Predicting Nintendo's 2024

[@chisecrecy4974]

I actually laughed out loud at Bowser's PS5 castle in Super Mario Future, EXCELLENT work there Kane

[@Absorr]

SAME 😂

[@get_stached]

Perfection 👌

[@brekinridgepuffington]

and the johnny silverhand goomba

[@Jellyman1129]

The new Mario Bros. Wonder badges killed me! 😂

[@palmer.jake1]

I think predicting a playable Daisy outside of Kart, sports, and party deserves a lot of credit, even if it was the wrong genre

[@superlounging]

I actually love the Splatooniverse idea, by pushing the boundaries of movement further you could totally see them fleshed out in a fourth mainline game.

[@jonathanwilson7949]

Same!!

[@MxMothra]

I would love the have like, a customizable squid/octo form. That would give me life. If anything, I just wanna give mine eyelashes.

[@squiddler7731]

I disagree, but maybe that's just me. I feel like switching between kid and squid is as core to splatoon's identity as jumping is to mario (since the entire point of the inkling form is that you need it to paint more ground in order to swim through, and your weapon is how you interact with the world). The interplay between swimming, shooting to paint more ground and then swimming through what you covered is what makes splatoon's movement so fun and interesting in the first place, so while they _could_ make a game around not having that, it'd be a really weird choice for the series's first spin-off. I do like the idea of us getting splatoon spin-offs though. Even if I think a traditional platformer-type singleplayer one is somewhat unlikely (we've gotten 4 of those now, going on potentially 5 with Side Order already on it's way).

[@dust.runner]

Yeah, definitely! Plus more sides to Splatoon's universe and lore would be awesome

[@hododod246]

I always wanted to see something like ratchet and clank from splatoon.

[@axc0mmt]

The year Arlo finally stops believing any of his predictions come true is when they actually will. . .

[@amateraceon5202]

I don’t usually try to predict things that are too out of pocket, but this year I did come up with one: Nintendo/Retro Studios will release a remake of the original Donkey Kong Country, and then they will proceed to do absolutely nothing else with the franchise for the near future.

[@robertlauncher]

I mean I’d be excited for a remake of that

[@Katsi404]

I think we have a real shot at seeing a third and final entry for the 'Returns' trilogy.

[@carpeXnoctem12]

I have a strong feeling it's gonna be a big year for DK. Nintendo would be stupid to not ride off the hype from the DK land at Universal opening.

[@cottonfetti5509]

Let’s hope not, especially since Donkey Kong’s new land is coming to Universal Studios Japan this year in Super Nintendo World!!

[@t.funkthecoolmunk5472]

That does sound like a real Nintendo thing to do

[@kevinr.9733]

Just wanted to say that an "ancient" version of the Unova region set after Legends Arceus would be New York City during or shortly after the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge (or, perhaps more accurately, the Skyarrow Bridge, its Pokémon world equivalent). The approximate time frame of Legends: Arceus is a lot more recent than people would expect, due to how isolationist Japan was prior to the mid-19th Century and how rapidly they modernized in the mid-20th.

[@matthewmuir8884]

Adding to that, the time-frame of Legends: Arceus bears great resemblance to the colonization of Hokkaido around the dawn of the 20th Century. The Sinnoh region is based on Hokkaido, so it makes a lot of sense. Incidentally, the anime _Golden Kamuy_ takes place in Hokkaido at that time period.

[@BrendanJSmith]

Oooh! Gangs of New York, but with Pokémon! I am SO down for this!

[@goranisacson2502]

That is a pretty interesting topic that I didn't consider... but man, I will do all I can to stay away from the fandom if that happens, because you know people will take a game set in 20th century not!USA, and an avatar system where you can create black player characters and do some abhorrent things with that.

[@rugrugrugrug]

japan was not an untamed rural wilderness in the 1800s bro. it's called fiction

[@matthewmuir8884]

@@rugrugrugrug That's true for Mainland Japan, but the island of Hokkaido wasn't colonized until the late 19th Century and would still have been seen by Japan as a frontier region even into the 20th Century. The Hisui/Sinnoh region that Legends: Arceus takes place in is based on Hokkaido. Of course, it was a "frontier region" in the same way that the American West was a "frontier region"; there already were people there. And that's true for Legends: Arceus as well: the Diamond and Pearl clans in the game are loosely based on the Ainu: the indigenous population of Hokkaido.

