In defense of the today’s Direct…

[angrypoolman]

firebush03 said:

angrypoolman said:

i do think that if nintendo saved the release date for metroid that it would have hit much harder. 

for marios 40th, didnt you expect something substantial? i mean, of course the new 3d mario is what we all had in mind, and its obviously what should have happened given the milestone, but it didnt have to be that. maybe some fresh new type of mario game or another series in a franchise that takes things to the next level or innovates in some way. not re-releases. im so sick of ports and remasters. i was on this site trashing sony for this throughout the entirety of 2014, relentlessly. and im not going to accept that from nintendo. at least with my words. i might with my wallet. 

Nintendo doesn’t operate according to deadlines. When a game’s ready, then it ships out. Hence, Nintendo has an inconsistent history with these five year anniversaries, often serving is nothing more than a marketing ploy. 2010 saw Galaxy 2 and a re-release of SNES Mario All Stars (lol), 2015 saw Mario Maker and not much else, 2020 saw DLC and a Mario 3D All Stars, 2025 saw DLC, a movie, and Mario Galaxy 1+2. I definitely was hoping for a 3D Mario, but if Nintendo doesn’t see the 40th anniversary as the best launch window, then they’ll hold off. Them marketing Yoshi as the big Mario game for the 40th anniversary reminds me of how they marketed M&L: Dream Team as the big Luigi game of 2013.

I think this is more of an expectations issue than a Nintendo problem. I also would’ve loved what you suggest, though if they don’t deliver on it, then…well…it’s not like there was precedent for such in the first place.

all fair points, and yes that mario all stars on wii was... i have no words. i think youre right we fell victim of hype due to the 60 minute runtime. if you include mario kart, donkey kong, and air riders, then yes we are looking at a pretty good year.