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Qwertyninty

@StuTwo possibly as filler games I guess it’s possible. I expect low budget easily made games though. Nothing you would consider a major IP.

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Qwertyninty

@Magician like I said it’s possible. Lower budget quick cash grabs to put something out. My main take away from the direct is that Nintendo just wanted to ride 2021 out. Hopefully sales continue. I expect 2022 to be the year some thought 2021 would be. I expect the next switch late this year early next year. It will release with the botw2, Metroid, bayo games. Think about it. The switch really took off because the software it launched with.

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rallydefault

I know we keep saying this, but you really can't overestimate the impact of the pandemic. I would wager a lot of this stuff was originally planned to be released months earlier than what we're seeing, if not approaching a year earlier. Not a doubt in my mind they wanted 3D World as a holiday title along with Age of Calamity, and Splatoon 3 to be a 2021 game especially if BotW2 was probably gonna be 2022 all along.

I'd bet Mario Golf was supposed to launch in February, Skyward Sword HD was probably originally gonna be in March, and Splatoon 3 was gonna be late Summer/Fall.

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jump

To me it makes more sense for them to be aiming for a 2021 release for BOTW 2, hot game + anniversary hype = mega sales. I reckon they are doing the same thing with the next Mario game and waiting for the horrible Minion people to make the Mario film so they can both release in 2022 with extra hype for each, synergy and all that.

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Snatcher

@rallydefault I hate the pandemic it ruind our whole fricken year.

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jump

@Snatcher Year? It's not over yet, it could be going on for another year or two ;p

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Ralizah

We're going to be dealing with covid for a long time. Vaccine distribution in poor countries is likely going to take a while, and we have about a dozen variants that the vaccine is less effective against already.

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Grumblevolcano

@rallydefault I agree about 3D World and Skyward Sword HD but not Mario Golf and Splatoon 3. Mario Sports is a spring/summer thing (e.g. Mario Tennis Aces in June, Mario Golf World Tour in May, Mario Tennis Open in May) so I think Mario Golf was always planned for around June 2021. As for Splatoon 3, it always planned for 2022 to bolster the lineup following new hardware.

As for new hardware I think the original plan was a new Switch launching alongside BotW 2 in holiday 2021 but BotW 2 being delayed to March 2022 and unlike Microsoft, Nintendo actually understands the importance of strong software surrounding new hardware so hardware got delayed too.

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Magician

Some folks need to remember that it took Nintendo five years to develop BotW 1, from announcement to launch. Those folks like to assume that BotW 2 development shouldn't take as long because Nintendo might be using the same assets from BotW 1, a la OoC to MM on N64. That's a nice assumption, but I don't believe that's the case with BotW 2.

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rallydefault

@Grumblevolcano
Hrm, perhaps. It just seems to me that they maybe wanted Mario Golf in March because it would be right at the end of the Mario anniversary and it'd be practically Spring. If that was the case, maybe they wanted to launch the Pro (again, I still think it's just an upgraded dock) right around E3 time (Summer), and Splatoon 3 could have been ready to rock along with it. And then BotW2 could have been waiting in the wings for Fall/Holiday 2021 to really cement the Switch Pro's initial months.

Just my guess. Basically I'm thinking they had to push most stuff back by 4-6 months.

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jump

Coivd must have really affected them hard as Metroid Prime 4 is no where to be seen now ;p

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StuTwo

I know it’s off topic and unfashionable to say but... Fire & Ice is a great game on NSO. It’s much better (and friendlier) than the vast majority of games on the NES.

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JaxonH

I'm really hyped for Mario Golf and Zelda Skyward Sword HD.

Mario Golf World Tour was so good. I've been wanting a Mario Golf on Switch for years. And they added motion. I do wish the motion also affected the twisting rotation for veering off left or right, but Mario Golf games only let you control power. The Wii Sports approach only works when motion is forced. Buttons can't translate that well.

Nonetheless, it'll be a blast. Especially the single player story mode with leveling up and stat allocation.

And I've been wanting to play Skyward Sword for years. I started playing on Wii U, but the sub-HD res and no portable mode and required Wiimote + Nunchuk ultimately led to my disinterest in continuing with it. I'm so glad it's coming to Switch.

I hope they fix the annoying parts like repeatedly telling you about items you pick up as if it's the first time you collected it every play session, and I hear Fi could get aggravating at times. But even if they don't, just having the game in HD with better controllers to use and button controls and hybrid portability... that alone will be enough to ensure I play it through.

