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that's not mario kart 8 deluxe, again objectively, factually and forever wrong.
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Having such a small trailer and then saying we gotta wait over 2 months for more info feels so wild considering how agonizing the last year of waiting has been.
Regardless I'm excited! Switch was an amazing system and I look forward to bigger and better things on Switch 2!
Regardless I'm excited! Switch was an amazing system and I look forward to bigger and better things on Switch 2!
Woah, Mario Kart 9! 
Just read this piece of of news & was very delighted with the video, basically showing you all the redesigns in a very clean fashion. Missed opportunity not calling it 2 in roman numerals using the joycons as the numbers or something.
Considering the size increase and most of the leaks stating the switch 2 won't have an OLED screen. I'm feeling like waiting for a "lite" or OLED revision that will come out in the coming years. Unless Metroid Prime ends up a switch 2 exclusive that would really tempt me.
How much will you bet the new Mario Kart will be the launch title with Switch 2?
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Doesn't seem very Nintendo like, but I really hope there's some sort of PS4-style boost mode that will let BC games run better - at least those that had dynamic res and inconsistent frame rates. Would be nice to be able to play Xenoblade 2 without it looking like an abstract painting at 400p or whatever it was on Switch 1.
Or maybe games could run in their docked mode config while handheld on thew new Switch.
Or maybe games could run in their docked mode config while handheld on thew new Switch.
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I would hope so given it is the first game we're being shown and the MK team has had over a decade to cook up a brand new title. Unlike with Breath of the Wild, the Switch 2 can't just rely on a big cross-gen game like Metroid Prime 4 to push the system. Everyone who wants a Switch 2 will already have a Switch and can just buy the game there so it needs a killer app all its own. Mario Kart more than any other franchise is perfect for the job, though I'm definitely curious what else they have lined up. I still remember Switch's hilariously barren launch lineup and I'm hoping that we get more than 5 games on day 1 this time.
I don't think Metroid Prime 4 is going to be on both. To my knowledge nintendo has made no specific mention that it will be on the Switch 1. It has only stated a release date of 2025 just like they just did with the Switch 2.
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Didn't care much for the first Switch and this is just a redesign with more power under the hood. It will still be lacking in comparison to a Steamdeck though. And while I like handhelds, whenever I got to try a Switch it has always been a wobbly mess with terrible joysticks and tiny buttons. Even holding my old PSP feels miles better. Hopefully getting rid of the slide system helps. But even then, I'm not really interest in anything the system has to offer, excluding Xenoblade or BotW, and I can emulate those.
I see people saying this and I don't know where it comes from. Both when they revealed the game eons ago and when they showed off gameplay a few months back they explicitly stated it was coming to the current Nintendo Switch. The trailer starts with a Switch 1 logo and the description specifies Switch 1. Why would it be more likely that Nintendo secretly showed off a game running on Switch 2 hardware 6 months ago and just lied about it coming to Switch 1 than it being a cross-gen game?
The only real proof anyone has of this is that a few days back Amazon pre-orders for the game were getting cancelled, but when every other retailer has maintained their pre-orders that doesn't feel like much cause for concern, especially when other explanations exist.
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I'll probably buy one eventually. My Switch bought at launch has been a workhorse, and the catalog is, in my opinion, Nintendo's best since SNES. More than anything, I wonder if this is a stopgap console entry (essentially Switch Pro) before another "blue ocean"/novelty feature/gimmick product.
Time will tell. I am thinking that Prime 4 will be the flagship launch title. Given the amount of hype and the ambiguous teasers. People want Prime 4 to drop like a bomb and that's the way to do it. And with full backwards compatibility it would be a waste from the business perspective to short sell the new product by making it available on the old one.
And you cant compare all the WiiU-->Switch1 games because there isn't backwards comparability.
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Metroid Prime 4 will be only on Switch 1. Switch 2 will be backwards compatible, so whether the game will get delayed so it won't interfere the Switch 2's release window or it gets an official release date this year, players may play it on either version.
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If others hadn't revealed just about everything to do with the S2 already then Nintendo would've been happy to hold off on the reveal until after the release of Xenoblade X.
Metroid has gained a lot of steam, but it is still no Mario or Zelda in terms of being able to sell a system. Even still, the only waste from a business perspective would be alienating 140m current Switch users just so you can push it on a new system exclusively, especially when the trailer from 6 months ago is marketing it as a Switch 1 game. Regardless of the system being backwards compatible it will still take years and years to get into nearly as many homes as the Switch 1. Nintendo wouldn't really care much if someone buys a current-gen version of Prime 4 or the next-gen because ultimately they still get the sale and can rely on more flagship franchises like 3D Mario, Zelda, Smash and Mario Kart to force everyone's hand long-term.
Prime 4 will likely be part of their launch lineup but there's just no logical reason for it to not be cross-gen at this point. If they really wanted it to drop like a bomb as a Switch 2 exclusive they'd have just waited until this year to finally show off gameplay. Cause even if they do make it a Switch 2 exclusive, they're now gonna get flak for the bait-and-switch of last year's reveal. I'd expect 60/120fps, a higher resolution or just generally improved visuals. It'll function more like Horizon 2 or God of War Ragnarok on PS4/PS5 or Breath of the Wild WiiU/Switch more than anything.
Just really need to stress there is no evidence for Switch 2 exclusivity but there are in fact outright statements that it is coming to Switch 1. Obviously that could change, but there is no logic behind claiming otherwise right now.
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When will they start announcing games? I have a feeling Metaphor: ReFantazio will be a Switch 2 title since it wasn't released on the Switch in October.
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