DeuceGamer
Member
I believe a 3D Mario would be more successful at selling Console's to Gamers then NSMBU. Especially when you consider the other games that would be hitting around the same time. If all of the games below hit by the end of the year and we see a price cut/more attractive bundles the overall system library looks way more appealing to Core Gamers and especially "the Nintendo Core/fans".
-The Wonderful 101
-3D Mario
-Mario Kart
-Wind Waker HD
-Yarn Yoshi
-Pikmin 3
You add that to the handful of games already out (NSMBU, Zombi U, Lego City U, etc....) and games that have been announced and that will be coming out shortly after the Holidays (Bayo2, Smash, X, Retro's Title, etc...) and it should definitely help the Wii U start to build some momentum up. At least more than NSMBU was able to do.
Unfortunately at this point, I'll believe it when I see it. I guess they may be trying to get it out before PS4/Nextbox launch.
Not having a big conference which is infinitely more noticable by the general public (AKA people-that-buy-their-games) than a small event/Nintendo direct. Specially with this year's big hitters being Sony's PS4 and Microsoft's NextBox. Their big conferences will probably completely overshadow such small events.
Nintendo needs to show some balls, not cower behind some small booth.
Dave Meltzer
Banned
I hope this doesn't end up a generation of rushed games like the GameCube. Sunshine and Wind Waker being rushed made them both a lot worse.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Mario 64 done right very well could do it, I find that game to be good, but extremely flawed. Didn't really like Sunshine though.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Panic Nintendo is the best Nintendo hurrrgghhhhh burrrgghhhh whuffffffffffffff~
Possible, realistic Wii U lineup from August until the end of the year:
August- Pikmin 3, Splinter Cell, Wii U Party
September- Rayman Legends, W101, Wii Fit U
October- Mario Universe, Wind Waker HD, Arkham Origins, AC4
November- Watch Dogs, CoD, Mario Kart, maybe Retro's project?
August- Pikmin 3, Splinter Cell, Wii U Party
September- Rayman Legends, W101, Wii Fit U
October- Mario Universe, Wind Waker HD, Arkham Origins, AC4
November- Watch Dogs, CoD, Mario Kart, maybe Retro's project?
StreetsAhead
Member
Brownie Brown was restructured into a support studio as of April, so they could be providing leg-work to get Mario out on time. The hint is in their new name '1-UP Studio'.
akidnamededdy
Banned
Galaxy 2 came out three years ago now. Not exactly a rush at this point.
Soon I won't be able to resist Wii U.
Miiverse is on smartphones, the loading times has been taken care of (?) and it got New Super Mario Bros. U, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate and soon a 3D Mario, The Wonderful 101, Pikmin 3 and Wind Waker HD.
If I can sell my Wii I'll probably grab a Wii U.
Miiverse is on smartphones, the loading times has been taken care of (?) and it got New Super Mario Bros. U, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate and soon a 3D Mario, The Wonderful 101, Pikmin 3 and Wind Waker HD.
If I can sell my Wii I'll probably grab a Wii U.
Oh wow, I forgot about Retro...
StreetsAhead
Member
He said it'd be out by October?
The team also worked on Super Mario 3D Land in the interim. It'd be a tight schedule.
megabytecr
Member
My wallet is not ready, I need to save money, it is beginning to look a very packed second half with what we know from Nintendo and 3rd party, no more no games meme.
Yes, dont release a main entry 3D Mario and Mario Kart on a new system!!!
Stupid nintendo...
Schnozberry
Member
I would think they'd hold Retro's game off until December or January to give it some air.
We could also see Yarn Yoshi, X and probably some other unannounced games in the 1H of 2014.
Iwata said 3D Mario Wii U will be playable at E3. When was Mario Galaxy first playable and when was it released? When was Pikmin 3 first playable and when will it release?
He said it'd be out by October?
He implied it was this year, yes
Hero of Legend
Member
Stadium 3, my heart will go on. :'(
We need a proper console Pokemon spin-off, I mean like Stadium and GS games, they're too small now (like 1/3 their previous size) to make another console game.
So hopefully they do finally bring back the Stadium folks for a 3rd (err, 4th if you count the ORIGINAL gimped Stadium) go.
Jaded Alyx
Member
NSMB games may sell more in the long run, but they're not what I would call system sellers (anymore). 3D Mario games on the other hand very much are.
grimshawish
Banned
This proved true with 3D Land. I hope everyone is ready for 3D Land to have a big influence on this title.
