I'd definitely love to see a Battle Royale something on this game, even if it's a dedicated mode itself and would require more optimization, that would be a showcase for the new console's abilities. For the meantime, 24 racers is interesting, it could either be the new standard or something customizable. Battle Mode would surely get crazy!
I hope this game takes the best notes from Tour i.e the character roster, the character-exclusive items and all the vehicles it introduced of course. No live service needed, I guess...
The resolution even seems to be the same as Mario Kart 8 without anti-aliasing, but at least Donkey Kong has fur, seemingly at least
Unless this is early footage, I have a feeling Nintendo will pull a Tears of the Kingdom with this game and instead of using the new horsepower to boost the visuals, they will use it to expand the gameplay itself, in this case, allowing 24 racers or so on a single track.
Still, considering those are Wii U-class visuals (that still ran at 59-60fps there no less), the rumoured specs and tech, as well as Nintendo's track record on in-house polish, you would assume they can do both things, especially because racing games tend to be the best ways to showcase your new tech.
I don't think it will be cross-gen, Nintendo seems to be implying "you want this all-new Mario Kart with all its new features? Buy the new console or stick with good old MK8 and its DLC lol"
Oh and open-world? Maybe, but I don't find it necessary to be honest, why not make an open world 3D Mario instead?
I would never call it a stopgap, it would make the console and all these years of waiting feel less valuable.
Overall, it definitely feels more like an evolution from Nintendo, rather than a revolution.
The name itself seems to prove this will be the generational successor to the Switch, but seemingly just that... no gamepad, no Wiimote, no dual-screen, no 3D sensor... something's missing here... I have an insane theory its connection with the original Switch, but it's so unvelieable that maybe I won't share it until either Nintendo does, or doesn't (have).
They haven't even talked about it specs, visual potential, screen resolution, or if it will be 4K on the TV at least (which frankly, wasn't even the selling point of the current-gen console trailers, it was all talked on their respective events)...
I just hope the best for the console, maybe you could assume it will be a success based on the current Switch's, but considering the competition it's going to have all-around (remember, iPhones are now capable of running the RE4 remake), they will have a lot of ground to NOT repeat the Wii U's mistakes.
The Wii U's first mistakes were confusion around the branding and the lack of clarity. Here, it's almost on the verge on making mistakes around convincement... why should the consumer consider it an evolution of the Switch 1? Can it prove to compete with the other handhelds? How will it coexist with the PS5 (PRO) and the eventual PS6?
I wonder if it also could have a scroll wheel... This functionalty has a lot of potential for many games, well mainly FPS and overall games that work perfect on PC, but there's also room for gameplay innovation, like, air hockey games, maybe on a Switch Sports 2 (or Switch Sports Resort)? That would be cool
It did what it should did and finally reveal the Switch's sucessor to the world, yet it definitely felt different compared to the first Switch trailer...
That trailer was a classic, it showcased people all-around playing like 4 teased games (and Karen of course!) and using the console on different ways, here it looks as if Nintendo took notes from Sony and Microsoft and choose to literally focus on the hardware itself, maybe thinking "ok, since the public already knows about the Switch, it's time to introduce them to the next generation, no need to showcase what they already know it does"
I get it, if they only wanted to focus on the evolution of the hardware itself, I think a better execution was possible, maybe with a person playing on the original Switch and then it suddenly transforms into the succesor in front of their eyes, then you show games that would never run on the Switch 1 (new name huh?) and of course, a first-party tease like Mario Odyssey back in the day (which in this case was a new Mario Kart)...
It seems the Switch 2 still has a lot of secrets under its sleeve, this trailer focused on what has mostly leaked before, but definitely not everything was leaked, what is that second USB port for? or the mysterious C button? Questions that will hopefully be answered later.
A new Mario Kart? I would have assumed they could've shown a new 3D Mario Game as a first-timer, but anyway, I don't know what to think I mean, years of DLC support for Mario Kart 8 for them to come with something that should be different enough I guess?
The visuals look to be running on what appears to be a modified Mario Kart 8 engine, which is fine I guess, but in a world of modern rendering techniques, there are some questions here about the quality of the visuals, unsurprisingly given this is the first Switch 2 title seen running on an actual console, maybe it's an early look?
