Friday’s bumper-sized Direct didn’t live up to expectations but it wasn’t a disaster either, as Nintendo struggles with the realities of modern video game development.

Nintendo is so inscrutable it’s hard to know whether they announced this week’s 60 minute long Nintendo Direct knowing that everyone would imagine a motherlode of big announcements or if they’re genuinely unaware of how it would immediately create expectations that could never be fulfilled.

The modern concept of the online showcase was invented and perfected by Nintendo but although they’ve had a lot this year, thanks to the launch of the Switch 2, none of them have been especially thrilling. None of them have been terrible either – except the entirely unnecessary Partner Showcase in July – and it’s sad to say that’s proba

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