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So... is Nintendo not releasing any games in the second half of this year?
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Cool that you were able to get the game a week in advance the same day that it leaked online.
Oh damn it leaked? Didn't know. Hope this person is a proven reviewer or something...
IIRC Nintendo hasn't delayed a game with a release date since Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze on Wii U. They already play things incredibly close to their chest as is. Their average time between announcement and release this gen is like nine months, Paper Mario The Oragami King is just two months between announcement and release. It's completely obvious they want to be absolutely sure on their schedule before they announce anything right now.
Nintendo hasn't had a direct in months (due to covid) and what they have announced since then has been held until fairly close to release. I think it's a safe assumption that they have more releases planned for 2020, but are holding off on early announcements due to the high chances of delays and more difficulty in organizing multi-game announcement showcases.
Obviously, they will. Their silence is ridiculous, though. I just wish they'd announce the Metroid Prime remaster already.
Rumor is they're going to partner with Konami to bring a new line of Nintendo themed pachinko machines. They want to go after the real money.
Personally, I'd be quite shocked if Super Mario 3D World was NOT released on Switch this year. They've mostly run out of other Wii U games to port, so it's time.
Exactly. Even if they just release the known/rumored games for this year (Mario Collection, 3D World, Pikmin 3, Paper Mario, Bravely Default 2, No More Heroes 3, Deadly Premonition, and DLC's) they'll be fine.
this seems the most likely to me. nintendo has openly stated they are having difficulty adapting to the conditions covid-19 requires for further game development and everything for at-home set ups has to be learned. not at all out of the question that they are trying to be much more sure about when things will actually release.
Paper Mario was announced two months in advance right after Animal Crossing released. Seems pretty clear they're playing their cards very close to the chest in case of delays due to covid.
I understand the frustration, especially as someone eagerly waiting to see the next Smash character. But Crosscode and Bloodstained just came out. Paper Mario is next week. Animal Crossing is getting pretty meaty updates and we just got the weirdest character ever added to Smash. We're gonna make it, I promise
I understand the frustration, especially as someone eagerly waiting to see the next Smash character. But Crosscode and Bloodstained just came out. Paper Mario is next week. Animal Crossing is getting pretty meaty updates and we just got the weirdest character ever added to Smash. We're gonna make it, I promise
Your point is correct but Fire Emblem Three Houses was delayed from spring 2019 to summer.
I know this is a joke but Smash would lend itself quite well to the games-as-a-service model. The only critical trait that holds it back is its dreadful online. Once Nintendo fixes this, I think they should entertain it as a business model.
Except Sonic characters, Smash doesn't need more Sonic characters.
I assume that Nintendo will still going to have the usual "Big November" game, and honestly there's so much amazing games to play atm that I don't mind if they aren't releasing much this year.
Also there's a fucking global pandemic going on right now.
Also there's a fucking global pandemic going on right now.
Nintendo is over, they will not release games anymore. Deal with it.
The last game ever to come for the Switch is going to be Bakugan; everything else has been cancelled.
I wonder why everybody is relating the lack of games to Covid, when Nintendo President himself told twice that all the planned games for 2020 are not affected at least up to this moment.
2020, or at least the first half of it, was intended to be a low tier from the first moment, this was well known even from Q4 2019. And that was the main reason of the Animla Crossing delay. I suggest to stop goving covid excuses to everything.
Hopefully the end of 2020 will be full-powered again.
2020, or at least the first half of it, was intended to be a low tier from the first moment, this was well known even from Q4 2019. And that was the main reason of the Animla Crossing delay. I suggest to stop goving covid excuses to everything.
Hopefully the end of 2020 will be full-powered again.
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Doesn't seem like Nintendo is doing Directs for a while. I'd be surprised if they don't just keep doing Treehouse streams.
You know they are, just going to take their time and why not why announce it 6 months in advance when it sales the same if you announce it 2 months before launch.
There's been a number of games delayed after a period of release is mentioned. Animal Crossing and Breath of the Wild were delayed as well from their initial launch windows. However once a game is given a specific date, like "July 24th", they hit that date with no delays. It's pretty impressive how consistent they've been in that regard.
Nintendo has a much shorter announce to release cycle generally. Whilst I think their events recently have been poor to put it mildly, I doubt they have nothing to go against two new consoles launching late this year.
Still, Era wouldn't be Era without either a "Nintendo is doomed" thread or a "Phil Spencer:" thread on the front page.
Still, Era wouldn't be Era without either a "Nintendo is doomed" thread or a "Phil Spencer:" thread on the front page.
people keep believing baseless rumors like that one direct despite Nintendo themselves saying no more directs would happen this year.
they'll announce games very close to release so we got at minimum a chance to see something about september's game this month.
they'll announce games very close to release so we got at minimum a chance to see something about september's game this month.
Tanaba's request of a good game with Sylux as the antagonist was impossible. It's no wonder Retro gave up.
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