Hero-of-Time Posted March 10, 2024 Posted March 10, 2024 With Paper Mario: TTYD and Luigi's Mansion 2 now being dated (Pyoro was spot on again), I imagine that's Nintendo done for the first half of the year. Another Code: Recollection Mario vs Donkey Kong Endless Ocean Paper Mario: TTYD Princess Peach: Showtime! Luigi's Mansion 2 Not a bad line up for the first 6 months, especially when you consider this will no doubt be the console's final year. 1 1
WackerJr Posted March 10, 2024 Posted March 10, 2024 They’re decent games, better than I first thought for Nintendo’s first half for 2024. Four of the six are remakes mind. I’ll happily play TTYD again though!
MindFreak Posted March 10, 2024 Posted March 10, 2024 Suddenly Nintendo start releasing their games on Thursdays? Why's that?
Dcubed Posted March 10, 2024 Posted March 10, 2024 3 hours ago, Hero-of-Time said: With Paper Mario: TTYD and Luigi's Mansion 2 now being dated (Pyoro was spot on again), I imagine that's Nintendo done for the first half of the year. Another Code: Recollection Mario vs Donkey Kong Endless Ocean Paper Mario: TTYD Princess Peach: Showtime! Luigi's Mansion 2 Not a bad line up for the first 6 months, especially when you consider this will no doubt be the console's final year. True, but you do have to consider that 4/6 of those games are remakes. We're definitely coming near to the end now and it shows in the lineup. And I suspect that the second half will be every bit as remake/remaster heavy as the first, if not moreso... surely Nintendo wouldn't want to waste Metroid Prime 4 as a current Switch exclusive at this point!?
Hero-of-Time Posted March 10, 2024 Posted March 10, 2024 27 minutes ago, Dcubed said: True, but you do have to consider that 4/6 of those games are remakes. We're definitely coming near to the end now and it shows in the lineup. And I suspect that the second half will be every bit as remake/remaster heavy as the first, if not moreso... surely Nintendo wouldn't want to waste Metroid Prime 4 as a current Switch exclusive at this point!? Thing is, these are games that deserve a remake/second chance. TTYD has long been a fan desire to be remade. Mario vs Donkey Kong was a GBA game which is 20 years old now. Another Code are 2 games from the Wii/DS era. It's not as if they are releasing games from last gen. They already done that throughout the Switch's life with Wii U games. The only one that is a little questionable is Luigi's Mansion 2 and I say that purely because why put the second one on the Switch but not the first? Barmy that the full trilogy isn't going to be complete. As for Metroid, I still think it's coming for Switch, with an enhanced version on the next console. I don't think they would want to annoy Switch owners after they've waited so long for it to release. 2
Ike Posted March 10, 2024 Posted March 10, 2024 (edited) Now we know what games are coming until June. We can assume Pokémon Legends is coming January if it follows the previous games reveal - release cycle. Or maybe they are aiming for before Christmas since they don't have a companion game this time? Edit: forgot they said 2025 already. Professor Layton is scheduled for next year too, still for the Switch, unless that is cross gen (or banking on backwards compatibility?). Edited March 10, 2024 by Ike
Dcubed Posted March 10, 2024 Posted March 10, 2024 26 minutes ago, Ike said: Now we know what games are coming until June. We can assume Pokémon Legends is coming January if it follows the previous games reveal - release cycle. Or maybe they are aiming for before Christmas since they don't have a companion game this time? Edit: forgot they said 2025 already. Professor Layton is scheduled for next year too, still for the Switch, unless that is cross gen (or banking on backwards compatibility?). I'm guessing that's the ticket here. Nothing we've seen from the in-game footage so far looks unachievable on the current Switch.
