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Any other company releasing paid DLC less than 2 months after release would get absolutely obliterated, yet Nintendo gets a pass?

Did you miss the Pokemon Z-A DLC?

 

[MagnesD3]

Im never going to get another 3d mario am I

"Enjoy your movies...."

 

[hououinkyouma00]

I voted B

But Fatal Frame 2 is one of my favorite games, and I love Fire Emblem.

 

[Gryllis]

Not sure why they made it 60+ minutes without the content for it - it probably would have come across better around 25 minutes.

Also strange that for a Direct largely focused on old / already known third party games coming to Switch and Switch 1 games getting paid NS2 DLC, they didn't announce any first party free NS2 performance updates (except for Galaxy 1+2, which they didn't even say in the Direct). Seems like that would have been an easy win.

 

[KungFucius]

Is anything launching in January? They need to be cranking shit out that is actually new

 

[Scrawnton]

Is anything launching in January? They need to be cranking shit out that is actually new

Nah. Just FF7 Remake. I think first party leaving January empty is acceptable considering they are launching SMG1/2, Pokemon ZA, Hyrule Warriors, Kirby Air Riders, and MP4 all within a two month time span.

I do think FF7 Remake should be a week earlier in January considering Square Enix is launching DQ7 only two weeks later.

 

[darth.shrimp]

It was... passable. Age of Imprisonment is part of what made me buy a Switch 2 though, so having more gameplay and characters, as well as a (sooner than expected) release date, brings it to a B.

 

[NahaNago]

I think the biggest issue is that folks was hoping that this direct would generate some hype and it didn't really do that. This direct was a B-. It really needed better direction and arrangement for the direct.

 

[ReBurn]

Double pack is also extremely greedily priced (even worse each version digitally) and Super Mario Wonder seems to continue the trend of not allowing you to get the Switch 2 version upgrade unless you buy the DLC as well that Kirby started. They are also not giving the DLCs with the NSO expansion pack either, but that is minor.

I'm not surprised by the price of the Galaxy double pack. People should be expecting by now that Nintendo is going to charge a premium for their older games. I'm not suggesting that people have to like it, but it really is just how it works with Nintendo now. I'd recommend people not succumb to FOMO and just not buy them if price is an issue.

I don't so much mind paying more for the Wonder DLC if it really brings fun new content to the game. I can see NSO subscribers being annoyed that the perks we enjoyed on Switch 1 aren't moving forward for Switch 2. I think folks should just drop the service if the value isn't there. That gives them an extra 50 bucks per year to spend on content they may want.

 

[Gambit2483]

I feel like fans at Xbox Series launch.
Like they were all expecting a lot of new ambitious games because the last years of Xbox One were so void of anything valuable, and all they got was fucking Halo Infinite, a bad cross gen game, and 2 years after launch they still got nothing.

Well it's not THAT bad but it's really close for me.
Nothing ambitious or marking the gap between S1 and S2, I mean the new Fire Emblem looked like it was an early 360 game in gameplay phases.

They keep adding shit to old games just to milk them AGAIN. Wii U to Switch 1 kind of made sense, but Switch 1 to Switch 2 is just disrespect at this point.

When the most ambitious reveal of your direct is Mario Tennis, it tells a lot about the overall quality.

Nintendo has become fucking cheap since the Wii, but now it feels like they're just testing and pushing boundaries of their fans assholes.

So basically you just Hate Nintendo and would have been displeased regardless of what they did...got it.

 

[Boy bawang]

I think it was shit but both resident evil and ff7 further cement the fact that the switch 2 is firmly a current generation console and that's a good news. It's just frustrating to not see more/better games so far.

Nintendo, from a first party perspective, it's getting lazy and complacent, and give the impression of testing how much they can milk people. I prefer struggling Nintendo.

 

[cabbage5k2]

D because of Fire Emblem, otherwise barely better than the last shitshow direct.

 

[tmlDan]

D from me, too many remakes or just ports, Paid DLC for Pokemon before it releases, No new Mario game? the only game that made me happy was Fire Emblem.

 

[Shwing]

A 'C' from me... if I was 4 years old, probably a higher score. To me the whole thing felt like a toy presentation.
Also, it feels like the Switch 2 was launched a year too soon (even though in reality it launched a year or two too late), as everything still focused on Switch 1.
Even though the Switch 2 is selling gang busters, I still feel Nintendo itself has gone up it's own arse.

 

[Variahunter]

So basically you just Hate Nintendo and would have been displeased regardless of what they did...got it.

