Topic: Nintendo Roadmap Prediction

Okay, I'm gonna throw something wild:

So, Camelot Software has had a couple of years since they released Mario Golf: Super Rush.
They developed several rpgs (Granted the staff for them has likely left, but ignoring that for a moment...)
Therefore, my wild idea is:
They're developing a new Mario + Luigi game.
AlphaDream is gone, Paper Mario: The Origami King (While great), wasn't a true RPG , therefore...
Let the Camelot Soft Mario + Luigi game be revealed!!!

Just give me OoT/MM/WW/TP remasters and more Metroid Prime remasters.

Also MGS collection would be really nice.

An honest prediction - early in the “Switch 2” lifecycle there will be a “BoTW remastered” incorporating some of the qol things from ToTK and better integrating the dlc stuff into quests.

I’d also predict Hyrule Warriors 3 based around ToTK (although when exactly I’ve no idea).

Mostly I tend to agree with the notion that post Pikmin 4 we’ll see a lot of older games (Wii/3DS games) ported to Switch but capable of running in 4k on “Switch 2”.

There’s still some very low hanging fruit in that garden (Galaxy 2, DKCR, Samus Returns etc.).

I think that WWHD definitely returns at some point but the timing might keep it off Switch now. It’s probably a hard one for them to time since it’s a big release that will always sell well. A lot people will want that in the highest resolution on the next Switch. I’d personally rather they make us wait given the new console is clearly coming.

TP is maybe a more likely port since it has a strong niche audience and will sell good numbers but it’s a much smaller deal for the broader audience. The timing matters less and it could fit as a filler port late in the Switch lifecycle.

I hope the Switch launches with an Ocarina of Time remaster (similar to Metroid Prime but more 'next gen.)

Plenty of people have said the next system needs some kind of gimmick to stand out and not just be a more powerful Switch (or rather that Nintendo would want it that way), so I’ve been wondering: what will this next gimmick actually be? VR right out of the box? DS-like screens? Some never before seen tech? I’m honestly surprised there hasn’t been more of a talk about this since it’ll be quite crucial to the new console’s success.

@Hoshiko

Nintendo updating the rumble tech in their controller might be enough to qualify.

Immersion made both the hd rumble in the Joy-Con and the haptics in the DualSense.

Just make that rumble mo betta, Nintendo.

https://www.immersion.com/

@Magician 4k Rumble

@Magician Personally I think they might need something more substantial in order to drive sales and set it apart from the Switch, though I could be wrong as I’ve never felt the rumble of a PS5 controller, maybe it’s a game changer I’m totally missing out on : P

When I think about what they could do, VR always comes to mind, it’d be yet another way to play a system that is built on its versatility (if they manage to do it well that is). I’ve never been much interested in VR games but I’m sure Nintendo could make some cool stuff with it, Metroid Prime 4 for instance could lend itself really well to a VR device.

@Hoshiko I wouldn't be surprised if it's some sort of connectivity to mobile phones. If we can use them as a second screen for a game, then sign me up!

Would make 3ds ports ...easier?

@Hoshiko I think they're going to bring back dual screens in some way. They said the Switch contains the DNA of all past Nintendo consoles, but if they REALLY want to follow through on this we need the dual screens of the DS, 3DS, and Wii U. If they were to come up with a setup that could fully replicate that, that would really make the Switch the culmination of everything they've done up until now.

My dream scenario would be if they can make a dual screen Switch where the screens can detach. That would be the best way to allow them to cover the three missing consoles without it feeling too awkward. Plus it would have the added bonus of allowing you to give a friend not just a Joycon, but their own screen in Tabletop Mode, which they could really play around with in multiplayer (and I can just see the marketing now, "The Switch (whatever) brings new meaning to split screen gaming".

@Bolt_Strike I feel like dual-screen phones are gonna take over, dual screen switch makes sense to me!

@Professor_Plumber not until Apple does it, then it will be a phenomenon.

@Owl1 True lol...
Not enough that Google and Samsung are doing it, it's always Apple when it's big lmao

@Professor_Plumber I am a Google supporter, I eat Apple for breakfast. Samsung can stay, they at least try to be cool.

@Owl1 I've jumped around a bunch, but I feel the most excited from these folding phones than I have been for a regular one in quite a while...

@Professor_Plumber

@Owl1 Now those are interesting but for me it's more the phone/tablet hybrids like the Pixel Fold

@Professor_Plumber I'm gonna wait for a Gen 3 for the Pixel fold, knowing Google will have some kind of weird bug relating to the tech that will take 3 patches to fix.

@Owl1 Lol that's true