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burninmylight on 26 February 2024
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Shtinamin_ said:
burninmylight said:

Then why did you reply to it? Yeah, I accidentally used your username, but you're pretty reasonable and knew who I meant.

To answer your question, I don't think any of those IPs really move the needle that gets Switches off of shelves. They'd sell to the existing fanbase. Rhythm Heaven is forever niche. A brand new DK is a maybe, but that screams "Switch 2 launch window" to me. I don't think the Switch Sports and Nintendog crowd is coming back in force anymore; they have smartphones now.

The only thing I can think of at the moment that might capture some buzz and set the gaming world on fire would be the return of F-Zero, either a brand new one or F-Zero GX ReFalconed. It's always been a niche IP itself, but the first game in two decades of a beloved franchise wouldn't go unnoticed and I can see it getting some lapsed fans to get a console to play it, especially now that online matchmaking and ranking is a thing.

I agree that most IP's would be selling to just an existing fanbase. And honestly, for a (almost) 8 year old console it's tricky on how to bring in a new fanbase, other than new kids entering the gaming world. I think it would be smart to try and get the smartphone gamers onto the Switch, add in some free games with daily tasks that are chill (like Animal Crossing: New Horizons, or Pokémon Picross, Flipnote Studio, Nintendo Badge Arcade, Crosswords, Art Academy, etc.). 

An F-Zero introduction for the Switch would be neat, and make the most out of NSO.

Would it be smart to bring in older games and just remake them like what they are doing for Mario v DK, TTYD? What other remakes/new releases could bring in the past gamer generations (not onto NSO)?
Kid Icarus
Punch Out!
Pilotwings
WaveRace
StarFox

Unless Nintendo plans to continue supporting the Switch for a bit a la 3DS, it would be kind of late for any new projects to begin development now. Those games would need some blazing fast turnaround time.

I'd be all for it though. For something like an HD version of Kid Icarus Uprising and WaveRace: Blue Storm, where the most graphical work they'd put into them are widescreen mods and higher res models that happen to be lying around, might as well release them on Switch 1 with the massive install base, especially if Switch 2 is backwards compatible.

StarFox... *sigh* is the Rasputin of game IP. I've just accepted that it's more merciful to let it stay dead than to bring it back again and punish it even harder. Until someone is ready to make an SF game without bullshit gimmicks and with a control scheme designed for human hands, just let it stay dead. I'm done grieving for my favorite Nintendo IP.