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[Regiruler]

Give me Sin and Punishment Collection. The original and Star Successor in HD on a cartridge with both traditional and gyro controls and online leaderboards. I'd buy that for $50.

Why settle for gyro when there's an IR camera in the right joycon?

 

[tonyh24613]

Not enough content yet to offer 30% off coupons yet.

Wait til 2 years from now when they start offering 30% on games you've already bought.

20% off for botw DLC, 150 gold coins, November 2018,

Spoiler

on WiiU

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[Colonel Mustard]

Why settle for gyro when there's an IR camera in the right joycon?

It's facing backwards though, isn't it? Might feel a little awkward to hold that way.

 

[rhandino]

Has Soraya Saga retweeted the Direct announcement? That is the only thing that truly matters tbh

 

[emilioasis]

Come on now, inconvenient- yes, but the game would still work just fine. Even BOTW Wii U removed all second screen functionality.

If the option is Wind Waker HD port with no second screen or no WWHD port at all, I'll take option 1

I'm playing Wind Waker HD with the Pro Controller. Works just fine, like any other zelda

(I hate the fact that the gamepad runs out of battery even if you don't use it)

 

[MomoQca]

Has Soraya Saga retweeted the Direct announcement? That is the only thing that truly matters tbh

Nope! Personally (and selfishly), I'd be happy to not get any Xenoblade 2 news tomorrow. I'm not ready to go on a media blackout just yet.

 

[Mato]

countdown please?

 

[Kyzer]

Why settle for gyro when there's an IR camera in the right joycon?

How do you do pointer with just an ir camera on the controller

 

[RootCause]

Honestly, for franchises like Zelda and Donkey Kong Country, if they're going to put out remasters on Switch, it should be in the form of collections, not individual remasters.

In that case, Zelda still obviously has terrific selling power, but the Retro DKCs would also be a much better value proposition.
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I can see these two collections.
The Hero of Time Collection(OoT/MM 3ds ports)
ALBW/Triforce Heroes Double pack

Twilight Princess, Wind Waker, and Skyward Sword would probably release as separate games.

I would gladly pay $60 for all of them, it would be amazing to have all zelda games on one system, and have the option to play them on a portable too.

 

[tonyh24613]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRDCLfpofJc

Here's the JP stream link if anyone want a countdown?

 

[Boss Doggie]

I'd rather they create a new Star Fox game than a port of Zero.

Or just remaster the SNES game at this point.

This. Ideally, the most I'm hoping they can take from Zero are the assets, which would just make turn around time slightly easier.

Otherwise, I'd be all for Miyamoto and EAD senior staff just taking more of a supervisory role so that P* and the younger EAD devs can make a StarFox game on their own. There's gotta be someone among the younger generation who has an idea of how to make a good StarFox game

I keep telling them to make a sequel for Assault but they aren't listening.

Gotta milk that SNES/64 nostalgia funbucks somehow.

 

[jmizzal]

Def gotta give a new Splatoon test fire date and ARMS Demo too along with release dates for both

 

[LegendofLex]

Why settle for gyro when there's an IR camera in the right joycon?

Because there isn't a sensor bar for the IR to be used the way you want it to be used.

 

[Screamapillar]

This is badly needed. It's been Spring for almost a month, and yet ARMS has no release date. Given that Nintendo is heavily promoting both of these titles two months ahead of E3, it would seem to signal that at least one of them will be about before E3, and possibly even both. Wouldn't that be something!

 

[Skittzo0413]

Because there isn't a sensor bar for the IR to be used the way you want it to be used.

There was that "leak" (or theory?) that the top sliver of the tablet would be used for that.

Also you can just point it at a pair of candles, or the sun like I've had to do before when I forget to bring the sensor bar somewhere!

But yeah all pointer stuff will be gyro now, it works almost exactly as well.

 

[UnemployedVillain]

I keep telling them to make a sequel for Assault but they aren't listening.

Gotta milk that SNES/64 nostalgia funbucks somehow.

