What console do you think the next main AC game will be for?
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It didn't really go
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because it bounced around. It went from Nintendo 64 to GameCube with enhancements the same year because it was for the dead Nintendo 64, so it didn't sell well. It did really well on GameCube, and Nintendo of America and Nintendo of Europe localized it, then Nintendo Japan took that localized version, and added more enhancements and put it on their system- rumor goes it would have been Animal Crossing 2 outside Japan- I'm starting to doubt that the more I look into it given how very similar it is to Animal Crossing. Then, it just went by the next system to come out, the DS, the Wii, the 3DS, and the Wii U didn't sell well, combined with the fact the handhelds blew away sales, and it was a no-brainer to put HHD on the 3DS, and give NDCube the Wii U version. IF the NX is a true hybrid like people are saying, and with Nintendo focusing on smartphones, Wii U, 3DS and NX, it would makes sense to kill Wii U/3DS and just do NX and mobile, then yeah, it's likely to come out on NX next, it would remain a high seller with a handheld version- though not sure how that would work with a smartphone game coming out this fall, but would get the console version since about 10% of fans like them on console more.
console
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because it bounced around. It went from Nintendo 64 to GameCube with enhancements the same year because it was for the dead Nintendo 64, so it didn't sell well. It did really well on GameCube, and Nintendo of America and Nintendo of Europe localized it, then Nintendo Japan took that localized version, and added more enhancements and put it on their system- rumor goes it would have been Animal Crossing 2 outside Japan- I'm starting to doubt that the more I look into it given how very similar it is to Animal Crossing. Then, it just went by the next system to come out, the DS, the Wii, the 3DS, and the Wii U didn't sell well, combined with the fact the handhelds blew away sales, and it was a no-brainer to put HHD on the 3DS, and give NDCube the Wii U version. IF the NX is a true hybrid like people are saying, and with Nintendo focusing on smartphones, Wii U, 3DS and NX, it would makes sense to kill Wii U/3DS and just do NX and mobile, then yeah, it's likely to come out on NX next, it would remain a high seller with a handheld version- though not sure how that would work with a smartphone game coming out this fall, but would get the console version since about 10% of fans like them on console more.
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Corrected my post!
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VanillaChase
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I want to say the NX because of the pattern, but part of me feels that New Leaf's huge success partially came from the clever marketing on the handheld. I am not sure if Nintendo sees portables having more profit potential for main series AC games now or not.
I'm guessing they do see them more profitable, since you look at how Amiibo Festival was done by NDCube, who's not a main developer within Nintendo, and Happy Home has virtually the same developers as New Leaf. That tells me they cared more about the 3DS version than they did the Wii U version, because they knew a 3DS AC game- even if it's a spinoff, would sell more than a console AC game. Case in point, they're making an AC app for phones, because they know the majority want to play this in short bursts on the go. Not to say people don't play longer, for that matter people play Angry Birds for hours on their phones, but the majority do play in shorter bursts.
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Apples and oranges. NDCube makes Mario Party games. Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival isn't an Animal Crossing game, its a Mario Party game sans mini games. It's a dull experience.
It doesn't say anything about the relevance of Animal Crossing games on home consoles, it says more about shelling out crappy party games.