How so? Nintendo revealed Mario & Luigi 4 merely a couple of months before release. We know there's going to be a 3D Mario and Mario Kart this year, and reveals in early June seems the most likely considering E3.
Gonzo The Great
Banned
Nope, it will be a full 3D platformer with Mario and Luigi cooperative play. Miyamoto has been trying to do this since Super Mario 64.
If they wanted to rush things Pikmin 3 would've been out a long time ago, but I think they earned their lessons.
Next Mario has a tough hill to climb. Wonderful games with the last few 3D Mario's... Galaxy 1 and 2 and Super Mario 3D Land. Now that I think about it I wonder how EAD Tokyo is going to respond. They have to hope its a great game and hopes more folks end up nabbing the console to play their game. Tough hill to climb!
These are the only games people care about on Nintendo systems. Should be pretty obvious at this point.
Brainiac 8
Member
Bad Nintendo, enough good games!
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
X? Not outside Japan. Assuming it's 2014 there it will probably be 2015 rest of the world. Unless it comes at the very beginning of the year, or maybe this year in Japan, we might see it at the end of next year.
And for some perspective, X looked further along in it's reveal trailer than Xenoblade did during it's reveal, and Xenoblade came out a about a year after it was revealed (including a ~6 mo delay). It's also been about 3 years since Xenoblade came out in Japan, and that game had a 2.5-3 year dev cycle once they actually got started with the concept.
That's not even true. They're just brilliant games everytime, I know that doesn't matter apparently, but that's the reason why people are buying them.
Not to mention 3D mario is not every year
NeonZ
Member
In the last few months, the Wii U hasn't even done GC numbers. Getting their own fanbase fully on board with the console would be an improvement over getting no one.
Both Galaxy 2 and 3d land reused a bunch of Galaxy assets though.
After NSMBU's and Nintendo Land's failures to be system sellers, I think Nintendo realizes that they've got nothing to get the mainstream on board with the Wii U right now and that's why they won't do a conference. For now at least, they'll just try to get their own fanbase to pick up the console.
If it's not galaxy 3 I expect something like this, shouldn't be too hard with the game pad
I hope they just get released so the Nintendo complaining threads stop. Sheesh. I know the complaints are legit, but damn, do we need 3 threads a day about it?
Schnozberry
Member
I'm actually thinking X for this year in Japan and 2014 for US and Europe.
Here's to hoping Retro is rebooting Metroid so I can spend half a year 100%-ing it (don't play as much now that I have a family) and I can move right on to X.
alfredofroylan
Member
I'm more interetsing on Retro's new game but Galaxy was one of my top 5 games of last generation, so I'll looking for this (Unless the new Retro game is the Mario 3D ... in wich case the universe'll implode)
This could be a problem I think. Mario Kart being put here or forced here kills the sales of every other Wii U game released in that month and for December. For that reason alone I don't want it out in 2013. Rather that month be the following.
Watch_Dogs, Call of Duty, Retro's project, and a continued but lesser push for Mario and Zelda. I'm being biased here because at the moment I want Watch_Dogs to at least do well and CoD to have a chance of putting up some decent numbers. If Retro's game is the big game for that month from Nintendo then that means it's a purchase for a LOT of people. If we assume people would be willing to buy at least two games at once that kills the chances of Watch_Dogs and CoD if Mario Kart is released that month. That's an automatic buy for nearly all Wii U owners out of habit. For those that might buy three that leaves them picking between WD and CoD instead of them buying both of them along with Retro's game ideally.
The Abominable Snowman
Member
What kept GC numbers so high was its price. I'm willing to bet it'd do far worse if it were priced like the PS2 was.
I mean the thing was only $100 a couple years after release. It dropped price and had tons of bundles by the time it was 6 months old (The age the Wii U is now)
We'll see if Nintendo does budget pricing for the Wii U soon as well.
Brainiac 8
Member
If the quality of Sunshine and WW is what they do when rushed...then we'll be ok.
Iwata said its current software schedule extends from mid-year 2013 to early 2014. Smash Bros 4 should out some time within the first half of 2013 if it sticks with a 2 1/2 years of development time. We obviously don't know yet if other titles such as Fire Emblem X Shin Megami, Bayonetta 2, X, Yoshi's Epic Yarn will be out by 2013 or 2014. Then there's Retro Studios game which probably won't be out until the second half of 2014.