Is a very fun read too.

This thread is good for giving me a migraine and not much else.

I counted and my Switch library is 55 games, not counting the NES and SNES games from the Online service. Even if you don't count Wii U ports, that's still 48. Even if you want to get really technical and only count games that were originally made for the Switch AND launched alongside their PS4/Xbox One counterparts in the case of 3rd party games - So basically, no late ports or remasters of old games, I still counted 26 - Which is still bigger than my entire 3DS or Wii U libraries

It is easily the biggest library of games I have ever had for a single system; And we're not even half-way through its life-cycle! Or even if we are, if Switch 2 were to come out in March 2023; 55 games is a lot for a system that's not even 4 years old.

So if there's a lack of games for any of you, regardless or quantity OR quality, you simply haven't been looking hard enough, or you're not even bothering with looking because you're too busy bitching complaining.

And as for lack of announcements: Did everyone just magically forget about this little thing called COVID-19? Square Enix and Sony delayed the releases for Final Fantasy VII Remake and Last of Us 2 by a month because of it. And those games were pretty much done by the time the outbreak started. So what do you think it did for games that are still in the middle of development? Work is kind of a bitch when you're a game developer working from home. Furthermore, when the stream of releases seemingly starts slowing down, I would think, "Hey! What a great time to look and see what games there are that I haven't played or tried yet that I might enjoy?" That's why I finally got Astral Chain after all this time.

Bottom line: Take a God Damn chill pill, show just a 'wee' bit more understanding about the situation right now, and get some perspective.

If you would have actually read my post, you would have seen this stuff has already been addressed.

1. Nintendo's a business, it's just ignorant to think they're going to sacrifice their business goals to serve your over-dramatic curiosity. Your whining in our forum has zero percent chance of changing that. And YES you SHOULD understand how their business works, because your real problem is not something Nintendo has done, but your misunderstanding of their business, even when I have explained it to you in more than sufficient detail.

2. You've seen this point you keep making repeatedly disproven, month after month. You keep going on about a drought that never existed. How long is this going to have to go on before you understand that unannounced does not = non-existence?

3. And what you're actually saying is "Nintendo should abandon their 85 billion yen (800 million USD) marketing strategy that has helped lead them to some of the greatest success in company history because "I'm curious and very dramatic." That's quite far from "not asking for much" - it's asking them to cannibalize sales and potentially cost them billions of USD in value for mismanagement. But again, all of this is explained in detail above.

Again, August 6th is their next fiscal report release; their plans will be in section 3. There's a good chance they're having a Direct before that. Since Nintendo has been only announcing quarterly plans, you're going to get July through end of September. Furukawa says Nintendo has no plans for major events this year, they are continuously announcing new stuff (which you can see on the Nintendo websites, their youtube channel, the Nintendo EShop, and the Nintendo Switch News Channel app), and while they will continue using directs to convey certain information, they are looking at new methods - IMO, Directs have run their course, and I've maintained this for some time now (probably close to two years now; Fuck you Smash fans =P) - and I think Nintendo knew this for some time too, but it's official as of this year after the last shareholder Q&A - it seems they're phasing them out; I don't know if treehouse events will work, they sound great on paper, but apparently the last one was a disaster - unfortunate, I LOVED the treehouse event for Breath of the Wild.

Nintendo actually stated in the last investor Q&A that their schedule is unaffected. But they've also pretty much said their strategy is going to remain a waterfall of announcements for upcoming products rather than a batch announcement. That might come their next shareholder event, we'll see. IMO, they'll stick with it since it has had a positive impact on hardware and software sales.

This thread is still going? My Switch backlog of purchased games, let alone ones I haven't gotten around to getting yet that I want to, makes any other device I've ever owned look like a joke. I literally just downloaded Dex which just released and I'm blown away by it when I'm not playing Oragami King. So many games I don't have enough time to play them. It's like people want 18 hours of new games to play every day or something ridiculous. Most people work full time hours and have family and friends to hang out with in the real world and probably only game 1-3 hours a day.

It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine!

Not trying to downplay people's complaints, but I'm actually not bothered by this despite how much I go on about having a consistent release schedule. Obviously I understand there's a pandemic right now, but more than that, Nintendo has done a pretty good job with the Switch overall. Pretty much all their main series are on the system which was to be expected but still great that it actually happened especially after Wii U. They even got decent support from Indies and 3rd partys. I've built up a decent library of games some of which I'll be replaying, and there's quite a number of games still on my backlog so I'm good to go even if Nintendo has nothing left this year, which I highly doubt will be the case.

In what paralel universe ?

Nintendo actually recently released an English version of their 2020 report from a weeks ago as you pointed out.

https://www.gonintendo.com/stories/365352-nintendo-shares-a-detailed-statement-on-the-impact-the-pandemic-h

Apparently, there might be some changes in their development schedules and some of their products will not release as initially planned.

I think it’s understandable. The pandemic has certainly affected everyone in the gaming industry. Why do you think most of the next gen titles have little to no gameplay shown and with no release windows, let alone release dates? Not to mention we still don’t know the release dates, prices, and launch titles for the next gen consoles. If the world was the way it was pre-COVID, I would assume we would have had more information on these consoles at this point, even hands-on impressions and demos for the press to write about.

And so far, Nintendo has mainly announced new games this year with actual release dates in the end of their initial trailers.

Announcements of future games and updates on upcoming ones does not cannibalize games already out, that's bullshit.

Their sales are high now because of Animal Crossing broaching new demographics and the pandemic boost, NOT because of them keeping their fans in the dark. Sharing news would only give more consumers more incentive to buy a Switch.

The idea that less info on upcoming games = more sales is utterly ridiculous.

And there's basically zero chance we're getting a Direct before August 6th, nor will they make any announcements there, just watch, it'll be the same hollow PR as always with cliches about "reaching new audiences" and "seeking new ways to engage with our customers" while offering nothing of substance.

The universe where she has been on the money for the past 3 years