Also wondering when this thread will be moved to the Switch 2 forum, especially considering the majority of announcements are skewing Switch 2 these days and presumably into the future.
I almost asked the same thing in the last post. It's a little unclear what the correct spot is since Switch 1 will exist for awhile and this thread also talks about movie directs and other Nintendo non-Switch related news and announcements. Maybe the thread should be in the News forum rather than either Switch 1 or Switch 2?
@BongoBongo123 You created the thread and have the power to move it to Switch 2 or News. What are your thoughts? It's been one of the most successful threads on these forums and it would be pity if it eventually died out in the Switch 1 thread.
The only feasible non-Pokemon mega-sellers for Switch 2 that could arrive this year are the next Luigi's Mansion and 3D Mario, anything else is 2027 at earliest.
My guess is the next Luigi's Mansion 4 is an October launch while the next 3D Mario is a holiday 2027 release.
@VoidofLight I think it's the fundamental game design. It's chaotic and destructive but quite hollow. It didn't look very fun in trailers to me and others I know. Some of us still took the chance on it given Nintendo's pedigree, myself included, and didn't like it. So I didn't recommend it to those on the fence. Obviously anecdotal, but that's my journey with the game. I recommended Odyssey to many people on the fence back in the day — that time because the "capturing" gimmick turned some people off the game's reveal.
Putting aside that I don't agree with this assessment, even if it were true this wouldn't be something that would turn off the silent majority of casuals that would drive the kind of sales it needs. If anything this would have the opposite problem, it'd be a game that a ton of casuals buy into but the vocal minority of hardcore fans hate. Casuals want something flashy and appealing that they can play for a short period of time, this game fits this bill. So I don't think that's the reason it's not selling well.
As for this conversation... I just realized we are still in the 'next direct' thread 💀 I know the conversation started out trying to predict whether a new direct was coming based on how major the currently announced games are, but somehow it has turned more into a Switch 2 or 'is Switch 2 worth it' thread type conversation. Whoops...
Yeah, it seems like a lot of people here have trouble staying on topic and frequently go on tangents. I myself have gotten swept up in that a bit.
Really I think it's probably best people leave the thread for the time being unless they really want to discuss the credibility of some less than credible rumors. Like I was saying before we got on this sales tangent, everyone just desperate for a big reveal but aside from Gen 10 Pokemon on Pokemon Day, we just don't know of anything on the horizon yet. So that's leading to a lot of people frothing at the mouth desperately clinging onto the slightest bit of confirmation from leakers about a General, even if it's not credible.
I almost asked the same thing in the last post. It's a little unclear what the correct spot is since Switch 1 will exist for awhile and this thread also talks about movie directs and other Nintendo non-Switch related news and announcements. Maybe the thread should be in the News forum rather than either Switch 1 or Switch 2?
@BongoBongo123 You created the thread and have the power to move it to Switch 2 or News. What are your thoughts? It's been one of the most successful threads on these forums and it would be pity if it eventually died out in the Switch 1 thread.
Yeah I've been wondering this myself, it's weird that this conversation continues on the Switch 1 forum when most of the conversation is Switch 2 related. I'm down for moving this to another forum.
i've encounted a strange number of arguments in these forums where people get so involved they completely forget they're on the wrong thread. maybe we should make the title bar even bigger...
remember; your chicken parm is not safe around me!
@CaleBoi25 Ironically, we were trying to get the thread back on topic and we accidentally caused it to be nuked instead. Hopefully it will be fixed tomorrow.
Back to conversing about Directs, I have been working on a hypothetical Nintendo release calendar for the rest of 2026. I am most likely going to be wrong, but here's my calendar:
May: Yoshi and the Mysterious Book (May is technically still Spring)
June: Rhythm Heaven Groove
July: Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave (July was when Three Houses came out, also Nintendo usually doesn't like having massive amounts of time between games being announced and released these days)
August: something Zelda? (Perhaps an Ocarina of Time remake because of the 40th anniversary, or ports of Wind Waker HD and Twilight Princess HD on both Switch 1 and 2. Maybe we'll even get a Link's Crossbow Training sequel starring Skyward Sword Link 🤣)
September: something Kirby? Perhaps remasters of Kirby Triple Deluxe and / or Planer Robobot for Switch 1 and 2? Kirby usually gets something yearly, with 2024 being a rare exception.
August and September are interchangeable.
October: Luigi's Mansion 4, or maybe the next 3D Mario
November: Pokémon Gen 10
December: usually has nothing, but could have a Switch 2 Edition or something
Switch 2 Editions to release throughout the year:
Obviously, Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Pikmin 4?
Xenoblade Chronicles 2? (Maybe they might end up doing free upgrades for these games?)
Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure both Fire Emblem games on Switch 1 got DLC, so I could see that happening with Fortune's Weave as well.
As I said at the top of this post, I may end up being wrong. Watch them release a game starring Rosalina instead 🤣.
My top 5 favorite games:
1: Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1
2: Pokémon Violet
3: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
4: The Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening (2019)
5: Animal Crossing New Horizons
Mario Maker 2 Maker ID: MNH-8JB-PKG
Switch Username: Blanc
@Nep-Nep-Freak Really hope you're right with that predication. I'm about to start playing Cyberpunk 2077 and I also want to play FE Three Houses before Yoshi and the Mysterious Book comes out, so that should be my February-April sorted. I've just finished Wind Waker so hoping for another Zelda game in summer, although I'd lean towards Twilight Princess HD as I've not played that before. Similarly, Kirby I played Forgotten Land in October and I'm ready for another one so late summer/early autumn would fit well. And Pokémon Gen 10 I think is a guarantee for November and that would see me out for the rest of the year most likely.
Now it's over to Nintendo to give us a direct to let us know when all of this is happening!
Top 3 games:
1) Celeste
2) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
3) Hollow Knight
There's a State of Play happening on February 12th so that's a potential source for more Switch 2 3rd party support info. At the least I'd imagine there'd be a RE9 demo announcement and more news on 007 First Light + Lego Batman.
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