@Ralizah Yeah after DK they worked on a RPG that was allegedly so bad it was pulled completely from E3 on a day or two notice. If anything Metroid might be saving Retro's reputation now.
Early 2024 makes a lot of sense for a new console launch, although I'm surprised they didn't delay TotK to align with the launch of the new console, in that case.
Although maybe they wouldn't need to. I'll stick with my longstanding prediction that Switch 2 will ship alongside a fully open world 3D Mario game. Nintendo HAS to see the importance of bursting out of the gate with an ambitious exclusive at this point.
Although, personally, I'm gonna need backwards-compatibility with Switch software out of the gate and an OLED screen on the tablet if I'm gonna make that day one jump.
@jump If nothing else, they're clearly very skilled at making 3D Metroid games. I'd actually prefer more 2D Donkey Kong, since I think their games are leaps and bound better than Rare's efforts in this space, but I think that ship has sailed at this point.
@Ralizah I'm not so sure myself. Yes the Metroid Prime games were amazing and the remaster looks tasty (I still need to play it, bloody backlog) but a lot of the core team that built those Prime games went off to make their own studio with the meh results of ReCore and that Batman Arkham game for the 3DS.
I'm still looking forward to Prime 4 though as I can only see it coming out now in a state to impress with Ninty setting the bar high with how they are willing to kick the orginal Prime 4 down for not meeting expectations. Like if Prime 4 is bad or meh then people would just be saying they should have just released the original Prime 4 then so they can't let that happen.
@Magician It's blatantly made just for Mario collectors, as most people will have the upgrade or OLED by now (well except me as still rocking day one version cos waiting for the Zelda OLED) also a good way for Nintendo to get rid of the stock before proper upgrade.
@Ralizah It's very easy for us as observers to tie Tears of the Kingdom to the launch of a Switch successor as it's the only "massive" title we know about for now.
But it's very possible that Nintendo are holding onto other big launch-window titles in the mean time. We've gone a whole generation without a new main series Mario Kart, and it will have been over 6 years since the last big Mario game (I agree this is a likely candidate for a launch title). Plus there are also other series that are MIA, or Nintendo could otherwise have something else up their sleeve. There's so many possibilities here that I don't really think it's a mistake on Nintendo's part not to align TotK's launch with that of a new system.
It's also not that unusual for big titles to launch so late into a console's life cycle. Skyward Sword came relatively late in the Wii's life cycle (although I will concede that this was probably a mistake --- Nintendo's transition from Wii to Wii U was not great). Heck, some of the most notable PS4 titles didn't arrive until a good 5 years after the console launched.
And even if the Switch successor comes out next year, Nintendo still have to support the Switch for another year, and we've been waiting for TotK for 4 years at this point. Maybe TotK was always intended to launch years before any Switch revision and it's only due to unexpected delays that we're getting it at this point.
@Magician This is...underwhelming. And kinda annoying because at first glance it looks like you're getting a bundle of 3 Mario titles.
I imagine this is aimed at parents who want to get their kids a Switch "for Mario" but don't really know which game they want.
@Ralizah
Year 2024 is the 7th year of Switch lifespan so it's make a sense technology really developed vastly.
7 years is pretty fast, like waiting for 1st grade student until become 7th grade student.
I am more hyped for Dredge, a fishing game, than any other fishing game I can even remember...being excited about. Although it's more of a sim-management game than a fishing game. Fishing is still the central theme. It's the eldritch horror that has my interest piqued.
Is that the encapsulation? Sim-management / horror / fishing...?
Sega Bass Fishing or Fishing Planet this is not.
Switch Physical Collection - 1,556 games (as of April 6th, 2026)
Switch 2 Physical Collection - 4 games (as of December 8th, 2025)
Damn, it took me 6 years to realize the Switch has air vents on the back of the system. That explains the loud fan issue I've had since September (it reappeared more often over the past few days).
They register as actual joycon, and combined register as joycon paired in the grip. It’s kinda wild playing Metroid Prime Remastered with these. Like, the authentic GameCube experience but with modern controls, a full button set including all 4 shoulder buttons (and even two rear grip buttons), normal sized d-pad, two full size analogs (with round gates- it comes with octagonal gates by default but lets you swap them out for round gates, which I did), gyro aiming and digital triggers.
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
@JaxonH
Do we know what the translation on those Chinese characters is? (Google lens isn't picking it up for me)
Edit: Home now, found it: 次世代機 -> next generation machine
Also, to be fair, I don't think this really adds anything to what was originally said if accurate. I mean what, do we expect there to be a performance enhancing patch to be done for an (internally) superficial revision? If you're going to patch games for new hardware the new hardware is internally different enough to demand a patch
@JaxonH@skywake Seems strange to me that an external contractor (a programmer, even) would know much outside their narrow area of expertise --- especially when it comes to something like release windows for new hardware. Sure, they seemingly got this week's announcements right - but they leaked these details only a few days ahead.
Essentially, I think there's maybe some element of truth here, but I'm personally not putting too much weight on it (there may have been miscommunications/misunderstandings, plans may change, etc.)
@Buizel
I agree with the scepticism of this rumour specifically, I'm not sure I agree with how you got there. For one I wouldn't be at all surprised to hear that GameFreak is outsourcing development. Frankly, seems very likely that cost-cutting is high on their agenda given the quality of their output. And if your firm was being tasked with creating a patch to take advantage of newer hardware for Pokemon? I think you'd know full well what was going on. It all kinda makes technical, business and timing sense. So functionally, the story kinda fits
But there are a couple of things that make me doubt the validity. The first thing being, other than the specific details that lined up with the Direct? Nothing in here is that unpredictable. It's basically just parroting what I already expect to happen TBH. New hardware late this year, early next year. Games might be patched to take advantage of the hardware. Nothing too shocking there. Which could mean its right, could also mean it's just someone with no more insight than any of us. Maybe they were just involved with the Direct itself in some capacity and tacked the new hardware bit on the end. Who knows
But the main thing that makes me kinda doubt any of these kind of leaks? I mean, why would you? I don't get why anyone would leak this. Person would have signed an NDA, they're basically risking their career over this. And for what, 5mins of anonymous internet fame? I mean we know people do it, some of these sorts of leaks are most certainly legit. And I certainly get some entertainment out of it from this end of it. But...... I just don't get why anyone would do this
Show me a photo from a factory and I'll take notice. Throw out something way out there and I'll try and make sense of it. This? Might be accurate, might not be. Bit too lean to say much more than it seems about right
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