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Another one that is ~5 Years old. Not spotlight deserving news.

My fear is the price gap for the MK bundle. Exactly $50. Does that mean that games will be more expensive? ~$75? Or else it would be the same to buy it with the bundle or separate.
That is bad. For TOTK ok but for a game like Mario Party f.ex...... No

They mad for this. Not even fixing the Drifting apparently (Or would have specifically shown / mentioned new components on the sticks rather than saying they are just bigger)

Scalpers can do what they want, no need to buy it first day with the 2025 lineup that was shown. Can even wait until next year

Official date or won't believe it yet.

Love From Software games A LOT.
But Action RPGs tend to play, feel and look better in the other consoles.
I prefer my Nintendo consoles for 1st Party games and Stategy or JRPGs (Was Waiting for Methaphor and Baldur's Gate 3 too).
But being exclusive to Nintendo, I will have to give it a chance

Best announcement of the Direct. Enough to save it? Not sure, but looks great anyways

Take this as bad news... Just makes me think that Switch 2's release and/or it's flagship games will not be releasing anytime soon.... We've already had like 3 OG Switch swan song directs by now and haven't used the console since last year now. Just release the new one!

@Jam777 yea that's why I mentioned Gamespot, whose scores are usually in line with my taste. But even then, the reviewers change all the time. The specific person does not review all games I am interested in. That is why a general one like Metacritic is my first go to.
And I agree with you about some weird reviewers but Metacritic does not (mostly) pull reviews from non gaming sites. But yes when it does it shows.
F.ex i just looked for 2 examples :

• This week's Split Fiction Reviews: Lowest Score from The Sydney Morning Herald (70) the game still has 91 in MC.
• BOTW: Lowest Score from Slant Magazine (60) but the game has a 97 Overall
  So yeah, wtf are those 2 non gaming sites scoring games for and Metacritic picking them up for? I give you that.
  But it is the minority, the overall is still picked from specialized sites reflecting general consensus that I mostly agree with.

@Jam777 because I cannot think of a better scoring system than that of Metracritic, IMO. Certainly not ones like Rotten Tomatoes (I know I know it is not for games but just as an overall example).
I do have certain sites which I tend to agree with their game scores such as Gamespot, but even with them the reviewer does change. This way you get the best notion overall.
Counterargument?: "I don't believe in Critics, just test the games yourself".... Well no, I don't have time for that, other than specific franchised like Zelda, Mario, Red Dead, etc.. which are guarenteed . Critics have helped me discover strange games that I would have never tried otherwise like Animal Well just recently or even Persona Games. On the other hand it has saved me from trying games that looked great on trailers/surface and apparently where trash

A Pokemon Direct just ~1 Month prior to the Switch 2 Direct makes it almost irrelevant imo..
No game for the Switch 2 will be announced, although Z-A should be backwards compatible ofc.
I think that by the time of it's release the new Console will be around the corner/released. And GameFreak has not done anything in the last decade to disserve a now considered "previous gen" game to be bought full price.

@sketchturner Honestly Expecting another direct prior to that one? No chance I think.
The April one is the one that should have been muuuuuuch soooner.

Really sad for all those affected by these measures.
Not much else to say, Ubisoft has been downhill for a long time now.

@Ogbert not wanting to be overly pessimistic but point by point on your answers:

• Never expected PS5 Pro, PS4 Pro at best. But doesn't the shown MK look like it could be run on the current Switch? Which was already underpowered 8 years ago compared to other consoles. Just saying not impressive, and impressive is what the first showcased game should aim for.
• Of Course they are not going to say Drift Issue solved, but on the 0:44 mark of the video they show/tease it as just being the same getting bigger. If it is using Hall Effect tech they would have ways to tease it in that kind of video without telling.
• Agree, but it was expected and announced that they would be leaked in CES2025. Nothing should have stopped them from releasing this video at least one weak before and problem solved.
• Yep not on them. Agree. Just saying it was a let down. If one year ago they said that during this fiscal year they would show the new system, and 2 months prior to the end of said fiscal year the only thing shown is a tease and date for when the System will be properly showcased without even a Release Date Range (at least give me the quarter) then people are expected to be dissapointed.
• I hope the same, but anyways these connectors caused distrust around the web with a lot of articles already about it. At first sight it doesn't look like their best. Maybe they are perfect, but just another reason for the noise around the video.