Josh64 Posted March 26, 2024 Posted March 26, 2024 Nintendo switch version 18.0.0 out now https://www.n-europe.com/news/nintendo-switch-version-18.0.0-out-now/ 1
Josh64 Posted March 28, 2024 Posted March 28, 2024 There's a beta test for the newest INAZUMA ELEVEN if anyone's interested: https://www.n-europe.com/news/inazuma-eleven-victory-road-worldwide-beta-test-demo-available-now/ 1
Dcubed Posted April 10, 2024 Posted April 10, 2024 Looks decent, quite a significant visual overhaul. The camera looks better than the original from what I remember as well. 1
Dcubed Posted April 12, 2024 Posted April 12, 2024 Gio Corsi, former head of 3rd party relations at Sony, has just joined NOA in a similar role! Big get for Nintendo. Bodes well for 3rd party support on Switch 2 2 1
Julius Posted April 15, 2024 Posted April 15, 2024 Nintendo won't be at Gamescom this year. Per VGC: Quote In a statement issued to German publication Games Wirtschaft, a spokesperson for the company said it would not be an exhibitor at this summer's event. Gamescom 2024 organisers have yet to announce the exhibitor list for the show, which is scheduled to take place in Cologne, Germany, from August 21-25. Nintendo attended last year's Gamescom as an exhibitor. According to VGC sources, the company also used the event to show off tech demos for Switch 2 behind closed doors. Not too surprising given the context of previous reports that the console's launch got moved back to Q1 2025. I'm really curious to see when they decide to actually announce/reveal this thing, maybe even more so than I am to hear about its launch plans. I genuinely think if it doesn't launch until late Q1 (as in, March) similar to the Switch, they could get away with waiting until January, so as to not potentially hurt Christmas sales and cause confusion. The only real argument I can think against doing that would be potential leaks from the production line, but so long as they aren't stupid and pulling a Wii U and they don't get too gimmick-heavy, I think you could absolutely blast out a 2-3 month marketing campaign for this thing and have it over with. You could even tease an event for Jan with a console silhouette and a bit of a teaser trailer at The Game Awards if you really wanted to, I think you could get away with that much, because as big as that is for the gaming space, I don't feel like TGA news and a console silhouette would permeate through to the Switch demographic without the console before Christmas was over and done with. Nintendo basically turned water into wine with the marketing and release of the Switch last time around compared to how they and competitors had done it before, so yeah, I can't wait to see if they've got any of that sort of magic up their sleeve this time around 2
Dcubed Posted April 16, 2024 Posted April 16, 2024 Yeah, that's basically confirmation of the Switch 2 internal delay rumour. It's gonna be a real dry year for the current Switch...
nekunando Posted April 20, 2024 Posted April 20, 2024 On 16/04/2024 at 4:26 PM, Dcubed said: Yeah, that's basically confirmation of the Switch 2 internal delay rumour. It's gonna be a real dry year for the current Switch... Wave Race: Blue Storm HD would make it extremely wet 🌊 2
Glen-i Posted April 20, 2024 Posted April 20, 2024 3 minutes ago, nekunando said: Wave Race: Blue Storm HD would make it extremely wet 🌊 And break the damn thing! Don't get consoles wet!
RedShell Posted April 24, 2024 Posted April 24, 2024 So it seems there could potentially be issues with playing second-hand Switch games online now, if the information in this video is correct: Pretty messed up if true. Anyone heard about this before?
Dcubed Posted April 24, 2024 Posted April 24, 2024 Yeah, I've heard about it. I haven't heard of Nintendo actually banning anyone who has used a physical cart whose contents have been copied yet though... so maybe there's a way they can tell who's using it? Dunno. 1
Josh64 Posted April 24, 2024 Posted April 24, 2024 Pikmin keyrings! https://www.n-europe.com/news/pikmin-4-rubber-cutout-keyring-added-to-my-nintendo-rewards/ 2 2
Julius Posted April 26, 2024 Posted April 26, 2024 (edited) Grain of salt and all that fun stuff (or maybe not, if you're a slug), but Vandal are touting some potential knowledge they have if the Switch successor (source article): Quote Even though there hasn't been an official announcement from Nintendo themselves, we've been hearing rumors and leaks for a long time about Switch 2, the upcoming successor to the Nintendo Switch. Speculation grew at the end of last year, when Gamescom attendees claimed to have seen the new Nintendo console behind closed doors. Today at Vandal we can share some exclusive details about the upcoming hardware from the Japanese company after hearing non-official information from manufactures that have had a first contact with Switch 2. Our colleague Rubén Mercado has been the one that has had access to these exclusive details during an accessory manufacturer fair, the same way it happened during the pre-launch period of Nintendo Switch OLED. ... Some manufacturers have been able to "touch" the new Nintendo console, without the possibility of actually seeing it to avoid leaks. There are no concrete dates for its release, but they all agree that it won't release this year, even though the console is ready. This is just a strategic decision to have a better lineup, and they expect this Christmas period to be the last one for Switch, and Switch 2 to release Early 2025. The information we've managed to get says the console is a bit bigger than the current Switch models, but still smaller than a Steam Deck. Another change is on the joy-con side, which will trade their current