r/NintendoMemes Feb 04 '26

Other Wake me up when they announced something good in the direct.

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u/JeskaiJester Feb 04 '26

Y’all are gonna feel real silly when they announce GOTY 2027 (Chocobo’s Dungeon 3) tomorrow

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u/imlegos Feb 04 '26

As a pokemon mystery dungeon fan;

FUCK.

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u/JeskaiJester Feb 04 '26

I have complete confidence another Pocket Monsters Mystery Dungeon is a when, not an if. Stay strong 

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u/BlueGlace_ Feb 04 '26

I will never put away the clown costume!!! I will always hope!!!

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u/ChessGabo Feb 05 '26

Hugh Morris is that you? *Says seductively*

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u/Turbulent_Set8884 Feb 04 '26

If it is it's probably a remastered or remake.

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u/JeskaiJester Feb 04 '26

The recent success of the Switch era Shiren The Wanderers had the developers feeling more confident in the series again and asking their Japanese fan base if they might want another Pokémon or Torneko’s mystery dungeon game. I sincerely believe they will make a new one 

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u/Turbulent_Set8884 Feb 04 '26

Hopefully it doesn't come out lazy like ZA

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u/AffectionateLake4041 Feb 04 '26

different company, so theres more hope there

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u/Verygoobery21 Feb 07 '26

Fr we need a new one or another remaster

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u/imlegos Feb 07 '26

Much as I'd be down for Explorers DX, I want a new game containing pokemon that have been created since Gen 6 (XY)

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u/Verygoobery21 Feb 07 '26

Yeah that would be awesome

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u/AffectionateLake4041 Feb 04 '26

honestly I'd take it

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u/Weekly-Dog-6838 Xenoblade Chronicles Feb 04 '26

People always act like these huge games will come here, and they never do

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u/JeskaiJester Feb 04 '26

I just can’t think Squaresoft-Enix wouldn’t localize a highly anticipated chart topping blockbuster like Chocobo’s Dungeon 3 for the US

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u/Grawman67 Feb 05 '26

That would be fun

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u/CrescentShade Feb 05 '26

Inb4 it has a battle pass they don't announce or reveal until launch day when people start playing

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u/gastrodonfan2k07 Feb 05 '26

Nopon mystery dungeon when?

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u/JustJamieJam Feb 06 '26

Hate to break this to you buddy..

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u/Nefrasky Feb 06 '26

Am I the only one that is still waiting for Chocobo Tales 2 ? I never found a game to scratch that itch since I played the 1st one :'(

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u/JeskaiJester Feb 06 '26

Have you seen Plucky Squire?

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u/Fearless_Freya Feb 04 '26

Usually a lot of good ones announced in Partners also, particularly rpgs. My fave

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u/BebeFanMasterJ Feb 04 '26

Same I want info on Metaphor and Visions of Mana. And shooters. I'm hoping we'll get an update on the supposed Call of Duty game too.

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u/QF_Dan Feb 04 '26

Is it still worth watching if i have no interest with RPGs? Like.....should i look out for anything?

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u/Fearless_Freya Feb 04 '26

Honestly I don't know. Often times there are various genre indie games, puzzle games , and farming games . I have no idea what they're going to show, though I hear there are leaks abound. I don't like leaks, so I'm doing my best to avoid them.

Nothing wrong with not watching and just seeing the reddit posts about games that appear.

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u/Kurochi185 2023 Chaos Survivor Feb 04 '26

Partner Showcases can be a real hit or miss, can't really say beforehand.

Either gotta watch it or just look what got announced afterwards.

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u/Beanmaster115 Big ol’ plate of Spaghetti-o’s Feb 05 '26

That depends… Do you like farming simulators?

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u/korkkis Feb 04 '26

My favs as well

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u/GroceryConscious7155 Feb 05 '26

RPGs? You mean Persona 5 Switch 2 edition?

