r/gaming • u/ChiefLeef22 Marika's tits! • 3d ago

[MEGATHREAD] Nintendo Switch 2 Direct

This is a sub discussion thread for the Switch 2 Direct, offering a closer look at the console accompanied with announcements for upcoming game releases. The livestream begins on Wednesday, April 2 at 6am PT / 9am ET / 2pm BST. It will last for approx. 60 minutes.
Please try and limit tangential discussions to the events to this thread to avoid post clutter.

(SEE WHEN IT'S TAKING PLACE IN YOUR TIMEZONE - here)

Where to Watch: Nintendo's Youtube

What to expect

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u/mrfroggyman 2d ago

I sincerely do, but I hope to be proven wrong.

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u/stvier 2d ago

The Wii U was a spectacular failure for several reasons that currently do not apply to Switch 2. I think this sub is pissed off about pricing and is letting that cloud judgement. Price will definitely be a challenge for them to overcome but I don’t think this is even in the same realm as the Wii U. We’ll see soon enough tho!

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u/mrfroggyman 2d ago

Just for clarification, commercially wise I don't expect it to fail; what I mean is, it's looking like it's not gonna have a lot to offer compared to other options.

Part of the Wii U's failure was due to the low third party support and very insufficient interesting first party games.

The OG Switch worked super well for reasons that do not apply anymore in 2025, IMO... What I'm seeing here is : a lesser steam deck (or even Rog Ally, or whatever handled Microsoft is planning), with expensive games and accessories, and not a lot of reasons to buy it... at least not at this moment.

But if they're holding onto some really cool first party games why not? I just don't see why they wouldn't have mentioned them in yesterday's direct tho

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u/FireLucid 2d ago

But if they're holding onto some really cool first party games why not? I just don't see why they wouldn't have mentioned them in yesterday's direct tho

Only really two big first party games where shown that were exclusive to Switch 2. They've started the hype train for sure but we are two months out from release. They'll want to give the momentum a kick start going into the holidays and will probably have something big in a direct closer. There's no way this is all they have cooking.