Super Mario Odyssey Announced for Nintendo Switch, Gets Release Window

ThisGenGaming says "Super Mario Odyssey has been revealed, and has a release window."

[maybelovehate]

Worst conference in the history of conferences. I actually feel sorry for Nintendo. Sad day for gaming.

[hirobrotagonist]

are you fucking serious? I haven't been a big nintendo fan in years and I think the system has a ton of promise and a lot of great looking games coming out.

[Aenea]

True, it has potential, but the conference itself was cringeworthy, yikes!

[maybelovehate]

Very serious, sadly. Was kind of getting excited but I should have known better. Very disappointed. Still want Zelda even though the graphics look very outdated but not sure I will buy a system just for 1 game.

[conanlifts]

Yes but the conference had no info. Only 3 games announced for launch and a couple teased for later this year. Terrible conference lacking information. A console would usually launch with at least a dozen games. They confirmed 3 and it releases i approximately 7 weeks .

The positive..the joy con looks great and xenoblade 2 looks good.

Negative....no actual information. Just teasers on games that don't even have footage or have only just stated development.

I would love to order switch but for that i need games and release dates. Especially for launch.

[81BX]

Doesnt change the fact that the conference sucked

[Omnislashver36]

I'm definitely interested. Yeah, graphics could be a bit better(I think it's worth $250 personally) but hell yes I'm in. I'm waiting for more games to be released though.

[_-EDMIX-_]

I think they did a good job in regards to the things they announced but I felt Lots of some of the side stuff was sort of cringe worthy and very cheesy.

I thought they spent a lot of time talking about unnecessary things that could have actually just been showing some of their games I'm actually really surprised that Mario Kart 8 didn't get a little more time

[Lonnie18]

Yes but does Nintendo deserve a second change after what thwy did with the Wii U? These games are all titles that were gonna release on the Wii U anyway but shifted just like Zelda....so sad!

[mikeslemonade]

Now that looks like a 9.6 not overrated mario galaxy

[XisThatKid]

IMHO this was the worst thing I seen or at least the least interesting to me of the con. This game looks like form this trailer like a Sonic game I envisioned when about 10 years ago.

[SierraGuy]

This game alone will sell the Switch.

[PurpHerbison]

Everything has potential, hell the WiiU had potential, but this is Nintendo we are talking about.

[Vegamyster]

The games minus the weird party stuff looked good, i do admit the acting was cheesy and the translation should have been better. Odyssey later this year & Zelda day 1 is great.

[Zeldafan64]

That new Zelda trailer was amazing. The story looks like it will be far more in depth than anything we've ever seen in the series.

[Summons75]

Yeah...so bad they announced great game after great game, those jerks. /S

The only bad part of the presentation was EA other then that you must hate everything and enjoy nothing.

[maybelovehate]

Maybe we saw different conferences.

[Summons75]

Clearly, you were watching a brick wall...the rest of us watched Nintendo take the world by storm.

[Darkfist_Flames]

like paid online service? i thought you fanboys said that nintendo will never do that xD

[Summons75]

@Darkfist_Flames

Please continue to act like PS4 and XBONE haven't done that for a generation and a half to three whole generations. Online costs $$$ you want good online....guess what entitled kid, you need to get a job.

[badz149]

Nintendo take the world by storm?!

LOL

[Erik7357]

Haven't had a Nintendo console since the gamecube and I want one as well. Mario and zelda looked better than anything ps4/xbox one have or has had for a game

[FunAndGun]

To each his/her own, but lol.

[Erik7357]

Nintendo:

"Hey look we don't show shitty cgi trailers and we actually show demos and 3 minute gameplay trailers for our games because we know they aren't dogshit like Sony's and Microsoft's"

Seriously, Sony and Microsoft has more hype in their conference and less substance. You very rarely see people show demos of their games at conferences now a days and you just see stupid trailers of games that end up being like a 70 on metacritic.

Literally almost every game from Microsoft and Sony that wasn't bloodborne or Uncharted has been below a 80....terrible games overall.

