The music of Nintendo games make them truly remarkable and memorable. To show our love of the music, every Friday we share a selection of tracks from various Nintendo titles, new and old.
This week’s NintyBeats reaches out to two lesser-known spin-offs in Nintendo’s most giant franchises, and pulls them out of the shadows to throw their best music your way. Then we travel back in time to 1998 and arrive in a certain temple…
Well, the time has finally come. In just under an hour, we will discover what Nintendo have in store for us lucky folk for the next year in their Digital Event @ E3 2015 and here’s hoping for some surprise announcements *coughsunshine2metroidprimecough*
If you haven’t already, why not check out some of Fuego’s predictions for what Nintendo could have in store for us here and feel free to come up with your own in the comments!
Also, be sure to check back soon after the Digital Event has finished to check out my discussions on the event as well as the rest of E3 this year!
Check out the live stream after the break at 9am PT/5pm BST!
The most exciting time of the gaming calendar is here; it’s E3 Predictions time! I have 12 predictions lined up, and hopefully at least a few will be correct. Wait, who am I kidding? My predictions are 100% accurate! Let’s GOOOOOO…!
New Animal Crossing — Wii U
I think a new Animal Crossing title will likely be announced for Wii U. It’ll run at 1080p, 60fps (okay, they probably won’t mention this, but if ANIMAL CROSSING can’t manage it nothing can). Honestly that would be all I’d need to know, but I think to entice more players they just might go a little further. So what’s different from past games? I think it might be expanded online support with big online features.
Star Fox Online Competitive Multiplayer Shown!
We all know Nintendo are going to show the new Star Fox game at E3, but I think there will be more than just a single player mode shown. I predict we’ll see an online multiplayer mode too! After all, Tadashi Sugiyama and Takaya Imamura, the producer and director of Steel Diver Sub Wars are producing/directing Star Fox along with Miyamoto — and I have a reliable source on that! WIKIPEDIA! Undeniable!
New Metroid — Wii U and/or 3DS
I think a new Metroid title is very possible this year. So far Metroid games have been played from either a 2D perspective (most games), or in first-person (Prime games). But that doesn’t mean it’ll always be that way. In 2012 Miyamoto said “the kind of ideas I have on Metroid [are reflected in Metroid Blast].” — a game played from a third-person perspective. Traversal is a major theme in Metroid games, and a third-person perspective would mean the precision and feel of Samus’s movement could be improved. So I think a third-person view is reasonably likely, too. And if that’s right, Platinum are revealing something this year…
Zelda Wii U Mentioned
Nintendo may have said Zelda Wii U won’t be in their Digital Event, but I see through their lies. I’m predicting it’ll be mentioned! That’s right, MENTIONED! Hah, I see through your lies Nintendo! Bold Prediction, right? Wait, that doesn’t actually contradict what they said? Oh… Okay, I predict Aonuma will pop up to talk about it… briefly. I’m not exactly expecting much from Zelda, but they can’t just ignore it.
Pokémon Game With Amiibo Support — Wii U and/or 3DS
Pokémon Amiibo are pretty much useless in anything but Smash Bros., despite being one of Nintendo’s most beloved brands. But they’ve got to be used for something, right? I predict Nintendo will show a new Pokémon game at E3, launching alongside a fully-supported “Pokémon” line of Amiibo.
Something First Party & Exciting — 3DS
The 3DS’s 2015 lineup has been pretty sparse so far. In terms of new first-party retail games there has been… one?! Something exciting’s gotta be announced at E3. I’m just not sure what it could be. I’m expecting and hoping the next main series Pokémon will be announced and released next year, it’s too soon for Zelda, and there’s already been a new IP gamble for 3DS. There has to be something big here for 3DS fans, and it’ll be exciting to find out what it is.
A Lot More Third-Party & Exciting — 3DS
Monster Hunter. Yokai Watch. The Great Ace Attorney. Bravely Second. Dragon Quest VIII. There are quite a few third-party 3DS games that have a strong chance of showing up, even if Nintendo don’t have anything exciting themselves. I wouldn’t be surprised if the majority of future 3DS titles are Japanese third-party & ported titles. Wii U needs strong first-party support, but 3DS can survive with less, meaning Nintendo can gear up game development for their next system instead.
Xenoblade X Release Date
Xenoblade X will get a release date. I predict November. I’m excited. That’s it.
GameCube Virtual Console or Remake
We’ll either get a GameCube remake, or finally get GameCube games to download, methinks. Something GameCube-ish. Depends on whether it’s possible to get GameCube games to work with the GamePad, really. GAMES. Mario Sunshine is my bet for a remake.
