| Torpoleon said: @Soundwave Honestly, I don't really think DK & Metroid need to be cross-gen. We will likely have things like 3D Mario & Mario Kart launching with the new system so I feel it would be better for DK & Metroid, which are lower tier franchises, to be on the bigger install base. Also, definitely don't see Pokemon being cross gen in 2025. That will likely be Switch 2 only. Could see us getting a Pokemon remake in 2024 for Switch though. |
For sure. Cross gen ain't needed. Especially considering to really make cross gen games they'd have to have two completely separate graphical builds for each game. Cuz this ain't a GC/Wii or WiiU/Switch situation where the next gen is roughly on par with the current gen in which they could "cross-gen" with just a straight port. I don't see them doing that - making a current gen game and a next gen game for any title (unless we're just talking about not really cross gen but just them porting end of lifecycle Switch games to the successor).
Switch needs a DK game, so that should come out on Switch.
I could see a Pokemon remake or another Legends game happening in 2024 for Switch, especially if next gen doesn't start until 2025, then it'd make a ton of sense to have one last 10m+ selling Pokemon game for the final Switch holiday season next year. Next mainline Pokemon holiday 2025 will obviously be next gen, not on Switch.
Metroid Prime 4 is up for debate just because we have no idea what is going on. It is so delayed its very possible they just switched over to making it for next gen like a couple years ago, or its possible they are working on finishing it up for the Switch to release next year and its just taking forever. The last scenario which doesn't seem likely, is that they are in fact building it to be cross-gen and so have to put a ton of extra time in to do the next gen build and so are just delaying it an extra year-plus or whatever to get the next gen version ready and wait for the next-gen launch where they can put out a Switch version and a next gen version together....but this just doesn't seem likely. Especially considering Metroid isn't that popular as far as sales, that'd be a ridiculous amount of extra work to make two totally different graphical versions of the game for a game that will sell a few million at most.
And yeah, the obvious launch titles for next gen are 3D Mario and MK9. That's been obvious for several years now. The only question I think is, is Prime 4 sooooo delayed that they just moved it off Switch development to next gen, so that'll be a third launch frame title, or is Prime 4 just gonna be one of the final first party Switch games. Also it's possible they want to get Prime 2 and 3 remasters (or ports, depending on how much work they are putting into those) out before Prime 4, so there was no reason to rush Prime 4's release.