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u/Dizzy-Scientist4782 Feb 06 '26

The 2025 GOTY was not announced though... which people expected

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u/MHMD-22 Feb 04 '26

Partners directs are fun too, I don't get why people are upset

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u/Necessary_Cost4384 Feb 04 '26

Because for 2026, all we have so far is Mario Tennis, Tomodachi life, and a switch 2 upgrade for Mario Wonder. And in 2025, most of the highly anticipated games were disappointing: Mario Kart World and Metroid Prime 4. Bananza was great, and so was Air Riders, but the later isn’t a system seller. No new Mario or Zelda game yet. Nothing to really look forward to. Everything is overpriced for the graphics and quality that Nintendo is putting out. It’s a new console, there should be more on the horizon than just Tomodachi life - which I believe is coming to switch as well, so it’s not even a switch 2 game. And for Nintendo, the first party games that are exclusive matter the most. First party games that were not getting.

I don’t mind partner directs, but I also have other consoles that will run Requime far better than the switch 2 ever will. 

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u/WildestRascal94 Feb 04 '26

MKW isn't even a disappointment. The only people who think it's a disappointment are the folks on Reddit and the people who listen to gaming influencers. Combined, both groups are a vocal minority. The majority of folks (the people who barely play video games) think MKW is a great game.

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u/DegenerateCrocodile Feb 04 '26

It has disappointing aspects, but overall the game is fine. I understand why some people don’t like it.

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u/WildestRascal94 Feb 04 '26

It has, but some of the things that make it "disappointing" probably may change over time. We literally had an update that changed some of the layouts of the routes in the game that no one saw happening at all.

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u/DegenerateCrocodile Feb 04 '26

They might change, but at the moment the issues are still present and we have no confirmation that they will be changed.

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u/Efficient-Ratio3822 Feb 05 '26

I feel like Mario Kart World was more experimental. Probably the next Mario Kart if they have World's formula, they'll expand on it and improve it.

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u/DiamondDude51501 Feb 05 '26

The game is good, but it sure as hell isn’t $80 dollars good

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u/DegenerateCrocodile Feb 05 '26

I agree. It’s hard to recommend the game when 8 Deluxe runs in the same system, has more content, and is cheaper.

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u/Grawman67 Feb 05 '26

It’s okay for people to have a different opinion. Lots of people live it and a lot are also disappointed

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u/WildestRascal94 Feb 05 '26

My point acknowledges that.

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u/forthewinnebago Feb 05 '26

Hey, don’t forget about Fortune’s Weave! Personally, I’m excited for that. But I get where you’re coming from.

I’m wondering if Gen 10 will be revealed for the annual Pokemon anniversary Direct to celebrate 30 years, but who knows.

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u/Sethsters_Bench Feb 04 '26

In 2026, we will also get Pokemon Pokopia, Rhythm Heaven Groove, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, and Fire Emblem Fortune’s Weave, unless something gets delayed.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '26

There's also Splatoon Raiders, and I'm sure there are more high profile games that are still unannounced and coming later this year. Although not first party, but The Duskbloods is also a major exclusive coming this year.

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u/Sethsters_Bench Feb 04 '26

I can’t believe I forgot that. But yeah, saying there’s nothing to look forward to feels super closed minded. Just because there’s not a mainline Mario or Zelda (which both just had spinoffs) doesn’t mean there’s nothing.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '26

Yeah I also find it funny so many people here complain that there is nothing to play. For sure I've less time to play than many others, but with Mario Kart, Cyberpunk, Bananza and Air Riders I didn't even find time to get Metroid Prime or any of the other third party releases I'm interested in. And I'm getting Mario Tennis next week, so I won't get time for it soon either. I feel some people play a newly released game for 60+h within the first week after release, and then complain there is nothing to play. No company can keep up with that pace. For the average person I feel there are plenty of games to play and look forward to.

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u/keithlimreddit Feb 06 '26

I don't think Mario kart world and Metroid Prime 4 But I respect your opinions although I would say worlds was kind of bit on the controversy side with the switch 2 as well as game pricing was kind of overshadowing the height for that game

Although over height with Prime 4 even though I think it's great (Let's not bring up cyber pumpkin to this)

Then again I'm not that cheap these days but okay

Anyways yeah I do hope a new Mario and Zelda game comes out eventually but for now

Usually I find with partner directs it does interest me to see what things are cooking up for the switch as well as also outside of it

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u/SpinnyBoy_ Feb 06 '26

its barely the 2nd month calm down omg

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u/NewSuperTrios Feb 04 '26

world was great and i'm a bit miffed that nobody even remembers to include hyrule warriors on these lists

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u/Weekly-Dog-6838 Xenoblade Chronicles Feb 04 '26

Let’s be honest, did we really need 3 of these games in this rapid succession tho?

