¿Finalmente veremos estos juegos en el Nintendo Direct Not-E3??
Esta semana es la semana del E3 que no fue, e incluso si la exposición gigante no estará para entretenernos, the giants of the games industry have seemingly managed to put together a whole bunch of showcases all the same.
But we still aren’t sure what Nintendo’s showing will be, or if we’ll even get a Nintendo Direct alongside all the other presentations. But on the assumption that we will, we’ve put together a list of everything we know about a bunch of games that have either dropped off the radar for a while, or haven’t had any concrete release information in a long time, to figure out what we should/could be ready for.
Let’s get speculatin’!
Games We Haven’t Heard From In A While…
Metroid Prime 4
Qué es?
A sequel in the Metroid Prime series, the beloved action-adventure games starring everyone’s favourite bounty hunter, Samus Aran.
What do we know so far?
Quite a lot, and somehow, nothing at all. We have a logo and a banner, and we know that it has been shuffled around from studio to studio, beginning at Bandai Namco, then being entirely scrapped and given to original Metroid Prime studio, Retro. Aside from that, it’s all just speculation, formed around Retro’s hiring practices, Switch Pro rumours, COVID delays, and blind hope.
Is it coming to Switch?
Bien, you’d bloody hope so.
What’s the release date?
We guessed at a 2022/2023 liberar, but the development has been pretty messy, with all the hiring and pandemicing and scrapping the entire project and starting over, so who knows?
Why should we be excited?
Because Metroid Prime is one of the greatest game serieses of all time, y porque Metroid Dread was really, De Verdad good.
Anything else we should know?
Will it be at not-E3?
We’d give this one a 6/10 chance.
Bayonetta 3
Qué es?
A third game in the Bayonetta serie. Play as a witch with gun shoes and a suit made out of hair to fight off biblically-accurate angels. Es impresionante.
What do we know so far?
A surprising amount, en realidad, excepto por, ya sabes, when it comes out. It’s bulletpoint list time:
Phew.
Is it coming to Switch?
Sí. De hecho, it’s an exclusive!
What’s the release date?
Bien, ellos decir 2022.
Why should we be excited?
En este punto, maybe just so Hideki Kamiya can stop saying “it’s going very well”.
Anything else we should know?
It’s going very well.
Will it be at not-E3?
Con un 2022 fecha de estreno, it had better be. We rate this one a 7/10 for likelihood — it’s a relatively low score because Kamiya seems like he might cancel the whole thing out of annoyance at this point.
historia deportiva
Qué es?
A sequel to the beloved Historia del golf, historia deportiva is also an RPG, but expands into tennis, pesca, mazmorras, espionaje, En el divertido y a menudo travieso juego de plataformas de acción Wife Quest, y tesoro. And golf.
What do we know so far?
Initially coming in “mid-2020” and then indefinitely delayed, Sports Story has been quiet since June 2021, when the developers said there would be “more updates going forward” — they shared one more update on Christmas 2021, but that’s been it.
Is it coming to Switch?
It’s a Switch exclusive!
What’s the release date?
Es very hard to say. It seems like the campaign got away from the developers and became much larger than intended, and we don’t know how long that’ll take to finish.
Why should we be excited?
Golf Story was De Verdad good.
Anything else we should know?
The game was first delayed in August 2020, then delayed a bit more in June 2021, so we’re about due for another delay… or a release, puede ser.
Will it be at not-E3?
Tal vez? Without any substantial updates for a largo hora, we don’t even know what state the game is in right now. We’ll rate this one a 6/10. Don’t get your hopes up.
Grezzo’s Mystery Medieval Game
Qué es?
We literally only have the words “medieval” y “stylish” to go on. Y tal vez “action”.
What do we know so far?
Grezzo is Nintendo’s external Zelda-remake development studio — they were responsible for the El despertar de Link remake, A medida que nos acercamos al lanzamiento de Ocarina del tiempo y Máscara de Majora a quien quizás recuerdes como el primer occidental en crear diseños oficiales de Pokémon y el director de arte de. Aparentemente, now they’re working on their own project. Here’s how they described it on their careers site:
“The approach to the game’s design will be “medieval” and “stylish.” It won’t be photorealistic, but takes elements from reality and puts a design twist on them. The UI designer will be for HUD, menús, and such.”
In the job description for a “Battle Planner”, they go into more detail, stating that they want someone with “experience in creating action games” y “creating battles with enemies and bosses”, which sounds like perhaps an action-RPG.
Is it coming to Switch?
No idea. It’s relatively likely, aunque, given their close relationship with Nintendo.
What’s the release date?
We don’t even know the title, así… quién sabe!
Why should we be excited?
Grezzo has an excellent track record, even if most of their games are Nintendo remakes and ports. Their own creations include siempre oasis y StreetPass Garden.
Anything else we should know?
Grezzo’s last project was helping out with the planning and development for the mitopía remake in 2021, and the studio itself is run by maná series creator Koichi Ishii as the CEO. Their last full release was the Link’s Awakening remake on Switch in 2019.
