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curl-6 on 10 March 2026
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firebush03 said:
curl-6 said:

While I am enjoying my Switch 2 thanks to games like RE Requiem and FF7 Remake, the current first party outlook is pretty weak, so I don't blame those who are first party focused for feeling antsy.

When you've just asked people to drop $450 for a shiny new console, it's not unreasonable to expect some indication of what big Nintendo games and coming and when.

Also, commercially speaking, the likes of Tomodachi Life or the Mario Wonder port aren't system sellers, so if Nintendo wants to keep the Switch 2's sales pace they're going to have to try harder to get people excited.

Eh… I think where you and I disagree is that whereas you find the impatience of consumers to be justified as they did just spend $450USD on this new system, I find the impatience to be unnecessary. Whether there’s a new Nintendo Direct today or at the end of May, the soonest we would be seeing a new game actually release wouldn’t be until June or July— Nintendo’s already got a game lined up for every month through May (p.s. Yoshi was just announced for May 21st). So, why be so adamant in having the direct right now if not solely to get that fix of “Oh we are so back!!! It’s so hype right now!!”?

We can agree that the line-up may appear light ATM (though calling a line-up with several major 3rd party and indie releases, alongside monthly NS2 Editions & wholly original first-party experiences including the second most acclaimed game to release this year…is a tad bit wild IMO though I also understand maybe the games just aren’t your “cup of tea”) while also agree that the impatience is coming from a place of getting that hype fix, and not actually to play games.

To be clear, the overall lineup is not weak at all, it's actually quite strong due to third party support being better than it has been on Nintendo in over twenty years.

Just the next few months will see the likes of Pragmata, Indiana Jones, FF7 Rebirth, 007 First Light, Fatal Frame 2, Monster Hunter Stories 3, South of Midnight, High on Life 2, Tales of Arise, etc. 

It's more the first party lineup that's a bit weak; Mario Wonder and Tomodachi Life are Switch 1 games, while Yoshi and Fire Emblem are relatively minor franchises. Splatoon Raiders is the only real system seller, and that doesn't even have a release year and may not arrive in 2026.

Don't misunderstand me, this isn't a "Nintendo is doomed" post, the system just got Pokopia and third parties are showing up in force, so they're not in imminent danger, it's just that a lot of people buy Nintendo systems for the big first party tentpoles, and those are currently MIA, so if this refusal to share their plans continues through the coming months, hardware sales might start to slow.