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I have a daily meeting 30mins into the Direct, hopefully it will be fast so I can get back to the Direct. But who am I kidding, I won’t watch it just once.

On a side note, it’s funny that thanks to the magic of timezones, Nintendo Life is always the source of the news first for most if not all of us readers.

I always hated the whole primary console solution that felt more like a hack than anything. This has potential to simplify gaming for families with multiple Switch devices, let's see.

Honestly? No idea what is coming. Metroid Prime 4 is probably the best bet, but anything I can think of - even remasters/remakes - feel like one less game they can use on Switch 2 to fill the gaps.

Now the real surprise is that it seems he is drinking chimarrão in this photo! That would be surprising, since it's a regional drink to where I live. Probably something else, hehe.

Just 1 week to go! I'm so ready for the next 3D Mario =)

Loved the spoilers. If I hadn’t read I probably would have stopped after credits. This might the first Pokémon where completing the Pokedex is worth it.

@kalosn No way! I can't wait even longer for the one thing that matters - games. Switch 2 is Switch 1 next edition, not much of a surprise there, but games can surprise us a lot. And I want the console in my TV in June, not another direct, hehe. =)

Give a raise to whoever came up with the timer, great idea!

I did NOT expect a perfect score for this remaster. Well, another game for my wishlist. =)

That would be great, but it’s too soon after the April direct. Sounds unlikely. They’ll want to maximize hype once the direct hits and make sure everyone who wants the console at launch can get it. And with Trump’s tariffs, who knows if it’s feasible to get everything ready that fast without losing money.

Either Switch 2 native version or it will be used to showcase how Switch 2 can enhance Switch games with AI or whatever. No way they’re going to leave a big AAA game out of the new shiny console.

Switch has several amazing games, both new and remakes/remasters, but if I have to pick one then Breath of the Wild without thinking twice.

Lots of people don’t bother buying a separate router with support for new Wi-Fi technology and many routers given by ISPs still don’t support Wi-Fi 6, so it’s totally understandable to not invest in 7.

Love their games. They could tone down the sexy outfits or at least give us more “normal” outfits to choose, but otherwise the games are great.

It would be really cool if they made a Kingdom Hearts-like game as a new IP for Switch 2.

@PikminMarioKirby Well, to be honest if any gen 1 starter shows up the others will be forgotten by most players, so there is that. They could have picked from the later gens, though.

Capcom engineers are some of the best in the industry. If they feel like porting to Switch 2, it will happen and look amazing, just look at what they managed to achieve with MH Rise on Switch. Now if it's a good commercial idea for them, that's the question. They could opt to release a brand new MH on Switch 2 instead given their huge fanbase on Nintendo platforms.

I'm grateful that I can buy new consoles without selling my previous ones anymore. My plan is to pass my Switch to my nephew, since he is getting interested in games now and loves Mario since the film.

The problem is the timing. If it was after April 4th, then we would likely see a new mainline game. But since it’s too early, I’m not expecting anything new. Maybe a teaser with starter pokémon without actual gameplay.

I watched it once, and it is indeed quite boring. Thankfully, Nintendo Life takes a hit for the team and then summarizes what matters!

I don't expect any new meaningful games besides Legends Z-A to make an appearance. Perhaps some odd spin-off or something. Nintendo wants to keep us waiting until April to know the big games for Switch 2 (likely to include some new gen Pokémon).

@Tetsuro Kinda depends if the game will actually be able to use the extra hardware through BC, though. A Switch 2 edition of the game would be the ideal scenario.

Glad to hear it’s a good experience on Switch. Now the real question is should I buy it now or wait for the possible Switch 2 edition?

Why?? That was an excellent program, I use it frequently!

Looking forward to Civ review!

Well, who would get the NSO++ with N64 games if you could buy that one game from N64 you actually want to play? From a business perspective, there is no point going back for Nintendo.

I'm positively surprised by how well this runs and looks on Switch. The devs deserve a raise!

I bet Nintendo lawyers went after each and every single developer for Switch 2 with an added clause so they couldn’t say anything relevant after the console leaks. We have zero info on what is coming.

Lords of Shadow on 3DS was pretty good, just a bit too short. A modern take on Castlevania similar to what Metroid Dread did would be amazing! It would definitely sell a lot on Switch 2...

I'll try the demo if anything to compare to Tropical Freeze's performance and graphics. Like others said, nice strategy to convince us to buy the game yet again.

