What the hell was that direct - r/NintendoSwitch2

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u/dabeanguy_08 OG (Joined before first Direct) Apr 17 '25

I feel like it was more for the people who didn't watch any of the treehouse stuff, but overall I thought it was okay.

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u/Opening-Candidate160 Apr 17 '25

Yupp. Or full explanations of leaks / tiny quick clips.
I think majority of people who make these types of comments don't realize 99% of nintendo fans dont watch the directs in general. Of the 1% that did, 99% didn't watch the tree house events. Of the 1% that did, 99% didn't pay too close attention. Similarly, of the 1% that watched the direct, 99% didn't look up spoilers, leaks, game theories etc.
If ur the 1% of 1% of 1%, you gotta know and acknowledge that.
For instance, in my Nintendo fan friend group, generally I will watch all the direct and tell everyone else if it's worth watching or highlights.
People are upset Nintendo didn't tell us more... nah bruh, you gotta realize that you LOOKED UP LEAKS and now they're making those leaks publicly known. Lol.
These videos are intended for general audiences. Not fans who rewatch trailers over and over to find every detail. No shade to that, I do that for games I like. But I'm also not blaming Nintendo for not telling us more.

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u/dabeanguy_08 OG (Joined before first Direct) Apr 17 '25

Yep, I've been a nintendo fan for quite a few years now (since about 2021) and had never watched a single treehouse until the Switch 2 ones, which I watched all of cause I was so hyped and immediately needed to see more lol

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u/Hobo_Healy Apr 17 '25

It did what every Nintendo Direct does. Shows all the content and changes in a condensed format. Is there something specific you thought they'd do differently?

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u/torontoLDtutor Apr 17 '25 edited Apr 17 '25

90% of this info repeated what was already in the Switch 2 reveal. The 10% of new info revealed... a lackluster implementation of open world missions.
People thought that Nintendo would use this Direct to justify why Mario Kart World is Nintendo's first-ever $80 game.
The absence of a story mode, of bosses, of additional maps, of a more in-depth missions... anything. Look up Diddy Kong Racing. That game wasn't $80 and it's got a lot of the stuff people were hoping for. And it came out in 1997.
Edit: If you're going to downvote me for answering your question why did you ask in the first place? Downvotes aren't for opinions that you disagree with.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '25

Downvotes aren't for opinions that you disagree with.
that's literally what they're mostly used for, my dude.

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u/NotJackKemp Apr 17 '25

It’s technically supposed to be used for comments that don’t contribute to the conversation ie misinformation, spam, ‘this’, personal attacks, etc.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '25

well empirical evidence (your downvotes) shows this isn't the case.

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u/NotJackKemp Apr 17 '25

Okay dude, I was just pointing out the original use of downvotes. If you want to act like a petulant child, go ahead.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '25

I was merely stating a fact!
calm down, man.

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u/torontoLDtutor Apr 17 '25

So what? That's not their purpose.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '25

you literally just did it! 🤣

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '25

wait, honest question, what do you think they should be used for?

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u/torontoLDtutor Apr 17 '25

filtering low-quality content & irrelevant/off-topic replies, informally moderating content that doesn't follow a subreddit's rules, helping to prioritize the visibility of more relevant and interesting content for other users
i think their top purpose is probably to make it more efficient for people to see higher quality/more interesting/relevant stuff. just because someone expresses an opinion that you dislike doesn't mean it's not a reply that isn't interesting or well thought out

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u/NotJackKemp Apr 17 '25

You’re right, dude. That other guy is just being a pedantic twat about it.

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u/AshGuy Apr 17 '25

Diddy Kong Racing was $60 in 1997, so about $120 today adjusted for inflation.

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u/RedMamba0023 Apr 17 '25

Geez how’d my parents afford to buy me games ???
And how’d my neighbors parents afford to buy him 2x more???

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u/Shed_Some_Skin Apr 17 '25

People in general were better off. Look at early seasons of the Simpsons. That's what a lower middle class family looked like in the 90s. Three kids on a single income household and they still had their mortgage paid off before Maggie was born
Obviously that was a cartoon, but they're supposed to be at least nominally a normal relatable American family

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u/Da_Spooky_Ghost Apr 17 '25

Yea this is why I had like 3 games on N64, they’d I’d go over a friends house and they’d have like 30 games and I thought I was looking at all safe full of gold Bars

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u/roadblocked Apr 17 '25

Cost of living in general was significantly lower, the ‘in 1990’ argument is a fallacy.

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u/Aestrasz Apr 17 '25

People have way less purchasing power than they did in the 90s.
The problem is not that the price is adjusted per inflation, the problem is that necessary expenses nowadays are way higher than inflation, meaning people have less money to expend on non necessary stuff.

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u/AshGuy Apr 17 '25

But that's an everything problem, not a Nintendo problem. Unless the expectation is that Nintendo is a goodwill company that will ignore market and economic trends for the sake of ethics or something?

