Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

If the rumour of a delay was actually true, it's possible they are being vague because they haven't actually decided yet. Technically it could still be Mar 2025, but now they have an entire year of window just in case. Either that or they are being vague because it is definitely later and they don't want to admit it yet.

They're being vague because it's to their benefit to keep their cards close to their chest. Standard practice in this space. The idea that some people think we're somehow still two years away from release is something else

3DS was almost announced in the same way. March press release followed by nothing much until E3 where they laid out all the cards. Then a February release. Switch was unusual in that they dropped the codename early but the Wii U was unusual. 2016 in general though, basically played out how this year is looking. Quiet start to the year, Wii U only E3, then an October announcement, February showcase and March release

I don't see any realistic scenario where this thing isn't in our hands by around this time next year

@skywake I think that is a great idea. March-April and maybe even early May seems like the trajectory of this console's release. We may get a tease for one of the games at the June Direct, but we'll likely have to wait for September to actually get a good look at the launch year.

Are we thinking Pokemon Legends Z-A is a cross-gen title? It seems highly unlikely for the Pokemon company to be doing that out of all people, but I guess it's not out of the question.

UM UM UM I JUST WOKE UP AND SAW NEWS OF A CONFIRMATION OF A SUCESSOR AND A TIME FRAME IT WILL BE ABBOUNCED AND AND JUNE DIRECT IS REAL AND FINANCIAL RESILTS ARE OUT AHHHHH THE DROUGHT IS ENDING )))))))

Am I the only one who have not so high hype with Nintendo Direct June 2024 ?

They also basically confirmed Pokemon Legends Z-A is coming out for the actual Nintendo switch. Sad that they didn’t update Splat 3 sales:(

@OctolingKing13 Personally I didn't really see a Nintendo drought. TTYD alone fills pretty much the whole year for me. In terms of new games, though, there is for sure a drought.

Splatoon 3's sales didn't update probably because it didn't sell >1 million copies within the January-March timeframe

@PikminMarioKirby Splatoon threes sales hasn’t been updated since march 2023 i think

What a nice birthday present from Nintendo! 🥰
300 platinum coins are also nice... but the announcement of a reveal happening is SO HYPE! Thank You Nintendo! ❤️

@Novamii Fine and dandy, like sour candy. The battle with the backlog is never-ending. And yet...I spend my days wondering when preorders for Ys X Nordics limited edition will open at the NIS Store. Wondering how much longer I'll have to wait to see some Monster Hunter Wilds info. A game that'll no doubt dominate my attention in 2025, regardless of when Switch 2 arrives.

Too many games, not enough time to play them.

One positive of the recent increase in games like crab's treasure which come to Switch with awful performance issues is that my backlog has been growing slightly slower 😛 Although I'm sure the June Direct will fix that.

@FishyS
When I keep hearing 3rd party games got the worst treatment or worst performance than PS5 / XBOX version it made me less engaged with upcoming games on Switch as I will immediately pick the PS4 / PS5 version instead when the 3rd party games have multi console version.
I don't want to waste my money on half baked product.
Nintendo Switch is already 7 years, it shown its underpower to handle 3rd party games.

Looking forward to seeing what the next Nintendo console's gonna be like. Glad to see that there's a Nintendo Direct happening as well, even if the next console won't make an appearance in it. Been hoping for one, honestly... hopefully the Switch will end on a high note with it!

@Budda Happy birthday! I hope you're having a wonderful day. Nintendo gave me a nice birthday present earlier this year too... except it was the announcement of Side Order's release date!

That's fair... there are a few recent games I would have bought on a different platform if I had a different platform. Obviously Switch runs some 3rd party games fine, but there have also been a lot of bad examples lately.

@Anti-Matter me either. I have no expectations and the console acknowledgement didn't hype me at all.

Three types of people here:
1. People who are happy with the Switch and look forward to an improved version of the same concept
2. People who are happy with the Switch and see the idea of new hardware as an attack on their enjoyment of the Switch
3. People who don't like the Switch and want validation and praise for being contrarian

@skywake I'm only not excited for new hardware because of what happened to Xbox/PS during 8th and 9th gen. Gaming is a horrible mess at the moment due to greed but the current Switch is a like a time machine back to the late 2000s when gaming was in a much better state.

I don't want a situation where the Zelda movie being a gigantic success results in the Xenoblade franchise being cancelled because BotW 3's development cycle is much longer than TotK, I don't want a situation where Splatoon is cancelled because CoD acts as its replacement, I don't want a situation where the next console Mario Kart is filled to the brim with microtransactions, etc.

@Grumblevolcano
Better hardware isn't the cause of all of modern gaming's ills. Hardware is just a platform for software to be released on. The fact that the Switch is seemingly immune from modern gaming woes has more to do with the fact that Nintendo is Nintendo and not Activision

Nintendo Switch sucessor has been anounced, what we can expect for Nintendo next console

I feel like better hardware will mainly have small changes.

Currently 81% of Nintendo game profits are coming from first party games, with that varying from 70 to 90 in different quarters.

Switch 2 will have more current indies and third party games which actually run well, but the very fanciest AAA games will continue to either not be on Switch 2 or will run less well than on e.g. PS5 Pro. Switch 2 will have CoD, but Switch already has popular micro-transaction-filled games like Fortnite. I could easily imagine that 81% profit from first party lowering, but first party games will continue to be the main draw and main profit.

As for the actual games? Nintendo will continue to make some fairly expensive to develop (but not industry-record.expensive) games like BotW and will also continue to make plenty of cheaper to develop games. They will continue to focus on gameplay, with the occasional weird experiment thrown in. They have a winning formula so I don't really see them changing it at this time, just keeping it slightly more modern.