Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

@Magician I don't think people were thinking 'passing mention' in the 'part of a direct' scenario. More like 10 minutes on Switch 2 hardware and then some time on Switch 2 exclusive software.

If it was just an hour on Switch 2 mechanics? 'Like Switch but more powerful and back-compatible' doesn't take much time to say. Sure they would need to show lots of actual gameplay and graphics of games /side-by-side comparisons, but fundamentally people know how the system works. If there is some new gimmick like turning Switch 2 sideways, moving magnetically attached joycons, and playing NSO DS games, that would take some time to show. Otherwise, new games which run on Switch 2 is what people want to see.

@FishyS Yeah, that's what I had in mind. Something like 15 minutes Switch 1 software, 10 minutes Switch 2 hardware, 18 minutes Switch 2 software. It would give a clear picture that the Switch 2 is a system that uses your existing Switch library but also has plenty of games that won't be coming to Switch 1. I'd put Prime 4 as the final game of the Switch 1 segment.

Basically either a quick trailer drop and run job or a full presentation like thing. The former being what they did for Switch in October 2016 or the OLED and Lite and the later being how pretty much every console used to be announced when E3 was still a thing that both existed and mattered

A whole Direct that would include both Switch software, Switch Successor hardware AND it's software would be awesome. I can't say I'm expecting it, but that presentation would be amazing! The Switch stuff would most likely be the games we already know about and maybe 1-2 more new games for Switch. Possibly showing off Switch Successor games like 3D Mario, new multiplayer IP, and maybe some 3rd party stuff?

We've now reached the season, starting next week, where every week we don't get an announcement people will slowly go more and more crazy 😆

@FishyS right? I've told myself to not trust rumors, not get too excited, and I find myself refreshing pages MANY times throughout the day. Good for NL's website metrics I guess
I hope an announcement comes sooner than later, my self control is non existent now...

@FishyS @Lazz Hey, can't go crazy if you've already lost your sanity years ago. >: ) (I think the Nintendo community left the realm of sanity long ago. XD)

@FishyS I am also hoping for announcements too…reading so many rumors on a gaming leaks and rumors subreddit many months ago on my favorite dormant game franchises getting revived has filled me with hope and then broke me lol. But, I’ve told myself now that I’d stop reading about leaks and rumors, but I can’t help but wonder what’s next, though a bunch of leakers seem to put out information that goes back and forth about stuff being true and not true or info that clashes with info another leaker said.

Its not exactly Nintendo related, but I remember this leaker with a decent track record claimed for a few years that a game series I like was being revived and that it was green-lit and being worked on, but then another leaker guy came in and claimed that a new game was never in development. With that going on, it’s very hard to trust leakers or tell who is the right one.

@Novamii you are so right. Starting with the Switch Pro, now Switch 2, it's been so much waiting. It's gotta be worth the wait, right?!?

@FishyS "slowly" nothing! We are going insane at the speed of light!

After that long dry period at the start of the year, this feels like reaching a gigantic oasis. A waterfall surrounded by palm trees just barely visible in the distance... so close...

@Tayrailbridge Hold steady my friend, paradise is nearly within our grasp. We can kick out our beach chairs and sunglasses, but just a bit further. XD

Next week seems to be PS5 Pro time, Sony even teased the design in the PS 30th anniversary celebrations logo.

I think it's funny how many Switch Successor leaks there were yesterday. It's as if the leakers looked at the calendar simultaneously and saw it was 4 days into September and said, 'Now's the time to start rumours about the Switch Successor!'

@Grumblevolcano Oh boy! Can't wait for the reveal of hardware that's completely and utterly pointless.

PS5 Pro's existence is disappointing solely because Sony wasted the one real opportunity to fix the base system's ugly design, and instead they just opted to add racing stripes to it.

I suppose you could argue the design is part of the PS5's identity. Like one of those people born with a messed up face that won't get plastic surgery because they love themselves the way they are. Fair play, I suppose.

@VoidofLight I agree, maybe it's because I've had a rough history with Sony back in the day, but I really fail to see the need for a PS5 revision. The Switch 2 is exciting because the base Switch's hardware is showing it's age with nearly every release. This include first-party games as well. The system is selling spectacularly, but it's clear that an upgrade is sorely needed. With PS5, loads of the games were PS4 compatible, and for a long time rendered the upgrade very unnecessary for many people. On top of that though, it feels like only now are developers starting to use the hardware's power capabilities for their games. It reminds me of that Ian Malcom quote/meme from Jurassic Park. They're not upgrading because they should, but because they can.

@Novamii Exactly. They're upgrading it because they know they can get more money out of people. Not because it actually is needed. Hardly any games take advantage of the PS5's featureset or hardware. There's no need for a console that's slightly stronger if there's no games worth remotely playing on that console in the first place. Every PS5 "exclusive" was either hindered by backporting to the PS4, or was released on PC either the day of release or shortly after release.

@Novamii The vast majority of the PS5 Pro hype seems to be surrounding the concept of GTA6 running at 4K 60fps. PC isn't exactly a priority to Rockstar (see for example how Red Dead Redemption, a 2010 game even came to Switch before PC) so GTA6 will run best on PS5 Pro for a few years or so.

@Grumblevolcano I will never understand GTA hype. Like, I get that it's super big with 14-16 year olds, but how many people in that age bracket can afford a console mid-gen upgrade?