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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
They don't have any big announced games or hardware so .. makes sense ? why waste the money.
Buggy Loop
Member
Nintendo doesn't have to drop price of console, nor price of their games, they don't need public showcases, can drop remasters at full price, ridiculous online service
And they get away with it, with massive sales
Must be frustrating for Sony & Microsoft
Nintendo is so Nintendo that they don't need to advertise they are Nintendo.
And they get away with it, with massive sales
Must be frustrating for Sony & Microsoft
Nintendo is so Nintendo that they don't need to advertise they are Nintendo.
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Big Baller
Al Pachinko, Konami President
Big Baller
Al Pachinko, Konami President
Ive never been nor intend to
Stitch
Gold Member
KaiserBecks
Member
I live near Cologne and still have no intention of going. Way too many kids who actually go there just to meet YouTube influencers I’ve never heard of.
Spyxos
Member
Ah right, there was something. To be honest, I didn't keep track of what exactly happened.
Borowski_1
Member
they don't need to do anything at this point
Loomy
Banned
I'm pretty sure the Switch 2 will first be shown in a "Very special Nintendo Direct!" lol
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
Makes sense. Further cements there is no hardware planned to launch in 2024.
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
They’ve never announced new hardware in a Direct. So if so that would be a first for them. They use Directs as a vehicle for software announcements. They mark hardware announcements with other special occasions
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Dr. Wilkinson
Member
I mean there are certainly unannounced games for second half of 2024. Exhibiting at Gamescom or not doesn’t really have anything to do with that. Their presence at Gamescom last year was completely unnoteworthy. All that came out of it was chit chat of Nintendo showing Switch 2 tech demos behind closed doors.
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Woopah
Member
It will absolutely be shown first at their own event. But that wouldn't have prevented them bringing it to Gamescom as well.
Hopefully they announce their 2024 H2 line-up soon.
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
Gotta be May or June. June would be typical. I’m guessing at this point that things are lining up for them to start talking Switch 2/ final year of Switch around the timing of the 5/7 financial earnings. That would make sense.
Nintendo is normally pretty quiet before a big Direct/ announcement. But these past 6-8 weeks have been like hauntingly silent. It’s as if they are going out of their way to not announce or say anything about like, anything. Haven’t had a trailer for Luigi’s Mansion 2 since September. Paper Mario TTYD hasn’t had a trailer since then, either. Other than the storybook opener 2 weeks ago. And clearly they have unannounced games for 2H that could possibly include Metroid Prime 4/ Zelda remakes/ remasters
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justiceiro
Marlboro: Other M
More like Nintendo is skipping this year.
Kurotri
Member
Yea. I went once because I was always curious, even as a kid. Was like a goal of mine, back when it was called Games Convention (I think?). Massive disappointment and waste of time.
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Represent.
Banned
And the horrific trend of the big 3 skipping out on gameshows continues.
Spyxos
Member
Yes, when it was still in Leipzig it was called Games Convention. And you visited the better version of the fair.
TVexperto
Member
I went to Games Convention! It was in Leipzig not in Cologne and it was so much better ... less queue times, more friendly and less focused on twitch streamers
00_Zer0
Member
Me: "Pinch them penny's save those nickel's, release Switch 2 or suck my pickle!"
Tiago Rodrigues
Member
I mean...this is the year where they will be getting ready for the Switch 2 release. And looking at how the Switch is still selling they don't need to do anything anyway.
touchfuzzy
Member
I pulled the trigger on a Steam Deck OLED too, gonna be moving all my indie and third party pickups to that (along with a number of PC exclusives of course). Switch has just gone on for way too long at this point and there's not a single compelling piece of first party software officially on the way at the moment (Paper Mario remake looks alright but I can live without it). I'll get a Switch 2 whenever it comes but at this point I'm shifting gears a bit.
they have 3 right now but by the gamescom is a go all 3 games will be out.
Chittagong
Gold Member
RIP Switch 2
RIP bomzaldroppenton
RIP bomzaldroppenton
NeverYouMind
Member
That is 100% true for me.
alucard0712_rus
Banned
I feel something Switch 2 is preparing. If Nintendo is silent they usually do something.
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
We all do.
Hudo
Member
I can honestly say that German influencers are even worse than American ones.
E-Cat
Member
Heh, good times
Dorfdad
Gold Member
yeah but in 2025 you will get to play remastered games from years past for retail!
I dont expect there to be a simple 9.99 upgrade fee patch. Nintendo will just probably re-releases titles at full cost.
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
If it's not launching until 2024, there wouldn't be an event for it in 2024. Why would they have a big event prior to the year-end sales season for a product that's not coming out until the following year?
The Switch event wasn't until 7 weeks before launch, in January 2017. None of this has anything to do with Gamescom. They've skipped 4 out of the last 5 years, this is nothing new. Even last year when they "returned to Gamescom", their presence was completely insignificant and didn't have any unreleased games at their booth. All that happened was the chatter that came out weeks later about how they were showing off Switch 2 tech demos behind closed doors.
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Dr. Wilkinson
Member
Well that's what they did for every single Switch port of a Wii U or 3DS game for the entire lifespan of the Switch, so clearly that model works for them. They sell the rereleases to the tune of tens of millions each.
Solarstrike
Member
What else is new. Skip the world why don't you, Nintendo. Can't even release 1 picture of Metroid Prime 4. I'm sorry but..
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Dr. Wilkinson
Member
If it's Q1 2025, which I think is at least 50% likely, (other 50% is Q2 prior to June), they don't need to talk about it at all until practically the end of the calendar year. And then do the big press conference in January, and then release in early March. There is no need to sell us all on a system in mid or Q3 2024 for a product that is 6-8 months away. They'll focus on Switch hardware bundles and discounted Switch software this year, along with some lighter new releases to fill out the release calendar.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Nintendo operates in their own stratosphere. They don't need any industry events.
nial
Member
If they miss their Q1 target, I think they will go straight to November since Q2/Q3 are very unusual periods for new system releases (last time for Nintendo were the N64 and GameCube).
Q1 on the other hand is quite common to see; you have GBA, 3DS, Switch, PSVR2, and the Japanese release dates for PS2 and PS4 (heck, even PSVR1 was originally targeting a March launch).
Emedan
Member
No way, Q1 already too late. It has to be set by now.
Hudo
Member
If they're prepping for Switch 2, it doesn't make sense to take part in Gamescom, tho. There's really nothing to be gained here for them.
nial
Member
Loss of sales momentum is concerning, but we will see, I guess.