westman98

Sounds like a form factor, cost, durability, and functionality nightmare (also a potential choking hazard for kids), Nintendo would be better to simply sell additional JoyCons with different button configurations or arrangements.

According to leaks, the Switch successor should have a built-in mic, so that shouldn't be a limitation anymore (assuming that was ever a limitation in the first place).

The reason why certain games don't get made at Nintendo is because there are no high-ranking producers interested in making them. It is really that simple. Small IPs like Pikmin and Famicom Detective Club are kept alive by Miyamoto and Sakamoto actively pushing for new entries to be developed; for Nintendogs, there doesn't seem to be any producer actively seeking to make a new title.

Elden Ring is the best-selling non-Nintendo Japanese-published game of all time, there is no way Nintendo isn't at least trying to get it on the Switch successor.

Nightreign is a spin-off that is a different genre (i.e. not a Souls game), but it appears to be reusing Elden Ring's assets, models, map, and engine, so if the original Elden Ring is ported to Switch successor, then this should too.

Dude may have earned Astro Bot a spot in the next Smash Bros with that acceptance speech.

These accessories are almost certainly based off of the leaked CAD models/dimensions from a few weeks ago as opposed to insider information from these accessory manufacturers themselves.

@Xenoblade-Fan
For a 2D Zelda game, charting at #8 at this time of the year is a great result. It's not a juggernaut IP like FIFA/FC or Call of Duty, nor is it bundled with hardware like Mario Kart or Switch Sports, nor has it gotten a price reduction.

Maybe Sony since they have had a successful handheld before (PSP) even if that didn't last long. The PlayStation brand is also very strong.

Microsoft? If they are struggling to compete in dedication home consoles where they have been a major player for well over 20 years, they stand no chance with handhelds where they have 0 experience.

@Farts_Ahoy
XDefiant is a Call of Duty-style arcade shooter, not an arena shooter.

Unlike Concord which flopped from the very beginning, XDefiant actually had a large number of players at launch and decent player reception. The fact that it is going to be shut down anyways is a testament to how poorly managed the game and Ubisoft as a whole is.

I can imagine this happening in 2025/26:

Switch: Crosses 159.99 million units sold
Sony: "Actually, the PS2 sold over 161 million units."

@Axecon
This doesnt really tell us anything about the Switch successor eShop. The mainland China eShop is already significantly different from all the other eShops as it only has a total of ~60 software applications (including DLC and free apps), of which only 17 of those are from Nintendo.

@Toastmaster
Handheld PCs are designed to run PC games, which is possible since PC games are designed to run on a range of different hardware spcifications, from low-end gaming laptops to top of the line rigs.

PS5 games are designed to run on the PS5 (and now PS5 Pro). That's it. There are no low-spec PS5 equivalents. For a PS5 handheld to work, developers would need to patch their games to run on this device because there is no way a handheld device will be able to run native PS5 games without significant downgrades.

How about no more massive corporate consolidations?

The only reason why this change was made is so that Shadow of the Erdtree can be nominated for (and possibly win) GOTY.

Rockstar is the one to blame for allowing the collection in such a poor state to begin with, not Grove Street Games.

This should surprise absolutely no one.

Monolith Soft's output on Switch has been quite impressive, 2 new games + 2 Definitive Edition remasters is nothing to sneeze at.

Sakurai has emphasized the importance of Smash Bros throughout several of his YouTube videos, the chances that this new game isn't the next Smash Bros title is very, very slim.

@Anti-Matter
Nonsense, the only Switch 2-related stuff to come out of this leak is its codename "Ounce." That's it.

Absolutely nobody will actually keep quiet, but good try I guess.

Nintendo saw AAA Clock and decides to make a competitor.

This must be what that FCC filing from a few weeks ago was referencing.

The most likely reason why there wasn't a September Direct this year is because Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is the only noteworthy Switch game in early 2025, and the Switch 2 will probably release at around that time.

Glad Soliani got out of the sinking ship that is Ubisoft just in time.

End of an era.

Most unofficial emulator development and maintainance is done by a tiny handful of software/firmware engineers, so those individuals being sued or paid to go away is going to be a huge hit to both Switch 1 and Switch 2 emulation.

