Which is why I'm hoping there's b/c lol

Already bought Another Code Recollection, Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown, Mario vs Donkey Kong and Apollo Justice Trilogy and a few older titles this year. And have on preorder Ufouria: The Saga 2, Shadow Of The Ninja Reborn and Sea Of Stars. And theres Paper Mario TTYD, Luigis Mansion 2 HD, Princess Peach Showtime! and Contra Operation Galuga and a few others Im excited for. I think this year is shaping up to be great for the Switch

Finished Mario vs Donkey Kong. Well I got gold stars on every level, but Im not doing Time Attack. Never been a fan of that in any game. Not an amazing game, but a fun little (sometimes annoying) brainteaser.

A good reminder that despite the lack of the bigger releases for this year(as of now), there isn't inherently nothing to play if you're at least interest in multiple genres 

Can't wait for Overlord Unicorn and Princess Peach Showtime ! at the moment 

I've yet to finish the game, mainly because I am playing a few others right now. What I am disappointed in is this new Time Attack mode, because it has replaced the high score of the original version. Now it's all about taking as few seconds as possible, but 20 years ago the high score version was about finishing the level as fast as possible while usually killing as many enemies as possible and collecting all three gifts; that was much more challenging to pull off all at once. Although this is not that big of a complaint I have, because such challenges are a side dish; the main meat of the game is still intact and comes with a two player mode as a bonus which is a big plus. Not to mention that there are a couple of additional worlds (wind and ice) that are brandnew.

A game like this is a nice change of pace from the overly long games that are being made nowadays.

Kinda disappointed, but at least it's a Direct

I think you would be more disappointed after watching a Nintendo focused Direct tbh. I dont think they have much outside of what has been shown already. They are gearing up for the Switch 2.

I suspect that we will have ~19 games/announcements. Each one gets about 1 min 15 sec.

Sounds right. If the rumored Switch 2 launch in Q1 2025 is accurate, Nintendo is probably not going to give us a confirmation, unveiling, and software all in a February 2024 Direct.

There's probably another port or remaster in the pipeline for Switch's 2024, along with a few unannounced small to mid-games. I'd be shocked if something like 3D Mario or Mario Kart was coming to Switch this year.