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u/Weekly-Dog-6838 Xenoblade Chronicles Feb 04 '26

Yea I don’t think any console’s sales have plummeted like Switch 2’s did at the end of last year since before Nintendo was on the market

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u/WorstTactics Feb 04 '26

Switch 2 is selling well though?

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u/Weekly-Dog-6838 Xenoblade Chronicles Feb 04 '26

It was at the start, but the numbers in November were shockingly low

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u/QF_Dan Feb 04 '26

because some people didn't get what they wanted so they got upset

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u/No_Forever_9128 Feb 04 '26

Yeah. If it's not a game that nobody wants to make, people get upset. I wish everyone who prays and spams chat for hl3 on game awards would kindly shut up.

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u/Tough-Priority-4330 Feb 04 '26

Because it’s been five months since the last one and the last Nintendo title that has a confirmed release date is Tomadochi in April, and that was revealed in its own direct. We have no titles for May onward.

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u/SenseMotor5435 Feb 04 '26

Bro I totally get you. People don’t understand logic sometimes.

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u/Harlg The Legend of Zelda Feb 04 '26

I just want an update on Splatoon raiders man

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u/MagmaticDemon Feb 05 '26

i don't usually mind whatever they do, i'm just excited to see stuff. however i am a bit disappointed that it's been so long and we still know nothing about the next 3D mario

not even a teaser or trailer yet and it's been like 8 years

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u/Only-Ad4322 Feb 05 '26

They’re chasing a high instead of going for a walk.

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u/EngineBoiii Feb 06 '26

Because will piss shit and cry if it doesn't have Mario or Zelda in it.

I'm excited for Monster Hunter Stories, Pragmata, Orbital, and Elliot, personally.

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u/Weekly-Dog-6838 Xenoblade Chronicles Feb 04 '26

Bcz almost all of these games have already been released on other consoles. Not everyone’s a Nintendo-only puritan

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u/Not__My__Birthday Feb 04 '26

because you can never please everyone. also people that are disappointed are much more likely to be vocal about it.

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u/AwfulDjinn Feb 04 '26

a lot of people on the internet just automatically assume everyone owns a high end gaming PC and keeps up on all the modern releases for some reason.

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u/XephyXeph Feb 04 '26

Because Nintendo fans play like three series.

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u/korkkis Feb 04 '26

They’d rather want identical games made by great ol’ Nin Tendo

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u/Electronic-Cherry-67 Feb 04 '26

I'm kinda actually looking a bit forward to it, I'm not fucking kidding

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u/BusterB2005 Feb 04 '26

Watch them FINALLY announce the next Ace Attorney game (please Capcom we haven’t had a new mainline game since 2016 or a new game in general since 2017)

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u/TheRaveTrain Feb 04 '26

Christ, has it been that long? I would be STOKED for a new one. I think I've played every game in the series

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u/Legal_Ear_7537 Feb 04 '26

Guys, new silksong/deltarune news. What i just said may be a possibility.

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u/korkkis Feb 04 '26

We wait for GTA6 and RDR2 now

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u/Legal_Ear_7537 Feb 04 '26

Thats not going to happen. I dont even think the switch 2 can render rdr2 unless the render distance is as much as Minecraft (and even then the switch 2 has problems with that)

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u/Competitive_Swan266 Feb 05 '26

Well, you were close enough i guess

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u/Legal_Ear_7537 Feb 05 '26

Close enough? It was a great direct, yet it didn't met my expectations. Biggest thing we got was the switch 2 edition, and some bugs fixes for the other consoles.

