Topic: Switch 2 Talk

@mike3 may/june would be an awesome release date.

@CJD87 Ah, here it is, but I’m not sure if they’re being honest since there was no link to the “leaks.”

I would love to see some form of trophy/achievement system - possibly “coins”, such as Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum. I think that would be fitting with the themes of Nintendo mainstays. With that said, I highly doubt this will be a feature since Nintendo is unapologetically themselves and ignore current modern gaming trends. I guess we will see, though.

I’m very excited for the Switch 2 direct and what games are going to be revealed for it. We will obviously get a new Mario Kart game, but other than that, it’s hard to predict what will be announced. I have a feeling we will see The Legend of Zelda in some facet - possibly a full blown remake of Twilight Princess. Who knows. I can’t wait.

@Kraven Imagine that becomes like the Xbox/Microsoft reward system where we could also use the points for free store credit.

@MrCarlos46 I doubt we'll see any replacement for the Gold reward coins any time soon. I think @Kraven was just suggesting they should add Trophies/Achievements and call it 'Coins' with the colours similar to how PlayStation Trophies work - you get your Platinum 'Coin' for getting all the trophies.

For what it's worth I don't think they would call it Coins as that implies you can spend them on stuff and would cause a bit of confusion with existing Gold and Platinum coins. I would like to see some form of Achievements system though - I'm not an achievement hunter or anything, but it is quite satisfying do here the 'ding' of an achievement or trophy every so often while playing.

I'm in camp May for Switch 2 release.

@dmcc0 I mean, could that trophy/achievement system also have some sort of reward system tied to it?

@MrCarlos46 I'd say it's unlikely. Giving a financial reward (points, discount etc.) for buying a game is one thing, but I doubt they'd give rewards for just playing the game - it would be too easy to abuse. Everyone would be borrowing games from friends just to earn rewards on the achievements and playing on multiple accounts etc. I could also see people complaining that they didn't get their reward because the Achievement glitched or something.

In any case Gold Points could also not be replaced at all. Just straight up gone for good.

At that point why don’t they just rename Platinum Points and make them the default My Nintendo point currency going forward?

That those that want one will be hard to come by....unless a preorder can be had.

6/1 is my prediction/hope.

Yes looking more and more likely a June release, also makes me happy that Tekken 8 appears to be one of the 3rd party games at launch(I hope)

Sounding like Switch 2 could very well launch in May

Only 9 more days to the Direct…

8 days to go…

7 days + 1 hour & 45 minutes.

Dawn of the final week…

We may have a better impression after the SW1 Direct airs tomorrow, but do you think its presence hints at Switch 2 not releasing as early as June after all, but instead perhaps later in the year? I was on the June bandwagon until today, but now I'm not so sure...

@imagazelle If the Switch 2 ends up coming out in the second half of this year, the latest it could come out is in November, the earliest being September. I’m more on the September release bandwagon in the case of an H2 2025 release.

I think the Switch 1 Direct has zero bearing on when Switch 2 launches.