b00moscone said: but you have to take into consideration that a lot of Nintendo's studios are busy with projects for current gen systems. |
U sure about that?
EAD Group 1 released Mario Kart 8 in May 2014 and worked on DLC for about a year.
EAD Group 2 released Splatoon & Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer in mid-2015.
EAD Group 4 released Super Mario Maker in September 2015, Pikmin 4 in development but without a specified platform.
EAD Tokyo released Super Mario 3D World in November 2013 followed by Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker in November 2014.
Retro Studios released Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze in February 2014.
Hal Laboratories released Kirby: Triple Deluxe in January 2014 followed by Kirby: Rainbow Curse in February 2015.
Intelligent Systems released Fire Emblem: Fates in June 2015.
ND Cube released Mario Party 10 & Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival in 2015.
Monolith Soft released Xenoblade Chronicles X in April 2015.
Do u think these teams that finished projects in 2014/2015 are working on new 3DS/Wii U projects or have moved on to NX?
Let's look at the Nintendo IP releasing this year, Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (outsourced, 2015 localization), Fire Emblem: Fates (2015 localization), Twilight Princess HD (outsourced, HD port), Hyrule Warriors Legends (outsourced port), Pokken Tournament (outsourced, 2015 localization), Star Fox Zero (co-developed, delayed 2015 title), SMT x Fire Emblem (outsourced, 2015 localization), Metroid Prime: Federation Force (outsourced), Legend of Zelda U (delayed 2015 title).
With the exception of EAD Group 5 co-developing Star Fox & EAD Group 3 working on Legend of Zelda (could be cross-gen) there are no known internal studios or subsidiaries working on 3DS or Wii U titles. Nintendo is most likely working full force on NX titles.
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