BIG Nintendo Switch 2 First Party News & Game Updates!
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The Nintendo Switch 2 has made a historic debut, selling 3.5 million units in just four days—surpassing the Nintendo Switch One’s first-month sales of 2.74 million. Key titles like Mario Kart World and the highly anticipated Donkey Kong Bonanza, a 3D reimagining of the franchise, are driving momentum. Upcoming releases include Metroid Prime 4 Beyond, Pokémon Legends ZA, and Splatoon Raiders, alongside remasters of Metroid Prime 2 and 3. Nintendo’s robust supply chain ensured ample stock for launch, a rarity in console releases. Additionally, Resident Evil Requiem will support both first- and third-person gameplay, appealing to a broader audience. A Nintendo Direct is expected to reveal more 2025 release dates, solidifying the Switch 2’s strong start.
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the Nintendo Switch 2 coming off of the massive record-breaking 3.5 million units sold in theÂ
first 4 days the announcement of a brand new Splatoon spin-off game Splatoon Raiders andÂ
the incoming release of Donkey Kong Bonanza We’re going to take a look at what’s next forÂ
the Nintendo Switch what they need to do to keep momentum and what’s happening with theÂ
restocks in addition to some other staggering news with these sales that people aren’t reallyÂ
talking about and I absolutely want to get into Of course we have the Nintendo Switch 2 giveawayÂ
More details coming up on that and some really good news when it comes to Resident Evil PlusÂ
Ride Out Remastered as well So let’s go ahead and jump right into it here On Twitter I put up aÂ
post discussing how the Nintendo Switch 2 is off to a crazy start with 3.5 million units sold in 4Â
days brand new Splatoon spin-off and a great 2025 lineup And I think that this is probably goingÂ
to be the most important thing that people are going to be talking about when it comes to theÂ
Nintendo Switch 2 What are the next major games coming down the line that’s going to help keepÂ
up the momentum help keep up people going to the stores getting the system and help gettingÂ
more developers interested in getting their dev kits and getting games onto the Nintendo SwitchÂ
well it’s all driven by the first party software Mario Kart World is the big title that’s getting aÂ
lot of big Mario Kart fans which there’s multiple multiple millions of them which is why Mario KartÂ
World is a great launch title for the Nintendo Switch 2 Getting them to buy into the system firstÂ
and foremost Mission accomplished overall You take what you know with the Nintendo Switch One make itÂ
even better Plus you have that killer app at the beginning Obviously off to an incredible start theÂ
best ever that we’ve seen in the first four days Also shout outs to actually having enough stock toÂ
get that done Most systems do not have 3 million plus units to sell in a 4-day period in the firstÂ
place So definitely good to see that But let’s discuss what’s happening next Obviously we’ve gotÂ
Donkey Kong Bonanza that is going to be a massive game This is the reinvention of Donkey Kong andÂ
our first big AAA Donkey Kong game in 3D since the N64 We just haven’t seen anything like this It’s aÂ
completely new style of game that’s very different from what we see with Donkey Kong Country TropicalÂ
Freeze or Donkey Kong Country Returns or even the Super Nintendo games Heck even the N64 game that’sÂ
in 3D This is a completely different style of game almost like a new IP in a sense in terms of howÂ
they’re doing the gameplay style but it’s with Donkey Kong and is revised or more like redesignedÂ
version of them that’s more similar to the movies as well So that’s definitely a good thing I thinkÂ
that makes it to where everything’s kind of in line and I feel that the tech and what they’reÂ
using for Donkey Kong Bonanza is going to be a ton of fun to play The official artwork completelyÂ
just I would say captures the essence of the game of Donkey Kong just being an incredibly powerfulÂ
monkey that can slam crash and break things into pieces That’s the type of strength that DonkeyÂ
Kong has and we’re actually going to be able to play as that in a game of his because like I’veÂ
said before it’s kind of weird that he’s such a wimp in his previous games because like a ratÂ
or something touches him and he can go running off in one or two hits or so So the fact that heÂ
actually has that brute strength and everything is definitely good to see in his game and I feel thatÂ
it really fits what they’re doing Metroid Prime 4 Beyond that’s also another huge game that peopleÂ
are really anticipating and getting excited for We don’t have a release date for that game but I doÂ
want to give just a little bit of my thoughts on when we could see it I still feel that NintendoÂ
wants to release Metroid Prime 2 and Metroid Prime 3 before Metroid Prime 4 Beyond drops And IÂ
think that that’s the reason why they haven’t told us the release date I think they know the releaseÂ
date They’re probably just waiting to kind of see how to slot things in with some of the other gamesÂ
But I think that they have a general idea of when they’re going to release it But the biggest thingÂ
to me is getting out Metroid Prime 2 and Metroid Prime 3 beforehand I think that’s really whatÂ
they’re looking at and saying “Okay where can we put in this remaster or this port collection likeÂ
they did with Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 3 before Metroid Prime 4 comes out?” Then give it a little bit ofÂ
time after that in order for people to be able to play that and of course build the hype cycleÂ
up for it So I’m guessing that they’re going to have a Nintendo Direct where they are going toÂ
