Why Nintendo psychs out its fans

[@ruolbu]

I feel like people are Nintendo fans as much as they are fans of a Nintendo-franchise. This means people listen in general when Nintendo announces something. Other companies might not have these general company-fans, at best fans of 1-2 specific games or series. So when they announce stuff, far fewer people directly listen. They have to pump up marketing to stand out and make non fans aware of this new title. this is stronger with frequent releases (annual franchises) and highly competitive genres. game polish and company image also play a role. Nintendo spend decades now convincing people that their stuff stands out.

[@davidtitanium22]

yea to be honest until recently i didn't even recognize sony's first party games since i just felt like their games stand on their own with nothing that ties them together

[@therealjaystone2344]

@@davidtitanium22and the games they announced were games you’ve already played years ago too

[@HisCoconutGun]

How do you put out so much high quality content so frequently? You are, without a doubt, my favorite KZbinr. Thank you for everything you do.

[@WidowsPeak64]

Fully agree. Always unique and interesting insights. I’m honestly surprised it’s taking this channel so long to blow up, it deserves more than 12k subs

[@RainbowLove487]

I was just thinking the same thing yesterday..

[@nintendoforecast]

Thank you - really appreciate your support!

[@grassrootsfilm]

​@@nintendoforecastYou do not give away your tricks... Interesting

[@imaanlatios6790]

I see this Nintendo Forecast guy as some kind of hyper productive genius individual... we need a video with his time management and motivational strategies 😂

[@drasnaescastle]

The thumb nail has me cackling already 😂

[@JohnLattanzio98]

I saw the thumbnail and my dad was asking what I was laughing at😂

[@Cletus99]

Bro cooked with that thumbnail tho

[@davidtitanium22]

ok I LMAO'd at that thumbnail I'm just gonna expect the reveal to be january next year so nintendo can do the unexpected and reveal it earlier

[@paperluigi6132]

Also so they can have one more uninterrupted holiday season for the Switch.

[@davidtitanium22]

@@paperluigi6132 i mean, if they reveal switch 2 with a price drop for the original switch/switch oled, i think its last holiday season will go even better but they might not want to do that

[@metashadow24]

Bro I just woke up and saw this after having two different dreams about the switch 2 in the same night lmao

[@gelfrecs]

@@metashadow24 I'm glad I'm not the only one 😂

[@imatiu]

Nintendo lives rent free in the minds of both their biggest fans and also their biggest detractors. That is why you have so many fanboys that are begging for any chance to say "That is why I always pirate Nintendo games." or "It is always morally right to pirate Nintendo games." If you dislike the company so much, why even play their games? It just ends up looking like a fanboy that wants to appear edgy or have the moral high ground, virtue signaling, that is the term which comes to mind.

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

People pirate games because they have no money for a luxury item. And they need to justify it by convincing others to do the same. Basic common sense. Have you ever seen people with money in real life say to their neighbors they steal cable service? Of course not. They can afford it.

[@wheatbread2944]

original comment is so true, they always sound so ungrateful edgy and rude while trying to sound cool tbh

[@gelfrecs]

Loool love that title on the thumbnail

[@cyrus8886]

They have me hooked on switch 2 runours like it's a drug

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

If you focus on your job and spending time with family and friends, thinking about a new system isnt really a problem.

[@Level_Eleven]

Top tier thumbnail 😂

[@FranXiT]

I checked every damn day of september for a direct announcement and got NOTHING.

[@Miracle7Seven]

Maybe there’ll be one tomorrow, that’s the thing with Nintendo, we’ll never know 😂

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

Yknow... if you looked for a part time job for a month, even at 5 bucks an hour, at 4 hours a day... Youll have 400 bucks by now.

[@HoboWithAShotgun]

Goated thumbnail

[@Adam-oy6nc]

Formula for calculating Nintendo's next move: next_move = (most_logical_move)^-1

[@QnjtGWonQNqVsbYyzjx4]

Learning negative indices?

[@56ty_]

*(-1)^n

[@56ty_]

*(-1)^n

[@orangemonks894]

I think you mean nextMove = (mostLogicalMove)^ √(-1)

[@EditUnivers75]

Phenomenal thumbnail

[@Loundsify]

There is a benefit to releasing teasers early. Look at Sonic the movie. Fans were right to scrutinise. Nintendo won't always get a hit on their hands and will eventually make a bad design choice.

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

The Sonic movie relied on an obviously fake trailer (and viral marketing) then "changing" it to get the good will of fans. Paramount knows how toxic the Sonic fandom is. And they proved it with the fake trailer with ugly Sonic. But by giving them something better and "listening" to the fandom, they had a hit. Despite the movie being a formulaic human and critter buddy movie.

[@Loundsify]

@@DontKnowDontCare6.9 is that proven?

[@ravenebony2267]

Not saying anything that wasn't said, but that thumbnail is pure gold.

[@caseypenk]

“sometimes rumors are right, sometimes they’re switch pro” OOP

[@ThePaulineu]

I'm still expecting a reveal around october 20th, just like the switch!

[@-lord1754]

If they let it fester it grows, too long and interest lost

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

A tumor and a new system are 2 different things.

[@-lord1754]

@@DontKnowDontCare6.9 No one said anything about a tumor lol

[@Team-Eclipse6024]

I'll just say the switch was first announced in march 2015 and they mentioned that when they announced the switch successor.