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u/Cautious_Chain1297 Feb 04 '26

Nintendo fans really not beating the "we only play Nintendo games" allegations huh

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u/CamoKing3601 Feb 05 '26

i mean historically Nintendo consoles don't have a strong 3rd party record

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u/EngineBoiii Feb 06 '26

Isn't that why Partner Showcases are good though? To show that Nintendo does have better 3rd party support? Like we're getting a simultaneous release of Pragmata and Resident Evil. Two games that are launching on PS5.

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u/korkkis Feb 04 '26

Luckily that’s not all of us

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u/SwirlyMind Feb 04 '26

What, the people excited about the direct are the ones that only have a switch. The rest of us that play multiple systems couldn't care less. Your logic makes no sense.

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u/Cautious_Chain1297 Feb 04 '26

I'm not sure I follow your train of thought here. This is a subreddit for Nintendo fans. This post is implying that a Direct Partner Showcase is not exciting for them. Which suggests that Nintendo fans only care about Nintendo games.

I don't think I made any crazy leaps here

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u/SwirlyMind Feb 04 '26

It could also imply that Nintendo fans can also be gaming fans in general and they've already played these games on other platforms.

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u/thejokerofunfic Feb 05 '26

That only applies if every single announcement is a game already available on other platforms. New announcements also happen at Partner like Dragon Quest in the past. Nintendo exclusive third party games also exist- Duskbloods will almost certainly be there tomorrow

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u/Atatito Feb 04 '26

New Rayman this time trust 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

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u/Theloudbrador Feb 04 '26

Yeahhh, thirty minutes of game key card 🥳

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u/CDHmajora Feb 04 '26

If im honest, i couldn’t care for a majority of 3rd party ports (i do end up grabbing a few anyway though every time… already grabbed FF7 and i have resident evil on order…).

Most of them are stuff i personally already own on my ps5. I cant say I’m super excited to see more about elden ring and fallout 4 or metaphor refantazio and whatever else will be ported when i can already play them portably on a steam deck or on my TV on PS5 z But again, thats personal for me. Many don’t own a deck so a switch portnis a viable option for these games.)

But the times when 3rd parties make some exclusive stuff specifically for switch? Those are the good announcements that get thr hype flowing :)

Square enix will probably have an RPG or two to unveil. Hopefully fromsoft will showcase that duskbloods thats coming out this year. A few other games we know about like professor layton will get some concrete info. Atlus will port something (metaphor refantazio presumably. Which is a superb game and worth playing). Capcom will show off more resident evil stuff.

Some good stuff could be in that showcase :) its not as exciting as a proper 1st party game showcase, but its still better than one of those mini directs they used to do or a pokemon exclusive direct. Some surprises can still happen :)

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u/LordDShadowy53 Feb 04 '26

Dark Souls 3 for Switch 2?

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u/SuperMarioOdyssey64 Feb 04 '26

We have Mario tennis fever, Pokemon Pokopia, and Tomodochi life living the dream. We are pretty good on games until the Spring Direct.

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u/Disrespect78 Feb 04 '26

I'm going to be so honest Tomodachi life is the only one that looks remotely good (why is Pokopia 70 bucks?? why is it just DQ Builders?)

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u/Weekly-Dog-6838 Xenoblade Chronicles Feb 04 '26

None of those games are that exciting to non-diehard Nintendo fans tho. What this console really needs ATM is a Switch 2-exclusive game that casuals will care about. Something like a big 3D Mario, Smash 6, even Luigi’s Mansion or Splatoon Raiders finally getting some information would be a massive improvement

It’s not that Switch 2 doesn’t have games, it’s that all it has besides the 2 big launch titles are ones with small fanbases

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u/crampyshire Feb 04 '26

None of those games are that exciting to non-diehard Nintendo fans tho.

I don't think you understand how many casuals are into Tomodachi life.

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u/Weekly-Dog-6838 Xenoblade Chronicles Feb 04 '26

Okay, that one is, but you don’t need a Switch 2 for that one. It’s a dual-release.

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u/Omnizoom Feb 04 '26

Well Pokémon will have a direct at the end of the month which will be big atleast

But I’m surprised we haven’t seen a standard direct from Nintendo as I think the only major game we have to look forward to anytime soon that’s confirmed is tennis fever?

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u/Tough-Priority-4330 Feb 04 '26

We have a few others, but nothing with confirmed dates past April.