Blame all the loud fans of the old games that hate anything that isn't all on rails and dares to let you outside your vehicle (Assault multiplayer was the most fun I've had with the series)

 

[LordKano]

Guys
Assault was crap

 

[StayDead]

Guys
Assault was crap

The arwing stuff was great. Just a shame about the unfun onfoot stuff.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Blame all the loud fans of the old games that hate anything that isn't all on rails and dares to let you outside your vehicle (Assault multiplayer was the most fun I've had with the series)

Exactly.

Nothing is much more thrilling than inviting friends over to do Assault multiplayer.

Guys
Assault was crap

Command, Adventures and Zero exist. Also it cannot be crap when it has the best multiplayer function in the series.

 

[fredrancour]

Give me Sin and Punishment Collection. The original and Star Successor in HD on a cartridge with both traditional and gyro controls and online leaderboards. I'd buy that for $50.

if they do continue the trend of one surprise new announcement per direct, collections or remasters would certainly be a good thing to announce. saving new major releases for E3 will make a bigger splash.

 

[LordKano]

The arwing stuff was great. Just a shame about the unfun onfoot stuff.

Yes, but arwing was like 25% of the game.

Exactly.

Nothing is much more thrilling than inviting friends over to do Assault multiplayer.



Command, Adventures and Zero exist. Also it cannot be crap when it has the best multiplayer function in the series.

Command and Adventure being bigger crap doesn't mean that it isn't crap. I'd argue that even Zero is better than Assault.

 

[Instro]

If there is another Star Fox at some point, it needs to entirely rework the series ala Breath of the Wild.

 

[QuixoticNeutral]

I see this discussion has veered into the strangely popular alternate universe where Zero isn't the best Star Fox game.

Spoiler

(To be fair, I'd put it second after Kid Icarus: Uprising.)

 

[Snkfanatic]

If there is another Star Fox at some point, it needs to entirely rework the series ala Breath of the Wild.

After you fire your Arwing 20 times the ship explodes. Or you could throw it at your enemies.

 

[DecoReturns]

If there is another Star Fox at some point, it needs to entirely rework the series ala Breath of the Wild.

It did that already, its called Star Fox Adventure

 

[Shikamaru Ninja]

If there is another Star Fox at some point, it needs to entirely rework the series ala Breath of the Wild.

That's the exact problem though, EPD (EAD) never made a full sequel to their blockbuster 5 million seller on the N64. Instead they did all sorts of unsuccessful wacky experiments (Command, Zero, Adventures) outside of the 3DS remake and the Namco-Bandai joint (which sucked!).

 

[RaidenZR]

That's the exact problem though, EPD (EAD) never made a full sequel to their blockbuster 5 million seller on the N64. Instead they did all sorts of unsuccessful wacky experiments (Command, Zero, Adventures) outside of the 3DS remake and the Namco-Bandai joint (which sucked!).

I don't think Nintendo is really that interested in making another Star Fox game, same with F-Zero. That's why they consistently have given those to other hands and taken an overseeing role.

 

[Angry Chair]

nani

also 3DS has backwards compatibility

If the 3ds was a person, it would be an ugly, out of shape dude in his late 50s that gets lucky once in a while because he's got money.

I can't believe there is anyone defending the 3ds getting exclusive games in 2017, it is ridiculous. Nintendo is giving people reasons, other than the inability to find one, to not buy the Switch.

If there is another Star Fox at some point, it needs to entirely rework the series ala Breath of the Wild.

BotW took Zelda back to its roots; nothing was reworked. I'm not sure what Star Fox needs as I don't know how many fans want it to be more than an on-rails shooter.

 

[MrPhiliasfrog]

I keep telling them to make a sequel for Assault but they aren't listening.

Gotta milk that SNES/64 nostalgia funbucks somehow.

I know, I can't believe they didn't make a sequel to assault.

 

[TDLink]

Guys
Assault was crap

I disagree. The campaign was short and the non-flying parts mostly sucked. But the flying levels were really well made. The game actually had a new story with new characters and new locations, not just recycling the same shit from SF1/64. And the multiplayer was very in depth and fun.

I'd love another SF game that iterates on what Assault did rather than just reiterating on the first two games in the series over and over. Especially if we make the multiplayer online.

