Looks they've already stealth dropped
2025 (Nintendo Switch 2 Edition), so I'd better churn my review out real quick!
Let's see here...
Half tempted to copy most of my 2024 since a lot of it was tied to Switch 2...
Oh! Forgot about this! Gotta get my predictions in!
1. Switch 2 releases 2024 with Backwards compatibility
2. Switch 2 adds things for their Online/VC library, but it is still underwhelming and limited from what it coudl and should be
3. Switch 2 includes some form of achievements/trophies
4. A new Fire Emblem is announced this year, but doesn't necessarily release yet.
5. Smash Ultimate gets a refresh/new DLC for Switch 2
6. We don't get Mario Kart 9, its just a refresh/update to 8 with a graphical overhaul, even more new and retro tracks, and some new modes and expansion to battle modes
7. Switch/Switch 2 finally gets a new Star Wars game that isn't Lego-based
8. Monster Hunter Wilds isn't coming to Switch, but Capcom throws something else MH related to the system.
9. Tears of the Kingdom gets new content, and it is tied to some new features of the Switch 2, either locking it to the new system or changing in some way that could be as simple as the Color Dungeon from the GBC Links Awakening dungeon
10. We get a new Animal Crossing, either a mainline one, a spinoff, or a massive new expansion/update for New Horizons
- I'll be generous and update the year to 2025, and yes Switch 2 indeed launched with back compat. 1 point
- Fire Emblem's newest entry was announced this year 1 point
- I'm counting Star Wars Outlaws as non-LEGO, 1 point
- Monster Hunter Stories 3 was indeed shown off! 1 point
- Those Zelda Notes apps in the Switch 2 Edition of TOTK coming in clutch! 1 point
Bummer on the Animal Crossing prediction
just missing the year, but
5 points is a huge haul for some
recycled predictions Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Predictions!
Yeah since I thought the Switch 2 would release at the end of 2024, I'll just reuse much of my prediction last year.
1. The Switch 2 will launch with a new 3D Mario
2. The new 3D Mario will be a fully open world game.
3. The next Mario Kart will be revealed
4. The next Smash Bros will be revealed
5. A new IP will be announced for the Switch 2
6. Nintendo will still support the original Switch with remasters and remakes. I predict at least 3 more remakes or remasters will be announced for the Switch 1.
7. A sequel to Astral Chain will be announced for Switch 2
8. TurboGrafx/PC Engine games will be added to NSO Expansion pack.
9. A new Animal Crossing will be revealed
10. Metroid Prime 4 will not be a cross platform release. Now last year I thought Nintendo had moved it to the Switch 2, but since we saw it was indeed still a Switch 1 release, it will stay just a Switch 1 release. Best case scenario is if the game is played on the Switch 2, there might be some added benefits like faster loads times and a smoother frame rate, but there's not going to be a separate SKU for the Switch 2 that will look noticeably better like many seems to think.
- Bit of an edge case since 3D Mario turned out to be Donkey Kong instead. Not an entirely connected open world either, but maybe close enough? Ahh what the heck, here's ½ point
- Full marks for Mario Kart, 1 point
- New IPs aplenty! Drag X Drive and the hot new Switch 2 Welcome Tour franchise launched this year. Surely both will get ample sequels! 1 point
- Bang on the money with the remasters call. The OG Switch was graced by DKCR, XCX, and both Galaxy titles. 1 point
- Somehow we're not getting TurboGrafx, but we are getting Virtual Boy. Make it make sense
- Animal Crossing is an edge case, but I guess it's technically a new release plus a 3.0 title overhaul, so let's go with 1 point
A miss on Metroid, but that's still
4(½) Prime points!
Well so much for my Mario Kart 9 prediction 
At least I managed to snag that one in the Fantasy Critic game. Here are my purrdictions for 2025:
- New 3D Mario releases for Switch 2
- New game from Next Level Games releases for Switch 2
- Capcom announces a Monster Hunter game for Switch 2
- Nintendo announces Splatoon 4 for Switch 2
- Square Enix announces an HD2D remake of Chrono Trigger
- Yoshi’s Wooly World re-release
- Kirby Planet Robobot re-release
- Re-release of an older Zelda game
- Switch finally gets a line of reduced priced games (like “Nintendo Selects” but may have different name)
- Mysterious C button related to the audio functions of Switch 2
- Now hear me out on this one, but Next Level Games did support Retro Studios on Metroid Prime 4, soooo ½ point sound fair?
