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Bloober Team's CEO Wants To Bring Horror Games Back To Nintendo In A Big Way

He waxes poetic on Nintendo's long-gone time in the horror genre spotlight and reveals his hopes to help muster a return to form.

www.thegamer.com

Bloober Team took the horror gaming world by storm last year with their remake of the classic Konami thriller, Silent Hill 2. The success of that title has led to the announcement that they intend to remake the first game as well, but they've also got other fare en route, like Cronos: New Dawn - which releases next week, in fact.

There's also a reverence at work here toward the golden age of Nintendo's forays into horror, and it might lead to exciting prospects for Bloober Team's own potential output on the nascent Nintendo Switch 2 console in the years to come.




It is being considered because Bloober Team is one of the few companies that has a development kit of Nintendo Switch 2... Just as 1 year ago there was a collaboration project between Bloober Team and Nintendo.... Possible return of Eternal Darkness?

 

[MacReady13]

I'm all for it. The more 3rd parties coming to Switch 2 the better and especially in the horror genre. Bring it on Bloober!

 

[Mithos]

Easy put the game(s) on Digital only or Key cards, that's pretty horrific.

 

[ADiTAR]

A remake of Eternal Darkness would be great, getting to play a game from 3 different perspectives is something that hasn't been done in a while.

I wouldn't mind a Metroid horror take.

 

[willothedog]

do they have a dev kit?

 

[Spyxos]

I don't know if it's the right console for that. At least I don't associate Nintendo with horror games. Even if Eternal Darkness was new and interesting at the time.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Bring this game to Nintendo Switch 2.






Full game... No keycard

 

[Jesb]

If they remade ED I'd buy a switch just for that.

 

[Sticks]

Resident evil 0?

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Resident evil 0?

Rumors indicate a Resident Evil Zero remake with the RE Engine.

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

They're too late. We already have the wheelchair game abomination.

 

[xrnzaaas]

A demanding-looking Unreal Engine 5 game releasing on Switch 2? Gee, what could go wrong.

 

[Kacho]

do they have a dev kit?

I think thanks to Konami. They have to be porting Silent Hill 2.

 

[Negotiator101]

Aside from a Switch 2 port are there any hands on of Cronos? I'm hoping for a great game.

 

[powder]

They're too late. We already have the wheelchair game abomination.

Honestly, I would play the shit out of Resident Evil Wheelchair

 

[cireza]

Quite surprised this game is coming on Switch 2. Let's see how it will run...

 

[Gojiira]

Lol good luck, no audience for it there but sure pretend like Nintendo was ever relevant for horror

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Lol good luck, no audience for it there but sure pretend like Nintendo was ever relevant for horror

The creator of Metroid made this game. I have two copies of Emio... Collector's Edition and the American edition.

 

[FoxMcChief]

They just want those wonderful Nintendo sales. And I don't blame them.

Like ho's drawn to a pimp.

 

[Deerock71]

do they have a dev kit?

Cronos releases Sept. 5th, so it's doubtful.

 

[Dacvak]

They should make a prequel to Luigi's mansion, where it turns out Luigi has been a hitman serial killer this whole time, and he's the one who caused all the ghosts.

 

[Thief1987]

Housewives don't play horror games, guess blooper need to learn this the hard way

 

[Baemono]

Aside from a Switch 2 port are there any hands on of Cronos? I'm hoping for a great game.

Quite difficult it seems

 

[VGA-Games]

Awesome

I loved Resident Evil until they changed to 1st Person Perspective!

 

[VGA-Games]

Lol good luck, no audience for it there but sure pretend like Nintendo was ever relevant for horror

Resident Evil 4 was really successfull and exclusive on the Nintendo GameCube

 

[BennyBlanco]

Eternal Darkness remake would be sick.

 

[Radical_3d]

Nintendo fans already have their fair share of horror watching the frame rate graph on DF analysis.

 

[blacktout]

Housewives don't play horror games, guess blooper need to learn this the hard way

This sentence is hilariously wrong, both within the context of this thread and in general.

Like, when did "housewives" become the stereotypical Switch 2 audience?

And women are a big chunk of the audience for horror games, especially if you're talking about the walking-simulator style horror games that Bloober Team cut their teeth on.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Doesn't mean shit if it isn't exclusive. Like, it's cool that people can play the game on there, but it doesn't change Nintendo's image if it's the same game as what's on every other platform.

 

[DevilHunterX0]

Nintendo already did - with the price. I keed I keed.

 

[FinalBossWithTheMostPower]

I might bite on SNSW2. Would be nice to take it on the go.



Shame there's little incentive since the game will probably look and run like shit comparatively.

 

[Nocty]

I truly believe Bloober has what it takes to become a legendary developer

Their output has been consistently improving with every release. Lets see what Cronos has to offer and if the trend continues.