Oh no, waiting once again months for more official information on a new console, it feels like the Xbox Series/PS5 waiting time again D:
I guess the leaks won't end here, impatience can be underestimated...
Besides, this is different from the original Switch pre-release era, when Nintendo hosted a live Nintendo Switch Presentation within a crowd of journalists, yet it's more akin to how modern game presentations are handled.
This will be the Switch 2's chance to be sold to the public, this is their equivalent to the all-important first blowout event, this will be Switch 2's SpaceWorld, E3 2006, E3 2012, Switch Presentation, etc...
How are they going to handle what should (assumingly) be the longest and most important Nintendo Direct ever yet? Time will tell.
It's okay, not official, but that doesn't mean it's not legit... blah blah. What I'm worried mostly is if what they said about it being already "avaliable on the black market" turns out to be true, I mean, buying a console that wasn't even revealed yet sounds crazy enough
That's it. So. many. LEAKS!!!! Between this, the Xbox handheld rumors, the PlayStation handheld rumors, the now 4-year+ generational gap, the PC handhelds, the latest phones running current-gen console games.... It feels like the only thing they haven't talked about is the potential new feature/innovation/gimmick that Nintendo is known for every console generation. I wanna know how powerful it will be too, but there must be something that makes it stand out compared to everything that came to be thanks to the original Switch, right?
...... right now I only have questions about its thickness, somehow it looks thicker than what it was previously leaked, but maybe that's just the accesory itself. Still, if only it was thick enough to support a strong battery... It would also be awesome if it truly shipped with those black-ish colors, they look cool.
Between this and the Chibi-Robo spiritual successor, it's nice and interesting to see many devs becoming independent and making new projects based on previously dormant IPs from big companies.
Why is everyone suddenly thinking this announcement means no Switch 2 news for the rest of the year? It's not like if there was a law related to announcement dates, remember the original Switch was properly revealed with no named games, it only showed some concepts of how they would work and run.
The release date being March is because of its anniversary by the way, if the Switch 2 releases or would be released by then, it would a nice cross-gen addition with backwards compatiblity.
Well this was a huge shocker, recently some sources claimed Nintendo would reveal the first details of the Switch 2 this week, and suddenly they surprise us with something else! This feels a bit trolling, but most importantly, it's a good announcement at least.
That release date is curious, since that's the date many are expecting Switch 2 to release. That is actually the date of the game's 10th anniversary, any close timing with the Switch 2 is a coincidence.
I was personally thinking this game would get a remaster, but mainly for the Switch 2 and that it would've been a huge change. It seems this is running on the updated XC3 engine, but on the Switch's successor, it could look even better. Is this still the biggest open-world yet?
This could be actually helpful for many, it's the closest thing to Iwata's plans for Quality of Life back then... the announcement timing though? It's just Nintendo being playful with their fans as always lol But it does make me ponder if there could be another hardware announcement for this month. Nintendo can be so unpredictable, but I still remember that picture of Mario peeking behind a curtain on social media
And do you think if Nintendo was currently like the other players in the industry, would they also be facing challenges? Or the other way around, if they shared their success with the many developers that want to make games for their console, but need the right hardware to do so.
I just wonder if it can be at least as powerful as the Xbox Series S so it can run current-gen games, DLSS or not. I mean, look at what the iPhone 15 is doing!
I wanted the MvC series to come to a Nintendo console for a long time, so this feels like a dream finally coming true, and in a very complemented way to boot
It was mostly plentiful of remasters, but still solid considering its one of (if not the) the final Switch-only Directs. Maybe it discounts the usual September Direct, but at least I hope for more news on Mario & Luigi and Zelda soon. I just wonder, when will Nintendo finally switch things up by unveiling the Switch successor.
The fact there aren't even reasons for this makes this a lot more baffling. I suggest to not believe those rumours until we get to, October for instance, and then we'll see if they have finally talked about the Switch 2 or not, and who gets the last laugh.
Not your typical Nintendo, it's definitely a mystery. Maybe it could be a game for this October, if it wasn't for the fact this looks like a Switch 2 game teaser. Maybe Nintendo is also impatient to reveal its new console?
So it's an AA game, not related to Emio, right? Or maybe they could be working on it, I like when Nintendo partners with other devs to make new first-party titles (technically second-party if it's not in-house, but Nintendo still publishes them and owns the IP)
It will definitely look best on the Switch 2, these games rely heavily on detail. It would also be interesting to see if the Medium could run there too.
