| fatslob-:O said: Zero plans for a sequel last checked ... |
Correction, he didn't rule out a sequel, he just thought it was too early to be talking about one.
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"Doesn't really make that many AAA games" ? Are you blind or what ? Practically all of Nintendo's biggest franchises like Mario, Smash, Zelda, Pokemon, Splatoon, including Animal Crossing currently need a budget of at least $20M+ to attempt and I would not be surprised if some of their mid tier franchises go over that budget as well ... By NO means are Nintendo NOT a AAA game producer anymore since all of their notable titles are created with 100+ staff members over a 2+ year period ... |
Yes, Nintendo doesn't really make AAA games in the traditional sense. Their games are typically much lower budget than most other publishers. Also it's funny how you bring Splatoon and Animal Crossing into this. Splatoon 1 was developed in only a year and a half with a lower budget than a Mario or Zelda. Spatoon 2 only had a core development staff of around 40-50 people. Animal Crossing also doesn't require as much staff to make due to its relaxed scale.
Games on the scale of BotW and Mario Odyssey are great yes, but they're not the majority of Nintendo's overall output each generation. Many of their games are much smaller in scope than you think.
| Their AAA games are the only ones that have any real system selling power to begin with ... |
Luckily, they continue to sell systems throughout the generation, thus you don't need as much of them each year.
