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What was the best game of 2017?

  • Super Mario Otterssey

  • The Legend of Zelda: Breath otter Wild


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Jul 20, 2018
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Every time someone says "Isaac" I think they mean the one from The Binding of... before remembering Golden Sun is a thing.

No way Isaac is making it in Smash.
 

Spine Crawler

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Oct 27, 2017
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True or false this?

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fake. 2 new games on 3ds and nothing new on switch? Yeah right. Why would nintendo greenlight metroid fusion remake seeing how badly metroid samus returns tanked. The series is dead (unless MP4 sells well. I doubt it though as there will be some kind of flaw that will prevent the fans from buying it.).
 

Mory Dunz

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Oct 25, 2017
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So just for fun I decided to look at the famous January 2013 Wii U Direct and, damn, it was so slow-paced. Here's the timestamps:

Miiverse Talk 00:56 - 07:40
Wii U Updates and Virtual Console 07:40 - 18:30
Brief Mentions of Spring/Summer Games 18:30 - 18:53
The Wonderful 101 Trailer 18:53 - 20:27
Bayonetta 2 "Trailer" (Only Screenshots) 20:27 - 23:31
Smash Bros Reaffirmation (No Footage) 23:31 - 24:11
New 3D Mario & Mario Kart Announcement (No Footage) 24:11 - 25:02
Wii Party U Discussion 25:02 - 26:56
Yarn Yoshi Announcement (Only Screenshots) 26:56 - 27:53
SMT X Fire Emblem Announcement (No Footage) 27:52 - 29:21
Zelda Wii U Announcement (No Footage) 29:21 - 34:01
Monolith Soft's "X" Announcement 34:01 - 36:06

So you've got literally 18 minutes on console updates, only 3 games with any actual in-game footage, and 6 new game announcements in total. Compare that to today where nearly every game gets footage, there's 1 minute per game, and software stuff is barely talked about, and you'll see why some predictions here are way off-the-mark. Nintendo is never going to go back to the style of those early Directs, and I'm pretty sure they won't for this one.
the new style is great.

That Mini January 2018 direct had more announcements than most old 40 minute directs.
 

Vylder

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Oct 25, 2017
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I think we may have had one leak before. Trying to remember off the top of my head.

I mean, some stuff from Directs have been leaked before (like Dark Souls on Switch), but the full content of a Direct? Never happened. Which is why I don't get why people keep posting those leaks, they don't make any sense.
 

milkyway

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May 17, 2018
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And here it is! There was something I was supposed to do with the clock but I can't seem to remember what...
 

Tibarn

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Oct 31, 2017
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How probable is a Dark Souls rep in Smash?
On one hand, Bamco would be happy to collaborate for sure, it's free advertising and can help sell more copies of DkS Switch. On the other hand, Sakurai is focused on all-time classics for third party inclusions, but with Bayonetta in the game and knowing how DkS shaped the video game industry I wouldn't be that surprised.

Bottom line: not probable at all, there are lots of other 3rd party characters that are far more iconic than something like Solaire.
 

Andrew J

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Oct 26, 2017
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Probably more Three Houses details, hopefully a release date.

Yoshi...who knows. I was expecting it this past April, my confidence is shattered.

Metroid Prime 4, probably nothing.
 

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All I want is this for MK8. Please Nintendo.

yeah. i just got MK8D (never played MK8 before) and while it has a lot of content i still want more. they should do dlc for it. it's perfect, there's no need for a sequel. just keep remaking the old tracks that haven't been already remade.
having played so much MK DS, i had such a blast with the tracks from that game in 8D.
 

poptire

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Oct 25, 2017
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If Minecraft Steve is in it would be fun to wreck him with the Animal Crossing Villager at least
 

Dekuman

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Oct 27, 2017
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So just for fun I decided to look at the famous January 2013 Wii U Direct and, damn, it was so slow-paced. Here's the timestamps:

Miiverse Talk 00:56 - 07:40
Wii U Updates and Virtual Console 07:40 - 18:30
Brief Mentions of Spring/Summer Games 18:30 - 18:53
The Wonderful 101 Trailer 18:53 - 20:27
Bayonetta 2 "Trailer" (Only Screenshots) 20:27 - 23:31
Smash Bros Reaffirmation (No Footage) 23:31 - 24:11
New 3D Mario & Mario Kart Announcement (No Footage) 24:11 - 25:02
Wii Party U Discussion 25:02 - 26:56
Yarn Yoshi Announcement (Only Screenshots) 26:56 - 27:53
SMT X Fire Emblem Announcement (No Footage) 27:52 - 29:21
Zelda Wii U Announcement (No Footage) 29:21 - 34:01
Monolith Soft's "X" Announcement 34:01 - 36:06

So you've got literally 18 minutes on console updates, only 3 games with any actual in-game footage, and 6 new game announcements in total. Compare that to today where nearly every game gets footage, there's 1 minute per game, and software stuff is barely talked about, and you'll see why some predictions here are way off-the-mark. Nintendo is never going to go back to the style of those early Directs, and I'm pretty sure they won't for this one.

this is painful to even read


fake. too much 3ds stuff, casually mentioning GTA among already released games.

I said this in the other thread. Iwata was a great and personable guy but the best thing to happen to directs since the Switch was the news ticker feature. The old plodding directs won't cut it these days. A direct could be 45 minutes in the past but essentially have less than 15 minutes of real content due to all the padding.

The ??? headlines in the new news ticker feature is a lot of fun. It's almost a mini-game during the direct itself. Building and crushing hopes within a few minutes. Sometimes completely surprising people (last year's September direct Doom announcement)
 
Oct 27, 2017
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Honestly i would believe a new 2d Zelda for 3DS or remake of links awakening and a remake of Metroid fusion.

People have an unhealthy distaste for the 3DS stuff. Yes, I would rather buy all that on switch but they are still good titles. Would be cool if they were cross platform like captain toad tho.

I don't find that list from 4chan unbelievable, aside from gta which would be a megaton if it ever happens.
 

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Oct 25, 2017
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You guys talking about Guy from Minecraft (Steve) and Master Chief but when we are going to get the best MS character, Kudo Tsunoda's avatar?

latest

 

Ze_Shoopuf

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Jun 12, 2018
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excited to see Paper Mario, but i'll be greatly disappointed again if they don't show:

- MP4
- Animal Crossing Switch


...although on second thought, it makes NO SENSE that Nintendo would release a Paper Mario before Animal Crossing
 
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