Studio Giggex, I thought it was Powerhouse for a second, since they made some short 2D trailers for recent games too. Oh so many animation studios out there, they deserve to work on more long-form series!
We haven't seen Sonic this "anime" since Sonic X. It makes me wish for a longer animated series in this style, but maybe more based on the Sonic comics, that would be awesome to see tbh
Halo 4-5, Uncharted 4, Gears 4/5, Pikmin 4.... You're right that they weren't groundbreaking to their franchises like BoTW was. What they DID were, though, were bigger, more expansive, technologically advanced iterations of them. Visually at least, MP4 is coping with that, though I still need to see more.
I don't want this game to be revolutionary to the point of not being Metroid Prime, what I want for it is to use the technology, horsepower and development time it has to create new gameplay opportunities, expansive worlds (open areas at least), a more immersive narrative, it has the chance to be Nintendo's western-developed masterpiece, to remind everybody what the new and bigger Retro Studios is truly capable of.
I think Nintendo intentionally made the first trailer look as familiar as possible so that we players can understand that this is indeed Metroid Prime at base. Who knows, then, what they will show after (hopefully we get a Metroid Direct someday!)
I still wonder how it would look on the Switch 2, there's plenty of chance for new effects and detail. Maybe we needed the Uncharted 4 E3 2014 trailer disclaimer there lol
It's running at 60fps on the base Switch, that is impressive.
But how? Is it related to the game's size and scope? Hopefully not, this needs to be the biggest Metroid game ever.
It was previously rumored the game would feature open areas at least, but from what I'm seeing, it's looking as contained as the previous mainline Metroid games. Maybe we need to know more info soon?
The game is looking pretty beautiful, yes. But if you look closely at the screenshots, you can see some small rough edges inherent to the Switch's limitations, mainly about detail. Not to mention, the resolution which clearly caps at 720p.
It's very impressive how they're making this look like a modern Doom game running at 60fps on the Switch, but it can look even better than that. With higher polygon counts, more reflections, geometry tesselation... maybe even more than just detail, like enemy counts and scope size.
They chose performance with this game, now they can choose to enhance the visual detail for the Switch 2.
I still remember Midori saying this Direct would be 'peak' compared to the most recent Xbox Showcase. This presentation was magnificent, being the Switch swansong it was, there were pretty good and colorful surprises there, and exciting announcements that I wasn't expecting even!
But without Switch 2 reveals, there were few chances it could even match the Xbox Showcase. I still want those Zelda remasters and Silksong... Oh well, Metroid was there, and that was definitely something huge.
That age-restricting divide is unnecessary really. But alas...
Perfect Dark... it's good to see this classic N64 game on the service
I wonder why they waited for this moment.
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Yeah I know...!
This is one of my favourite announcements. I suspected Grezzo was making a new 2D Zelda game, but giving it a twist and breaking new conventions?
Since this is Nintendo we're talking, I trust how innovative this will be. And it surely is. Zelda is the protagonist this time, and all the new mechanics look very interesting and enticing. I sense a lot of potential with the summoning staff.
Maybe with the Switch 2 you can summon everything at once
Okay, that's definitely a lot of Mario games recently, but hey, this was common in the 3DS era, just like the desire of seeing a new Mario & Luigi game
But it's very very original. In fact, these characters could suit another franchise or medium easily. There's your potential for adaptations
Biggest Mario Party ever? Well just how big is big? It looks interesting because maybe the developers have finally nailed the formula and are now testing new waters with experimentation. I wonder how big it will be.
When Nintendo unveiled the NX back in March 2015, it left a big room for companies to at least mention its codename during press releases. Remember Project Sonic 2017? Yeah you do
I wish Nintendo consoles joined the fun of being multiplatform, especially after Valorant was announced for current-gen consoles only. Still, I enjoyed the presentation for focusing on developers and variety instead of simply big franchises and blockbusters, it felt so necessary after the tumultous state of affairs in the industry. In fact, seeing a huge diversity of games, initiatives (Outersloth!), newcomers like Blumhouse and so much more in the Day of the Devs presentation was a remark of how resilent, productive and profitable the game industry is.
