I’m so hyped for E3, as for once I will be traveling to California to attend the show.
Before that though, I want to update my predictions list.
I think we will obviously see a final trailer for Super Mario Maker 2 and I believe we will be getting new Amiibo to promote the release. My guess is that the 30th Anniversary 8-bit Mario’s will be recolored for the new player 2 Luigi added to the game. I kinda expect a modern and classic 8-bit Luigi Amiibo to be released.
Next we will definitely see Luigi’s Mansion 3. Just like Mario Maker 2, I also feel that Amiibo could release to promote the game with a Poltergust Luigi, a polter pup, and maybe a King Boo. The game will most likely follow Luigi’s Mansion Dark Moon, so I also expect a Multiplayer mode with Luigi and the E Gadd created Luigis.
Animal Crossing Switch will most likely also be shown. I don’t expect many if any Amiibo to go along with it as that line killed itself. I feel going off the trend of the Ultimate or retooling of many aspects of previous titles that Nintendo has been doing for Switch, I feel Animal Crossing will be a mashup of multiple elements. I think it’ll have the mayor gimmick of New Leaf, the return of the City from City Folk, house building aspects from Happy Home Designer, and probably a camp ground from Pocket Camp. I could also see returning Minigames from Amiibo Festival as I’m pretty sure they were brought into New Leaf. I feel that this will be the Ultimate Animal Crossing experience.
Super Smash Bros will have two DLC characters release shortly after the presentation, them being Erdrik from Dragon Quest and Minecraft Steve.
Mario Kart 8 Delixe May also get DLC. They said it would a year back, but I believe that it’d need World Tour to be shown before they reveal DLC.
Going into 3rd Party, I think Bayonetta 3 and Rayman 4 could be shown as both have been confirmed / talked about. I think another highly likely game is Mario + Rabbids 2, which will include new characters like Rosalina, Daisy, Wario, and Waluigi to join the original 8 with their Rabbid counterparts. Minecraft Dungeons will probably also be announced for Switch following the Steve reveal.
Other predictions
Retro will finish their DK revival by making a 3rd entry. This time K Rool returns as the villain and maybe even teams up with the Snowmads and Tikis. I believe that Retro has been building up to K Rool as the Snowmads feel like their attempt to address the personality issue the Tikis had and perfect it for the King’s triumphant return. I also feel that Tiny Kong could return in some way as she was one of the few characters used heavily after the Rare buyout, and Nintendo did redesign her showing they care for her a bit more than say Chunky. IDK, I have a feeling that Retro will put out another DKC game this year. I also feel that the rumored/ leaked Prime Trilogy will be another announcement from them.
FE Warrior 2 will be a thing. It will focus on Radiant Dawn, Blazing & Binding Blade, and most likely Shadows of Valentia. They’ve suggested that these are the next titles to get the Warriors treatment, so I think it could be possible.
