It's the sequel to an indie darling widely viewed as among the best (or the best) metroidvanias. On top of that, the game has been in development for 6+ years, so long that the release has become a meme. See r/SilkSong. The hype for this is remarkable and people have been counting the hours since it was announced 2 weeks ago.People trust Team Cherry to deliver a commensurate experience to Hollow Knight, which stands as many peoples' favorite games of all time.
This kind of hype comes rarely, and it's very specific to this specific game.
shadowgovt|5 months ago
Nintendo famously spends something like 6-8 years on its flagship titles (both Tears of the Kingdom and Mario Kart World are in that timeframe). Sometimes, depending on the team you're working with and the material you have, it turns out the secret to making a good game is... Time.
password54321|5 months ago
This is not something Nintendo is famous for. This is just the norm in modern day game development now. It took 3 years for Mario Galaxy to get a sequel back on the Wii.
merpkz|5 months ago
There was a person /u/UrsaRyan on reddit.com/r/civ doing a Sid Meier's Civilization related meme for about two years on daily basis until next (seventh?) installment in the game was released. That one flopped though, so yea, not sure what my point is, guess something about hype for a game on reddit or something and in the end it not paying off.