attachment system using rails for a magnetic system. ... As of right now we don't have information on the specs of the console itself, but what we can confirm is that the current Pro Controller will be forwards compatible with Switch 2. However, it's possible that the current Joy-Cons won't be, whether for the change on how they attach to the console or if they have new functionalities. All of this sounds a bit on the safe side to me? • potential accessory manufacturers being able to touch the console but not actually see it in some Fear Factor-type of way is weird as hell. But this is Nintendo, so fairly believable. • early 2025 release has been touted for a few months now, nothing new here and seems to be the expectation at this point. • bigger than the Switch but smaller than the Steam Deck makes perfect sense. Would expect screen size to increase but Steam Deck has some thick ol' bezels and is just generally a big boi. Fairly believable. • Joy-Cons being magnetic rather than having a rails system makes total sense, I think I'd love that so long as the magnets were protected enough they they didn't wear over the time. Funnily enough the lack of any detail when talking about the Joy-Cons relating to the drift issue makes me think this is real purely because I maintain that Nintendo ain't going to say or show anything being different when it comes to this before launch. Remains to be seen if that would actually mean not making any changes, mind you. • current Pro Controller being forward compatible makes complete sense, it ain't cheap and other than an actual D-Pad (which I'd expected on the new Pro Controller) I don't think there'll be any major differences to it. • Joy-Cons potentially not being forward compatible is interesting, would be a shame but makes sense with a magnetic system vs rails. Still think they could make some money here with Joy-Con jackets that have the same magnet system as the new Joy-Cons reportedly will. Overall...magnets, amirite? Edited April 26, 2024 by Julius 1
Dcubed Posted April 26, 2024 Posted April 26, 2024 (edited) 1 hour ago, Julius said: Grain of salt and all that fun stuff (or maybe not, if you're a slug), but Vandal are touting some potential knowledge they have if the Switch successor (source article): All of this sounds a bit on the safe side to me? • potential accessory manufacturers being able to touch the console but not actually see it in some Fear Factor-type of way is weird as hell. But this is Nintendo, so fairly believable. • early 2025 release has been touted for a few months now, nothing new here and seems to be the expectation at this point. • bigger than the Switch but smaller than the Steam Deck makes perfect sense. Would expect screen size to increase but Steam Deck has some thick ol' bezels and is just generally a big boi. Fairly believable. • Joy-Cons being magnetic rather than having a rails system makes total sense, I think I'd love that so long as the magnets were protected enough they they didn't wear over the time. Funnily enough the lack of any detail when talking about the Joy-Cons relating to the drift issue makes me think this is real purely because I maintain that Nintendo ain't going to say or show anything being different when it comes to this before launch. Remains to be seen if that would actually mean not making any changes, mind you. • current Pro Controller being forward compatible makes complete sense, it ain't cheap and other than an actual D-Pad (which I'd expected on the new Pro Controller) I don't think there'll be any major differences to it. • Joy-Cons potentially not being forward compatible is interesting, would be a shame but makes sense with a magnetic system vs rails. Still think they could make some money here with Joy-Con jackets that have the same magnet system as the new Joy-Cons reportedly will. Overall...magnets, amirite? I did actually suggest the idea of using magnetic Joycons with Qi charging over the existing rail system a good while back; with the Switch 2 utilising a foldable screen. The big thing being that it would allow the Joycons to be used in any orientation; as you could then have a foldable console that can be used in a horizontal layout, a DS-style vertical layout or a back & front layout with one half of the screen folded towards the front and one towards the back, since the Joycons could just be magnetically attached when you flip and fold the device around. Removing the rail system would enable this to be made possible Edited April 26, 2024 by Dcubed
BowserBasher Posted April 26, 2024 Posted April 26, 2024 If you make enough wild guessing and call them leaks, one is bound to be right and you can then say “I told you so”. I’ll wait for Nintendo to tell us. oh and my brothers friends dads mum, who walks her dog with a guy that went to school with a boy who’s dad now works at Nintendo says that the new machine will be powered by unicorns and shoot rainbows out of it whenever you boot it up. Also it’ll be backwards compatible with every system before it and you can just put in all your old games into the appropriate slot in the new console. 1
Ashley Posted April 26, 2024 Author Posted April 26, 2024 3 hours ago, Julius said: Some manufacturers have been able to "touch" the new Nintendo console, without the possibility of actually seeing it to avoid leaks That sounds like one of those game shows where the contestants have to put their hand into a box and guess what's inside. 1
Ashley Posted April 26, 2024 Author Posted April 26, 2024 If the controllers are magnet do you think they'll replace the "click" sound they use in advertising? I imagine a magnet more as a "pop".
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