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At this point I have assume they want to get shut down for the publicity because I refuse to believe anyone who has put that much effort in has somehow missed how protctive Nintendo is of its content.

Coming soon to a crowd funding site: their completely original "spiritual successor" movie that they can fully monetise.

I have to assume the item drops scale accordingly, otherwise that's a lot of blue shells lol.

I think the leaks were more impactful this time, last time we had rough drawings of the "NX" whereas here we saw the actual Switch 2 controller, complete with the inverted colour scheme.

If the reveal was more than a teaser it wouldn't have mattered as much, but the fact we "knew" the name, the size, the colour, the logo, the dock, meant the tease didn't tease, it confirmed

Between the apparent player bump and the apparent scale of that road, I wouldn't be surprised if they keep the graphics "current gen" to allow those other two bits.

All the character designs invoke some sort of SNES era nostalgia I can't quite place. For example Peach's silhouette kinda "boxy" like it was in the SNES games

For what it was, a teaser, it was great and I loved the whimsy of it. It didn't feel like it was doing anything but having fun.

Within the larger context, after all the leaks and how long we have to wait for the direct, it was underwhelming. Even the reverse "colour on the inside" had been spoiled long before we saw the trailer

@johnvboy Indeed as much as I like the idea of the "Super Nintendo Switch" so I can say SNS like SNES, this is for the best after the Wii U and "new" 3DS game confusions.

I wouldn't be surprised if colour options come quite quickly and the modern black is intended to help separate the Switch and Switch 2 at launch.

@PikminMarioKirby at the very least, have Switch 1 games run in "docked mode" even when in handheld.

See I wouldn't be surprised if the thinking by Nintendo was 'this way games can "use the touchscreen" even when docked', and Nintendo is caught off guard with us going "year mouse aiming FPS" and "yeah we can play proper RTS"

@link12684 agreed, some gameplay snippets showing how some of the new features but not actually detailing or announcing it.

Recently found my old GC and replayed Two Towers and Return of the King on GC, still held up remarkably well (also that King Kong tie-in). I'll have to try and track down third age.

It's still weird to me these aren't on VR. Seems like the natural place for light gun games in the modern era.

So what are the odds here?

Version 1: this whole thing has been some weird promo tool for Genki that's exposed them as a Company that will fake another companies hardware at a trade show.
Version 2: the company lawyer burst into their office "What are doing!?!? They will destroy your company."

I'm playing story of seasons ATM and I did find myself wishing the screen was a little bigger, so apprenty I'm good with the size increase, should also mean the joy cons go from "fine" to "rather nice" for my hands.

Gotta love Nintendo.

We've got a announcement
It's console related.
About something you'll hold in your hands...

That's right Lego Gameboy.

@sevex based on the reports the Switch 2 was delayed so Nintendo could get the games ready (and build up stock), and that's why it's accessory makers doing all the spoiling (almost certain those black joycons from last week are from the genki mock up)

It's worth remembering the Switch was "exposed" by Eurogamer before it's reveal too.

"That's what you get with an iterative update with a sensible name and a sound business plan to make as many units as possible before launch"

I suspect the sheer "normal and sensible"-ness of that is why Nintendo has been doing weird stuff like Alarmo, they have to "get the weird out".

-I do think we are at the edge of anti-climax. Take the "mouse" thing, if that's true then that's a big twist spoiled, and if it's not real then disappointment.

@Dev1024 I wouldn't be surprised Nintendo is going red in the face trying to not call it something like Super Nintendo Switch but is too burned from the Wii U confusion and complaints about "new 3ds" exclusives to risk it again.

No confusion with "Switch 2" though I imagine internally its spoken with the same tone as a small child being forced to apologise.

Now see this is that Nintendo weirdness we've come to expect! They could just let a logical revision out the door, they had to do something

I forgot Star Trek Legends existed, Now I'm disappointed all over again

I'd love for it to be called something different but after the confusion woth the Wii U, I think "Switch 2" makes the most sense.

I maintain that Nintendo is doing weird stuff like Nintendo Music and Alarmo is because they aren't doing anything "Nintendo" with the Switch 2 and let have to let the weirdness out someway.

When the Switch 2 is out drop the lite down to same sort of price the N2DS was and I'm sure they'll get plenty if sales. Granted its most likely people looking to mod them but hey.

They will want the Switch 1 at full RRP to make the Switch 2 seem better value.

Once the Switch 2 has a decent footing the Switch 1 will decrease to get rid of stock and the Switch Lite lingering about as "entry level"

I wonder if the S1 and S2 games share the homescreen/store and not do the Wii U thing where Wii BC was it's own little thing.

because if they share the store then that SHOULD mean we never see the "Switch 1 store closing" headline.