[@TheHemphogChronic]

Aww it’s cute how unrealistically optimistic Arlo’s predictions always are. :)

[@DannyMexen9]

Happens sometimes when you finally get something you have been pining for 😂

[@keaton5101]

i mean hes kinda assuming that 2024 will be the next 2017 here, as he is assuming it'll be a console release year, and 2017 was pretty packed with amazing stuff.

[@HiHi-oc3gh]

@@keaton5101it’s almost guaranteed to be the next console’s release year. Tons of leaks talking about it and what it strives for. No official news ofc but very convincing due to the amount of reports. Now about the quality of the console and the year in general, that’s up in the air.

[@hododod246]

April reveal, june full presentation and october release for next system quite realistic imho

[@JPD2587]

Optimistic?! That launch lineup would be RUFF (a funny pun but also it would be a bad launch)

[@omerbar7518]

I don't know why, but every time he does this video I feel like it's only been 3 months since the last one... time flies. Great and entertaining video as usual Arlo. Have a good year everyone!

[@FreakinSweet1987]

Today's video: Arlo Once Again Mostly Predicts Things that Arlo Very Specifically Likes.

[@StarWolf5298]

He could try name dropping a few 3rd parties.

[@KitCloud1]

@@StarWolf5298 Like for real, the entire resident evil catalog or eldin ring with a reveal of the DLC running on switch 2 without the need to stream would be pretty big sales pitchs, but no metroid prime 4 is so important that it had to be held back to help the switch 2 sell better.

[@sammcgarry5822]

​@@KitCloud1the video is called predicting nintendo lmao

[@KitCloud1]

@@sammcgarry5822 Fair enough, I was specifically mentioning 3rd parties I know Arlo happens to enjoy, and are powerful enough they could be used as examples of the relative power of the switch 2. If you want 3rd party games that use actual nintendo IPs he could of brought up a warriors title or Bamcos new development studio making a Pokken sequel.

[@thepikminbrawler1746]

It’s hard to predict things for franchises you don’t have any stakes in. Most people (even if they’re not predicting Nintendo) go off of what they know and are interested in

[@DoctorMinjinx]

Super Mario Future reminds me of a concept I once thought of called "Super Mario Chrono" It was actually a very similar concept with it being big and having towns to visit but all in on time travel. Mario would visit tons of time periods with a Mario flare of course, like feudal Japan, Old West and the future.

[@tiredhippo82]

It reminds me of a concept called Kirby planet robobot.

[@Dan-uh9sg]

I hate you for putting this idea in my head because that is amazing

[@augustusgraham3112]

I love how this is just wholesome Nintendo fanfic. I love it.

[@Princess_Loaf_]

I actually kind of love the idea of time travel for the next 3D Mario I think it fits in the current themes of Vacation, Space, and Global Expedition

[@Jmanintendo]

Cannot wait for, hopefully, our final year of Switch 2 speculation!

[@InvaderIceStrike]

Then we can start Switch 2 Pro / Switch 3 speculation!!!

[@EarnestGamer]

It will be, either it's revealed, or finally people learn to shut up until it's eventually revealed 3 years from now.😂😂😂

[@PeanutButter6612]

I don't think it's gonna be a switch 2

[@lottji]

just get a steam deck

[@InvaderIceStrike]

@@lottji idk what this has to contribute to the conversation, but I did just buy a steam deck. It’s pretty neat

[@Im_Not_Here57]

About Thousand Year Door... I think that Luigi's story will be a fully playable side saga.

[@KitCloud1]

Got to hope for it, even if it's unlikely.

[@charKT-7461]

Paper Mario: Luigi's Side Story

[@superawsomecyrusgamingtv]

I Hope Tomodachi Life Gets Announced for this year for the last 10 years

[@connorj1165]

Yeah I hope so because this year it will be Tomodachi Life's 11th Anniversary so they better get Tomodachi Life on the Nintendo Switch and also maybe they could add the new Mii Maker Editor which I like it because you can ask the person for the code then you use it and then you get the Miis that they created and that's what they should do for Tomodachi Life now that would be cool for Nintendo to do with Tomodachi Life and I hope they ported it to the Switch.

[@sahaprocks7751]

Guys it’s not gonna happen. I’m sorry but it will never happen

[@connorj1165]

@@sahaprocks7751 Listen here buddy how about you go shut your dang mouth because Tomodachi Life will happen and will be on the Nintendo Switch and not on Switch 2 I’m sorry but it will freaking happen! So how about you leave me alone and stop ruining my hopes!

