Feel like it's worth making this post, especially in light of the last Switch 1 Presentation only a while ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrTVeYm4iIM
Personal Thoughts:
Really, it does just seem to be an attempted linear upgrade of the switch. I had a suspicion a while ago it might be hard to top the Switch era in some respects, so this seems to be more just a matter of new hardware... though for a lot of hardcore gamers (and people of scored), that probably won't do much for them.
I feel like Nintendo at least seems to be subconsciously trying to do a convergent evolution with PCs to some degree, at least with the new mouse controls. I've heard similar things about the next Xbox effectively being a PC, so if they are smart they might try this too.
Raidou Remastered and the New Professor Layton are the only new games that stick out at me right now, and those were announced before this point.
The New Donkey Kong and The Duskbloods seem to be the only real things that might grab major attention.
I hope the freeze in the middle of the stream isn't an ill omen of things to come.
Otherwise, not much of note here, at least to my eyes. Maybe they will pick up from this period of little note once the Nintendo Switch 2's successor arrives next decade, but for now it seems rather quiet.
EDIT: I did just see on that they have seemingly joined the 80$ for a game bandwagon with Mario Kart World Tour. Let's hope this isn't a sign of a worrying trend to come... though fate doesn't seem so kind these days.
I’m optimistic about a few things. I’m hoping the new 3D Donkey Kong means Nintendo is finally going to start investing in series that aren’t Mario or Zelda.
Duskbloods could be great. Unfortunately Fromsoft becoming more mainstream was inevitable, but I don’t hate this direction, I’ll have to see how autistic and intrusive the multiplayer is in this. Pretty clear now that Nightreign is going to be a proving ground for this idea.
People seem to be kind of upset over The Duskbloods, given that it's Fromsoft trying to seemingly hop on an outdated trend (Not certain if it's a battle royale just yet, but people seem to be more upset by games as a service as time goes on).
We'll see how it plays out.
I guess it will all depend on how much you can do offline, best case scenario it’s Bloodborne 2 with a few more multiplayer elements. I like what I’ve seen from the art direction and gameplay so far, my hope is it’s the Dark Souls to Bloodborne’s Demon’s Souls.
I think the response to Nightreign will also shape it for better or worse. In any case anything that keeps Fromsoft from being bought by Sony is good in my book.