E3 2018 will start soon with the first press conference taking place in 90 minutes. Now is the time to place your final bets of what we can expect to see at the world's most important video gaming event.
Super Smash Bros.!
Well, this year the focus will clearly be on the new Super Smash Bros. for the Switch. It probably won't go as far as with Breath of the Wild two years ago, where it's Nintendo's only title, but it certainly will be the main attraction. And there's a lot to be excited about. Will the game more port-ish or entirely new? Will any characters get cut? What are the newcomers other than the Inklings? We will surely know more in a few days...
I'm still a fan of the "Vergeben" leak from last time, where he said that we're getting no cuts, Ridley, Simon Belmont and the Ice Climbers, as well as some Minecraft representation. That sounded really good. By now he also posted on reddit that Snake will be back as well, which makes sense, since Simon Belmont is a Konami character. So, this sounds even better. If they also bring back Wolf, things would be really awesome, roster-wise.
I also still like the idea that Link and Zelda might get completely overhauled based on Breath of the Wild, while Toon Link and Toon Zelda replace their old versions. Toon Zelda using the Phantom move makes a lot of sense. I would also like, if they would bring back Young Link as well, who could be another alternative for the classic Link.
To be frank, the absolute best case scenario would be, if they bring everyone back. Everyone from Super Smash Bros. 4 and its DLC, plus the Ice Climbers, Wolf, Snake, Young Link and even the missing Pokémon. To make the ultimate Smash Bros. that has everything. This isn't likely, but we can always dream, right...?
Metroid Prime 4 and Metroid Prime Trilogy HD?
It would be really exciting to learn more about Metroid Prime 4 and maybe even have an HD-remaster of the Metroid Prime Trilogy announced for Switch. But... right now this feels more like 2019 stuff. The fourth Prime game is probably still in the middle of development and would become a bigger title for the next year.
I wouldn't mind to be proven wrong, but I'm also very patient, since I don't have a Switch yet.
A Final Nintendo 3DS Zelda Game?
Overall I don't expect any announcements for Zelda on the Nintendo Switch. We just got the Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition and some remasters like Skyward Sword HD probably won't happen before next year.
While the Nintendo E3 Direct apparently will focus on Switch games only, there's still the Treehouse live stream, where they will most likely showcase some upcoming Nintendo 3DS games in addition, like the Luigi's Mansion demake. Last year they even announced Metroid: Samus Returns in those segments. However, this probably hurt the awareness about the game and it's likely that they won't repeat that and just focused on the already announced games.
Still, if the Nintendo 3DS will get another Zelda game based on A Link Between Worlds, like the rumored Link's Awakening remake, then it's now or never. If it's not at E3, it won't be happening.
I don't expect Nintendo to present any mobile games at E3, because they would want to focus on their own hardware, so a Smartphone Zelda probably won't be announced at E3 either.
SoulCalibur VI on Switch
This is self-explaining pretty much. I would love for this game to come to Nintendo Switch with Link as a guest character. That would be a must-buy!
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