[@niokay35]

I doubt that they would reveal the switch 2 before christmas, it would drive away people from buying a switch and could cost them the "best selling console ever" for the switch

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

I doubt theyll ever reveal a "Switch 2." Sounds unimaginative.

[@malo932]

I'm sure the second half of october will be the time of the reveal

[@That1One-Guy]

I had a dream where I went to a store and the switch 2 was there, then I checked my phone and Nintendo just posted a video showing off the switch 2.

[@rossruss6901]

Well, the easiest answer to this is I like many people love Nintendo games, and a new Nintendo console means more of those. It's also a bit of a reset button for revisiting series if they are dormant for a while, like Metroid skipping the N64 but comeback with the gamecube. So switch 2 gives me hope in seeing Star Fox again, even if it's highly unlikely right now.

[@danielgrezda3339]

I mean it works, r/nintendoswitch2 is almost as bad as r/batmanarkham.

[@KallenKhan]

r/nintendoswitch2 has gone so mad that half of their sub’s logo is a clown emoji now 😂

[@squiddler7731]

It could be worse though. They could be r/silksong

[@EnigmaticGentleman]

My theory is they're just waiting till after christmas, Give Switch 1 one last holiday in the spotlight esp since it margins are much higher. Also I'm sure they have their eyes on the the PS2 at this point, given just how much prestige dethroning it will give them I def see that influencing their decision making (if only for egos sake)

[@Tailsfly593]

That thumbnail 😂

[@skippy9273]

W thumbnail

[@Matixmer]

The probably thought TotK would be a lot easier to make. From what others pieced together, they had to completely remake the physics engine.

[@Team-Eclipse6024]

Where did you find this study?

[@nintendoforecast]

This is the study: academic.oup.com/jcr/article-abstract/41/5/1301/2962097 It's also precised here: thedecisionlab.com/biases/motivating-uncertainty-effect I first came across it in a book and noted it down... but I can't read my own writing.

[@tomasd2112]

Could someone do the thing with timestamps and what games are those? There are some titles I would really like to explore!

[@nintendoforecast]

There's a ton of games on the Oled trailer. 01:31 is Metroid Dread, 01:40 is SMB Wonder, 01:51 Zelda TotK, 02:52 Mario & Luigi Brothership, 03:16 Super Mario Party (original), 04:40 BotW, 05:55 Pikmin 4, 07:06 Advance Wars 1+2 Reboot Camp,

[@southpen4558]

if the switch two isnt revealled within 2 months im going to become the joker

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

What kind of Joker? Im betting Jared Leto version.

[@southpen4558]

@@DontKnowDontCare6.9 kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5XHm5WmirSbmck

[@LikeWhyTF]

Next Animal Crossing will be dropped day 1 switch 2 along with next 3D Mario 😳

[@samatlus9185]

wake up babe new nintendo forecast video

[@kikkimori]

Sometimes rumors are right, sometimes they are switch pro 😂😂😂😂😂😂 don't ever let this man do a diss track, too dangerous 😂😂😂😂

[@Clodd1]

I know this isn’t totally related, but I think the Switch 2 won’t be as successful as people expect. The pandemic was a factor in the OG’s success.

[@rainbowslush2.023]

Like for the thumbnail alone 👻

[@paperluigi6132]

Anyone who bet hard on a September reveal for the Switch 2 is gonna be sweating harder than Niagara Falls tomorrow, as it’ll be the last day to be proven right. Even IF the reveal is October 1st, they bet on September, so they lose.

[@LikeWhyTF]

Masters of hype 🙏

[@omegaSomeone]

Tbh i think we'll get the reveal this December, and the console in November/December of next year, this way they have a year to polish the console and let people test it to gather concerns/suggestions and can release it for the holidays

[@theakiwar9118]

Nah man February 28th lessgo

[@inspectorvoid]

Nintendo isn’t going to show it in October

[@wheatbread2944]

and then what? wait for brothership to release, and go into the holiday season with nothing upcoming release date wise but a $60 donkey kong port?

[@inspectorvoid]

@@wheatbread2944 stop you’re making sense. Nintendo stopped making sense hence the no October announcement

[@wheatbread2944]

@@inspectorvoidthat was such a great response i cannot argue have a great day that was really funny

[@inspectorvoid]

@@wheatbread2944 lol 😂 happy to be of assistance

[@akaSandwichYT]

I’m feeling somewhere around late-November to mid-February would be the most likely.

[@wheatbread2944]

but if they wait past january, there'd be literally no games left on the switch and nobody would feel excited for nintendo and if they wait past november, the only game left would be an underwhelming $60 donkey kong port i just dont see nintendo letting all the hype die out like that and the switch having nothing to show before the switch 2 releases tbh

[@orangemonks894]

They are waiting for switch to surpass ps2 or 3 or whatever’s the best selling

[@AkaMax007]

Nintendo journalist goes mad waiting for the switch successor

[@DANCERcow]

Why do we keeping using "reveal" they said "we will make an announcement, notice the word announcement, about the successor to the switch within the fiscal year" Announcement is vague enough to ultimately mean many things! We currently have 5 months before this window is up

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

Looks like youre one of only a very few people here who understood what the Nintendo president said months ago. And yes, the key word is "announcement." Basic comprehension had gone down these past few years.

[@briandoe5746]

Imagine believing Sony or Microsoft did this. Imagine refusing to believe that they just sometimes have 4 month spans of time that aren't breath of the wild release level. Nintendo makes great games but this is definitely over complicating stuff