![]() What would a modern Kid Icarus game even look like? Brawl, but few were really clamoring for an actual revival. Interest in the series would come back when the series’ winged hero, Pit, made his way to Super Smash Bros. Kid Icarus Nintendoįor a long time, Kid Icarus was hardly even considered a “Nintendo franchise.” It had two entries in the publisher’s early days, but it went cold after 1991’s Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters. Perhaps there just isn’t a lot of space left in Nintendo’s first-party schedule for a quick rhythm game that takes a few hours to complete. Games like Pushmo that were specifically designed for on-the-go play have disappeared on Switch as Nintendo turned console-quality games into robust portable experiences. Rhythm Heaven is one of those awkward franchises that found itself lost in Nintendo’s transition from separate handheld and home console markets to a unified system. That never happened though, and indies like Melatonin were left to pick up where the series left off. It seemed like the kind of game that could get a small-budget surprise launch on Switch during some random Nintendo Direct. The bizarre rhythm game series has a long history on Nintendo systems, appearing on the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, 3DS, and even the Wii. ![]() While the Rhythm Heaven series might seem as niche as they come, it’s still a bit of a surprise that it has yet to appear on the Nintendo Switch. If that has you feeling blue, might I recommend watching Summoning Salt’s fantastic two-hour documentary about the history of Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! speedruns? Rhythm Heaven Nintendo Perhaps that explains why we never got a Punch-Out!! game. Titles like Mario Party Superstars and WarioWare: Get It Toegther! prioritized traditional button controls to ensure they could run on all systems. When Nintendo released its lower-tier system, which ditched detachable Joy-Cons, the system moved away from motion-controlled games entirely. Punch-Out!! may have been a casualty of what I call the Switch Lite effect. That never happened, nor did any kind of throwback port of its Wii installment. Nintendo showed its eagerness to make a motion-controller boxing game early in the Switch’s life with Arms, so Punch-Out!! seemed like a logical (and more bankable) next step. But it’s a little surprising Nintendo opted to skip the series entirely on Switch. It’s in the same boat as Duck Hunt - a retro series that we’re comfortable looking back at with pure nostalgia. Punch-Out!! NintendoĪt this point, I don’t think many people really expect a new Punch-Out!! game from Nintendo. If the year goes by without Mother 3 launching on Switch, either as a full remake or a Switch Online retro rerelease, we may be looking at the true end for the dormant series. While games aren’t mentioned on the anniversary webpage, this is probably the best hope we’ve had since 2015 for a revival of some sort. That includes some merch drops and collaborations. This year marks the series’ 30th anniversary and some vague events are planned to celebrate it. There’s still a sliver of hope that we might see Earthbound on the Switch in some form this year. A surprise Earthbound Beginnings release in 2015 felt like table-setting for a Mother 3 revival heading into the Switch era, but that never came. For a few years prior to the Switch’s life, it felt like Nintendo was building to that moment. ![]() It’s not even that players are clamoring for a new entry in the niche RPG series they’ve simply been begging for a port of its third entry, Mother 3. Earthbound NintendoĪt this point, Earthbound’s absence on a modern Nintendo system is a bit of a meme. If not, there’s always hope that it gets the F-Zero 99 treatment. Perhaps Nintendo is saving that for its final gamble on the platform. An improved Star Fox Zero rerelease could have rehabilitated the series. The Wii U’s Star Fox Zerowas a commercial failure, likely leaving Nintendo with cold feet.Įven so, we’ve seen that the Switch has been able to elevate even the most niche franchises thanks to its massive install base. It seems like we won’t get one on the Switch at this rate, and that makes sense to a degree. The series has appeared on almost every Nintendo system since the Super Nintendo, only missing the Nintendo Wii. The space shooter has been a staple of Nintendo consoles ever since 1993. Of every major Nintendo series that has yet to come to Switch in any form, Star Fox is the most surprising omission. Super Mario 3D World made it to Switch, but other Wii U games are still stranded ![]() ![]() 6 Game Boy Advance games that should head to Switch Online ![]()
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