So this model is basically a shell with no internal circuitry, ports, or vents, but it does have functioning conveyor belt-like scrolling shoulder buttons?

Nintendo's lawyers aren't a bunch of Saul Goodman wannabes. If they are suing for patent violations then it will be for patents that were first filed before Palword's launch.

Perhaps this is the Nintendo Quality of Life device that they announced 10 years ago (and then promptly forgot about once the Switch took off)?? The 24GHz mmWave sensor would make sense here.

The game that will actually shake up the charts next week is less so Zelda and moreso EA Sports FC25.

@Yosti
Yep, there is only so much that can be changed in the visual design of a device that is 90% a screen. The fact that the unit is (allegedly) significantly larger than the original Switch is already a big change.

@OldGamer999
Don't forget the stand.

Sony has raised the price of the PS5 three times in Japan in response to the devaluation of the Yen, and now the PS5 is more expensive in Japan than it is in the US. No surprise hardware sales have tanked.

With the PS5 Pro retailing at ¥120000, it will never recover.

$499 is still too much for Switch 2 but I'm starting to think that $449 could maybe work 😄

Now hear me out...

At least its not yet another Mario Kart bundle.

Hey, at least Emio did better than Concord 😐

Amazon is publishing the next Tomb Raider game, maybe that will be a Switch 2 release?

No, $500 is too much, regardless of how powerful the Switch 2 is.

$400 is perfect.

https://x.com/Chris_Dring/status/1665754232857800705
https://x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1671155958448529408

Dring said there wouldn't be June 2023 Nintendo Direct just less than 3 weeks before one actually happened.

Not to say that a post-March 2025 Switch successor release can't happen, but Chris Dring's sources have a poor record regarding Nintendo. If they don't know about Nintendo hosting a Direct that would happen 3 weeks later, I struggle to believe they know about something that won't happen 6+ months later.

Glad that the studio is alive, and this should be good news for a potential Switch/Switch 2 version.

Sad that other Tango IPs outside of Hifi Rush remain under Microsoft/Bethesda where they will likely not be used for a long, long time.

Borderland's box office take will be a fraction of that of other notable panned movies such as Morbius and Madame Web. To call this a disaster would be a gross understatement.

Anyone but Embracer Group

@Haruki_NLI
I don't actually think that Mario Kart Live is not a video game, my point is that it is a spin-off title that was never going to sell anywhere remotely as much as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in the same way that nobody expects Mario Golf to sell as much as Super Mario Odyssey.

@Haruki_NLI
Mario Kart Live is a spin-off, it hardly counts as some kind of legitimate sequel to Mario Kart 8 and honestly qualifies as more of a toy than a video game.

@Grumblevolcano
Super Mario Bros Wonder will be the game that kicks NSMBU Deluxe off the chart, though it probably won't happen until 2025.

Pokemon Legends Z-A will be big, but to outsell NSMBU Deluxe, it would have to significantly outsell Pokemon Legends Arceus, which I just don't see happening given how late it will release in the Switch's lifespan.

Decent Switch sales given it's age but it's definitely time for the Switch successor.

Nintendo Selects happened in the past because prior Nintendo platforms saw significant declines in software sales and active players in their twilight years. With Switch, software sales still remain strong (Nintendo sold 200 million Switch games in the last fiscal year, a decline from 217 million sold the fiscal year prior, but still a huge figure) so there is no need for Nintendo Selects anytime soon, if ever.

With that being said I think some of the smaller Nintendo IPs like Xenoblade, Metroid, Fire Emblem, Arms, Mario Tennis/Golf/Strikers (and other smaller Mario spin-offs in general), etc would benefit greatly from permanently price reductions.

Well that's kinda sad. I had fun with the first 2 Wii entries even if they were far from perfect.

When I step on a Shadow the Hedgehog LEGO piece:

@Cjam36
The actual sale figures are proprietary data locked behind a subscription to Circana which is quite expensive (thousands of dollars per month).

@link3710
No, it's because the PC version launched back in May.

@-wc-
You're free to share your personal opinions about those games but that really doesn't address the issue regarding increased development time/resources.