Basically you'll just gobble up whatever Nintendo is putting out Mr Bootlicking, got it.

I'm a fan of Nintendo in the NES-SNES-N64-GC era.

They did some good games (even great) on Switch. But if this show is what you're expecting of them, it just means that your quality bar is really low and your self esteem too, because you accept to be taken for a fool and a living money printer.

 

[Gambit2483]

It amazes me how Nintendo has 3 times as many (compared to the other platforms) exclusive 1st party games announced and releasing either this year or next and yet people still find a way to be underwhelemed and upset. If seeing releases date and/or announcements for Zelda, Metroid, Mario, Fire Emblem, Kirby, Yoshi, Mario Sports, Pokémon games and among other 1st party titles like Tomadachi Life does nothing for you and still consider it a "Failure" then chances are you just aren't a fan of Nintendo period.

Nintendo literally announced release dates for at least 6 titles from many major franchises...meanwhile we know nothing about Sony games this year (or next) outside of GOY and yet Nintendo seemingly gets much more flak for actually having games to announce/release than Sony does for having absolute Jack shit announced...(from some ppl at least)

 

[Nintendo's Witch]

S

 

[blacktout]

Probably not the best time to share this "gaming memory," Nintendo Today:

 

[Zannegan]

Fire Emblem looked great, especially after the last one. Prime 4 being open world looked intriguing. The 40th anniversary for Mario was underwhelming, but I guess that's what happens when you give DK to the Mario team.

All in all, solid, but not a lot for me personally.

 

[Hudo]

C, I think. Fire Emblem looked interesting, so did Metroid Prime 4. Loved the DQ7 Remake.

But a lot of Switch 2 Editions of games, which will probably cost money (which they shouldn't, imho). And overpriced "remasters" of the Galaxy games... for Mario's 40th Anniversary, I expected more.

 

[rkofan87]

i am shocked that all 4 big switch2 games are coming in 25.

 

[justiceiro]

C. Yoshi game looks amazing, and it's good Mario Galaxy 2 is making the jump. But, I literally shouted "do you have no shame?" when switch 2 editions started showing up, followed by switch 1 games and console exclusives that could pass for licensed mobile games.

Overal, I like we are getting something that is not Mario/Zelda/smash right way, but is still frustrating to see these partnerships with underwhelming developer even after switch was such succes. Can we get more of blooddusk, and less of simulator games?

 

[Power Pro]

I'm not sure...this was a tough one for me to grade. I found most of the Mario stuff pretty boring to be honest, especially that Yoshi game. I don't know why they can't make another Yoshi game as good as the original Yoshi's Island.

Even stuff like Dragon Quest 7 doesn't make me super crazy, because it's the worst DQ game I've played to be honest. The announcement of a remake was a big of a shocking surprise though, and it felt like it came out of no where. I would've been happier if we were finally getting an English release of Dragon Quest 10 offline.

Then we have the Virtual Boy stuff which...again is really cool, and I totally want that accessory, but I hate all the retro stuff being tied to subscription service. I want to own the games, not pay for them until they take them away.

I think the best showing for me was Metroid Prime 4 because it actually looked new and different. All previous showing made the game kinda look like "oh, it's just another Metroid prime", but the open environments make this game look a lot more different and interesting to me now. I'm also glad to see it wasn't push out of 2025.

That Ditto pokemon game looks like it could be fun. The ditto is nightmare fuel, lol.

Not super happy with all the paid DLC stuff because it feels like they're holding stuff back now like some other shitty publishers. The DK Bananza stuff is so soon after release that it feels like stuff that was held back. The Pokemon DLC being announcement before the game is out also feels shitty. Showing Nintendo wants to just keep pushing the greed button.

I'm confused why we're getting just a remake of sorts of Danganronpa 2, and not 1 first. 2 is fine, but I think I kinda like the first one more.

I wish I could be excited for any third party release on Switch 2, but they all seem to come with that game key card bull shit making me not want to buy any of them. Can't be excited about Dragon Quest 7, Final Fantasy 7 remake, Dynasty Warriors Origins, or the Resident Evil games coming to Switch 2 when I just know they're game key cards.

Fire Emblem looks alright I guess. Not crazy about some of the character designs, but I am intrigued to see Sothis again. I thought she lost her essence when she gave it to Byleth, unless this is a prequel.

 

[Ceadeus]

Metroid Prime 4 release date announcement trailer should have been an event but they made a 2 minute long cheap ass trailer showing low poly motorbike and ugly desert open-world. That was so weird.

I voted E, mario 40th anniversary was underwhelming.