Nintendo Switch 2 Thread

[Dirty Duck]

So the direct today for the original Switch revealed our first new feature that will be on Switch 2 which is the ability to lend digital games to people on your family plan. Digital Games are being rebranded as Virtual Game Cards and you can send a game from your collection to a family member for 2 weeks at a time. One per family member.
Honestly a really cool thing to do during an age of gaming that’s felt quite individual focused and anti-classic practices like lending.



Also announced a long awaited follow up to a 3DS classic, slated for 2026 which likely means a Switch 2 release as well.



Metroid Prime 4 gameplay 



And a very surprising announcement of a remaster of a PS2 Shin Megami Tensei spin-off (Persona’s parent series). This game looks great and I’m super happy it’ll be more readily available as the original isn’t exactly super common to find. This is the character that indirectly led to the “Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry series” meme as Dante replaced him when SMT3 was localised in the west (kind of stupid but also kind of cool-they fill similar niches.)



Considering the Switch 2 direct is in less than a week this was a really strong direct. Still plenty of chaff in it but more surprises than I’d have expected.