Nautilus said:
Its a matter of a marketing perspective.You dont simply pass the chance to market this game as 4 was, as in the hype only got bigger with each charachter revealed.And it could also work for the hardware itself.I dont think they would let that pass.Nintendo has changed its overall approach to games yes, but an oportunity is an oportunity.There is no good reason to announce a big IP and give people 2 or 3 months to hear about it/prepare for it and not maximize the reach and hype of said game.The minimum betwenn a reveal and release of a game like Samsh would be 6 months in my opinion. Plus at this point, I dont think they will port 4.Given the success of the Switch, Nintendo is in no rush to release its biggest franchises, and a full sequel would make a far bigger impact than a port, even one with some new content.It might be 4 with enough new content to be considered a sequel, but it will be a sequel. Thats my take on it anyways, I might be wrong, but thats my opinion. |
But thats a point, with Switch they are focused on games that will be released in near future, like I wrote, this "new Nintendo" can easily announced Smash Bros at E3 and released it in September-Oktober.
Actually they need to have some big hitters this year also, they also need big online game to launch alongside Switch online launch and Smash Bros fits perfectly. Combined WiiU and 3DS versions of Smash Bros 4, plus addition of new content could be easily called Smash Bros 5, but even if its just Smash Bros 4 DX, it will still be quite strong in any case MK8D is also just port and its second best selling Switch game after Mario Odyysey.
