Soundwave said:
Or it could be something built for Mario Kart 9 ... I mean think about it, people are saying "well MK9 wouldn't be much different from MK8 so what's the point" ... except a VR mode would be a pretty huge addition to the franchise. |
I think it could go either way. Kinda like they did with Smash. Even before it was announced, based on other bold Switch decisions and the Wii U ports, I knew Smash on Switch would be based on the Smash 4 engine and be a culmination of all the Smash titles before it with a bit extra, but they went Full Monty on the thing to where it is a whole new and definitive title. So while I was right, I was also wrong. But I assumed that they wanted to get their big guns on the system quickly to reuse their Wii U assets to build up sales for Switch so that 3rd party developers would support it faster. Because of this, I also thought they would release it earlier, like in May where Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was last year, but instead they opted for a weaker Spring to push expected titles back into 2019 and make Smash a bigger deal to hold up 2018. Why? There has to be a reason why they were initially so confident that this choice would be the better.... I think it is because they are playing a "long game." They are using these titles to buy time toward other things. Perhaps to fill up 2019 knowing Metroid would be delayed, perhaps to spread things out to prepare more titles for a VR launch in a year or two,... Who knows.
It all boils down to how many resources they have to give where, and unfortunately we don't know all the projects they have in mind. I like the idea of having a new Mario Kart title and if making a slimmed down version of the existing Mario Kart VR or creating a simpler kart experience is more time and gameplay effective, then they just might. I also like the ideas of Splatoon 2 VR, Pilotwings, ARMS definitely (would prefer a sequel). Metroid Prime 4 would definitely be the Zelda of the VR iteration, but I'm sure they are working on another Zelda title built on the BoTW engine that will use it too if it's a thing. I guess we'll see how it plays out.
