I have a feeling the new retro game is going to be like wind waker in a way. Everyone expects insane visuals and a next gen art style, and then they get a something completely different and a bit "childish" and reject the game completely. Then the game comes out, and it has the est gameplay ever and the visuals are actually stunning, even today, 10 years later.. That's what I expect from Retro.
They probably are working on a game engine, just not a super spiffy one like everyone is expecting.
The only problem is the people they hired for this game don't usually make those kind of games. Not saying they can change and do something different, but there is no evidence to show for it.
If they do that it'd probably be one of the worst moves for Nintendo right at this moment. It'd be a game that only Nintendo fans would buy and right now Nintendo NEED to be attracting non-nintendo fans, this isn't the 90s anymore, Nintendo's name only brings in a small fraction (max 20 million) of its install base in a home console's lifetime. The Wii was probably 20 million Nintendo fans who buy a console because of the Nintendo IPs, 30 million Sony and Microsoft fans giving Nintendo a chance because of the potential of motion control over graphics (who now most feel betrayed by Nintendo), and 40 million+ casual gamers who now have a tablet or a smartphone.
Nintendo need to get that market of diehard Sony and Microsoft fans back with a show of visuals and next gen games. If they can prove visually that the Wii U is capable with Watch_Dogs, Bayonetta 2 and Retro's IP this year, then they may be able to convince that side to maybe give Nintendo a try again. In turn the install base grows, in turn other companies decide to flip-flop on the lack of Nintendo support and start porting next gen games slowly but surely, then by E3 2014, it should have cause enough butterfly effect to start churning out more and more next gen support and more and more people will buy a Wii U, and gain further next gen support.....
Until the 8GB of RAM is utilised by third parties and next gen games can no longer be ported due to the lack of RAM in the Wii U, then Nintendo have to think fast about brining out a newer console
I disagree with some of these notions. One, Nintendo will never get Sony die hard fans. Nintendo will never get the ultra diehard fans of Xbox. It's not going to happen.
What Nintendo needs to do is win back their fans. People who grew up playing Nintendo and made fun of people with a Sega. Who prayed to Mario and cursed Sonic. Ok lol maybe not that drastic but you get the idea.
And guess what? Those gamers aren't looking forward pr care about Retro's next title. If that title ends up being Metroid, Star Fox or some classic Nintendo franchise then they will pay attention.
All Nintendo needs to do is bring their games. Stop hoping third parties will be there savor and save themselves. And they'll so that this E3.
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