Is Splatoon 2 a mediocre sequel?

[Kai_Mao]

librarian13579 said:

Kai_Mao said:

It depends, but considering this is the launch year of the Switch and Nintendo really needed to get the ball rolling quickly and throughout the year, Splatoon was definitely needed as a marquee title for this year. Otherwise, after ARMS, you would have to wait another month for the next big game for the Switch and Nintendo probably wanted momentum to keep going until Odyssey hits. As much as Mario has high popularity and could carry the mashup game with the Rabbids in September, Splatoon is the new hot commodity for Nintendo. Plus, they are making updates for a year akin to the first Splatoon so we'll see how much more content they could've added if it was delayed to next year.

If I were in charge of Nintendo, I would have developed Pokemon Sun / Moon as a Switch exclusive and have THAT as their Summer 2017 title, and I would have planned for a much greater allotment of launch Switch consoles.

It depends on the R&D, I guess, when it comes to knowing the potential market for the console. Plus, given the fact that the Wii U had more than enough stock but not a lot of people buying it months after release probably put that initial fear in them like probably what the GameCube did to the Wii. Then again, we don't know what they discussed when it comes to potential supply and how they figured 2 million for the first month was reasonable enough for them. Remember, they do not want to take a loss.

As for Pokemon Sun and Moon port, I don't know. It would feel like a rushed port since the original just came out on 3DS in November 2016, to positive reception and sales. However, to get a drastic port from 3DS to the Switch within 6-7 months, I don't know. I'm not sure how Game Freak develops the games in terms of graphical and technical power (either downscaling the game to fit the 3DS or what). This isn't like a simple remastered port like The Last of Us from PS3 to PS4.