03-04-2025, 09:30 PM
I don’t think the Switch 2 direct was as good as the original Switch’s reveal but I also think the bleed over from Switch 1 to Switch 2 is a part of that. Unlike the Wii U to Switch they wouldn’t want to hold back games for the Switch 2 necessarily since it’s backwards compatibility so this feels a lot more like Sony or Xbox consoles where there’s a period of cross-gen releases.
That being said Mario Kart World was more surprising than I expected. I said since MK8 came out that the next entry had to do something really different and it looks like it has. Very exciting.
Donkey Kong looks great, exclusive FromSoft is a crazy thing to happen, the GameCube Online having Soul Calibur II and Wind Waker at launch is great and some of the games they showed are coming are super exciting, Drag x Drive looks neat but I do think compared to ARMS it’s not as cool of a “look at our new control scheme” game.
The welcome island being paid is hilarious, as if? The Switch Edition games being paid I’m not against in concept but when the upgrades seem to be quite small it just teeters into “won’t be buying that” territory. I suppose it’s good for those who haven’t picked them up (I’ll obviously use it for Prime 4) and maybe the price will be really cheap for the upgrade, who knows. It’s weird to see this when they’ve also introduced some very pro-consumer features with the game sharing and the new download play where only one person needs the game to all play together.
Super disappointed by the lack of UI change. I was hoping for a bit of personality to be injected into this one. Hopefully themes are back to make up for it.
Also barely to do with Switch 2 but the direct confirmed that HOLLOW KNIGHT SILKSONG is out this year after radio silence from that game for years. I’ve been waiting since 2018 so I’d absolutely love to have that be an early game for me to play on the Switch 2.
That being said Mario Kart World was more surprising than I expected. I said since MK8 came out that the next entry had to do something really different and it looks like it has. Very exciting.
Donkey Kong looks great, exclusive FromSoft is a crazy thing to happen, the GameCube Online having Soul Calibur II and Wind Waker at launch is great and some of the games they showed are coming are super exciting, Drag x Drive looks neat but I do think compared to ARMS it’s not as cool of a “look at our new control scheme” game.
The welcome island being paid is hilarious, as if? The Switch Edition games being paid I’m not against in concept but when the upgrades seem to be quite small it just teeters into “won’t be buying that” territory. I suppose it’s good for those who haven’t picked them up (I’ll obviously use it for Prime 4) and maybe the price will be really cheap for the upgrade, who knows. It’s weird to see this when they’ve also introduced some very pro-consumer features with the game sharing and the new download play where only one person needs the game to all play together.
Super disappointed by the lack of UI change. I was hoping for a bit of personality to be injected into this one. Hopefully themes are back to make up for it.
Also barely to do with Switch 2 but the direct confirmed that HOLLOW KNIGHT SILKSONG is out this year after radio silence from that game for years. I’ve been waiting since 2018 so I’d absolutely love to have that be an early game for me to play on the Switch 2.
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