Will it be at not-E3?
It seems like it’s probably fairly early in the development process, but we might see a first trailer — we’ll give it a 6/10 likelihood of appearing for now.
Pikmin 4
Qué es?
A fourth game in the cult-favourite series that’s all about enslaving living onions and trying in vain to stop them being eaten and falling in lava.
What do we know so far?
Shigeru Miyamoto said it was “close to completion” en 2015(!) y again in 2016, dijo “we’re working on [Pikmin 4]” but that it kept getting bumped down on Nintendo’s list of priorities. When grilled de nuevo en 2017, he simply said “it is progressing” — and that’s the last we heard.
Since Pikmin Bloom came out just last year, it’s safe to say that Pikmin is still on the cards, and still being given attention by Nintendo, but Pikmin 4 has been radio silent for five years now. You can read our theories on what happened to it here.
Is it coming to Switch?
If it exists, it’s probably sólo por lo que será vital ver si esa es una opción y cuánta fidelidad visual tendría que reducirse para lograrlo..
What’s the release date?
No idea. We initially thought it might be a 3DS or Wii U game, so it might not even come out during the Switch’s lifecycle at this point.
Why should we be excited?
Do you really need a reason to be excited about Pikmin? They’re tiny, los pequeños juguetes de cápsula que puedes conseguir en las salas de juegos japonesas, and stupid, and the games have wonderfully evocative music.
Anything else we should know?
We’re relatively certain that 3DS game ¡Eh! Pikmin was no Pikmin 4, and neither was mobile Pokémon GO-like Pikmin Bloom.
Will it be at not-E3?
If we’re being honest, we think this game might be dead. O, por lo menos, indefinitely shelved. We’d love to be proved wrong, but the odds of this one appearing in 2022 are about 3/10.
Salvajes exteriores
Qué es?
A fantastically-successful, multi-award-winning game about [ELIMINADO] y [ELIMINADO]. It’s a sort of… narrative Metroidvania? Sort of a timeloop? Sort of science fiction? All you need to know is that it’s brilliant, and any more information might dip into spoiler territory.
What do we know so far?
Not a lot, De Verdad. Obviamente, the game is out on other platforms, so we know the entire trama, we just don’t know what’s up with its Switch release. The Nintendo eShop page says “TBD” for now, y it hasn’t even been ESRB rated yet. Worrying signs.
Is it coming to Switch?
Yyyyyyyyes. Tal vez? Bien, ellos dijo era. The last time we heard about it was Febrero 2021, when it was announced in a Nintendo Direct that Outer Wilds would be out on Switch that Summer. And then it just… no fue. We still don’t know why it never came out as promised, or when it será be out. We just hope that some day it will come to Switch…
What’s the release date?
Your guess is as good as ours. But if they thought it would be ready for Summer 2021, it surely can’t be que far off…?
Why should we be excited?
Because it’s really, realmente bueno. And we want to be able to play it in bed.
Anything else we should know?
There’s also DLC, called Echoes of the Eye, which we haven’t played yet (because we’re waiting for the Switch version, por supuesto,). Echoes of the Eye came out in September 2021, so we don’t know if it’ll be included with the Switch version or not — because, de nuevo, we haven’t heard about Switch stuff from the Outer Wilds team since February 2021.
Will it be at not-E3?
We really hope so. It feels like we’ve been ghosted, and we just want to know what we did wrong. 9/10 likelihood.
Knight Hollow: Canto de seda
Qué es?
The much-awaited sequel to the beloved Hollow Knight, a Metroidvania-Soulslike with adorable bugs. In Silksong, you’ll play as Hornet, the Princess-Protector of Hallownest.
What do we know so far?
It’s packed with all-new content, of course — new lands, new powers, new bugs, new beasts, Barone dijo recientemente que no estaba seguro de si habría más. And new protagonist, por supuesto,! We’ve even seen a sneak peek of some of the new characters, a través de Destructoid a hint at the new healing mechanics, watched some gameplay, and we know it’s been in the works since at least February 2019, when it was announced.
Is it coming to Switch?
Absolutamente! It’s a console exclusive!
What’s the release date?
That’s the million-dollarGeo question, isn’t it? simplemente no sabemos.
Why should we be excited?
Hollow Knight got a 9/10 de nosotros, and we said that it’s “one of the finest adventures you can have on Nintendo Switch.” También, it might be the Backlog Club game for July, if you’ve been following along.
Anything else we should know?
The latest update — from May 2022 — said that “it can’t be too much longer, seguramente!” We’re trying not to get our hopes up, but it’s definitely looking very polished.
Will it be at not-E3?
We say this every time there’s a Direct, and we’ve always been wrong so far, pero tiene to be this year. It has to be! We give this one an 8/10 likelihood, and we’re crossing all our fingers.
Give us your theories, your rumours, your pessimistic and optimistic thoughts in the comments below!