What a year 2007 was for the Nintendo DS, both for Nintendo and for its gamers. For Nintendo, the company sold through a record number of systems, not just in the US but all over the world: in North America alone the company put the system in more than 8.5 million sets of hands last year alone.
And what a year 2008 will be. In the first half of the year alone there are more than five dozen Nintendo DS games set for launch, and a good number of those IGN are honestly and truly itching to play. That's what this preview's all about: the games releasing in 2008 that IGN are anticipating, and the ones they think you should be anticipating, too.
The list of IGN's predictions (details are available on the third page of the article):
- New colors.
- More "book mode" games.
- Downloadable content through Wii.
- The system will continue to dominate the market.
- Talk of a New DS will surface.
Assassin's Creed has been hard done by in the past several years despite its success, and as messy as it could be, it might be time for a reboot.
They already did that in 2017 with origins. I don’t think a reboot is on the cards when Ubisoft is about to go down under lol
I hope the splinter cell remake sees the light of day before the company closes
I doubt they'll be closing, but they are primed to be eaten up by a bigger comp. Also 2017 was nearly a decade ago, it could use another reboot or rather it should just be retired.
Origins was the reboot.
But that also alienated the original AC lovers, abit. Not everybody adores the perma-change of the IP to be vast RPGs.
What I instead propose is, alternate between Valhalla/Shadows type AC RPGs and Mirage/ACII like non-RPG releases.
What is old might feel new again. A new splinter cell with semi open levels but still having a linear structure (not just one giant open world) that have multiple paths to complete the objective but still have stealth be the main priority would feel fresh, especially with modern graphics and military gadgets .
I agree, from anecdotal evidence, all franchises eventually stagnate, it might be a good time to start something new.
"it might be time for a reboot." No it might be time to put this shit to rest for a few yrs. A good 4-5 then come back.
Total franchise reboot. This ac game is basically the hail Mary to keep Ubisoft alive if this fails the share price will be so low they will be forced to sell and likely absorbed into another org as the Ubisoft name carries almost no weight.
Don't get me wrong they will end up selling after ac regardless but it will be the difference of getting the deal they want vs the deal they don't
With many wondering what route the franchise should take next, Assassin's Creed should finally visit the Wild West era.
Tell me how that's going to be significantly different than colonial America. AC is about showcasing different cultures throughout history. They already did Native Americans in AC3, so then just cowboys, outlaws, ranchers, etc? Kinda feel like there's already a game out there that does that really freaking well. Hmmm, maybe the one in the thumbnail?
assassin's creed new york starring luigi as the adjuster taking out bad guys health insurance templars
Haytham Kenway is Assassin's Creed's best antagonist due to his recurring appearance and being a Templar from a family full of Assassins.
the ds wars game will be great!! and i cant wait for ninja gaiden, need more challenging action games these days. dodge ball ......man too many goodies.