give release dates for some of the other games that are coming this year in 2025 because we stillÂ
need release dates for Drag Cross Drive still need a release date for Metroid Prime 4 Beyond andÂ
we need a release date for Kirby Air Riders in addition to Hyrule Warriors Age of ImprisonmentÂ
So there are still a number of big games big firstparty titles Nintendo IP titles that needÂ
to get release dates for this year in 2025 So I’m guessing that Nintendo Direct will be announcedÂ
and they’ll talk about it there In addition to the new Splatoon Raiders game giving us a releaseÂ
date and more information on what that game is all about Plus you have the big one here whenÂ
it comes to what Nintendo’s releasing in 2025 Pokemon Legends ZA could be one of the bestsellingÂ
titles of the year just because it’s going to be on Nintendo Switch One and it’s going to be onÂ
Nintendo Switch 2 But it’s also the first time that Pokemon when it comes to a main big game hasÂ
went completely action RPG So there’s a lot of new elements into the game that we haven’t seen beforeÂ
And of course with the Nintendo Switch 2 you’re going to get much better resolution and frame rateÂ
whereas on the Nintendo Switch One you might have a few hitches here and there based on some of theÂ
early footage that we’ve seen Now we have to wait for the final gameplay and everything So thatÂ
could be smoothed out completely but we know for sure that the Nintendo Switch 2 version of PokemonÂ
Legends Z8 is going to probably run really good So overall what’s next for the Nintendo Switch 2Â
is essentially getting that next big direct out getting a few of those third-party games thatÂ
people were maybe worried about announced for the system or some different third-party gamesÂ
announced for the system Plus on top of having the first party announcements overall and justÂ
maintaining the momentum that they’ve been able to drive having the biggest first four days ofÂ
any Nintendo system any home console any device in the history of gaming at this point So that’sÂ
definitely a good thing and we’ll see how it works going forward But we’ll also see who’s going toÂ
win this Nintendo Switch 2 that we have to give away because we are giving away a Nintendo SwitchÂ
2 to one lucky viewer All you got to do to enter in is hit that subscribe button and check out theÂ
link in the description Go vote on the community page poll and drop a comment there Drop a commentÂ
below in the comment section here Let me know what your favorite feature of the Nintendo Switch 2 isÂ
or what you’re looking forward to the most with it and you’ll have a chance at winning Winner willÂ
be revealed on June 16th So hit that subscribe button All right let’s get into the next topicÂ
here guys and we’re going to be discussing what Mr Daniel Ahmed had to say about the NintendoÂ
Switch 2’s huge sales because there’s some more context that people aren’t adding in here So PoryÂ
Leaks put out this on Twitter talking about how just to give you a scope of how crazy this is itÂ
took the Nintendo Switch One an entire month to sell 2.74 million units Switch 2 sold 3.5 millionÂ
in 3 days So obviously that is a huge difference Now Nintendo was a bit supply constrained withÂ
the Nintendo Switch one because they didn’t know how well the system would do So they had aboutÂ
2 million units for the month of March Nintendo Switch One launched at the very beginning of MarchÂ
and they were hoping to sell through 2 million units in the first month or so but it ended upÂ
being far more popular than they anticipated So they had to airlift another 700,000 unitsÂ
into the US in certain regions in order to actually get those sold So that was not bad atÂ
all for Nintendo especially coming off the Wii U and the slow start of the Nintendo 3DS But ifÂ
you look at the Nintendo Switch 2 Daniel Ahmed adds this saying “Worth bearing in mind that theÂ
3.5 million figure for Switch 2 is units sold to customers while the 2.74 million for the NintendoÂ
Switch One was units sold to retailers Not that it makes a huge difference during the launch periodÂ
but indicates Switch 2 retail supply is notably greater than 3.5 million And that is a huge thingÂ
to look at because Nintendo essentially just said “Hey look we’re going to sell through everythingÂ
that we have here or put everything that we’ve got.” And they sold so much to the point to whereÂ
there are sellouts but there still are some places that have stock So Nintendo actually was able toÂ
ship even more than 3.5 million maybe even up to 4 million or something like that when it comes toÂ
units overall They were able to get that many in stores So that is notably I would say impressiveÂ
because most of the time you will not have any systems not even most of the time no time hasÂ
there ever been a new console launch that has ever had this many units at launch for peopleÂ
to be able to buy There’s always some type of nonsense going on Whether it’s underestimating theÂ
demand like the Wii or it’s an issue to where it’s like the Nintendo 3DS where people just aren’tÂ
buying it as much or maybe even the PlayStation 5 or the Xbox Series you’re launching duringÂ
COVID and a pandemic and a semiconductor shortage There’s always some weirdness going on but thisÂ
is the first time where essentially they have the perfect amount of supply stock and demand overallÂ
to drive the numbers and we saw what happened here at this point So definitely interesting context toÂ
add in and we’ll see how it goes from here Maybe we see four or 5 million units before the end ofÂ
the month I think that’s definitely possible at this point based off this information But let’s goÂ
and move on to the next topic here guys And some good news for Resident Evil fans like myselfÂ
because Resident Evil Reququum Resident Evil 9 however you want to call it will support firstÂ