Club Nintendo Replacement/Better Account Features Mentioned
Existing owners of Wii U and 3DS know how bad the account system is, so this would bizarrely be a really exciting announcement. Making accounts more user-friendly with features like cross-buy and linking-downloads-to-your-account-so-if-your-system-breaks-you-still-have-access-to-them would not go unnoticed by fans. I don’t think they’ll go to deep into their new online system, but I think it will be at least mentioned.
Smash Bros., Splatoon, & Mario Kart 8 Content!
I think we’ll get new DLC Content for Smash, Splatoon and Mario Kart 8. I’m not sure what will come to Splatoon and Kart, but Street Fighter music files were found in Smash 3DS update data back in April, and they’re pretty much confirmed to be real at this point. I predict he’ll be revealed on Sunday’s Smash Bros. Presentation (which was correct! (I wrote this on Friday)). As for returning characters, I think Wolf will be shown at the Digital Event, and Roy might show up alongside Ryu on Sunday. I also think new, unseen stages are likely to show up.
Wait, this was already announced today (and caused some server problems in the process)!
New Retro Studios Game, Not Metroid — Wii U
Personally I’d like to see Retro tackle something new and let another team work on Metroid, and actually think that’s fairly likely. Either way, I’m certain Retro will show their newest game this year. It could be a new entry in any number of Nintendo series, or even a totally new concept.
So there — those are my predictions for this year’s Nintendo E3 Presentations! You can post your own in the comments, if you want. I don’t really mind. Nope, doesn’t bother me.
Mega Evolution. The one new feature that was introduced in the Sixth Generation of Pokémon that proved to be quite a controversial change, since until this point, all Pokémon had a common rule; all evolution lines are no more than 3 total stages of evolution, regardless of branching lines, and that Legendary Pokémon did not evolve at all. Mega Evolution changed all of that. Mega Evolution, according to the Mega Evolution Guru of X/Y;
“Mega Evolution is a transformation of Pokémon that were thought to be unable to evolve any further!”
“There’s a reason why I used the word “transformation” a moment ago. Mega Evolution differs from Evolution because it ends after a certain amount of time. In other words, it’s a temporary Evolution.”
Check out our analysis after the break!
A while back, before Super Smash Bros. for Wii U was released, Nintendo announced that they will treating customers who purchase both the 3DS and Wii U versions of Smash with a special soundtrack and Mewtwo DLC pack. All you need to do is to link both versions to your Club Nintendo account before the deadline and you are eligible for the promotion.
However, those of you who have purchased/will purchase the game digitally, there is a slight risk involved. According to a Nintendo Customer Service Representative, you have to register the game within five days of purchase if you are getting digital copies, you also have to link your consoles to Club Nintendo prior to registering the game. If you fail to meet these requirements, then you are unable to participate in the promotion, meaning you will not reap the glorious Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS soundtrack or the free Mewtwo DLC Pack… BOO!!!
Check out Nintendo’s full statement after the break!
Music plays such a huge part within Nintendo games to make them truly remarkable and memorable. To show our appreciation and love of the music, every Friday we shall share a selection of tracks from various Nintendo games, new and old.
This weekend, we will have a few pieces of music from some recognisable franchises to start of the regular edition of NintyBeats.
Listen to our selection after the break!
Nintendo have been known to create quite a few remakes of classic Nintendo games over the past few years. First we had several N64 classics come to the 3DS such as Star Fox [Lylat Wars as it was known in Europe] and Ocarina of Time. We also have Win Waker HD for Wii U that came out last year, and we also have Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire to look forward to for the Nintendo 3DS in a couple months.
According to a Twitter user, Nintendo are now working an another remaster of a classic title for the Wii U to close the gap of the software lineup. He says in his original tweet that “You’re gonna love it, but it’s a Remaster, It’s perfect to fill gaps in the line-up.” He also goes on to mention that it will most likely come out in early-2015.
Ça va faire plaisir mais c'est du #remastered ! Mais c'est parfait pour boucher les plannings.Vraiment 2015 c'est un jeu par mois pour BigN
— Nico.A ???? (@NicoWav) August 14, 2014
You are probably thinking, “why should this even be considered a rumour, it’s just a Twitter user?” however this is the same person who also predicted that Devil’s Third would come to the Wii U and that Nintendo were remaking Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. Many have already speculated that this remaster could be Majora’s Mask, or even Super Mario 64!
What do you think, is it the real deal or is it a fake? What Nintendo classic would you like to replay?
