Topic: Switch 2 Talk

Nintendo just isn’t going to shadow drop this

@Overzeal An announcement of a reveal isn’t a shadow drop but announcing the reveal a day beforehand is typical for Nintendo. It’s just a matter of whether they would do it at normal time they would for a Direct or later in the day.

I think Nintendo will do a late night/early day (depending on time zone) announcement. It's technically possible we'd get something in about 15 minutes, but I am thinking it's more likely we'll have to wait until later.

@PikminMarioKirby That’s how it was for Switch so it’s what I’m assuming is going to happen this time.

@PikminMarioKirby If no announcement on a Switch 2 reveal comes in by tonight, then it’s not happening tomorrow. In fact, there might not be any news until at least mid February.

Nintendo UK's 3pm tweet was for DKC Returns HD.

Expected news, got a montage of DK on Switch instead.

We’ll have to wait and see if Nintendo of America even posts news for the Switch 2 reveal later on today.

To be honest, I'm thinking Nintendo's main Japanese Twitter account will be the place to look, and might be later in the day rather than their typical 3PM UTC / 10AM ET / 12AM JST scheduled time.

https://x.com/Nintendo

If anything like with the Switch, it’s over 9 hours to go before they announce anything.

@Grumblevolcano @RupeeClock I think that the DK tweet doesn’t mean much, since the announcement of reveal is likely to take place a little after midnight in UK. In EST it will likely still be the 15th, but it is likely that other time zones will be on the 16th. (like it was for Switch)

@SViper
I was asking for his opinion, yes. I did read your post. I just have a hard time thinking they’ve been mass producing for so long already, but I like to learn!

Yea, I’m of the mind if we don’t hear anything today, it’s not happening this week.

@PikminMarioKirby I think NoA is the one to look out for. Looking at NoA's time zone (pacific), back in 2016 they went quiet for the whole of October 19th until they announced that the reveal was happening on October 20th.

Turns out first NoA tweet of the day is for DKC Returns HD.

@Grumblevolcano Chances are feeling smaller now that NoA posted. I still think it’s possible, but this certainly makes it feel less likely.

@Grumblevolcano Are you suggesting that there will be no announcement of a reveal for tomorrow’?

@FragRed They just said first. They may make multiple tweets during the day but unknown if one of those will end up being for the Switch 2 reveal.

And in the case that it’s not being revealed tomorrow but at a later day (even if that day is March 31), probably a good idea so they can finish working on launch games and then be able show everything off (the Switch 2 hardware as well as its launch games) in the same event instead of doing separate ones.

This isn't based on anything other than vibes, but I feel like if the first tweet of the day wasn't Switch 2 related then it isn't happening

@drumnbayes I'm starting to feel the same way as well. Looks like we might soon be adding Nate the Hate's name to the list of unreliable leakers.