Also, I liked how big the animation presence was in this event, the amount of amazingly animated trailers seen every minute, there's so much diversity to consider here.
At first I thought this would be an expansion to Lego Fortnite, but then I realized it's an actual separate Lego game, a PlayStation franchise coming to Switch... things got pretty surprising there
The game's performance will be key on influencing the future direction of the series. Now that the new generation of Intelligent System's devs have experienced the "classic Paper Mario" knowledge, they just need the feedback.
I think it's very obvious that $60 is definitely too much for remasters/faithful remakes in general, as the commenters have already pointed out.
In Paper Mario TTYD vs. Luigi's Mansion 2, the difference is even clearer. I think for the Paper Mario remake $50 would be high enough, but for LM2? The price shouldn't be higher than $30. It already had a fair price on the 3DS, over ten years ago!
For some reason Nintendo works like this currently. Who knows, maybe it'll take more AAA games for the upcoming console for them to realize how uneccessarily high those prices are, especially considering the popularity of these franchises (I know, high demand means inflation, but that is not an excuse for other publishers to do that to their beloved remasters)
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Re: Poll: So, How Would You Feel About 24 Racers In Mario Kart 9?
I'd definitely love to see a Battle Royale something on this game, even if it's a dedicated mode itself and would require more optimization, that would be a showcase for the new console's abilities.
For the meantime, 24 racers is interesting, it could either be the new standard or something customizable. Battle Mode would surely get crazy!
Re: Mario Kart 9: Full Character Roster List - Every Racer Confirmed So Far
I hope this game takes the best notes from Tour i.e the character roster, the character-exclusive items and all the vehicles it introduced of course. No live service needed, I guess...
Re: Silksong Fans Think They've Narrowed Down The Big Announcement
Oh boy, I wonder if this game was tied to the Switch 2 all the way back since 2019 o.o
Re: Is Nintendo Switch 2 Backwards Compatible?
If you peek at the official Nintendo site, you may have noticed Mario Kart 8 Deluxe isn't shown among other titles as backwards compatible. Hm...
https://www.mariowiki.com/images/f/ff/Switch_2_backwards_compatible_games.png
Re: Round Up: Video Game Industry Reacts To Nintendo's Switch 2 Announcement
The Ruffy and the Riverside post is very amusing when you walk through memory lane:
https://nintendoeverything.com/riverside-planned-for-nx/
Re: The Switch eShop Is A Nightmare, So We've Made Our Own "Better eShop"
Thank you so much!
Augh, the Switch 2 eshop better look like this!
Re: Feature: Everything You Missed In The Switch 2 Mario Kart Reveal - Characters, Features, Easter Eggs
The resolution even seems to be the same as Mario Kart 8 without anti-aliasing, but at least Donkey Kong has fur, seemingly at least
Unless this is early footage, I have a feeling Nintendo will pull a Tears of the Kingdom with this game and instead of using the new horsepower to boost the visuals, they will use it to expand the gameplay itself, in this case, allowing 24 racers or so on a single track.
Still, considering those are Wii U-class visuals (that still ran at 59-60fps there no less), the rumoured specs and tech, as well as Nintendo's track record on in-house polish, you would assume they can do both things, especially because racing games tend to be the best ways to showcase your new tech.
I don't think it will be cross-gen, Nintendo seems to be implying "you want this all-new Mario Kart with all its new features? Buy the new console or stick with good old MK8 and its DLC lol"
Oh and open-world? Maybe, but I don't find it necessary to be honest, why not make an open world 3D Mario instead?
Re: Reaction: Nintendo Pins Hopes On Familiar Fun With Switch 2
I would never call it a stopgap, it would make the console and all these years of waiting feel less valuable.
Overall, it definitely feels more like an evolution from Nintendo, rather than a revolution.
The name itself seems to prove this will be the generational successor to the Switch, but seemingly just that... no gamepad, no Wiimote, no dual-screen, no 3D sensor... something's missing here... I have an insane theory its connection with the original Switch, but it's so unvelieable that maybe I won't share it until either Nintendo does, or doesn't (have).
They haven't even talked about it specs, visual potential, screen resolution, or if it will be 4K on the TV at least (which frankly, wasn't even the selling point of the current-gen console trailers, it was all talked on their respective events)...
