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[Jumpin]

Jranation said:

Jumpin said:

Switch still dipping down, and it might go lower than it otherwise would have in the weeks to come, as Nintendo stumbled with their latest Direct by taking focus off of the Winter quarter.  Capping it off with a hand tip for an unremarkable game 1-2 years away was like shooting themselves in the foot. The thing is, the next couple of months are strong, Nintendo just really sold it poorly by pushing this Direct out. Probably the first thing they’ve done I really disagree with this generation.

IMO, their newsletters are still fairly strong, as are their eShop and news channel promos. But I feel this Direct just ate all the focus.

Who knows, maybe it won’t have a severe impact?

I thought the first half of 2021 > First half of 2020? 

I'm not necessarily agreeing with you that it's better than 2020 (as XC:DE and ACNH are two of my favourite Switch games, period), but it's good. The point I was trying to make wasn't that the first half games are bad, just that they've been undersold.

IMO, Mario Golf looks like one of the most fun games that will come to Switch, but I felt that Direct really undersold it. Think of how different things would have looked if they themed their Directs across a short series over the next month? Instead of being one of a mass of games on a 50 minute Direct, it would instead be one of 3 to 5 in a Direct focused on motion games. Kicking off with the first Zelda anniversary game Skyward Sword remaster, they could have stuck a Ring Fit update in there, a look at Pokemon Snap, and then a more in-depth look at Mario Golf.

Baby Baby! Oops! I derailed again!
Just for the record, I'm going to stop here out of this guilty feeling eating at my sternum.

Last edited by Jumpin - on 19 February 2021