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@Faucet It's probably not happening. There's no way Nintendo is just going to Shadow-drop the announcement of their next console. They'd announce it in advance.

Wonder what happened to the Switch 2 reveal that Kit and Krysta agreed with NatetheHate on. It was supposed to happen tomorrow, right? Right?!

Will Ubisoft even live long enough as a company for that to happen?

@KoopaTheGamer Three times counting switch.

I'm not really interested in it. It's pretty much a filler port of a game that has been ported time and time again. Price is just steeper this time.

"It's not official."

So basically it's a pointless statement. They didn't confirm, nor did they deny that this is what the switch 2 looks like. It makes sense, given that if it is, they're planning on revealing it anyways later down the line. If it isn't, then they're going to prove that wrong inevitably. To me though, too many companies are coming out and saying it's real- so I feel like it's more than likely real at this point.

I'm not putting any bets on Z-A being cross-gen honestly. It isn't something Gamefreak's done before, so I doubt they'll do it here. Interested to see what the game is like though- along with what the graphics look like and how it runs.

@progx The issue is that even then they wouldn't be competing in the same space. Mobile gamers don't tend to buy ports of games like Resident Evil on mobile devices, given they're too expensive. On top of that, a good amount of people who play on consoles dislike the concept. There's a reason why those ports aren't very popular in the first place.

@Ralizah I mean the mouse censors I'd argue will change how games can be played much akin to the 3D depth switch. It opens the door to touch screen controls in docked mode for example. There's also speculation on what the top USB C-port could be, which could amount to attachments like a camera attachment or something.

@progx Pretty much, yeah. Things like the Steamdeck only really appeal to the hardcore gaming market- and mostly the PC market as well. It carved out its own niche, same with how the Switch did with IPads. The only real competition for Switch would be Sony's handheld and Microsoft's handheld when those end up releasing-and even then Nintendo will have had the Switch 2 out for a good few years before they get their systems out.

@Bolt_Strike The thing is that Nintendo can get away with having a switch that's just more powerful because of one thing and one thing alone. The system caters to more casual audiences who are mostly playing for your Marios and Zeldas. To them, a more powerful version of the console which has more of the experiences they're looking for and a few smaller gimmicks will entice them to make a purchase.

These handheld PCs like your steamdecks and the like are all pretty much for enthusiasts. People who already own a PC, and would like to have a novelty item that allows them to play their PC games wherever they are. Something which the majority of Nintendo's audience don't have nor care about.

@AussieMcBucket There's as many major differences between Switch 2 and Switch as there are 3DS and DS.

@Keman I don't know how many times I have to say this to you- but the console is actually real. Like this is the form the next console is taking. The console shown off in all of these promotional materials and at events is a mock-up based off the actual schematics. The factory leaks though? That's 100% real. The plastic is using a technique that only industrial plants use- which rules out any fan made mock-ups.

ON top of this, you say Nintendo wouldn't do the same concept twice, but I have news for you. Check out the DS and 3DS. Check out the Gameboy. Nintendo has done this before in the past- and it has been a success. The Switch is a handheld console, and the Switch 2 looks different enough for people to know that it isn't just the same console again but slightly different.

If Nintendo could get away with having a more powerful DS with one central gimmick (the 3D effect) then Nintendo can get away with reusing the Switch form-factor with it's own gimmick (that probably being connected to the joycon censors and C-button).

@AussieMcBucket This is way different from the current switch. The joycon have mouse censors on the sides and there's the C button that'll probably lead to some new feature. Same with the USB C plug at the top, which could be used for possibly new attachments of some sort.

The 3DS was basically a DS with more power behind it and the 3D slider.

@pneumaticgnosis Unfortunately this is real. Maybe not the photos on Reddit, but this whole thing is. Especially if you buy the games from Walmart. People purchase a copy and then remove the game. They put this wire and a googly eye to fake the weight, rattle, and color of the cartridge of the game. Then they rewrap the copies and bring them back to Walmart in order to exchange them. Walmart puts those games back on the shelves and sells them as new, only for a customer to pick it up and purchase it.

This is why shopping at Walmart for new games isn't a great idea.

@Ursaking Same. I was trying to find cards from the newest set, but everywhere I look that set is sold out completely. All thanks to card speculators thinking they can make a quick buck off of them.

Every single time I end up seeing interviews on this game, my opinion of it just gets worse and worse. Suppose its good though that Acquire probably won't be working with Nintendo on this series anymore due to their parent company having the majority of their stock owned by Sony.

