A reader examines the pros and cons of the Nintendo
Switch 2
launch and argues the 2025 line-up is perfect for casual gamers, even if other fans are disappointed.
I think a lot of people are starting to realise that the
Nintendo
Switch 2 launch has been a bit of a let-down. Only one good game and no clue as to what is happening with most of the big franchises. Literally no clue, because how do you follow up the
Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
or
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
? The formula has already been perfected, so either you reinvent it again or… you do what Nintendo is doing with this year’s line-up.
I know some fans are holding out for a secret big Christmas game, but I would bet anything there’s not going to be one. The games scheduled for this year may look minor and uninteresting to long-time Nintendo fans but I think the truth is they’ve been very carefully and cleverly chosen.
Hardcore fans might be upset at the Switch 2 at the moment, but Nintendo isn’t, not with it being the fastest selling console ever, and ordinary people aren’t going to be either. Whatever problems you and I might have with
Mario Kart World
(I’m assuming anyone reading this is at least a relatively hardcore gamer) ordinary people don’t see a problem at all.
I think that Nintendo might have learned a little to well from Sony and the PlayStation 5. What is the big take away for this generation, from Sony’s point of view? That the less you do and say the more you get rewarded. Sony has no competition from Xbox now, so the PlayStation 5 is really the only console to buy. They don’t have to do anything to earn people’s support, except make less of a mess of things than Xbox, which is not difficult.
Nintendo hasn’t had any direct competition since the Switch started. If it wasn’t for the Wii U you could say they’ve been untouchable since the Wii in 2006. Nintendo has a captive audience, that likes their stuff and most people are, for good reasons, very happy with how the Switch 1 turned out. So, I really don’t see any eventuality where the Switch 2 isn’t a massive success or, I should say, doesn’t continue to be a massive success.
The Switch 2 could probably go its whole generation just being the Mario Kart machine, which the Switch 1 pretty much did. Obviously, there will be other games, they’ve got Donkey Kong in just a few weeks, but Mario Kart and whatever Mario game they release to tie into the new movie next year is going to keep Nintendo execs in unicorn pâté for a long time to come.
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