Well if 2021 will be as anemic as 2020 then it's time to buy another console

Also I just want to say that, honestly, as much as we criticize people for setting their expectations too high and then being disappointed, I think telling people to lower expectations is even worse. It's a Nintendo console, they sell their consoles based almost entirely off their games or exclusive software. It's really not excusable to tell people to keep expectations low for the console's most important publisher.

Heck, a lot of the people that are disappointed each year, are disappointed every year, and don't hype up any year in particular anyways. So it just feels kind of weird.

I have rather large expectations, and I don't plan to shelve them.

2020 has been a relatively meager year for Nintendo in terms of new first party content. 2021 will represent four years of development time since Nintendo's blockbuster 2017. Third-parties late to the Switch party should be turning out more titles as well. Those three things combined point to a huge year in 2021.

Nintendo is reactive. It really depends on how successful the Switch continues to be in 2021. If the Switch is still selling like hotcakes to the point where Nintendo is having trouble maintaining supply, then why on earth would they want to tap the well and increase demand more by delivering more AAA titles hastily? That said, if the PS5 comes on to the scene and starts decimating the Switch's sales, Nintendo will react by teasing and pushing out a lot of what is in their pipeline. What we see come from Nintendo in 2021 will depend heavily on how much the Switch's sales start to diminish in 2021.

If the Switch drops like a rock next year (which I highly doubt, but let's just say hypothetically) then I think BotW2 could be expedited along with possibly a few new IP's, remakes and probably a pro model of the Switch that has upgraded graphics using Nvidia's AI upscaling or something. Nintendo would probably ensure that BotW made heavy use of the new upgraded graphics and that it is a premiere title of sorts for the new release to encourage people to upgrade from their current Switch models. There would also be a ton of hype around the new Zelda.

But even if the Switch drops like a rock next year, it will take a lot before we see the level of innovation that came from Nintendo in the latter part of the Wii U era and start of the Switch era (the genre re-defining megatons like BotW, Splatoon, Mario Maker, Mario Galaxy, etc...). At this point, the Switch will ride on momentum alone probably until it hits 110-120 million at the absolute minimum regardless of what Nintendo does. This is unfortunate for gamers in some ways, though, since Nintendo only performs at the top of their game when they are absolutely desperate. When Nintendo is successful like they are right now, they basically go into sleep mode until their next platform bombs. I wouldn't expect anything but lazy remakes from Nintendo for as long as the Switch remains as successful as it currently is.

I have high expectations but I have no specific expectations. I was worried for a good part of this year but even with the pandemic I think they had a great year IMO. For me, Age of Calamity pushed this year into greatness. Everything else was a bonus. I expect to be surprised by something next year.

I keep forgetting about that one!

I don't get that "it's october already and all we know is..." when we literally know so much about next year already compared to previous years. 2021 will easily be the best year yet for the Switch idc.

-Starts off the year with a 3D Mario title. It's a port with what looks like a significant add on.
-Monster Hunter Rise in March
-New Pokemon Snap def coming out around Spring
-Bravely Default II
-SMT III remake
-SMT V (although i do think this one won't make the cut)
-NMH 3 has to come out next year also
-MH stories

Now for stuff that aren't really set in stones but have a pretty high chance to be there :

-Switch revision
-Bayonetta 3
-Botw 2
-Zelda anniversary (SS HD probably)
-Metroid Anniversary (MPTrilogy ?)
-Something new from the Mario team since i don't think Bowser's fury took them 4 years
-Probably a new mainline Pokemon game from Gamefreak. Expecting Gen 4 remake for the Pokemon Anniversary

They should expand on Ring fit adventure and Mario Party as well. We will get new Smash DLC and AC updates. N64 or Gameboy emulator to NSO
I'm not expecting all of them to be present next year, probably not like the mainline Mario game and like SMTV. But the rest chances are they should be there cause that's just how it's going to be idk what to tell you otherwise. Zelda won't take over 4 and a half year for a sequel and miss the anniversary. Gamefreak won't miss the anniversary and skip 2 years without a new game. Bayonneta 3 should be ready for next year. MP trilogy just makes too much sense with anniversary and since MP4 should be coming in 2022/2023. I think it's mainly cause some titles skipped 2020 that 2021 will be big. But it will be big.

- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

- New Pokemon Snap

- Bayonetta 3

- The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword 10 Year Anniversary HD

- Metroid Prime 4

- Tomodachi Collection Switch

- Xenoblade Chronicles XX

- Pokemon Divine Diamond and Power Pearl

- Switch Pro

- Switch Pricecut

Anything less and I will burn my Switch in the streets.

Wouldn't be so sure about the pricecut...

That's the prediction you point out as outlandish???