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[Affeinvasion]

So yall gonna wait till they reveal pokemon stars to know its a traditional pokemon? Gone

Except gamefreak has never really made a game for consoles other than the stadium games which are pretty bare bones. Pokemon existing on switch doesn't prove your point that Nintendo will develop portable and console style games equally or that Nintendo won't just charge 60 for most games.

 

[oti]

So yall gonna wait till they reveal pokemon stars to know its a traditional pokemon? Gone

Gone? Can you end a sentence like that? Is that a meme or something?

 

[Gaspard]

Except gamefreak has never really made a game for consoles other than the stadium games which are pretty bare bones. Pokemon existing on switch doesn't prove your point that Nintendo will develop portable and console style games equally or that Nintendo won't just charge 60 for most games.

I'd be pretty hype for another Intelligent System's take on a Pokemon Colosseum/XD style game.

 

[Janet Restrepo]

So yall gonna wait till they reveal pokemon stars to know its a traditional pokemon? Gone

"Gone"? Come back when you feel like being an adult.

I'm not sure Nintendo will be interested in making two different types of Zeldas anymore. I hope they do though, because I've loved the DS and 3DS titles (not the remakes of Ocarina and Majoras).

 

[TheDinoman]

Eurogamer's rumor explicitly reported that Pokemon Stars would be the third version of Sun & Moon and it will be on Switch. No Nintendo home console has gotten a mainline Pokemon game like this before...assuming this is all real, anyway.

 

[ChrisInCali]

"How will Nintendo approach "Handheld" Zelda now?"

I don't know. I do know that I'm done buying Nintendo hardware based on hopes & promises.

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

That looks like it would be awful to actually play, with everything being muted shades of the same colour, and nothing really being distinct from anything else.

Actually, it could be awesome with HDR.

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

Gone? Can you end a sentence like that? Is that a meme or something?

Yes you never heard that?

"Gone"? Come back when you feel like being an adult.

I'm not sure Nintendo will be interested in making two different types of Zeldas anymore. I hope they do though, because I've loved the DS and 3DS titles (not the remakes of Ocarina and Majoras).

Yall never heard that

 

[Retro]

Are we ever gonna see 2D Top Down Zelda again?

Experience the challenge of endless adventure.

• 2-D hand-animated sprites
• Overhead perspective.
• Explore a vast Overworld to discover hidden treasures.
• Discover the mystical labyrinths of the underworld and ward-off ruthless enemies.

Essentially, do for Zelda what New Super Mario Bros. did for Mario; take the classic gameplay, give it updated aesthetics (higher quality sprites, music, etc., not 2.5-D like ALBW) and basically celebrate everything awesome about a much-beloved series. Since it's a spin-off series, it doesn't need to worry about the regular series canon or timelines; they can just make really good Zelda experiences without any kind of gimmick or theme beyond "It's like Old School Zelda!"

Make it happen, Nintendo.

 

[QuixoticNeutral]

I'd love to see a parallel line of high-resolution 2D Zeldas that look roughly like Four Swords Adventures on the GameCube—sprite-based with console-quality effects.

 

[Eumi]

We still don't know if Switch is even going to replace the Nintendo handheld. 3DS still has a year left, and after that the future is open.

I reckon they'll release some sort of dedicated handheld, be it a new console or a more portable-focused switch, and we'll see nintendos handheld game design continue on that. If not, things like that may become smaller, downloadable titles.

 

[Oddduck]

If Four Sword Adventures can appear on Gamecube, then I don't see why a 2D Zelda can't appear on Switch.

 

[Skeletos311]

They have to release some kind of Zelda in the 5 years between the 3D game releases.

 

[Thud]

Something like ALBW with better graphics would still work.

Or remake Link's Awakening, Oracle of Seasons/Ages, Minish Cap.

 

[Reagan's BR]

I want to see 2D Zelda with real sprites again.

I also want to see the one screen system-not like ALBW where you it is zoomed in and the camera pans with the character.

 

[Sterok]

It's not like Nintendo has been shy about putting 2D games on their consoles. Not sure why that would change now that the software ecosystems have probably been merged.

 

[Rodolink]

I think they're looking at how the market behaves, they have various scenarios:

1. people like the hybrid console and 3ds sales continue, fail on mobile apps market: they'll keep working divided projects for portable devices and "main" console devices. And announce a 3DS succesor.

2. people like the hybrid console, people lose interest in 3DS, and top grossings on their mobile apps: they they'll make those kind of "portable" Zeldas for the Switch but with alternate stories (like putting a Tri Force Heroes in between a "big" Zelda release). and also putting small game apps like Fire Emblem mobile.

3. people dont like the hybrid console, and 3ds sales continue: unlikely

4. people dont like the hybrid console, 3ds sales fail but top grossings in mobile apps: Nintendo stops their hardware attempts and focus on software for other hardware like SEGA did.

So I do hope and feel they'll continue doing this kind of Zeldas, and not only for the market behaviour as the points above, but also because they have other dev teams, that can deliver smaller Zelda projects in between.

 

[ClayKavalier]

Nintendo still trying to insist that the Switch is "a home console first and foremost" isn't really helping matters.

Is it so hard to ignore what they're saying and believe what I hope will happen?

 

[Femto.]

Hey man, if Nintendo had shown something like this your point would be more applicable. For now all we've seen are traditional console games. It's fair for people to wonder about this stuff.

The new game that the Bravely Default team is working on (Octopath Something) looks like something the 3DS would get, just looks nicer from a graphical standpoint. So his point is applicable if you're not just confining this discussion to Zelda titles.

 

[Graphics Horse]

TLOZ: Two Swords Adventures

 

[Vital Tundra]

With the Joycons I could see another 4 Swords game... And now I reaallllly want it.

