Nintendo Switch 2 Direct

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The system looks fine. It's a better Switch which I guess is what most people wanted.

The presentation... meh. I feel like they spent a lot of things on stuff like the chat features and mouse features than I think was needed. It's video chat. I use it every day for work. I get how it works.

Third party support looks strong. Easily the strongest any Nintendo system has been at launch. Most excited for Bravely Default although I'm probably in the minority there.

First party was surprisingly thin. It's crazy they're charging for that game that explains the Switch features. Astro Bot did the same thing for free and looked a lot better. The wheel chair basketball game was weird. I think there's a reason dual mouse games have never taken off. The new features on Mario Party and Kirby look cool. I don't mind paying for "upgrade packs" if the prices are reasonable.

The three major first party games they announced all looked great. Mario Kart World looks like a pretty substantial upgrade. DK looks like a really fun 3D platformer and I'm glad that genre is taking off again.I'm actually most excited about Kirby Air Ride. That's a game I thought I'd never see a sequel to and I'm super excited.

Overall it was fine if you just view it as a normal direct. As the official debut of their new system though, I think it fell a bit short.