All in all I think we are on the same page at the end. A little flat presentation but I will buy it for sure, know their IPs are the important thing and hope that it is not just a new WII U.

@Qwiff Agree. But sadly MP4 looks as "weak" too. It's trailer showcased last year also didn't look that next-gen. Because it was built to be played on the current Switch too, don't think it will look impressive on the Switch 2 either. Probably this will hold it back.
Sadly I kind of agree with @FantasiaWHT, looking like a Switch 1.5 with one of the smallest innovative leaps we've seen between Nintendo Consoles.... And after 8 years.
Hope I am wrong

I love Nintendo and will buy Switch 2 on release.
But the trailer felt really forced and disappointing and this could be a reflection of it.

• A Mario Kart that looks as if it could run in the current Switch which is already 2+ gens behind. Definitively not an impressive game in terms of the console's power.
• No hint/tease of solving the huge Drift issue
• Just showed what everyone else had already leaked at least a week ago
• Expectations were already as high as predicting a March release date. But we only got a Direct date due in 3 Months to know the real lineup, release date and specs
• For being the most family friendly targeted console , those console’s controller connectors really look like a breakable point of weakness. Even if they don't end up being as weak as they look, the internet is already full of articles criticizing and/or fearing about those, which only helps explain this drop.

I am still excited for it and will buy day-one, but for the little that they showed, I was disappointed

@burndive Because if I was Nintendo I would have definitively emphasized that my joysticks are Hall Effect on the video, if that was the case. But on the other hand, the trailer on the 0:44 mark shows them as being exactly the same stick but just becoming bigger. Does this tell something for sure? No, not at all. But I would have definitively teased the change.
Let's be honest, not even Sony with their "amazing" Dualsense controllers avoided drift, while my old Gamecube controllers are still intact of it.
I have complained about it for 8 years and have 3 Left Joy Cons and a Dualsence ruined by drift (No free repair here).
They now know that planned obsolescence just sells more for controllers apparently.
Again, I REAAALLLY hope that I am wrong.

@thenikdavies Yep, only thing I was worried about. Had full confidence that the rest would be fine, but looks like they messed up again with Drift. Hal-Effect system available? Older generation controllers that did not have this issue? Nevermind, let's make the sticks drift prone so that we sell tons of them.

Everyone complaining about having only one of these or so.
Meanwhile in South America.....

Thought that the direct was on February 4th when watching the trailer on the Nintendo of America page... Hate the nonsensical American Date Format

@Jack_Goetz sadly the reason why M4 presentation looked so disappointing to me.
Not expecting PS5 graphics of course, but something better than the already dated Metroid Prime Remastered. It should have been more powerful and exclusive to the new console. Any AAA game developed with the Current Switch in mind in 2025 is too dated.
Sad because I really love the franchise and wanted something revolutionary, again.

• 3rd Party games ready and leaked
• Console ready and leaked
  What is Nintendo Waiting? I think that the only thing they don't have ready is their own AAA launch titles. Otherwise this makes no sense

@Skunkfish I think it is the only reasonable reason why Nintendo is so silent while everyone is leaking the hardware.
They are still working/deciding/preparing 100% the game lineup at a launch and their presentation.
But even that almost makes no sense anymore at this point. Just release the freaking Direct.

