You didn't even know Samus Returns for 3DS existed until last week.
Edit - looks like someone at Nintendo got ahead of himself.
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Nintendo of America says Metroid Prime 4 and "new Pokemon game" are 2018 titles
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You didn't even know Samus Returns for 3DS existed until last week.
Edit - looks like someone at Nintendo got ahead of himself.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
I think january and feb will be for Yoshi and Kirby and Smash dx as rhe big march game. Metroid, pokemon for rhe holidays and fire emblem somewhere in between with Retros gamr. Mario Maker, Animal Crossing for 2019. Pikmin could be 2018 as well. Looking really good. They have loads of
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AndrewDean84xX
Banned
You make me sad.
DecoReturns
Member
Maybe they didn't want Mario Odyssey to take away attention from Prime?
Or they weren't satisfied showing what they have at the moment.
Who knows, but future directs should be more fun then usual
Edit: There we go
Or they weren't satisfied showing what they have at the moment.
Who knows, but future directs should be more fun then usual
Edit: There we go
mysteriousmage09
Member
I'm fucking shocked.
No way with Pokemon, unless it's D/P remakes.
Metroid is unlikely, but it depends on how far along they are. I know they only showed a logo, but it could have been a last minute decision to reveal it and they didn't have time to make a proper trailer.
If that is the case, we'll probably find out more soon.
Metroid is unlikely, but it depends on how far along they are. I know they only showed a logo, but it could have been a last minute decision to reveal it and they didn't have time to make a proper trailer.
If that is the case, we'll probably find out more soon.
Yoshimitsu126
Member
Maybe a HD remaster for both series but not the new entries.
Eh, 2018 can be good without Metroid or Pokemon:
- Kirby
- Yoshi
- Mainline FE
- Pikmin
- Maaaybe Animal Crossing
Add a couple of "Deluxe" Wii U remasters everyone's expecting like Smash and Mario Maker and we're set for the year.
No way
Not75Drops
Member
Exactly what I thought. If these were outright confirmed for next year, they would've said it last week instead of in some random interview.
It'll be interesting if they can get them out next year. For what it's worth, I kind of think Pokemon may get at least announced next year at the very least, but yeah.
well of course they gonna wash their hands, they dont want upset people if they dont are able to launch them on 2018
Maybe not Stars specifically, but something mainline for sure. Would love it to be the kickoff to Gen VIII. Bundle with an SE Switch with Pokemon themed dock and joycons, and riots will ensue.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Reminds me of the persona 5 situation..poor john
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
One thing is for sure, Kirby and Yoshi aren't Nintendo's fall big hitters. So something needs to be.
playingwithfire
Member
Woah... nice...
We'll see how that pans out, but 2018 just got a whole lot more interesting for Switch.
We'll see how that pans out, but 2018 just got a whole lot more interesting for Switch.
Fall/Holiday 2018 titles I'd bet.
That's a killer combo of exclusives if they make their releases on time next year.
And we already have Fire Emblem and Kirby to look forward to next year as well.
Nintendo bringing all their software together under one platform seems to be paying off.
That's a killer combo of exclusives if they make their releases on time next year.
And we already have Fire Emblem and Kirby to look forward to next year as well.
Nintendo bringing all their software together under one platform seems to be paying off.
Smash could be one. Maybe a Pokemon game too.
The expected PR response but it's clear Nintendo is working towards a 1 Nintendo game per month. They will come out with something major next year but what will it be?
Nintendo is not that slow. Get real.
LordOcidax
Member
What the GoNintendo guy expected?? Lol. Of course they are not going to confirm anything...
Spyder_Monkey
Banned
I'd be shocked if Pokemon doesn't make 2018. "More than a year from now" probably meant more than a year from June. So it's usual Fall spot makes sense.
Yeah, looking through their release history on Wikipedia right now and I don't understand the aggressive skepticism.
I think it's entirely possIble that these games, or at least Metroid, is being targeted for next year but that Nintendo isn't ready to announce that, and this guy jumped the gun. I still think we get one of these games for holiday 2018.
