Real Talk, Can ARMS become the The Next Big Thing for Nintendo? Both Casual and Competitive (Like SSB/Splatoon Big?)

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Einsam_Delphin said:

Kai_Mao said:

Some here have put Splatoon in a similar light before and look where that got them. Not saying Arms is the next Splatoon, but I'm not gonna be surprised if Arms has more to it than at first glance. Again, this is Nintendo. They usually go by selling you on the concept and later pouring out more details prior to launch. It's been like that with BotW. Of course, it's zelda, but they first let you in on the open world concept starting at E3 and have just now showed more details on the story and such (and the release date of course). Same with 3D World. Of course there are a few exceptions like Smash and Kart since there's little need for introduction of their concepts, they'll start by giving you what you want (i.e., new tracks, new characters, new designs, etc.).

 

Because it's Nintendo is exactly it actually, they generally always show the most important thing first, being the core gameplay. It's actually MK8 that's the only recent instance of the core gameplay changing significantly from reveal to release. Otherwise, Splatoon, 3D World, Smash, etc. played pretty much no differently from reveal to final product, and I definitely expect that to be the case for a game releasing in just 3 months. Zelda is the exception as they didn't show gameplay on it's reveal. It's because I know this is what Nintendo does that I wasn't among those doubting 3D World and Splatoon. The gameplay in Arms isn't bad by any means but I don't think it'll be enough to outweigh the motion control stigma, it's niche genre, and possible lack of content.

Splatoon had one multi-player map, one weapon and no single-player campaign when it got announced. And Arms releases in Spring 2017 which could mean May or June (5-6 months). It will most likely be May as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe releases in April. 

The Nintendo rep said he had played this game for months already which means that the demo isn't exactly the latest build of the game either...