Nintendo Switch #5

[robertmac43]

I'm excited to see what games come out at release/soon after.

Looks like Mario Kart will be part of that release window. Do we get Metroid Prime 4 at the start? What about a new 3D Mario game?

Lots to speculate on!

 

[Knave]

Pokemon has a game coming out and I'm not sure they announced anything beyond 2025.

 

[Oogie Boogie]

I'm excited to see what games come out at release/soon after.

Looks like Mario Kart will be part of that release window. Do we get Metroid Prime 4 at the start? What about a new 3D Mario game?

Lots to speculate on!

Metroid Prime 4 would be pretty big.
They have a good opportunity I believe to have a massive launch in regard to new releases.

 

[Seedtype]

I did like this one youtube comment:

That control stick spinning with style better be a flex for no upcoming drifting issues.

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

Also, I'm anticipating an Oct/Nov release date, based on the Switch 2 Direct timing in April.

Counterpoint: The Direct is scheduled for 3 months after the reveal (January -> April 2025). They did the same thing for the Switch (October 2016 -> January 2017). Switch launched 2 months after its' Direct (January -> March 2017). If they use that same timeline for the Switch 2, that would mean a June release.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Allegedly third party developers can now release any trailers they have for Switch 2 games.

 

[EpochLink]

Sweet, I have enjoyed my OLED Switch for quite awhile. A plus you can play switch games in this one too.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Interesting that they're not elaborating on it until April. There's a couple month gap with basically no releases. Have to assume there's some kind of direct before then.

Crazy that MK8 is over 10 years old. It's almost wild to see a new one.

 

[JaegerDice]

I'm happy as long as I can play my Switch gamed on it.

Ideally, some get a performance boost (like BOTW, so the towns and forest don't dip below 20 fps).

A new Mario Kart is an easy sell to the casual audience, so I get it, but I don't really know how much more then could add to MK8D to make me want another Mario Kart. Truth be told, very few of the tracks made since Double Dash have been great...

 

[Mikeaveli]

That trailer feels like something that was pushed out in response to the massive amount of leaks. At least backwards compatibility was announced.

 

[Jovavic]

That trailer feels like something that was pushed out in response to the massive amount of leaks. At least backwards compatibility was announced.

And we have the April 2 date for the in depth reveal, which we didn't have before.

 

[x Tame Impala]

So I can buy Civ 7 on Switch and be able to play it on the Switch 2?

 

[Jovavic]

So I can buy Civ 7 on Switch and be able to play it on the Switch 2?

Yessir

 

[PeteWorrell]

Backwards compatibility was a given. Nintendo have done it for most of their consoles except those that used a different format.