[ABizzel1]

@Maybelovehate

Worst conference No.

A lot of cringeworthy moments Yes.

It felt more like a second reveal, when they needed a full media blowout. The system launches in less than 2 months and they pretty much just confirmed 2 launch titles.

The system has a ton of potential, but that $299 price is going to be off-putting to just about every traditional Nintendo handheld gamer, and they still have a lot of proving to do for the fans who felt burned by their consoles.

I think they've done some good here, but this wasn't the perfect messaging they needed.

1. It should have been $50 less, but Nintendo wants to make a profit Day 1 ($100 if it's using Tegra X1 not X2/P1).
2. They should have revealed all launch titles and launch window (hopefully that last demo reel is launch stuff)
3. Charging for online is going to upset a lot of Nintendo fans since this is their first time paying (PS+ / G4G)
4. They needed more western 3rd party devs on stage.
5. At least show planned Virtual Console support from NES - GameCube and GB - 3DS
6. Best of Wii U ports

There were a lot of missed opportunities here.

The Switch looks like it'll be a hit in Japan especially with it being portable, having Nintendo's amazing first party all dedicated to 1 device, and the impressive 3rd party support (especially all those Dragon Quest games).

But at $299 (kiss kid's handheld goodbye), western support looking meh (Skyrim and Fifa are a start), and adding another subscription service to our gaming is going to make Switch a hard sale in the west.

I think core gamers will be excited by the Switch, especially when more software comes out. But I don't think it's going to be the casual and kid friendly hit they're hoping for.

But Zelda, Mario, and Xenoblade 2 look amazing.

[maybelovehate]

I am still not even sure what they intend the Switch to be. Is it replacing the Wii U? Graphics are really bad. I guess if they are strictly aiming for the handheld market it is interesting, but the battery life kills any chances of really using it for that. Weird product to be honest.

[EddieNX]

Were here to talk about the Mario game and it looks amazing. Be gone hater. Switch looks amazing if you ask me considering its portable, I'm pre ordering one asap!!!

[maybelovehate]

True, my comment was a bit off topic. Just came here to talk about the conference and it was the only item I saw on my list. It was part of the conference though. I hope you enjoy it.

[TalesofEvil]

Troll much? or maybe attention seeker?

[_-EDMIX-_]

Lol

I think they actually did a pretty good job I would never say it's the worst conference it's literally exactly what I kind of expected it to be announcements of games that I sort of expected by specific Publishers that I definitely expected, I knew that it was likely you're going to see Sega Ubisoft and square and I even had a feeling it would be something like shin Megami tensei and something akin to Bravely Default.

This is the typical support they got from their handheld and I'm not surprised that this is the support you're seeing for this device.

I'm not at all even slightly shocked that they did not get major support by specific third-party Partners in regards to PlayStation 4 or Xbox one level intellectual properties.

I feel for the most part they're going to treat this no different than they treated Nintendo's previous handhelds

[EddieNX]

This ∆ third party exclusives like the 3ds will do just fine. It well get western games we will just have to wait and see.Steep is interesting considering its a good looking game. As multiplats are announced, hopefully they get announced for Switch Assassins creed, COD etc

[_-EDMIX-_]

@eddie- I just don't see that happening simply because if there was ever a great marketing opportunity to announce a version of your game coming to switch it would actually have been tonight.

Everything that I saw tonight is telling me that the majority of third parties are not bringing over their PlayStation 4 and Xbox One intellectual properties over to the switch.

There's a very good reason why Skyrim was shown and not Fallout 4 or Doom.

The fact that we're seeing a No More Heroes game as opposed to Watch Dogs 2 or even any of the previous Assassin's Creeds even in some sort of bundle tells me it is probably very likely they have no intentions of bringing those properties over to this platform.

I'm getting the feeling that the support this platform is going to receive is going to be largely exactly like the support the 3DS got.

