Can folks chill now about Nintendo having a sluggish yr? Nintendo continues to be averaging one new first-party launch each month (Mario vs DK, One other Code, Princess Peach Showtime, Infinite Ocean, TTYD, Luigi’s Mansion 2) and we’re getting a slew of nice third-party video games as properly. Nintendo would not frontload all this into the primary half of the yr until they nonetheless have one thing large up their sleeves for the latter half.
It is nonetheless a greater yr than 2018, the place the one Nintendo video games had been a mediocre Kirby, an unfinished Mario Tennis, a divisive Mario Social gathering with a miniscule variety of boards, and direct ports of Tropical Freeze and Captain Toad with no substantial new content material in any respect. That was the entire yr. It is solely saving grace was Smash Final, which got here so late within the yr it was virtually a 2019 sport.
Nintendo all the time likes to play their playing cards near their chest, so even when we don’t get a Change 2 this yr, I am not involved in any respect about the remainder of the yr. The final sport we learn about releases in June, and we’ll in all probability get a Direct that month to indicate us what else is in retailer. Now’s the time for straightforward ports/remakes and bringing again area of interest titles.
I believe this yr we may nonetheless get a brand new Rythm Heaven, Wind Waker + Twilight Princess, Metroid Prime 2 & 3, a remaster of Chibi-Robo 1 & 2, the rumored Child Icarus Rebellion remaster, and possibly even a brand new Wario Land sport (though Good Really feel clearly would not be those creating it; possibly WayForward, since Nintendo trusted them sufficient to do Advance Wars). We’ll additionally in all probability get one thing Kirby, and for that I am predicting a free NSO-exclusive Metropolis Trial battle royale.