Topic: Nintendo Switch 2 Direct

Knee-jerk reaction is... oooook.... will still try to get a preorder, but not as immediately hyped as I was hoping to be.

But when I step back and try to be realistic about this: MK World looks sweet and will be a game I can play forever; FF VII Remake is happening; and the DK game looks awesome.

That's on top of already knowing about Prime 4.

So yea, I mean, I'm gonna have plenty to play, most of which require me to upgrade to Switch 2. And I'm sure there will be more over the coming days.

The hardware looks nice. I like that C button functionality, and maybe it will expand in the future. Won't be getting a camera. Power looks really great.

10/10

Happy enough with the console and pretty keen for Mario Kart day one. Kirby Air Ride sequel and new 3D DK were nice surprises at the end but I would have liked to see a bit more first party stuff. It was an alright Direct but I'm only moderately hyped from that.

The new DK game looks so exciting and cool, but I’m surprised the Direct only had, what, maybe four first-parties? The third-parties look cool for sure, but I expected a bit more first-parties…

And the lack of price in there was weird, and it’s so crazy that they’re going to charge money for a tech demo. The voice chat sounds cool, but I don’t think I’ll use it, and I also think it unfortunately has the potential to be misused by some, ESPECIALLY with the camera, which was sort of unexpected.

I am wondering what the mouse will also be used for besides that wheelchair ball game. I know there were rumors that the mouse functionality was there because they were potentially going to port Mario Paint to NSO, but I am still curious what they’ll use it for besides that one game in there.

I expected a bitttt more, but not disappointed really. I hope that they have a June Direct and hopefully show off some more interesting stuff! Just thinking about what they could have in development for the Switch 2 that’s awaiting to be revealed is exciting.

EDIT: Should have added that the new DK game looks a bit Rare-inspired too and way more cartoony. Adds onto my excitement even more!

Well that went about as expected, but with some surprises here and there. Mario Kart being open world is fire, Mouse mode confirmed, cross gen versions of Prime 4 and Legends Z-A confirmed, I'm not even miffed that BotW on Switch 2 is confirmed because of how it's implemented, GC NSO confirmed. I'm guessing they're going to use Switch 2 Editions of Switch 1 as gap fillers, because there's a lot of other games that could use them (that's an entire topic to itself). Really my only big complaint is no 3D Mario, but since Mario Kart is open world and we got open world DK, I'll tolerate not having 3D Mario for now. 9/10 seems about right for this.

Was hoping for the recent and remake Resident Evils and Like A Dragon games to get ports otherwise great direct.

I'm over all satisfied. Mario Kart World and DK Bananza look FANTASTIC, and I didn't expect to see the latter release so soon.

3rd party support is MUCH stronger out of the gate, with Street Fighter 6, Cyberpunk 2077, Yakuza 0, Bravely Default HD Remaster, etc all on launch day.

GameCube NSO is hype. Bit miffed at paid upgrades for Switch 1 games but oh well.

I will say I was expecting a little more on the 1st party side, but Kirby Air Riders and Hyrule Warriors are cool announcements. Oh and 4K 60fps or 1080p 120fps Metroid Prime 4 is something I did NOT expect.

@NeonPizza You're just upset Nintendo didn't invest in the VR fad.

@NeonPizza

I used to own a Virtual Boy and 3D glasses for my Master System.

I'm deep into the VR scene.

I'm on an 8/10 for this direct (ignoring the voice lag and the temporary screen freeze in between haha). Many shocking reveals and the 120fps actually made me gasp aloud haha. Very excited for the new MK (but was kinda hoping to see a new 3D Mario, but its fine). Was also hoping to see the OS and eshop but I'm sure they'll showcase that soon.

Oof I could just smell the greed throughout the entire direct though. That 450 price though, not very family friendly. Very, very unhappy with Mario Kart World being priced at $80. Also not really happy about the tutorial game being paid, especially since it's a 'welcome tour'

Great direct if I'm honest. Would've loved a little glimpse at 3D Mario, but I'm sure we'll get that in June or something. Third party support is crazy. Being a Nintendo only person for the past few years (PS/Xbox have totally lost me over the years) I'm extremely excited to play Elden Ring and the 7 remake. Exclusive bloodborne-type sequel looks awesome. Very excited. I said I was going to hold off on the S2 but now I might be a Day 1 buyer.

