Rumor: Smash Bros. coming this year with new content and reworked Wii U / 3DS content

[Nautilus]

Miyamotoo said:

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.

I just answered your question on the first paragraph and you ask the same thing again.No, 2 or 3 months is too little time for a big IP like Smash Bros.6 months is the minimum in my opinion.If its revealed at E3 and then launched in December,/end November then I can see it happening.Otherwise no.

And people overestimate the need of big titles to push the Switch and its associate services, much like they say that the Switch needs Pokemon to reach that 20 million units sold this year mark.Switch is at a point that its selling because of multiple reasons, which include its software, hardware, and overall decisions(like marketing) with the Switch up until now.Every single long standing Nintendo franchise is breaking its own records.Many said that Zelda wasnt enough for launch.It was.Many said that Pokemon Stars needed to be true for the Switch sell really well last year.It didnt need it.The online service wont need a Smash Bros to sell it, assuming Nintendo dosent botch the whole thing up.

Why?Simply because the Switch has already estabilished itself as a desirable piece of hardware, both by software and by the hardware itself, and thus an extra push for people to pay for online or for that service, assuming the service is decent(offers good discounts, the free games are good, the connection is stable, etc), is unnecessary.The Switch already has many highly successful online focused games, like Splatoon and MK 8, and probably will receive even more games in the future, like Animal Crossing(which I believe will double down on the social aspect of it and by extention, its online functionalities).Not only that, but we have Sony and MS as an example that you dont need a bombastic game to push that.When the PS4 and XOne online services launched, PSPlus and Live were already very successful even before games like COD(that wasnt an old port, if Im not mistaken) came to the system, and both these systems had barely any compelling software to sell on these services.Now comes Nintendo with one thats three times cheaper, and its simply a no brainer that it will be successful even without a Smash game to launch alongside it.

It should go without saying thats just my opinion on it, and by no means I am predicting the future and saying that this will happen.