10 Ways Nintendo Switch Can Absolutely Dominate In 2018
6. Selected Wii & Wii U Ports
Do you know how many copies of Super Mario All-Stars Nintendo sold for the Super NES?
Me neither. But the point is: Nintendo has always been aware of the benefits of re-mastering and revamping games for new machines, new audiences. We've already seen that Hyrule Warriors is to get a definitive edition on Switch, adding DLC and content from both the 3DS and Wii U editions. Then there's Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze: a criminally underrated game that's facing the same fate as the original DKC trilogy back in the day - games as worthy as Mario, but somehow never looked upon so fondly as the Italian plumber is.
What else is worth porting, then? Plenty! A Zelda HD double pack, a 3D Mario anthology featuring 64, Sunshine, Galaxy, Galaxy 2 and 3D World. What about a Smash Bros. compilation?
Just look at all the positive press surrounding Super Mario Odyssey. "Hooray!" said everyone. "Finally we're getting back to open-world Mario!" Collectively, everyone seemed to have forgotten that time Mario Sunshine was the least-liked Mario title because of its watery backpack...