 

[Vaev]

After you fire your Arwing 20 times the ship explodes. Or you could fly it into your enemies.

 

[SporeCrawler]

That's the exact problem though, EPD (EAD) never made a full sequel to their blockbuster 5 million seller on the N64. Instead they did all sorts of unsuccessful wacky experiments (Command, Zero, Adventures) outside of the 3DS remake and the Namco-Bandai joint (which sucked!).

I think there are two ways the franchise could evolve. the adventures route (change the genre to a more mainstream genre while retaining some of the elements that made the series popular) or the sin and punishment star successor route (make a railshooter that is even more crazy than before)

Out of these two I honestly think that the adventures route is the only way to go.

 

[AdanVC]

I honestly never been a fan of the Star Fox franchise. It's games do nothing to me and I dislike all the character designs of it tbh My least favorite Nintendo franchise. Pretty looking forward to tomorrow's Direct!

 

[Shikamaru Ninja]

I don't think Nintendo is really that interested in making another Star Fox game, same with F-Zero. That's why they consistently have given those to other hands and taken an overseeing role.

They technically developed Star Fox Zero in-house, but obviously leveraged how many in-house staff they could dedicate to the project. Nintendo programmed the game, but couldn't be bothered to use their own artists for the game. Even worse was that the concept wasn't appealing to new or traditional users for the most part.

Miyamoto made an error not commissioning his teams to develop a true sequel for the GameCube, and quite frankly the franchise has never recovered.

 

[LordKano]

Star Fox Zero's ending was the shit tho

Spoiler

fuckin' James

 

[MrPhiliasfrog]

I think there are two ways the franchise could evolve. the adventures route (change the genre to a more mainstream genre while retaining some of the elements that made the series popular) or the sin and punishment star successor route (make a railshooter that is even more crazy than before)

Out of these two I honestly think that the adventures route is the only way to go.

I still think they can take the assault route and improve on it.

 

[fredrancour]

I think there are two ways the franchise could evolve. the adventures route (change the genre to a more mainstream genre while retaining some of the elements that made the series popular) or the sin and punishment star successor route (make a railshooter that is even more crazy than before)

Out of these two I honestly think that the adventures route is the only way to go.

does "make the assault formula but better" count as being a more mainstream genre? cause i feel like that's the series' best chance of returning to commercial success. A Halo wannabe with a lower ESRB rating and rail-shooter levels in between other campaign levels.


but after Zero's sales, it feels like the fox-centric game most likely to get a switch release would be melee HD.

 

[mickagau33]

Would love some new IP for switch eshop by big Nintendo affiliates like 3ds eshop exclusives Fullblox (by IS) or Boxboy (HAL)

 

[I Wanna Be The Guy]

If the 3ds was a person, it would be an ugly, out of shape dude in his late 50s that gets lucky once in a while because he's got money.

Vita was the hot stud giving the babes all the gifts and always going down but because a bunch of assholes started a rumour that he had an STI and his father disowned him, his babe pool was much smaller than it should have been.

Switch is that guys son who learned a lot from his father, though he doesn't go down quite as much as his dad did and doesn't go as crazy with the gifts. But there were no shitty rumours to derail him unlike his dad, so he seems to have a better chance with the ladies anyway. And he has supportive parents.

I'm sorry.

 

[jdstorm]

I see this discussion has veered into the strangely popular alternate universe where Zero isn't the best Star Fox game.

Spoiler

(To be fair, I'd put it second after Kid Icarus: Uprising.)

No love for Arc Squadron?

 

[RaidenZR]

They technically developed Star Fox Zero in-house, but obviously leveraged how many in-house staff they could dedicate to the project. Nintendo programmed the game, but couldn't be bothered to use their own artists for the game. Even worse was that the concept wasn't appealing to new or traditional users for the most part.

Miyamoto made an error not commissioning his teams to develop a true sequel for the GameCube, and quite frankly the franchise has never recovered.

Agreed. All that basically equates to - they just weren't into it (SFZ). Their heart wasn't in it and they participated out of a sense of obligation to get something out for WiiU in a timely manner that had some brand appeal and name recognition.

