09-03-2020, 11:37 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-15-2020, 09:24 PM by ZpaceJ0ck0.
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Nintendo actually did it..... they shadowdropped a Mario 35th anniversary Direct.
THEY SHADOWDROPPED A DIRECT ABOUT THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR MOST IMPORTANT FRANCHISE!!! LMFAOOOOOOOOOO
Now, as for the annoucements. I'm not going to deny that the idea of a Mario 3D All Stars collection is cool and all, but it's kind of crappy that they neglected Galaxy 2 AND it's only a limited time release. Like, what's the point of doing that? Scalpers are definitely going to benefit from that. Not to mention that we have to pay 60$ for a collection of ports that are just that, ports of previous-gen games with HD support. The only thing that is "new" about this collection is the fact that it has a music player... and that's it. No concept art gallery, no developer interviews, nothing.
May I remind you of Super Mario All-Stars on SNES? Or Crash Bandicoot N-sane Trilogy AND the Spyro Reignited Trilogy if you want more recent examples? Those weren't just ports, they were remakes. What's more is that even thought the Crash and Spyro collections were remakes, their initial price was 40$ instead of 60$.
Why is that a collection of REMAKES is priced at 40$ while the barebones collection of ports is priced at 60$?
Worst part thought? People are still going to buy the 3D collection, thus telling Nintendo that it's okay to pull shit like this.
As for the Mario battle royale game. Why is it going to be available only for less than six months? Tetris 99 didn't have that limitation.
As for everything else? It was quite good.
EDIT: here is some information Nintendo did NOT mention in the Direct.
EDIT 2: I swear, Nintendo's marketing team continues to baffle me.
And before you mention COVID-19, I seriously doubt things are so messed up at Nintendo right now that they can't give a one day notice on a Direct like this. It shouldn't be hard, just post a one day notice.
THEY SHADOWDROPPED A DIRECT ABOUT THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR MOST IMPORTANT FRANCHISE!!! LMFAOOOOOOOOOO
Now, as for the annoucements. I'm not going to deny that the idea of a Mario 3D All Stars collection is cool and all, but it's kind of crappy that they neglected Galaxy 2 AND it's only a limited time release. Like, what's the point of doing that? Scalpers are definitely going to benefit from that. Not to mention that we have to pay 60$ for a collection of ports that are just that, ports of previous-gen games with HD support. The only thing that is "new" about this collection is the fact that it has a music player... and that's it. No concept art gallery, no developer interviews, nothing.
May I remind you of Super Mario All-Stars on SNES? Or Crash Bandicoot N-sane Trilogy AND the Spyro Reignited Trilogy if you want more recent examples? Those weren't just ports, they were remakes. What's more is that even thought the Crash and Spyro collections were remakes, their initial price was 40$ instead of 60$.
Why is that a collection of REMAKES is priced at 40$ while the barebones collection of ports is priced at 60$?
Worst part thought? People are still going to buy the 3D collection, thus telling Nintendo that it's okay to pull shit like this.
As for the Mario battle royale game. Why is it going to be available only for less than six months? Tetris 99 didn't have that limitation.
As for everything else? It was quite good.
EDIT: here is some information Nintendo did NOT mention in the Direct.
EDIT 2: I swear, Nintendo's marketing team continues to baffle me.
- March Indie World : Announced a day ahead of time
- March Mini Direct : Shadowdropped with no buildup
- Min Min Presentation : Announced ahead of time
- Random Nintendo Treehouse Presentation : Announced only a day before and randomly hypes up a game that turns out to be Bakugan
- July Partner Showcase: Announced at Midnight 10 hours beforehand.
- August Indie World : Announced a day ahead of time
- August Partner Showcase : Shadowdrop with no buildup (even though they didn't shadowdrop the first Partner Showcase?)
- Mario 35th Anniversary Direct : Shadowdropped with no buildup
And before you mention COVID-19, I seriously doubt things are so messed up at Nintendo right now that they can't give a one day notice on a Direct like this. It shouldn't be hard, just post a one day notice.