 

[Persona7]

Big Zelda game

Small Zelda Game

Small Zelda Game

Small Zelda Game

Big Zelda Game

 

[Seik]

There will probably be at least one new 3DS game.

 

[spliced]

I think the fact that full blown console style Zeldas take so long to make serves as good encouragement to keep making smaller handheld Zelda games.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Oracle of Ages and Seasons remakes.

That would be so good. They need to let Capcom make more top down Zelda games.

 

[heathen]

We will probably get a MM style entry next reusing the same assets. They should totally do one Nier style though, mix of 3D, top down and side scrolling sections.

 

[Speely]

Big Zelda game

Small Zelda Game

Small Zelda Game

Small Zelda Game

Big Zelda Game

This is along the lines of what I am expecting.

 

[Camoxide]

Aren't they keeping the 3DS around?

 

[Menitta]

I can't see them ditching the ALTTP style design. We'll be seeing another LTTP style Zelda down the line.

 

[Basileus777]

The Switch is a hybrid. We get both.

Is that too impossible to understand still?

This is a bad post. We don't know enough about Nintendo's software strategy for the Switch to be making assumptions like this.

 

[Son Of D]

Big Zelda game

Small Zelda Game

Small Zelda Game

Small Zelda Game

Big Zelda Game

That's what I'm expecting too. A few smaller games in between the larger games to satisfy that audience and to keep software consistent.

 

[manueldelalas]

I made this cheap photoshopping in November.
With built-in multiplayer my vote goes to the Four Swords spin-off return.

Bravo sir! Zelda 2 swords is exactly what they should do.

 

[oti]

The new game that the Bravely Default team is working on (Octopath Something) looks like something the 3DS would get, just looks nicer from a graphical standpoint. So his point is applicable if you're not just confining this discussion to Zelda titles.

So is Disgaea. But this topic isn't about Bravely Deafult or Disgaea or that new Inazuma Eleven game that seems to be coming out for Switch. It's about Nintendo and 2D Zelda.

It makes sense they won't come out screaming "THROW AWAY YOUR 3DS BECAUSE IT'S TRASH NOW!" but some people just want confirmation that this will be the next 3DS + console.

And it really wouldn't surprise me if the next 2D Zelda is still on 3DS, especially after BoTW being a launch game. But people will take this as a sign that Switch is dead already or something.

I agree with you BTW. I just think Nintendo should be a bit more upfront about this so we could get pass unnecessary negative posts about the grim future of Switch and the 3DS.

 

[AKC12]

$40

This hopefully

 

[D.Lo]

The first handheld Zelda was just a slightly smaller scale version of what console Zelda was at that time.

They're just the 'smaller' entries. Consoles got them too, like Four Swords Adventure on Gamecube. They'll still release them.

 

[Duxxy3]

Probably release them on the DS 3 I suppose.



edit: DS 3 sounds better to me than 3DS 2.

 

[Coffinhal]

Same way except better resolution, frame rate, and no loading time.

/thread

They need them to keep the serie alive between BIG zeldas every 5 to 6 years

Same will happen with Pokémon, Animal Crossing...

 

[elkniwcire]

I hope we see both. Breath of the Wild looks great, but A Link Between Worlds was something special.

 

[Mistle]

I'm still waiting on Link Between World's 2, so honestly I just hope there's a team working on that.

 

[Peléo]

They will revive Nazo No Murasame and make it their main top-down view game:

 

[_Ryo_]

Remakes.

I wonder if we'll get a low budget 3D remake of Minish Cap.

 

[Hattori]

They will revive Nazo No Murasame and make it their main top-down view game:

I can live with this, Switch needs to be the resurrection console for all dead franchises

 

[Ushojax]

I'm sure we will get the same variation that we always got, only this time they will be on one platform. 2D games and spinoffs in between main 3D instalments.

 

[Luigiv]

I'm sure they can coexist on the same platform, much the same way the console style N64 ports coexisted with the handheld style games on 3DS.

 

[Sora the Cat]

Nintendo still trying to insist that the Switch is "a home console first and foremost" isn't really helping matters.

Nope, marketing says otherwise. Don't know where this "Nintendo says Switch is a home console" that everyone on gaf says is coming from.

 

[TheDinoman]

Nope, marketing says otherwise. Don't know where this "Nintendo says Switch is a home console" that everyone on gaf says is coming from.

I dunno, ask Reggie.

 

[Milly Osworth]

A top down Zelda with Switch specs will look gorgeous.

 

[Sendou]

Why are they saying it's home console first and foremost? Because people perceive handheld games as inferior (generally lower budget etc.) Why are they despite that showing people playing games away from the big screen in the marketing? Because that's the biggest thing about the system that makes it different from others.

I don't think it's that hard to understand.

 

[Hattori]

I dunno, ask Reggie.

"I think there’s a sense that Nintendo Switch is a portable device. It is portable. But at its heart, it’s a home console that you can take with you on the go."
It's a portable home console, which is what handhelds have been since they were conceived.

Gameboy - NES
Gameboy Advance - SNES
DS - between SNES-N64
3DS - N64-GC
Switch - Portable Wii U+

 

[Speely]

The thing is, it makes sense for Nintendo to still support handheld games on the Switch. These games require shorter dev cycles and cost less to make. This allows them to supplement their bigger titles with more frequent smaller titles, giving them a healthier overall output across various pricepoints, which in turn provide options for consumers.

Not to mention that some devs are already set up for developing games of this type, and expecting them to just shift gears and make HD 3D titles would be less than efficient.

And they know there is a huge market for handheld-style games.

PLUS, the joy cons and local mp anywhere practically screams for HH games than can also be played by split joy cons in kickstand mode.

I would be very surprised if Nintendo did not think similarly in this regard.