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how relevant would a Switch MARIO GOLF game be for you?
- Thread starter sphinx
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I'd rather nintendo concentrated on New IP, sure fire hits..or at least have Mario doing something different...... than new iterations of Mario Tennis or Golf. I'd be fine if they skipped Mario party for a generation as well.
I just feel there's little new they can do with those titles. They have been done to death.
I actually wonder if an IP like Splatoon or Pikmin might be better used if they want to do a tennis or golf game. Ink on the ground could alter ball movement in interesting ways in a Splatoon sports game..or you could physically hit Pikmin instead of golf balls/tennis balls with the type of Pikmin used altering how the game plays.
I just feel there's little new they can do with those titles. They have been done to death.
I actually wonder if an IP like Splatoon or Pikmin might be better used if they want to do a tennis or golf game. Ink on the ground could alter ball movement in interesting ways in a Splatoon sports game..or you could physically hit Pikmin instead of golf balls/tennis balls with the type of Pikmin used altering how the game plays.
the 3DS Mario Golf kind of bombed. i don't see a future for that sport unless they make a bigger sequel to Mario Sports Superstars and expand each individual sport so that it's as big as they were on individual releases (that game felt like a demo for each sport)
they can still sell some sports standalone such as Soccer but Golf seems like it doesn't sell enough to release on its own. a pack with Tennis+Golf+Baseball with all 3 sports as packed as in their most content packed installments (RPG modes for Tennis and Golf and career mode like in the Mario Baseball games for GC and Wii) would be a decent way to sell them (it's not like Baseball and Tennis need that many level design and character models can be reused for all 3)
they can still sell some sports standalone such as Soccer but Golf seems like it doesn't sell enough to release on its own. a pack with Tennis+Golf+Baseball with all 3 sports as packed as in their most content packed installments (RPG modes for Tennis and Golf and career mode like in the Mario Baseball games for GC and Wii) would be a decent way to sell them (it's not like Baseball and Tennis need that many level design and character models can be reused for all 3)
JohnTonne
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Mario Golf on 3ds was pretty great, the course designs were a lot better than the realistic take they went for with the Gamecube courses.
Golf doesn't need a story mode as much as Tennis does since you have so many possible game modes, I spent countless hours on Mario Golf 64 and that doesn't have any form of story, but unlocking characters and chasing Birdie Badges was a great time.
So if Golf was announced I would be in, Tennis on the other hand needs more convincing if there isn't any Story Mode.
Golf doesn't need a story mode as much as Tennis does since you have so many possible game modes, I spent countless hours on Mario Golf 64 and that doesn't have any form of story, but unlocking characters and chasing Birdie Badges was a great time.
So if Golf was announced I would be in, Tennis on the other hand needs more convincing if there isn't any Story Mode.
yeah, they have not delivered games like they used to lately
Miss that GBA and GCN era, they were amazing back then
Nachtfalke
Member
The old Mario Gold and Tennis and Golden Sun were so good. What happened to Camelot?
I know, the 3DS games are not bad, but they aren't fantastic either like the stuff in the past. They all felt rushed, especially the Wii U game.
I know, the 3DS games are not bad, but they aren't fantastic either like the stuff in the past. They all felt rushed, especially the Wii U game.
Diddy Kong
Banned
I have 0 faith in Camelot anymore. The games have been the bare minimum at most.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Switch already has the GOAT golf game.
Linkstrikesback
Member
I own the 3DS game , thanks. Didn't enjoy it at all.
Rodney McKay
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The 3DS Mario Golf looked good, was as fun as it always is, and had a lot of courses (especially with the DLC).
But I definitely preferred playing the GBA one with the great RPG mode. Since with was Camelot and used their Golden Sun engine, it felt and sounded like I was playing a new Golden Sun game, just with golfing instead of battling. (I played it a long time after it came out so it felt really good to play something in the Golden Sun engine)
Those are the only two Nintendo Sport games I've played, so I always look for them to have a deep single player before buying them (Mario Gold was part of that Humble bundle I think, I wouldn't have gotten it otherwise). I'd probably just end up buying Mario Tennis GBA or the GBC games instead of getting any modern Mario Sport games if they keep leaving out meaty single player content.