@GeneJacket Exactly. The man jokes around a ton. A ton of his interview statements are pretty big jokes. My favorite one is from the Sun and the Moon CD booklet:

"Hello. I'm YOKO TARO, the creative director. Or... perhaps it's more accurate to say I used to be. If you're reading this message, that means I've already been disposed of. At this very moment, in the year 2023, they've replaced most of the Re[in]carnation development team, and it's possible they are slowly taking over Square Enix in its entirety. If they remain unchecked, they will soon take over Japan--no, the entire world. But there is hope. You, the person reading this message, are the only one who can save us from this danger. There's no time, so I'll quickly tell you what needs to happen. First, at the very moment I die, agents will knock on your door. Tell the agents the password. The password is... Yes, let's make it your bank account PIN. Next, you must give the agents your ATM card and bank book. Within twenty-four hours, the agents will forge those two items into a weapon you can wield. The enemy will not fall without this weapon. They're tapping into the lines, so don't even think about calling another person. This is it. I leave the world... in your hands."

Another thing to note as well about Yoko Taro is that his games start off with having characters that seem pretty much like surface-level archetypes, only for the layers to be pulled back one after another as you go through the endings and the game's side materials. Drakengard 3 for example with Zero.

@Vexx234 Question. Did you play any of the other games he's made outside of Automata? Did you play Drakengard? Did you play NieR Replicant? His games are more than just "I just wanna tell story with hot woman because I like women!!!!!"

@Ursaking I collect and play the TCG despite being an adult- but I agree with the scalpers part. This game should not be a space for scalpers or investors. It should be for the actual players and collectors of the cards themselves.

This seems pointless. Don't you have to purchase the cards and send them to the company to get scanned in the first place? Especially given no one's going to have an X-Ray machine that they can just walk around with. Many stores also put the cards behind the registers so that people can't just walk in and steal them. Now it'll be the same but for people trying to scan them.

Pokemon "investors" are pretty sad individuals. They chase after perceived value of cards, and never even open the sets they buy. I knew one, and they were pretty much a jerk. Can't see any of these other glorified scalpers being anything other than that.

@DripDropCop146 I don't think it's a "death of the author" scenario. A lot of the themes in Automata were things that Yoko Taro intended based off interviews with him. Things like "Would you give yourself up to help others," or how NieR as a whole is based off of "You don't have to be insane to kill someone- you just have to think that you're in the right." How the series started as an anti-war message that changed a bit when 9/11 happened. These games have always played around with themes regarding humanity and religious allegories.

@KidSparta Probably not Gestalt DLC. Yoko Taro and Saito have been talking about a brand new game they were working on for a good while now. Something that Yoko Taro has been wanting to do.

@wiiware The gameplay for the original Drakengard is pretty rough until you get to the Dragon combat- but Drakengard 3 has some pretty good gameplay (assuming you aren't playing on original hardware).

NieR Replicant 1.22 had pretty good gameplay as well. Gestalt is alright from what I've heard, but the magic is a bit finicky in that one.

I didn't really care for Automata's combat system personally. It's fine for what it was, but I clicked way more with Drakengard 3's combat and Replicant 1.22's combat.

I doubt Platinum is going to be making the new NieR as well, given that the company is losing all of it's talent for Clovers. If I had to guess, Toylogic is probably going to end up being the primary developer given their work on Replicant 1.22- and how Yoko Taro tends to go for more low budget titles.

@Slain Automata's a good game, but it's definitely overrated. It overshadows all of Yoko Taro's other works, and it annoys me completely. Wish Replicant, Reincarnation, and Drakengard got as much love.

@babybilly I personally like the one Drakengard game I've played so far, but the games are incredibly janky compared to NieR Replicant and NieR Automata. If you play on original hardware- Drakengard 3 runs so poorly that it's almost unplayable.

Drakengard 1's issue is mostly just the gameplay itself being dated. Outside of that- the games have some pretty good narratives attached to them, and the music is great. Drakengard 1 has one of the more unconventional OSTs in a game.

Drakengard 2 exists I guess. It isn't canon and you don't really have to play it. It was one of the only games in the series that Yoko Taro never worked on writing-wise.

@The-Chosen-one There's three characters in the story that you play as, and you get to play as all three of them depending on different story moments.

It's interesting that quizzes have leader-boards now. Now we can compare what active users have the higher score.

I kinda hope they make more M rated FF games, but with actual good character writing.

@N00BiSH It better star Danny Devito and have The Rock as Beetle.

@N00BiSH Now this is making me want a live action Tingle movie. No Zelda movies. Just Tingle.

@Xenoblade-Fan Splatoon fans already got two games on Switch. They don't need a fourth any time soon- especially when they just got Splatoon 3.

