Nintendo Switch Thread

[Potato]

Moving this over from the shitbin thread because it's an interesting discussion.

Nintendo is super paranoid about people copying them, watch the innovation be the mouse feature and Pikmin and people will be like "omg Nintendo invented RTS" or something. (I'd still play the shit out of it)

They're not wrong, half the reason Switch 2 is underwhelming is the dozens of Switch 2s already out there. 
But they've really put themselves in a corner that if all they have is Mario Kart 9 and Metroid Prime 4 upscaled with mouse controls, folks will be like: "Wait, that's it?"

There has to be a new 3D Mario close to completion. It's been almost 8 years.
I also expect a sequel to Ring Fit now that they can sell a new ring because the new joycons won't fit in the old one. It won't be nearly as popular as the first one though.
I'm guessing Mario Kart and Metroid as launch games. Odyssey and Ring Fit sequels for the holidays. Maybe gamecube games on Nintento Online.

There has to be a 3D Mario at launch. Odyssey 2 has been rumoured for a while and 8 years is more than enough time considering Nintendo's first party output for the last few years has been remakes and low key titles.

MP4 will bring in the Nintentards who still think Nintendo is for the r/im14andthisisdeep crowd. It's not got the appeal of BotW, but it will get the hardcore enthused.

RingFit will surely tie in to the Alarmo thing.

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Watch Nintendo launch with ARMS 2 and Nintendoland 2 and big promises of games on the horizon.

[Nintex]

Latest rumor is Galaxy 3 instead of Odyssey 2.

But the only things I've seen evidence for is stuff like a Fire Emblem game in Unreal Engine 5. I haven't seen any sign of a launch window line-up like the Switch had in the first 12 months.
In fact, as far as I know they cancelled a few games including a Platinum Games title. 

I worry that it'll be a lot of games like Xenoblade Chronicles X and Breath of the Wild enhanced as Switch 2 releases and many games releasing on both systems leading to an Xbox Series S / X situation. Mainly because the more risky titles like Bayonetta, Astral Chain and Advance Wars weren't big hits and they released games like Tears of the Kingdom and Xenoblade 3 very late in the Switch lifespan.

[Potato]

Nintendo published output has been pretty consistent in quantity for the whole lifecycle.

This gen won't have as many remakes to pad out the schedule, but Super Mario Wonder in October 2023 was the last fully developed internal Nintendo EPD game. Before that was Tears of the Kingdom in May 2023, Splatoon 3 in September 2022 and Switch Sports in April 2022. You've got to go back to March 2020 then for the next major internally developed Nintendo game which was Animal Crossing.

You also have to factor in that third parties didn't really get on board with big game ports for quite a while after launch (Doom releasing in November 2017) and there will likely be an absolute shedload of PS4 and crossgen ports in the first 12 months.

I think they have their powder dry for a decent release schedule for at least the first two years.

2017

• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 
  
• 1-2-Switch 
  
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 
  
• Arms 
  
• Splatoon 2 
  
• Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
  
• Pokkén Tournament DX
  
• Fire Emblem Warriors
  
• Super Mario Odyssey
  
• Snipperclips Plus
  
• Xenoblade Chronicles 2 
  

2018

• Bayonetta 2 
  
• Kirby Star Allies 
  
• Nintendo Labo: Toy-Con 01 - Variety Kit
  
• Nintendo Labo: Toy-Con 02 - Robot Kit
  
• Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze 
  
• Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition
  
• Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido
  
• Mario Tennis Aces 
  
• Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
  
• Go Vacation
  
• Nintendo Labo: Toy-Con 03 - Vehicle Kit
  
• Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country 
  
• Super Mario Party
  
• Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! 
  
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
  

2019

• New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe 
  
• Yoshi's Crafted World
  
• Nintendo Labo: Toy-Con 04 - VR Kit
  
• Super Mario Maker 2
  
• Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order
  
• Fire Emblem: Three Houses 
  
• Astral Chain PlatinumGames 
  
• Tetris 99
  
• The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening 
  
• Ring Fit Adventure 
  
• Luigi's Mansion 3 
  
• Pokémon Sword and Shield 
  

2020

• Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch
  
• Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE Encore
  
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX 
  
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons 
  
• Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition 
  
• Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics 
  
• Paper Mario: The Origami King 
  
• Super Mario 3D All-Stars 
  
• Pikmin 3 Deluxe
  
• Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
  

2021

• Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
  
• New Pokémon Snap 
  
• Miitopia
  
• DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power 
  
• Game Builder Garage 
  
• Mario Golf: Super Rush 
  
• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD 
  
• WarioWare: Get It Together!
  
• Metroid Dread
  
• Mario Party Superstars 
  
• Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 
  
• Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain 
  

2022

• Pokémon Legends: Arceus 
  
• Kirby and the Forgotten Land 
  
• Nintendo Switch Sports 
  
• Mario Strikers: Battle League 
  
• Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
  
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3 
  
• Splatoon 3 
  
• Bayonetta 
  
• Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
  
• Bayonetta 3 
  
• Pokémon Scarlet and Violet 
  

2023

• Fire Emblem Engage 
  
• Metroid Prime Remastered
  
• Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe 
  
• Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon 
  
• Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp 
  
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 
  
• Everybody 1-2-Switch! 
  
• Pikmin 4
  
• Pikmin 1+2
  
• Detective Pikachu Returns 
  
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder 
  
• WarioWare: Move It!
  
• Super Mario RPG 
  

2024

• Another Code: Recollection 
  
• Mario vs. Donkey Kong 
  
• Princess Peach: Showtime! 
  
• Endless Ocean Luminous 
  
• Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door 
  
• Luigi's Mansion 2 HD 
  
• Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition
  
• Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club
  
• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
  
• Super Mario Party Jamboree 
  
• Mario & Luigi: Brothership 
  

2025

• Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
  
• Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition 
  
• Buddy Mission Bond 
  
• Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir 
  
• Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind 
  
• Metroid Prime 4: Beyond 
  
• Pokémon Legends: Z-A 
  

[chronovore]

where is the blu-ray slot for gta 6??

Considering how crap Chinatown Wars sold back on DS, I imagine Rockstar has lost Nintendo's phone number.

[Nintex]

1/3 of the games from your list won't have sequels on Switch 2 or will return but only as remasters Potato.
Don't forget that many of those games were ported over from Wii U, which will now be backwards compatible.

I think that because of the higher budgets the cut off number will be 2 million units.
So that means Metroid Dread makes the cut but no more Bayonetta and 1 Kirby game instead of 3.  

Also for Smash Bros. I expect a 'deluxe' remaster with added DLC like Mario Kart 8 got and not a sequel.

Nintendo is expanding slowly but nothing indicates they have much bigger teams now.

I expect remaster patches to be trickled out through Nintendo Online for the fan favorites like the Xenoblade trilogy. 

GameCube games, nice in theory but there aren't that many left that haven't been remastered on the 3rd party side or are frankly worth it on the Nintendo side. 
I predict lots of games will release for Switch + Switch 2, like Pokemon Legends, Metroid Prime 4, Zelda Twilight Princess remaster and such for the next 2 years.

So overall I see the line-up from a 1st party perspective shaping up as:
50% cross-gen titles
25% remaster patches
25% exclusive Switch 2 releases

[HardcoreRetro]

I hate the new Donkey Kong design... 

[Nintex]

More like Wokey Kong

[Nintex]

It's Ridge Racer

[MMaRsu]

It's Ridge Racer