But we've also got Monster Hunter Stories 2 releasing this summer, which we'll be getting more info on soon since Capcom just announced 3 new livestreams for Monster Hunter Rise, one of which will have MH Stories 2 info. Hope it doesn't release too close to Zelda.

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IceClimbers

Diablo II Resurrected is coming later this year with cross progression. I can play it on my pc at home, then continue it on the go on Switch? That's huge for a game like Diablo.

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Magician

@IceClimbers

Diablo II Resurrected was handled by the same team that made Warcraft III Reforged. The worst reviewed game in Blizzard's history. I'm worried they've butchered another classic. But then Blizzard pulled that team off the project after how poorly Warcraft III Reforged reviewed and moved Vicarious Visions onto the project.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2021/01/23/a-diablo-2-...

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JaxonH

Ok. A leak from a seemingly reputable source has hit the interwebs, and lines up with what DuskGolem said about a new Switch for sure coming.

I’ve specifically refrained from buying into the revision being a serious jump, because Nintendo just hasn’t typically done that sort of thing and I didn’t want to get excited for nothing. But it does make sense given their statements about an extended lifespan- if they did five years with the base model and another five years with this pro model they could squeeze 10 years and will shatter the all time record by tens of millions.

IF TRUE, it sounds as if they no longer want to keep starting over from scratch and building their base up from scratch, which has really hurt them in generations past. IF TRUE, it seems as if they want to make generational leaps as iterative refreshes, which, there’s no if’s and buts about it, would result in exclusive games. Not all of them. In fact, I imagine 75% would run on both systems, but there would be that 25% they just can’t run on the base models. But this is a better approach because at least it allows people who don’t buy the next system to still have access to 3/4 of the games releasing as opposed to a hard cut off with the new generation where you don’t have access to any of the new games releasing.

  • Switch revision is 100% DLSS and 4K Capable. Approx. 4x more powerful than the base Switch, raw power is equivalent to a PS4, but also has a superior CPU. Handheld upgrades should also be very substantial.
  • Breath of the Wild 2 may or may not be tied to the launch of the revision (insiders are a tad conflicted on this). Either way, the game appears to be targeting a Q1 2022 release at the latest, but Nintendo is trying their damndest to make a Holiday 2021 launch. The Switch revision is more likely to launch this year than BotW 2, but Nintendo still might push back the Pro if BotW 2 isn't ready.
  • Splatoon 3 was originally a non-holiday 2021 title, got delayed bc of COVID
  • Mario Kart 9 was originally the holiday 2021 title, may or may not have been delayed to 2022 but it's not far off.
  • Nintendo is likely going to transition more and more heavily to Switch revision only for software maybe 2-3 years after the revision's launch as they prep for the Switch 2 equivalent

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Ralizah

@JaxonH A 4K Switch as powerful as a PS4, launching close to BotW2 and MK9? Sounds like someone's wish list.

I just have a hard time believing they're going to make THAT big of a jump after having sold so many base unit Switches.

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JaxonH

@Ralizah
That was exactly my thoughts.

But Nate the Hate is standing behind it, and he’s been reliable in the past (last leak being DMC Collection, which he insisted was happening over and over... and then it came). There’s also a few others vouching for it but I don’t trust their reliability- they could be reliable but I just don’t trust them. But Nate the Hate I feel confident doesn’t put BS out.

And it’s the fact that DuskGolem said it was coming too, and he’s been right about virtually everything. Granted, he said nothing of power, but it does line up with something coming.

And then there’s the Bloomberg report, or whatever media outlet that was, that said Nintendo was telling devs to get games 4k ready. And then there was multiple reports about them switching to a better screen technology that draws less power.

It all seems to be pointing to the same thing, even as unbelievable as it is. If they switch to 8nm Ampere chip, that would line up perfectly. Mariko dropped from 20 nm to 16 nm, a 20% drop, and saw 50% power efficiency gains. They put it toward battery life but it could’ve been used for double the power. If they dropped to 12 nm we’d see another 50% increase, and a drop to 8 nm would see another 50% increase. So that’s double and double again, which is 4x power, which is exactly what they’re estimating. Plus DLSS would ensure it’s able to really close the gap, at least for big games that use it.

We’ll see. I’m still reserving my hype because I’m too afraid to have it shattered. But I am starting to believe... let’s put it that way. There is no spoon.

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All have sinned and fall short of Gods glory. Wages of sin is death. Romans

God so loved the world He sent His only Son- whoever believes on Him has eternal life. Unless you believe, you will die in your sins. Whoever believes, rivers of living water flow within them. John

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