Only for Mario Party Sessions (And for MK during 2017 when I still didn't have my pro controller nor could connect my GC Controllers yet)

I am only worried about non drifting controllers for Switch 2. Not going to happen as it is better for them to sell multiple ones and even the competitors are using trash sticks.
The rest I believe will be fine, the console, power and games. Predicting fun

With all the leaks around, we vaguely know everything about it, being hybrid, the power, size, controllers, etc..
Delaying the official announcement is weird at this point. Only thing we need to know now is an official release date and the launch games.

Makes sense due to the lack of great AAA Nintendo games this year compared to previous ones. Yesterday's TGA just exposed how bad we need Switch 2 to come out.
And I still think that even though it is the cheapest, the value compared to Game Pass and PS Plus Extra f.ex is the lowest by far. (I have both NSO Expansion Pass and PS Plus Extra Yearly Subscriptions and have used the later subscription much much much more)

@rjejr Dark Souls Remastered?
So, there is a precedent, but I don't feel like these Action RPGs are best suited for a Nintendo/Portable Console. Games like this, Witcher 3 and RDR just feel off in my Switch. I prefer them focusing on RPGS like Baldur's Gate 3 and Metaphor ReFantazio. Those are too long for my PS5 using the TV. I would prefer to play them portable in the couch in a Switch 2. Crossing my fingers

I would love to play both Metaphor and Baldur's Gate in the Switch successor. Long RPGs like those are better suited for a portable console for me.
Other than that Action RPGs like Elden Ring just play better in high-end tv consoles for me; Witcher 3, DS or RDR just feel off in Switch.

About the awards? Loved the Elden Ring, Witcher 4 and Intergalactic announcements, although I am a bit disappointed on the co-op concept of the first and don't expect the latter until a couple of years at least.

@LavenderShroud I would have never played games like Disco Elysium, Hades or even Uncharted if it wasn't for their superb reviews as they did not call my attention at all.
On the other hand I would have fallen for very well marketed games that were trash if not for them.
Yes, reviews help people who touch grass or have limited budgets to save both money and time and also to find games that were originally under the radar.

Yes considering TOTK exists. Being a very important franchise for Nintendo I would expect better. But anyways it's not too bad or game breaking.

Going there in a month.
But I have to be honest and from the shared in-store footage that I have seen so far nothing calls my attention.
The big controller cushions are nice but not fit for the travel back home.
I'm sure that I will end up buying something just because I will already be there, but I prefer the character merchandise seen in other Nintendo stores that I have been to in NY/Tokyo.

Too soon to rate. We are all still in the honeymoon phase.
I only played a couple of hours but:
1- I was able to discover a bigger portion of the map than what I expected at this point, which was kind of a letdown hoping for it to be bigger.
2- Echoes are fun and creative, but can see the combat getting tiresome sooner rather than later, recurring always to the same echoes or to the sword.
3- Frame rate is not game breaking but still an issue.

Ofc those are the few negative points in an overall great and creative game. It feels as fresh as it gets.

Therefore I think that this will be remembered as an 8 - great. Still a must for 2D Zelda fans, not among the franchise's greatest.

@Ryu_Niiyama @TyroKith @the_beaver Ok now I feel really dumb for not knowing, but makes sense.
The only unplayable game so far for me has been Pokemon Violet which I never even bothered to finish and I see now that it was fully downloaded (11gb) into my SD. If I ever decide to go back to it, I will definitively move it into the internal storage instead.
Thanks for the tip!

@the_beaver is this real? Games stored Internally rather than in the SD play better? Never in 7 years of owning the console have I ever heard anyone mention it... but you sound convincing.
Not sure if it is real but I downloaded the digital version today into the SD and I am moving it now into the Internal Storage as the time of writing. Will play it later today and test it out.

Downloading it right now. Thought the day-one patch would improve this at least a little.
Link's awakening was not too bad for me, didn't care about the frame rate complaints.
As long as it is closer to that and not as bad as the latest Pokemon S/V garbage entries it's fine for me

@JSC016 A Partner and Indie one, does not count.
Go around the internet and google Nintendo Direct September. There are rumors everywhere about a proper Nintendo Direct before September ends. But videos like these make it less likely

So... Most probably no Nintendo Direct in September

Traveling to Japan early November. Don't I will, but hopefully I can still find that tumbler.

