Seems kind of strange to announce this way I wonder if they're expecting a big leak to come out so they're getting ahead of it? Otherwise, why not just mention at the end of that June direct that you'll talk more about this in the coming months
this post was submitted on 07 May 2024
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They are letting the investors know in advance they won't talk about Switch. The Japanese Twitter account is used for these kind of things.
Nintendo just released their earning reports, and Switch only sold 1.96Million in last months (Jan - March), so maybe they announced it to let the shareholders know that next one is coming soon.
Good to officially know the Switch will have a sucessor, by Nintendo's silence I would not have been surprised if the Switch remained Nintendo's main console until after the heat death of the universe!
with repeated rumours of Switch pro every 6 months. 😀
Nice. I already assumed this but good to have confirmation
I am more surprised about June Direct, that will focus on games for current Switch.
It makes sense to have a final press conference about the final games for the Switch. They want customers and partners to know about major games still planned for the system,. especially if it is still going to be "current gen" during the holidays. It could be a going away party for one of the most successful video game systems.
It is possible (and even likely) that the Switch 2 will not be announced yet. I suspect that if they planned to announce the system this month, they would have said as much. This feels more like "we plan to announce in 6 months but don't want to say as much in case plans slip".
I kinda assumed that too. I mean there was a chance that it would focus on Switch 2, but idk I just felt like it would be revealed later
So what are we expecting to see in June?
This seems like the last chance to announce a Switch release for Metroid Prime 4. If we don't see it, I'll assume it was pushed to the next console.
I thought the rumors of a remake for Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War sounded likely. FE 4 and 5 have both never been remade and never officially been made available in English, but 4 is popular in Japan and Sigurd had a relatively prominent role in Engage compared to most of the other Emblems. However, we haven't heard anything about it, so if we don't hear about it in June I'll assume they aren't doing it.
Star Fox tends to launch at the end of a console’s life… so there’s that maybe.
Sakurai has been up to something… probably the next Smash, but I can always dream it’s a new or even remade Kid Icarus.
And probably some last minute WiiU ports.
Metroid Prime 4 is probably too high profile to leave to the switch… (and Mario hasn’t had a launch title since the N64, maybe GCN at a stretch) but they could always pull a Twilight Princess I suppose.
I like they’re setting the right expectations for the June direct.
Ohh interesting! Wonder if it's planned to release in 2025? Excited to find out more.
I wonder if you can just sign in to your Nintendo account and play all your digital Switch games. I wouldn't mind buying a Switch 2, selling my current Switch and Lite, if I can still play MK8 Deluxe, MP10 and superstars, Zelda etc.
I think that if we don’t recover our games in digital format, it will make Nintendo sink. As much as the Wii U was a flop, it is normal that they did not integrate this kind of system (in addition they needed a screen controller), but for the future « switch » they better put it on because they have no excuse! My only fear remains the fact that Nintendo is still doing a wave of remakes because the switch is literally the console of remakes!!!