Nintendo Switch 2 Direct

[UnderwaterFunktown]

The biggest warning sign for me was when they were selling a game that looks more like a techdemo than 1-2 Switch seperately after the PS5 completely raised the bar for "demo games" with Astro's Playroom (which was free). A terrible move since it just makes them look greedy, less people will play it and what they make from it will be peanuts. I think they're sending some really mixed signals right now both trying to be consumer friendly with things like game sharing while also being greedy in other areas.

In other news:

• Mario Kart looks sick, different than what I expected but definitely a breath of fresh air
• Off-brand Bloodborne was certainly out of leftfield but seems mismatched on Nintendo and I'm no Bloodborne fan to begin with
• DK looks cool I guess but is not the 3D platformer I want (more excited for Forgotten Land DLC tbh)
• 450$ is just a bit steeper than I was hoping for. Not shocking but it's a bit of a hard sell when it's basicly the same as a PS5
• Physical price increase is terrible if true. On one hand it does give incentive for developers to keep making physical games, but it's just way too high if the base price is also increasing at the same time.

All in all it's a tad underwhelming atm with Mario Kart being the only big draw, but I haven't been expecting to get the system on release since the hardware reveal. At one point for sure but its not exciting enough for me to rush out and get it.

Edit: Oh and GameCube games are ofc awesome to have, but I've already played all the ones they showed and some of them relatively recent.

Last edited by UnderwaterFunktown - on 02 April 2025