The Big N just held its first Nintendo Direct since 2019, and, suffice to say, expectations were at melting point. To say that 2020 was a disappointing year for the Switch is something of an understatement – particularly when you consider just how much momentum was behind the hybrid console after three fantastic years on the trot.
Last year saw Animal Crossing lead a relatively light line-up of Nintendo exclusives, which included Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, Paper Mario: The Origami King, and Pikmin 3: Deluxe. Compare that to 2019, which saw Link's Awakening, Yoshi's Crafted World, Ring Fit: Adventure, Astral Chain, Super Mario Maker 2, Pokémon Sword and Shield, Luigi's Mansion 3, and Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and it paints a worrying picture of the scale to which Nintendo was affected by the pandemic.
Of course, we can't know for sure the extent of the impact as Nintendo is infamously silent regarding its development processes. But what we do know now is that there really aren't that many exciting flagship games on the immediate horizon.
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