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So in two years, it's still quite way off then, and I'm sure the Zelda team is working on something new too, but that's a different topic, even if I'm still pondering how cinematic the next Zelda game should be.
I'm still intrigued and want to see more about this film with so much potential, and their best chance to turn TLoZ into a multimedia powerhouse like Mario and Pokémon.

Tomodachi Life was one of the quirkiest and most fun 3DS experiences of its era. I wonder what this game will be about, maybe more interactivity?
Also, anybody noticed how sharp the shadows and image quality look? Maybe too much for it to run on Switch 1, but well, the same can be said for this 2022 Pikmin 4 teaser:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iApd7_8gN-I

An propetary news source for news, it sounds similar to the Playstation Blog, except the way they work is completely different... It seems like a good replacement for any random Twitter/X announcement, but also has the promise of giving Switch 2 news every single day, big and small

It wasn't bad, but it got four minus points for me because of the lack of two Metroid and two Zelda remasters...
Besides that, it's been a solid last hurrah for the Switch 1. Who knows if they could be making more unannounced games for the Switch 1. They're starting to treat it like the 3DS on the early Switch years, mainly focusing on remasters and smaller-scale games.

Normally this is PlayStation territory, but compared to any pre-new console momentum from Nintendo in the past, it's amazing how the previous home console is still getting some quite great games years after the successor's debut, maybe not seen since the SNES to Nintendo 64 transition.

Many, no, a lot of people wanted Rhythm Heaven back on Switch, so this is very good news for them!
What is strange is the fact it's coming out that late. I doubt a game like this would take so much development time, it's like they're planning to fill out the Switch 1's next years of lifetime. So what could coming for the last-gen on the next months from Nintendo, besides Pokémon and Metroid?

That must be an intentional leak by their part and it confirms they intentionally hid the button on the first look. That way they can finally show whatever it can do on the presentation...

"Our prediction..? We'll get one next week when it's..."
Shhhhhh..... You hear that? That is the sound of silence, you know, the sound Nintendo loves to hear as that allows them to surprise everyone without a second thought.
Or maybe the game just isn't ready yet. But that would make its last year's June trailer quite long way off, and considering how much they waited to show this game... yeah, something tells me the release date is closer than what it seems.
Oh and psychic abilities! Nice gameplay innovation here

It's very colorful too, and that fits well with Samus's psychic abilities here
They could've added a bit more contrast though. And there's no sign of an open-world behind Samus, unless we'll be exploring big Dunes.

One rumour says Metroid Prime 4 will appear on the Switch 2 Direct, other one says it won't... why can't it appear on both? On the Switch 1 Direct they could reveal new story and gameplay info, while on the Switch 2 Direct, you know, upgrade time

Wi-Fi 6? I don't know if that will ensure longevity. Um... how does... eh... this.. ummm *gulp compare to other... recent devices?
At least it will be much better than the Switch 1's online connectivity, that's for sure.

The final Nintendo Direct focusing only on the Nintendo Switch system. The Switch's last hurrah... Will we see Furukawa holding bananas before the big next presentation?
But seriously, this is their last chance to announce certain remasters... And of course, the Switch's swansong, I mean, Silksong!

Basically, everyone began to mimic the Mario Kart formula ever since the N64 days, but it once reached a peak during GameCube generation, only to slow down for the Wii era for soMe reason. Now, thanks to the mammoth success of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the Switch era has seen an incredible resurgence of "Mascot Racers", even if many still come well below their inspiration, at least we've seen good efforts like CTR Nitro Fueled and Team Sonic Racing (relatively). The idea of a Mario Kart game with WB characters wouldn't be surprising in the slightest, but it sounded less attractive compared to MultiVersus.

Seriously, the crossover game deserved better, it truly deserved better. The devs and company gave in their best effort to make justice and fun tributes to all the IPs it housed. It's very unfair they didn't even gave it a chance to come to the console where its inspiration calls home, maybe that way they could've got their audience. It's a free-to-play Smash after all, what else is there like that on the market?
Can't they make an offline paid version at least that comes to retail? It could at least work as a budget release.

If it's an Indie World... well, it's still a bit dubious, I think Nintendo is planning such event shortly after the Switch 2 presentation. Besides, these are not shadow-dropped unlike Direct Minis, so it's dubious.

Now, a Direct presentation before another big one. If this reminds me of something, it's like when Nintendo held a Direct just before its E3 2012 Wii U showcase, though that was related to the console too... Nintendo could use this Direct to instead focus on the Switch 1 and announce/spotlight games that won't be on the Switch 2 Direct, unless they put a big announcement there too...

