Nintendo has been holding things back on a regular basis since over a decade by now. Early trailers give a glimpse of basic gameplay features, then there are usually multiple additional trailers once a game gets closer to launch.

If you keep the development history of Metroid Prime 4 in mind, then it's also not surprising that MP4 will be merely a Metroid Prime with a new gameplay gimmick instead of a reinvention. And once you factor in that you yourself are getting older, it's also not surprising when the fourth entry in a series that sticks to its guns doesn't wow you anymore.

That’s a fair point. And I’m sure Metroid Prime 4 will get a deep dive at some point. 

But this was the first big gameplay reveal — the first chance to really sell the game. And a lot of time was spent on opening doors. It’s just not a sexy mechanic.

The psychic ability to control Samus’ beam attack is super cool, but the majority of the trailer left me a bit cool. Honestly, if the video didn’t have Samus and the Metroid name, I wouldn’t be very excited for it — and this is coming from someone who loves the original trilogy and wants more of the same.

Prime 4 remains one of my most anticipated titles, because, again, I trust Retro and Nintendo, but this trailer didn’t do the game any favors.

Hopefully we'll see them sometime down the road...

I resigned myself ... They don't exist until otherwise shown ....

Though it'd be funny if there were first seen in the Switch 2 presentation haha

I was actually thinking that too, and wouldnt mind if that happened to be honest.

Not a single First Party remaster/remake/re-release. That was unexpected.

But thinking about it more, it makes sense. Nintendo clearly wants people to still think about the Switch1 as an attractive purchase for 'New' games. Having those two 2026 titles points in that direction, not in the least because these two I believe would be popular with Switch Lite users.

I'm making the prediction that at least TomoDachi live will get a themed Switch1 Lite in 2026, well after Switch2 launch.

Also I think going forward future remaster/remake/re-release Switch1 games will be announced on Nintendo Today App. So I'm still expecting games like Kirby Planet Robobot.

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Nintendo seems to want to convey this:

Switch 2 is our main focus but Switch will still get first-party software support into 2026, even new titles that aren't re-releases/remasters/remakes.

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I'm sure there are some of re-releases coming but Nintendo wants to hold them closer to the chest until it's strategic to reveal them. Had Rhythm Heaven and Tomodachi come out earlier in Switch's life (2024 or before) I have a feeling Nintendo wouldn't announce them approximately a year in advance. But with Switch turning 8 years old recently and Switch 2 imminent, they needed to reassure Switch customers the value of the platform. 

Expect Switch first-party support until late 2027, possibly beyond. But of course, it's likely going to be minor titles and some remasters and such. Think of the late support 3DS got which isn't an identical analogy to Switch but a relative barometer.