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Slownenberg on 09 August 2023
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NintendoPie said:

Slownenberg said:

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At this point I'm thinking it's likely Nintendo just moved MP4 over to next gen...

A new DK is needed. DK is in same situation as 2D Mario (only had a last gen port during these many Switch years), except now we have a 2D Mario on the way and no DK announcement yet for Switch. I'm expecting one next year on Switch, but who knows, maybe not until next gen. I definitely think they need to move on from the 'Country' series, as good as that series is. No idea if the next game will be 2D or 3D. I'm a little bit wary of a 3D game just because DK64 was incredibly mediocre, but I probably shouldn't be biased against 3D DK just because the one 3D game from 25 years ago was a disappointment. Maybe in addition to next gen MP4 in 2025 we'll also get a next gen 3D DK where you explore a lush expansive Jungle.

i agree with you on metroid. it seems apparent to me that nintendo wanted to move that to next-gen as it gives them a game to properly show off the graphical jump of the next switch. i could see them trying to give it the BotW treatment. (not necessarily in terms of making it open-world but, in terms of making it the biggest game in the series to-date.)

same with DK, i think they'll hold that off till next-gen. what you're describing with exploring a lush jungle just even sounds so enticing. 

zorg1000 said:

I think (hope) MP4 development is cruising along and they could have shown it well before now but are waiting to re-reveal it at the Switch 2 announcement as a launch title.

I think an exclusive 3D Mario and cross-gen MP4 will be the big launch titles, perhaps a casual party game that shows off any new system features.

Yeah at this point I actually hope Prime 4 was moved over to next gen and if the next DK game is gonna be 3D then I hope that'd next gen too (but if 2D then go ahead and throw it out on Switch next year as one of the final Switch games and see what the Switch userbase can do for DK sales).

Zorg, I'd rather see MP4 as purely next gen than cross-gen, because cross-gen suggests to me that the next gen version won't be truly next gen but would probably just be at most a remastered Switch game or even just a Switch game with resolution and maybe framerate raised. Metroid Prime is a high fidelity art style so with next gen likely something like 14-16 months away I'd rather have a fully next gen Metroid Prime than a current gen Metroid Prime and a slightly modified current gen Metroid Prime on the next gen system. From a sales perspective it would make sense to do cross gen, and I'd be fine buying it on Switch if that's the case, but the Metroid fan in me and the gamer in me hopes at this point they are just gonna give us a real next gen Prime 4. While the ideal scenario is they built the game for both Switch and Switch 2 with two entirely different builds (at least graphically), cuz then it could get Switch sales but we'd still get Prime 4 as a legit next gen game, but I don't think there's any way Nintendo spent the time and money making two different versions of the game, so I'd prefer just having the next gen game over current gen.

Nintendo will almost definitely launch Switch 2 with 3D Mario. Mario Kart will probably be right behind that. Imagine if Prime 4 is a full next gen game also within months of next gen launch, and throw in a lush jungle world 3D DK in 2025 as well. Just those four games right there would be a huge first year for Switch 2 just like how Switch had a huge first year.