There's no delay in Europe.
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There's no delay in Europe.
Diprosalic
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being wrong about zelda has a domino effect, it knocks out the mario at launch prediction too (again, happy to be wrong). which would mean she barely had anything correct in terms of SW launch lineup. i questioned her SW leaks in my post.
All we can go by are the rumours we have at hand where one source says it will be at launch in NA and one in Europe says it won't plus 3D Mario is already a done game. There is no confirmation one way or another.
Tom Nook Sawyer
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I'd put more stock in the much more recent rumors, especially given Emily now backing it too. Zelda just makes sense; Mario is not going to come out a mere two months after the official reveal, regardless of how "done" it is
Portugeezer
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It's fine as long as Nintendo keeps marketing it, which they usually do even with older games.
Now with slopes!!
Not really, there is no necessity for Mario and Zelda to launch on different dates, though I agree that it would be more tactical to release them on different dates.
Diprosalic
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nintendo doesn't shy away from putting finished titles on ice to space the releases out, i can see Mario being the backup title in case Zelda had tech issues, maybe that's where those rumours came from.
her and Emily went quiet on the Mario info now that they say Zelda is launch despite being asked constantly on twitter, i think that's telling.
Tom Nook Sawyer
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Ha, rumors are admittedly messy business!
Again, what trips me up the most about the rumours is that the leakers broke their own logic.
One day Mario almost didn't make the reveal trailer because it wasn't stable enough and the other day the game is done and ready for launch. What?
I've been pretty clear about why the Zelda delay never made much sense.
But just to be clear, I don't think all they say is wrong and at no moment am I accusing them of being intentionally wrong. Some things just don't add up.
One day Mario almost didn't make the reveal trailer because it wasn't stable enough and the other day the game is done and ready for launch. What?
I've been pretty clear about why the Zelda delay never made much sense.
But just to be clear, I don't think all they say is wrong and at no moment am I accusing them of being intentionally wrong. Some things just don't add up.
ArchedThunder
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It wouldn't be that hard... The games are remasters of games that weren't made with touch controls in mind. The graphics don't need that much of an overhaul either, just clean up some of the textures.
DecoReturns
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I wish there was a Retro is making DK 3 rumor from Laura/Emily so I could post that Cranky Kong "there's no need to be upset" Gif.
web_slinger_62
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I was going to mention that, but it doesn't explain Dishonored 2, which came out after Skyrim. Unless it was just easier to port Skyrim due it already being a port and not having to be built from the ground up like Dishonored 2.
Presumably, they're thinking what we're thinking, which is that they can't have both Zelda and 3D Mario at launch. Despite their info indicating that Mario is finished.
Hopefully this EU delay (if it ends up that way) doesn't mean all we're getting in Europe is Splatoon and the Mario/Rabbids game...
Tropical Freeze is the game made in this decade.
Dark Cloud
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Nobody said that. Even Emily said Retro isn't working on Metroid.
I don't see why Retro would want to anyways.
Stairouais
Member
Please, Nintendo, don't make me fucking import a US Switch u_u
That would be something.
The_Intruder
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If the console is region free you just have to import the game lol.
Let's see.
Launch: Zelda, Mario 3d, Splatoon bundled, Skyrim, Mario&Rabbids, NBA 2K, Fifa, Just Dance, Lego Works, indies
April: Some 1st party new IP on the cheaper side (maybe Mario Sports Superstar), Yooka-Laylee, Lego City Undercover, Tekken 7, indies
May: Mario Kart 8.5, South Park: The Fractured But Whole, Guardians of the Galaxy
June: Xenoblade XX
July: Pikmin 4
August: Ever Oasis
September: SSB
October: ?, Project Sonic
November: Pokemon Stars
Edit: somewhere there should be an AC or FE follow up to the mobile game launching.
Launch: Zelda, Mario 3d, Splatoon bundled, Skyrim, Mario&Rabbids, NBA 2K, Fifa, Just Dance, Lego Works, indies
April: Some 1st party new IP on the cheaper side (maybe Mario Sports Superstar), Yooka-Laylee, Lego City Undercover, Tekken 7, indies
May: Mario Kart 8.5, South Park: The Fractured But Whole, Guardians of the Galaxy
June: Xenoblade XX
July: Pikmin 4
August: Ever Oasis
September: SSB
October: ?, Project Sonic
November: Pokemon Stars
Edit: somewhere there should be an AC or FE follow up to the mobile game launching.
ultrazilla
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So Switch NeoGAF, what's the latest on Switch? Any leaks or rumors? What the heck is going on with talk the system is now weaker than a Wii? Surely that is just subtle trolling?
