Switch 2 Hype Train

[javi741]

Definitely getting hyped for Switch 2 and to be honest I'm ready for it. I feel like the past year now has felt a bit stale in terms of my hype of Nintendo, mainly cause the Switch 1 has done so well and given me all the games I've always wanted and I don't think Nintendo could suprise me anymore with the current Switch 1 hardware. I want to be blown away again with the new graphics and worlds of Nintendo games like I was when seeing an HD game like Mario Kart 8 for the first time, or even seeing Mario Odyssey for the first time.

Since I started on the Wii U gen in 2013, we've honestly haven't seen a generational leap in graphics/performance in over 10 years now if you started on Wii U which is pretty crazy. Yea the Switch was a pretty big leap over the Wii U too, but it didn't entirely feel like a huge generational leap like going from Wii to Wii U. The Switch to Switch 2 will be a huge leap based on how it performs.

In terms of the games, we are definitely so overdue for a new 3D Mario game as this is easily the biggest 3D Mario gap in history surpassing the previous gap between Mario 64 & Mario Sunshine of 6 years. On Switch we haven't seen a new 3D Mario for over 7 years now which is pretty insane. There was Bowser's Fury but that definetely wasn't a full 3D Mario game and even if you do want to count Bowser's Fury as an independent 3D Mario game, its soon to be 4 years since that released which is about the average amount of time it takes to make a new 3D Mario. This is why I'm expecting a 3D Mario to be a launch title, the timeline seems to be matching up perfectly.

And for this 3D Mario I feel like all signs are pointing towards Nintendo wanting to make the next 3D Mario as open-world as possible, and beyond the open-world scope of even Odyssey, Sunshine, and 64. I expect them to expand upon the concept of Bowser's Fury where you have Mario explore this huge one interconnected world and find different obstacles/missions in different areas of the world, almost like a BOTW but in the form of a 3D Mario where the game is completely non-linear. It seems like Nintendo first wanted to test the waters with the Bowser's Fury idea before jumping all in with their next 3D Mario, and I think Nintendo will try to go in that direction. The direction made Zelda bigger than ever, so they now may wanna test it out with Mario.

Having Mario Kart 9 near launch also makes sense, its legit been over 10 years since the last Mario Kart.