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What are you most excited about potentially seeing in the coming weeks?

  • The Sequel to the Breath of the Wild

    Votes: 468 36.0%
  • 3D Donkey Kong

    Votes: 121 9.3%
  • Metroid 5

    Votes: 176 13.5%
  • Pikmin 4

    Votes: 31 2.4%
  • Fire Emblem

    Votes: 43 3.3%
  • Xenoblade Chronicles 3

    Votes: 119 9.2%
  • Switch Pro Hardware

    Votes: 342 26.3%

  • Total voters
    1,300
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MisterSpo

One Winged Slayer
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Feb 12, 2019
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This is true, but also Mario is Mario. Nintendo hasn't really seemed too worried about Mario fatigue before.

If I were Nintendo, I'd think it made more sense to make a sequel to the 20M-selling SMO before spending a similar amount of resources to make, say, a 3D Donkey Kong game.
If the rumours are true, they're doing both and have expanded EPD 8 to be capable of doing both.

And that's what I'd do if I were Nintendo - invest in those teams so that they can handle more than one major project at a time.
 

Raccoon

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May 31, 2019
15,896
OK. It's not "new" but it's a $60 Zelda game they want to sell with Amiibo and Joy-Cons. And obviously a lot of BotW players didn't play it, and would give it a chance since they're hungry for more Zelda. To announce BotW2 is coming this year, a month before SS:HD kinda defeats the purpose. They wouldn't have planned SS:HD this way if BotW2 was coming in 2021.
do you expect botw2 to be re-revealed in a fall direct then? or january even?
 

hologram

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Jun 30, 2020
2,510
My prediction:

-Nintendo unveils the updated model Switch, and pushes the current software with better fidelity. The big push will be BoTW running at 4K/60FPS and 60FPS on handheld mode.
-Mass Effect: Legendary Edition will be announced for the Switch, coming later this summer.
-A handful of games are going to be pushed with better fidelity, including 4K updates on Nintendo first party titles, we'll see Witcher 3 Enhanced Edition with patches that handles 60FPS, Age of Calamity with a 60FPS patch, etc.
-Splatoon 3 will be the holiday title.
We ain't seeing games at 4K/60, sorry. Even with DLSS. I think Nintendo will mostly prioritize resolution over framerate too. In other words, I do not expect to see BOTW at 60fps.

Also, we already know Splatoon 3 is next year?
 

BFIB

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
11,626
We ain't seeing games at 4K/60, sorry. Even with DLSS. I think Nintendo will mostly prioritize resolution over framerate too. In other words, I do not expect to see BOTW at 60fps.

Also, we already know Splatoon 3 is next year?
Man, this thread moves fast! :)

I forgot about Splatoon being 2022. AS for DLSS, I could see Nintendo pulling it off, with adaptive resolution options, etc.
 

Rotobit

Editor at Nintendo Wire
Verified
Oct 27, 2017
10,196
Thanks. <3 Yeah, that makes sense. I'm stoked but so clueless about what we'll be seeing once we're in there. I know several of us at RPGFan are hoping for developer interviews of some sort, even if it's not for any of the major studios. It'd still be cool!

I wanna say NIS, Sega, Koei Tecmo, and Bandai Namco are very accommodating for things like that! Hopefully they'll offer digital interviews etc. but it's so confusing as to what the app'll even be like.

Bit of a shame you'll miss out on all of the silly freebies, though. I still have a hat of the dog from Valkyria Chronicles 4 from when I went. Hopefully you'll be able to go in-person next year, it's a fun time.
 

Dark Cloud

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Oct 27, 2017
61,087
My prediction:

-Nintendo unveils the updated model Switch, and pushes the current software with better fidelity. The big push will be BoTW running at 4K/60FPS and 60FPS on handheld mode.
-Mass Effect: Legendary Edition will be announced for the Switch, coming later this summer.
-A handful of games are going to be pushed with better fidelity, including 4K updates on Nintendo first party titles, we'll see Witcher 3 Enhanced Edition with patches that handles 60FPS, Age of Calamity with a 60FPS patch, etc.
-Splatoon 3 will be the holiday title.
Splatoon 3 is a confirmed 2022 game.
 

