It was right about the Pokemon Sun and Moon codename
Recently, there was a Nintendo leakposted on NeoGAFsaid to be from an internal US marketing budget and schedule overview for the rest of 2016 leaked by a Nintendo insider. Fake leaks happen all the time (Rayman inSuper Smash Bros., anyone?), but with today’sofficial announcement ofPokémon SunandMoon, this rumored information has gained credibility.
The leak said that a newPokémongame would be announced for release this holiday season, code-named “Niji,” and that word was included in the file names of press assets sent out today. Nintendo has since changed the file names after people started to make the connection, lending credibility to the leak.
The source says Nintendo NX will launch in 2016 alongsideZelda NX, which is apparently going to be a port ofZeldafor Wii U. So, essentially the same thing Nintendo did withTwilight Princess, releasing both a version on GameCube and Wii. The marketing budget for the new Wii UZeldais said to be $10 million with part of that funding possibly going towards the NX version. I have to imagine this will upset some fans who purchased a Wii U just for the newZeldatitle.
Other details from the leak include the total marketing budgets for Wii U and 3DS; the Wii U is said to have a $34.5 million budget, while the 3DS has a larger budget of $56.25 million.
With the Wii U’s budget being a bit low and 3DS’s so high, and with a port of the Wii UZeldasupposedly coming to NX, it is safe to assume the NX is closer to a home console than a portable at this point.
A 3DS release list was also included, but nothing all that surprising was listed by name. It’s mostly things we already know are coming likeMario and Sonic Rio 2016,Hyrule Warriors Legends,Bravely Second, twoDragon Questgames, and two waves of budget-priced Nintendo Select games. Also, thestill-not-canceledMetroid Prime: Federation Force, a game I’m personally looking forward to.
However, a few games were listed by code-names only.
Want to take a stab at what these games could be?
My guess would be Torte City ends up being a new properAnimal Crossingtitle; Cadillac is a newWariogame; and N-Stars is the next iteration ofMario Kartthat has characters from other Nintendo series from the start and notjust as DLClikeMario Kart 8.
3DS 2016 Line Up By Nintendo Revealed (Verified Source at Nintendo)[NeoGAF viaKotaku]
