![]() I would also love to see Lara Croft, who also has a new game coming out in the fall. Halo‘s Master Chief also sounds like a stretch until you consider the cache it would give Microsoft with Nintendo and Smash fans, a potentially useful thing to have considering how far behind Sony they are in sales. I get a weird surge of nostalgic joy when rival mascots show up in Nintendo games, and it’s not totally ridiculous, given that the Crash trilogy will be making its way to the Switch in July. So, aside from every dang previous character returning, who do I want to see? For one, Crash Bandicoot. They will almost certainly play on that in their E3 video, but who beyond the Inklings from Splatoon will they announce? With previous characters like Snake, Bayonetta, Cloud, and Ryu, I don’t feel like anyone is outside the realm of possibility. ![]() Sure, I want a robust single player experience outside of the multiplayer brawling action (return of Subspace Emissary, plz), but when that iconic siren goes off and “A New Challenger Appears”? Hype. So it seems an absolute given that the new Smash game will be the highlight of Nintendo’s E3 video, but what about the roster? Given that each game is fundamentally the same in terms of gameplay and design, the roster is what I’m most curious about. I’ll keep my hopes high and expectations low for this one. But I still think it would be a great showcase for some of the Switch’s unique tech, like the HD rumble and infrared sensors. Now, Nintendo seems content to do their own thing, which means a game like Eternal Darkness makes less and less sense as time goes on. The original game was in development for the N64 and then ultimately released on the GameCube, when Nintendo was still semi-competing with Sony and Microsoft. I rambled on for too long last year about why I thought this was plausible, and it still might be, but I’m worried that Nintendo just doesn’t feel the need to produce adult horror games anymore. I will put this on my list every year until we see one. ![]() Mario action, but I am really hoping Nintendo announces a steady release schedule for this service, or some kind of agreement with third parties to release individual games for purchase, even if it’s not called the “Virtual Console.” I love the mini consoles Nintendo has been releasing, but they are limited (in game selection and availability). Great! In theory! The problem is that the release library is very small compared to the wealth of games that were available with the Virtual Console. This was on my list last year, but Nintendo recently announced that their online service, coming this fall, will be something of a subscription model, with access to a library of games included. Virtual Console (or, well, something like it) With that in mind, I’m making a new list for this year, and some of the entries will, unfortunately be the same as they were last year. Anyway, as I said in that blog, I love to speculate, even if some of my hopes end up being just that. Some of them were givens, sure, but I was surprised that Soulcalibur VI actually became a thing, and with Geralt in the mix, no less. ![]() When I look back at my wishlist for 2017, I’m surprised by how many items were eventually announced (after E3, but still).
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