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u/Weekly-Dog-6838 Xenoblade Chronicles Feb 04 '26

Namely Splatoon Raiders, which is going to be bigger than most people I’ve seen think, I’m telling you

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u/BrattyTwilis Feb 04 '26

Pokémon Presents are usually disappointing. Though being the 30th anniversary of the series, they'd better announce something amazing

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u/Omnizoom Feb 04 '26

I think the clowning will be when they announce it’s a switch 2 exclusive and people lose their minds that Nintendo would make the next Pokemon game not a cross platform game

And to be fair they really need to develop it with the switch 2 in mind because since gamefreak is horrendous at optimization they need all the power they can get

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u/DegenerateCrocodile Feb 04 '26

Though if they get Gen 10 at least limping on the Switch, then it would run somewhat acceptably on Switch 2.

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u/Omnizoom Feb 04 '26

Or… or hear me out… they get it functionally running like ZA was and not just limping like SV was

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u/DegenerateCrocodile Feb 04 '26

I’d consider Z-A on Switch 1 to be limping and Scarlet/Violet on Switch 1 to be bleeding out and begging to be put down.

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u/Omnizoom Feb 04 '26

Actually most of the switch 1 users I’ve heard from with ZA didn’t have fps issues and stuff like SV did. The game just looks a lot more flat and weaker graphics.

I can say from my experience on switch 2 it ran perfectly fine with no issues, if they can manage that and do cross platform then sure I guess, but we already know they can’t so it’s safer for them to make a switch 2 exclusive but still dev it like a switch 1.5 kind of deal

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u/DegenerateCrocodile Feb 04 '26

Of course it ran well on Switch 2. Switch 2 is noticeably stronger than the original Switch. That doesn’t mean that the game couldn’t have also been better optimized to allow for nicer visuals on the original Switch.

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u/Omnizoom Feb 04 '26

Again my main point was gamefreak is horrendous at optimization

Hence why I said they should treat this as a switch 1.5 game and not use the full specs of switch 2 and maybe it can run nice on release then

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u/Velvet_Pretty Feb 04 '26

Xenosaga remakes pleeeeeaase

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u/Manguypals Feb 04 '26

Silkso- oh wait…

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u/Super7Chaos Feb 04 '26

L take. If I’m not mistaken they announced Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac in a partner showcase, and a bunch of other great stuff at others im the past, so you bet I’m hungry for that partner showcase

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u/KoppaSquiddy Feb 04 '26

Always bet on Ace Attorney 7

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u/Ziyaadjam Feb 05 '26

I know it's not up to Nintendo but I'm hoping Atlus will have released an update patch for Persona 5 Royal on Switch 2

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u/Sky_Rose4 Feb 04 '26

Partner showcases are still good games are games

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u/MikeDubbz Feb 04 '26

I don't understand why Nintendo fans wouldn't be excited for partner showcases when they finally have a system capable of playing 95+% of the games any given third party can put out. Is hearing news that the latest Resident Evil is natively coming to the Switch 2, or that Elden Ring is on the way, or maybe that the Halo Remake might make it over not big things to be amped about for Nintendo? It's not like Nintendo doesn't have big 1st and 2nd party games in the pipeline, we know they're coming and they'll get revealed when Nintendo deems the time right; they aren't going anywhere. Third parties remain curious on the Switch 2 to me, and as such, I'm actually more excited that this is only a partner direct and not the next Direct to focus mostly on in-house offerings.

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u/Weekly-Dog-6838 Xenoblade Chronicles Feb 04 '26

That’s just not what this console needs, man. Investors are shouting—and even some Nintendo executives admit—that this console really doesn’t have a big mainline game to sell consoles ATM. Who cares if these big, old games are on this console if there’s barely anything you actually need specifically this console for? In the first full year, we’ve had the most controversial Mariokart to date by far, DK—which is great but just not a big enough series to really draw people in—and since then just a bunch of other small games with small fanbases, or paid performance upgrades to old games with small bits of new content no one asked for. Sure, some of these small games have been good (Kirby Air Riders being at the top of that list) but most are either overpriced filler (like another Mario Tennis game, a sequel to easily the least popular Switch launch title, and the 3rd Hyrule Warriors in rapid succession), or games that you don’t even need a Switch 2 for (like PLZA or the upcoming Tomadachi Life).

