By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close

Forums - Nintendo - Nintendo’s Plan for 2026 (according to NateTheHate2)

Tagged games:

Chrkeller on 08 April 2026
curl-6 said:
Chrkeller said:

Wonder if they will have a 1080p 120 fps mode? Doubt it, prime 4 was probably a one off, but something like SF is built for 120 fps.

For Starfox? 

Possibly, but hitting 120fps on Switch 2 would mean the game would need be relatively simple, and it might limit their ability to produce spectacle.

On the other hand, for an arcade shooter, the added fluidity could be glorious.

Yeah, star fox.  I think unlikely, but if it is old-school rail shooter, maybe.  Being a rail shooter should reduce capacity constraints, a lot.



rtx 4090, 32 gb ram, i7-13700k

Switch 2

Around the Network
curl-6 on 09 April 2026
Chrkeller said:
curl-6 said:

For Starfox? 

Possibly, but hitting 120fps on Switch 2 would mean the game would need be relatively simple, and it might limit their ability to produce spectacle.

On the other hand, for an arcade shooter, the added fluidity could be glorious.

Yeah, star fox.  I think unlikely, but if it is old-school rail shooter, maybe.  Being a rail shooter should reduce capacity constraints, a lot.

If it is indeed a rail shooter like the SNES/64 games then I can see 120fps being on the table. At the same time though, they may want to cap at 60fps so they can dedicate more power to great graphics and spectacle, like those games provided back in their day.

So far, of Nintendo's first party titles, only Prime 4 has supported 120fps, with the rest being 60fps. I'm not super sensitive to the difference so it doesn't reallty bother me.



burninmylight on 09 April 2026

I'm so starved for a good Star Fox that is free of controversial/questionable gimmicks after 30 years that I won't complain one bit if we get a banger on the level of SF64 that's capped at 60 fps. The first game on SNES was practically a slide show, but no one complained.



Chrkeller on 09 April 2026
burninmylight said:

I'm so starved for a good Star Fox that is free of controversial/questionable gimmicks after 30 years that I won't complain one bit if we get a banger on the level of SF64 that's capped at 60 fps. The first game on SNES was practically a slide show, but no one complained.

Fully agreed.  120 fps is a wish, not even remotely a must.  



rtx 4090, 32 gb ram, i7-13700k

Switch 2

CaptainExplosion on 09 April 2026

I kinda want Ron Wasserman to do the music for a new Star Fox.



Around the Network
burninmylight on 10 April 2026
Chrkeller said:
burninmylight said:

I'm so starved for a good Star Fox that is free of controversial/questionable gimmicks after 30 years that I won't complain one bit if we get a banger on the level of SF64 that's capped at 60 fps. The first game on SNES was practically a slide show, but no one complained.

Fully agreed.  120 fps is a wish, not even remotely a must.  

Would 120fps in rail mode and 60 fps or 60+ uncapped in all-range mode be too jarring?



Chrkeller on 10 April 2026
burninmylight said:
Chrkeller said:

Fully agreed.  120 fps is a wish, not even remotely a must.  

Would 120fps in rail mode and 60 fps or 60+ uncapped in all-range mode be too jarring?

I don't think so.  and it would make sense.  60 fps is still very good, can't complain about 60 fps.  I just want to see console drop resolution in favor of fps, especially with upscalers.



rtx 4090, 32 gb ram, i7-13700k

Switch 2

Soundwave on 16 April 2026

I think Mario Maker 3 could happen this year, I know that rumor is floating out there now too.

It would work well with the Switch 2's mouse controls for one, second the Mario Galaxy movie has a ton of Mario Maker references in it, not just like one "wink wink" kind of reference but like several.

Also the dev time line would fit ... the last Mario Maker game was in 2019 which is now seven years ago, and even for 2D Mario, Mario Wonder is coming up on 3 years ago. They should have ample time to make a new Mario Maker, I guess the big question would be would they consider having 3D Mario courses.



firebush03 on 16 April 2026
Soundwave said:

I think Mario Maker 3 could happen this year, I know that rumor is floating out there now too.

It would work well with the Switch 2's mouse controls for one, second the Mario Galaxy movie has a ton of Mario Maker references in it, not just like one "wink wink" kind of reference but like several.

Also the dev time line would fit ... the last Mario Maker game was in 2019 which is now seven years ago, and even for 2D Mario, Mario Wonder is coming up on 3 years ago. They should have ample time to make a new Mario Maker, I guess the big question would be would they consider having 3D Mario courses.

My prediction is 2028/2029 for the next 2D Mario. Whether that be something closer to Wonder or Maker? Hard to say. But if 3D Mario drops next year, then Nintendo will likely stick with every-other-year release pattern. After all, Mario Wonder was only wrapped up 3 years ago following a 4 year dev cycle.



Soundwave on 16 April 2026
firebush03 said:
Soundwave said:

I think Mario Maker 3 could happen this year, I know that rumor is floating out there now too.

It would work well with the Switch 2's mouse controls for one, second the Mario Galaxy movie has a ton of Mario Maker references in it, not just like one "wink wink" kind of reference but like several.

Also the dev time line would fit ... the last Mario Maker game was in 2019 which is now seven years ago, and even for 2D Mario, Mario Wonder is coming up on 3 years ago. They should have ample time to make a new Mario Maker, I guess the big question would be would they consider having 3D Mario courses.

My prediction is 2028/2029 for the next 2D Mario. Whether that be something closer to Wonder or Maker? Hard to say. But if 3D Mario drops next year, then Nintendo will likely stick with every-other-year release pattern. After all, Mario Wonder was only wrapped up 3 years ago following a 4 year dev cycle.

Mario Maker 3 - 2026

Next 3D Mario - 2027

Next 2D Mario - 2029

Would probably work. The other tell is Mario Maker 2 seemingly doesn't have any content adds on Switch 2, like you would think they could add mouse controls to it for example ... unless they don't want to because MM3 is going to utilize that feature and it's coming soon-ish.