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When are you expecting Switch 2 to be released

2022 0 0%
 
2023 6 8.45%
 
2024 38 53.52%
 
2025 23 32.39%
 
Later then 2025 4 5.63%
 
Total:71
super_etecoon on 14 March 2022
Wman1996 said:
super_etecoon said:

I for one truly appreciate the breathing space this will give developers on Nintendo consoles. They’ll either be able to finish great games they’ve been working on, or have a long window to prepare next gen experiences.

This cycle of burning down everything you’ve built up just to keep up with the cycle of boosting power is taxing on everyone involved, developers and gamers alike.

It really would be great to see just about every Nintendo IP get an iteration this gen.

Even if you consider Switch a different gen than 3DS and Wii U, we're pretty much there. 

As for notable missing IPs.

Mario Kart: Has an enhanced port and a spin-off title (Home Circuit). The booster pass taking until the end of 2023 or so all but confirms we won't see 9 until 2025 or so and it will likely be a Switch 2 game. 

F-Zero: If the series ever revives, they'll probably try an HD port or remake of GX before a new game. And at this point, I don't see it happening until Switch 2.

Star Fox: Could get a new iteration on Switch or wait until Switch 2.

DK: Has a port on Switch, will likely get a new 2D or 3D game before Switch 2.

Pikmin: Has a port on Switch. Who knows when 4 will come out? It's been forever. It would not surprise me if 4 takes as long as 2025 or so and is a launch window title for Switch 2 (like 3 was for the Wii U). 

As for any IPs I haven't mentioned they're probably dead for a while or for good. I don't see really any of the Wii titles (like Fit, etc.) coming back (we do have Switch Sports, though) and Nintendogs is probably dead for good or at least a long time. 

It would be awesome for Switch 2 to have almost every Nintendo IP that's still alive or the chance to revive, but it probably won't happen. I think the generation with the most amount of IPs getting to shine was the GameCube and GBA, namely if you lump them together. 

The only way I want Switch 2 to come out in 2025 or later is Nintendo digging deeper into their IP catalog. Chibi-Robo (HD remake which can lead to a new sequel on Switch 2), Kid Icarus (HD remake of Uprising likely to prep for a new game on Switch 2), Fire Emblem Path of Radiance/Radiant Dawn Remakes, and a flagship sequel like Super Mario Odyssey 2. 

So glad to see you mention Chibi Robo. That’s definitely an IP that I would like to see be revived. 

Also, I could use an Excitebots sequel. A 2D Mario that really takes us behind the NEW series and the Mario Maker style would be nice. 

but you are right, we’re just about there. I still think giving devolopers time to have amazing titles ready for next generation would be a plus. The Switch’s success is owed greatly to the one-two punch of Zelda and Mario each having iconic refreshes and if there is to be a Switch 2 (as opposed to an iterative o phrase) then Nintendo is going to need big guns to transition this user base to a new model. The company is known for squandering one generation’s success with its follow up. They need to break that cycle.