- Monster Hunter Stories 3 landing a second player a delicious 1 point!
- Bit unfortunate, since you had the right ideas with both new Yoshi and HD-2D titles, but they turned out to be a new Yoshi announcement for next year and another Octopath instead.
- Between dumping Wind Waker on NSO and the Switch 2 Editions of BOTW & TOTK I think that's a yes on a re-release of Zelda. 1 point
- Well, you need audio for GameChat I suppose. 1 point for the C button!
No Nintendo Select unfortunately, but we do have the opposite I suppose with Mario Kart World costing $80?
3½ Nintendo points* for you!
*=Nintendo points are only usable on Wii Shop**
**=Wii Shop is no longer accepting purchases
Whoof, a year with a new system launch is always a real wild card! Y'know, even moreso than usual. A launch opens up a lot more possibilities that a middle year wouldn't have. I have no clue what to even guess, but might as well just toss stuff out and see what sticks!
-A new 3D Mario will be announced this year.
It may not release this year, that'll depend on when the Switch 2 itself will be launched. The team seems due for a new game and having a new 3D Mario during the first year of a system is always a good way to build hype. Perhaps they'll go even bigger this time with a 4D Mario...!
-Re-release of a previous Zelda game.
I saw someone else predict this and yeah, I'll go with it. They're not gonna have a new one ready, so if they want Zelda content for the first year, something like HD Wind Waker or Twilight Princess is the best bet. And who knows maybe we'll get Tingle's Rupee Land 99...
-A new Fire Emblem announced.
Iunno, feels like it's been a while. Plus the Smash port will need some more anime swordsman DLC.
-The next generation of Pokémon games will be announced.
And everyone will be ticked that they're for Switch 1 and not 2.
-Another new sort of Pokémon app announced.
Pokémon Bathroom Break, anyone?
-A new IP of some sort will be introduced.
Something in the same vein as first-year Switch releases like 1-2-Switch, Snipperclips, or ARMS.
-A new Kirby game will be announced.
Might be a bit of a wild card here, but it feels long enough from the last one, and it seemed to perform well.
-Smash Ultimate Deluxe to be announced.
They're gonna want Smash of some kind on this thang, and they probably feel there's no way to top the last one. So my guess is they're just gonna do some sort of deluxe version with an awful title that retains all of the characters plus the DLC in one package. Though even this could be tough to do because of licencing.
-Another HD Wii Port
What it will be? No clue! But it feels like they're running out of Wii U stuff...
-Khushrenada will earn the most points in this.
What? That guy knows things! This is a safe bet, don't worry.
- No 4D Mario yet, but a genius prediction! Now once it inevitably releases I'll have to travel back in time to give the point after all.
- Always a smart move to copy someone else's homework. 1 point on the Zelda re-releases.
- No word yet on new Fire Emblem swordfighters, but I'm sure they'll Weave those into Smash eventually. 1 points
- No bathroom break theme, but will you settle for Pokémon Friends and 1 point? Both can be used on the toilet.
- Right on the money with the new small IP prediction! 1 point
- Not just any new Kirby game, but a sequel to the best previous one! 1 point
- The DKCR port had already been announced, but Mario Galaxy came along for the double whammy! 1 point
- Speaking of 4D moves, checkmating Khushrenada into not participating with this reverse psychology is worth 10,000 KhushPoints!
Boom, the queen returns with
6 points and also takes the KhushPoints leaderboard away from the man himself.
Gonna throw out some suggestions of my own:
- Within a week of the Switch 2 launch, some website will run a "taste test comparison" article, to determine whether Switch 2 cartridges have improved anti-lick technology.
- The mysterious new C-button seen on some Switch 2 renders is a shortcut to various bluetooth features, like instantly swapping headsets/controllers.
- Not all 3rd party Switch controllers will work with Switch 2 out of the box, resulting in a minefield of firmware updates and obsolete plastic.