@2Ryu_Niiyama I don't have X/Twitter neither and I can click on the images and seem them in the respective page without user/login. Maybe not in your region or something, but try.

@Borderlineland Woww incredible blew my mind. Seems difficult to understand I know, but as I mentioned I am still playing SMP 6 years after release. In 6 years I don't plan on playing a game from an old console as much.

My only concern is that with Switch 2 around the corner, I don't know if I will play this one too much.
I've had Super Mario Party since the beginning and although it is not great, I still played it consistently once per month or so when people came over and wanted to play.
It is not a franchise where I spend a lot of hours all at once during the first month as others, it is good for a couple hours per month over a long period of time.
There is not enough time left in this console to make it work.

All nice and all but those Joy -Cons seem as bad as the current ones. To address those drifting #@$&@ is the only thing I care.
We know it's hybrid, that games will come and that the power will be below the competitors. So my only concern is that their hardware is not garbage as the joy cons have been. Already have 3 pairs of drifting left hand joy cons.... Trash.
Hope they surprise me and implement hal effect sticks

@Lizuka I agree that it can be tiring.
I don't agree with the statement that Zelda games cannot be spoiled. Other than gameplay mechanics, number of dungeons, etc... to give a concrete one that I felt for with TOTK was the real identity of the Light Dragon. Yeah, that spoiler was definitively an unwelcome one.

@Thomystic yes I agree about the overlap for us Nintendo gamers with our own money. I already have a PS5 and there is no way I will buy the Pro one, only the Switch 2.
But for parents wanting to gift a nice holiday present. which is an interesting number not to be understated, I can see them gifting the new PS and most probably that same people won't even think about buying another console in the upcoming year.
I think that the first console to be released always takes at least a little share of the other's potential sales, specially if in between there is Christmas.

@Coffee-Waffle yes please, that would be amazing.
People keep defending the 0 difficulty of the latest mainline entries saying it's meant for kids.
Well, a lot of the fan base have already grown and want a little more challenge, but instead they are making them easier. The last ones where horrible.
And no, it's not because we are getting better, go play gens 1-3 and you will find them more fun and challenging than the modern ones.
Also, even if meant for kids, they play better than they are given credit for.
Sorry for discharging my frustration with a franchise that I used to love in a reply where I agree with you hahah.

@rjejr I totally agree.
All those games that I mentioned seem amazing, but full price for their short duration/content?
When compared to lengthy JRPGS, Action RPGS and other +50h games...
It just feels wrong paying full price for a ~10h game.

Not sure this is super cool, but just happy that I got selected in the draft and got my tickets for November.
Will be there in Japan for the 2nd time and just in time to see this new museum. Hope it lives up to the expectations.

@SwitchVogel It is a crazy price for sure, but it was officially announced and is ready to go out on Nov 26, perfect for the holidays.
I am sorry but this is not making Switch 2 sell more, but the other way around.
No Switch successor being available before holidays means that a lot of people/families who would otherwise have bought the new Nintendo console will get this pricey console instead and not be willing to buy another console in the near future.
Yes, horrible price, but the timing was perfect to take advantage of Nintendo's delays.

yeah well no.. Actually the reason I avoid certain games is never because they are too long (value for money) but because they are short, sure.
Metroid Dread, Mario Wonder, Link's Awakening remake and currently Astro Bot are examples of games that even if they look amazing, due to their extremely short run time I just try to avoid unless a juicy sale is on or become part of my subscription (PS Extra ofc because my Nintendo Online is useless)

@dskatter never try to understand @anti-matter. He has very unique takes on every post, but don't think he is rage baiting. He just likes very niche and/or kids games and it's fine, look at his game library and scores.