General Nintendo thread

I think something that Nintendo should make for Super Nintendo World is a museum of old Nintendo products, like the Game & Watch, the Ultra Hand, the Color TV game 6 and the Love Tester, just to name a few. Similar to that Lucille Ball museum in Universal Studios Florida.

That sounds like a really good addition.

All the more obscure Nintendo history on display and you could try it out too.

Maybe a Metroid ride could be like that Buzz Lightyear ride in Disney's Magic Kingdom.

Where you ride through some alien planets and get to shoot at targets like a real-life rail shooter.

Or they could do that for Schtaaaafawks.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!

Fred Seibert of Federation Studios mentioned on the Nick Animation Podcast that they are working on a project based off one of the most popular videogame series in the past 30 years that has been in development hell.

Considering Nintendo stated back in May they were looking for partners for films of their I Ps, it really looks like it's them. Probably Mario as well.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."

It turns out the Gameboy was not Gunpei Yokoi's idea, and Yamaguchi was the one who thought of the idea for the DS and everyone hated it, including Iwata.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."

Bringing back this thread for some sad news, NoA co-founder Alan Stone has passed away this passed Friday due to cancer at 71.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."

Didn't know the dude (first time I even heard the name) but may he rest in peace anyway.

One Strip! One Strip!

EDIT: Whoops I was mistaken

edited 25th Feb '17 12:13:03 AM by Nouct

Switch stuff? Probably Switch stuff.

Edit: The Tweet is from last year.

edited 25th Feb '17 12:12:12 AM by Karxrida

If a tree falls in the forest and nobody remembers it, who else will you have ice cream with?

Something more recent.

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Nintendo is currently live streaming a Nintendo Switch Nindies Showcase.

It didn't start yet; it starts in 20 minutes.

edited 28th Feb '17 8:39:41 AM by Halberdier17

Batman Ninja more like Batman's Bizarre Adventure

So instead of new Metroid and Advance Wars games I guess they're letting the indie devs make their own.

I'm pretty sure IS has abandoned the Advance Wars series for some time now anyways.

Is this going to be a thing now? When Nintendo abandons their IP's, they let indie developers make their own spiritual successors?

Wonder if there will be a more militaristic and modern Wargroove game, since the middle ages theme was already covered by Fire Emblem. Someday...

Nintendo should definitely make another entry for Advance Wars, but given the choice between indie AW knockoff and no AW-like game at all, I'll gladly pick the former. I played the hell out of that western-themed AW-like game on iPad.

Heck, there should be more AW knockoffs anyway. We need more strategy games without RPG trappings.

Nintendo prefers the premium mobile game model, like Super Mario Run, compared to the freemium/gacha model, like Fire Emblem Heroes, despite SMR's lower than expected performance.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."

SMR may perform lower than expected, but it's still showing up on top grossing lists unlike Fire Emblem Heroes. (IOS at least.)

Heroes may be easier than mainline Fire Emblem games, but it is still not very accessible to the average mobile phone user.

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Heroes is making far more money thanks to Japan if nothing else. I don't know why Nintendo is allergic to making money, but it's their loss.

Your preferences are not everyone else's preferences.

Nintendo just wants to try to be different.

Plus they seem aware of the flack that "freemium" games get. Despite the fact that FEH and PGO are things.

Maybe Super Mario Run would've done better if it started with a free-to-start model, but had a limit on how much money you spent on it. After you reached the limit, you effectively bought the game and can play it like a regular game. Pokémon Rumble World and Pokémon Picross are some examples of this system.

Personally, I'd prefer if the 'net was a little friendlier, but you know the GIFT...

I think the problem is that despite it being a premium game, they decided to incorporate F2P elements anyway. The Toad Ticket system feels completely out-of-place and just there to artificially lengthen the game without the F2P model.

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Plus, they probably don't want their fans to hate them for "selling out." The F 2 P strategy might work, but it's still frustrating, because you could've used that $29.99 to spend it on another game. (I'm guilty for being in that trap)

That baseball game, Rusty's Real Deal Baseball though...

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4chan rumor: Direct on the 13th.

Copy/pasting for now.

The Direct starts with Eiji Aonuma revealing a trailer for the Summer Breath of the Wild DLC.

• Hard Mode involves enemies gaining stronger weapons, as well as new enemy camp formations.
• The Cave of Trials is a 50-floor dungeon where you only have a set amount of weapons to use. If you run out of weapons, you can buy weapons from a Great Fairy every 10 levels for a small amount of Rupees.
• New flying dungeons are added to the map. These dungeons take place in the sky and are significantly harder than the shrines.
• Releases in July

Aonuma passes it over to Reggie to start the Direct.