I just hope the best for the console, maybe you could assume it will be a success based on the current Switch's, but considering the competition it's going to have all-around (remember, iPhones are now capable of running the RE4 remake), they will have a lot of ground to NOT repeat the Wii U's mistakes.
The Wii U's first mistakes were confusion around the branding and the lack of clarity. Here, it's almost on the verge on making mistakes around convincement... why should the consumer consider it an evolution of the Switch 1? Can it prove to compete with the other handhelds? How will it coexist with the PS5 (PRO) and the eventual PS6?
Re: Joy-Con Mouse Functionality Seemingly Confirmed In Switch 2 Trailer
I wonder if it also could have a scroll wheel...
This functionalty has a lot of potential for many games, well mainly FPS and overall games that work perfect on PC, but there's also room for gameplay innovation, like, air hockey games, maybe on a Switch Sports 2 (or Switch Sports Resort)? That would be cool
Re: Poll: So, What Did You Think Of The Switch 2 Reveal?
It did what it should did and finally reveal the Switch's sucessor to the world, yet it definitely felt different compared to the first Switch trailer...
That trailer was a classic, it showcased people all-around playing like 4 teased games (and Karen of course!) and using the console on different ways, here it looks as if Nintendo took notes from Sony and Microsoft and choose to literally focus on the hardware itself, maybe thinking "ok, since the public already knows about the Switch, it's time to introduce them to the next generation, no need to showcase what they already know it does"
I get it, if they only wanted to focus on the evolution of the hardware itself, I think a better execution was possible, maybe with a person playing on the original Switch and then it suddenly transforms into the succesor in front of their eyes, then you show games that would never run on the Switch 1 (new name huh?) and of course, a first-party tease like Mario Odyssey back in the day (which in this case was a new Mario Kart)...
It seems the Switch 2 still has a lot of secrets under its sleeve, this trailer focused on what has mostly leaked before, but definitely not everything was leaked, what is that second USB port for? or the mysterious C button? Questions that will hopefully be answered later.
Re: New Mario Kart 9 Teased For Switch 2
A new Mario Kart? I would have assumed they could've shown a new 3D Mario Game as a first-timer, but anyway, I don't know what to think I mean, years of DLC support for Mario Kart 8 for them to come with something that should be different enough I guess?
The visuals look to be running on what appears to be a modified Mario Kart 8 engine, which is fine I guess, but in a world of modern rendering techniques, there are some questions here about the quality of the visuals, unsurprisingly given this is the first Switch 2 title seen running on an actual console, maybe it's an early look?
Re: Nintendo Will Hold A Switch 2 Direct Presentation In April
Oh no, waiting once again months for more official information on a new console, it feels like the Xbox Series/PS5 waiting time again D:
I guess the leaks won't end here, impatience can be underestimated...
Besides, this is different from the original Switch pre-release era, when Nintendo hosted a live Nintendo Switch Presentation within a crowd of journalists, yet it's more akin to how modern game presentations are handled.
This will be the Switch 2's chance to be sold to the public, this is their equivalent to the all-important first blowout event, this will be Switch 2's SpaceWorld, E3 2006, E3 2012, Switch Presentation, etc...
How are they going to handle what should (assumingly) be the longest and most important Nintendo Direct ever yet? Time will tell.
Re: Nintendo Breaks Silence On 'Switch 2' Image And Video Leaks
It's okay, not official, but that doesn't mean it's not legit... blah blah.
What I'm worried mostly is if what they said about it being already "avaliable on the black market" turns out to be true, I mean, buying a console that wasn't even revealed yet sounds crazy enough
Re: 'Switch 2' Ergonomic Grip Case Surfaces On Amazon
That's it. So. many. LEAKS!!!!
Between this, the Xbox handheld rumors, the PlayStation handheld rumors, the now 4-year+ generational gap, the PC handhelds, the latest phones running current-gen console games.... It feels like the only thing they haven't talked about is the potential new feature/innovation/gimmick that Nintendo is known for every console generation. I wanna know how powerful it will be too, but there must be something that makes it stand out compared to everything that came to be thanks to the original Switch, right?
Re: Is This Our Best Look Yet At 'Switch 2'?
...... right now I only have questions about its thickness, somehow it looks thicker than what it was previously leaked, but maybe that's just the accesory itself. Still, if only it was thick enough to support a strong battery...
