Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@Giancarlothomaz yes but remember DS to 3DS and Wii to Wii U. Its possible

@old-dad Turns out the CMA blocked the deal.

Well that was unexpected. So now to appeals it will go and no cod on switch lol

But but but they signed a contract saying Call Of Doody would be on the Nintendo for 10 years!!! ;p

@Giancarlothomaz
Nintendo Switch sucessor focus will not be a more powerful hybrid, that is not how Nintendo

Remember these words.

So that when Switch 2 is announced, and it's a hybrid, and it's more powerful, you can humble yourself and admit you didn't know what you were talking about.

@JaxonH
It's Nintendo, I never predict what this company is going to do. Whatever the next console (hopefully a Switch 2) is, I just ask it doesn't mess up the transition like it did from Wii to Wii U and to a lesser extent DS to 3DS.

@jump

kek

You said...doody.

@Giancarlothomaz

"Nintendo Switch sucessor focus will not be a more powerful hybrid."

Satoru Iwata is dead. Nintendo's history of leaning towards gimmicks to differentiate their console from others on the market is no longer a thing. Current President Shuntaro Furukawa is a bean counter, he sees numbers. And when you have what will soon be the best selling console of all-time, you don't deviate from a design that worked so very well.

Nintendo's attending Gamescom this year for the first time in 4 years. The last time (2019) was when the 2nd half of the year was insanely packed, it is seeming increasingly likely that there's a general Direct in June.

check out the preview impression of Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom

@Gamer83
Can't predict with precision, but you can usually predict with generality what they're going to do when they have a permanent winning formula.

There will surely be some unforeseen nifty feature or doodad the Switch 2 offers. But it will still be a hybrid system that can be played docked on a TV, in handheld mode, in tabletop with detachable controllers.

They can't abandon that concept. The only 3 options are TV only, handheld only or hybrid, and they're not going to go back to TV only or handheld only when the hybrid approach can sell to both markets, and they're not going to go back to multiple platforms.

So while we can't know specifics, we can say with confidence the Switch 2 will be a more powerful hybrid. Maybe with some unique selling point like glasses free 3D or articulating joycon, who knows, but the hybrid approach is here to stay. Switch was a paradigm shift.

Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed expansion is out.

Fire Emblem Engage: Fell Xenologue is out.

Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak: Title Update 5 is out.

Advance Wars 1+2 Re-boot Camp is out.

That's a whole lotta game that's out all at once. Especially with Zelda just a few weeks off.

DNF Duel should be in hands after work today. I'm not sure if I'll find time today to give it a whirl considering Warframe's Duviri Paradox update is now live. But I haven't been this excited to play a fighting game in a while. I've been eager to breakout my Hori fight stick again.

@kaisu Konrad for CommomReamlm also previewed Tears of the Kingdom

suport for Splatoon 3 will last 2 more years after the release of Splatoon 3 Side Order DLC

And our next Steam Deck competitor / Switch wannabe $999 alternative is Asus Rog Ally.

@Giancarlothomaz Switch 2, 2025 confirmed 🙃

Nintendo has made the people who the preview impression of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom NDA, to not mention Dungeons exploration

@old-dad it look like

Nda,Cma,ftc .....lol

@Magician
That was revealed weeks ago. Btw, price has not yet been confirmed. Only that it will be less than $1000 (whether that's also true for the Pro model is yet unclear).

I might grab DNF Duel digitally. Still undecided. It looks really high quality.