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2021 is a huge year for anniversaries (Zelda, Halo, Sonic, Metroid, DK, Pokémon, RE, Pikmin, AA..). Which ones will actually be celebrated (and how) ?
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It'd be neat if they could at least re-release Quake like they just did Doom and Doom II. You actually can't play Quake officially on any console since the N64 and Saturn, and playing it well on modern PCs requires source ports.
For Donkey Kong I'd honestly be super down for a Mario & Donkey Kong collection. They're bleeding Mario's 35th into 2021 as it is so they could use it as a bridge going from Mario All Stars in winter to Mario & DK All Stars in the spring/summer to new DKCR game in the fall
Some Sonic anniversaries give you Generations, others give you 2006 and GBA Sonic 1
It could truly go either way.
Wow look, a big ol' 40 for DK, I can't wait for them to celebrate Mario's 36th instead!
It could truly go either way.
Wow look, a big ol' 40 for DK, I can't wait for them to celebrate Mario's 36th instead!
I would say Breath of the Wild 2 is a bigger deal than DPP remakes
They're making MP4 almost as a make a good, even going as far as to openly say they fucked up and restarted development so I'm expecting something for the 35th anniversary of Metroid. I'm thinking a MP Trilogy announcement/release, maybe even something related to MP4 and hopefully that isn't expecting too much. It would dovetail nicely into a MP4 release next year for the 20th anniversary of Metroid Prime but who knows how far along the game actually is to match that.
Maybe in terms of the core nintendo fans, but I think casuals might gravitate more towards Pokemon.
Like what?, the mobile game?, kinda feels late already to announce a collection, at least if they want to launch the week of the anniversary.
Hopefully in no way whatsoever.
More often than not those attempts to release games to coincide with anniversaries end up blow up in its face, making developers rush the game dev process for no particular reason, or we end up with unbaked products that coukld be much more if they invested more time.
Publishers, don't waste your time or even mine trying to get something at time that is just underwhelming, ok? Just give me a t-shirt/wallpaper and I'm good.
More often than not those attempts to release games to coincide with anniversaries end up blow up in its face, making developers rush the game dev process for no particular reason, or we end up with unbaked products that coukld be much more if they invested more time.
Publishers, don't waste your time or even mine trying to get something at time that is just underwhelming, ok? Just give me a t-shirt/wallpaper and I'm good.
That's fair, but you don't know when they started working on it, if they started at all. Maybe it was planned properly to launch on the anniversary with enough developing time.
I don't recall this ever happening. Would be the first time ever.
It's almost a lock that Halo Infinite will launch on the 20th anniversary of CE.
and if it's not a lock then Microsoft I have some ideas, but I don't work for free. Please feel free to reach out to me for my resume.
and if it's not a lock then Microsoft I have some ideas, but I don't work for free. Please feel free to reach out to me for my resume.
Pokémon is poised for a big year with New Pokémon Snap, Pokémon Unite, Pokémon SLEEP, and probably the DPP remakes. I'm sure there's some other stuff mixed in there as well.
Other franchises coincidentally have games coming out next year, but I'm not sure what constitutes "celebrating an anniversary". I immediately think of old games being re-released or some event being held. Most of the time the anniversary is used as marketing for a new game and not the reason a game was put into production.
Other franchises coincidentally have games coming out next year, but I'm not sure what constitutes "celebrating an anniversary". I immediately think of old games being re-released or some event being held. Most of the time the anniversary is used as marketing for a new game and not the reason a game was put into production.
Dragon Quest IV-VI on Switch, XII teaser
Pikmin 4 will be announced near the end of the year (I believe!)
Super Mario RPG on NSO
Viva Pinata stays dead
Pikmin 4 will be announced near the end of the year (I believe!)
Super Mario RPG on NSO
Viva Pinata stays dead
I would love a Golden Sun project or anything really, but I'm assuming Camelot are still locked in the Mario Sports dungeon.
They haven't posted an update on their site since Mario Tennis Aces launched two and a half years ago
They haven't posted an update on their site since Mario Tennis Aces launched two and a half years ago
Bingo.
Crash 4 just came out so I assume that fills Crash's birthday
Pokemon might rival the 20th and have something for the Summer Games if the pandemic is leveled off enough.
Resident Evil has VILLAGE so that's that, you can already get almost all the games on the storefronts I think, maybe not Switch with RE3Make
Yup. Golden Sun came out 20 YEARS ago?! Ugh.After look for that list, this is how I feel:
If anything Skyward Sword should be easier to emulate, not harder. The issue with Galaxy is that it was mapping the IR pointer to gesture controls. It's a very different input method being mapped to a feature not designed around it. The JoyCon motion controls are effectively the same input method as the Motion+, only much more accurate, so it basically maps 1:1 and would require less re-calibration.
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Well the anniversary starts in March and will run for a year. I expect the collection to be announced later this year and come out before by March 2022.
Pokémon, Zelda and RE fans will EAT. I have a pretty good feeling about Metroid, even if it's just announcements and no actual releases (but I do believe in the Metroid 5 rumors), I wish GoldenSun got something, especially since Camelot's last game has been 3 years ago, but I doubt we'll see any celebration. I also wish we got something DK related, but unless Nintendo takes the burden on themselves I doubt we'll see our favourite Ape this year in any meaningful way.
Yeah, I personally hate the obsession with anniversaries every 5 years
I would be really surprised if we didn't see anything about Zelda, Pokémon, or Donkey Kong. These are quite a lock imho. Especially Zelda.
BotW was a much bigger game than any Pokémon remake thus far (and actually every Pokémon game but RBG and GS, with who wins between it and S/S being an open question). It remains to be seen just how big BotW 2 ends up being, and how much the DP remake out-performs ORAS, but I wouldn't necessarily say casuals swinging any which way is a safe bet.
Atlus have all ready confirmed there's a Persona 25th Anniversary event sometime this year and announcements will be there.
I 100% believe they had Super Mario 64 25th Anniversary Remake scheduled for 2021 (were it not for COVID). And 3D All-Stars was the back-up plan. So they've pushed that back another 4 or 5 years.
(It still could come, of course, and the argument works both ways for it coming so soon after the All-Stars port.)
(It still could come, of course, and the argument works both ways for it coming so soon after the All-Stars port.)
Miyamoto doesn't agree.
Shigeru Miyamoto Has No Interest In Remaking Any 'Super Mario' Games
The legendary Nintendo developer talked about why he doesn't have an interest in remaking any of the past 'Super Mario' games.
www.nintendoenthusiast.com
Pokémon Go is going to be 5 years old already?
My goodness, it feels like it was just a year or two ago when it was all the rage.
My goodness, it feels like it was just a year or two ago when it was all the rage.
What's crazy is how well they have sustained momentum since release.
This doesn't even account for the last two months of the year for 2020. Outside of its second year slump it has been remarkably steady.
Things I hope to get:
1. BotW2 being worthy of BotW
2. DP RE being worthy of DP
What I will get
1. BotW2 being worthy of BotW
2. A mediocre DP remake
:(
And that's all we need. Pokemon is done. They refuse to evolve.
That's what I'm saying!
GTA3 turns 20 this year, which is crazy.
List can also include: Jak & Daxter, Final Fantasy X, Zone of the Enders, and Metal Gear Solid 2
2001 was nuts
