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WB Games reveals Bakugan: Champions of Vestroia for Switch, developed by Wayforward

Hero of Legend

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On the stream right now. This must be the Wayforward game. This was leaked quite a while ago from YouTuber NegativeLegend but nothing came of it, until now.

www.resetera.com

Bakugan title tentatively lined up for Switch; developed by a studio that "Owns one of the characters in Smash Bros. Ultimate"

Card game / anime youtuber NegativeLegend went to the sneak peak for the Bakugan reboot a few weeks ago, and naturally the subject of a video game came up. It's "wait and see" existence, and even its guarantee to come to Switch weren't particularly newsworthy IMO, but he got a clue on the...
www.resetera.com www.resetera.com

Interesting.
 
cw_sasuke

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I don't say this often since I usually have rather low expectations ....buy wow they really don't have a clue what kind of audience would watch this stream.

Nintendo trolling at this point.
 
aisback

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Nintendo buying WB games confirmed?

Trolling aside this does look better than pokemon
 
HustleBun

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This was the worst stream meltdowns I've seen in a long, long time.

They probably shouldn't have been teased this on any level but at least the reactions have been hilarious

"Cheap looking game based on a failed series from 13 years ago. Got it." One of the comments on the steam. Apparently this was a popular game amongst children ages 6-8 in 2009. Neat.
 
entremet

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I was hoping for a 2D metroid game by Way Forward. Boy was I wrong lol.
 
Phil32

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Not for me, but hope it's good for those who might be interested in the game. Though I don't really know many Bakugan fans. *shrugs*
 

Radline

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I didn't watch the stream, but the thread title made me think "I guess there was an extra announcement in the Treehouse?" until I read the OP. I can already imagine how everyone else felt.
 
Weebos

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Do they still make Bakugan?
 
JD_Lars

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I feel like this would have been better announced as a Tweet with a link to the video on their Youtube page. There's going to be a lot of toxic responses coming I think.
 
treasureyez

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Regardless of how goofy you think the Bakugan IP is, it could've made for a good video game.

This doesn't look like a very good video game.
 
Luke88

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Wasn't the DS game a niche hit with an active fanbase ? Still this looks UGLY, it makes Sword and Shiled look good in comparison.
 
Delaney

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This somehow looks worse that Inazuma Eleven Ares before it was rebooted for the first time... I remember kids loving the franchise around here so hopefully it will be a hit for them, it doesn't need to be an AAA game.
 
Mandos

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So it's another in a long line of Wayforward payroll licensed games. Competent but not special
 
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Hero of Legend

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The first Bakugan game on Wii is actually pretty good. Both it and the sequel on Wii were by NowPro (the OG Sonic Riders dev) and had a pretty great soundtrack, this song in particular:



Interesting that the license ended up at WB Games, as it was with Activision prior. The IP had a rebooted show and toy line very recently so this makes sense to bring back. Never expected Nintendo of all people to reveal it like this. How bizarre.
 

mrmoose

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This isn't like a resurrected IP, this is a toyline they reintroduced a few years ago that their licensing. It isn't like, say, a Zoids game where Zoids in the US is dead.

For those that say it would make a good game, can you expound on that? My kid collects these things but the gameplay isn't super deep or anything, I think it would have the same depth as, say, a Beyblades game.
 
TradedHats

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Nintendo had to come out with that clarifying tweet yesterday because the blowback would be even worse than it's going to be lol.
 
cw_sasuke

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2020 making me even look at Treehouse Live some kind a way....that's messed up.

Makes you wonder who signed that off considering the audience that watches these kind of streams is usually more core oriented.
 
PlayBee

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Maybe this is how Nintendo feels about the target audience for Paper Mario games nowadays
 
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Hero of Legend

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mrmoose said:
This isn't like a resurrected IP, this is a toyline they reintroduced a few years ago that their licensing. It isn't like, say, a Zoids game where Zoids in the US is dead.

For those that say it would make a good game, can you expound on that? My kid collects these things but the gameplay isn't super deep or anything, I think it would have the same depth as, say, a Beyblades game.
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