I need a discussion about Smash for the Nintendo Switc

>>384328789
Unlikely to happen at this current time. Smash already has it's user base and they've likely did some focus group tests with a rerelease. Once switch sales exceed Wii U sales or begin to reach that point expect to hear about smash. Be it a rerelease with dlc or a new game. Even if porting the game is cheap marketing isn't. I don't know shit about this stuff but hey it's a bump.

>>384328789
Give it at least until next E3, then it'll be released two years after.
Smash is one of Nintendo's biggest system sellers, there's no way they're skipping it for the Switch.

In short, If we hear about it this year, It'll be smash 4 switch. If we don't, smash 5.
I don't think ninty would let the switch go without a smash game, I think it's just a quiestion of which.

>>384329116

>Once switch sales exceed Wii U sales or begin to reach that point expect to hear about smash.

That sounds logical but Nintendo seems keen on leaving the Wii U in the dust as fast as possible. See: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Smash's competitive community fractures each time a new game comes out, but the vast majority will migrate if gameplay changes become apparent. Casuals will always migrate if they have the money.

Marketing is tricky because Smash isn't the sort of title Nintendo would put out without a substantial marketing campaign to herald it, and there's not a lot of point in marketing a port unless there is truly a gamechanging amount of new content.

There's also the question of whether or not porting the game would retain all of the third party deals they strung together for SSB4. If Yes, then an Smash 4 Switch Deluxe is pretty much a given. If no, then it's going to be a strain on the game. When it was just Snake getting cut it was a sacrifice, but if you're losing swathes of characters to expired one-time crossover deals it's going to be crippling, and less of the player base will migrate.

Well, since PG is teasing Wii U ports / TW101 sequel and Nintendo is even throwing up some port ideas from Wii U, I'd say they'll probably be fine well into 2018.

They've still got Yoshi, Kirby, Fire Emblem and possibly a new Pokemon sitting on 2018 on top of unannounced titles.

Also, Sakurai and the team were able to cook out a soundtrack that rivals or in some instances even beats Brawl's OST.

I've got faith in the next Smash project, especially since Bamco will already have had experience working on a Smash Bros game, allowing for faster development with less stress on Sakurai's end.

>>384330765
>There's also the question of whether or not porting the game would retain all of the third party deals they strung together for SSB4.

I don't see why not.

The amiibo of the last 3 characters (2 of them being 3rd party reps) were announced in December 2015 and took until July 2017 to come out.

Also of note: Bamco, Square Enix, PG and Capcom are on pretty good terms with Nintendo right now.

I don't see them pulling there characters out of Smash Bros because it probably profited them alot to have those characters in Smash Bros.

they'll just relaunch Sm4sh with maybe 5 more characters like they did Pokken while they spend a year or so developing a new title while ignoring melee fags again

>>384331174
>>384331174
I would love it if all of the tie ins came back for another installment and ideally snake would be there too.

Do you think Mario can possess with the power of the cap in smash?

>>384328789

It would be a complete waste of time to make a new game from scratch on Switch hardware. They should just pump up the existing game with new interesting features.

>>384328789
Real talk, Nintendo needs to incentivize people to own the switch who already own the WiiU. It's a fucking steep investment to buy the switch at its current price, especially since it only costs them a 3rd of that to produce it (by estimated part costs+shipping).

If they're going to simply port every fuckin title they need to give existing owners of these titles a steeeeeeeep discount. The WiiU has a 10million+ install base, thats a lotta buyers Nintendo needs to win back regardless of how the marketers wanna shitpost about "entitlement".

Smash 4 would be a great candidate for this.

>>384331874
>a 3rd of that to produce it
The last estimate I heard implied about 2/3rd-5/6th of the Switch's cost goes into parts and manufacturing. Source?

>>384330939

I honestly don't think Sakurai will be back. Each installment has worn on him harder. He made Smash 4 hard to top and then made his peace.