Let’s Talk About Hype Culture in Gaming (Nintendo Directs, Sony State of Plays, Summer Games Fest, etc.)

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firebush03 said:

curl-6 said:

Yeah I do feel that people are somewhat justified in wanting to see what big Nintendo games are coming; unless you're into cosy/casual games their lineup of released/dated games this year is kinda barebones, as a Switch 2 owner for instance I don't care about Pokopia or Yoshi or Mario Tennis or Tomodachi Life, I'm more interested in something bigger and more epic.

People are allowed to feel that their current slate of games and their refusal to give a clear roadmap of what's coming is annoying and unsatisfying.

Listen, I’m not against chasing after the “OMG SO HYPE!” fix that Nintendo is known to provide. There’s no shame in just saying you wanna feel “HYPED!” for a game that won’t be releasing for another six months— in fact, I would love to see what’s up with the rumored OoT remake. But I also have enough patience to not fixate on it… that’s the key point here.

You and I are in agreement, Curl. Do you see what I’m saying?

There's nothing wrong with feeling excited for upcoming games. It's not even a matter of wanting to see games that are 6 months away either, although there's nothing wrong with that either, at this point we don't even know what will be releasing in 2 months, the schedule is blank beyond next month.

This in turn creates the impression, inaccurate or not, that the system does not have big games on the way. For some people who just spent $450 on a Switch 2, that's annoying and disappointing.

At this point, Nintendo's secrecy is starting to diminish a lot of people's excitement for Switch 2, and I question the wisdom of this strategy.