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ausmaw said:
I'm sure they'll do the surveying and market research for the name.
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Word. But assuming they’re done, maybe this is what the store owner saw: promo material for a Switch Pro.

But I think it’s too early to be sending marketing stuff. There’s still TOTK and its themed OLED
 
Goblin_knight said:
I Guess we're slowly reaching the point where someone leaks whatever this thing is on a random Wednesday huh
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that's how most leaks happen. We don't get a notice a leak is happening, it just drops. And depending on how it is leaked, we may even think it's fake.
 
ziggyrivers said:
And why do you think a Switch successor won’t be labeled as the 2?
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Because in the gaming space, naming consoles by 1, 2, 3, etc has only ever been Sony, to a point where their brand is sort of associated with that. Plus Nintendo tends to be more creative or.. playful(or weird?) with their naming conventions.
 
ziggyrivers said:
• Tears of the Kingdom
• Switch Successor reveal
• Pikmin 4

We’re talking as if Nintendo can’t do several stuff at the same time. Yes, a Redacted reveal will overshadow X or Y, but it’ll be momentarily. Yes, Switch 2 could overshadow Pikmin, but it’s hardware vs software. They’ll still buy the game.
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Please be excited.
 
chocolate_supra said:
Because in the gaming space, naming consoles by 1, 2, 3, etc has only ever been Sony, to a point where their brand is sort of associated with that. Plus Nintendo tends to be more creative or.. playful(or weird?) with their naming conventions.
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I continue to find it weird and just inconvenient that Sony has “claimed” basic numbering. We don’t see Google avoiding calling their newest device the Pixel 7 when Apple has the iPhone 14.

Switch 2 would be effective. More effective than some of Nintendo’s previous attempts at telling people ‘this is the new thing.’ I’m all for Super because it’s fun, but 2 should be on the table.
 
D36 said:
I know this is a little off topic, but God, that punishment is ghoulish as all hell. Like, I know what the guy did and the group he was apart of, but this is just excessive!
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He'll do a surprise visit to Japan's Nintendo HQ for a Japanese style apology.

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And maybe they'll lessen the punishment.

Sometimes Nintendo do feel like they're the Yakuza.
 
chocolate_supra said:
Because in the gaming space, naming consoles by 1, 2, 3, etc has only ever been Sony, to a point where their brand is sort of associated with that. Plus Nintendo tends to be more creative or.. playful(or weird?) with their naming conventions.
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Good point. Plus Nintendo has never been into numerals. I just hope it’s nothing that confuses consumers. Then again, the Switch form factor is simple. A good marketing and they can do anything.

TLZ said:
Please be excited.
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laughs

John Omaha said:
Because of the potential confusion with the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller.
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Good point.



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Also, maybe that store owner thinks the Super Nintendo or whatever name the Redacted is getting is a pro revision, but it’s actually a successor.
 
eye0h said:
IIRC this guy owns a game store in Japan. Once tweeted about dinner he had with people in the industry. Not sure if he’s reliable but bro seems chill.
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The person is a retail buyer for video game stores. A.k.a. the buyer uncle that we discussed a few times previously. Unlike the factory uncles, he posted very publicly on Twitter and the people in the industry know who he is. For those reasons, his tweets are extremely vague to avoid getting into trouble. In this case I don’t think that he meant the new model would literally be named “Switch PRO” (he also used the term “next gen” just a few days ago), but hinting that a more powerful model is coming (or so I hope).
 
karmitt said:
I continue to find it weird and just inconvenient that Sony has “claimed” basic numbering. We don’t see Google avoiding calling their newest device the Pixel 7 when Apple has the iPhone 14.

Switch 2 would be effective. More effective than some of Nintendo’s previous attempts at telling people ‘this is the new thing.’ I’m all for Super because it’s fun, but 2 should be on the table.
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I understand but I mean in this industry. Otherwise yeah, iPhone and Samsung and Pixel all do it but in terms of gaming consoles it's only ever been Sony and now would be a weird time for Nintendo to suddenly start. I think. 🤷‍♂️
 
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Goblin_knight said:
I Guess we're slowly reaching the point where someone leaks whatever this thing is on a random Wednesday huh
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It already leaked, years ago. "Switch Pro" rumours have circled for longer than Switch has been out. I do wonder if they were just lucky guesses, but even the earliest rumours had feature sets quite akin to T239.
 
