ive made this point here in there in a few threads and i figure what the hell, ill make my own dedicated to this topic because, well.. i have something to say damn it. 

im a big nintendo fan. i buy all the games whether they are remakes, ports, slop, things that dont deserve to sell, etc. i even bought that half assed pointless 3d all stars nonsense. its still in the shrink wrap and i have no intention of sticking that thing in my switch, but i bought it. point is, i do my part to get nintendo their money and my support whether they deserve it or not because all that matters at the end of the day is a championship, as well all know. 

but im still going to complain when they do bullshit and i have a right to because im an american citizen. the fact that this zelda remake is being positioned as their big holiday 2026 release is a shame. i think its cool and im glad theyre doing it, but this is a supporting title to a lineup that should be able to stand on its own with or without this game. this game shouldnt be "batting in the 3 hole" to use a baseball reference. The fact that this is the best they have is a testament to how little they have going on right now. 

the starfox game is cool i guess. its nice to look at and i love the style. im just so damn disappointed that it is a starfox 64 remake. it should have been its own original title. yoshi is whatever. ill buy it and play it but its a repeat of what theyve been doing with yoshi since wooly world came out. i can say the same about mario tennis fever, what have they done to really make this stand out or evolve the franchise at all? nothing. switch sports resort and rhythm heaven are solid releases, but these are B/C tier releases. i am obviously not counting switch 2 editions because they obviously dont count for anything (still buying of course). 

the switch needed a new original title since they havent really had one thats worth a shit since metroid prime 4. you could maybe even argue donkey kong bananza. thats what we needed. we needed starfox to be an original starfox title, a heavy hitting title as their main draw (new 3d mario, anyone?), and then ocarina of time could have been a great supporting title.

i just have to say i really dont understand how everyone is just cool with this. im getting real PS4 2014 vibes with this strategy theyre implementing here. it was shameful then when sony did it and its shameful now. not trying to disuade anybody from buying because we all need to do our part if we want nintendo to finish first, but we should absolutely be bitching online about it and let nintendo know that although we got their backs and would never do anything to compromise their position in the market, we still deserve better than this. 

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I agree that Nintendos lineup is a bit weak this year, but compared to Sony and MS, they release SO many games each year. To some people Fire Emblem is huge. To others its not. We cant expect them to have amazing lineups that excite all of us every year. I respect them for giving franchises like Star Fox and Rhythm Heaven a time to shine. Games also takes a lot longer to develop now, so the releases will be more sparse. Thats why third party support is more important than ever and Nintendo hasnt had this kind of support since the SNES days probably. The games will come, but we need to be a bit more patient these days.(I should really take my own advice on that one.lol)

Not much to discuss. The lineup just isn't for you. We have cozy life sims, we have 2D platformers, we have (maybe a few too many lol!) JRPGs, we have two casual sports games, we have several smaller time wasters (Rhythm Heaven, Star Fox Remake, DK Challenge, monthly NSO drops), we have a reimagining of Ocarina of Time, and in addition to all of this we have several inexpensive DLC add-ons to pre-existing Switch 1 games— there is absolutely no shortage of software this year which fits the standard we've come to associate with Nintendo.

If you don't like this offering, then perhaps next year will better suit your taste. I get it that this line up isn't for everyone, I really do, but I also don't think Nintendo is doing anything wrong here. It really is a solid showing. Yeah it sucks that we don't have 3D Mario or Smash Bros, but Ocarina of Time Remake, Xenoblade Genesis, and Pokopia fill that void for many people... for instance, the formermost and second of these titles I personally would consider of a similar calibre to that of a mainline 3D Mario or Smash Bros according to my own personal tastes.

hey, i forgot about fire emblem. it is quality and it is huge. thank you for reminding me. 

but let me ask you this, what are we considering a "game" when you make that point? if you are talking about the straight number of games published, you are correct, however i dont think switch 2 editions should count the same as an original release, no matter how small the release is. i think starfox and OoT are solid.. but theyre remakes. i feel like these are some of their heaviest hitters, and theyre remakes. its a problem. 

i think i should clarify something though, not every year needs an amazing lineup, but the switch 2 in its first full year DID need an amazing lineup. 

i could go on but i think thats enough for now

well, well, well firebush03 what do you know, we find ourselves on the opposite ends of another topic. 

as i just stated a second ago, i think its worth making this point, and i should have clarified it in my original post, but nintendo switch 2 in its first full year needed something better than this. this exact lineup i think would be more passable if the system were in its final years. 

Mario tennis, pokopia, tomodachi life, yoshi ( which has almost nothing in common with any other yoshi game), star fox, rhythm heaven, splatoon, fire emblem, switch sports resort, Zelda remake, duskbloods, plus some switch 2 editions. It's not the greatest line up of all time but it's a pretty solid year overall. The main thing missing is a new 3d mario, that is something I think every Nintendo console should have within the first 12 months. Personally I'm very excited for the new fire emblem, and The Zelda remake. I was very pleasantly surprised how great pokopia was. The new yoshi game is genuinely great, such a truly unique game bursting with ideas.

I dont count the Switch 2 Editions either. They are just filler for the most part. Nintendo will probably have more this year. They do like to shadow drop and announce games coming very soon. If they do release big games every month or two, then third parties will suffer. Not trying to excuse them, but I think they are a bit worried about third parties struggeling on their system. Especially with many gamers(myself included)not buying GKCs. In a perfect world we would all be satisfied, but thats literally impossible. I understand your frustration. Im kinda with you on some things. But sometimes you need to take a step back and look at all the issues going on in the gaming industry right now with expensive components, longer development times, gamers being straight up hateful on games they are not interested in, people being fired left and right because their game didnt sell whatever the publisher wanted etc... 

I dont know. Its just hard to impress many of us gamers these days I think. We have kinda been spoiled a bit during previous gens. 

ok well ill tell you something, my feeling on this year would be completely different if starfox were a proper original release, with that same art style and everything. that right there would have made a huge difference, and it wouldnt have affected negatively anything you are talking about. i do think the OoT remake should have been replaced with a new 3d mario, but look, id be a lot happier if we just got a star fox game. thatd have been enough to shut me up even though i still wouldnt like OoT being treated as some huge release when it just isnt. 

Thats fair enough. This gen has been very remake heavy. 

Games are taking longer and longer to make, the lineup is pretty solid given whats come out in the last few years on both the switch 1 and 2.