Cevan

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Sep 18, 2020
91
UK
So let's say 20 minutes. That's roughly 9-10 games. Damn not much at all.

hopefully there's a decent selection at least. i don't think they would bother with such a short treehouse if they didn't have anything exciting to show off, but we'll see. i have a feeling it'll probably be exclusively first party titles

edit: the treehouse from a few months back was 20 minutes each for pikmin 3 and age of calamity, so we may be looking at something similar here
 

Nikachu

Member
Jan 14, 2018
1,258
What's the ONE game y'all want to see 4K the most?

my gut says Mario odyssey, but if BOTW2 is2022, then definitely the original BOTW
 

phyl0x

Member
Nov 30, 2020
606
They do? This is my first year signing on as media, and to be honest, I'm excited but I have little idea what to expect -- especially given the digital format. But that makes sense. Damn, I'm gonna have to vanish from this thread soon if so.

(But also, yeah, I'd be surprised if the Pro announcement doesn't happen until next week for sure.)
Yep in 2019 the media saw the direct several days in advance of the public showing...of course it all leaked...but nintendo was sneaky and didnt include the BOTW2 trailer at the end for the media..so that was a surprise.
 

Quinton

Specialist at TheGamer / Reviewer at RPG Site
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Oct 25, 2017
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Midgar, With Love
I wanna say NIS, Sega, Koei Tecmo, and Bandai Namco are very accomodating for things like that! Hopefully they'll offer digital interviews etc. but it's so confusing as to what the app'll even be like.

Bit of a shame you'll miss out on all of the silly freebies, though. I still have a hat of the dog from Valkyria Chronicles 4 from when I went. Hopefully you'll be able to go in-person next year, it's a fun time.

Haha, yeah, I want the freebies! Really hoping I can go starting in-person next year onward. And that list makes a lot of sense; NIS and Sega are the two publishers I've had the opportunity to attend press events for since joining RPGFan, and both times it was a blast and I saw plenty of other small/mid-scale sites being represented alongside ours.
 

Dark Cloud

Banned
Oct 27, 2017
61,087
hopefully there's a decent selection at least. i don't think they would bother with such a short treehouse if they didn't have anything exciting to show off, but we'll see. i have a feeling it'll probably be exclusively first party titles
I almost agree with you that it might basically be first party games. I do do expect Mario + Rabbids 2 to be announced at Ubisoft's Direct and have a gameplay segment in the Treehouse
 
Aug 25, 2019
1,007
Oooh, fantastic! E3 will be 6 pm for us in Europe. 2 friends and I already made appointments to eat dinner and watch the Direct together at my house. Gonna be fantastic!
 

mattendo

Member
Feb 9, 2021
52
I just put on my Breath of the Wild Soundtrack CD, poured a gin and will be anticipating the sequel's appearance at E3 along with some hardware within the next 8 days. Life is good.
 

hologram

Member
Jun 30, 2020
2,510
Iirc he wrote about it in two or three articles back on Kotaku.
This tweet of his basically encapsulates his thoughts, I'd say:

I feel like this is a fairly common criticism of Octopath. But the style is undeniably gorgeous, I'm super excited for Project Triangle Strategy, and I think I'll even have to get DQ3!
 

ozeiyo

Member
Feb 12, 2020
2,543
Schreier is right about Octopath, though. It's a great concept that was completely squandered
 

Servbot24

The Fallen
Oct 25, 2017
43,060
Sharing some Zelda fan art for fun!

Florent Lebrun https://www.artstation.com/artwork/rArAEm

florent-lebrun-001-hyrule-plains.jpg


florent-lebrun-002-riding.jpg


florent-lebrun-003-approaching.jpg
 

Samus95

Member
Jun 18, 2020
1,550
I dont thik will se RE Outrage according to the Capcom leak is suppsed to be annoinced in September
 

PhazonBlazer

Prophet of Truth
Avenger
Oct 25, 2017
1,853
I could see Donkey Kong being their 2021 holiday game and BOTW2 being March 2022.

I really hope BOTW2 is this year though.
 

TheBlade

Banned
Aug 14, 2020
204
I could see Donkey Kong being their 2021 holiday game and BOTW2 being March 2022.

I really hope BOTW2 is this year though.


If there is a 3D donkey kong in the end I am really willing to make that sacrifice!

Also I can't stand this F5 mode anymore, Nintendo please, I have no dignity I get distracted from work to see how an already $ billion dollar company will make more money, announce how you'll get my money already!
 
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