Nintendo will announce the successor to Nintendo Switch this fiscal year. A Direct focusing on Switch 2024 software will air in June.
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Probably not many Nintendo games releasing in the time though. I can see Metroid Prime 4 still releasing on Switch 2 now, but other than that, just a bunch of old games with a slightly new paint.
I can see the port and remake galore except FE4. Three FE games in six years are a bit too much. Silksong is a Microsoft thing. MP4 I think will be announced as a cross-gen title, so it's more likely to show up in the Switch 2 direct.
They gotta have an insane lineup by the time Switch 2 comes out, meaning they can release the games as they wish to boost quarters...
Let's see if we are indeed getting the Windwaker and Metroid Prime 2 Remaster port this year
Let's see if we are indeed getting the Windwaker and Metroid Prime 2 Remaster port this year
"Stuck"
This mentality needs to die, no game is ever stuck anywhere. Games are released on their intended consoles, period.
The confirmation of a Switch successor doesnt make the Switch a lesser console.
It was a ridiculous discourse with the 3DS, and now is even more nonsensical.
You understand that the longer they get it wrong, the more likely they are to be right on subsequent guesses?
They released their FY24 numbers today. So to probably ease angst from investors and knowing they'd probably be asked about their plans for FY25. They got ahead of it and had Furukawa announce that they will announce the successor within FY25 and the Direct date for next month to keep investors upbeat.
For now we can point out Metroid Prime 4 and Pokémon Legends ZA. They seem like bestsellers, don't you think? Surely Monolith soft will also launch the new RPG it has been working on for years
Ah okay, then yeah I guess that makes sense. Weird they didn't just wait until next month for the Direct to announce it but whatever.
Can't wait to see what the Direct has in store for the latter part of the year. Bring me that XCX port dropping that day and XCX2 later in the year. Yeah I know, I'm tired af right now and can't sleep.
I also think that they will launch the console in the first 6 months of the year
Oh yeah if I had to bet it would be a fall reveal + early 2025 release. But I don't think they know just yet when that would be so they hedged a bit when communicating with their investors.
FWIW, FE4 is a game very likely to exist, as it fits the missing internal numbering and has been rumoured for a long time as a game that is already finished. It's the kind of release that would fit perfectly near the end of the year for the rpg audience.
Silksong is not a MS thing, it's not because MS has it on gamepass day one that it becomes a MS thing. For half of the world xbox might not even exist (Europe/Japan) and I'm quite sure PC/Switch were the main platforms in salesnumbers. I assume it'll be multiplatform day one on everything, and for many people this will be a game they'll play on switch.
And for as far as we know MP4 is a switch release, and they can perfectly launch it in Q4, with a big switch "enhancements update" at the launch of switch 2, or even a DLC bundle.
If anything I would expect them to release a cheaper version of the Switch lite to get to these sales numbers. Traditionally it's the kids/parents and casual market that hops on cheaper consoles near the end of a generation. Something between 100-150, as they already have plenty of options in the +250 range. Also wouldn't be surprised if they stopped producing/selling certain models this year to focus on the models that do well in either sales or profits.
Those interested in a (more expensive) switch lite OLED are the same ones who know Switch2 is on the horizon and will probably wait it out.
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Right now we don't even know if Z-A will release before Switch 2. It could end up being a holiday 2025 release with Switch 2 releasing many month's earlier.
My guess is September or January reveal to a March or April 2025 launch.
It would make sense to launch with the start of their new fiscal year but who knows.
Hopefully 3D Mario and Kart are ready to go and maybe it's finally time for Metroid Prime 4 and 3D (or next) DK too
It would make sense to launch with the start of their new fiscal year but who knows.
Hopefully 3D Mario and Kart are ready to go and maybe it's finally time for Metroid Prime 4 and 3D (or next) DK too
-Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
-Luigi's Mansion 2 HD
-Metroid Prime 4
-Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition
-Fire Emblem 4 remake
And I'm sure they still have a few other things we don't know about to pad it out. Maybe those oft-rumored TP & TWW remasters/remakes will finally show up. Metroid Prime 2 & 3 Remastered, maybe. F-Zero GX remaster. Lots of rumored projects. Plus there's Pokemon Legends ZA that's probably a January 2025 game…
So yeah, they've still got plenty left in the tank to sustain Switch owners until launch. May be a lot of potential remasters or remakes, but it's something.
I feel like any major late Switch game will get a patch for Switch 2, but who knows.
According to rumors, Switch 2 will be backwards compatible with the Switch.
Maybe games could get patches/updates to improve performance on the Switch 2.
Im going with this. They wont have another Switch only direct after the June one instead having the Switch 2 reveal in October.
They probably don't know just yet where exactly it'll fall. I don't think it will be the end of 2025, it wouldn't even really be worth mentioning today if that were the case.
Switch got games like Witcher 3 and Kingdom Come. The biggest factor will be whether or not SE will pay for a port.
I think most of us that have been expecting a first half of 2025 release have been expecting an October-January announcement, which is perfectly in line with this confirmation.
This feels like water in the desert. Thank god they've at least acknowledged it. Figured they would because of the investor call but I know some weren't convinced it would definitely be mentioned for some pretty valid reasons.
Probably, given that the supposed delay we heard about only happened recently. And yeah I doubt it actually slips that far into 2025.
Early 2017 was the blowout for Switch, the announcement was October 2016.
A big blowout reveal in January next year with the release in May makes sense then, gives Switch one more holiday as the lead.
I think we'll see the console in October with a few games but then a big reveal in January
I think we'll see the console in October with a few games but then a big reveal in January