 

[ITSMILNER]

I would love Nintendo to release a new game brand 'Nintendo Vault' and release HD remaster collections of Wii, 3DS and Wii U games. Having everything Nintendo on 1 platform and it being portable would be amazing.

Have there been any credible rumours towards HD remasters other than the rumoured Smash 4 port?

 

[Regiruler]

How do you do pointer with just an ir camera on the controller

Release a $5 infrared peripheral?

The sensor bar is caveman technology, they could make a battery powered portable version in pretty much any form factor (hell, make it a removable screen cover).

 

[fredrancour]

I would love Nintendo to release a new game brand 'Nintendo Vault' and release HD remaster collections of Wii, 3DS and Wii U games. Having everything Nintendo on 1 platform and it being portable would be amazing.

Have there been any credible rumours towards HD remasters other than the rumoured Smash 4 port?

just pokemon stars. nothing about any other ports or remasters.

 

[Muchi Muchi Pink]

So are they going to talk about Gamecube VC or are they keeping this for E3?

 

[Futureman]

I would love Nintendo to release a new game brand 'Nintendo Vault' and release HD remaster collections of Wii, 3DS and Wii U games. Having everything Nintendo on 1 platform and it being portable would be amazing.

Have there been any credible rumours towards HD remasters other than the rumoured Smash 4 port?

Same. Especially as it really seems like they will generally stick with the same architecture going forward so it would be nice to eventually get every Nintendo title released on the Switch line going forward.

So are they going to talk about Gamecube VC or are they keeping this for E3?

who knows but I'm guessing E3 will have Virtual Console details + apps like Netflix/Hulu/Browser/etc.

 

[KidGalactus]

Vita was the hot stud giving the babes all the gifts and always going down but because a bunch of assholes started a rumour that he had an STI and his father disowned him, his babe pool was much smaller than it should have been.

Switch is that guys son who learned a lot from his father, though he doesn't go down quite as much as his dad did and doesn't go as crazy with the gifts. But there were no shitty rumours to derail him unlike his dad, so he seems to have a better chance with the ladies anyway. And he has supportive parents.

I'm sorry.

Indeed you are.

 

[TreIII]

I keep telling them to make a sequel for Assault but they aren't listening.

Gotta milk that SNES/64 nostalgia funbucks somehow.

Sorry, but to be quite honest, an Assault sequel is not really what I want, either! My opinions on such could adequately be summed as follows:

That's the exact problem though, EPD (EAD) never made a full sequel to their blockbuster 5 million seller on the N64. Instead they did all sorts of unsuccessful wacky experiments (Command, Zero, Adventures) outside of the 3DS remake and the Namco-Bandai joint (which sucked!).

I'd be all for a full-fledged successor to 64, or a reinvention of the brand like BOTW. But how can we expect to get either when EAD hasn't shown any sign of making the brand take its next big step? The brand will never be taken seriously, if Nintendo themselves doesn't allow some talented folk to do just that.

 

[Cerium]

No part of this is ambiguous but with all due respect you didn't get it. It is "information on 3DS and Switch". This information happens to be "focusing mainly on" two games in question. This means the segments about these two cover lion's share of Direct's time. This doesn't mean there won't be anything else, in fact it means there will be something else because otherwise they shouldn't mention the 3DS at all, and word "mainly" is not a synonym to "exclusively".

The posts I was responding to were arguing that "mainly" is a synonym for "HOLY SHIT GUYS WE'RE ALSO REVEALING SMASH AND DRAGON QUEST!"

It shouldn't be this hard to get you to keep your expectations in check but hey it's your disappointment.

 

[weekev]

Vita was the hot stud giving the babes all the gifts and always going down but because a bunch of assholes started a rumour that he had an STI and his father disowned him, his babe pool was much smaller than it should have been.

Switch is that guys son who learned a lot from his father, though he doesn't go down quite as much as his dad did and doesn't go as crazy with the gifts. But there were no shitty rumours to derail him unlike his dad, so he seems to have a better chance with the ladies anyway. And he has supportive parents.

I'm sorry.

Let's hope those STIs aren't hereditary and the Switch gets all the ladies.