I predicted shin Megami tensei was likely and I was correct
I predicted you would probably see Bravely Default but even though the title they announced is not Bravely Default it is very clear it is in the vein of those titles

I'm not at all shocked at the titles that were announced as I felt very deeply but that was more likely than major third parties bringing over their Triple-A titles from PlayStation 4 to Xbox one you have to consider that they're all still competing with each other I believe all of those companies would have saw a huge opportunity to announce a title coming to that platform just to get a leg up and for Activision Electronic Arts and Ubisoft to not announce any of their major Triple A's is a big deal.

This alone is telling me they don't have any plans to bring over their major franchises.

They are likely going to play it safe to see how the audience reacts to specific games because I don't really believe they're going to suddenly do a 180.

[Darkwatchman]

That's fine and all, but during the live stream, Nintendo definitely said the switch was designed as a home console first and if it's designed as a home console first, that means you look at it as a home console, which is underpowered compared to all the competition and will have less third party support and all those third party games that do exist on it will look and run better on the competition. It's not a very exciting prospect as a home console.

[Huguinho]

Sad day for gaming? Just because you didnt like a conference, seriously? What the hell did you expect, a hollywood crappy short movie? They showed the system and teased the games, what the heck were they supossed to do? They're a gaming company.

[FloydianAndroid]

So you're a sony fanboy or microsoft?

[Nintendo-or-Nothing]

Mario looks better then ever. I notice the improved graphics right away, almost has a sonic adventure feel. Cant wait.

[andrewsquall]

So what happened to the VR?
You: "It will have VR on day one. You will see." http://n4g.com/comments/red... Lol, that's coming at the next Switch reveal?

What happened to the Switch being more powerful than the standard PS4???
You: "Its more powerful then the ps4. You will see." http://n4g.com/comments/red...

You sure talked up a lot of that "You will see." So when will we see???

Let me guess, you are just going to flip flop on all that now and say how none of that matters now because Mario DOES indeed look better then a last LAST gen Mario game (like on the original Wii when the last main release Mario game happened), how impressive, none of us saw that coming.

What do you think about PS4 Pro sales spiking worldwide this morning after the conference?

[Quetzll]

Hey andrew, could you provide a source for "PS4 Pro sales spiking this morning after the conference"?

My Google skills seem to be lacking right now.

Thanks!
Quetz

[andrewsquall]

So its "Nintendo-or-Nothing" ;? Well looks like you have NOTHING to say on the matter. You are like the Xbone fans who flip flopped when the Xbone actually did have a TV port on its motherboard. You know, the ones who said they would not buy an Xbone if that rumour was true and then when it did happen they made excuses like "well Forza 5 is going to be on it, that changes everything now" lol.
Console will be dead by this time next year (dead, in the same way the Wii U was dead on arrival, I doubt you look at the console like that though). You will see. ^_^

[paddy95]

Day 1. Zelda looks insane! Also a new Mario game this year. It's worth it for that game alone.

[vikingland1]

My exact feelings, day one Zelda day one. Mario Odyssey a real successor to Mario 64.

[SierraGuy]

It's too bad Microsoft now owns Rare...Killer Instinct would have been cool on Switch.

[browngamer41]

Same here, I was highly impressed with Mario and Zelda, both games look like fantastic new directions for their series. It felt like Nintendo has some of that old magic back, I could care less about what the haters on N4G think

[Pearljam]

What a joke boycott this garbage. This isn't 2007 that hardware is a joke just like all the gimmicks.

[browngamer41]

Huh? Did we watch the same conference? Mario looks beautiful and fun, as does Zelda, we can argue all day about that but I see what I see

[peewee11016]

Worst show in awhile... 3 games at launch
1,2 switch
ARMS <---- will launch in the fall lol So far 2
Zelda
OMG SOO COOl NOT
I will enjoy Zelda on my WII U no need for a switch till later on in the year..

[Vegamyster]

Well i'm sure they're going to have more than that, they just showed off some of the bigger games and new stuff, you can only show so much in an hour.

