Yooka-Replaylee devs are definitely teasing a Switch 2 release

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Yooka-Replaylee | Console Announcement Trailer!

Yooka-Replaylee seems to beryllium nan 2nd confirmed crippled coming to nan Nintendo Switch 2 — aliases immoderate its sanction ends up being — according to immoderate hints nan developer dropped connected Thursday.

Playtonic Games, which developed nan original Yooka-Laylee and is moving connected this remaster, released a trailer announcing that nan crippled is coming to consoles aft initially only revealing nan Steam page for PC. At nan extremity of nan trailer, which you tin watch above, Playtonic lists nan motorboat platforms: Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and PC. However, successful betwixt PS5 and PC is simply a vague Nintendo logo.

While this doesn’t mean overmuch connected its own, Playtonic reiterated nan platforms connected its official X (formerly Twitter) account, highlighting Nintendo successful particular. In a property release, nan studio also noted that it’s coming to “Nintendo platforms.” “Experience nan definitive type of Yooka and Laylee’s very first escapade connected a level of your prime erstwhile nan crippled launches on… wait, excessively soon for that,” it read.

As good arsenic PC, Yooka-Replaylee WILL beryllium connected PS5, Xbox Series and… Nintendo 👀

Peep nan latest trailer to get a look astatine immoderate gorgeous 3D-platforming, caller gameplay and beautiful ORCHESTRAL euphony 😍

Wishlist it now! Wishlist it everywheeeere! 👇 pic.twitter.com/DTbwaFjPgP

— Slaytonic 👻🔪 (@PlaytonicGames) October 24, 2024

While Nintendo hasn’t officially revealed nan Switch 2 yet (although it’s acknowledged its existence), different developers person started teasing upcoming releases for nan platform. For nan My Time astatine Evershine Kickstarter, developer Pathea Games became nan first to corroborate nan crippled would beryllium coming to “next-gen Nintendo” consoles, adding that backers will person a Switch 1 codification if nan Switch 2 isn’t retired astatine nan clip of release. It besides noted that nan crippled is launching “on PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 and early Nintendo platforms yet to beryllium announced.”

“Nintendo platforms” seems to beryllium nan adopted parlance for games that are being developed for nan Switch 2, and now that we’re getting person to an expected console announcement, you tin expect much upcoming games to travel suit.

Yooka-Replaylee is nan “enhanced definitive” type of Yooka-Laylee, nan 2017 belief successor to Rare’s Banjo-Kazooie. (Developer Playtonic is really made up of erstwhile Rare employees.) The crippled is simply a 3D platformer and retro throwback that Digital Trends thought recaptured “the emotion of nan beloved Banjo-Kazooie” but grounded “to adhd thing substantially caller aliases interesting.”

Playtonic is adding a ton of caller features to nan remaster, including caller characters, a caller currency, upgraded visuals pinch higher resolution, and improvements to acquainted challenges. It’s besides added a quest locator to a caller world representation and a rearranged soundtrack. There’s nary merchandise model group astatine this time.

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Nintendo confirms that Switch 2 and a June Direct are coming

A Nintendo Switch Red and Blue system.

Nintendo has yet confirmed 2 important things that group were speculating about. First off, we learned that different Nintendo Direct showcase will beryllium taking spot this June. More importantly, Nintendo yet confirmed that it is moving connected a Nintendo Switch successor and said we'd study much astir it wrong this fiscal year.

This each came from a connection by President Shuntaro Furukawa connected Nintendo's firm X (formerly Twitter) account. "We will make an announcement astir nan successor to Nintendo Switch wrong this fiscal year. It will person been complete 9 years since we announced nan beingness of Nintendo Switch backmost successful March 2015," nan station confirms. "We will beryllium holding a Nintendo Direct this June regarding nan Nintendo Switch package lineup for nan second half of 2024, but please beryllium alert that location will beryllium nary mention of nan Nintendo Switch successor during that presentation."

Hades 2 shows nan Steam Deck’s biggest advantage complete nan Nintendo Switch

A Steam Deck sits adjacent to a Switch OLED.

It's ever an breathtaking week erstwhile nan sequel to 1 of nan top games of each clip astonishment releases connected a Monday. That's what happened connected May 6 erstwhile Hades 2 astonishment launched into early access. Players are already diving into nan amazingly robust roguelike, testing their mightiness successful its caller biomes. I've been enjoying it myself from nan comfortableness of my sofa -- and not connected my Nintendo Switch, wherever I played nan first Hades. Instead, I'm coiled up pinch my Steam Deck.

The PC-only motorboat intends that Hades 2 is simply a Steam Deck "exclusive" for nan clip being (or astatine slightest exclusive to portable PCs for illustration it and nan Asus ROG Ally). It'll apt travel to Nintendo's strategy -- aliases its predecessor -- erstwhile it hits 1.0, but developer Supergiant doesn't expect its crippled to time off early entree until astatine slightest nan extremity of 2024. Until then, you'll request a instrumentality for illustration nan Steam Deck to play it connected nan go. That's a reminder that Valve has beaten nan Switch astatine its ain game, and Nintendo will person to get imaginative again pinch its adjacent strategy to regain its throne.
Early entree connected nan go
Based connected my clip pinch it truthful far, Hades 2 is simply a phenomenal lucifer for nan Steam Deck. It's already Verified for nan platform, and for bully reason. It looks awesome (especially connected an OLED screen) and runs smoothly. I've already taken it connected nan spell and recovered that it's not a immense drain connected nan Steam Deck's battery. At this point, I don't ideate I'll request to play it immoderate different way.

The Nintendo Switch conscionable sewage 2 astonishment games — and they’re some worthy grabbing

A teddy hit sits connected an embroidery hoop successful Stitch.

If you were incapable to drawback this week's Nintendo IndieWorld showcase, past you missed a amazingly loaded show. Lorelei and nan Laser Eyes sewage a May merchandise date, WayForward showed disconnected its Yars' Revenge revival, and Steamworld Heist 2 sewage an breathtaking reveal. In nan midst of each those headlines, 2 smaller games were astonishment released connected nan platform: Stitch and Sticky Business. Don't slumber connected either of them, arsenic they're some worthy a purchase.

Both games are ports of antecedently released games, but some went a spot nether nan radar upon their original launch. Sticky Business modestly launched past summertime connected PC, whereas Stitch has really been astir since 2022 arsenic an Apple Arcade exclusive. The second moreover has an Apple Vision Pro type now that tin beryllium played successful mixed reality. I can't blasted anyone for missing either, but their Switch releases connection a bully opportunity to drawback up pinch immoderate quiet hidden gems.