Nintendo Games That Could Use a Sequel

[Wman1996]

Slownenberg said:

Wman1996 said:

I know it was a direct sequel in an era of games with lower specs but man were we so lucky to get Galaxy and Galaxy 2 on Wii. Only about 2.5 years apart. Switch with its 8 years from launch to replacement got Odyssey and Bowser's Fury. So that's like 1.25 3D Mario games. More than 1 standalone game, but not 2.

I am so down for a big 3D Mario in 2027 and then another 3D World in 2029-2031. 

yeah very true about that quick turnaround with Galaxy and Galaxy 2, reminiscent of the OoT and MM turnaround or Prime 1/2/3 coming out 2 years and then 3 years apart. I miss those days when we could get AAA games of major IP getting released just 2-3 years apart. Odyssey and Bowser's Fury are both incredible but yeah the drought of 3D Mario is a bit ridiculous at this point, it still completely baffles me how they didn't have 3D Mario ready to go on for launch day on S2.

Totally agree with your desired time schedule in this hypothetical world in which we also get a sequel to 3D World.

To me, there are only two logical reasons why 3D Mario could be taking so long.

1. Nintendo was extremely confident in Switch 2 and wanted to give 3D DK, Metroid Prime 4, and some other games a chance to shine before 3D Mario.

2. Nintendo was considering another 3D Mario on Switch, or at the very least one around the launch of Switch 2 but it has been in development for a very long time with changing goals and a slow pace.