[@sahaprocks7751]

@@connorj1165 Ok ok man. But if it does happen I’ll drink a bottle of ketchup

[@connorj1165]

@@sahaprocks7751 Look man I’m sorry it’s just that I don’t like those kinds of opinions that people say but those games it just makes me mad that don’t wanna hear them at all and also don’t do that man why would you do that just don’t okay

[@eclipsicalbluestocking1182]

Amazing how Arlo made so many predictions slightly to the left of what really happened

[@ColgateMann]

My biggest issue with this prediction is the placing of the reveal of a legends kyurem. If they don't reveal it then they won't have a big new title for the pokemon day presents, which is so important for them that in 2021 they revealed both arceus and bdsp. Potentially they reveal the games switch version on Pokémon day and then reveal the switch 2 version alongside it's reveal

[@Neoxon619]

There likely WON’T be a Switch 2 version given Pokémon’s history of waiting to jump on new hardware.

[@RJS2003]

Unless the Presents is exclusively only filled with the same sleep inducing content announcements to the same 3-5 mobile side games literally nobody has ever cared about then I can see Arlo's prediction as pretty solid. Guess we'll just have to wait and see!

[@ItApproaches]

Wont be a Legends game, will be Black/White remakes. And there is no reason for a "Switch 2" version when the new system will be backwards compatible. Just pop the switch game into the new system and play it. The first Pokemon game for the Switch 2 will be November 2025, which will be Gen 10.

[@ColgateMann]

@@ItApproaches I agree that its unlikely the next years game will have a switch 2 version, I said that to fit my guess into arlos idea. And you can't talk so concretely about gen 5 remakes. Only 2 pairs of remakes have been released on odd numbered generations, the first remakes and the pokemon go tie in, all the others have release every second generation. FrLg were also the only remakes ever to be the last game on a console, and let's go is the only "remake" to be the first game on a new console so bw remakes now of all times would break every trend they've had so it feels unlikely to me. But this is just speculation so I could be wrong

[@ItApproaches]

@@ColgateMannNext year? I said this year. Did you forget we are in 2024 now? (Though personally it's 2048 for me cause I fucking say so lol) And yes I can say it concretely. Game Freak has a pattern, one year is spin off, next is remake, and the next is new gen, then repeat. As a person with the INTP personality which is logician, meaning I operate off logic unlike 97% of humanity, and as one who's hyper aware, and has a 141 IQ which is low end genius, I tend to see all the little things the masses don't. I have a bit of a sense for forseeing some things. Some may call it lucky, but there is no such thing as luck. Pokemon Day and it's Direct is next month, I invite you to return to this chat after that Pokemon Presents and you may say "You got lucky...." lol While 2025 would be the 15 year mark since Black/Whites release, they COULD do B/W remakes in 2025, but that would mean this years game would have to be a spin off such as a new mystery dungeon or something. Not impossible, but unlikely. Gen 1-4 has been remade. Gen 5 is next and will probably be the last remake, as it's the last DS Pokemon generation, the last 2D sprite Pokemon game.

[@InvaderIceStrike]

Kane did a great job editing this one!

[@alecadabra_]

A new Nintendogs game has the potential to be HUGE. Long overdue

[@Jack_TheSkyWriter]

I've been saying this! AND, a New Pokémon Art Academy. It was huge with many KZbinrs and those who had a 3DS. So I see it possibly being huge on a Switch as well.

[@juice3287]

PLEASE NEW NINTENDOGS PLEASE

[@chiquita683]

People have bought real dogs over the last few years. Its too late

[@shantaehalf-geniehero4318]

@@Jack_TheSkyWriterit wouldn’t work well bc the screen on the switch & don’t think Nintendo would sell a pencil just for one game

[@Jack_TheSkyWriter]

@@shantaehalf-geniehero4318 They already have sold a stylus in a game for the Switch.

[@vicctretamaj]

I can’t wait for a Kirby Eshop game to get revealed and dropped in the same direct just cuz people never predict it

[@marioluigibros.8176]

kirby the kirbers 2: electric boogaloo

[@Linus-j4f]

I remember there being discussion about a wario version of Alro named Warlo. Can we PLEASE have that?!

[@zacharykim295]

Like a grouch version of Arlo, omg that would be so fun

[@lpnp9477]

Also make Alro a character

[@Zyckro]

YES

[@TorrentialStardust]

Red Arlo

[@Linus-j4f]

@@TorrentialStardust we could do Arlmo the little red monster

[@alx.burgir]

I'd love to see a XCOM-style Splatoon spinoff! I think the many different weapon types would translate super well. They could also add fun movement mechanics to make it stand out.