Hmm.... but what about the case for potential generational upgrades for Switch 1 games?

@RenanKJ But a June presentation can occur when the console is already out right? I wouldn't want the Switch 2 to be released too late either.
As for the Switch 2 presentation, I hope the runtime makes the console justice, I simply hope they don't hold back.

I suddenly expect a Pokémon based on Lego bricks now..

I don't know how this will affect the game currently, but there could be some changes. Isn't Niantic also the developer in the first place, does that mean the people who continually operate the game will also change?

I remember how tiring it was to once again buy individually most of Nintendo's classic catalog of games during the Wii U and 3DS era at some price. Between that and this sudden limitation of games being removed from the service... What could be reasonable for players? Packs of classic games at a cheap price?
What I currently hope for the service is for Nintendo to introduce a Game Pass-like subscription model for Switch games, but definitely not necessarily for the biggest and/or first-party games.

Metroid Prime 4 is still much more convincingly a Switch 2-looking game, even if it is actually running on a Switch 1.
Another thing to note is how they have seemingly removed the Physically-Based rendering element for this game compared to Scarlet and Violet, which explains why Pokémon lack textures and overall, the surroundings look less detailed or textured, that should also ease performance issues, besides the fact it's an open-city game.

But really, if this was running on Switch 2 it should look like a Insomniac game...

I know they are indeed making a new game, but it looks a bit far off the Switch 2's first year and months. I would prefer if the save the biggest (and relatively near-term) first-party news for a prospective June Direct. They can focus on the basics in the upcoming direct, and maybe just tease or announce some blockbusters coming for its first year.
Also, speaking of Visions of Mana and Switch 2... you know what I mean.

Mandatory download? Maybe it's not a surprise, but still a bit of a nuisance.
About Switch 2, I'm sure backwards compatibility could do wonders here, hopefully it can also deal with those bigger sizes, maybe by finally utilizing 64GB cartridges

Online components? It seems this game may include some offline content, possibly hinting at a single-player Stadium-like mode.
But what if you just want to play online with your Pokémon from Home? I hope they at least consider that simple aspect both in mobile and console.

@Gatorclops Oh yeah... fortunately not a pattern. But I think what I really meant is that it looks unbalanced. Some things are not clear right now, but maybe further insight or more info could give more answers. There's a Johto connection seemingly.

If the numbers are closer to a PS4 Pro, then I guess that also includes the Xbox Series S. Both also have very similar performance metrics, but the XSS has CPU and GPU tech a generation ahead, which the Switch 2 should also include (with DLSS too of course).
But yeah, in general this game is pretty demanding currently. Even the Steam Deck had issues, to the point only an ROG Ally could run it acceptably the least.
I expect further optimization though patches that could make a Switch 2 port more feasible. At this point, I don't care for these (or possibly more) cutbacks if we're talking about PS5-caliber games, they will still look better than a compromised Switch 1 port.
But it doesn't look to likely it'll come to Switch 2 on its first year at least, maybe Capcom would first port MHW to the Switch before working on a handheld port of Wilds.

By complacent, does he mean "conformist" or "pandering"? That wasn't very clear, but both words have a very opposite meaning in this case.
Also, is it just me or has it been a long time since Game Freak was avaliable for interviews?

Exp. Share is back once again... fortunately Legends Arceus made good use of it by making all opposing Pokémon overpowered

With Pokémon Champions possibly becoming the new norm for competitive play, the mainline games could bring in more innovations for the battle system. Not this exactly though, this feels like an evolution to the PLA battle style, which simplified the battle system and discarded abilities and held items. This time though, Mega Evolution will boost your Pokemon to potentially OP levels without disrupting the competitive balance (maybe), now this becomes interesting...

I don't think the traditional RPG system will go anywhere and there will still be place for the traditional system on the mainline games, but there's definitely more potential for diversity.

I won't be surprised if the Pokédex expands as time goes on, but it's still yet to be seen how it's going to synergize with the mainline games from now on.

@Gryffin Possibly, or at least in some sense. There's kind of a difference in how characters move, and the speed of their movements compared to PLA. This game in comparison seems to be using a derivative of the Scarlet and Violet engine. I think both have the same basis, but the PLA team modified it slightly to give the player more interactivity with its surroundings.
Maybe I haven't seen enough gameplay or hands-on with it, maybe it will feel closer to PLA since most of its mechanics will return, but at this point, I wonder when the animations will become more immersive..

