4K seems like quite a jump for that little system. I'd be happy with 1440p at this point, but if they can actually push out 4K and nicely upscale games that weren't designed for it then great!
Huge fan of Mario Golf, but this has a distinct lack of chain chomps, warp pipes, and other Mushroom Kingdom elements.
I’m worried this game is going to be more about combos for a good shot instead of the classic aim and power for a good shot. It’s what happened with mario tennis.
On a side note, when will nintendo learn to split screens horizontally not vertically for multiplayer.
1. Nintendo games
2. RPGs, especially Japanese
3. Indies
Then there’s literally more ‘good’ games than a regular person could ever play.
Yeah not huge into #2 or 3 so maybe that’s my issue. What do you define as indies? For example I played hollow knight and it’s amazing so if that’s indie I guess yeah.
I guess maybe my issue is when I go search for games there’s like a million cheaper non Nintendo titles so not entirely sure whether or not to plunge and by them and don’t really wanna take the time to search a lot either. However seems short on large splashy titles too.
Yes I realize I am part of the problem. Civ 6 is good. Is stardew valley worth it?
Yeah not huge into #2 or 3 so maybe that’s my issue. What do you define as indies? For example I played hollow knight and it’s amazing so if that’s indie I guess yeah.
I guess maybe my issue is when I go search for games there’s like a million cheaper non Nintendo titles so not entirely sure whether or not to plunge and by them and don’t really wanna take the time to search a lot either. However seems short on large splashy titles too.
Here's a list of indie games on Switch I would recommend (especially if you liked Hollow Knight):
Hades, Celeste, Stardew Valley, Shovel Knight, Golf Story, Steamworld Dig 2, Sonic Mania, Ori 1 and 2, Into the Breach, Enter the Gungeon, Axiom Verge, The Messenger, Slay the Spire, Baba is You
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They are slow with the heavy hitters though...no Zelda, Mario Kart, or Metroid built for the switch and none coming anytime soon.
I mean... there are Zelda and Metroid games in development for Switch. And the only reason they don’t make a Mario Kart 9 is because 8 DX is selling at an unprecedented rate. It’s sales have actually increased every single year. It’s a waste for them to make an MK9 and cut into their own sales.
We also need to stop pretending Metroid is a sanctimonious “third pillar” of Nintendo like it was in the early 00’s. Sales and interest wise it’s been leap frogged by Smash, Animal Crossing, Splatoon... it doesn’t even crack the top 5 anymore. The fact there’s a big budget game in development for Switch, coming out sometime, is a pretty get for fans.
I mean... there are Zelda and Metroid games in development for Switch. And the only reason they don’t make a Mario Kart 9 is because 8 DX is selling at an unprecedented rate. It’s sales have actually increased every single year. It’s a waste for them to make an MK9 and cut into their own sales.
We also need to stop pretending Metroid is a sanctimonious “third pillar” of Nintendo like it was in the early 00’s. Sales and interest wise it’s been leap frogged by Smash, Animal Crossing, Splatoon... it doesn’t even crack the top 5 anymore. The fact there’s a big budget game in development for Switch, coming out sometime, is a pretty get for fans.
a new game every 10+ years for my favorite IPs doesn't cut it for me...I can't play sales numbers.
a new game every 10+ years for my favorite IPs doesn't cut it for me...I can't play sales numbers.
Right, but just trying to provide some justification.
Like with Zelda it's only been 4 years since the last major release, which isn't crazy in the world of AAA open world development. We know the next game is deep in development and could still even be coming this year. In the meantime there's been multiple remakes, remasters, and spin-offs. I don't think Zelda fans are hurting right now.
Metroid has a major entry in development for 2 years at one of Nintendo's top studios. It might've been released already if development wasn't rebooted at Retro, but it probably wouldn't have been good. Whenever we see it now, I expect it will be very impressive and worth the wait.
And Mario Kart is just in a weird spot because all a new entry in that series does is compete with their own product.
You're doing a lot better than F-Zero fans, at the very least. Plus, we never know exactly what Nintendo is up to. This time last year there was no Paper Mario game even announced for Switch.
Metroid has a major entry in development for 2 years at one of Nintendo's top studios. It might've been released already if development wasn't rebooted at Retro, but it probably wouldn't have been good. Whenever we see it now, I expect it will be very impressive and worth the wait.
Prime 4 will be a tough one for sure. I felt like Prime 3 was already struggling to keep things fresh so I would be okay with another attempt to shift the series in a new direction. Other M didn't work out but you can see that they were trying different things. It'd be nice if they were also concurrently working on a new side-scrolling Metroid game, similar to how Prime 1 and Fusion came out at the same time.
Prime 4 will be a tough one for sure. I felt like Prime 3 was already struggling to keep things fresh so I would be okay with another attempt to shift the series in a new direction. Other M didn't work out but you can see that they were trying different things. It'd be nice if they were also concurrently working on a new side-scrolling Metroid game, similar to how Prime 1 and Fusion came out at the same time.
I think with Prime 3 it was just the culmination of three games in five years following pretty much the same formula. But it's been 14 (!) years since then, I think even if it follows the same playbook it will be a fresh and exciting game. There's really nothing else that plays or feels like Metroid Prime.
And the rumors have been churning on a new 2D Metroid for years. If that happens I think it will have a short announcement to release cycle (6 months or less).
I think with Prime 3 it was just the culmination of three games in five years following pretty much the same formula. But it's been 14 (!) years since then, I think even if it follows the same playbook it will be a fresh and exciting game. There's really nothing else that plays or feels like Metroid Prime.
I don't disagree that it's been a long time, but after playing Prime 3 again a couple years ago...it hasn't aged as gracefully as the others. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt, though.
As someone that never played the Metroid games as a kid and only got into them as an adult through emulation, I could never get into the Prime games. So much backtracking through identical looking caves/tunnels with no decent map system and terrible controls. Loved all the 2D games though
