About a month ago I posted that I was the least enthusiastic I'd been about gaming for a long time. Since then things have gotten a bit better and I've had a decent time with some games, but the first game that has really clicked with me in the way I was hoping one would when I made that post and sucked me in the way I wanted has been...Kirby's Return to Dreamland Deluxe. It's a remake of a Wii game...and I think that's why it's working for me. It's simple, straightforward, cheerful, easy, and fun. I'm not a big Kirby fan and I dislike Star Allies, but Return to Dreamland, despite the price (I got it for $40, which still seems very high) is the kind of game that I can't help but smile while playing.
It's almost worth it for the soundtrack alone.
A lot of people had a similar experience with Metroid Prime Remastered last year, and the remake of Super Mario RPG. Nintendo has been churning out remakes and remasters throughout the life of the Switch (and I'm not even counting Wii U ports) but they've really ramped it up recently. It now seems like the big N has delayed their next console into 2025 and may have some slots in its schedule to fill. We already know that there's a Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door remake (and one of Luigi's Mansion 2) on the way but what other similar projects would you be interested in?
Personally I can think of a lot of Gamecube/Wii and even 3DS games that I'd love to see, as well as some earlier stuff (though those remakes would probably take a lot more time and money so might not be doable on a brief schedule.)
Metroid Prime 2 and 3 seem like the most obvious candidates. They are amazing games and we've already seen what a Metroid Prime remake can be. They have the engine and some of the assets, and frankly I'd guess they are already underway.
Likewise the Wii U Twilight Princess/Windwaker remakes that have been rumored for Switch forever should make their way over this year. I know I'd love to play them. Skyward Sword made sense in the context of Tears of the Kingdom, but that game's out now.
Kirby's Epic Yarn already got remade for 3DS but seeing that enhanced edition on a full sized console would be great. Remaking from 3DS to Switch is more resource intensive but Planet Robobot is considered the best Kirby game by many, so that's another option.
The original Luigi's Mansion to round out the trilogy would be great. Many consider it better than Dark Moon.
I'd love to see Super Mario Galaxy 2 on Switch. I absolutely loved playing Galaxy 1, which I'd never played before, when it came out. They should release a 2-pack with a touched up version of Galaxy and Galaxy 2, since Galaxy is no longer available (that's dumb.)
I also think that some lesser known cult classics would make for great revivals. Eternal Darkness may be a little complex in terms of rights, but it's a classic that more people should play, and a remake on Switch could really mix things up with different insanity effects using the hardware's unique gimmicks. Kirby's on my mind so making Air Ride available would be neat. Fire Emblem is big now so some of those games (especially the 3DS titles) could be remade, and the same with Shin Megami Tensei (technically not Nintendo, but I think they had some rights to it.) Similarly I think that F-Zero GX would be absolutely amazing in HD. It probably already is on emulators.
And then there are some other non-Nintendo titles like Viewtiful Joe and Zak and Wiki that would be really cool to see.
Obviously price is an issue and in cases where it's not a full remake like Super Mario RPG was I think the $60 price tag was too high, but both the Pikmin and Metroid Prime remasters were priced lower so Nintendo is open to that. Return to Dreamland Deluxe has just reminded me that to some extent they really don't make 'em like they used to in terms of straight forward accessible fun and I'd like to see more games like that available on modern systems and back in the zeitgeist. I think at least some of this stuff is likely if the delay is real.
Are there games others want to see?
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