I do like the idea behind this. Before a F2P app is shut down 'fans' can buy an offline version.

I wouldn't mind but the industry all ready went through this with MMOs, and again truing to emulate the CoD map pack model. Gamers only have so many hours in the day and there just isn't enough support more than a handful of them.

Rando. Guess... cloud streamed gamecube games

Pretty sure the sounds only play when its trying to wake you up

That is both annoying and genius. Just constantly little jabs together get you up.

Bet its more expensive than a clock should be.

One of the old NX rumours had scroll wheels replacing the bumpers.

It could be cool for cycling through items, targets, or abilities. Those functions that invariably get tied to the d-pad.

It would be good if there was a tactile response when cycling so you wouldn't 'need' to see a menu. "Bombs are 2 on the left"

At first my brain jumped to Wii U and the rumours the switch 2 featured some sort of dual screen function without having two screens like a DS. .

But something for Nintendo world makes much more sense

ATM all I want is Sonic Adventure 2 on Switch. I don't even care if it's just the 360 remaster at this point.

@rjejr not to "jump in" but based on their history. They'll stop making the Switch, then the OLED and keep the lite around as a "entry level" device. Remember Nintendo released a new version of the 3DS after the Switch launched (N2DSXL) though I doubt they'll do that again if the Switch 2 has BC.

I'm caught right in the middle of this.

On the one hand, Voice Actors deserve every ounce of respect and pay they can get. Without them, many of our iconic game characters simply wouldn't be the same. I absolutely do not want them to lose money or work because of AI. That's a read line

But on the other hand, we will need AI if we're ever going to have NPC that react to our actual actions and methods, for the games to allow us to go "off script" and adapt on the fly.

The only workable middle I see is the VA is paid to do the usual work and for an AI to be trained on their performance for THAT CHARACTER for use in THAT ONE GAME. The AI can't be used for another character, can't be used in DLC, and can't be used in the sequel without the VA returning and being paid accordingly. The idea is that the AI is then able to "fill the gaps" whenever the game doesn't have a prepared recorded line but VA still does the same amount of work they do now.

I'm sure there would have to be a tone of additional protections for the VA, because corps gonna corp, but I don't see a better middle ground other than VAs owning the licence to any AI trained on their voice.

See I'm weird but if BOTW and TOTK were part of a different timeline then surely they should be below/above the divergent timeline with its own horizontal line and not to the side of two of them separated with a verticle line?

That's pretty much how I'd show those entries taking place in the far future of some unified timeline (kid+adult)

@ShonenJump121 Agreed 0 makes 1's story much more emotional.

It's weird they are doing Kiwami 1 without Zero, I sure hope they don't try charging something silly for it.

It reminds me of them sending Yakuza out on the Wii to basically die (as they shortly announced Zero and it wont come to Wii U, then a remake of 1 after that) then blaming the low sales for not porting any Yakuza games to Nintendo platform.

Kinda weird that CVS1/2 are included in this and not part of some other crossover collection but Power Stone makes that all better.

It won't be but I'd love Sonic Adventure 2 remaster for Switch, (I'll be happy with just the 360 ones)

Considering Gamescon passed without this being announced, I guess there a direct coming

Played the hell out of CIV6 on Switch. Really enjoyed playing Hotseat with people when we were also doing other stuff. (one weird night had us passing it around whilst playing D&D... boy spellcasters take time).

But MAN the Switch version took ages to load.

Engage is decent I like it. However it feels more like like a really good FE clone and not a progression of the series since its comeback.

It makes much more sense as a follow up to to the mobile game than three houses.

@dugan that's the thing. I really enjoyed it until, well, it ran out of steam.
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I love the genre switching. Build was just weaker.

I love Bulid's "city builder up top, keeper below) My problem with Bulid was there wasn't any reason to replay it beyond cosmetic differences between the levels.

No unique challenges or limitations to keep it interesting, no new strategies to try. I finished it faster than other Steamworld, builder, and management games.

When I think about the idea of scroll wheel shoulder buttons my brain instantly flashes back to playing MGS1 on the PS1 and the idea of just spinning through its two inventories makes me smile.

It's not either of the Zelda games I was hoping but still pretty excited for it!

I hope the characters are better animated or they bring back the portraits

@agenttrav I've always said RE6 is how a Dino Crisis reboot should play.

I'd take a "Zelda's story" that deals with what she did in the past in ToTK.

Knowing Nintendo though, there's fair odds she'll lead a very different type of game.