That was immensely underwhelming. It's just a Switch HD. The games just look like Switch games in higher resolution. The controllers were also disappointing. They added mouse controls instead of improving motion tracking. There was no new Mario, Zelda, or F-zero. Not even a Zelda Maker or remake of Eternal Darkness.

$500 for Switch HD is a rough sell when 150 million people already own this system. This could sell as few as 30 million units in a five year period. It's WiiU again.

What I liked:

• Mario Kart looks like a lot of fun, definitely improved graphics, but didn't wow me like I was expecting. Still, a must buy.
• New Hyrule Warriors looks awesome
• Elden Ring, Final Fantasy 7, New FromSoft game - exciting 3rd party titles
• Gamecube + Soul Caliber 2, Luigis Mansion, Windwaker!
• Switch 1 Game Upgrades look great
• MP4 Switch 2 looked great
• So many 3rd party games
  Questions/Gripes
• No Windwaker/TP HD
• Switch 1 upgrades cost $
• C features are very Nintendo, but not necessarily for me - maybe I'll come to like it?
• Camera, not really interested, hope it's not required for games I'm interested in
• Overall costs will be high
• I thought that I saw a mention of rumble being enhanced - was hoping for haptic controls, TBD on my feelings with the controllers
• Charging for a demo game that should be included, a game I will never buy

Overall I was very happy with the direct, and pleasantly surprised. It was fun to see Nintendo be very, Nintendo...with the camera, C button

I found it interesting that when they were talking about Switch 1 games working on Switch 2 via normal backwards compatibility, Yoshi's Woolly World was in the list (you can see its boxart between LM3 and Link's Awakening).

My hype and grade would be 10/10 if not for the pricing which they deliberately kept out of the presentation. That should be a factor for a system reveal, it is a product advertisement after all. I don’t think 450 for the console is insane, but the games (which I wasn’t expecting price reveals for in the Direct)… my goodness. I hope this reminds us all that Nintendo is no different than Sony and Microsoft in their profit venturing, economic crises for the consumer be damned. Not to mention the upgrade costs too for older games.

That said, some amazing reveals. Most left of field for me was the final FromSoft trailer, I could see this doing really well on a platform that has always been very strong in multiplayer. Bonanza looks amazing, I loved seeing that as the closer.

Have to think more on this (there was so damn much) but in terms of game reveals and hardware overview, it was a deliciously crafted show.

@Grumblevolcano Good! I hope it brings back the Yarn Yoshi custom design creator from the 3DS game and adds new amiibo designs from figures since then like, say, Shiver Yoshi.

I guess that's a Switch 1 port they'll announce in a Direct later this summer or maybe even randomly.

A bit underwhelming with this latest presentation. Not enough technical aspect was shown to really demonstrate and to see what the Switch 2 is truly capable of. Can't even make a relative comparison to other system...will it be as good as the PS4 pro or even the base PS4 at the bare minimum? I don't care how many great titles it will receive but if these games doesn't have the graphics and technical prowess behind them, than I will feel its lagging behind the competitors relative to the $450-500 price points. The positive is that we will get 4K 60hz docked, 120hz with performance and quality mode.

The killer for me is that, there's no OLED option and the rediculous high price of first party games. I will find it very hard to go from my beautiful high contrast OLED to LCD again. Ultra high definition plus HDR is nice, but you're not going to get that deep color with pure black level on an LCD. I really hope Nintendo will bring out an OLED model sooner than later. As it stands right now, my feeling is mixed and will most likely pass on this launch version.

If Ps Vita was strangled in a crib, Switch 2 is literally pulled out of the womb and thrown into lava.

Sd cards not working. Ridiculous game price. Weak lineup. Paid manual. What else do we add to this gross bucket?

YOSHIS WOOLLY WORLD IS LISTED UNDER THE SWITCH COMPATIBLE GAMES ON SWITCH 2

Did they just accidentally put it instead of crafted world or whats up

Nintendo is really trying to nickel and dime us, lol. And I don't like it.