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curl-6 on 25 May 2026
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firebush03 said:
curl-6 said:

I don't expect a new 3D Mario to come out this year, but if we don't at least get something big beyond just the rumored remakes and remasters that'd be a huge fail for Nintendo honestly. With the price hike coming up, Nintendo needs to start dropping bombs if they want to avoid their hardware sales tanking.

Curl, respectfully, get a grip. This is a terrible mentality to hold: Here we have three “bombs” in the form of Ocarina of Time, Splatoon Raiders, and Pokémon WiWa, alongside already released “bombs” such as Pokopia, Tomodachi, Legends Z-A, DK Bananza, and MKWorld, and you’re still worried about Switch 2 not providing an enticing software offering? You act like 3D Mario is the only thing that’ll convince somebody to purchase a Switch 2, but have you not seen how Pokopia has moved units? Come on now.

I say this not to shame but to hopefully correct this unhealthily negative perception you’ve become a slave to. It’s not all doom and gloom just because Nintendo hasn’t revealed the upcoming 3D Mario— have you forgotten that a 3D Zelda and new Splatoon, further NS1 enhancement support, Pokopia (a game which attracts Animal Crossing consumers), and mainline Pokémon will move units?

Splatoon Raiders will boost hardware significantly in Japan, but probably not in the West. Wind/Waves is also a 2027 title, so it could be up to 18 months off.

DK Bananza is a great game, one of my favourites of 2025, but it doesn't really seem to have been a killer app sales wise, while Legends Z-A and Tomodachi are Switch 1 titles so limited in their ability to shift Switch 2 consoles.

As for big games, it doesn't need to be 3D Mario; a new Smash Bros or Animal Crossing would also be a big system seller if done right.