Zelda at launch? New 3D(Cough...MARIO Galaxy 3...cough) MARIO delayed and won't make launch?
Hard to get a handle on this. It's a perfect storm of possible truths thrown into a hurricane of speculation and rumors!!
Edit Kingsnake-I'll go out on a limb and add Metroid Switch, an upgraded Starfox Zero Switch and new Pilot Wings Switch for sometime this year. I also think Metroid Prime Switch will be the huge Switch reveal at E3.
Zelda at launch? New 3D(Cough...MARIO Galaxy 3...cough) MARIO delayed and won't make launch?
Hard to get a handle on this. It's a perfect storm of possible truths thrown into a hurricane of speculation and rumors!!
Edit Kingsnake-I'll go out on a limb and add Metroid Switch, an upgraded Starfox Zero Switch and new Pilot Wings Switch for sometime this year. I also think Metroid Prime Switch will be the huge Switch reveal at E3.
Jonneh3003
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NX man. F Zero NX.
DecoReturns
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Skittzo0413
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Uh, no not really. Zelda and 3D Mario games aren't typically the biggest first party sellers. Mario Kart and Smash on the other hand are.
Zelda and Mario are system sellers though.
Yep, very true. I'm starting to think the "2 million units worldwide" by the end of March doesn't mesh well with Mario and Zelda at launch. But I wouldn't be surprised either way really.
I agree with a lot of this, barring the supply issue I mentioned above. But the fact is (seems to be, anyway) that Nintendo could indeed get Mario and Zelda out at launch and still have a big new game out every month of the year. The fact that they're finally in a situation like that is fantastic honestly.
Zen_Arcade
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I think it's a holiday 2017 title. If not that what are they going to market during the holiday season? Games that came out at launch?
Pokemon
DecoReturns
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Skittzo0413
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Mario Maker and Smash could take over August and October. And I think the new "crazy" IP was supposed to be at launch. Besides those, especially since there are certainly several games we don't know about (like Retro's game) this is a pretty nice looking list to start with.
Stairouais
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I still don't believe switch will be region free. Not one minute.
AppleBlade
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can I preorder this at a reliable brick & morter store yet (i.e. Best Buy, Gamestop, Target, etc.)?
I think the new crazy IP can slip into the second month if Zelda and Mario 3d are already there and seeing how Mario and Rabbids is rumoured to take advantage of the advanced rumbles (at least in my interpretation). Which I assume it's also the highlight of the new IP. Rumble, that is.
jan 12th
Skittzo0413
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For some reason I never made that connection... that's a good point.
Also for some reason SSB in your list slipped my mind as "Smash". Still, it's missing Mario Maker which Laura seemed confident about.
DriftingSpirit
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I just want third parties to get their time. I'm sure Nintendo's content will be more than fine in the first year in terms of quantity and commercial performance.
DragonSworne
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Does the tablet support switching between landscape and portrait positions?
DecoReturns
Member
If Rabbids x Mario is a great success commercially and critically, would you be ready to accept the Rabbids to the Nintendo family?
lol
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Wouldn't be actually better for third parties to get a big install base before their top of the season hit? They have anyhow late ports for launch.
We don't know yet
Give it a year and Viviendi will have eaten Ubisoft whole.
Really worried about that takeover.
If the third-party games at launch don't sell the big install base will be useless because publishers will think the audience isn't there. Example A: Wii.
DriftingSpirit
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I think overshadowing them with big Nintendo titles would be worse. The third parties that are supporting Nintendo at launch won't be able to benefit from a bigger install base anyway. They'll have to work with whatever the Switch does in the beginning.
Polygonal_Sprite
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Mario Maker in October.
People are forgetting this system will have the usual 3DS development teams behind it too. A lot of surprises in store at the event imo.
The problem is "letting third parties carry the launch" failed on both the Wii U & 3DS.
I trust Nintendo will strike a good balance, but I think both Zelda & Mario at launch is overkill. I expect 3-4 games (Zelda, Splatoon: Stay Fresh Edition, new IP, and possibly a smaller title). Steady stream of 1st party games after that.
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