It would also be awesome if it truly shipped with those black-ish colors, they look cool.
Re: Video: Ratatan, A Rhythm Roguelike From The Team Behind Patapon, Scores A New Trailer
Between this and the Chibi-Robo spiritual successor, it's nice and interesting to see many devs becoming independent and making new projects based on previously dormant IPs from big companies.
Re: Reaction: With Xenoblade Chronicles X On Switch, The Wii U's Demise Is Complete
Why is everyone suddenly thinking this announcement means no Switch 2 news for the rest of the year? It's not like if there was a law related to announcement dates, remember the original Switch was properly revealed with no named games, it only showed some concepts of how they would work and run.
The release date being March is because of its anniversary by the way, if the Switch 2 releases or would be released by then, it would a nice cross-gen addition with backwards compatiblity.
Re: Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Confirmed For Switch
Well this was a huge shocker, recently some sources claimed Nintendo would reveal the first details of the Switch 2 this week, and suddenly they surprise us with something else! This feels a bit trolling, but most importantly, it's a good announcement at least.
That release date is curious, since that's the date many are expecting Switch 2 to release. That is actually the date of the game's 10th anniversary, any close timing with the Switch 2 is a coincidence.
I was personally thinking this game would get a remaster, but mainly for the Switch 2 and that it would've been a huge change. It seems this is running on the updated XC3 engine, but on the Switch's successor, it could look even better. Is this still the biggest open-world yet?
Re: Pokémon Developer Game Freak Reportedly Hacked, Massive Amounts Of Data Allegedly Leaked
I know it's been so much time, but please give the Pokémon devs a chance to surprise everyone, this is so severe to them... Gen X and the Switch 2 are suppossed to be surprises, so don't think too much about them. Synapse though? Whatever that is, it is definitely something in development, so the surprise shouldn't be ruined either.
Development on Legends Z-A is finished? That doesn't line with some leakers saying it won't arrive early next year, I guess Game Freak is making sure it is bug-free for a long time.
Truly a lot was leaked, really. Maybe even very exciting non-game stuff in fact. It's like Game Freak has been planning a resurgence for the franchise coming eventually. That would've been like a dream if it was the Pokémon franchise equivalent of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDgR1FRJnF8
Re: Forget 'Switch 2', Nintendo Has Just Revealed An Official Alarm Clock
This could be actually helpful for many, it's the closest thing to Iwata's plans for Quality of Life back then... the announcement timing though?
It's just Nintendo being playful with their fans as always lol
But it does make me ponder if there could be another hardware announcement for this month. Nintendo can be so unpredictable, but I still remember that picture of Mario peeking behind a curtain on social media
Re: Ex-Nintendo President Reggie Fils-Aimé Is Keen To Discuss The State Of The Industry
And do you think if Nintendo was currently like the other players in the industry, would they also be facing challenges? Or the other way around, if they shared their success with the many developers that want to make games for their console, but need the right hardware to do so.
Re: Rumour: Supposed 'Switch 2' Design Photos And Specs Surface Online
I just wonder if it can be at least as powerful as the Xbox Series S so it can run current-gen games, DLSS or not.
I mean, look at what the iPhone 15 is doing!
Re: Poll: With 'Switch 2' Rumours Swirling, Will There Be A September Direct This Year?
We already got a Partner Showcase recently, but to be incredibly honest, I just want to see that Mario peeking behind a curtain again...
Re: Review: Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics (Switch) - A Stunning Showcase Of '90s Fighter Evolution
I wanted the MvC series to come to a Nintendo console for a long time, so this feels like a dream finally coming true, and in a very complemented way to boot
Re: Reaction: Shadow Drops & Surprises - A Stuffed Direct With Something For Everyone
It was mostly plentiful of remasters, but still solid considering its one of (if not the) the final Switch-only Directs. Maybe it discounts the usual September Direct, but at least I hope for more news on Mario & Luigi and Zelda soon. I just wonder, when will Nintendo finally switch things up by unveiling the Switch successor.
Re: Rumour: Game Developers Supposedly Told Not To Expect Switch "Successor" In Current Financial Year
The fact there aren't even reasons for this makes this a lot more baffling. I suggest to not believe those rumours until we get to, October for instance, and then we'll see if they have finally talked about the Switch 2 or not, and who gets the last laugh.