Switch 2 is exactly what I wanted it to be, not sure why so many who enjoyed the Switch are disappointed. Innovation doesn’t require a crazy hardware idea.

Also loved that someone mentioned Kirby and the Forgotten Land. I tried the demo when it was released and didn’t really like it, then I got the game recently because I missed Kirby and it’s so much fun, best Kirby game I’ve played! That demo didn’t do it justice.

Switch 2 launch game confirmed? 😅

This is the GTA of the indies. Everybody is expecting the game to be perfect, better take enough time to develop than release it broken. It will sell crazy numbers anyway.

For single-player it probably won’t change anything since it always comes down to a race between us and two others, everyone else is kilometers behind. But 24 racers should be exciting for online multiplayer.

Hopefully it’s a new character Young Cranky Kong instead of DK. Looks definitely goofier than DK.

Everyone seems to be expecting a few mins of Mario Kart 9, but Nintendo didn’t specify the games. It’ll likely include a new 3D Mario or any other launch games.

It’s all about games. Switch continues to be an amazing console, but it’s tough to put great games on it now given the aging technology. Switch 2 fixes that. Like you said, it worked for PlayStation, I don’t ser why it wouldn’t work for Nintendo - plus if it does work there is a high chance they won’t need a completely new idea over Switch 3 next time.

Congrats, lovely Alex! 🥂

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I remember how exciting it was. Now that was an amazing presentation. Even Snipperclips stole the show - such a great launch line-up.

That’s crazy! Has this ever happened? A console completely revealed by accessory makers?

Nintendo really needs to hurry up. Next we’ll start getting info on games exposed by the developers…

Don’t know about you, guys, but I keep refreshing Nintendo Life page multiple times a day to see if Nintendo said anything. It’s exciting and frustrating all at once.

As for the size, it doesn’t really matter. The weight and shape are far more important to be used as a handheld. As amazing as Switch is, it is the worst form factor for a Nintendo handheld that I’ve played - it hurts my wrist after a while. I wish they fixed it for Switch 2 with a better shape to hold like the PS5 controller.

Well, that's the reasonable guess. However, it all depends on which games Nintendo is planning for launch year.

I have Wii U vibes about this, if it's really Switch 2 design. It's too similar to Switch which makes it very easy to be ignored by a non-hardcore audience as a new Switch variation.

The controllers look cool, though.

Well, let me put it this way, Triangle Strategy is a brilliant game that I loved to play multiple times, BUT the art style was a really bad choice for a such a story-driven game. HD-2D simply couldn’t translate what was going on with the depth needed plus it got really boring to watch the long cutscenes after a while.

In other words, HD-2D is beautiful yet it IS NOT a silver bullet for old-style games, the same way the hyper-realism should not be the default for AAA games. Studios should try different art styles to figure out what works best for each game.

It’s really impressive how Nintendo manages to create so many successful games that sell throughout the entire gen without the “live service games or nothing” mindset that every major publisher seems to be into these days.

I wish Sony attempted to mimic Nintendo on this. So annoying that the follow-up to the amazing PS4 gen has been this race for the next Fortnite.

I’m very early in the game but it’s really fun so far, plus Luigi saving and reuniting with Mario in the first island was adorable.

Well, they have to test their games on computers first, right? Very unlikely that each build is actually run in the consoles to validate changes. So it could be an open-source emulator, could be a proprietary emulator and it could be the same software they use to test builds without publishing to a console.

Whatever the case may be, it’s their product, so as others said Nintendo can do what it wants to do.

This is the first Zelda localized in Brazilian Portuguese so this kind of possible reference is very hard to see. Nintendo localization team is amazing and deserves all the praise, though, they didn’t just translate text, it has local cultural references in the localization that made me laugh.

My first videogame was an SNES. I remember my father showing up at lunch time in 1999 with the SNES box and 3 games - Mario World, DKC3 and Kirby Superstar. Amazing games and such a good memory. I played DKC2 next (which is still my favorite) and only got DKC later. Honestly, DKC is a little rough, beautiful and amazing for its time yes, but Rare nailed it on DKC2.

It might be a good thing, a new director could stop the madness of spin-off titles that are required to follow the story, hehe.

Gotta give it to Nintendo in making their games as independent as possible. Didn't play the original Prime games, but reading each one's story here, there isn't much of a pre-requirement to any of the games. You could easily enjoy them in any order.