SwitchplayerJohn

@Yoshi3 I remember when it was a logo with swirly stars.

A Nintendo Direct makes sense given all they need to announce and reveal, but I do think the following COULD work:

Partner Direct next week - finally let third parties share their games and release dates

Metroid 4 Title Direct showcase the game and hopefully multiplayer

September proper mainline direct with full holiday blowout and more info for Q1 2026 - Full Mario 40th anniversary information including Mario Movie 2.

@ParrakerriRush My Alarmo watches me sleep all night, and toss and turn and creates a report which it sends up to the black mirror people.

Save your money kids because September, Oct and Nov are going to be STACKED!

I am having to start the Switch 2 with my Gamecube controller before connecting my Switch 1 pro controller, so that is a BIG reason I am picking up the Switch 2 pro controller. Actually due to sheer convenience I am more and more just playing games with Gamecube controller.

Why do these games always look so 1999 with their backgrounds. I get this is coming to the Switch, but many of these mech game come to PS5 and they release for $70 alongside God of War and Horizon and they run on the same hardware and look like a rough sketch in blender. I mean flat boring textures.

The game has been poorly marketed, and it came out in July. July and January are like the worst months for selling games. Note that is when they release Donkey Kong.

BUT fear not DK has taken the hit so Metroid might actually get a premium slot with actual marketing!

Is this going to be another blink and you missed getting in signup.

I would far more shocked if Nintendo DID NOT have a direct in July! We are FAST approaching the autumn and major announced games have no release dates. Air Riders hasn't even show any gameplay yet and that supposedly is coming out this year!

3rd parties have been totally quiet, presumably waiting for a direct to announce games for Switch 2. We have had no updates for Switch 1 titles announced for next year.

Donkey Kong was clearly a big deal to them (although not as big as Mario) and they are holding everything to give this game maximum exposure.

I am trying to save for an extremely overprice GI Joe helicopter and have to wait to buy this game.

@OldGamer999 I wonder if there are any employees for Nintendo in the UK, it seems they do almost nothing for this country.

@TheColorRed I think there is a very good chance of this.

Quick get your pre order in for a statue of the title screen????

Who would say in 2020 when this game was randomly announced that it would be getting updates five years later!

Satya said poo or get off the pot, Xbox has been spiralling down for years and now it looks like the big layoffs are here.

Remember this is MICROSOFT wide so for Xbox to be safe would be shocking.

I think Nintendo knew Smash Switch 2 will be years away and wanted a gap filler, easiest to release 64 first and then down the line Melee.

Each one of those games should be GOTY and system sellers! I adore them all (not you Everybody 1 2 Switch).

They should but I don't think they will until it's 30 games in Gamecube.

How does this help me in any way this information?

@Yojimbo That you can unlock early!

Looking back at Odyssey they put so much love into that marketing, it had its own breakfast cereal! Bananza just feels like other than the fantastic direct they are coasting.

I was a no, I am now CAN’T wait!

Could you imagine if an open world 3d Mario shared this world and they packed it with Bowser’s Fury style challenges and collectibles.

This reminds me of when the Xbox series X came out and 360 games like Sonic Generations were getting 60Fps and other games getting HDR support. It was like I have been saying in the early days of the console Nintendo should be patching games with improvements and then marketing them with a sale and trailer. They could sell so many more copies to people hungry for games on their new console.

I would bet my bottom dollar that it will be this year in either a Nintendo Direct or Partner Showcase. There is no way Nintendo is going to want to be missed out when their new console is out.

Make this a special area in the Nintendo Museum and I think will enjoy trying stuff out.

Nintendo can still redeem themselves and include this with MKW bundle for Black Friday.

@HotGoomba TT is dead, Lego is all games in house now.

I owned and have played the game, I read the in game manual, and I STILL DON’T know what ? Blocks and Peach coins do???

I finished one cup and unlocked Donkey Kong, no karts unlocked yet.

Really weird how the game is so damn cryptic

NOW the console is real it’s been on Jimmy Falon!

I found out today that the Switch 1 pro controller does not turn on the Switch 2, so that means I will be buying a Switch 2 Pro controller and as I plan on getting the camera anyway I should enjoy the entire Welcome Tour when I have time and energy to play it.

Before this release if I was to say to you - Open world, online multiplayer Pokémon at 60FPS.

Would you be excited!

I got just the MKW bundle and Welcome Tour. I have enough Switch games I never finished or even started that are enhanced for Switch 2 I am good until August.

Does anyone know if the streaming quality is good or poor?

Extremely brave to release this alongside MKW

@Galaxy2IsTheGOAT OMG that would be incredible! Could imagine the $200 collectors edition which includes gold plated Joy-Con 2.

I already have the £8.00 ready to go, it would be nice if there were more Wii Play/Clubhouse Games type mini-games and it's not just info on the magnets.

Retailers literally do not care. They sell as many as they can then cancel if they cannot fulfil.

Honestly while a pain best to order direct from My Nintendo

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are still available for sale on My Nintendo Store UK WITH FREE Steelbooks.

https://store.nintendo.co.uk/en/pokemon-scarlet-and-pokemon-violet-dual-pack-steelbook-edition-000000000010010286?irclickid=TL0QmjzZ5xycRvQQV4SKiy4RUksQkixpgwTt2A0&sharedid=&irpid=3774283&iradtype=PRODUCT_CATALOG&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=impact&irgwc=1

This is the company that hates to talk about specs and instead has made a game where you test the frame rate!

Let be honest this SHOULD be a pack in. But Nintendo is determined to milk all of us until the end of time.

Honestly this is expected given the tariff situation, this is the WORST time to launch new hardware.

Nintendo Switch 2 - This is an Xbox.

@Olliemar28 Same work, but that night! Oh glory!

OMG I love this. I am the pycho who wants Nintendo to brand my entire life.

The devs will be busy making animal crossing next

Smiths is the new GAME

I really hate to break it to physical collectors. If you want a shiny box on the shelf you get that. But like it is on disks on other consoles it won’t be all on the storage cart.

Going on a cruise and plan to take the dock, so tempted to buy this, but I also want just the unit case as well. Decisions decisions.

I am sad to report doesn’t seem to be much music from the game.

I bet Samsung wants them to have OLED for the refresh, they made a killing last time!

Rockstar is going give us everything but GTA V.

without key cards the switch 2 would be all digital.