On May 12th, over 80 classic NES, SNES, N64, and Gameboy games will be available on the Nintendo Switch Virtual Console

• Launch line-up includes Super Mario Bros, Kirby’s Adventure, F-Zero, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Paper Mario, and Donkey Kong
• Can customize the controls for all consoles
• Emulation looks a lot better than the Wii U’s. Comparable to the NES Classic.
• NES games $3.99; SNES games $4.99 - 6.99; N64 games $7.99 - $10.99; Gameboy games $1.99 - 3.99
• New Virtual Console games out on a weekly basis
• Wario’s Woods, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Donkey Kong 64, and Kirby Pinball Land available May 19th

Excitebike VS, Donkey Kong Country, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, and Metroid II available May 26th

• One new NES, SNES, N64, and Gameboy game out every week
• More games to be announced in the future
• Gameboy Color and Gameboy Advance games coming in the future
• “Exclusive experiences” will be available through the Virtual Console in the future

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Trailer

• Shows off the new Battle Arenas in more detail
• Upon completing all the 200cc Grand Prix cups, you unlock Gold Mario as a costume for Mario
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Switch Bundle releasing April 28th
• - 1 Neon Nintendo Switch
• - 1 Copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
• - 1 Joy Con Wheel Pair
• - $349.99

Mario vs Donkey Kong: Mini Shift Trailer

• Nintendo Switch game
• Levels involve Mario working in tandem with Mini Marios to solve puzzles and reach the exit.
• They do seem segmented though. Mario does something > Minis do something > Mario does another thing
• Trailer shows factory level with springs, half-underwater level where the Mini’s short out if they touch the water, level that looks like Bowser’s Castle, battle vs DK
• Level editor similar to Tipping Stars with new stuff for Mario
• Unlock exclusive Mini characters through amiibo to use in game
• - Mini Link
• - Mini Isabelle
• - Mini Bowser
• - Mini Bowser Jr
• - Mini Diddy Kong
• - Mini Inkling (Boy & Girl)
• Out on retail & Nintendo eShop in August

Splatoon 2 Trailer

• Single-player trailer
• Takes place 2 years after the first game
• DJ Octavio and Captain Cuttlefish have been missing for the past 3 months
• Octo Valley, which has beencolonized by the Inklings, is being attacked by a rogue group of Octarians
• New enemy that whips Inklings with it’s long, whip-like head and a new enemy that’s bird-like and swoops down at your Inkling
• You can choose between 7 different weapons in single-player; Hero Splattershot, Hero Splatterscope, Hero Roller, Hero Splatling, Hero Slosher, Hero Dualies, and Hero Stamper
• New Weapon Class: Splatterstamp
• Very slow, but strong weapon that causes a large splash surrounding the Inkling whenever it’s used
• Sub-weapon: Splat Bombs
• Special Weapon: Inkmaker (Raincloud special from Jan 13th trailer)
• Releases on June 30th

Ever Oasis Trailer

• Major characters trailer
• Character art & small blurb splashed on gameplay on them doing things
• - Noola - A ‘Noot’ creature who was chased out of her native village by the Chaos. She can temporarily fly to solve puzzles
• - Ebasu - A chubby Seedling who was nearly banished for causing a famine. He can easily roll around to quickly travel and solve puzzles
• - Ubato - The brother of fellow Seedling Miura, he can scope out potential attacks on the oasis by either rogue bandits or the Chaos
• - Anusi - The dark leader of the Chaos and the dark side of Isuna. He wants to conquer the world and plunge it into pure chaos
• - Daskruin - The heart of the Chaos. It is only controlled by the existence of Isuna and her oasis
• Releases in the Fall

Boxboxboxboy: Goodbye Boxboy!

• Use new types of boxes to complete levels
• - Blocks that rocket up into the sky
• - Blocks that can move away from Qbby
• - Exploding blocks
• Tiny Qbby-like creatures that you must use to complete levels
• Owning Boxboy and Boxboxboy allows you to unlock unique costumes
• Releases right after the Direct on the eShop

Boxboy: The Cubeplete Collection

• Contains all 3 Boxboy games
• Bundled with the Boxboy amiibo
• amiibo support in Boxboxboxboy
• - Boxboy amiibo unlocks the Qucy costume and a Gameboy screen filter
• - The Kirby, King Dedede, Meta Knight, and Waddle Dee amiibo unlock special Qbby costumes
• Releases in the summer

ARMS Trailer

• Same announcer voice as previous trailers
• 2 new characters: Slapperback and Strawman
• Slapperback: A quadrupedal fighter who can damage foes while moving towards them and can punch without stopping.
• Strawmam: A skinny guy who can create temporary clones of himself when dodging. They seem to be good meatshields.
• 2 new weapons: Quick Draw and Rattler
• - Quick Draw: You punch really fast. Doesn’t seem to do much damage though. Charging it makes the opponent get launched really far.
• - Rattler: The punch arcs upwards over other punches. Charging it poisons the foe if it hits. It looks like a Rattlesnake.
• Play online or locally with friends or strangers
• Releases May 26th
• New characters, weapons, and modes will be announced every week up until launch