fwd-bwd said:
The person is a retail buyer for video game stores. A.k.a. the buyer uncle that we discussed a few times previously. Unlike the factory uncles, he posted very publicly on Twitter and the people in the industry know who he is. For those reasons, his tweets are extremely vague to avoid getting into trouble. In this case I don’t think that he meant the new model would literally be named “Switch PRO” (he also used the term “next gen” just a few days ago), but hinting that a more powerful model is coming (or so I hope).
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It’s coming. We believe. Stand up Switch 2 Nation.
 
eye0h said:
IIRC this guy owns a game store in Japan. Once tweeted about dinner he had with people in the industry. Not sure if he’s reliable but bro seems chill.
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Since I’m not good at reading tea leaves, I asked ChatGPT what this tweet was saying:
Based on the additional information you provided, it seems that the tweet is referring to the release of new and improved versions of the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5, which the writer believes will be produced and distributed by the manufacturers and wholesalers.

The "●●" in this context might refer to the market or consumer demand for these new gaming consoles, meaning that they expect a high demand for these products, and they are predicting that it will be "になるね" or "become" a significant phenomenon.

Overall, the tweet seems to express excitement about the anticipated release of these new gaming consoles and the potential market impact they will have.
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A guess as good as any? It does sound like what a retail buyer would think.

P.S.: Just a reminder that last year buyer uncle already stated that there was a canceled Switch Pro. So whatever he’s hinting at now, I believe would be a new gen.

Edit: typo
 
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eye0h said:
IIRC this guy owns a game store in Japan. Once tweeted about dinner he had with people in the industry. Not sure if he’s reliable but bro seems chill.
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fwd-bwd said:
The person is a retail buyer for video game stores. A.k.a. the buyer uncle that we discussed a few times previously. Unlike the factory uncles, he posted very publicly on Twitter and the people in the industry know who he is. For those reasons, his tweets are extremely vague to avoid getting into trouble.
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Exactly , you can more think of Buncle as someone who bitches about his job in public in sometimes tantalizing ways more than someone who actually “leaks”.
 
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chocolate_supra said:
I understand but I mean in this industry. Otherwise yeah, iPhone and Samsung and Pixel all do it but in terms of gaming consoles it's only ever been Sony and now would be a weird time for Nintendo to suddenly start. I think. 🤷‍♂️
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Oh I knew you meant in gaming. I was just saying it’s silly that we all collectively insist Nintendo won’t do it because Sony does it, as though the rest of the world doesn’t readily associate incrementing numbers with progression.

Leadership isn’t the same as before, anything could happen here.
 
fwd-bwd said:
In this case I don’t think that he meant the new model would literally be named “Switch PRO” (he also used the term “next gen” just a few days ago), but hinting that a more powerful model is coming (or so I hope).
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My sentiments exactly.

Dark Cloud said:
It’s coming. We believe. Stand up Switch 2 Nation.
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TEAM 2023 LETS GOOO!!! 🗣️

Guaraná said:
Why call it Pro when you can call it Super?
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Why not both?
“The more, the merrier!” - Eggman
Super Nintendo Switch Pro
…Max Plus Knuckles, Friends & Dante

Kazuyamishima said:
I don't understand why I've seen so many people say this, I never saw anyone mention a switch pro before the switch was released it doesn't make sense to me
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Since the Switch was released, the fandom wanted a 4k capable revsion: a Switch Pro. Years later, come Pro rumors. Bloomberg was really into it. But then came the OLED revision. Years later, we learned that the OLED was 4k capable, but that was removed. So the theory is that the OLED was gonna be the Pro Switch, but possibly due to COVID, that was scrapped.
 
ziggyrivers said:
My sentiments exactly.


TEAM 2023 LETS GOOO!!! 🗣️


Why not both?
“The more, the merrier!” - Eggman
Super Nintendo Switch Pro
…Max Plus Knuckles, Friends & Dante


Since the Switch was released, the fandom wanted a 4k capable revsion: a Switch Pro. Years later, come Pro rumors. Bloomberg was really into it. But then came the OLED revision. Years later, we learned that the OLED was 4k capable, but that was removed. So the theory is that the OLED was gonna be the Pro Switch, but possibly due to COVID, that was scrapped.
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Personally I'm not sure it was "scrapped" per say as "another route was taken". OLED Model was the only console built from the ground up for the TV with Mariko. I think a 4K capable version could have been on the cards for it once upon a time, one possible outcome in infinite possible futures. Considered, but not so much "canned" as decided against. OLED Model is itself plenty appealing as a product just on the basis of being this generation's "XL".
 
eye0h said:
So what's in the release pipeline for Nintendo now that Xenoblade is finished?
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Goose egg.
Nada.
Zilch.
They even announced the Amiibo for Pyra and Mythra.