- Xenoblade X Definitive Edition adds a new cliffhanger ending, infuriating fans.
- EA will publish Madden on Switch 2, but not College Football or NHL.
- Wario Land: Shake Dimension gets a port, releases on both Switch 1 and 2.
- Alarmo will quietly be discontinued.
- Konami adds TurboGrafx-16 as an NSO platform, but only for Switch 1 somehow.
- Recycling this prediction: Nintendo will co-publish Mina the Hollower to have it as a time-limited console exclusive in the Switch 2 launch window
- Shin'en will release a sequel to FAST RMX around the Switch 2 launch.
- Of course people couldn't resist licking those red cartridges. Jeff Gerstmann and NintendoLife came in clutch for this one. 1 points
- Firmwaremageddon was largely avoided!
- Xenoblade X did add some new stuff, but unfortunately for me I didn't see widespread fan outrage
- Knew I could rely on EA to half-deliver! 1 point
- FAST Fusion once again proved that Shin'en remain the one constant in this chaotic world. 1 point
3 points for me! It might be the lowest so far, but that's still a 300% increase over Khushrenada!
Gotta sneak this in before the Nintendo Direct in like five hours:
- Switch 2 will launch in the first half of 2025.
- New 3D Mario for Switch 2.
- At least one game that revolves around or at least significantly uses the rumored mouse-mode functionality dealie on the Switch 2 JoyCon.
- A new IP exclusive to Switch 2. I guess this could be the same game as the one above, but it’s 5:45 AM EST and my one brain cell isn’t brain cell-ing.
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will get a resolution/frame rate bump on Switch 2, not a dedicated remaster.
- Super Smash Bros. on Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack will coincide with a teaser for the new Super Smash Bros. on Switch 2.
- Native party chat on Switch 2. I keep hedging my bets on this one. A girl can dream.
- Nintendo will publish a third party game (not its own IP outsourced to a third party to develop).
- At least one of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD or The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD. I will predict this every year until I get it right.
- Need something outlandish: Miiverse successor, Miiverse 2: The Reckoning (name not final), just some kind of social network or social network adjacent thing that hopefully, mercifully Nintendo does a much better job of moderating.
See y’all in the winner’s circle next year when cruise to victory with my hot and fresh takes (ignore that half of them were recycled from 2024).
- A little close for comfort, but June is still the first half, 1 point
- Drag X Drive didn't just use one mouse, it's dual-wielding them! 1 point
- Full marks on the new IP using the mouse, I almost wanna double them for specificity. 1 point
- I guess on BOTW one could argue the Switch 2 Editions are remasters of some sort... maybe? Idk, let's just say 1 point
- PartyChat is here y'all! Webcams optional. 1 point
- With regard to Nintendo publishing a third-party game... they did publish the physical edition of Hades II. I'll allow it! 1 point
- Well, Wind Waker is here y'all! In an app on HD screens! ½ point
Woof, a photo-finish! Adrock just barely snatches the win on what is sure to be a contentious last call! I'd hate to be that referee!
2025 Leaderboard:Adrock: 6½ points [WINNER]
Mop It Up: 6 points [RUNNER-UP]
Stratos: 5 points [BRONZE]
Luigi Dude: 4½ points [SOLID MIDDLE OF THE PACK!]
M.K. Ultra: 3½ points [NOT LAST!]
Order.RSS: 3 points [LESS BAD THAN KHUSH!]
Lifetime achievements ranking:M.K. Ultra: 26 points
Mop It Up: 25 points
Luigi Dude: 19½ points
Nickmitch: 19 points
Stratos: 16½ points
Adrock: 16 points
Safe Khushrenada: 12½ points
Bold Khushrenada: 9 points
Order.RSS: 9 points
MASB: 6 points
Khushrenada: 6½ points
Madness Khushrenada: 5 points
TopHatAnt: 5 points
Dinar87: 4 points
Evan_B: 4 points
Insanolord: 4 points
Lemonade: 3½ points
Pokepal: 3½ points
Mr. GlubGlub: 3 points
Oedo: 2 points
Fawful: 1 point
Broodwars: ½ point
Kairon: ½ point
Shaymin: ½ point
NotKhushrenada: -8 points
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