Since when we have a clear pattern to predict Nintendo's way of handling announcemwnta/releases?
You are just extrapolating the game has nothing ready because they showed just a logo but this is not a logic conclusion looking good at their unpredictable way of operate
I'd be surprised if their entire lineup for 2018 is just those 2 uber-niche platformers, an FPS, and Pokemon. Wouldn't you?
I'd be surprised it both make it, but we're getting Xenoblade this year so what do I know
Didn't the GameFreak dude say it would probably take them over a year? So Q4 2018 the earliest? Yeah I'm skeptic.
I'm skeptical of Prime, but I interpreted the Pokemon guy saying "wait over a year" as Holiday 2018, or a year and a half from now.
LoneWolf-92
Neo Member
If they can release a big Zelda and a big 3D Mario alongside with a new IP and Splatoon 2 in one year, they surely are able to do Pokemon and Metroid in the same year. Lets just hope that year really is 2018.
Mainline Pokemon RPGs take Game Freak 3 years to make, roughly. Suddenly they are going to make a brand new one in HD in less than 2 years? I don't understand how that is aggressive skepticism.
LordOcidax
Member
Like Zelda, Mario and Splatoon, ARMS for 2016. Totally yes.
I actually agree they probably wont come out in 2018 but there they do work on more than one game at a time
Skittzo0413
Member
I dunno where everyone is getting this whole Nintendo games always getting delayed thing. It's almost always an exception. The 3D Zelda series is probably the biggest exception there.
I don't think the quote from the OP was ever supposed to be a confirmation, just an indication that the games were planned for 2018. Which as we can all see is a pretty big shock to most people.
They make a mainline game every year I thought. No one says this has to be a brand new generation.
I don't think the quote from the OP was ever supposed to be a confirmation, just an indication that the games were planned for 2018. Which as we can all see is a pretty big shock to most people.
They make a mainline game every year I thought. No one says this has to be a brand new generation.
Game Freak has released a Pokemon game every year since 2010, have they not?
Not necessarily expecting a new generation or anything. Either they're releasing a Pokemon game on Switch next year, another one on 3DS, or they're breaking a precedent that has persisted through this entire decade.
Edit: shit, they didn't release one in 2015. Every year except 2015, then. But the streak started in 09 so whatevs.
Spyder_Monkey
Banned
It's been in development longer than that.
They were hiring for a console Pokémon game March though. Also in February it sounded like they were still thinking about how to do Pokémon on a home console.
Food for thought
They don't release a game every year. I have listed that numerous times.
So you think they just sit around making an enhanced version of SM for the 3DS for all this time and just now started to make a Switch game? A 2019 release would mean over 2 years from their announcement, not simply more than a year.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
What is aggressive skepticism
whyreggielie
Member
They're working on Ultra sun/moon, which means they have no new Pokemon or engine to work on for that game. There is no way Pokemon switch has not been in development for some time now even though we've seen nothing yet; which is also normal. With an average of 10k Polys on the already existing Pokemon models (which already have walk/flight animations) I really don't expect them to be making new models for the switch game at all.
Now I would expect content to be thinner than subsequent generations on the same hardware, just like X/Y was low on content when they switched to 3D. I would still be happy with that nonetheless. Also I see no reason to not believe them when they say the game is a year out, they have to have been doing something with the switch for a while now.
EDIT: By the way Pokemon X/Y came out one year after B/W 2, which would fit this same pattern of sequel to new generation.
Spyder_Monkey
Banned
Between 2008 and now they only had one break.
Night Angel
Member
Then why didn't they have anything to show? I don't believe it, but it'd be nice.
Not75Drops
Member
Not believing in the hype...or something.
You're looking at the localized releases, which were off by months until XY. They released nothing in 2011 either. There's usually a year break each generation. Then again, it's not always a guarantee. They could have started this earlier than usual.
Lunafreya Nox Fleuret
Member
I'll believe it when I see it.
A representative of a company suggests they're going to do a thing.
You continuously argue the impossibility of that thing because reasons.
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