Nintendo ‘delay’ Switch 2 until 2025
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Nintendo Switch 2 will now launch in 2025 — VGC, Eurogamer and Bloomberg have all weighed in on this story with several sources now suggesting the next hardware from Nintendo will arrive in early 2025. It’s funny to see others paint this as a ‘delay’ — you can’t really call this a delay when it wasn’t even announced. Anyway, it’s somewhat of a pity to see things potentially pushed back, and it does lean into that narrative of Nintendo struggling to make a success of console transitions — but in the grand scheme of things I don’t think it will really hurt the chances of whatever Nintendo has cooking. More time to nail the software line-up for year-one can only be a good thing. Oh, and the same thing is said to have happened with the NX (Switch), and that worked out all ok. Another year to tackle the backlog? What do you make of this news — hit reply and lemme know! Andy Robinson // VGC REVIEW Mario vs. Donkey Kong is fine, but Nintendo remade the wrong game — Oli notes that he’d rather have seen a refresh of the 1994 Game Boy entry (as it’s the better game), but shares that this updated effort is good all the same. I’ve been playing it this weekend , and it’s a solid puzzler, if a little pedestrian and I agree that the ” precise, constrained gameplay takes a little acclimatization “, especially coming off the back of the fluid way Mario moves in Wonder. Nintendo Life called it a good ‘low-pressure’ option that may suit younger gamers. Oli Welsh // Polygon ▶ Splatoon 3 ‘Side Order’ DLC reveals gameplay in new trailer Donald Theriault // Nintendo World Report PREVIEW Hands on with Splatoon 3’s Side Order expansion — A Splatoon flavoured roguelike sounds pretty off the hook I reckon. Paul Roberts // Vooks Xbox Game Pass won’t come to PS5 or Switch, Microsoft confirms Donovan Erskine // Shacknews REVIEW The remastered Tomb Raider trilogy destroyed my nostalgia goggles Ash Parrish // The Verge The DICE Awards show is the celebration developers and fans deserve — Talking of which, Koji Kondo was given a special award at this year’s event, and this excellent biography goes some way to explain why. Ash Parrish // The Verge ▶ A Cartridge for a Lost Nintendo System — A fun overview of a development device Nintendo created in the 90s that you probably don’t know about. Akfamilyhome // YouTube REVIEW Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore — ” does a great job of aping the look and feel of the CD-i Zelda games, but it relies on the player being familiar with them “. Willem Hilhorst at Nintendo World Report called it ” an expertly crafted hommage to the [..] CDi games, that captures the lost potential of these titles “. Chris Scullion // Nintendo Life INTERVIEW “It Just Felt Right” – How Story Of Seasons & Piczle Cross is the perfect union — The nonogram puzzler is out later this month . Alana Hagues // Nintendo Life Nintendo says Super Mario Bros. Wonder soared due to multiplayer magic Chris Kerr // Game Developer Game over? Industry suffers slowdown after decades-long winning streak — A general overview of gaming revenues reaching a peak, but one that, from a high-level at least, appears to be more of an issue for the Xbox and PlayStation business. (As a sidebar, Nintendo is currently Japan’s richest company.) Tim Bradshaw // Financial Times
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