| Soundwave said: I think Switch will get two Mario Karts, two 3D Marios, two full 3D Zeldas, a 2D Zelda, Splatoon 1.5 + full Splatoon sequel, two Smash Bros., etc. etc. There's lots to doubt about Switch, but not Nintendo support, that unified library and also being able to quickly rework Wii U games is going to result in an absolute monstrous Nintendo library for the system. That's why I think they want to do the "remix" route with Mario Kart 8.5/Splatoon 1.5/Super Smash U 1.5 very early in the life cycle, they can get those out of the way quick, then in year 2/3 the full blown sequels can arrive (ie: Mario Kart 9). |
Yeah, I could see them pull both. They'll just need to make it clear they are doing both early on. If people suspect the ports are replacements for sequels, that will really deflate the hype.
I don't know if we'lll see a 2D Zelda. Link Between Worlds was successful, but not as big as the mainline entries. It will be interesting to see what handheld oriented games stick around and maintain that handheld orientation and which ones become more console-ish. On one hand, handheld style and scale experiences are cheaper to make even with HD visuals accounted for and can be sold at lower prices and thus slot into months that are too dry or too competitive for a 60 game. On the other hand, if Nintendo's marketing maintains its current tone, most early customers will be buying the Switch for full on console experiences, so the potential of handheld experiences there is a bit questionable. Also, it's clear that Nintendo isn't dropping the 3DS just yet, so there's also a question of when we'll see the full on fusion/unified library come to fruition.