[@rotciv557]

Heh, get Ubisoft to make them like with the MarioxRabbids crossovers

[@jaretco6423]

Something like Mario + Rabbids than.

[@Linus-j4f]

8:02 bowsers castle is a PLAYSTATION!? I died when I saw this.

[@Churrolova]

It feels just like last year we were watching Arlos predicting Nintendo's 2023. Good times.

[@MinunRobotnik4]

Splatoon spin-off in general is an idea I need, but I'm not so sure about that particular idea. But that's because I'm more of an RPG guy than a platformer guy. Give me a game that's eight different stories starring different protagonists and major characters that all expand the world as they travel across it. We could call it... Octopus Traveler.

[@colelinkiewicz3569]

My buddy works for a major company and they were told preorder for switch 2 is Feb and release is April. Mario Kart is the only launch title they know about.

[@DanGamingFan2406]

I really love the Splatooniverse and Super Mario Future ideas. They both seem like great ways to put a fun new spin on these huge IPs. And I can't wait for Nintendo to not do any of this because Arlo is just so much more creative and Nintendo should really hire him.

[@watershipup7101]

Very true.

[@waterbullstudios9195]

You have a point.

[@jameslawrenson1208]

I don't think they have any rule about Muppets working for them.

[@Your_Big_Bro-437]

@@jameslawrenson1208 it would be discrimination!

[@Your_Big_Bro-437]

yass

[@corey2232]

Your annual prediction videos are easily my favorite. I don't have high expectations for Nintendo this year, but I enjoy hearing what others are hoping for!

[@Aether_Athea]

Great work with this!! The Mario game concept sounds awesome and I really really really hope for Switch 2 this year! ⭐️

[@chiquita683]

I love the full backward compatibility because that gives a lot of hope for the Switch Flash Cart

[@quesohelado4995]

The fact that Mario Kart wasn't mentioned at all when it's been 10 years since the last new one is kind of crazy. Especially considering how well it went last time they launched a new console with a Mario Kart.

[@sahaprocks7751]

8:02 ah yes the PS5, the most futuristic floating tower ever

[@keaton5101]

i just gotta say it has been amazing following arlo since just before the switch era. this is the first console era where i've really been "plugged in" on all the latest news and events, and arlo's been my major source of news and takes this whole time. the switch really feels like "my" console and i'm glad arlo could be a part of that

[@johnhoftb]

I think Pokemom Legrndd Kyurem will be announced during the Pokemon Day Presents, but we'll get the best looking trailer at the presentation. Also, Pokemon always gets the Froday before Thanksgiving slot (November 22nd this year) and I don’t think that will change.

[@Neoxon619]

Agreed, & I also think it won’t get a Switch 2 version.

[@ItApproaches]

Nah, Pokemon Black/White Remakes coming November.

[@Cinnuhminn]

I just hope they don’t actually do another Legends game and instead take some of the new ideas like the combat system and open world into an actual B/W remake that combines both B/W and B2/W2

[@platinum-or3y]

Legrndd

[@TheDarkDragon.]

Legrndd

[@JETEP3]

As of October 2024: February Direct: ❌️ Super Metroid Remake: ❌️ Pikmin 4 DLC: ❌️ Paper Mario New Details: ❌️ Super Mario Wonder DLC: ❌️ April Switch 2 Reveal: ❌️ Pokemon Legends ✅️ Kyurem ❌️ Metroid Prime 4 Reveal ✅️ Release set for 2025 ✅️ Splatoon spinoff: ❌️ Nintendogs: ❌️ Mario Future: ❌️ Legacy Upgrade Launchers: ❌️ No September Direct: ✅️ October Switch 2 Launch: ❌️ Super Mario Future wins GOTY: ❌️

[@noahthedog8579]

WTF why am I the first like?

[@drmario711]

I like the part of the switch 2 direct is when Goomba Silverhand says “wake the fuck up plumber, we have a castle to burn”

[@nickprewitt492]

Now here we are past October 2024, and it hasn’t even had a reveal trailer yet.

[@Alfonso88279]

Arlo's fantasies are so detailed in these annual videos that I wonder if he remembers some of them by accident as facts when trying to remember what really happened every year XD I love these videos but they make me feel a little sad by the end, like... well, the fantasy is over...

[@CyclonSilver]

Really appreciate the efforts on the editing, Kane !

