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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?

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

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!

We already got a Partner Showcase recently, but to be incredibly honest, I just want to see that Mario peeking behind a curtain again...

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

As the first time they're coming to a Nintendo system, I couldn't be more excited either

The simple fact RE7 is coming to Apple platforms is enough to make me wish for Switch 2 coverage already :/

We got Metroid Prime, a new Mario & Luigi game, a new Zelda game... it kinda reminds me of E3 2015, somewhat.

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

Its art direction is well preserved at least, it's looking pretty good to finally playing it on Switch

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

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.

First time ever Marvel vs. Capcom comes to a Nintendo console. Oh I wanted this for so long...

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.

Isn't that the game Butters played on his PC back in 2006? lol

They said they won't mention the Switch successor, but what about games for the Switch successor, huh?

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)

What about the RPG elements, or the challenge induced by its polished battle system? Now that the new development team experienced how it felt making TTYD, I suppose they now have knowledge of what made that game so deep. Of course, I also want future entries to preserve the innovation factor, but not at the expense of its core elements.

I'd be interesting to see how succesful it will be, and how that could potentially influence future Paper Mario entries.

I was surprised to see what is a clear impossible port trying to achieve 1080p docked mode, like it was 2018 all over again! Well this was the result, what looks like an intermediate between the PS3 and PS4 generation.

After finally reaching stability when the PS4/Xbox One released at the end of 2013, the rise of mid-budget games and the industry growth in general began after the release of the Nintendo Switch in 2017, many devs around the world noted such a big opportunity and thus, began an era of parallel growth for everyone in the industry, which led to it become massively profitable over the years after 2017.

How the heck, after these years of development increases, everyone firing on all cylinders, did it come to this? It makes no sense, it shouldn't have been this way, we should be seeing some optimization around studios who make too much, but never this kind of consolidation.
Look, I won't accept any of this until I give it reason. I have a consp--- belief that original Switch simply became too old for the big development picture ever since 2021, and that's why the Switch 2 could "save" this industry from shrinking, just like when the Switch generation brought growth to an stable, but mid industry before 2018.

@smoreon Oh, didn't noticed it would sound that chaotic

I have another theory, if you turn the "M" upside down in Muji, you get Wuji, which is the absence of yin and yang in Taoism. Since the Switch logo was made to resemble the yin and yang (which represented how it balanced the handheld and home console concepts), there's something to dig about there.

Basically, this means, before March 2025 we will see an announcement of the console! Nice way of not being specific!

But I seriously hope they don't make us wait for too long. The rumours previously said June would be the announcement of the console, and now they're saying a June direct will focus only on the current Switch. Like, what's with that? Are they really willing to test the patience of its audience like 8 years ago?!

Oooh... I still remember, still shuddering at every single mention of the word "NX" on this site. Right, @rumorlife?

It must be a huge disappointment to see a Nintendo-published game get this score. I knew the online focus would make this experience noticeably different than previous installments, but not to that extent of affecting the overall gameplay. At least I can hope for a sequel to Blue World if this one sells to expectations, but with the conseus about the game being mostly this, I don't know...

You're kidding, right?
Let's be clear with this once for all. This remake really pushes the Switch's capabilities to make it look even glossier than The Origami King, which was already a big, photo-realistic game and ran at 30fps as a result.
By comparison, the visual quality of the original game was more leaing on a simplistic stylization than actually pushing the GameCube hardware, as such, it could easily run at 60fps.
Besides, this won't be a problem if the Switch 2 is backwards compatible. Tearaway Unfolded on PS4 ran at 60fps at least, that is a minimum close comparison point.

Well it's not exactly what I thought it would be, but at least it's an entertaining spectacle while waiting for the sequel. It's just a reminder that the film universe can have a different feeling than what we're used with Sonic adaptations, as it focuses more on human-mobian(?) interactions than one single character alone.

Paramount+ is going well in terms of video game adaptations. No matter what you think of Halo, its viewership success serves as an access for more of them on the platform, like the recently-released ARK Animated Series that definitely deserves a watch.

It seems everybody has forgotten how much they wanted the original formula to come back and have forgotten the long road to this point... All I can say is, I really want to finish the only classic PM game I never played!

Right now this makes zero sense, but I really hope Nintendo knows what they're doing for the next months, I mean, what are they really planning to do with their schedule? Stop testing everybody's patience!

Maybe you should've been off watching Netflix's Skull Island, that was the one who deserved more attention than this!

It was about time ILCA's second game came to Switch, it's thanks to the sales of BDSP that they are becoming more prominent as developers after all.
I knew this would be possible on Switch, Dragon Quest XI S could serve as a proof of porting.

And to think the first time I saw Nintendo Network, I could only think of Nintendo finally making their move into more integrated online features. So many memories playing with 3DS online, especially Kid Icarus and Pokémon...

@The-Chosen-one
Whatever its power ends up being (hopefully, all this time waiting benefited the tech), we'll definitely still see impossible ports there, maybe stuff even the Steam Deck can't run well without the optimization a console port benefits. Saber will still be an useful partner.

The visual design and core experience are intact, and that's great for a game this caliber on Switch.

Considering the "typical" Switch port, this is a miracle on the same level as Crysis and Witcher 3. In fact, the sharpening filter gives the landscape a photoreal vintage look, a surprise for the Switch. Now what, it includes the more advanced Global Illumination solution from the PC version?! Now that's truly something to behold! Not even my 2018 self could've thought that'd be possible.
Now had this port existed 5 years ago, everybody would have lauded it as a tech showcase for the handheld.

What people want to know now is if the Switch 2 could run games like GTA 6 and Alan Wake 2. We'll definitely see this kind of "miraculous port" equivalent for the successor as the generation progresses, and that includes "next-gen" patches!