Nintendo Switch 2

[Smacktard]

Metroid Prime 4

That one doesn't count

 

[Fool's Requiem]

you don't count

 

[Fool's Requiem]

fine, Metroid Prime 2 and 3 Remasters

 

[dimmerwit]

3D Mario plz

 

[VashTheStampede]

I know Kelly disagrees but if its another collectathon like Odyssey, it's a Day 1 for me.

 

[dimmerwit]

Same. If I see Odyssey 2 or a similar style announced for 2025 then that would probably tip me into a day 1 console purchase.

 

[Smacktard]

fine, Metroid Prime 2 and 3 Remasters

prime-minded

 

[Smacktard]

I know Kelly disagrees but if its another collectathon like Odyssey, it's a Day 1 for me.

if it's a collectathon that's challenging and doesn't have a bunch of filler animations to pad out the gameplay, i'm down to clown

edit: i should say tight platforming rather than "challenging"

 

[Spiner202]

Switch 1 systems are going to be dirt cheap on the secondary market when this gets released.

I'm wondering if it's best to trade in my Switch today or wait for a deal when the Switch 2 comes out. Most consoles get some sort of trade-in deal, but I could definitely see the value being better today than in 3 months.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

I know Kelly disagrees but if its another collectathon like Odyssey, it's a Day 1 for me.

Ooh, I like the theory that DK64 not being on the eShop still is an indication that there will be a remaster at some point. What if they announce that in April? They better include the "tag anywhere" feature that modders added or streamline the collecting so you're not swapping monkeys a million times and doing endless hours of backtracking.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Things I need them to announce in April:

DK64
Metroid Prime 2 and 3
New Star Fox game that is a rail shooter like the SNES and N64 games
New F-Zero game
Some game collection of one of their series, like Earthbound or Kid Icarus.
A Gamecube channel...

 

[dimmerwit]

Also as people online have pointed out the start grid for that Mario Kart 9 race has 24 grid slots...

 

[Fire Queen]

funniest part of that reveal video was the dramatic showing off of all the exact same ports and buttons on the main console lol

i kind of can't believe they just went with "switch 2" for the name but a) they are marketing directly to moms who don't know shit about video games (and have maybe learned their lesson from the Wii U) b) the most successful console of all time is also just the console name with a 2 after it

also i don't want to be a debbie downer but this is nintendo we're talking about here. we're not getting compilations or ports of anything. the switch will launch with the new mario kart and 1-2 Switch 2 and seven thousand shovelware games with either "Hentai" or "Ecchi" in the title. i want a new star fox game or kid icarus: uprising port just as much as the next person. not happening. i would love to be proven wrong but i've learned never to bet against nintendo when it comes to drip feeding to entitled gamers.

also in march it will mark eight years since the switch came out and there are still only two themes to pick from. such a far cry from checking the 3ds theme shop weekly

 

[VashTheStampede]

Hey there's 1 new button

 

[dimmerwit]

And one new USB-C port!

 

[Smacktard]

and seven thousand shovelware games with either "Hentai" or "Ecchi" in the title.

You knowing this is a thing probably says more about you than you're aware

 

[Fire Queen]

You knowing this is a thing probably says more about you than you're aware

go to the eshop and go to new releases and let me know how long it takes before you see one of those games lol. bonus points if it's clearly ai art

 

[Smacktard]

go to the eshop and go to new releases and let me know how long it takes before you see one of those games lol. bonus points if it's clearly ai art

Fair enough, I don't really use the eshop so I guess that's why I never saw it. That's pretty fkn wild though that they're that numerous and blatant on what's supposed to be a family-friendly console

 

[shortkut]

Isn’t the stand new?

 

[Fire Queen]

Fair enough, I don't really use the eshop so I guess that's why I never saw it. That's pretty fkn wild though that they're that numerous and blatant on what's supposed to be a family-friendly console

yeah, you would think nintendo would have the best moderation but it's just gone completely to shit. and granted im sure none of these games feature any actual nudity in any form (from looking at their store pages almost all of them are fucking slide puzzles lmao) but it's just so sad. scrolling through the eshop used to be a fun experience and now it's just miserable because 80% of the games (i desperately wish i was exaggerating) are cheap unity asset flips with ai art proudly featured on the store page to lure people in.

side note: nintendo used to push a weekly New Releases article to the News app on the switch that had a list of all the new releases on the eshop on a given week. they still do that, but now they require you click through to go to the actual eshop to see the games now. previously, the list was included in the news article. one of those lists included one of those games with Hentai in the title lol. i'm not positive but i feel like those two things are connected

Isn’t the stand new?

in the sense that it will actually function, yes. the kickstand on the current switch is the size of like two fingernails and offers just about as much support

 

[VashTheStampede]

go to the eshop and go to new releases and let me know how long it takes before you see one of those games lol. bonus points if it's clearly ai art

Honestly it's why I don't let my kids browse the eshop.

Its fuckin wild out there

 

[VashTheStampede]

To be clear, I'm worried about the AI art, not the hentai

 

[Tommy Boy]

i kind of can't believe they just went with "switch 2" for the name but a) they are marketing directly to moms who don't know shit about video games (and have maybe learned their lesson from the Wii U) b) the most successful console of all time is also just the console name with a 2 after it

I initially thought this, but then look at Sony.

Also the new joycons sliding around like mice. I did vaguely mention this capability on the first post (the "lasers" bit) but I didn't really think Nintendo would actually do it. At least if that's actually what's happening there rather than some artistic flourish.

Oh is this a thing? I thought it was just the video style but now I'm wondering if I missed something?

 

[dimmerwit]

Oh is this a thing? I thought it was just the video style but now I'm wondering if I missed something?

The leaks suggested that the joycons have sensors that would allow them to function like a mouse. Lenovo's Legion Go has a similar feature that the leaker compared it to.



Obviously a bit different as the Lenovo's are vertical and have a base, but it's the same principle.

No guarantees of course, but it's an oddly specific detail.

 

[VashTheStampede]

I initially thought this, but then look at Sony.

Its just a very un-Nintendo move IMO. Guess they learned from the Wii U

I was hoping for Super Switch the name of Mario's sex-tape

 

[dimmerwit]

To add to the above r.e. mouse functionality, some of the stills from the video clearly show the sensor above the connector in this image.

 

[Jawneh]

Those "R2 and L2" buttons in the back look weird. It kind of looks like they're designed for your middle finger to push or squeeze inward instead of how they normally are in post controllers.

 

[Tommy Boy]

Its just a very un-Nintendo move IMO. Guess they learned from the Wii U

I was hoping for Super Switch the name of Mario's sex-tape

........Super Switch.

Dang, you're right. Missed opportunities here.