I'm with Envy in regards to the N64 Classic console. Selling an entirely different console with a limited selection of games is wholly inferior to the Virtual Console experience we've been graced with on the 3DS, Wii, and Wii U. I've never seen the appeal of the NES Classic or SNES Classic because you're getting less variety than you have potential for on the Virtual Console, another device to hook up, and it potentially costs more if you only care about playing a few of the games they chose for you. Having a selection chosen for you instead of having those selected games available alone in addition to being able to choose games that are more niche, that were previously available on Virtual Console, isn't great. Overall they've always just seemed like money grubbing schemes to me, and Nintendo have generally been making more money grabs than they had in the past. Yes, the objective of business is to make money, but with all the changes in management in the years since Iwata's death it feels to me like they're messing with the balance a bit too much.
Heck, I'm not even completely sold on the Switch because it seems like a half-baked console with a lot of faults, like the screen scratching if improperly placed on the dock, reports of issues with the left joycon, and inattentive people getting the wrist straps stuck. I'm only potentially interested in picking one up in the future because I'm a fan of Pokemon, Animal Crossing, and (sometimes) Fire Emblem. The paid online, while understandable, is disappointing. The method to communicate with your friends and other players is sort of ridiculous. Heck, as someone who usually got both versions of the Pokemon games, the increased cost of Switch cartridges compared to 3DS games
sucks. I was honestly more interested in purchasing a Wii U than I am about the Switch, but I probably will get one at some point down the line when something I'm interested in pops up. If not for the few series that I like, I'm almost tempted to either jump ship to Sony, put the money toward a better PC, or quit games entirely.
This isn't to rain on anyone's parade, some of us just have issues with some decisions they're making. If you're excited for an N64 Classic, cool, have fun with it.
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I am hoping for a new earthbound
Shigesato Itoi is most likely never going to make another Mother/EarthBound game, so you're most likely going to be waiting a long time. In addition, here is an exerpt from an interview back in 2015:
"When I made [Mother] 3, I thought I could do it, so I did it," Itoi said in an interview with Japanese gaming outlet Game Watch Impress (translated via Kotaku). But when it comes to a new entry, he said it would be "totally impossible."
This is because Itoi simply doesn't have a brilliant idea for another entry and he doesn't want to drag the series on. "Among big-time popstars, if they, you know, put out ten albums, around the fourth album, they can't make very good songs," he said. "The albums sell, but everyone at the concerts wants to hear songs from those first three albums. Everyone."
"I'm glad that video games are not my profession," said the famous ad man and essayist. "If it was my job, I would've already made 4 and 5."
For what it's worth, I believe he has said in the past that he would like to see what other people could bring to the table with a new Mother game, but I don't think that is going to happen outside of fan games like Mother 4. I don't think I'd want anyone else to make a Mother game though. If the creator isn't involved then I'd worry the product would lack the charm and humor that made the series worthwhile.
If anything, I'd want games that share the gameplay but wholly removed from the Mother world.
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Yeah because a popular game hasn't even had a sign of having a new one in almost 6 years and they try to be funny by releasing these bad spin-offs. It's funny how this is an animal crossing forum and there are people who don't even care about getting a new game any time soon.
Some people are content with Pocket Camp, to be fair. Just because people like you and I aren't interested in the side games doesn't mean there's been a full on drought. It would be cool to see a information or a tease of the next main series installment, but not worth getting all too upset over if there's no mention tomorrow. It seems like they enjoy revealing stuff on Nintendo Directs as well, so all hope wouldn't necessarily be lost.
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I don't have much that I'm hoping for from E3. I look forward to what they show, but I'm not eagerly anticipating anything. Fire Emblem news is good, but I won't know whether I actually want to bother purchasing it until we know more than they're going to talk about now. I'm skipping Let's Go, Eevee! and Let's Go, Pikachu! so not all that interested in that either. If anything, I guess I'd just want new series unrelated to their major franchises, or third party ports or something. Here's hoping whatever we get is interesting at least.
