posting my switch 2 lineup predictions here for posterity.

Early 2026: 3d Mario, fire emblem, splatoon hunters, duskbloods, new clubhouse games

Late 2026: luigi’s mansion 4, Zelda remaster/remake of some kind, mainline Pokémon, new starfox

2027: new animal crossing with a more modern city look and focus on online, 3D Kirby game, smash bros, new Mario party

2028: mainline zelda with more mature storytelling that blows every other switch 2 game out of the water, splatoon 4, Metroid 6, F zero reboot, new paper Mario

2029: pikmin 5, 2d Mario, they finally bring back diddy Kong racing (copium)

Devil May Cry on sale on the eshop.. tempted to get DMC 3

Astral Chain looks nice too but the price

Astral chain a f***ing amazing game. Wish it got an update for switch 2.

DmC3 switch version is the best edition to play, definitely recommend

Strikers is not a mainline persona game, get Royal

I started Scarlet and dropped redacted hours playing it lmao it feels just like Arceus, but also like a mainline which is sick.

I really liked being able to throw pokeballs and possibly being able to not have to battle because grinding to get to a certain level sucks sometimes. I do think the agile/strong moves is interesting and can allow for some strategizing, but ultimately it only works for certain cases.

My problem with them is that there are hardly any buildings to enter and shops just open a menu instead of being something you actually walk into / interact with

May be a small thing, but to me it like completely turned me off. Just seemed kinda lazy on GF end

Man I’m tempted to buy so many games that are on the summer sale. But also….. I know I’m about to spend money on new games upcoming for the switch 2 so it’s hard

I really wanna play Luigi’s Mansion 2 and the price it is rn is so much better

I considered LM2 (it’s the only one I never played since I didn’t have a DS) but ehhh I think I’d be just as happy digging out LM3 for another play through

Naw the most lazy thing GF ever did was that pink pokemon Flamigo. I can forgive them for all of their shortcomings, but that pokemon is the laziest they have ever been. I refuse to complete the dex because of that guy.

I never understood this complaint really, were you actually enjoying all the copy pasted poke centers and homes with nothing to do in them other than talking to the people inside for every other game?

Personally I like being able to heal in seconds or buy what I need and f*** off on a miraidon flying off immediately lol. I have always found going into homes/stores to be the most annoying part of the games, and its honestly just weird to have free access to every home like that's normal. I've just never had a good time going into buildings in these games, genuinely one of the more boring parts of all pokemon games to me

If it really bothers you I get it I guess because it's always been a thing, but being such a repeated complaint online kind of comes off really forced to me

I think pidgey is worse if you think about it tbh

I f*** with the flamingo, you gotta have some regular animals peppered in with the unique designs

WWE 2K25 July 23rd

nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Nintendo-Switch-2-games/WWE-2K25-Standard-Edition-2864726.html#Overview

Full game including the Island mode

is this game/franchise good?

i havent been into wrestling games in like 10+ years.

LM2 so underrated. It deservedly gets flak for the level-based game design, but it still does so much right. Best controls in the entire series and the mansions are very memorable. Plus finding the boo and getting 3 stars in each level adds some replayability if that matters to you.

Arguably still the worst one in the series, but def worth the cop esp on sale.

Bananza confirmed to be made by Mario team, as if we needed confirmation.
Btw doesnt mean a new 3d Mario wont come until 2030, its their #1 mascot, Nintendo has increased a lot in size in recent years and can shuffle staff members between teams to tackle multiple projects, like EPD 5 making both animal crossing and splatoon.
I think we'll see a new 3d Mario at worst by the end of 2027, but bananza seems to be goated as well so the wait wont be unbearable at all imo

Saw someone compare dk bananza to yoshi's Island in how they're both indirect sequels to their predecessors (Mario odyssey and Mario world respectively) by using another closely related ip, which imo does fit

Naw because at least with pidgy he’s based off other birds, whereas Flamigo is a flamingo with the N taken out

Then he should have been like a gym leaders pet or something, I don’t know it’s a minor qualm, but it’s my only issue with the new gen is that singular pokemon

They are a lot better than they were previously definitely

They hit a slump with 2K19-2K20 which meant they took a year out and rebuilt.

Everything since 2K22 has been effectively the same game with improvements. If this runs well it’s a definite buy for me

Pigeot = Pigeon

Did a flamingo hurt you or something

3D console yoshis island confirmed