While diehard Nintendo followers ate up the Switch 2 showcase, former PlayStation exec Shuhei Yoshida has confirmed more durable to please.
The first massive Nintendo Direct for the Switch 2 left viewers feeling a whirlwind of feelings. It was thrilling due to all the massive recreation reveals, significantly for the likes of Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza, however there was a draw back too.
Some bulletins left folks just a little chilly and the extra thrilling ones had been undercut by the excessive costs of first social gathering video games, which weren’t shared till after the showcase had wrapped up.
One one who undoubtedly wasn’t impressed, by what Nintendo needed to present, was former PlayStation Studios president Shuhei Yoshida, who has been sharing his ideas on the showcase.
Yoshida joined the staff on the MinnMax YouTube channel and in a post-Direct chat, MinnMax founder Ben Hanson requested Yoshida how he would assessment it on a scale of 1 to 10.
To Hanson’s shock, Yoshida solely scored it a six, earlier than including it went as much as a seven as soon as FromSoftware’s new recreation, The Duskbloods, made an look.
When pressed for particulars, Yoshida admitted that he wished to see extra new video games, as an alternative of ‘principally remakes and ports.’
Technically there weren’t any remakes, though quite a lot of third social gathering ports had been introduced – which most followers noticed as a optimistic and which Nintendo highlighted in an effort to present the broad assist for the format.
Yoshida is probably going additionally referring to the 4 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition video games, that are upgraded variations of present Switch 1 video games.
It’s a reasonably uncharitable absorb our opinion, as whereas some beloved Nintendo IPs, like Splatoon and Animal Crossing, had been absent, there have been a wholesome quantity of recent recreation reveals. Aside from Mario Kart, Donkey Kong, and The Duskbloods, the Direct additionally unveiled:
- Drag X Drive
- Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion
- Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment
- Survival Kids
- Enter The Gungeon 2
- Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions
- Kirby Air Riders
That’s additionally not together with new remasters, like Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD or the director’s minimize of Yakuza 0. And whereas there have been numerous ports, these are for video games that needed to skip the Switch 1, making this their Nintendo debut, which is an enormous and necessary deal for the Switch 2.
That isn’t to say the showcase was flawless. Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour being a paid product remains to be baffling and Nintendo’s messaging on quite a lot of particulars was very unclear, particularly concerning costs – with many questions nonetheless excellent nearly every week later.
Yoshida appeared most occupied with The Duskbloods however he additionally stated the Direct began off ‘very nice’, with the brand new digital camera accent and GameChat characteristic that lets gamers share their screens with each other.
He additionally complimented the look of Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour, which has gone down very poorly with most different observers.
As a reminder, Yoshida retired from Sony in January and whereas he to this point hasn’t introduced any plans to hunt new employment inside the video games business, he has lent his voice to a personality in upcoming indie recreation Promise Mascot Agency.
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