It just keeps happening. Nintendo continues to announce various products and projects other than the Switch 2, during the specific time period in which everyone expects Nintendo to announce the Switch 2. Fairly or not, fans and journalists alike have been in a pattern of has been waiting since May, when Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa posted an announcement on
The thing is, Nintendo's fiscal year doesn't end until March 31, 2025. And yet, all fans and industry experts know that it would make sense for the company to announce its new hardware. before So even if it's not going to be available until the first quarter of 2025.
So we were all wondering: would the announcement come in June, when so many other game announcements tend to happen? Clearly it was not like that. Maybe there would be a preview of the console behind closed doors at Gamescom, or perhaps at the Tokyo Game Show? No, it didn't happen.
Last month in particular made me question everything. There have been all these other Nintendo ads. A new piece of hardware from Nintendo was announced a couple of weeks ago, and it's a wake-up call! Oh yeah, okay. Then, a mysterious Nintendo gameplay test leaked, and while it sounds cool, Nintendo's entry into the MMO business says almost nothing about the direction of the company's next hardware advancement. On Wednesday night, rumors got fans excited about a new Nintendo announcement on the horizon, which turned out to be… the Nintendo Music app.
Third time's the charm, now it's fun. I don't care about the Switch 2 anymore. (Yes, I do.) It's okay if this keeps happening! Am enjoying this actually. (I'm not.) I don't even want play Metroid Prime 4 not anymore. (I don't want anything else). I don't even care if it's a Switch 2 launch title.
(Is it? I need to know. Please. Just tell me that. Is it? Do any of these things exist? Has this all been just a dream? Am I going to hear the Alarm anytime?)