Actually, I have my reasons for looking forward to Disaster.
1.) Concept. Playing a game about the day the world ends? Hell yeah. It sounds like a blast to me. Of course, a lot of that depends on execution, but the concept itself is great. It's simply: survive. Survive the day that the world ends by whatever means necessary.
2.) I liked their past games. Pretty much enough said there, but I like Monolith as a studio. They also have a LOT of major talent in them. Xenosaga and Baten Kaitos were great games.
3.) Nintendo just purchased them. This means a few things. First of all, it means that Nintendo has a lot of faith in them as a developer. Second, it means they will fund the game with their deep pockets, breaking any financial constraints the game had. Third, they will assist in development if necessary in order to perfect the game.
So, I actually had a valid reason for caring about Disaster. Project H.A.M.M.E.R. on the other game was being made by a studio who's other games I haven't enjoyed much, and one of which was just a disgrace (Metroid Prime: Hunters). Obviously, not every Nintendo 2nd party developer is perfect, but Monolith is a good group of developers and I think Disaster could be great.