That concept for Super Mario Future is really interesting. Mario could have moves where he launches himself into the air by smacking the ground or lunges forward by throwing the hammer like Thor. And since the hammer’s futuristic, it could also have some feature that allows it float in midair and be jumped on like Cappy, allowing the devs to maintain all of odyssey’s moves in this game. They could even pull moves from the rpgs such as the ability to “golf” enemies or objects with the hammer or to swing the hammer in circles to do a “tornado” style move. Not to mention the numerous ways the hammer could affect combat or puzzles. Nintendo’s gotta make this into an actual game.

[@PicklesRTasty]

2024 is going to be an incredibly quiet year from Nintendo

[@DannoTA]

Arlo I hope you know I am always excited to see a new video from you. Thank you for the predictions, opinions, silliness, and all the videos!

[@Zenlore6499]

These are always so entertaining! Thank you guys for coming up with such fun and creative ideas!

[@SetsuneW]

I'd say it's unlikely that the system will cap at 1080p when the point of the scaling tech is to push the image to higher resolutions on lower-powered hardware, but then again I've seen Nintendo do weirder things to fit their own internal logic.

[@ItApproaches]

If the system is similar to the Switch with a dock, how can it upscale the image on your TV? It could work for handheld mode, but not on your TV. Nintendo is the type to try to lock things in and leave them there. I personally see no reason to ever go past 1080p 60fps. Humans are never satisfied, always gotta go better, what was once OMG AMAZING will always fade and your ego will turn to hate it and want more, like a drug, the effects start off strong, then fade and you need a higher hit to get the same feeling. This is an addict at that point.

[@SetsuneW]

@@ItApproaches I'm not sure I follow your point. Look up how Nvidia DLSS and other image reconstruction methods work. They take a smaller rendered image and use complex algorithms to construct a higher resolution image without as much of a hardware hit as rendering the target resolution directly. Nintendo's already used a software version of this idea with Nintendo Switch Sports, and the repeated word is Switch 2 will have hardware components dedicated to this functionality. So the Switch 2 makes a 720p or 1080p image (or lower), and then uses this hardware function to optionally output a 1440p or 4K image that looks like it was made at that resolution, or a close approximation.

[@Cornyfisch]

I could imagine they put some upscaling hardware into the dock, because you wouldn‘t need it for handheld mode. At that screen size, a 1080p OLED would be fine.

[@ItApproaches]

@@Cornyfisch OLED screen for handheld is not a good thing. When playing outside, glare becomes a massive issue and you can't she shit. LCD is perfectly fine.

[@ItApproaches]

@@SetsuneW Say you hook up your Switch 2, to a 720p monitor, and the Switch 2 can upscale to 1440p, well the monitor it's attached to can't do that, so what happens to the quality when the system is trying to display 1440p when the screen (monitor) can't go that high?

[@Purlsama]

I will gladly give you those partial points for Daisy and Mario Rpg. Your predictions ARE way more accurate than anything I'd come up with

[@londondeer]

These prediction videos are so much fun :) Im so happy you spend time doing these every year!!

[@SamsDigitalGraveyard]

2:46 I just loved how smooth the editing was here

[@zionich]

My favorite video to start the year !!! Thank you Arlo!!

[@GoldenSun5631]

The new mario badges art and descriptions had me rolling from laughter! Awesome job on those Kane!

[@Nicksnerdcave]

Bro predicted animal crossing so good it basically destroyed his ability for the rest of time

[@curesaul5749]

I really like the concept for the Splatoon spinoff. I always wanted a new Splatoon game that was a spinoff instead of a 3 and now 4.

[@MK73DS]

This is more a personal wishlist than a prediction

[@Hewer86]

No it isn't he made a whole separate video that was a personal wish list

[@MK73DS]

@@Hewer86 But this is still way too biased to be called a "prediction".

[@Hewer86]

@@MK73DS do you think he wants every game to cost $70

[@jesusbarrera6916]

@@Hewer86 Arlo definitely wants a PIKMIN 4 upgrade and is willing to pay $10 for it, which is absolute BS so yeah, pretty much just a wishlist

[@tomrijnders]

One thing to note about this: if Legends: Kyurem ends up being announced, it's much more likely to be announced on Pokemon Day rather than during the February direct, as they have only announced entirely new games during pokemon for the past few years and they have little reason to break that streak I'd say

[@ItisOsir1s]

Next 3D Mario should be ‘Super Mario: A Space Odyssey’

[@holdenschrock6215]

For a splatoon spinoff, I’ve always wanted a Jet Set Radio style game set in the splatoon world. As for Metroid, I hope they remake fusion, it needs it more!