ARMS amiibo

• Can be used in ARMS to be trained as AI characters like Smash Bros
• Take them online to battle other people’s amiibo and win prizes
• Wave 1 has 7 figures: Spring Man, Ribbon Girl, Master Mummy, Ninjara, Mechanica, Slapperback, and Strawman
• Releases alongside the game on May 26th
• More amiibo of unannounced characters coming later
• One amiibo in the Smash Bros line will work as well
• ARMS Nintendo Switch Bundle releasing May 26th
• - 1 Gray Nintendo Switch
• - 1 pair of Gray Joy-Cons
• - 1 copy of ARMS
• - 1 Spring Man amiibo
• - $399.99

Reggie passes it off to Bill for third-party games

Nintendo Switch Third-Party Games Reel

• Mincraft: Nintendo Switch Edition coming out April 21st
• - Super Mario Mash-Up Pack shown in clip
• The Disney Afternoon Collection coming out in the Summer
• Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: A Telltale Game Series coming out April 18th
• Disgaea 5 Complete coming out May 23rd
• ACA NEOGEO: The Complete Collection coming out this Fall
• Puyo Puyo Tetris coming out April 25th
• The Jackbox Party Pack 3 coming out April 14th
• Redout coming out in July
• Sonic Mania coming out this Summer
• Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap coming out April 18th
• LEGO Worlds coming out in the Spring
• Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom coming out in 2017
• Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers coming out May 26th
• STEEP coming out in 2017

Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition Trailer

• Multiple blurbs throughout the trailer
• - 150+ levels

Seemingly new levels taking place on the back of a giant bird and in space

• - Even more Murphy’s Challenges
• - Boss Rush mode
• - Online Challenges
• - New Costumes
• amiibo Support
• - Use select amiibo to gain additional costumes
• - Bowser and Olimar costumes shown
• Releases August 1st

Bill passes it off to Damon Baker to show off Nindie games

Nindies Sizzle Reel

• Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment on Wii U and 3DS coming out April 19th
• Enter the Gungeon on Nintendo Switch coming out right after the Direct
• Stardew Valley on Nintendo Switch coming out this Summer
• 1001 Spikes DX on Nintendo Switch coming out June 20th
• Cave Story+ on Nintendo Switch coming out June 20th
• Rive on Nintendo Switch coming out this July
• Lock’s Quest on Nintendo Switch coming out in 2017
• Shrouded Warriors on Nintendo Switch coming out this Winter
• Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas coming out on June 9th
• Urban Trial Freestyle 2 on 3DS coming out this Spring
• Mutant Mudds Advance on Nintendo Switch and 3DS coming out this Summer
• Spheroids on 3DS coming out April 18th
• Shakedown: Hawaii on Nintendo Switch coming out this April
• Super Double-Draw on Nintendo Switch coming in 2017
• Ultimate Chicken Horse on Nintendo Switch coming out this Winter
• Yooka-Laylee on Nintendo Switch coming out June 2nd

Steam World Dig 2 Trailer

• Separate from the sizzle reel
• You must dig to the center of the Earth to realize your true purpose
• Large emphasis on puzzle solving in the trailer
• Releases on the eShop and at retail bundled with the Rusty amiibo on June 23rd

Steam World Dig amiibo

• Rusty amiibo
• - Used in Steam World Dig 2
• - Using him allows you to customize your character with paint jobs, special abilities, and custom effects ala Shovel Knight

Reggie returns for a few final announcements

Miitopia Trailer

• Set up like a semi-traditional party-based RPG
• Many different classes to choose from
• You can influence your Miis relationships with each other to change how the game plays
• - Miis can get in a fight or try to trip each other, for example
• Coming out on the Nintendo eShop after the Direct on 3DS
• amiibo support
• - Unlock costumes based off Nintendo characters using select amiibo
• - Daisy costume and Mario costume shown off

Crashmo World Trailer

• Nintendo Switch game
• You push blocks that are affected by gravity to rescue the plans for ’Crash World’
• Over 150 levels
• New, unique gimmicks in every world
• Includes a level editor
• - Share levels through an in-game level searcher
• Releases in July

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valencia Trailer

• Same trailer as the one released a few weeks ago
• amiibo support
• - New Alm and Celina amiibo allow you to create new NPC characters that help you in battle and unlock special dungeons that contain special items
• - Other Fire Emblem amiibo create special NPC characters that help you in battle based off the scanned amiibo

Super Smash Bros amiibo

• Male Corrin and Female Corrin amiibo releases on May 19th alongside Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valencia

Fire Emblem Warriors Trailer

• Cinematic about game lore
• - Two peaceful kingdoms trying to create a portal to another dimension
• - One king is murdered, causing a war between the two dimensions
• - Various Fire Emblem characters emerge from the portal
• Five characters shown
• - Chrom
• - Hector
• - Tharja
• - Tiki
• - Takumi
• Looks like a Dynasty Warriors game
• “Grand Battle Mode”
• - Like Hyrule Warrior’s Adventure Mode; each tile is a fight
• No 3DS footage
• Releases on Nintendo Switch in the fall, 3DS in the winter

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."