Is this the competitive Pokémon game I always imagined would be perfect pinnacle for the competitive scene?
This game could forever change the way Pokémon games are made. Every new game, they usually tend to focus on the multiplayer aspect maybe too much, to the point of making the main story look like a tutorial for the online battles, maybe even affecting the uniqueness of the game.

But not everything's clear right now, first of all, it should be free-to-start. Why making it paid when you need the Pokémon from the mainline games in the first place? Unless they offer rental Pokémon or even a main story component, there's no need to make it less accessible by asking you for a price.
Why not make them paid components then? For a mainline game, microtransactions would be unacceptable, but in this game, it feels like a good option, if it's free to begin with.

I feel this game deserves its own presentation. And of course, with the focus on battles, this is the chance to finally make more cinematic animations, better not waste it!

These are the pretty well-known basics of X and Y. This considered, something tells me this game could be a perfect succesor to the Gen 6 games and their mechanics. If only we could explore the entire region, these could feel like that even more...

Oh... who knew everybody would get the starters wrong? But it's still strange I mean, two Gen 2 starters and one from Gen 5... that's inconsistent compared to Legends Arceus, what will they have in common?
And it's good to see Mega Evolutions coming back too. But in general, it would've been more exciting had they revealed at least one new critter.. or new form. Maybe we'll have to wait, this game looks more AAA the more I see them giving it the main title treatment, including a full map of the city... and who knows if we could explore anything else in the Kalos region.

Okay... not too bad, but not that great either. In fact, ironically, it was pretty solid until the Pokémon Legends Z-A trailer, which besides the later-than-expected release date, only left us wanting more... yet they gave us a deep dive worthy of a first announcement. Too bad, I expected my Pokémon mood to come back for this moment, but I guess it'll have to wait

At least they could appear on the Switch 2 Direct... maybe... if they talk about cross-gen at least.

They're still using the same 3DS-era engine, that is apparent not in the visual quality, but how the world works in general. Similar animations, simlar movement mechanics, similar interactivity... I really hope they finally rework the engine for the next generation to allow for more movement freedom, in fact, that was what made Legends Arceus different from the other games, it's like the engine there was different in more respects.

Still, I won't lose hope in this game's cross-gen potential for the franchise. Not even 4K resolution could hide the fact these buildings are basically textured boxes, the development team must play the Insomniac Spider Man games ASAP

This trailer definitely looked like a first look more than a full overview. It surely had a very long development time....
Okay, maybe this game will be a bit more "AAA" compared to Legends: Arceus, I mean, how could they otherwise explain the "late 2025" release date? To polish a game like they never did before? Come off, it's not like it has the most detailed assets to work with...
Or maybe it was announced too early last year? I don't know, they're always making games...

Again, the could've announced this after revealing the first Switch 2 exclusives and first-party projects.
I would expect them to work on Switch 2 games sometime later, but with all the cross-gen talk and backwards compatibility, it also leads to one premature question: Will Nintendo offer a 10$ upgrade path to Switch 2 updates?

Yes, that question is definitely too early to think about, but similar to what Sony does, offering exclusive gameplay features besides an update in visual settings is something they could make the most of, even if (luckily) no extra price is needed. It would be the natural evolution to the "Wii U port" route we've seen on the Switch 1 generation.

I see, that's also the reason why during Switch's first year, Gold Points couldn't be used on Switch games at all, and Game Vouchers came to be two years after the Switch launch
Those small bonus points were always useful for smaller, cheaper games, that's how I got to download some small DLC when I couldn't even pay for them. No matter how small it is, even the littlest incentive can led to comfortable stories.
Still, I don't understand is why announcing this already now, they could've announced this for April for it to feel less abrupt. And how will they replace this incentive? I don't know, but they better talk everything about Online (AND My Nintendo) for the April Direct.

I hope they focus on both the console and the games, but mainly the console itself, like, mainly focus on showing its capabilities, hardware, online, possible accesories and then they can talk about its first games and projects. That could pave the way for a June presentation that focuses completely on Switch 2 games.

You would think a developer like Capcom would've been contacted by Nintendo themselves about the Switch 2 and they would be one of its first developers... maybe they do, but for some reason not the Monster Hunter team, that is despite the fact the franchise has always been successful on Nintendo's platforms... Hmm...

