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[ADiTAR]

So basically for 4 months only first party output?

doubt.

 

[TheChadOfGaming]

 

[StereoVsn]

3rd parties don’t have dev kits yet???

Tbh it's kind of wild that 3rd parties won't receive the Switch 2 dev kits until June. I expected that at least trusted third parties would have access to them by now.

I think they meant 2nd phase for Fall 2026 .

Nintendo is so paranoid about the leaks, it’s tanking its launch game list!? That’s something alright.

 

[GigaBowser]

will be sells out the whole first year just with mk9

 

[Blitzkrieg!]

Even if this was true (it’s not) they would still sell 50 million units by year end.

 

[Trilobit]

Nintendo so afraid of leaks that they chose to reveal the system to 3rd party devs as late as possible?

No 3rd party titles seems like a bad, bad idea.

To be fair I remember Nintendo basically only showing BotW at E3 around Switch 1's launch. But yeah, I was certain that they had already gotten their devkits and were ready to launch stuff at release. Weird.

 

[ResilientBanana]

Switch 2 seems like a simple architecture jump from the previous system. Anything being developed for switch can easily get a resolution bump.

 

[Woopah]

To be fair I remember Nintendo basically only showing BotW at E3 around Switch 1's launch. But yeah, I was certain that they had already gotten their devkits and were ready to launch stuff at release. Weird.

That was E3 2016. The Switch hadn't been offiically revealed yet so that's why they were keeping every game secret.

 

[POTASIUM]

Sometimes I feel like Nintendo has an entire department dedicated to shooting themselves in the foot.

 

[Gambit2483]

This is the Wii U all over again.

 

[SweetTooth]

Nintendo still being pricks to 3rd parties? Lol

 

[Ritsumei2020]

Switch 2 is doomed. $500, no third party games, easily breakable connectors.

Best it can do is WiiU numbers, after a price cut?

 

[Arsic]

This only works if:
-You have 3-5 first party studio games that matter (no mii trash games)
-You plan to have enhanced switch 1 titles that go from 30 to 60 fps on launch

With that I could see myself diving in right away with a pre order depending on which games go from 30 to 60 fps. I’d only need Zelda totk and the Xeno games.

 

[Vaquilla]

Yeah this is obviously not true.
Even during the Wii U days Nintendo wasn't this obtuse, and current Nintendo is way more switched on and competent than back then.

 

[Agent_4Seven]

Man, I hope they'll release Prime 4 and Mario Kart this year, my SIFTD fantasy challenge draft for 2025 also depends on it

 

[awwr999999]

Switch 2 seems like a simple architecture jump from the previous system. Anything being developed for switch can easily get a resolution bump.

The massive number of Switch consoles in the wild means studios aren't going to target the Switch2 for years.
Any studio interested in making money will go after the OG Switch crowd and Switch2 users will get less slowdowns as a bonus.
Nintendo's going to have to pump out enough 1st party games to make Switch2 buyers feel like they didn't waste their money.
It'll be interesting to see how this works out for them.

 

[awwr999999]

Rereading more carefully it says, "most of which are expecting the dev kits for the Switch 2 to be sent in June"

Implying some already got dev kits.

I'm guessing now but here we go:

1. Nintendo sent out dev kits already to select developers and are planning their first year of software
2. They have heavy 1st party software ready for launch and the holidays
3. They are expecting 3rd party devs to fill in the gaps

Sound right?

Imagine it's your studio.
Would you:
1. build a Switch2 game around a nonexistent user base that's expected to grow.
2. build a Switch game for a massive user base that will automatically include Switch2 users via BC?

 

[Jaguar Victory]

As long as they make a system that will let you play your games without a constant connection to the net I'm in. I've got the other consoles, PC for everything else.

 

[schaft0620]

Nintendo coming out a full gen behind.

3rd party devs not having enough time for compelling launch games.

Port-City.

Switch 2, this is an evolution of the previous console. Not new gen enough to move the neededle. People will view this like iPhone 14, iPhone 15... ...

Launching with Metroid, not a system seller like Mario, Zelda (now Animal Crossing).

Nintendo won't be able to make enough to take advantage of large scale launch demand. The FOMO will fizzle by fall.

 

[Sephiran]

Besides old PS4 ports, the more interesting third party games for the Switch 2 will probably be the ones Nintendo have moneyhatted as a Switch 2 exclusive in some form.

 

[Woopah]

The massive number of Switch consoles in the wild means studios aren't going to target the Switch2 for years.
Any studio interested in making money will go after the OG Switch crowd and Switch2 users will get less slowdowns as a bonus.
Nintendo's going to have to pump out enough 1st party games to make Switch2 buyers feel like they didn't waste their money.
It'll be interesting to see how this works out for them.

Third parties already have lots of games that don't target the massvie Switch userbase for technical reasons. Those games can be brought to Switch 2

Besides old PS4 ports, the more interesting third party games for the Switch 2 will probably be the ones Nintendo have moneyhatted as a Switch 2 exclusive in some form.

I think the days of third party exclusvies are disappearing. Nintendo's moneyhats will be focused on ensuring they get ports of the biggest third party franchsies to come to Switch 2.

 

[cireza]

Launching with Metroid, not a system seller like Mario, Zelda (now Animal Crossing).

No Mario, Zelda nor Animal Crossing at launch confirmed.

3rd party devs not having enough time for compelling launch games.

3rd parties don't have kits confirmed.

Port-City.

Console is going to have a majority of ports confirmed.

People will view this like iPhone 14, iPhone 15... ...

iPhone selling less at each iteration confirmed.

Rarely seen such amazing insight.

 

[Horseganador]

It would be typical of Nintendo to be skimping on the distribution of development kits in order to concentrate sales on its titles.

 

[Sephiran]

It would be typical of Nintendo to be skimping on the distribution of development kits in order to concentrate sales on its titles.

That would happen anyway, if the big third party games for Switch 2 is ports like FF7 remake at full price, hard to see how that would compete with brand new Nintendo games.

 

[awwr999999]

That would happen anyway, if the big third party games for Switch 2 is ports like FF7 remake at full price, hard to see how that would compete with brand new Nintendo games.

They compete with base console games by making people wait on a purchase.
Nintendo would have done better just to keep making better HW that ostensibly plays the exact same games.

 

[Mercador]

Doubt

It takes time to develop a game, way more than 3-6 months.

 

[SardineBreath]

It's too dumb to be true