This week on the Paranerds Podcast, the two speak about Mario Kart 8, Rayman Legends, Darksider II, Scarface , Gotham City Impostors and Yoshi’s Island along with news (see below) and new releases. The two then go over the Top Ten First Experiences That Blew Our Mind.
News
Oddworld sold 5 million copies, and didn’t make its creators a cent
Grim Fandango Coming To PS4, PS Vita, and PC
Sharknado: The Video Game Is Swooping In
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution Pre-Order & Release Date Announced
Heavenly Sword’ Film Adaption Dated for Blu-ray/DVD
New Tusk Poster Revealed
Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty Features Voice Overs From Well-Known Actors
Rumor: Large Virtual Console/Cross-Buy Announcement Looming
4 Years In, Minecraft Continues Selling Better Than Most New Games–Passes 16 Million on PC
Shovel Knight Wii U update rolling out today, 3DS patch coming, larger patch for all platforms in the works
Halo 3′s Final Easter Egg Has Been Found
Deals of the Week
Kid Icarus 3D Classic – 200 Coins + More
Gotham City Imposters Free For Xbox Gold 360
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition Free for Xbox One
Ultimate Game Sale- Xbox
Blacklight: Retribution PlayStation Plus Pack Free for PlayStation 4
VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "10 years. It’s been almost 10 years since the last mainline release in the Mario Kart series. Mario Kart 8 came out for the Wii U in 2014 and became the best-selling game for the system by a sizeable margin, and later pulled the same magic trick on the Nintendo Switch under the stage name Deluxe. All in all, it's sold nearly 70 million copies over the last decade and is still selling like hot cakes to this day, so it’s no wonder Nintendo has been in no rush to replace it. However, with rumors of a new system being just around the corner, and reports a few years back that a new Mario Kart is indeed under way, it seems the era of 8 might very well be drawing to a close. It’s an exciting prospect to be sure, but after two Nintendo systems with Mario Kart 8 at their heart, a lot of questions remain about how Nintendo will choose to follow it up."
I hope they just keep building on Mario Kart 8; Add a track-creation tool, and probably open it up to more Nintendo IPs with new tracks and characters, so Metroid, Punch Out, Starfox, Animal Crossing, etc etc.
there wont be a new one until the switch 2 comes out.
nintendo needs their bangers early on
Ubisoft barely have a leg to stand on lately, so do they need to crack open the vaults and return platforming royalty to glory for some goodwill?
We need Rayman 4, they could make a great platformer game if they wanted. With the open hub levels and the like.
Better than relying on Rabbids and Assassins Creed all the time
Yeah agree id love a Rayman 2 style 3d platform game over another 2d platformer I know people loved legends but it never gelled with me same as Rayman 1 back in the day on PS it just felt like a average platformer with sonic and Mario offering something better on what was then last gen hardware
Yes..but I am sure it won't be the Rayman game fans want. Not from the company that is Ubisoft today.
Ancel is retired from games. His hoodlum/rabbid team are doing their own thing. It would not be the same if Ubisoft did.
Probably far more profitable to make low effort Rabbids games aimed at kids over a next Rayman
Experience points, skill trees to fill up, level gating, endless menial tasks and side quests, constantly scrounging for resources. Always having to upgrade your gear. A.KA. "The Ubisoft effect".
No thanks, don't ruin Rayman's legacy.
A decade on from Rayman Legends' release, it remains a near perfect platformer, so what happened to Rayman? Will we ever see another sequel?
