I don't agree with some of the logic in the thread, if the first half in 2023 is packed with a game or two coming out every month but nothing announced for the second half wouldn't that just mean nothing is currently announced for the second half? If they had nothing at all for the second half then they would probably delay a game or two from the first half to the second half.
To me it looks like they are trying to not let Zelda eat attention away from everything else which is why there’s still not a lot of info on it despite being 3 months away so there’s no point in announcing say Metroid Prime 4, new Donkey Kong or whatever as the big winter release as it should have a big announcement that doesn’t become the second headline under Zelda Kingdom Sad 😢
In any case it's way off Wii U levels of maybe a game every 3 months and there's actually cool games coming out so there's no biggie.
Also not sure about this idea generally that we'll have a quiet period before the new console comes out. Just look at last generation. 2016 was light on Wii U content (so were most years, tbf...), but the Wii U was also a pretty clear failure at that point so it made sense for Nintendo to move all of their resources to the Switch. The 3DS, on the other hand? There was significant overlap with the Switch. People were complaining that we were still getting 3DS games for the first couple of years of the Switch's life.
If the new console is similar to the Switch in overall concept and architecture (and heck, backwards compatible)? Then it would make even less sense sense for Nintendo to dial down Switch releases half a year before the new system.
@Ralizah@BoltStrike_, @StuTwo,@Jump e @JaxonH also Nintendo is know to sit on finished games and release them, when they think it fit it release schedule, Fire Emblem Engage for example was finished a long time ago and was planned to release in 2020, the franchise 30th anniversary, but the pandemic screwed everyting, Nintendo could have at least a dozen games already finished just waiting to be released on the Switch, like the rumored 2D Donkey Kong developed by the Nintendo EDP 8,based on that,Nintendo will slowly release this already finished games to extend Nintendo Switch lifecycle, you already got another example of a already finished game finished just releasing on the console(the remaster of Metroid Prime, that acording to rumors was finished in 2021), so based on this i believe Nintendo Switch sucessor will only release in 2026 at the lastest
To add to this discussion, the Wii U's last year was kinda unusual in terms of software lineup. Usually the last year has some pretty significant swan songs. The Wii U of course had BotW on the day the Switch released but in the entire year prior to that Nintendo published:
Twilight Princess HD (March)
Pokken Tournament (March)
Star Fox Zero (April)
Mario & Sonic & Rio 2016 (June)
Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE (June)
Paper Mario: Color Splash (October)
Which also means that only three games released that year after E3, which is why E3 that year was pretty much just BotW. October of course is when the Switch was unveiled, after that point the Wii U basically went radio silent. I mean you could draw parallels to the Switch lineup I guess, if you squint really hard. But I think its fair to say that the Switch is looking better in terms of Nintendo's output
But..... the Wii U -> Switch transition was also the 3DS -> Switch transition. And the 3DS had some pretty significant titles even after the Switch released. To the annoyance of people such as myself. Pokemon Sun/Moon, significant Animal Crossing DLC, Samus Returns, Detective Pikachu. It also got ports of Mario & Luigi, Captain Toad, Yoshi's Wooly World and Mario Maker. Hell, they ported Kirby's Epic Yarn in 2019 (I mean really, by 2019 it should've also been on Switch surely!)
If I was to guess? I'd say the Switch -> Next Hardware transition will be more 3DS than Wii U. Probably even more 3DS than even the 3DS was. I think new hardware is soon, for sure, but I think it'll be like Nintendo's portables used to be. Like how in early 2006 you'd see people rocking a DS Lite with a copy of Fire Red poking out the bottom or how my most played game on 3DS for its first year was Pokemon Black 2
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Btw you don't flick the stick, you press X to jump in Morph ball mode (only works once you acquire the Morph ball bomb). This was a nice hack Dolphin added so it's cool seeing it in the official remaster.
I didn't mean flick the thumbstick. In the Wii version, you can flick the Wii Remote to make the ball jump, so I wondered if that specific motion control carried over to this version.
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I was baffled by Square Enix's absence in the Direct. We're still waiting to hear about release windows for Final Fantasy Tactics Remastered, Final Fantasy IX Remake, Dragon Quest III HD-2D, etc.
As for the usual Switch successor discussion, I still stand firm with an announcement in 2025 with a release early 2026. It'll take Nintendo years to cultivate a launch lineup. Expect Nintendo to coast on the Switch's success for couple years, people. Lower your expectations or suffer sublime disappointment.
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@Magician i still stand that Nintendo will launch the Switch sucessor in 2026, given the console is still selling well, Nintendo is not gonna reveal the Switch sucessor in 2025, if they reveal it, they will kill the sales momentum.
@Magician The March 2022 State of Play was Japan focused and featured a bunch of Square Enix stuff (FF Origin, Forspoken, DioField Chronicle, Valkyrie Elysium) so I could see Sony perhaps repeating that in February/March but with a load of Final Fantasy stuff.
@Magician We have two square games inbound with Octopath II and Theatrhythm and the rest are likely not ready to share release dates for. Let them breathe in between releases a bit, they have had a lot of output over the past year and a lot in the pipeline. Forspoken just came out as well.
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I've hand chosen 100 of the most appealing, interesting, and quality Switch games (some have yet to release, and have been judged based on gameplay and/or hands on previews).
Let's take a moment to appreciate just how incredible the library of Nintendo Switch has become over the years. By no means is this list exhaustive, but if one were to mention every good game, I suppose all the pages of this forum couldn't contain such a list.
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Looking at your recent posts I think you might like bug fables it’s a turn based rpg but with bugs and is possibly one of the most non-violent games in the genre and the art style seems right up your alley.
Alternatively you were talking on another thread about possibly getting advance wars. and as much as I love the game I don’t think you would like the gameplay it’s similar to fire emblem. Though mostly non violent you capture citys and blow people up with tanks
Lastly please, please, please play pikmin. It’s adorable, the gameplay is great, and seems perfect for you. Who knows it might be your new favorite game.
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@JaxonH Is there an easy way to construct a post like that, or did you have to manually tag each image URL? Either way, beautiful stuff, except you're blatantly trolling people by putting Silksong in there 😉
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@JaxonH nice selection of games, some nice games that i also own and others i plan to have(Bayonetta 3(ihave), Super Mario Odyssey i have) Metroid Prime Remastered(will buy), Luigi Mansion 3(i have), Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild(i have), Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom(i will buy), Kirby and the Forgotten Land(i have), Super Smash Bros Ultimate(i have), Metroid Dread(i have) and Bayonetta 2(i have)
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Being console, handheld and tabletop makes the library that much more exciting. It's one thing to have such a great spread of games, it's another to have that spread in 3 different forms.
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Going back to my older Switch models today has been a shocking experience.
The best way to describe it... you know how, after staring at a bright light for a few seconds and then looking away, everything sort of looks more washed out for a small while? That's kind of what it feels like to go back to my OG and OLED Switches.
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