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Pavolink on 20 July 2015
Soundwave said:
Darwinianevolution said:
Soundwave said:
It's not there's some rule on high that there can be only one Mario Kart per generation either.

NX could have Mario Kart 9, and then Mario Kart 10 two or three years later. I don't see the issue, if you can have Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 or Zelda: OoT and Majora's Mask in one generation, then two Mario Karts certainly shouldn't be out of the question.

The problem with that is that, with two completely different systems, you could justify two games. Each version provides with enough unique features, thanks to different hardware, to be considered its own game. If you do that with a Fusion, you'll be accused of milking the franchises. Mario Party and seque-based series can be justified, as every incarnation is based on a different gimmick or it's continuing the story, but most of the heavy hitters (Mario Kart and Smash specially) can't be allowed to do that. It's better one MK and one Smash per gen that multiple titles. If you make two different titles per game, people will complain (and with good reasons) about why didn't you just mix the two games to make a more complete title. In the age of updates, DLC and online support, releasing improved versions for the same price is a fraud and a scam (ejem every Street Fighter update ejem).

Nintendo doesn't have to justify shit. It's their franchise, they can do with it what they please. 

Consumers have no problem paying EA $60 every year for a new Madden, FIFA, NHL, etc. etc. You can use this arguement for any sequel based franchise out there. Why did Sony release a LittleBigPlanet 3? Couldn't they just have released it as DLC? Why do I have to pay for Tekken Vs. Street Fighter? Can't they just release it as a DLC pack for Street Fighter IV? You bet your ass there will be seperate Destiny 2,3,4, etc. but it could probably have all just been released as DLC. 

Nintendo is absolutely under no obligation to give away two games worth of content through one game + some DLC if they don't want to do that. 

Any more than there was a gun to their head to offer Super Mario Galaxy 2 as a $20 DLC update to Super Mario Galaxy 1 or something. It's totally under Nintendo's discretion to do with a franchise as they like. Many people refuse to buy DLC, releasing sequel-content as DLC is not a sound philosophy for a major franchise unless the additions are minor. 

The real reason more than likely that previous Nintendo consoles/hhs haven't gotten more than one Mario Kart is because it takes on average the Mario Kart team about 2 1/2-3 years to make a new one, so by the time they finish making one for their handheld and then another one for their home console, the next wave of their hardware is generally already in development phase, so they move on to the next cyce (ie: DS got Mario Kart in 2005, Wii in 2008, 3DS in 2011, Wii U in 2014). 


I don't expect 2 Mario Kart in the same gen. In fact, they will release one and add a lot of new content and DLC, while getting free resources for new IP's, like Splatoon.



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gabzjmm23 on 20 July 2015

if it is a fusion thing, i think there would be an option for the cartridge-like 3DS/DS ones. if you have a handheld, you need the games and several people still prefer to collect the physical ones instead of going full digital.

NX would have big enough storage i hope. :)
but they need the 3DS-type cartridge for the handheld NX.



DanneSandin on 07 August 2015
the_dengle said:

This thread deserves a bump. In fact it deserved a bump a full month ago when Reggie had an interview with Polygon (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/22/8824789/fils-aime-nintendo-is-always-thinking-games-it-doesnt-sell-tvs-or ) in which he said:

"I do think that consumers find a sense of security in having the physical thing, and given that, I think the option of the physical thing always needs to be there. How that manifests itself in our future development we'll see."

The fact that there is even a question about "how that manifests itself" is suspicious to me. I've come around to Rol's side on this one, cartridges are only getting cheaper to produce and can hold as much data as a blu ray on a little chip the size of my thumbnail. They bring shorter loading times and generate much less heat. It fits Nintendo's style.

Im bumping this thread AGAIN; that IS quite interesting! Reggies wording is rather specific, and less heat means theyll be able to fit other things in there... and pavolinks thoughts on DLC seems pretty smart



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jason1637 on 21 August 2015

Its happening



Jizz_Beard_thePirate on 21 August 2015

Congrats rol! Epic as always



                  

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Jizz_Beard_thePirate on 21 August 2015
RolStoppable said:
Captain_Yuri said:
Congrats rol! Epic as always

A patent getting filed doesn't mean confirmation, because patents are filed for all sorts of things all the time.

That's true but its something!



                  

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Ultrashroomz on 21 August 2015

Welp..

After that patent...



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AZWification on 22 August 2015

Everyone should hail Lord Rol and his awesome predictions. 



                
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zorg1000 on 22 August 2015
AZWification said:

Everyone should hail Lord Rol and his awesome predictions.


Myself and others had been saying this well before Rol made this thread.



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DivinePaladin on 22 August 2015

To be fair, I'm fairly positive Sony at one point before the PS3, and even Nintendo before, have made these sorts of patents. Like, near-verbatim "no optical disc" patents. Let's not count our chickens before they hatch.



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