Why updated ports make sense for Nintendo fans

[zorg1000]

Einsam_Delphin said:

zorg1000 said:

With New Leaf recently recieving a big update and the mobile game releasing next year, i would have to assume they have an Animal Crossing planned for relatively early in Switch's life.

With Splatoon+3D Mario+Mario Kart+Smash Bros+Zelda+Pokemon all slated for next year, i would think adding Animal Crossing to the mix would be overkill and the following year is going to need some big hitters so i feel pretty positive that 2018 will have a new Animal Crossing.

Yep just like we all assumed the Wii U would get an Animal Crossing game. :L

That's probably already more big hitters than any Nintendo system has gotten in the span of 9 months so what's one more! I don't believe you can ever have enough games as not everyone is interested in every game so you need a wide array of diverse titles to appeal to as many people as possible. While there is definitely overlap, I believe Animal Crossing better appeals to certain demographics than the aforementioned games. So yes I do want a new Animal Crossing asap for selfish reasons, but also because it would really help build a strong early installbase. I can wait of course so no big deal if it doesn't make 2017. I mainly just want confirmation that the game even exist, that they have indeed been working on it all this time.

Ya we assumed Wii U would get Animal Crossing, it got Splatoon instead. A pretty fair trade-off.

The rumored 1st party lineup is already pretty diverse

3D Mario-3D platformer

Splatoon-3rd person multiplayer shooter

Mario Kart-arcade style racer

Zelda-open world action game

Smash Bros-multiplayer brawler

Xenoblade X-open world JRPG

Mario Maker-2D platformer creator

Pokemon-turn based JRPG

Pikmin-real time strategy

With that lineup Animal Crossing isnt really necessary and would be better served as a 2018 title.