[81BX]

What is bigger than the launch line up that is going to sell your system?

[Vegamyster]

They clearly didn't have enough time to talk about everything in the presentation, lots of information is coming out right now regarding the system and more games.

[conanlifts]

I am very disappointed. Watched for an hour hoping for a decent list of launch games and at least vague specs. They didn't even list storage capacity of the switch.

[Vegamyster]

Apparently it's 32gb's.

[_-EDMIX-_]

How many of those games are at launch? I was under the impression that the majority they showed would be launch like Splatoon and Mario?

[conanlifts]

_edmix_ only 2 at launch confirmed. Mario kart deluxe end of april. Splatoon 2 in summer, mario xmas time. Skyrim is fall time as well. Fifa later this year.
Xenoblade and others 2018.

But seriously only 2 at launch confirmed..zelda and 1, 2 switch. That's a joke and is worse so far than the Wii U at launch.

@vegamyster thanks.

[JJShredder]

Looks great but should be a launch title.

[Elda]

Agreed along with Zelda would give folks the more incentive to buy at launch that are not diehards.

[Erik7357]

I actually think it would best to be out for a few months then launch killer games. Let people see in store for a few months with the killer game Zelda and then launch some other killer games on it.

[FallenAngel1984]

I hope Mario visits Brooklyn and this game touches upon his supposed heritage there

[joethetimelord]

Looks like this could be a retcon putting Mario's hometown in the same universe. New Donk City is probably the Mushroom Kingdom's equivalent to New York.

Not that I'm complaining. Name aside, it still looks like Mario's finally gone home.

[Erik7357]

We see humans though. For the first time in Mario game...it's weird.

[joethetimelord]

Mario was always human, and it was outright stated by Miyamoto that he used to live among humans in Brooklyn.

They didn't stylize the NPCs in this stage strictly as a design choice and it was most likely because the team thought it would be fun to see Mario jump around in a modern, traditional setting. Wouldn't entirely be surprised if the stage was inspired by the Japan 2020 Olympics announcement that ended the Rio games.

https://youtu.be/s23qwzu4Mb...

[Elda]

Interesting hardware launching with Zelda which looks great also but it's not enough to make me dive into the Nintendo world again for 300 bucks.For now I'll pass.

[Erik7357]

Black Friday for me.

Gona have Zelda, Mario,and Mario kart? Yea I'm good with that.

[Elda]

I would need much more for me to dive in,I'll give it a year or so....possibly.

[Utalkin2me]

@LAUNCH DAY
1-2-Switch
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Skylanders Imaginators
Just Dance 2017

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

Looked good and fresh.

[vikingland1]

Exactly.

[joethetimelord]

The entire Internet's gotten so bitter and contrarian it doesn't even trust a mainline Mario game anymore.
Odyssey looks like it still has the charm and inventiveness that made Mario a household name in the first place.

[NextGenCeo]

299$ for that hardware and only 1 game i"m intrested ZELDA. I will wait until 2017 November.
(ESL guy here)

[SugarSoSweet]

Graphics look very rough in places.....

[EddieNX]

The people In city are supposed to look that way, like an art style choice. Thatrs just one level also, everything else looked Amazing!!!! Its the Mario game a lot of us have been dreaming fof

[TheOptimist]

I seriously don't think that hardware limitation is supposed to be interpreted as good art style

[Erik7357]

Yea, draw distance was rough on the new york level. Still looked great though.

[Blu3_Berry]

This is exactly what I wanted from the next Super Mario game. Open sandbox exploration. Not something like Super Mario 3D World which in my opinion was an okay game. This is something that can easily make anyone buy the switch. Very disappointed that it is not a launch title though.

[Moonman]

You can't say Odyssey doesn't look fresh. It looks like a Mario explosion of ideas. Can't wait to learn more.

[Darkfist_Flames]

what explosion of ideas? lol

@Erik7357
LOL, says the halo lover, can you show me because i dont see it, is it the boomerangs attack? is is the realistic environment? is it that sonic06 city looking level?

