New Star Fox would of course be well appreciated by fans.

Zelda OoT Remake could be anywhere from "meh who needs to redo it" to "damn they made a legendary 30 year old game into a legendary modern epic".

Switch Sports successor is meh, as Switch Sports felt like a pretty lackluster affair. I expected much more out of that game considering how good Wii Sports was as a mere free tech demo. But who knows maybe they'll put more effort into it this time around.

But the real news, if true, would be no 3D Mario this year either. That would be CRAAAAZZZYYYYYY. It was already nuts 3D Mario didn't come out on launch day, it was then absurd it wasn't a holiday game to give the new system a killer must have mega selling game for it's first holidays considering the overall pretty dang weak lineup in its first year. But now with the Mario Movie release coming up if Nintendo is completely blowing off releasing 3D Mario soon after the movie, or even this year at all...like jesus christ some project managers or whoever needs to be fired because they've had all the time in the world to get 3D Mario ready for the system launch so if it comes out a full 2 or 2.5 years late that is beyond ridiculous.

That's just the reality of modern game development ... any game of large scope takes way longer to make once you cross into PS4/PS5 graphics tier level of production.

On the flipside I take this as a good thing that the next Mario is going to really be made to be a generational leap over Mario Odyssey that is specifically built for Switch 2 hardware and not just a quick Mario Odyssey 2 type of thing. 

I would rather hear from Nintendo themselves. Though sometimes I think they're just fucking with me, like what they're Fox in the Mario Galaxy Movie reveal feels like.

An amazing Ocarina remake could be a major system seller, given its immense cultural status among the Millennial generation.

Yeah nostalgia from 90s kids plus the expanded audience that BotW/TotK brought in. Wouldn’t be surprised if it outsold the original release.

Why would they go with a 15 year old tech demo engine over the engine that was used to make the most recent mainline title that released about 3 years ago?

Imho, If true Nintendo line for 2026 is just terrible. Pokopia is the only saving grace.

OoT is amazing (a true revolutionary game), but only if you consider 90s context.

The game aged poorly. Exploration is weak, combat is too simple, side quests are mostly about "collecting" with no imapct to narrative, story is too basic (another save the princess), game mechanics and general gameplay are mostly outdated.

I think you'd find yourself in the minority considering a year with a remake of one of the most beloved games of all time, a new Starfox, a new Splatoon, plus Pokopia/Yoshi/Fire Emblem to be "terrible".

That's three likely 10+ million sellers, a franchise revival fans have been begging for for over a decade, and more besides.

Please, don't get me wrong...

Ocarina of Time is a unique game for its time, absolutely revolutionary and influential! Likely the absolute peak of Nintendo when they used to be top dog of visuals, gameplay and tech for games.

However, it's a game that marks the beginning of 3D; after that, things evolved a lot.

Ocarina of Time was the "baby steps" in 3D games of this category. Since then, industry started walking, running and running even faster. Things have evolved, massive "update" will be necessary, and I really don't believe that will be the case... I hope I'm wrong, but if they basically put "the original game" with just new graphics and maybe minor gameplay/movement/camera adjustments, it won't be good...

It will be well-received by critics, but only because of the name. I don't think such remake can reach +10M, unless it's updated to the standards of current generation of games.

Now, on other titles...

Star Fox > It's been over 25 years since Nintendo made a good Star Fox. I have big doubts here.

Fire Emblem > I love FE, one of my favorite IPs, but certainly not a big IP, market is small, sadly.

Yoshi > Likely a small title. I admit the potential for this one, but I'm not very confident.

Splatoon Raiders > This one is tricky... Nintendo called the game a "single-player spinoff." A full fledge Splatoon is indeed a +10M seller, but a "single player spinoff"... not sure, I have my doubts.

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Yoshi, FE, Starfox are not big ips. May produce good games, but never sold anywhere close to 10m

Splatoon Raiders + OoT remake: 2 big ???. One is described as "single player focused spin-off" and the other is a remake of a legendary game that is also absolutely outdated and will need updates in almost all aspects of the game.

This doesn't look good ATM.

Thing is, an Ocarina remake doesn't have to limited to just improving the visuals; there's plenty of room for virtually all its aspects to be improved without sacrificing what makes it great. And honestly, even if it is just a visual and QoL overhaul, that would still hold immense value for millions as it would represent a chance to relive a treasured childhood classic. I wouldn't underestimate just how much power Ocarina holds over a generation of Nintendo gamers.

There's no reason a new Starfox can't be good either, their last attempt was during a vastly different era and the Nintendo of 2015 is not the Nintendo of today, they're in a much better position now.

As for Splatoon, it has enormous cultural power in Japan virtually guaranteeing many millions there, and an effort on par with Nintendo's tentpole single player games would attract many people who prefer playing solo and found prior games too online-oriented. One of the complaints about prior games was that the campaign offerings weren't meaty enough, this would remedy that and thereby appeal to new players.