Re: 'Emio' Includes A Lot Of Horrific Mature Themes, According To Its Rating
Not your typical Nintendo, it's definitely a mystery. Maybe it could be a game for this October, if it wasn't for the fact this looks like a Switch 2 game teaser. Maybe Nintendo is also impatient to reveal its new console?
Re: Horror Dev Bloober Team Says It's Working On A New Project For Nintendo Platforms
So it's an AA game, not related to Emio, right? Or maybe they could be working on it, I like when Nintendo partners with other devs to make new first-party titles (technically second-party if it's not in-house, but Nintendo still publishes them and owns the IP)
It will definitely look best on the Switch 2, these games rely heavily on detail. It would also be interesting to see if the Medium could run there too.
Re: Here's Your First Look At Sonic X Shadow Generations: Dark Beginnings
Studio Giggex, I thought it was Powerhouse for a second, since they made some short 2D trailers for recent games too. Oh so many animation studios out there, they deserve to work on more long-form series!
We haven't seen Sonic this "anime" since Sonic X. It makes me wish for a longer animated series in this style, but maybe more based on the Sonic comics, that would be awesome to see tbh
Re: Soapbox: Marvel Vs. Capcom Was The Unsung Hero Of The June Nintendo Direct
As the first time they're coming to a Nintendo system, I couldn't be more excited either
Re: Capcom Announces Summer Showcase 2024, Airing Next Week
The simple fact RE7 is coming to Apple platforms is enough to make me wish for Switch 2 coverage already :/
Re: Nintendo Showcases All June 2024 Direct Games With Colourful New Graphic
We got Metroid Prime, a new Mario & Luigi game, a new Zelda game... it kinda reminds me of E3 2015, somewhat.
Re: Soapbox: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Won't Be The Franchise's 'BOTW Moment', And That's Okay
Halo 4-5, Uncharted 4, Gears 4/5, Pikmin 4....
You're right that they weren't groundbreaking to their franchises like BoTW was. What they DID were, though, were bigger, more expansive, technologically advanced iterations of them. Visually at least, MP4 is coping with that, though I still need to see more.
I don't want this game to be revolutionary to the point of not being Metroid Prime, what I want for it is to use the technology, horsepower and development time it has to create new gameplay opportunities, expansive worlds (open areas at least), a more immersive narrative, it has the chance to be Nintendo's western-developed masterpiece, to remind everybody what the new and bigger Retro Studios is truly capable of.
I think Nintendo intentionally made the first trailer look as familiar as possible so that we players can understand that this is indeed Metroid Prime at base. Who knows, then, what they will show after (hopefully we get a Metroid Direct someday!)
Re: No, The Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Trailer Was Not Running On 'Switch 2'
I still wonder how it would look on the Switch 2, there's plenty of chance for new effects and detail. Maybe we needed the Uncharted 4 E3 2014 trailer disclaimer there lol
Re: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Confirmed For Switch, Launching 2025
It's running at 60fps on the base Switch, that is impressive.
But how? Is it related to the game's size and scope? Hopefully not, this needs to be the biggest Metroid game ever.
It was previously rumored the game would feature open areas at least, but from what I'm seeing, it's looking as contained as the previous mainline Metroid games. Maybe we need to know more info soon?
Re: Gallery: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Is Looking Absolutely Stunning On Switch
The game is looking pretty beautiful, yes. But if you look closely at the screenshots, you can see some small rough edges inherent to the Switch's limitations, mainly about detail. Not to mention, the resolution which clearly caps at 720p.
It's very impressive how they're making this look like a modern Doom game running at 60fps on the Switch, but it can look even better than that. With higher polygon counts, more reflections, geometry tesselation... maybe even more than just detail, like enemy counts and scope size.
They chose performance with this game, now they can choose to enhance the visual detail for the Switch 2.
Re: Reaction: A Direct That Delivered, And Shows That Switch Still Has Plenty Of Pep
I still remember Midori saying this Direct would be 'peak' compared to the most recent Xbox Showcase.
This presentation was magnificent, being the Switch swansong it was, there were pretty good and colorful surprises there, and exciting announcements that I wasn't expecting even!
But without Switch 2 reveals, there were few chances it could even match the Xbox Showcase. I still want those Zelda remasters and Silksong... Oh well, Metroid was there, and that was definitely something huge.
