Pikmin 4 and Super Mario Kart 8 Deluxe were available to play at Nintendo’s public booth on the Gamescom show floor in Cologne last month. But behind the scenes, the company had a lot more going on.
According to Eurogamer, the Switch 2’s developer presentation was held behind closed doors, and partners were shown a tech demo that showed how well the system was designed to work.
One Switch 2 demo is an enhanced version of the Switch’s launch title, Zelda: Breath of the Wild, designed to hit the Switch 2’s more powerful target specs. (However, to be clear, this is just a tech demo. There is no suggestion that the game will be re-released.)
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Nintendo has yet to publicly discuss its plans for the inevitable Switch successor, but its new hardware is widely expected to launch at some point in 2024. The rumor that it is now open to outside developers comes as more details are beginning to emerge. See booting the system.
Recent reports suggest that the Switch 2 will arrive late next year, and development kits are now in the hands of several major partners. This was in line with what Eurogamer had previously heard as well, but timing-wise, we understand that Nintendo would like to launch this system sooner if possible.
Nintendo has revealed a strong line-up of games that will arrive on the current Switch from late 2023 to early next year, including the impressive-looking Super Mario Bros. Wonder, a remake of Super Mario RPG, and the new WarioWare. Announced on. Everyone comes to this side of Christmas.
A new Princess Peach game and a port of Luigi’s Mansion 2 are planned for 2024. Meanwhile, the release date of the long-awaited Metroid Prime 4 is still “undecided.”
Nintendo did not comment when asked for a response.