Nintendo to Continue to Release New Switch Titles Without Being Bound by Traditional Lifecycles - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 02 December 2023 / 4,713 Views
Nintendo announced it plans to continue to release new games on the Nintendo Switch and they don't want to be bound by the traditional lifecycle of consoles
"Nintendo Switch will be entering its eighth year in March 2024," said Nintendo.
"We will continue to release new titles and content for Nintendo Switch without being bound by the traditional concept of the platform lifecycle. Going forward, we would like to continue to see many consumers play Nintendo Switch, and to maintain our business momentum."
Nintendo does have several games announced for the Switch that are planned to release in 2024.
The remake of the 2004 Game Boy Advance title, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, will launch on February 16, 2024, Princess Peach: Showtime! will launch on March 22, 2024, and Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD will launch in Summer 2024.
Nintendo teased "many more games are planned for release in 2024."
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Yeah, they are called cross-gen games
"the DS will be a third-pillar console" "we will continue to support the 3DS after the Switch releases" ... and none of these comments were out-and-out lies, yet we see what actually happened in the end. (AKA: this does not really mean anything.)
exactly. 100%. This is marketing speak. It's just them saying they want people to keep spending money on the Switch. Third party games will keep coming to the Switch, and maybe some simpler small first party next gen games that don't push next gen system at all will also be released on Switch, and maybe some old ports (Z:WW, Z:TP, and SMG2 I'm looking at you!) will be released on both systems in the next 2-3 years. But I wouldn't expect any major first party games coming out on Switch from next gen launch day onward.
Backwards compatibility confirmed?
Let's hope so.
I wish the Switch stays for a couple of years more, the sales are still good enough to allow that.
They should do it till they overtake PS2 as by the time the technology will be even better and they can make a bigger jump in tech
Sales isn't really important. You don't want people to be tired of your product when you launch a new one but just at the right moment where they still enjoy it but are ready for something bigger. That's where we are right now. I feel like 2023 was a bit too early, 2024 is right on and 2025 will start to be too late and people will move on to other things/lose interest.
Technology improved so much since the Switch launched, i don't see the point in waiting one more year tbh. The difference between the 2 will be insane.
Sure switch tech is old but they manage to put out some good looking games that are impossible to do. I just saw trailer for Hogwarts legacy and thats impressive on what they can achieve. Even Xenoblade 3 was stunning and well optimised for a massive open world game. Knowing Nintendo the jump won't be as big as U think it will be.
I don't think Nintendo is overly concerned about some bragging rights which ultimately mean little in the greater scheme of things. Sony already learned a hard lesson about resting on the PS2's laurels.
It's easy profits for them as they haven't had a price cut in 7, years!. Why not keep it longer and pocket those easy profits. There's always late comers to gaming and not everyone will jump to switch 2when it comes out
I still want that Switch TV for 150€, Pro Controller included.
I agree. They have so many options left to keep releasing new games for a few years as well.
It very much can no matter when a successor launches.
I feel like continuing support for the previous generation has been the traditional lifecycle for a while. At least with successful systems.
Honestly they probably just mean they hope third parties keep putting out Switch games so Switch can keep selling even as Switch 2 takes over.
I really doubt they are going to be spending time making Switch games next gen, and I doubt they are gonna be either technically hamstringing next gen games by making them work with the Switch, or doing downgraded or separate versions of games for Switch.
This is likely just marketing speak, them saying they hope people who aren't upgrading to next gen in the first couple years keep spending money on Switch games.
this makes more sense if switch 2 has backwards compatibility
Glad they are doing cross gen strategy. It's the best approach
Another thing William, Nintendo only mentioned new titles will continue to be released on the Switch, they never mentioned them specifically.
Yeah, sure.
Never heard this one before.
NES/Famicom, SNES/Super Famicom, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, 3DS, and such all got a lot of support that defied to some extent the traditional lifecycle.
Anyone who takes this as meaning Switch 2 is more than a year and a half out is completely missing the point.
This could mean that they stick with the name "Switch" and release a more powerful unit with the same name, similar to Apple and "Mac".
To be fair, this is what they've said since the beginning of the Switch.
There were rumors about the release of Metroid Prime 2 and 3 remastered for Switch somewhat sooner after the first, but we see there's no mention about any of them.
They'll most likely be shadow dropped, similar to the first one. I think we'll see 2 somewhere during the holidays and 3 roughy a year after 1 was released. Followed by 4 at the end of next year.
Hopefully those are still coming. MP4 is almost certainly going to be next gen, I'd guess released next holiday as a launch period title or in the first half of 2025. But I would expect MP2 and 3 on Switch next year. Maybe MP2 this winter and MP3 in the summer or early Fall just before successor launches. I'm sure both of them are gonna be released the day they are announced like MP was this year.
