One other yr is right here and meaning it’s time for our yearly Nintendo predictions! Put in your pondering caps and be a part of us as we attempt to guess what Nintendo will do subsequent! 🧐
Take a look at final yr’s predictions HERE to see how we did!
For Justin in 2022:
- Wii Sports activities follow-up to be introduced
- Yep, Change Sports activities was introduced
- New Fireplace Emblem introduced (remake of a earlier sport probably)
- 0.5 level, Fireplace Emblem Have interaction introduced however not a remake of a earlier sport
- Xenoblade 3 will get introduced
- Yep, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 was introduced and launched in 2022!
That’s 2.5 factors for Justin
For Trev in 2022:
- COVID-19 (and its variants) will proceed to result in comprehensible sport delays and points with inventory. Count on to see extra DLC and ports because of this.
- Yep, we noticed many delays in 2022
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land will turn into the best-selling sport in your entire collection!
- Yep, it’s now the most effective promoting sport within the collection!
- Wii Sports activities Resort will return; Change Sports activities Resort? It’ll be open world a la Go Trip and provide conventional controls for Change Lite Gamers.
- 1 level (Half of the two factors) for the reason that sport wasn’t an open world sport like Go Trip
That’s 3.0 factors for Trev
Trev and I didn’t do nice this yr — I believe in 2022 we had been nonetheless seeing lots of sport builders recovering. Hopefully 2023 brings extra success each for Nintendo and our predictions 😄🥳
Justin’s Predictions
- Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet will obtain a number of updates all through 2023 together with DLC
- Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will set new gross sales information for the Legend of Zelda collection and for Nintendo Change video games normally
- The Pokémon Firm will showcase a brand new trailer for the Detective Pikachu 2 online game
- The Tremendous Mario Bros. film might be successful regardless of some misgivings about varied voice actor performances
- I do know I’ve mentioned this earlier than however I believe 2023 is the yr we’ll lastly see some information of what’s subsequent for Nintendo {hardware}. The Change Lite launched in 2019 and the OLED mannequin launched in 2021. If we’re following the two yr cycle of {hardware} Nintendo used within the Nintendo DS period, its most profitable system ever, 2023 must be the yr for it.
- Donkey Kong was revealed to have a brand new design for the Mario film. I believe this yr can be the correct time to announce a brand new Donkey Kong sport.
- I’ve been hoping for Metroid Prime 4 or Metroid Prime Trilogy information for awhile, I don’t suppose they’ve wished to speak in regards to the trilogy till they’ve had one thing new to speak about for Metroid Prime 4. I believe that is the yr we’ll hear about each.
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom may have DLC introduced this yr, however the brand new content material might or might not launch in 2023
- I haven’t had F-Zero on my predictions for awhile however why not? I’m hoping there’s a brand new sport however I’d accept an F-Zero GX remaster.
- The Nintendo Change will move the PS4 and Recreation Boy / Recreation Boy Coloration to turn into the third finest promoting system of all time. Solely behind the Nintendo DS and PS2.
Wild Playing cards*
- It’s been awhile since we’ve had the brand new iteration within the Tremendous Mario collection, I might see a brand new title being introduced this yr.
- The Simpsons Hit & Run turns 20 in 2023, I believe we’ll see a remaster or maybe a completely new Simpsons online game. It’s time!
Trev’s Predictions
- With the unhappy closure of the Wii U and 3DS eShops on March twenty seventh, you’ll see a few of their releases arrive on Change in a single type or one other.
- After rolling out a free addition of golf, Change Sports activities will get much more updates in 2023. By yr’s finish, continued gross sales can even transfer it into the highest 15 best-selling Change video games.
- Will 30 years of StarFox get a lot of an anniversary celebration? Most likely not, however I’m predicting we’ll see an replace to an older sport, both a GameCube entry or Zero, with a reworked management scheme.
- To rejoice the primary E3 since 2019, the Pure Nintendo crew will once more have a number of staffers on the present, together with some new faces. Talking of E3…
- Do you know it’s been 5+ years since Metroid Prime 4 was introduced at 2017’s E3? They’ll have to indicate one thing!
- I predict one other Pikmin 4 delay since we (oddly) noticed a lot extra of the cellular app than precise footage. It’ll be unhappy, however after ready since 2015, we are able to wait just a little extra.
- 4 years after it was introduced, Detective Pikachu will lastly arrive on Nintendo Change in 2023. Perhaps we’ll get some extra concrete information on the film sequel, too?
- The Pure Nintendo podcast will proceed its progress, making a number of “better of” lists by the top of the yr. Roger and Jemma will rejoice by fueling their amiibo collections to much more heights.
- To rejoice the tenth anniversary of NES Remix, Nintendo will launch an extended overdue follow-up. Will it’s chunks of SNES video games, N64 ones, a mashup, or one thing extra?
- If BOTW 2 releases in Could, A Hyperlink Between Worlds HD might be Nintendo’s massive Zelda sport for the 4th quarter, ten years after the unique landed on 3DS.
Wild Playing cards*
- With Mario Kart 8 DX getting a lot DLC, Nintendo decides to rejoice 20 years of Double Sprint by including the choice of two characters per car.
- Pure Nintendo will return to correct print or exit in a blaze of glory making an attempt!
*Wild Playing cards are value two factors