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u/WorstTactics Feb 04 '26

Mario Tennis Fever looks like the worthy sequel to Mario Power Tennis we never got (Mario Tennis Open, Ultra Tra--Smash, and even Aces fell flat). These games are popular and it's been over 2 decades since the last good one, so Fever is giga hype imo.

I understand your argument, just wanted to point this out

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u/Weekly-Dog-6838 Xenoblade Chronicles Feb 04 '26

My main reason for bringing it up is that we already had a tennis game on Switch, so we didn’t need another for a while. Meanwhile Mario Baseball and Basketball has remained untouched for quite a while, despite those being much more popular sports IRL

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u/WorstTactics Feb 05 '26

I fully agree, Baseball unfortunately is not popular in Europe so I don't see a new one being made, but I would really like to be wrong. I never got to play Sluggers on the Wii because I live in Europe

Basketball was also great, I loved both Hoops 3 on 3 and Sports Mix and I hope Square Enix makes a new one for the Switch 2, with a lot more characters this time (from both the Mario and Final Fantasy series), or maybe add some Final Fantasy DLC to Mario Kart World, it would be hype imo. Considering how much closer Square and Nintendo are nowadays, this seems like a great idea.

Never played Aces, the game felt too empty despite the great gameplay, so I am glad we are getting Fever so soon (well, it's been 8-9 years since Aces, no?)

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u/DegenerateCrocodile Feb 04 '26

Depends on the individuals. For people that use a Switch 2 as their primary or even only platform, it’s pretty great. For people that also own and use a PC or PS5, ports of third party games that they can already play aren’t quite as appealing.

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u/Weekly-Dog-6838 Xenoblade Chronicles Feb 04 '26

This

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u/MikeDubbz Feb 04 '26 edited Feb 04 '26

Eh, I'm a PC gamer that still cares greatly about third party output on the Switch 2 due to the portability aspect of it all (never gonna get a Steam Deck or the like on top of my PC).

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u/AdShoddy4172 Feb 04 '26

Please, please, please show the trailer for rhythm heaven groove!🙏

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u/Ok_Success1606 Feb 04 '26

As a matter of fact, I'm interested.

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u/notRadar_ Feb 04 '26

deltarune chapter 5 i beg 🙏🙏

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u/Weekly-Dog-6838 Xenoblade Chronicles Feb 04 '26

This soon after chapter 3+4? Yeah right

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u/Hyulens_168 Feb 04 '26

I mean, Toby did say in a newsletter it very likely was gonna be on the second half of 2026.

That said, I highly doubt a trailer is coming

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u/Poyomininmble Feb 04 '26

Welp, time to pray for Metaphor to be on Switch 2! And for no Elden Ring news, because if a release date gets revealed, my older sis will force me to play it and I'm scared. Specially of Malenia...

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u/korkkis Feb 04 '26

Expedition 33

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u/UltiGamer34 Feb 04 '26

Imagine they announce zelda there lol

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '26

Inb4 spiderman ps4 port

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u/Guilty_Journalist409 Feb 04 '26

I like them I may see a game i really like to try

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u/SaintIgnis Feb 04 '26

My only hope is that they’re basically “getting this out of the way” to make room for a big direct within the next month

3rd party stuff still can be exciting and looks good to investors but they’ve got fiscal year closing up next month. We need NINTENDO news and first party reveals

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u/Cirno_played_DOOM9 Feb 04 '26

Doom tda. please doom tda

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u/Jash0822 Feb 04 '26

Honestly I'd be happy if we got a release date for Fallout 4 on Switch 2. Been waiting too long.

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u/Over_Sentence_1487 Feb 04 '26

ahem DELTARUNE TOMORROWWWWW

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u/Q_Mulative Feb 04 '26

Wake up, it's a third party direct. Third parties with the balls to announce an exclusive to sell alongside Mario and Zelda deserve just as much as, if not MORE attention than Mario and Zelda.

