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[Davevil]

embarrassing

 

[ValiantInstance]

That was terrible.

 

[Abysse]

 

[Evil Calvin]

What a waste. Even Metroid Prime 4 looked underwhelming. All the rest was crap.

 

[Lokaum D+]

are you accidentally watching a State of Play?

oh No, that one is trash too, but this ? this is something else, i'll tell you something in 1994 i would be very excited with this presentation.

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

Tomodachi Life (3DS) sold 7M units.

Great, but its not a good way to end a Direct.

 

[Fbh]

Well that mostly sucked.
But I guess it helped get the boring stuff out of the way before the Switch 2 event?

 

[Tg89]

have you actually played mon hun games prior to rise?

not only is wilds extremely streamlined but it's also literally a connected open world and the hunts work very differently to the original games.

I've played every MH since the 3DS.

Though I'm not sure why those ones are relevant. It's not any different than the game that came out in 2018 lol, the open world adds practically nothing to the experience over World other than decreased performance.
Same weapons, same movesets, mostly the same monsters.

But hey, you spend your $70 how you want.

 

[Magic Carpet]

A couple of those games looked like they might be 720P. But most everything was very pixelated.

 

[mcjmetroid]

I mean they're saving their best for next week but if the plan was to calm share holders down then I don't know if this did the job. Even as a show. Would you not have ended with metroid prime 4?

It's basically the only game worthwhile there lol

 

[Gripsx]

So no Zelda crossgen this time around huh?

 

[Kacho]

Tomodachi was the bomb. One of my most played 3DS games.

 

[Emedan]

They must be saving Wind Waker and Twilight Princess ports for Switch 2 to have more games at launch. Same thing with Prime Echoes and Prime 3.

Nintendo is the most infuriating company ever

I BELIEVE!

 

[Robb]

Great, but its not a good way to end a Direct.

I don’t disagree.

 

[skit_data]

I think Prime 4 will be good, but I wish it wasn't so bright? Seems most of the trailer is set in daylight which feels a bit off

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Overall pretty solid Direct, especially considering it's the last one Switch will have. Great send-off for the little miracle worker.

And considering they've already shown off MP4 and (somewhat) MK9, I'm more interested than ever in seeing what Nintendo and what seem to be some key 3P have cooking for Switch 2. Just one more week to start the next chapter

Great, but its not a good way to end a Direct.

They ended with an app for providing daily updates on the Switch 2.

I think that's a good segue, and this was a quite solid Direct for Switch's EOL.

 

[Moonjt9]

Clearly everything being worked on for switch 2. Very disappointing direct except for prime 4 footage.

 

[Dacvak]

We got Prime 4 news and a new Rhythm Heaven. I’m happy.

 

[Valt7786]

That was an utter embarassment.
What was with that AI voiced slop at the end? And that shitty rythm thing?

 

[tkscz]

What a waste. Even Metroid Prime 4 looked underwhelming. All the rest was crap.

How did you get underwhelming from like a minute of gameplay in a single area with one new feature? Not really much to go on.

Wasn't expecting much but got more than I expected at least. Been wanting a new Tomadachi Life but jesus 2026?

Also wasn't thinking about a new Rythem Heaven but glad to see it coming.

That was an utter embarassment.
What was with that AI voiced slop at the end? And that shitty rythm thing?

The fact that you pointed out these two games specifically makes me unsure if you're being serious or not.

 

[Sojiro]

Did not expect any new announcement, let alone 2026 games. They’re definitely not letting Switch go anytime soon.

160M+ units sold is in the bag.

People have been waiting for a new Rhythm Heaven and Tomodachi Life forever. I wasn't expecting them in 2026 though.

Yeah the 2026 dates really surprised me too. I guess Nintendo still plans to support the current switch for a while after switch 2. I was kind of hoping to see a perma price drop on the current systems though.

 

[Gambit2483]

They did MP4 wrong. It deserved more that a 2 min spot between a life sim and witch game. Hopefully they give it a decent spotlight for Switch 2 direct

 

[Robb]

We got Prime 4 news and a new Rhythm Heaven. I’m happy.

Yeah, those were my highlights as well. Rythm Heaven is such a gem!

Very surprised we didn’t see Kirby, Fire Emblem or Prime 2/3 here though.

 

[Leopold]

Pretty much a farewell party.

 

[Dr. Samuel Hayden]

Absolute trash except for Prime 4.

 

[Croga]

I need my 35 mins back....

What a pile of absolute dog shit that Direct was. I hope they are holding everything back for the Switch 2 reveals.

 

[kevboard]

oh No, that one is trash too, but this ? this is something else, i'll tell you something in 1994 i would be very excited with this presentation.

it's the "hey, the Switch 1 isn't dead yet" presentation.

I didn't expect even as much as they've shown.
who expected a new Everybody's Golf for example?

the Switch 2 direct is in a few days, so this was basically just a way to give the remaining Switch 1 releases some time to breath before the Switch 2 overshadows all these

 

[Kilau]

Did not expect any new announcement, let alone 2026 games. They’re definitely not letting Switch go anytime soon.