[@ekletters2010]

We need a Arlo's most accurate/best predictions video

[@JustAndre92]

10:35 "Tune in for roughly 45 minutes of information on the game _Super Mario Future_ game: The Game."

[@themastersword1621]

It's OK Arlo, I am also surprised we didn't get an Odyssey sequel.

[@ItApproaches]

Why are you surprised? Nintendo has never made a 3D Mario sequel....You could bring up Galaxy 2, but that only happened because Nintendo had left over ideas from Galaxy 1 that didn't make it into the game, and back in the Wii days, there was no DLC. So they had to release it as a new game.

[@senwod70]

Re: Super Mario Future “Long ago in a distant land, I, Bowser, the king of all koopa kind, unleashed an unspeakable evil. But, a foolish plumber, wielding a magic hammer stepped forth to opposed me. Before the final blow was struck, I tore open a portal in time and flung him into the future where my evil is law. Now, the fool seeks to return to the past and undo the future that is Bowser!”

[@2stepjoey]

I thought you did pretty good with your predictions from last year and even if you don't get any of your predictions right for this year. This was probably your best predictions video you ever made.

[@PixelPikmin]

Arlo saying “That’s it?” About the Febuary direct yet we’re here in April with no direct😭

[@thespeedyyoshi]

….I still believe. Screw the rumors of 2025. We’re getting a reveal sometime this quarter.

[@PixelPikmin]

@@thespeedyyoshi For switch 2? Yeah I agree. I mean we’ve been hearing rumors of a “switch pro” since 2018 before it was so laughably obvious no one knew anything that they course corrected to switch 2. Also they wouldn’t announce a new console this year and release it next year bc that’d destroy holiday sales. The Wii U made sense bc it was doing bad but the switch is still going strong

[@ahmedhasan4966]

​@@thespeedyyoshiAged like milk.

[@ZBroadcastYTP]

My sole prediction is that the next Donkey Kong Country game will take place across different planets. We’ve been through DK Island itself in Returns, several other islands in Tropical Freeze, so my bet is that Retro Studios will complete their DKC trilogy by exploring DK’s universe with new alien villains. I’m just certain that’s what the next game will be, even if not 2024.

[@sahaprocks7751]

I want my boi King K Rool as well as the Kremlings

[@ItApproaches]

When did Retro have time to make this? Are you saying they made it during the past 10 years since Tropical Freeze and then simply sat on it? I doubt it. Not everything needs a trilogy to be "complete". Retro has been working on Prime 4 so there is nothing DK from Retro right now. IF, they want to make a third game, then that would be after Prime 4, and years away, like 3 more years.

[@ZBroadcastYTP]

@@ItApproaches That’s why I ended my comment with "even if not 2024"

[@Ray_2112]

They actually had concept art for moon levels in DKCR or Tropical Freeze, I think the latter. Space would be a great setting for another DK since it would be so different and new from all 5 prior games. I don't think though they'd do a whole game just in space, maybe one world, but not more. Anyways, it will be years before Retro Studios can release another DK still being busy with Prime 4.

[@parchmentengineer8169]

I forgot to put this on your Switch 2 video, but that video did make me think of what other potential alternate twists the Switch 2 could bring, and the best thing I could come up with was making the primary focus of Switch 2 is being a VR system. It'd still be playable just like the Switch, but it would be lightweight enough that you could slot it into a special headset bundled with the console and use it to play VR. Personally, the coolest part for me if this happens wouldn't just be that we've got a new easy way to play VR, but that Nintento would go all out in developing first-party VR games and pushing the boundaries of what games could be in VR.

[@AlexCdeBacatech]

Holy smokes this was so well made. Thank you Arlo!

[@CarrsonCarr]

I see them adding legacy upgrades to a higher tier of online with GameCube games for $80 a year and $120 family plan

[@RJH755]

Oh what could have been...

[@SeBsIs666]

i love those videos from Arlo, they give me that spark of fantasy and childish joy that i tend to miss in holiday season beeing an adult :')

[@PixelPikmin]

I love these speculation videos! I want Pikmin 4 dlc so badly

[@Malxer]

6:00 wait until Arlo finds out about Animal Shelter Simulator for PC

[@mattbabineau197]

“Aiding ->” I love Kane so much 😂😂

[@surrealia]

Those fake badges genuinely made me chuckle

[@Neoxon619]

Slight issue with your Pokémon prediction, Game Freak & TPC tend to linger on the old system for longer than most. So their 2024 game will likely be Switch 1-only & revealed on TPC’s own terms, separate from Nintendo proper. Likewise, your hardware predictions for the Switch 2 video fly in the face of known Nvidia leaks.

