curl-6 said:
That doesn't discount the time they've been right though. I prefer to be prepared for the worst. |
Actually, it does discount the times they've been right. If a method of prediction yields the incorrect answer to a yes-or-no question more than 50% of the time, what good is it?
Better yet, simply use your best judgement. A single placeholder date on GameFly (who has a history of triggering false alarms) is a lot different from a date corroborated by multiple retailers. The least you can do is to be shrewd enough to recognize the distinction. You'd be doing yourself a favor.
Being delayed by a few months is far from the worst thing that can happen to a game. You're extremely lucky if Tropical Freeze's delay is the most upsetting thing to happen in your gaming life in the past year.
Captain Toad was revealed four months ago. In all likelihood, it was made start-to-finish in barely over a single year. And we can all be confident that it will be a high-quality title, considering the pedigree of its developer. I understand being frustrated with Nintendo as a publisher for getting their dates wrong a few times, but I'm sure you realize that these delays that have happened have been for the better, and Captain Toad is the wrong target for your pessimism. Just look at EAD Tokyo's release schedule:
2007 -- Mario Galaxy
2010 -- Mario Galaxy 2
2011 -- Mario 3D Land
2013 -- Mario 3D World
They did not suffer the "HD delay" that Pikmin and W101 and other Nintendo games suffered. They have stayed right on-schedule all along, even while lending a hand on other projects and developing smaller titles on the side. They are unparalleled in their quality and their consistency. I think your time would be better spent counting the hairs on your own head than worrying about the productivity of EAD Tokyo. If their game is delayed by a few months, you will play it a few months later, and you will enjoy it no less. We're at a point I wouldn't even call "pessimism."
I apologize if I sound harsh, I have your best interests in mind. You need not worry about such little things. It is Nintendo's job as a publisher to worry about getting their dates right. Letting a hiccup in that process cause you undue stress will not benefit you.
