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[SNG32]

I mean judging by this it's hard to be optimistic about Nintendos third party games.

 

[Woopah]

Probably all the announcement related to Switch 2 versions are going to be made on a Nintendo partner showcase, Not in a Geoff show.

Why would that be the case when it hardly ever happened in the Switch era?

Its now confirmed that Microsoft will not be a supporter of the Switch 2. Their focus is on the Xbox ROG handheld as well as Playstation ports. This means that yet another big publisher is removed as a possible supporter of Switch 2.

Nintendo first party games just became even more important for Switch 2 success.

How is it now confirmed?

 

[LordOcidax]

Why would that be the case when it hardly ever happened in the Switch era?

All the big third party Switch 1 titles always were announced on a Nintendo Direct…

 

[blacktout]

Why would that be the case when it hardly ever happened in the Switch era?

Maybe I'm confused, because your information is basically always correct, but every significant third party Switch port that I can think of was announced during either a Nintendo Direct or Partner Showcase.

Now, granted almost every third party port arrived later on Switch than on other platforms, but I would expect that to be the case with the Switch 2 as well, at least for the first year or two.

 

[tr1p1ex]

Do you really want more new IP when this is what they're delivering…?

Yes. I'll probably get Drag x Drive too. Some of us like these NIntendo experiments.

 

[rkofan87]

do think the nd will be this week?

 

[Woopah]

All the big third party Switch 1 titles always were announced on a Nintendo Direct…

Other third party games might get announced for Switch 2, but you said "Switch 2 versions", so I thought you meant versions of the games announced last week.

Maybe I'm confused, because your information is basically always correct, but every significant third party Switch port that I can think of was announced during either a Nintendo Direct or Partner Showcase.

Now, granted almost every third party port arrived later on Switch than on other platforms, but I would expect that to be the case with the Switch 2 as well, at least for the first year or two.

Multiplat games coming to Switch were indeed announced at Directs. But there's very very few examples of games which were announced as PC/PS/XB and then also came to Switch Day 1. Usually they came as ports or not at all.

 

[LordOcidax]

do think the nd will be this week?

I am expecting one for next the month, prior DK launch.

 

[rkofan87]

looks like next week at the earliest.

 

[MiguelItUp]

do think the nd will be this week?

looks like next week at the earliest.

Yeah, that makes sense. Even before this list I figured it would have to be before the end of the month for sure. I couldn't remember the exact days I just remember it was before July as June was always the fun month of game news.

 

[Super Lemon Drop]

I hope we get plenty of gorgeous Zelda remakes until then. I want them to look like Orioto paintings:

Thank you for this. I have not heard of him or his work. I will be researching it now!

 

[Pigenator]

They barely gave away any dev kits. Safe to say there aren't lots of 3rd party games ready to be launched

 

[Hudo]

Do they really? As far as we know, the Switch 2 selling really well. Mario Kart World reviewed really well. All the games that got announced during not-E3 are either uninteresting or are relatively far out. And as of right now, there isn't any big first-party title by Microsoft or Sony to "take away the thunder".

That being said, I can see a direct happening a short while after Bananza. Giving Metroid Prime 4 a release date and maybe teasing a title for the holidays.

 

[blacktout]

Multiplat games coming to Switch were indeed announced at Directs. But there's very very few examples of games which were announced as PC/PS/XB and then also came to Switch Day 1. Usually they came as ports or not at all.

Oh yeah, absolutely. If we do start getting Day One releases that aren't indie titles, we'll be in uncharted territory. Only time will tell how those announcements will be handled.