[@PopcornMax179]

My prediction. Mario Maker, but it's for Pokémon gens 1-5. Not a prediction. More of a dream...

[@ok_schlatter]

“some points is better than no points” - the motto of every college student turning in incomplete homework

[@bobspldbckwrds]

My prediction will be another year without a golden sun remake.

[@Obscure128]

a sad but amazing comment

[@EarnestGamer]

This felt more like a Nintendo fanfic extravaganza, than predictions on the future of the industry... Don't get me wrong, it was fun, but I was expecting a self insert at any point. 😂

[@Neon_Plasma]

He's hedging his bets too much on his Switch 2 concept

[@RJS2003]

You are absolutely correct. And that's why these predictions videos are always so fun!

[@Your_Big_Bro-437]

I think Arlo would be great at pitching ideas for games to developers, he is so creative!

[@WhitePanther0001]

I'm a simple man. I see a new Arlo video, I watch, I'm happy.

[@BeanieBoi69]

the mr bubs splash screen for nintendogs fucking caught me off guard so bad lmfao

[@shepherdb0y]

I hope we get the Switch 2 this year! I really enjoyed watching this video!

[@rodrigovillegas2263]

How nuts would it be to get Metroid Prime 4 AFTER switch 2

[@EnigmaticGentleman]

They've totally got a Zelda title lined up for launch, they've said they want a new game/dlc every year and not to mention ToTK was supposed to be 2022. Probably just another Ocarina of Time remake though

[@factualtemplar8797]

I really am hoping for a full fledged StarFox game myself, and not just a tie in with another IP or some remake of 64 with cruddy controls, but a full fledged new game with an actual new story. Personally a SF game along the lines of Rebel Galaxy Outlaw would be absolutely wonderful, especially since the main point of RG:O was that you were a badass fighter pilot

[@mdolinski4926]

That would be dope! I always envisioned it with 6-8 different pilots and you can select which wingmen you want to take with you on any givenission. Also depending on who is on your squad different storylines or events happen. 5 paths instead of 3. Combination of rail shooters and dogfighting of course.

[@snakoi]

My prediction is that the switch 2 wont be happening until at least 2027. The switch is still selling enough to survive at least 10 years

[@battlecatsbonanza8190]

if he's miles off the mark i'm gonna be laughing so hard

[@andrewallstar2719]

I just realized that it’s gonna be 7 years since Metroid prime 4 was announced…..

[@someguy56682]

Love the video. I just hope you're wrong about the first prediction sadly. I wasn't actually a fan of the Returns/Dread controls at all and the game itself hasn't aged much except in fidelity and maybe physics/indicators.

[@oak8194]

I'm all for a Splatoon game spin-off, but one without any 'splatting' whatsoever? Hmm... I dunno about that. I'd be supper happy with more of the Hero Mode, but one that lets you explore bigger places, not on an open world scale but more of a sandbox, where you can fully utilise your squid hybrid's abilities to traverse and search every nooks and crannies of the many locales. Imagine being able to explore a part of Inkopolis in full where you can swim up buildings and squid surges off construction beams and such, all the while appreciating the bustling city life and its citizens. I just want to explore the world of Splatoon in greater details!

[@Snookeyboy]

Yay, prediction video, 2023 is complete 🎉 Surprised no new Mariokart as a launch title for Switch 2 prediction?

[@tomforge614]

Nope. Just 8 again with another expansion pass.

[@swishfish8858]

Probably one of those "minor details" he said he wouldn't be talking about this year.

[@jesusbarrera6916]

Nintendo will bundle the entire MK8&DLC, call it MK8 DELUXE TURBO CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION and sell it for $80 bucks

[@penguinguy1551]

Arlo! Great video but please bring back the month by month format! It made for such a fun watch and my brother and I look forward to it every year :)

[@somerandomdude3476]

Arlo is the type of guy who has a copium stash so big, you can see it from space.

[@DOCTOR.DEADHEAD]

As weary as I am about Gamefreak even touching Unova again I think I'd be down for a Legends sequel centering an old version of it, or pretty much anything not attempting to remake the original games. If it were up to me I'd just remaster them with the UI redone to be on a single screen.