and third person according to an IGN preview This is my biggest issue that I have with Resident EvilÂ
7 and Resident Evil 8 Although Resident Evil 8 did add a third person mode afterwards but it’s reallyÂ
weird It wasn’t built with the third person mode in mind So it’s just kind of really weird when itÂ
comes to some of the puzzles and stuff but this game Resident Evil Reququum seems to be built withÂ
first and third person in mind So I can finally be excited for a Resident Evil game when it comes toÂ
some of the bigger ones and not just the remakes I can be excited to play it because I’m just notÂ
as big on first person overall especially with Resident Evil I can stomach it with certainÂ
games like maybe Halo or Metroid Prime but something like Resident Evil to me should be aÂ
third person type of game That’s how I grew up playing Resident Evil was third person So theÂ
fact that they went to first person just kind of threw me off And I never really liked theÂ
first person games but now at this point we finally have that to where they’re going to beÂ
doing both So if you like first person you can do that But if you like third person like me youÂ
can do that as well And I think that this is going to dramatically increase the sales of the game inÂ
Japan where there’s a number of people who don’t like firstperson view because it gets them kind ofÂ
nauseated Same thing with me as well So I’m very happy that Capcom decided to make this decisionÂ
and do first and third person I think this is going to make for a massive launch overallÂ
And I still feel a lot of people talk about Nintendo Switch 2 and this game I still feel thatÂ
Nintendo Switch 2 will get this game at some point don’t know if it’s going to be day and date withÂ
the PlayStation Xbox and PC versions but I still feel that they want to get this game on thereÂ
and they’re actively working on doing that And the reason why I say that is because they reallyÂ
tried to get almost every single major Resident Evil game on the Nintendo Switch One It justÂ
couldn’t necessarily handle the graphics and all that So we had to go with cloud versionsÂ
of certain games But they really tried to get everything on there And Resident Evil has beenÂ
proven to be a bonafide seller on the Nintendo Switch one with Resident Evil 4 Resident Evil 5Â
Resident Evil 6 All of those did about a million plus on the Nintendo Switch one So you can betÂ
that Capcom wants to get something going when it comes to Resident Evil They probably wantÂ
to do native ports of Resident Evil 4 remake They want to do native ports of Resident Evil 8Â
Resident Evil 7 Some of those are cloud on the Nintendo Switch One So I think they actually wantÂ
to get the full games ported onto the system So we will see what happens going forward in the futureÂ
overall with Resident Evil 9 But what do you guys think about this when it comes to first and thirdÂ
person confirmed for Resident Evil Reququum let me know in the comment section below But now we’reÂ
going to move on to a very highly anticipated game that’s coming out not too long from now andÂ
that is Ryowl Remastered: Mystery of the Soulless Army We got our first review of the game and itÂ
looks like it’s turned out pretty good overall Usually with Famitsu they do four differentÂ
reviewers and then they all give one score out of 10 So they can give from 1 to 10 And the game hasÂ
received three eights So that’s 24 plus 1 nine So that’s 33 Not a bad score at all for this type ofÂ
game And this is a game that I’ve been wanting to go back and play for a while now especially afterÂ
really getting back into SMT with SMT 5 And of course you had Metaphor Refantasio And that’s notÂ
necessarily SMT game but there’s some similarities here and there but just Atlas games are just greatÂ
You have Persona 3 Reload the new announcement of Persona 4 Revival Obviously Persona 5 Royal wasÂ
fantastic So I play all the different games here And Ride Out is one of those games that peopleÂ
have been asking to play for a long time bring it back because this is a PS2 game and from whatÂ
I understand there’s been no remaster remake re-release of this game at any point It’s beenÂ
like 20 years or something like that and Atlas has just been sitting on it for a while So justÂ
like SMT3 when it comes to that and them bringing that back that was pretty hype but now we haveÂ
this game as well Look like it’s pretty solid too Now another thing that I want to note hereÂ
is the Nintendo Switch One and Nintendo Switch 2 versions Unfortunately there’s no upgrade path forÂ
it and there’s no actual physical game card for the Nintendo Switch 2 It’s a key card game butÂ
the Nintendo Switch One version does obviously work on the Nintendo Switch 2 but there’s someÂ
30fps caps on there or there’s 30 FPS and then 60 for battles So we need to know if that’sÂ
uncapped That might be able to run at 60 fps just throughout the Switch One version running onÂ
Switch 2 but something tells me that it’s a capped frame rate So it’s not going to do that But you doÂ
have an option if you want a physical version of Ride Out Remastered but want to play that on yourÂ
Nintendo Switch 2 But remember the Nintendo Switch 2 version is going to get you better resolutionÂ
and 60fps the whole time out compared to the 30 and 64 battles that the Nintendo Switch OneÂ
does have If you buy the game on PS4 and PS5 that does have a free upgrade though so thereÂ
is that too So what do you guys think when it comes to everything that we discussed here thereÂ
was a lot of stuff to go over Let me know in the comment section below All right guys That wrapsÂ
it up for this video here Thank you so much for watching I do appreciate it Please make sure youÂ
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