Animal Crossing fans had to wait 7 years for New Horizons, and that game kinda abandoned a good chunk of it's fanbase in pursuit of new fans.

We need 24/7 video streams of old Alex videos playing on the channel.

@larryisaman I'd love if Persona 6 either took more of a Metaphor-like approach where the protagonist is fully their own character instead of a player insert, or if they at least gave options next game.

@Noelemahc With Reload, my guess is that it came down to the anime cutscenes and smaller budget that Reload had. They would have to redraw the scenes to include the FEMC, and it would've been far more expensive to do that- even with fewer anime cutscenes than the original release.

@larryisaman The big issue would be the anime cutscenes. Given that the budget for Persona games aren't all that high, and how expensive it would be to have a version of those cutscenes that take into account a female protagonist- they tend to avoid it. The only reason why P3P has a female protagonist is due to the lack of cutscenes in the game. It's all just text and visual novel elements basically.

@OldGamer999 At this point I would be surprised if it wasn't the launch title. It's probably the reason why they've been pretty quiet about the system, given that Bowser's Fury was pretty much a tech demo and there's a high possibility the next game takes an open world structure to it's level design on the level of Bowser's Fury (but larger).

@TheSaneInsanity The gameplay itself is something I'm not sure on being Ai or not. There's some instances that throw me off (the eyes at the end of the trailer and how they kinda glitch similarly to how Ai artifacting tends to look), but the main thing I'm seeing is that the promotional art is 100% Ai generated. The icons for the clothes, the designs of those clothes, and the images on the steam page and website are flat out Ai. That sorta gives me enough of a reason to not like the idea of this game's existence, even if the gameplay was handled by humans.

@OldGamer999 Mario is kinda over-saturated as is right now due to all the re-releases of the RPGs and the new Mario and Luigi games. They really need to give things a break until the next 3D mario comes out (which is probably a Switch 2 launch title).

Gotta love how it's always "Nintendo will shut this down," and never comments on the project itself generally.

Even with this gameplay trailer, a few things feel extremely off to me. The lynx at the end of the trailer and how it's eye deforms a bit with the lighting for one. The music also just feels weird, especially for compositions of a guy who is known for bombastic orchestral pieces.

The icons for clothing in the trailer still look Ai generated. So even if the game itself isn't Ai- if this is even real gameplay (which I'm suspect of), they're still using Ai for the promotional art of the game and for the description of it.

@garfreek A lot of people tend to forget this. That each chapter is effectively a game of it's own. The two we have so far are around the same length as Undertale, and we're getting around 5 more chapters.

@PikaPhantom To me, the leaks that say it's officially called the "Switch 2" feel extremely dubious honestly. I doubt Nintendo would go with a name similar to what the fans are calling it.

@NintenGuy I mean the switch already has a share button on it, so I don't see a need to make a new secondary share button for livestreaming. Especially given that the console is a handheld device. Most people aren't going to be constantly connected to the internet and I doubt it'll see much use.

Also those gimmicks were probably my favorite things about the 3DS. I miss when Nintendo consoles had side functions that weren't just for playing games. When they would do something new with their consoles instead of just constantly making the same system but more powerful. If I want something like that, then I would go buy a PC.

@NintenGuy I didn't mean specs themselves. I meant internal features like your streetpasses or miiverse. What that weird second screenshot button does and the like.

Stuff that only an official reveal can really showcase.

Also given that the source is a redditor, I doubt any of what they're saying is true at all.

@NintenGuy We've only seen the externals of the console. Not what games will be exclusive to the thing or what the internal features that they're offering will be. I'm personally going to wait for the full reveal of the thing before deciding if I'll get it or not.

Never really cared to watch any of these. I guess it does well for a video game movie series, but it always came across as pretty uninspired. It's just another case of video game characters ending up in the real world- which is an over-done trope that keeps being reused.

@KoRn1619 It doesn't even exist anymore. The only way it'll ever exist is via a fan revival, and even then there's no way it'll be put on switch given that fans don't carry the Star Wars license- or even have the means to license it out.

It's so cool that the scope was going to be more seamless between Space fights and on-the-ground combat. The story mode also looked really neat, and it sucks that we never even got this. I would've much rather had Battlefront III than EA's Battlefront.

@Serpenterror You do realize that multiple companies make accessories for these consoles, right? And not all of them are Nintendo first party like the pro-controller.

The steering wheel you posted isn't the official one that Nintendo made. The Nintendo official steering wheels look exactly like the one shown in this rumor, albeit a slight bit smaller due to how the Switch 1's joycons are smaller than the Switch 2's.