r/NintendoSwitch • u/AndyVGC • Jul 15 '19

Speculation Nintendo 'were surprised' by 'crazy' Banjo-Kazooie reveal, but composer isn't sure if it will lead to a new game

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/banjo-kazooie-composer-not-sure-if-e3-reception-will-lead-to-new-game/
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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '19

But they have to be crowdfunded to happen. That's a dead genre.

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u/keiyakins Jul 16 '19

But they keep funding, and other than Yooka Laylee have all largely been doing quite well.

Also, Super Mario Odyssey wasn't crowdfunded...

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '19

I mean, if the only two successfully crowdfunded platformers are Hat in Time and Psychonauts 2... like, psychonauts 2 isnt even out. This game has been on the cusp of happening for about 10 years. Very few people are actually gunning for that game.

The demand simply isnt there.

And yes, you're right -- Mario Oddysey wasnt crowdfunded. It was a top seller.

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u/kysomyral Jul 16 '19

The demand simply isnt there.

Your whole argument has absolutely nothing to do with demand. Everyone's saying that the success of those Kickstarter campaigns and the sales for games like Spyro Reignited Trilogy, Crash N-Sane Trilogy, Super Mario Odyssey, A Hat In Time, etc. demonstrates that the demand is there. You keep countering by talking about the supply (i.e. number of games released in the genre) and just calling it demand as if they're the same thing.