Re: Nintendo Switch Online Gets Four New Additions Today, Including Zelda, Metroid, And Perfect Dark
That age-restricting divide is unnecessary really. But alas...
Perfect Dark... it's good to see this classic N64 game on the service
I wonder why they waited for this moment.
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Yeah I know...!
Re: New 2D Adventure 'The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom' Announced For This September
This is one of my favourite announcements. I suspected Grezzo was making a new 2D Zelda game, but giving it a twist and breaking new conventions?
Since this is Nintendo we're talking, I trust how innovative this will be. And it surely is. Zelda is the protagonist this time, and all the new mechanics look very interesting and enticing. I sense a lot of potential with the summoning staff.
Maybe with the Switch 2 you can summon everything at once
Re: 2022's Kitty Hit 'Stray' Is Coming To Switch For The Holidays
Its art direction is well preserved at least, it's looking pretty good to finally playing it on Switch
Re: We're Getting A Brand New 'Mario & Luigi' RPG This November
Okay, that's definitely a lot of Mario games recently, but hey, this was common in the 3DS era, just like the desire of seeing a new Mario & Luigi game
But it's very very original. In fact, these characters could suit another franchise or medium easily. There's your potential for adaptations
Re: Romancing SaGa 2 Is Getting A Full-Blown 3D Remake, And It Looks Gorgeous
That's evidently PC development footage that hid the button prompts, though I wouldn't be surprised if it looks similar the least on the Switch 2.
Re: Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics Will Get Super On Switch This Year
First time ever Marvel vs. Capcom comes to a Nintendo console. Oh I wanted this for so long...
Re: 'Super Mario Party Jamboree' Rolls Onto Switch This October
Biggest Mario Party ever?
Well just how big is big? It looks interesting because maybe the developers have finally nailed the formula and are now testing new waters with experimentation. I wonder how big it will be.
Re: Apple Arcade Smash 'Hello Kitty Island Adventure' Comes To Switch In 2025
Isn't that the game Butters played on his PC back in 2006? lol
Re: Nintendo Direct June 2024: Time, Where To Watch, What To Expect
They said they won't mention the Switch successor, but what about games for the Switch successor, huh?
Re: Poll: How Would You Rate The Summer Game Fest 2024 Opening Showcase?
When Nintendo unveiled the NX back in March 2015, it left a big room for companies to at least mention its codename during press releases. Remember Project Sonic 2017? Yeah you do
I wish Nintendo consoles joined the fun of being multiplatform, especially after Valorant was announced for current-gen consoles only.
Still, I enjoyed the presentation for focusing on developers and variety instead of simply big franchises and blockbusters, it felt so necessary after the tumultous state of affairs in the industry. In fact, seeing a huge diversity of games, initiatives (Outersloth!), newcomers like Blumhouse and so much more in the Day of the Devs presentation was a remark of how resilent, productive and profitable the game industry is.
Also, I liked how big the animation presence was in this event, the amount of amazingly animated trailers seen every minute, there's so much diversity to consider here.
Re: LEGO Horizon Adventures Is Coming To Switch, Confirmed For Holiday 2024
At first I thought this would be an expansion to Lego Fortnite, but then I realized it's an actual separate Lego game, a PlayStation franchise coming to Switch... things got pretty surprising there
Re: Japanese Charts: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Just About Beats Origami King
The game's performance will be key on influencing the future direction of the series. Now that the new generation of Intelligent System's devs have experienced the "classic Paper Mario" knowledge, they just need the feedback.
Re: Poll: Is $60 Too Much For Nintendo's Switch Re-Releases?
I think it's very obvious that $60 is definitely too much for remasters/faithful remakes in general, as the commenters have already pointed out.
In Paper Mario TTYD vs. Luigi's Mansion 2, the difference is even clearer. I think for the Paper Mario remake $50 would be high enough, but for LM2? The price shouldn't be higher than $30. It already had a fair price on the 3DS, over ten years ago!
For some reason Nintendo works like this currently. Who knows, maybe it'll take more AAA games for the upcoming console for them to realize how uneccessarily high those prices are, especially considering the popularity of these franchises (I know, high demand means inflation, but that is not an excuse for other publishers to do that to their beloved remasters)