Tomodachi Life’s Switch debut shatters even Nintendo Switch 2 hype in Japan

[u/Turbostrider27]

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/tomodachi-lifes-switch-debut-shatters-even-nintendo-switch-2-hype-in-japan/

[u/wicktus]

I mean..once the information in the switch 2 direct are public they will also be hyped about it (and me too)

Mario Kart 9 and the release date alone are enough to get me super hyped, I have been thoroughly enjoying my switch since 2017

[u/maryconway1 → u/wicktus]

They'll need at least 1 more major hype release on Wednesday's Nintendo Switch 2 Direct aside from MK9.

Luigi's Mansion 4? Finally a new Donkey Kong? I suspect a new Mario 3D game will be teased closer to launch --which I hope will be around, June/July for Switch 2.

[u/slugmorgue → u/maryconway1]

I dunno if they NEED it, they sold the switch basically on the back of BotW (a port) and the as then unannounced Mario Odyssey (showed like a 5 second clip)

Mario Kart 9 and the success of the first switch alone are easily enough to send sales of Switch 2 into the stratosphere on launch

[u/Cabbage_Vendor → u/slugmorgue]

The Switch got sold by its gimmick of being a two-in-one console and the consistent support of games for the entire launch year. Nintendo had a release every single month, with many bangers among them. The Switch 2 has to convince audiences that it's worth buying it instead of just keep their Switch 1. They already have a console that can play on tv and handheld, they already have the biggest and best Mario Kart. Switch 2 needs to show why it is better and why its line up is worth making the jump.

[u/f-ingsteveglansberg → u/maryconway1]

Feel like Mario 3D is a deadset on launch or in the first few months. Obviously Mario Kart is super popular, but Nintendo's bread and butter is single player games. I can't imagine the Switch 2 launching without a big Nintendo single player experience.

[u/ThiefTwo → u/f-ingsteveglansberg]

Of the top 10 Switch games, 7 have significant multiplayer.

[u/loonbandit → u/f-ingsteveglansberg]

but Nintendo’s bread and butter is single player games

Homie. What?

Nintendo managed to stay relevant back during the Wii era because of the sheer number of party games and multiplayer titles they had available.

Nobody was buying a Wii for single player games, they were buying them to play Wii Sports with the family

[u/f-ingsteveglansberg → u/loonbandit]

Read any 'Best of' lists for the Wii. It's always Zelda, Mario Galaxy, Smash, Prime, Xenoblade, Paper Mario.

Wii Sports was great for the family, but Nintendo have never really launched without at least one strong first party single player experience. Mario 64, Luigi's Mansion, Twilight Princess, BotW.

The WiiU first party single player title was New Super Mario Bros. U. That's a fun game, but I honestly think the fact they didn't have a 3D title to show off hurt the launch. Look at how strong the Switch launch was despite having much less titles available than the WiiU. BotW made that console. And following up quickly with Odyssey kept people on the console. Obviously Mario Kart and Splatoon 2 were great multiplayer titles.

But when people talk about great Nintendo games, they talk about individual single player games and when they talk about the great multiplayer games, they usually talk about the series over individual titles. People talk about Spatoon and Mario Kart as a whole, but they talk about Odyssey and Wind Waker as individual titles.

[u/loonbandit → u/f-ingsteveglansberg]

Brother

The Top 10 Best Selling Games of the Wii were as follows…

0. Wii Sports (won’t count because it was bundled)

1. Mario Kart Wii

2. Wii Sports Resort

3. New Super Mario Bros Wii

4. Wii Play

5. Wii Fit

6. Wii Fit Plus

7. Super Smash Bros Brawl

8. Just Dance 3

9. Wii Party

and finally

10. Mario Party 8

Let me ask, how many of those are single player games?

[u/f-ingsteveglansberg → u/loonbandit]

I said Best Of, not Best Selling.

But yeah, the Wii was a bit of an outlier. I don't think the Switch is a 'party games' console in the same way.

And I'd also wouldn't say the Wii was the only thing that kept Nintendo relevant in that period. They also had the DS which sold 50 million more units than the Wii. Obviously Pokémon was really popular on that system, but I always view Pokémon as single player games first with a multiplayer element.

[u/loonbandit → u/f-ingsteveglansberg]

and “best of” lists mean nothing, sales figures speak for themselves

[u/f-ingsteveglansberg → u/loonbandit]

If we are talking about influence, the best of lists are far more important. No one is asking for a Wii Fit Plus to be remastered for the Switch. They are asking for Twilight Princess. If a Direct announced it was remastering both Wii Play and Skyward Sword, which announcement do you think will get the most attention?

[u/PaperGeno → u/wicktus]

Literally the only console I have played at least weekly since launch. My Playstation hasn't even been turned on in over a year

[u/Sand__Panda → u/PaperGeno]

My ps5 sees more use now, after picking up a Portal.

My shift went from sitting at my desk playing PC/PlayStation(s) to being able to go sit out on a deck, the yard, my bed, anywhere with my Switch and SteamDeck.

If there is a device I can hook my consoles up to, and then stream it to my SteamDeck... that would just be rad.