but im still going to complain when they do bullshit

The fact that this is the best they have is a testament to how little they have going on right now. 

the switch needed a new original title since they havent really had one thats worth a shit

was shameful then when sony did it and its shameful now.

we still deserve better than this. 

what the fuck are you talking? These are direct quotes from your original post. The point I’m making in my last post stands, you’re acting like an entitled brat.

I really have to see the game before I make any judgment. Depeding on how they do it, I could see it as a worthy holiday title.

i know you dont like the words i used but you dont understand what the words mean, which is kind of a crucial aspect of the whole idea behind responding to a post. but whatever, i dont expect much from a dinosaur eating a pink sprinkle donut. 

it sounds like what youre saying is that if they make it transformative enough, to the point where it feels like a completely different game, then it could almost be treated like a completely different game. 

im trying my best to imagine that.. and i guess i could see what youre saying. its possible. but i highly, highly doubt that is what its going to be. 

Mostly agreed OP, but if anything Nintendo is starting to improve the S2.

Last year was a joke - a Mario Kart that it seems sorta failed to be the reinvention/upgrade that it looked like when they announced it, a Switch1 Metroid game port that apparently is considered a little lackluster or at least a couple bad decisions were made with the bike/desert, a complete joke of a pokemon game that comes off as and looks like a rejected gamecube game, the only bright spots were a well regarded DK and a niche Kirby racing game.

This year sure is mostly new AA games, spinoffs that seem to be side games rather than new meaty experiences, remakes, and ports. And yeah the main game of the year, OoT, is just a remake, though I'd say it's gotta be the most anticipated remake of any remake Nintendo could possibly make.

Yes the year comes off as a weak in terms of people wanting actual new AAA games and not remakes and side games, but it's way better than what Nintendo had last year for the most hyped console launch in history. So it is a step in the right direction, but yeah that step is being taken after faceplanting last year, so really it's more like stumbling back to their feet. The direct was literally the first time I've felt any interest in the S2 since the April reveal last year when DK came on instead of Mario and then out of embarrassment Nintendo didn't even mention how awful the prices of everything were going to be this gen.

It's been clear since last April that Nintendo thinks they can just run off Switch-successor hype. Because if they actually were trying to prove to consumers that they are the best damn video game option they'd have had a heck of a lot more last year and more than AA and remakes this year. I think it's all just very poor planning with them thinking they can rest on their laurels this gen after the Switch's success. And it's not like they didn't have years and years to prepare big new games for year 1 and 2 of this gen.

It is certainly concerning, feels like Nintendo stepped off a cliff this gen, but still 2026 is at least gonna be a more impressive showing than 2025 for them. In 2027 we'll probably start to see the first new AAA next gen games first party games on the system since the launch period (MKW and DKB), which granted is crazy when you realize that haha.

So what am I saying...yeah Nintendo sucks in the Switch 2 age, there is no arguing that. But that's been obvious for 14 months now. MKW and MP4 shoulda been better I guess, 3D Mario should have been out on launch day, Pokemon Z-A should have been something a lot more than a zero-effort disgraceful embarrassment, Star Fox should be a new game not a remake of an N64 game...all that at the bare minimum. But if anything they are improving now with what seems to be a mediocre 2026 at least in terms of first party / exclusive content (third party looks real solid), and a remake that's gonna be their biggest game since 3 years ago, so that's something at least.

About Zelda. I would be happy if they take the Capcom route with their Resident Evil series.

We get new and remakes in a pretty happy cadence. About 4 years between New and in between that we get remakes that feel new enough for a replay and certainly so for a new audience. It worked wonders for Capcom, I could see the same success for Zelda if they adopt such a thing.

I can understand the feeling, as it comes from missing a "new" "mainline" entry of one of the big hitters of Nintendo like smash, Animal Crossing, Zelda, Pokémon or Mario.

I think Nintendo is also trying to find a good way to follow up on such outstanding titles like Super Mario Odyssey, Super Mario Wonder, Breath of the Wild/Tears of the kingdom, Smash Ultimate without feeling cheapened or cut down. They basically have the same issue as they had with Metroid after Super Metroid : They didn't know how they could follow up such a masterpiece...

I'm gonna be completely honest, I genuinely don't see how the 2026 lineup is supposed to be bad. We're getting first party releases almost every month

In comparison, the first 9 months of 2018 were two new games with 75 or below on Metacritic and DLCs for Splatoon 2 and Xenoblade 2. Smash saved the thing in the end but even after that, it took 3 months for Yoshi's Crafted World in March 2019 and then again 3 months for Mario Maker 2 in June 2019

Why would you buy everything that some company puts out just to "champion" them? You don't owe anything to any company, and companies do not care about you one bit.
I think this weird devotion of yours is the biggest issue here.

Some people here seem to seriously lack understanding on how development complexity have scalonated these days. They just told that Mario Kart World took 10 years to be finished, but some of you think they can pull a full fledged original AAA 3D Zelda/Mario game in 4 years without a sweat and delivering huge quality gaming experience.

It sucks, but be reasonable while dealing with your frustation. The system just passed its 1 year ffs. Even with how many titles they are pulling already, you all still act as if they are relaxing, with their feets in the air, watching Switch 2 sell on hype alone just because a new entry of a specific franchise hasnt released or been announced till this moment.

Switch 2 will do fine with the current selection of revealed games, so no need for "concern" on the system behalf in the market once again. For the ones that cant be satisfied if a S class franchise dont make a return every year with a new entry, then just pass your time doing other stuff, maybe you can fix your obsession on Nintendo to be perfect