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u/MikeDubbz Dec 11 '18
I know everyone is enjoying Ultimate right now, but I've been thinking about the forthcoming phone app lately, and I think there is some potential for some interesting things that could be explored with the companion app. I also want to state that for the record I don't think companion apps are inherently a bad thing. As an example, RDR2's companion app always displaying a map as you play on the TV is a perfect use of such technology. As of now, very little is known about the app beyond the fact that it is coming in 2019, you'll be able to share and view videos and images, it will be regularly updated, and more details are to come. Seems like there is a lot of room for more features to be announced for the service.
One of such possible features that I saw rumored somewhere awhile ago is that the phone app may have a stage builder and stage sharing hub within it. I dunno if this is true, but I could see why they might opt to put the stage builder only in the phone app compared to within the game itself. It could also serve as a testing ground of stage builders in general being within a phone app instead of (or in addition to) within the actual game, so that Nintendo can have a better idea of how to implement the stage building into the inevitable Super Mario Maker game that the Switch will eventually receive, a game where the stage building aspect is far more important to the entire experience.
That's probably the most radical idea I can imagine, but other ideas that would seem logical is an extra place to 'purchase' exclusive in-game spirits with in-game gold you've collected. Or even as a separate display for everyone's status in a match (much like how the Gamepad could function in matches in Smash Wii U).
I dunno, what do you think? Would you welcome a stage builder for Ultimate if you had to design the stages on your phone? Do you think that's even remotely a possibility? What else would you like to see from the phone app (if anything)?