160M+ units sold is in the bag.

PS2 back on the market at $2.99

 

[ShirAhava]

The fact that I'm most excited about Nintendo Today and Everybody's Golf isn't good

Could never get into 3D Metroid

 

[Dacvak]

Yeah, those were my highlights as well. Rythm Heaven is such a gem!

Very surprised we didn’t see Kirby, Fire Emblem or Prime 2/3 here though.

Yeah, I wish we had one other 1st-party reveal, even if it was a Zelda/Prime remaster.

My personal hopes for this direct were Prime 4 footage, a new Rhythm Heaven (!!!), and a new F-Zero or Star Fox. I got two out of three, and I honestly never expected a new Rhythm Heaven, so I’m pretty stoked. Though I’m bummed it’s a 2026 release

 

[Kacho]

Prime 4
Rhythm Heaven Groove
Tomodachi

Nintendo got my back.

 

[rkofan87]

that sucked giving it a c for marvel beatem up and t life 2 no mp2 /3 remasters wtf

 

[Hookshot]

Wonder if anyone will have a meltdown over what is a 100% unnecessary Direct.

More than I expected.

 

[Dacvak]

Prime 4
Rhythm Heaven Groove
Tomodachi

Nintendo got my back.

I always knew you had good tastes

 

[Moses85]

As expected

Dying consol..

Only Metroid 4 has rocked

 

[Robb]

honestly never expected a new Rhythm Heaven

Same, super surprised they brought it back. I’ve been waiting for it since forever.

Day 1 on Switch 2!

 

[StueyDuck]

I've played every MH since the 3DS.

Though I'm not sure why those ones are relevant. It's not any different than the game that came out in 2018 lol, the open world adds practically nothing to the experience over World other than decreased performance.
Same weapons, same movesets, mostly the same monsters.

But hey, you spend your $70 how you want.

ah so you look at games reductively. Well as a netflix gamer I'm not surprised. Look if doing the same thing with no nuance to you is all gaming should be then enjoy.

MP4 looks very uninspiring not very interesting, it looks like a 2007 game with a HD coat of paint on and all i want is for them to show me something new, its only been 18 years, how could we possibly expect something new from our video games.

 

[mcjmetroid]

this virtual game card stuff seems to be both an improvement and a downgrade at the same time

while lending games is a great new feature, I wonder if this means signing in to a friends Switch to play your games will no longer work as it does now. this could be extremely annoying

But.. how do they know it's your switch or not? If you add the same accounts on 2 switches.

Who is anyone to know?

I don't know myself now because I don't do this but on the PS4 this is what we used to do.

 

[Jsisto]

Some of you guys are delusional. It was the final presentation for what will basically be a dead console by years end. Can’t imagine what you were expecting when the switch 2 is revealed in less than a week.

Very odd choice just nonchalantly revealing Prime 4 gameplay footage in the middle though.

 

[Lethal01]

RHYTHM FUCKING PARADISE<
LETS GOOOOOOO

 

[Branded]

Is Tomodachi life something you can play solo? Some funny goofs and gags in that trailer lol.

 

[rkofan87]

no date mp4 or za wtf

 

[Lokaum D+]

it's the "hey, the Switch 1 isn't dead yet" presentation.

I didn't expect even as much as they've shown.
who expected a new Everybody's Golf for example?

the Switch 2 direct is in a few days, so this was basically just a way to give the remaining Switch 1 releases some time to breath before the Switch 2 overshadows all these

there is no need for a direct to show this much trash, do a blog post and you are done, its the same with State of Play, i m tired of this snooze fest presentation, but thats just my opniopn, if it hyped you, good for you man.

 

[TexMex]

 

[Mr Hyde]

Outside of MP 4, Saga Frontier 2 and Dragon Quest 1 & 2 this was one of the biggest trash Direct I've ever seen.

 

[Woopah]

Yeah the 2026 dates really surprised me too. I guess Nintendo still plans to support the current switch for a while after switch 2. I was kind of hoping to see a perma price drop on the current systems though.

I was expecting Nintendo to continue publishing games on Switch in 2026, but for them to be announced later.

It's very interesting. I think there's a real chance that all the games at the Switch 2 Direct are next-gen only.

 

[rkofan87]

Is Tomodachi life something you can play solo? Some funny goofs and gags in that trailer lol.

yes

 

[Kacho]

I always knew you had good tastes

We may disagree on certain things, but as far as game taste goes, you and I are one in the same.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Either I'm overly optimistic or a lot of you are overly jaded. This was a pretty good Direct, what else were you expecting for a system in its sunset year and about to be overshadowed by its successor?

Then again, I remember how many people thought the last State of Play was somehow trash, so yeah I just think a lot of you are super jaded

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

Whatever that last thing was was incredibly creepy.

I want those thirty minutes back please.