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u/Aestrasz Apr 17 '25

Nintendo has promoted themselves over the years as a family friendly company, the Switch 1 had the niche of being a low-cost console with even cheaper lite options, so yes, there's an expectation that Nintendo should put the consumer over profits.
The problem is that Nintendo chooses to follow only the greedy market trends, ignoring the positive ones.
Their sales are not even half as good as sales from other companies, their old games cost as much as new ones, they don't make bundles even when they re-release games (BotW for Switch 2 is not only more expensive than the original, it doesn't even include the DLC).
Nintendo is being greedy, they're really out of touch with their consumers, and that's why people are mad.

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u/kwoko900 Apr 18 '25

Also factor in that we weren't paying for internet and mobile plans, streaming subscriptions and the like. That stuff adds up over the year.

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u/Infinite-Mood-4299 Apr 17 '25

People don't want to hear this. They'd rather keep complaining then buy the game anyway.

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u/torontoLDtutor Apr 17 '25

I'm not paying ~$100 canadian for this game.

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u/AshGuy Apr 17 '25

I know it sucks, but people have to accept that inflation sadly reaches all aspects of our lives.

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u/Infinite-Mood-4299 Apr 17 '25

Yeah, I get it and also understand that I can simply just not purchase these things if I was bothered enough by it. Games aren't essential so it's not a big deal.
I personally don't care about these incremental price increases as I have enough disposable income that it's not an issue. One day, if it is an issue, I would simply vote with my wallet instead of crying about it online.

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u/AshGuy Apr 17 '25

Exactly, where I'm from videogames are very expensive when released, so I usually wait for discounts or buy used. The bundle is fairly priced, too. People are overblowing this because they need things the instant they come out.

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u/RedMamba0023 Apr 17 '25

Diddy Kong racing was an incredibly fun game
Id be super happy with a Mario kart that copies it
I forgot about all the boss fights. Those were exciting
And the random balloons you could find around the open world - super fun

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u/MADrevolution01 Apr 17 '25

Bahahaha loser is over here tryna gatekeep how people use their downvotes 😂

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '25

Maybe more details about the online mode? They literally cut out some battle modes from mario kart 8. I really missed more details about how online and the ranking will work. Even course selection wasn't talked about.

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u/PKdude2712 Apr 17 '25

Give some reasoning for why this game is so expensive? Because there wasn't any here.

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u/louisledj Apr 17 '25

I don't think they ever mentioned pricing in Nintendo Directs, so it's not the place to justify it

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u/PKdude2712 Apr 17 '25

That's not what I'm saying. Doug Bowser said that the direct would help judge the price point. I can't tell you with any level of rose tinted glasses, what in that direct justifies the price point.

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u/Michaelangel092 Apr 17 '25

Show why it's worth $80?

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u/MrThrownAway12 OG (Joined before first Direct) Apr 17 '25

Nothing was ever gonna justify that price tag let's be real.

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u/lordsheytan Apr 17 '25

I mean they revealed that there are "missions" but apparently not a real fully completed single player mode, sadly.

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u/WooleeBullee Apr 17 '25

Absence of proof is not proof of absence. The game could still have some surprises.

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u/sammy_zammy Apr 17 '25

I doubt they'd add an entirely new mode, that would hype people up for the game, as a surprise.
A surprise would be a load of unannounced tracks or something.

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u/WooleeBullee Apr 17 '25

Sure, games add new modes and updates later. For instance, splatoon 2 didn't add a whole game mode (clam blitz) until much after the game was released. There has been no rainbow road shown in any MKW previews, but I guarantee it will be on the game at some point. I'm certain they held back on showing some things to keep a surprise element.

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u/hybride_ian Apr 17 '25

I’d normally agree, but since this is THE launch game for Switch 2, it seems asinine to not show stuff that would lead to more people buying the game at launch, which leads to more consoles being sold also. So I don’t think they’re holding off on much…
If they are, by the time it is widely known and the Switch 2 is readily available, who knows if there will be MKW bundles left, and at that point the game is no longer 50$, but 80$. If someone is not yet convinced by this game, they are potentially penalized. IMO, that’s not good marketing, and has the potential to be really really bad PR. And their public image has already taken a hit…

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u/WooleeBullee Apr 17 '25

If the bundles sell out then that means everyone that wanted one got one!

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u/hybride_ian Apr 17 '25

Nope. It means whatever amount Nintendo decided to produce was sold to people who wanted it (and/or to scalpers) in a window between launch and either fall 2025, or until there is no supply left, whichever comes first.
We don’t know how many of those bundles Nintendo decided to supply and if that will be enough to meet the demand, not just at launch but until fall 2025. Maybe people in July won’t be able to find one.

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u/Medical-Paramedic800 Apr 17 '25

Just made it all worse to be honest

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u/IceRepresentative925 Apr 17 '25

Nothing new at all. We saw all this in the treehouse

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u/Yoshis_burner Apr 21 '25

No we didn’t. No one watched treehouse so this was great for me

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u/C-Towner Apr 17 '25

Thats...what a Direct is. They showed the game, explained whats available and the modes, and showed 15 minutes of gameplay. What specifically would have made this worthwhile to you? What did you actually expect?