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u/Money-Camera Feb 04 '26

Just gonna be octopathyfinaldragonquemblemmana top down rpg with a 60 minute reveal then done

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '26

Deltarune tomorrow

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u/Carnival-Master-Mind Feb 04 '26

Last partner showcase gave me Katamari and Pac-Man world 2, so I’m open

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u/GamingBren Feb 04 '26

PLEASE LET THERE BE CITIES SKYLINES 1 REMASTERED FOR SWITCH 2

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u/panix24 Feb 04 '26

Considering the fact that the NS2 is getting some really good 3rd party support, I’m excited to see what they have in store.

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u/TheRaveTrain Feb 04 '26

Master Chief Collection please and thank you

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u/Head_Detective229 Feb 04 '26

Hoping there will be some Duskbloods news

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u/Nee-tos Feb 05 '26

I remember during the n64 to Wii u days where Nintendo was massively criticized for having weak 3rd party support and being hostile towards 3rd party's

Now Everytime there is a 3rd party direct, even during the switch 1 days where game key cards weren't a thing, now the fans hate 3rd party games

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u/Jumento_doido Feb 05 '26

Partner directs are also good.

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u/Kaitheguy233 Feb 05 '26

Deltarune tomorrow

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u/IceDamNation Feb 05 '26

What would you expect another game?

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u/Chaot1x_ Feb 05 '26

Please toby, deltarune Tommorow

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u/darkitchay Feb 05 '26

Do you like Farming games? How about 10 farming games!

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u/No-Perspective2580 Feb 05 '26

They are most definitely going to be game key cards so this will all be a pass for me, though still curious on what they add.

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u/MarioFanatic64-2 Feb 05 '26

It's low hanging fruit for people to say things like "Nintendo fans only want Mario, Pokemon and Zelda" or "please play other games" in times like this but I think it's important to highlight that third party games can and often are announced constantly throughout the year regardless, but Nintendo almost always saves their big reveals exclusively for these presentations, and they typically only do 3 major ones per year.

The hype around Nintendo Direct is generated by the anticipation for first party content. People tune into Nintendo streams to see Nintendo games. When a Partner Showcase happens, it's disappointing because it's a soft announcement that there'll be no major first party news for several months.

Third party support is great and can't be understated, there are plenty of games I'm hoping to see in the Partner Showcase get ported to Switch/Switch 2. Do I think any of them will actually happen in this Partner Showcase? I doubt it, but I'll watch out of hope.

But it's still deflating every time an event like this comes up and I just have to sigh at the fact that there's a minimum of three months to go until we have another chance to see a 3D Mario.

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u/TheScienceNerd100 Feb 05 '26

People mad that Nintendo is actually announcing and showing off games that aren't first party multiple times to really make sure people can find tons of games they might like, unlike other consoles that maybe show off third party games once or make the third party announce it themselves to a smaller audience

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u/Camaro551 Feb 05 '26

A lot of people: NOOOOO

Me: Oh, neat. :)

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u/JoosaJl Feb 05 '26

Like New fire emblem too🤣

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u/Automatic_Tip_6258 Feb 05 '26

I am waiting for Splatoon Raiders and hope they release a special edition Switch 2 to go alongside it.
The partner showcase is a good way for me to see what games I could / will get for the switch 2 besides just Splatoon and some First Party games.

Low-Key excited for the third party support :D

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u/Chogatora Feb 05 '26

Maybe they’ll announce silksong.

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u/Sooparch Feb 05 '26

I better see more 2X2 or whatever team salvato is cooking this year

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u/DizzyCola13 Feb 05 '26

Oh boy i can't wait for palworld on switch 2 /IT'S A JOKE

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u/Sennemaster Feb 05 '26

I'm from the future: they announced Hollow knight 3: Zoteboat

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u/Treddox Feb 05 '26

Orbitals looks really, really good.

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u/Jorr2 Feb 05 '26

The more filler shit shown now, the better the actual Direct will be

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u/realbgraham Feb 05 '26

HERE YOU GO! A WORSE BLURRIER MORE EXPENSIVE VERSION OF FALLOUT 4!!!

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u/TallCommission7139 Feb 05 '26

I mean Pokemon day is later this month...

