According to a rumor, the Japanese manufacturer could further change its habits regarding certain games that will appear on the Nintendo Switch 2.
2024 finally the year of the Nintendo Switch 2? Although there is sometimes information to the contrary, all video game industry insiders agree on a launch in the second half of the year, so the announcement could come in the first half of the year. This is plausible considering that the console is entering its seventh year of existence and there will be almost no Nintendo game releases. Big N will fill its catalog with Princess Peach Showtime, an all-new title, as well as remakes or remasters of Mario vs Donkey Kong, Paper Mario: The Millennium Door and Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD.
Big N even more open with its Nintendo Switch 2
With so little software, only one of which is truly new, it definitely feels like the end and arrival of the Nintendo Switch 2. And at the moment we don’t know anything official about it. What is certain is that the portable dimension will not be abandoned given the success of the original Switch’s hybrid concept. Then it’s much more vague. Some argue that it can dethrone the PS5 and Xbox Series in terms of ray tracing, while others have moderate expectations as it would be a simple iteration or evolution.
Nintendo Switch 2 games seem to have been the focus of leaks for a few months now. And the final victim is none other than Bayonetta, who would return with her trilogy, albeit in a flashier version (graphics, performances). Today Christopher Dring, journalist at Gamesindustry, is heating up the rumor mill about Switch 2 games. According to his information, the Japanese company is in talks with various external studios so that they can acquire certain Nintendo licenses.
I know that Nintendo is actively meeting with independent developers to find new partners [pour la Nintendo Switch 2]. Part of the discussion concerns the publishing of indie games that the company does from time to time. But she is also looking for studios that could work with some of her licenses. Nintendo regularly collaborates with third parties such as Bandai Namco, Team Ninja, PlatinumGames, MercurySteam, WayForward and Grezzo. But Big N is trying to expand that list, and I know of three studios that are discussing developing games based on Nintendo IPs.
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Mario and Zelda games from other studios?
As Christopher Dring noted, this isn’t the first time Nintendo has outsourced its franchises. The Legend of Zelda Link’s Awakening and Metroid Dead, for example, were designed by Grezzo and MercurySteam. But apparently the manufacturer wants to increase this even further in the coming months and years. And by then the Nintendo Switch 2 will be on the market. On the other hand, the journalist does not mention any series in particular. Could Big N borrow Mario or Zelda for very large projects? Ubisoft had the opportunity to do this with Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope and it went very well.
According to recent rumors, the Nintendo Switch 2 could cost $400 and its games could cost $70. For the price of the console, this has already been proposed, but for a dematerialized model. Because yes, among the rumors in the hallway we often hear that there could be several machines with or without cartridge support, with LCD or OLED screen, etc.