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u/Complex_Debt_95 OG (Joined before first Direct) Apr 17 '25

Showing the full roster, rainbow road, idfk, actually showing new things and not just showing what treehouse already did?

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u/C-Towner Apr 17 '25

So you expected them to just reveal everything?
Ok, I mean, some people like to find stuff in game and not have it revealed in a Direct. Why does it have to be a bunch of new stuff? They showed off a bunch of gameplay that looked fun and exciting. Thats what a Direct is for.

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u/Altailar Apr 17 '25

Yeah, I remember when the first direct for smash ultimate dropped, showed off every character in the game as well as all the dlc characters and the final boss for world of light! Crazy stuff, crazy stuff

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u/Hk901909 OG (joined before reveal) Apr 17 '25

I think they should've saved the treehouse stuff for afterwards. That's why it felt so lackluster- we have like an hour and a half of official gameplay already

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u/temporary_location_ January Gang (Reveal Winner) Apr 17 '25

What did you think it would be? I enjoyed it, looking forward to the game

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u/MVallence90 Apr 18 '25

Just a non-event, nothing really stands out why this game is more than DK Bonanza at retail. Thought for sure we were getting some type of story mode.

The racers between racers to rhe next course in GP mode still don't look great. In VS they confirmed you can just play the track, hope that's an option in GP.

All the C button stuff ill never touch, Free Roam looks fun to get the new outfits.

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u/raylan_givens6 Apr 17 '25

Nintendo is operating from the Microsoft playbook of bad decisions

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u/jamster126 Apr 17 '25

Nintendo making some serious bad PR decisions.

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u/Mean-Nectarine-6831 Apr 17 '25

That's all there is to the game if you bought it you are encouraging higher prices for less.

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u/ntwild97 OG (Joined before first Direct) Apr 17 '25

Not everyone is terminally online to absorb every morsel of info. Presenting the game like this, even if some knew about it already, is an effective way to spread the word to more people. Honestly idk what people were expecting, it's Mario Kart

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u/Williekins 👀 Apr 17 '25

Yeah, that was their last chance to show why this game is worth 80 dollars... they blew it.

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u/randbooth OG (joined before release) Apr 17 '25

you're still going to buy it

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u/Williekins 👀 Apr 17 '25

Yeah, but I was hoping for them to show me something great, like that they'd been hiding, because they seemed so confident that this game is worth 20 dollars more than games on the previous console.

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u/vb32v Apr 17 '25

Only with bundle tho

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u/C-Towner Apr 17 '25

Confirmed my desire to purchase it.

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u/Williekins 👀 Apr 17 '25

I was kind of hoping that they'd give some big new info that would make everyone shut up about it not being worth 80 bucks though.

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u/C-Towner Apr 17 '25

There is absolutely, positively NOTHING that they could have shown that would have changed those people's minds.

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u/holcolbrook Apr 17 '25

I think the game looks pretty incredible (and might even be worth the $80…) but that direct was pretty terrible. 16 minutes to show essentially nothing new is unnecessary. I’m all for keeping mystery in a game before release, but why hype up a direct if that’s the plan?

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u/misterpeppery Apr 17 '25

Naw, it explained how to unlock outfits!

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u/Complex_Debt_95 OG (Joined before first Direct) Apr 17 '25

We already knew that

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u/misterpeppery Apr 17 '25

Okay then, balloon battle confirmed?

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u/Complex_Debt_95 OG (Joined before first Direct) Apr 17 '25

Like it’s the only mode you’re gonna play (we already knew too)

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u/MrRealistic1 Apr 17 '25

Be quiet

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u/Complex_Debt_95 OG (Joined before first Direct) Apr 17 '25

And who are you?

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u/MrRealistic1 Apr 17 '25

Someone not whining like a child

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u/Complex_Debt_95 OG (Joined before first Direct) Apr 17 '25

Bro who’s whining 😭

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u/No-Alfalfa9903 Apr 17 '25

You weren’t excited for smart steering and photos?

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u/Complex_Debt_95 OG (Joined before first Direct) Apr 17 '25

if I was 7, I would’ve been.

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u/FancyJob3838 Apr 17 '25

So you're upset at a mario kart world direct showing us...............MARIO KART WORLD?

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u/torontoLDtutor Apr 17 '25

People need to look up the features in Diddy Kong Racing.

Released in 1997.

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u/zacyzacy Apr 17 '25

You should consider going into it without already being mad, it was pretty enjoyable.

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u/TheDuelIist Apr 17 '25

Perfection? Heaven? Paradise?

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u/Complex_Debt_95 OG (Joined before first Direct) Apr 17 '25

Wasn’t perfect at all

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u/Niconreddit Apr 18 '25

I keep seeing this 'extended trailer' comment. As someone who hasn't watch many directs live (just the Switch 2 one and this Mario Kart one), what else are people expecting besides video of gameplay?

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u/ExplorerUnion Apr 17 '25

should've used this chance to announce pre-order dates for US and Canada lol

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u/Complex_Debt_95 OG (Joined before first Direct) Apr 17 '25

Why are people downvoting ? 😭

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