Honestly, I’m not even sure there will be a full direct this time. It’s the switch’s final months and I assume all the big announcements were brought out in June. The new Zelda is next month, Mario and Luigi after that and then the Donkey Kong remaster (donkey Kong country returns returns returns featuring Dante from the devil may cry series and knuckles deluxe HD edition) is in January, which pads out most of the time between now and the presumed new console announcement/maybe spring release. If we are getting anything, it’s more likely either another mini or a partner which is fine by me
I am still banking on a direct happening next month, but I wonder what they will have to show there if it does happen, given it seems like they are wrapping up on big Switch releases, and the bigger releases are arriving very soon in a few months. I think the biggest Switch releases remaining for this year are Echoes of Wisdom and Mario and Luigi: Brothership,, and some of the ongoing games like Splatoon 3 could be wrapping updates up too, but my memory might be a bit foggy.
I think around Direct season, they might do another NSO drop, likely for the N64 service. Usually, September Directs have N64 info, and the last N64 update was two months ago in June with the Mature 17+ app alongside Perfect Dark and Turok. I was thinking of an NSO drop this month, but one in September makes more sense, since bigger NSO info is usually saved for Directs. I think NSO updates are almost always guaranteed during September, and they seem to be speeding up the updates for the other legacy services, likely since the Switch's successor is on the way and they want to get the most content on the Switch before it gets phased out.
I have done way too much reading and research on Wikipedia, but looking at the dates for the N64 titles that are released on there, it recently has been taking 2 months for new titles to be released. It used to take only a month when the service was new and had a roadmap, but they have become a bit sporadic with the release schedule. If they were to keep using the 2 months schedule, we should be getting a new title later this month. But, I think that the next title would likely drop next month, and the next drop after that should be in either November or December. They would likely only do a single title, but they have dropped two titles at once this year in April and June, but personally I feel like they wouldn't do that again this time. I don't really know which part of the N64 service they would update (The Teen app or the Mature 17+ app) but I really hope the latter gets updated again soon since its barren with only two titles at the moment.
My position for a long while is that'd Switch 2 would follow the pattern set by Switch. October reveal, holiday with Switch content, hype build up, pre release showcase, March release. For no other reason than it made sense once so it can make sense again
And with little other info to go on and nothing suggesting it won't be that? Same again is as good a guess as any
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@skywake I don't think it can release in March, as the sales would have to be in their forecast, and they're not. It could release in April though.
The big difference compared to the Switch launch is that the WiiU was done, it wasn't selling. The Switch sales are slowing, but it is still shifting units.
You could be right, it may be announced in October for a launch in April, but if I had to place a small bet on it, I would say we won't hear anything until January to protect a final year of holiday sales.
I assume this is our last Fall season with Nintendo hyper-focused on the Switch. A successor announcement event somewhere between January to March, for release later in the year. If there is to be a Direct next month I can't imagine what would be there. It has to be all-hands-on-deck for developing software for the successor at this point.
We still need someone to risk their employment by leaking images of the console fresh off the manufacturing line to suggest the successor will arrive before March.
I would say we won't hear anything until January to protect a final year of holiday sales.
This has probably been said before on this thread, but I would generally say that a parent buying a Switch for their kids for the first time after 8 years is less likely to be the type to really follow gaming news. For a lot of those people the fact that a new console was announced but doesn't yet exist would be completely off their radar.
On the other hand, the Wall Street Journal recently said "A quick tip: Don’t buy a Nintendo Switch this Christmas—its successor will likely come out next year" at the top of an article. If more non-gaming outlets start saying things like that it may effect sales regardless of whether Nintendo actually makes an announcement.
Given all of that, I am actually really curious what Nintendo's thought process is right now.
Me too! You could be right, I'm not sure what the minimum amount of time is between the first announcement and launch, if it's more than three months and they want it to be out early next financial year then they have to announce it before Christmas.
I assume this is our last Fall season with Nintendo hyper-focused on the Switch. A successor announcement event somewhere between January to March, for release later in the year. If there is to be a Direct next month I can't imagine what would be there. It has to be all-hands-on-deck for developing software for the successor at this point.
We still need someone to risk their employment by leaking images of the console fresh off the manufacturing line to suggest the successor will arrive before March.
This is my assumption too.
I'm hoping for Metroid Prime 2 and if we're really lucky 3!! Maybe shadow drop 2 and announce 3 is coming in February?
@Magician Same as most of the other years, help fill up the 1st half of the year with ports/remasters/remakes. 2022 is the only year of the Switch era that didn't have at least 3 ports/remasters/remakes in the 1st half when taking into account Switch + 3DS for 2017 - 2019 and Switch for 2020 - 2024 (Nintendo stopped supporting 3DS after March 2019).
We already know one of them (DKC Returns in January) but there's plenty of room for more. Also there's room for another 2024 game after Brothership, Prime 2+3 feels most likely for that timeframe considering Prime 2's 20th anniversary is in November and it prepares people for Prime 4.
No announcement for PPresents today either, so if no announcement for PPresents tomorrow for Thursday or shadow drop of PPresents tomorrow or Thursday, then let's hope we see small PL:Z-A trailer in PWC most likely cinematic one again to maybe reveal starters and such as. Plus at August 21-25th we have GamesCon with 1 of 7 highlighted companies for this event being Pokémon Company, so maybe more Pokémon news that week as well!
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@skywake I'd generally agree with you on them matching Switch's reveal strategy; however, they need to handle the initial reveal trailer differently.
With Switch, we didn't know what it was, so the initial reveal trailer was a proof of concept video showing off the hybrid functionality.
With Switch 2, we generally know that it's more or less a more advanced Switch. Nintendo's number 1 priority will be to make sure it's crystal clear that it's a new system and not another model of the current Switch. The initial reveal will have to show more details and what separates it from Switch, especially if the system's name is anything other than Switch 2.
They may choose to not follow the October initial reveal, January full unveiling strategy as a result.
With Switch, we didn't know what it was, so the initial reveal trailer was a proof of concept video showing off the hybrid functionality.
With Switch 2, we generally know that it's more or less a more advanced Switch.
You could probably do that in something similar to what we had for the Switch reveal. You'd just need to change the focus. Eg if it's basically just Switch but with more power instead of doing the whole dock/undock thing a dozen times you focus more on the games and lean into the specs a bit. Not entirely sure how you show that but I think the kind of technical bit we got for OLED probably isn't far off
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@VoidofLight they technically announce them 24 hours before, so if there would be PPresents on Thursday then it would be announced at Wednesday, so.
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@VoidofLight I'm kinda on same tought as well, but still hoping for real news before PWC then just small news at PWC for PL:Z-A. But we will see it how it will be in less then 50 minutes from this post.
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