Maybe this game is running on the same engine as Monster Hunter Rise, but it is touted as a sequel to Monster Hunter World (aka the game that never came to Switch...), completely open-world with the multiplayer focus the franchise is known for. Alongside games like Dragon's Dogma 2, this game will definitely be a plausible benchmark for what the Switch 2 could ever reach, it it does.
PS4-level "juice" won't be enough. Not even the Steam Deck could run the beta appropriately.
But the game is really looking promising, for me, I just hope it stands at least the miraculous chance of getting it, it could serve as a decent handheld equivalent to the big screen experience.
Or maybe they could just port MHW to Switch 2 at the start, then they would see the possibility of this game.

That translated price almost makes no sense... it's pretty much the price of the Switch OLED..
Even if the Switch 2 has a LCD screen in comparison, it still deserves to be higher to consider its value in the market, but not THAT high to make it unaffordable for the main customer. Basically, at least it must to what the Xbox Series S does in making current-gen gaming accessible, but with more popularity behind it

Nintendo could be considering making two models to give the customer more options in case it needs to cost more, maybe a digital-only model, one with less storage memory or anything? With those options in mind $400 should be the average medium.

It's not surprising they decided to comment on EA Sports franchises specifically. It's more about how even with the success of the Switch, EA could never approach that audience without the hardware necessary to run their games, which meant it missed out on many of its other core franchises like Battlefield and Star Wars.
I wouldn't be surprised they played it safe for now, only releasing its core sports franchises (and maybe something like Skate), then afterwards, release some of their blockbusters to see if the Switch audience will be enough.

I hope to see the Jedi games come to Switch 2 at least, I feel they could work pretty well with motion controls.

Dual-screen shenaningans? I had an insane idea about that before the console was revealed. It's not likely because it can be hilarious to even think about it, but whaf Nintendo intends all the the Switch 1 consumers to use the console as a Gamepad while the new Switch 2 they bought is docked... to allow dual-screen gameplay.
Ok that's it, no questions please... just let's wait for more info

I don't know if Switch 2 can reach those numbers, but if I remember correctly, the PS1 was a major success milestone for the console industry back in the day with its 100 million units sold, only for the PS2 to surpass those numbers in just a matter of years.
The PS2 is probably the only case of a next generation console being more successful than its already record-breaking predecessor. Is the Switch 2 poised to become one too?
If these numbers speak correctly, I'm pretty sure most of its core base is ready to move on.

But what's the point of being bigger if there isn't anything more than a small game card? Unless....
The sake bigger being better I guess...

@MrCarlos46 Yeah that too, and that'll also depend on the game in question. I expect some current-gen games will need that native resolution to not lose graphical quality while using DLSS to increase that image quality.

540p to 1080p sounds like the ideal output for handheld mode, while 1080p to 4K sounds like the one for docked.
I hope the upscaling technology can still be called DLSS, or at least a custom variant of it with a different name if the patent can be considered different, but really, AI upscaling from the cloud sounds truly fascinating.

I see many are guessing it will cost 400$, but what if they make also announce a cheaper, digital-only model? What if that is the one that costs 400?
Considering how much the digital-only handheld PCs cost... I guess it should be a fair price depending on the tech it'll have, a digital-only option isn't impossible to think about.
https://www.nintendolife.com/features/talking-point-would-you-buy-a-digital-only-switch-2

Ninja Gaiden 4's looking very exciting, it's like PlatinumGames's first game tailored to the current generation!
I hope it has a chance of coming to Switch 2, even if it runs at 30fps

Aww man... I wish him the best luck on his new studio, but I also hope there's still that chance to complete the Astral Chain trilogy they always wanted, especially for Nintendo's upcoming console.
As for Platinum themselves, I don't know what's going on there to see this sudden talent exodus happen, especially on a studio that was founded to not depend on another publisher (in this case Capcom's) decisions to make the games they wanted. Ninja Gaiden 4 is looking exciting at least, and who knows if it could eventually arrive on Switch 2.
I just hope they can still do what they do best, you would think Nintendo should help on their supposed dire situation, considering they have always had the best relations ever since the Wii U days.

A slump in sales? Woah...
Something tells me these sales will be affected even more in general when official specs and capabilities of the Switch 2 are officially revealed, either positively or negatively depending on how powerful it would be, to stand the test of time at least.

Maybe because the PS5 hardware reveal wasn't alone in terms of accompanying trailers. The upcoming Direct will be its true showing, and hopefully that's where they can show all the new features.

Now that I think about it, both the PS5 and Switch 2 had similar first reveals, by focusing on the hardware itself (except for the VERY different music effects....). I guess this rules out a digital-only Switch 2 model?