That Golf RPG that's coming out on the Switch looks pretty solid. Another case of indie devs filling the void Nintendo leaves when they don't make stuff a chunk of their audience wants (Axiom Verge with the lack of Metroid, an ever increasing amount of futuristic racers with no F-Zero, etc.)
But I definitely preferred playing the GBA one with the great RPG mode. Since with was Camelot and used their Golden Sun engine, it felt and sounded like I was playing a new Golden Sun game, just with golfing instead of battling. (I played it a long time after it came out so it felt really good to play something in the Golden Sun engine)
Those are the only two Nintendo Sport games I've played, so I always look for them to have a deep single player before buying them (Mario Gold was part of that Humble bundle I think, I wouldn't have gotten it otherwise). I'd probably just end up buying Mario Tennis GBA or the GBC games instead of getting any modern Mario Sport games if they keep leaving out meaty single player content.
That Golf RPG that's coming out on the Switch looks pretty solid. Another case of indie devs filling the void Nintendo leaves when they don't make stuff a chunk of their audience wants (Axiom Verge with the lack of Metroid, an ever increasing amount of futuristic racers with no F-Zero, etc.)
Without a motion mode? Irrelevant.
FlaygletheBagel
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Seems like the Mario sports games have gotten progressively more hollow after the Gamecube/GBA games. I really wish we'd get another installment like the GBA/GBC Mario Golf/Tennis games, complete with a story mode. I have little interest in the games otherwise.
SlavetodaBOX
Member
Very relevant...an RPG mode would be great. Mario Golf 3DS was a hidden gem on that platform, I totally agree with the OP. It had tournaments and online play and it did all of them very well, while getting no credit for it. I'm in on Mario Golf Switch.
what exact camelot games have been disappointing in the last 5 or so years?
I often read they've lost their edge but the last camelot game I played was Mario golf 3DS (hence, the thread) and I think they are as good as ever.
It's one of the things I'm looking forward to most.
I never played any of the other Mario Golf games prior to the 3DS so I don't have dogs in that particular hunt, but the 3DS version is one of my favourite 'kill 5 minute' games.
It's one of the few titles that I've bought DLC for as I really felt I got my money's worth with the extra courses.
Plus its one of the only competitive games where I've enjoyed anything close to success!
I never played any of the other Mario Golf games prior to the 3DS so I don't have dogs in that particular hunt, but the 3DS version is one of my favourite 'kill 5 minute' games.
It's one of the few titles that I've bought DLC for as I really felt I got my money's worth with the extra courses.
Plus its one of the only competitive games where I've enjoyed anything close to success!
Honestly, I also want to see a new Wii Golf motion control version using the joycons!
Agree.
Nice work!
Agree.
Nice work!
DarkConfidant
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If they made I'd be interested, but I couldn't care if they didn't.
What I want is a decent Mario Party on it. Or tennis or football.
What I want is a decent Mario Party on it. Or tennis or football.
xochipiltontli
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I'd rather see Nintendo let Camelot do something of their own with a decent budget and actual time to make it. Having the guy who directed Golden Sun and Shining Force II make something as bad as Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash is a tragedy.
The Albatross
Member
I'd definitely get it.
LastChance2Frag
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Aztechnology
Member
It would be better to just get a Switch sports which includes golf.
kunonabi
Member
Not very. I'm not as interested in playing the whole breadth of Nintendo's output like I was on the Wii/DS and WiiU/3DS so I'll probably only be buying the really big stuff like Mario Odyssey, Kirby, etc and the fresh stuff like ARMS and Splatoon. Mario Sports and the like I'd probably pass on. Hell, I probably won't even grab the next Smash unless Simon makes it in.
Mario Golf 3ds is decent, but it's way, way too barebones without the DLC. It's a really poor package without it, feels like content was stripped from the game. And as for the gameplay, the putting is just too easy. Everybody's Golf is a significantly better game.
But I love these games in general, so I'd be there day 1 if there was enough content. Stop it with the gimmick 9-hole courses and make proper 18 hole ones like the DLC was.
But I love these games in general, so I'd be there day 1 if there was enough content. Stop it with the gimmick 9-hole courses and make proper 18 hole ones like the DLC was.
Toadstool Tour is the best in the series for my money.
The unlockable 'fast greens' totally made that game.