[@1_random_commenter]

At what point does a predictions video become a wishlist?

[@blar3499]

a new dk game this year is so likely, theyre gonna cover the theme park expansion in the february direct and then do the one more thing and announce a 3d dk game, just like they did when they announced pikmin with pikmin bloom, and animal crossing with isabelle in smash

[@ItApproaches]

There is no logical connection to a real world theme park and Nintendo's plans for current video games. You are grasping at straws.

[@blar3499]

@@ItApproaches its been 10 years since a dkc game so were definitely due for one already, and i cant imagine them covering the donkey kong expansion in the direct (which they will certainly do) without addressing the 10 year old elephant in the room

[@ItApproaches]

@@blar3499 They wont talk about the DK Expansion in a direct lol. Directs are for games. An expansion is not the same as how they included mentioning the entire park. That was a global big deal, an expansion is not. And F-Zero and many IP's have been away for a long time, Nintendo doesn't address them. Pikmin 2 to 3 was 9 years. Pikmin 3 to 4 was 10 years, Metroid Dread was a 19 year wait. Prime 3 was 16 years ago....and Prime 4 is still not here yet. Nintendo does what they want, not what the fans cry for. That's why they have bee around so long. There will eventually be a DK game again yes, but not likely till at best after the new system launches. It wont be on Switch. If a new one is made, aka a new 2.5 D one, Retro would make it and they are busy with Prime 4. Maybe after they will go do a third DKC game. ( I would love that as Tropical Freeze is arguably the best 2.5D Platformer ever made. As for a 3D DK game...ehhhhhh that's a big risk, sadly DK doesn't have the draw power that Mario does, it would fall into the sales of being a Kirby or Yoshi game.

[@blar3499]

@@ItApproaches they still havent gone into detail about the expansion yet though, also an in house donkey kong game has been rumored for a while now

[@ItApproaches]

@@blar3499 A lot of shit has been "rumored" for years lol. That's part of the industry. But Nintendo isn't like other devs. They don't have leaks much. As there are massive consequences to breaking that trust. Your life will be over if you leak shit, so all these youtubers and journalists who say "I have a source" that says "a certain monkey is getting some love soon!" Are just people manipulating the masses minds for views. Simple manipulation tactics. What internal team would make this DK game? The Mario team? Nope, busy with the new 3D Mario. The Zelda team? Nope. The Pikmin team? Nope lol. Team Garage? they haven't even finished Splatoon's DLC yet. The Mario Kart team? Nope. Monolith Soft? Nope. Retro Studios? Nope not right now. So who do you see doing it? Who's left that would even be compatible? Hal?

[@EmersonFlemingEmRock13]

One prediction I have: I think we’re going to get a new major IP from Nintendo in 2024. It’s been almost 10 years since Splatoon (I’m gonna look past Arms cuz everyone did), and I think it’s time for a new big series, especially with the launch of Switch 2 being imminent.

[@ItApproaches]

Captain Toad? That was a new IP.

[@Cynim]

As a huge Splatoon fan, I'd LOVE to see a Splatoon single-player focused spin-off full game. All for it!!

[@LoomDoom]

We’re getting a 3D Mario this year, but my prediction is that it’ll be a crossover game where you can interchange between Mario and DK. It’ll be called “Super Mario Kong” or something like that. We’ve heard rumors of a 3D Mario and 3D DK, but I think it is all the same game.

[@lewisbonetta1263]

Thank you to Kane for making the handle to Mario’s hammer the 14th doctors sonic screwdriver! 8:08

[@arcticbear5102]

I knew I wasn’t crazy when I thought that it looked like that!

[@matthewsj]

Indeed. Mad respect, Kane!!

[@animangaclandora]

I don't think Switch 2 will be released this year. I think they will announce it for early 2025 and give us a new mario game to celebrate his 40th anniversary upon release.

[@thepredman9lol266]

Great job on this video you guys! The creativity from Arlo is off the charts, even taking previous years into account, and the subtle humour of the editing from our boy Kane just makes this a video I'll be rewatching for years! (If you were worried all the work that goes into these videos kinda goes to waste cuz they only get watched once and discarded--WRONG! I rewatch all of the end of year reviews and predictions from across the years!)

[@alex8ge8]

I watch these every year, and every time I can't stop thinking that none of these will happen and that I am wasting my time. And yet, like clockwork, I watch the new ones as soon as they're out! Thank you for a very entertaining video!

[@SuperWiiBros08]

Would be a crazy year if Dog's Life gets a Remake/Reboot