Nintendo runs out of track in July and everyone knows it.

Indie World, Amiibo, DLC, Mega Drive, and I'm sure something I'm forgetting like a Tears of the Kingdom character art drop, all on the same day. They're clearing their slate for something and just one game doesn't explain it.

We're facing the end of days, here. And for once, I'm in the doomsday cult!

Tu quid agas. Omne vivum ex Tegra.
 
It would be hilarious if the next Switch ended up being named Switch Pro. 😂. Afters all the years of speculation, then reports that it was a thing but got canceled, and then in late 2023 Nintendo releases the all new Switch Pro.
 
Concernt said:
Personally I'm not sure it was "scrapped" per say as "another route was taken". OLED Model was the only console built from the ground up for the TV with Mariko. I think a 4K capable version could have been on the cards for it once upon a time, one possible outcome in infinite possible futures. Considered, but not so much "canned" as decided against. OLED Model is itself plenty appealing as a product just on the basis of being this generation's "XL".
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Thanks for the clarification!

lattjeful said:
Confirmed: Zelda, Pikmin 4, and Metroid Prime 4.

Rumored: FE4 Remake, F-Zero remaster, and the GameCube Zelda remasters.

So not much.
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You forgot the rumored Paper Mario HD Remaster

Nintendojitsu said:
We are less than six months from the Future.
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But does it have hardware? xD
 
Concernt said:
Goose egg.
Nada.
Zilch.
They even announced the Amiibo for Pyra and Mythra.

Nintendo runs out of track in July and everyone knows it.

Indie World, Amiibo, DLC, Mega Drive, and I'm sure something I'm forgetting like a Tears of the Kingdom character art drop, all on the same day. They're clearing their slate for something and just one game doesn't explain it.

We're facing the end of days, here. And for once, I'm in the doomsday cult!

Tu quid agas. Omne vivum ex Tegra.
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Interesting that the only things left are Metroid Prime 4 and Pokemon DLC. One of which will sell like crack no matter what and the other could be a cross-gen release 0.0
 
Goodtwin said:
It would be hilarious if the next Switch ended up being named Switch Pro. 😂. Afters all the years of speculation, then reports that it was a thing but got canceled, and then in late 2023 Nintendo releases the all new Switch Pro.
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I know that naming your next gen Switch "Switch Pro" is an absolutely awful idea, but I kind of want this to happen just for the chaos.
 
eye0h said:
Interesting that the only things left are Metroid Prime 4 and Pokemon DLC. One of which will sell like crack no matter what and the other could be a cross-gen release 0.0
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They're probably both cross gen releases at this point.
 
lattjeful said:
Confirmed: Zelda, Pikmin 4, and Metroid Prime 4.

Rumored: FE4 Remake, F-Zero remaster, and the GameCube Zelda remasters.

So not much.
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If we're counting Xenoblade DLC, then you should also count Mario Kart, Splatoon, Mario Rabbids, Pokemon, and (let's be real) Zelda DLC
 
I am still negative on the 2023 launch.
They must have rushed the release of other game DLC to get people to buy Holiday's 2D Mario as a priority.
Xenoblade 3 was originally slated for a September release, but there is precedent for moving the release up, probably due to delays in the development of Splatoon 3.
 
Truno said:
If we're counting Xenoblade DLC, then you should also count Mario Kart, Splatoon, Mario Rabbids, Pokemon, and (let's be real) Zelda DLC
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Definitely. For brevity's sake (read: laziness) I only listed games, since those tend to be bigger than DLC (no shit?) and have a chance of moving some hardware.
 
majimazio said:
I am still negative on the 2023 launch.
They must have rushed the release of other game DLC to get people to buy Holiday's 2D Mario as a priority.
Xenoblade 3 was originally slated for a September release, but there is precedent for moving the release up, probably due to delays in the development of Splatoon 3.
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That sounds like a reach, but we do that here everyday. We'd probably make a good basketball team.
 
Dark Cloud said:
Switch 2 is coming this year. They’re getting all this stuff out just like that
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Yeah, either they have a killing secret lineup for the second half of the year, or they indeed are launching Redacted this year/march 24, because if they’re expecting a draught for Switch titles, a Redacted ”delay” (aka not launching until late 2024) or riding the thing just with TOTK, Pikmin and some other port, it doesn’t make too much sense to me to launch all this so quickly…

Nintendo is famous trying to spread its release calendar to the extreme when they have few games, facing a difficult time or when unexpected circumstances wrecks their plans… so concentrating so much in the first half (usually a quieter period for them) followed by a mysteriously blank second half it’s a bit illogical.
 
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