MTZehvor said:
I'd argue the inverse; with a port, there isn't a significant need to show gameplay, since people will be pretty familiar with the product already. You don't need to remind people what Smash 4 plays like. With an entirely new game that's at most 8 or so months from launch, you'd want to show gameplay, or at the very least, more than just a mysterious blacked out shot of characters that's probably better described as a teaser rather than a full blown trailer. If it is a new game, it would presumably be Nintendo's biggest hitter of 2018; why keep so much information under wraps this early before release? It doesn't make a whole lot of sense compared just about every other big name Nintendo title I can think of. |
What was the last Wii U port Nintendo introduced with a cinematic CGI trailer?
What was the last Wii U port that Nintendo didn't explicitly say was a port?
... where Nintendo just left a placeholder year release (2018)?
They've been tone deaf in the past but never to this is extent. No one should be expecting a port.
Nintendo announcing Smash and releasing it the same year isn't that bizzare. Mario 3D World comes to mind, revealed E3 2013, released that holiday.