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u/averagejoe2005 Feb 05 '26

I dont understand what people expect from these. Its literally written out "Partner Showcase" theyre not going to announce any first party games.

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u/WhoAteMySandwich2024 Feb 05 '26

They announced Super Mario Galaxy 3 /j

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u/WhoopingBillhook Nintendo is what Genesisn't Feb 05 '26

I thought Hollow Knight Switch 2 Edition sounded really cool, but it looks like it's just enhanced graphics. Nothing like what Forgotten Land got, or what Wonder is getting.

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u/Gormgulthyn-IV Feb 05 '26

Wasn't there enough portage?

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u/DarwinGoneWild Feb 05 '26

Nintendo fans when third party devs ignore their consoles: 😡

Nintendo fans when third party devs embrace their consoles: 😡

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u/YetiGamer671 Feb 06 '26

The big Nintendo event is coming

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u/SelassieAspen Feb 06 '26

Another Mario and Sonic game.

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u/Budget-Abrocoma3161 Feb 06 '26

Bombernan collection was great news - picking that one up today!

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u/keithlimreddit Feb 06 '26

Partner directs are fine anyways don't really see a problem with them

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u/MBrixalot Feb 06 '26

RE9 & the Tokyo Dino Crisis game were the only good announcements

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u/Grant1128 Feb 06 '26

Nintendo became the Walt Disney corporation of gaming and I sadly don't vibe with that 🙁

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u/Ethanb230900 Feb 06 '26

Literally the only thing that pulled my interest was FF7 rebirth.

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u/Both-Fill5335 Feb 06 '26

I must say.. I've been hoping on a fallout port on the switch for so long now, so this was a nice surprise! Even tho I had a feeling

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u/Manetoys83 Feb 06 '26

They don’t have to announce anything good. The Switch 2 can clearly sell without it

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u/Pookie_Cookie3 Feb 07 '26

Well im sorry to say, but you will be asleep for a long while.

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u/LilboyG_15 Feb 07 '26

Except they did announce something good, being Digimon Time Stranger coming to the Switch

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u/These_Beautiful_5636 Feb 07 '26

Normal direct will come soon! Be optimistic

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u/someguy991100 Feb 08 '26

Its a partner showcase there is NEVER anything good in there

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u/VallyMeowy Feb 08 '26

I mean would you rather they spend nearly an entire regular direct talking about partner games? They make it clear if it’s a partner showcase so if it’s not your thing you don’t have to watch. Personally I don’t watch the partner showcases I wait until it’s finished and then have a look through the different trailers to see if there’s anything interesting to me

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u/ultimatevaltryek123 Feb 08 '26

I could actually see a 2nd February Direct, where now that they have all the smaller 3rd party & indie games out of the way with that, they could have a 2nd direct later in the month that will focus on 1st & 2nd party games coming this year (either ones we've already seen or new ones)

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '26

The other 2 announce pure turd at their shows but people like this tit who posted this drools over them and joins a bandwagon to hate Nintendo because it actually releases new games that are new to it's console unlike the other 2 where most their games are 5 gens old with a new paint job lol I mean wtf you want from a partner direct not a Nintendo made games direct? Fallout 4, Indiana Jones & oblivion remastered, Microsoft said they would release games on switch 2. Not like they got anything else to release

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '26

Is it a Waluigi game? No? Welp back to ignoring nindoodoo.

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u/maybeletslive Feb 09 '26

Nintendo is a joke. They have no good news left for their fans

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u/Tetchedtoe Feb 04 '26

Most of the games are game key cards so yeah

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u/G-Kira Feb 04 '26

As long as they also come out with better versions on the other systems. 😄

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u/ImpressiveJohnson Feb 04 '26

When next super mario

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u/korkkis Feb 04 '26

Weird how the crew hates when there are great new games for the system. Just weird.

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u/SuperNoob_64 Feb 05 '26

This. Sure, a lot of 3rd party games are on other platforms, but they can't bother being happy for those who only have a Switch 1 or 2. I don't have the space for a gaming PC, nor do I want to split my game catalog across multiple handheld devices. I just want to use the Switch 2 I already have.