21st century cowboy
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Is there going to be a spoiler free thread for people who can't watch the presentation live? It would be super nice if someone was to put one together.
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Nintendo Switch |DT2| No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness
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Mr. Pointy
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It's clearly Devil's Third 2: Devil's 66%th.
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It depends, if they really are going hard in the "esports" direction, making sure everyone has Splatoon may not be a bad way to go. Especially if there is some sort of spectator mode (and/or the speculated sharing/streaming on the game directly). There's also the possibility they could do some sort of service thing with it.
Ok follow up. What's the difference between a port with new content and a remaster?
Dark Cloud
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Maybe Splatoon 2 will be F2P to make sure everyone gets a little taste of it.
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TDLink
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I agree with this pretty much. I don't think Xenoblade will have anything additional, just be a straight port.
Smash I expect -most- of the 3DS "exclusive" stuff will come over. The maps and Smash Run basically. Plus a few characters (2-4 is my guess). In that sense I expect it to be close to MK8 except most of that "new" content is coming from the handheld game and console game merging together.
WiiRevolution1
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I can't wait to be proven right on Splatoon 2. I mean literally all you have to do is look at the footage. >_>
PandaAttack
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Herb Alpert
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I would say that a remaster has new assets. It is a game that has been redone from the ground up.
Jaded Alyx
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This was brought up a couple times and people laughed it off.
The YouTube link to the presentation is already available. Just leave it open in your browser.
maybe because they have been banned >>
Smiles and Cries
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just cooked a steak at 2am
hope I can sleep soon
the hype has me fixed
hope I can sleep soon
the hype has me fixed
Da-Kid
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There needs to be a term for these type of games.
I wouldn't call it an Enhanced port. I would call it a Definitive Port. Meaning it is objectively the best version on the game with all things considered without changing the base game.
Lilalaunebaer
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Final work day. 8 hours to go. Tomorrow off. Go to bed and get up early. So hype. Show me the goods nintendo.
TDLink
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Tighten up the graphics on level 3, typically.
Only thing that qualifies for a remaster is an increase in graphics and being on a later generation of hardware than previously released, imo. Typically it has all previously released content (ie, DLC) included as well.
So yes all of these ports would qualify as remasters. A remaster is very much a port, but a port isn't always a remaster.
A game being developed for multiple platforms simultaneously is typically referred to as a port on all but the lead platform. Often this is used when talking about "PC Ports" because PC versions usually come later and are not the lead platform.
The Wii U got "late ports" that were not remasters because the Wii U was close in power to the PS3/360 and the developers more or less just dumped those games on the system at later dates, without adding graphical upgrades of some sort.
There are surely 5 to 10 games I would play. That is the thing. There should be 5+ games for justifying the Wii U. I hope they port most of the stuff I am interested in.
After skipping the Wii U I am really looking forward to some Nintendo stuff.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
That's what rumors have been emphasized about Smash Bros, a port with minimal new contents, and there is a rumor about two new characters only.
Herb Alpert
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I can't find the UK link. Could someone show me please?
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
Just woke up. Dreamed about the Switch last night. We're so close. Just gotta hold on a little longer.
Holy Order Sol
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Got to balance out the optimism
you really don't
ShroudOfFate
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That's more of a remake. A remaster is just touching up existing assets for a higher resolution. So if these ports end up running/looking better they could technically be remasters.
The Last of Us is a good example of this.
I think we're all getting a bit too hung up on nomenclature. It's Mario Kart 8 with new content.
Shocking news.
Does this mean.....Splatoon?!?!
The stream will be the Japanese broadcast with English subtitles. You will probably not need a different link. If there is, I'll requote this post.
I dreamed about Bayonetta 3 with a yellow logo.
MulderYuffie
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Man i'm getting so hyped!!!
Spyder_Monkey
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Splatoon 2 seems way too soon after the first one.
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If it's at launch that's close to two years. Plenty of shooters are annual. Seems fine to me.
Neogaf will be down anyway by the time Switchmas starts I fear
Tell me moar
HawthorneKitty
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Well, Splatoon Koshien 2 ends a month before the Switch, sounds like a great time for all Japanese to move on if it's at launch.
WiiRevolution1
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Maybe, maybe not. Honesly it may be better to have it be F2P with being able to buy outfits instead. Would also allow more crossover outfits too.
Of all the announced games Splatoon 2 or Mario Kart seems like the best packin. It would be atleast a 2P local game which I'm sure Splatoon 2 would have. If its neither of them then likely a new IP or no packin.
TDLink
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I'm just prepping things for when people bitch
If the games look and/or run significantly better on Switch than they did on Wii U, they're remasters with new content. If they're basically identical apart from having new content, they're simply ports with new content.
Spyder_Monkey
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I doubt it's launch if it's a sequel.
Dagobert Duck
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This night there will be snow in germany, its really Switchmas over here
EatChildren
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Not much, depending on which marketing team you're talking to. Remaster isn't a term that originated in the interactive medium and is more of a trend that could mean port, enhanced port, remake, or whatever else.
Definitive port implies it's the definitive version of a port, which indicates other ports. Definitive Edition perhaps. But even that is a marketing term aimed.
Enhanced Port fits nicely to me and is what I consider the games to be; the core, base content of the game largely unchanged and directly ported from the original build, additional content added to supplement the package on the new hardware.
tali'zorah84
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I'm hoping this Splatoon port/sequel fixes my connectivity problems, I can't even play a match online without disconnecting. My internet speed is fine too, matches just drop after 10-15 seconds.
GiantBreadbug
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Still holding out hope for a Switchmas Smash miracle :B
TDLink
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If they never stopped "Working on Splatoon" then the dev time would be about the same as the original. And this time they had a solid base in the original/can "bring back" all the maps and weapons they already worked on.
It's perfectly reasonable.
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The rumor is that it's MK8 (including all DLC) plus at least 16 new courses, new characters, and a new battle mode. Nothing has been said about whether this port will get its own round of DLC. If the rumor is true, the game would already have 64 courses at launch.
Please no. I don't want Nintendo to jump on board with this silly microtransaction costume influenza too. What happened to the days of unlocking costumes through gameplay?
Inspectah_Deck
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So who will do a spoilerfree thread for the conference?
Or a post that we poor europeans can bookmark.
Or a post that we poor europeans can bookmark.
I want someone to sell me on the fact that it's basically confirmed there's going to be new fighters and stages in the smash port. For some reason I feel they want to not really change much from a local development standpoint but also I'd be easier to market for Nintendo if there were like an Inkling in the game. I'm excited as fuck.
Etika is too drunk right now and ready to pass out and there's still 20 hours left of his stream LOL!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I3ykPrt59E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I3ykPrt59E
Before we start celebrating about a potential Splatoon sequel, maybe we should stop to consider the other titles that are slated (rumored) to be ported over to the Switch.
Mario Kart 8 (confirmed port by various sources)
Rayman Legends (it's possible)
Xenoblade Chronicles X (possible, but a sequel would be a massive undertaking)
Mario Maker (no confirmation that it would be ported over, although there has been rumors)
Smash Bros. (they couldn't possibly be releasing a sequel could they)
Am I forgetting anything else?
Mario Kart 8 (confirmed port by various sources)
Rayman Legends (it's possible)
Xenoblade Chronicles X (possible, but a sequel would be a massive undertaking)
Mario Maker (no confirmation that it would be ported over, although there has been rumors)
Smash Bros. (they couldn't possibly be releasing a sequel could they)
Am I forgetting anything else?
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