[Erik7357]

More explosion of ideas than the latest Ratchet and Clank

Yep, salt is being thrown around over here

[Movefasta1993]

Damn I love ratchet, but he burned you there lmao

[Good-Smurf]

A bit disappointed to know this will not released 'till holiday 2017...
But damn is it good looking,and those eyes on Mario cap really reminds me of Met Man manga.

[Erik7357]

The fact that it all makes Christmas is what really matters here

[UCForce]

I'm not gonna lie. Zelda and Mario looks pretty damn impressive.

[Lionalliance]

This one looks amazing, it sold me!

[BootHammer]

Got mine pre-ordered! Zelda at launch plus Splatoon 2 at summer and this new awesome Mario64 like title for the Switch looks phenomenal. I was able to checkout out on Walmart and Best Buy for those who want to reserve one before their gone.

[zodiac909]

If they don't get this out by Christmas this year, it will feel SO DISGUSTING.

[captainexplosion]

Such a disappointing conference. Launch lineup is a fraction as impressive as most expected. Only game I'm really looking forward to is this, and even this looks disappointing. It looks weird and I would prefer a sequel to SM3DW.

[masterfox]

Since Nintendo only talks about Mario every freaking time instead of talking of new games I would be excited for this new Mario like in Mario 64 announcement, but since it didn't do that I'm just disgusted with this Mario game, also at what resolution that thing was running 720p? there were jaggies everywhere!

[feraldrgn]

The tablet is confirmed to be a 720p screen.
http://www.polygon.com/2017...

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

Thank God most of its best games will be single player enabled, because I'm not on board with that online paywall.

[Moonman]

Guess Wii U online is getting shut off this fall? What about 3DS? Disappointed with Nintendo to even suggest paying when most of their games don't even have multiplayer. Local will be charged next, its crazy.

[EddieNX]

Just pay the yearly fee bro, it is 2017... They're going to give us better service in return.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

Hah.
No offense, my friend, but you'll need to give me a better justification than "it's *current year*, bro, get with the times!"
I don't believe that malarky about paid online being better online.
PSN hasn't changed all that much in stability or features from PS3 to PS4, and PS3 is still free.
And PC has never needed it to be paid, on all games, to get great online going.
If there's anyone here that thinks they can think up a good enough justification to convince me to pay up for yearly subscriptions from Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, then by all means, give it a shot.
You're all facing an uphill battle, but I won't stop you from trying.XD

[Lonnie18]

What are the launch titles?

[captainexplosion]

I think just Zelda, 1, 2 Switch, and Arms so far. MK8 is April.

[krontaar]

This is everything I've wanted mario to be since sunshine. System seller for me, will definitely pick up a switch this holiday if it doesnt get delayed.

[MrSec84]

This and XenoBlade 2 looked very nice, but I'm not paying £279.99 for the Switch, those accessory prices are also ludicrous, Nintendo needs to drop Switch to £249 to fit with conversion rates or at the very least include a game for that.

You can buy a PS4 or XB1 for less than with more than one good game and they're both packing more capable hardware, Nintendo have gone mad on their own delusional hype for Switch.

[Ninjamonkey82]

Fresh look to an old pal game looks great

[FloydianAndroid]

Obviously the switch is under powered graphically, but i disagree that zelda looked dated. I think the art style is gorgeous on that title.

[hirobrotagonist]

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[callahan09]

Don't really care, it has an exclusive Mario game, it's a full-fledged Mario game, and it looks great. Therefore, I must have it. But yeah, there doesn't seem to be much I'll ever play on it, but I'll always get a Nintendo console just so I can play their latest Mario game. It's always been worth it for me in the past. And Zelda too, although honestly I have a Wii U and I was planning on playing Zelda on that, but I'll probably hold off and play it on Switch someday instead. I kinda want that Master Sword statue so I may buy the Master Edition for Switch but I don't plan to actually buy the Switch itself until Mario is out.