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There have been some highs, but I\u2019d also argue there have been some lows, too, that the multimedia messiah might already be mulling over heading into 2024. Where would Nintendo be without Zelda and Mario? Time and time again, both Mario and Zelda prove that innovation and ingenuity are no fluke. Nintendo invests an astonishing amount of time and resources into these franchises, and 2023\u2019s The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Super Mario Bros. Wonder are the reasons why. With scores of 96 and 92 on Metacritic, TotK and Wonder reinvented established, 40-year-old franchises, sprinkling a cornucopia of new ideas into their tried and tested recipes. I\u2019ve logged nearly 100 hours with TotK, but feel like I have so much more still to see. Old abilities are out, and in come Fuse and Ultrahand to unleash new possibilities. A familiar Hyrule also became a new Hyrule, thanks to the Sky Islands and Depths, easily justifying TotK's prolonged development time that left fans yearning for something to fill their empty heart container. On the other hand, Mario Wonder is the reason I play games\u2014it\u2019s fun and makes me happy. But Mario has been a bit greedy in 2023, though. Alongside Wonder, a breathtaking remake of Super Mario RPG enraptured us all and helped one of the series\u2019 less-heralded iterations to flourish, discover a new audience, and welcome a younger generation while taking old-school fans on a one-way trip to the nostalgia kingdom. Seriously, where is the Switch 2 or Switch Pro? Pokemon Scarlet and Violet was an eye-opening experience highlighting the Nintendo Switch\u2019s technical inferiority. Severe frame-rate drops, bugs, glitches, and generally poor performance were an indictment of how the Switch is falling behind thanks to its dated specs\u2014and that was in 2022. Technical behemoths like Tears of the Kingdom showed that AAA Switch titles can look pretty good with the right optimization, but how jaw-dropping could Pokemon or Zelda look on the long-rumored Switch Pro or Switch 2? The Wii U came out in 2012, with the Switch following suit in 2017, so we should be due a new console soon, right? Well, you could argue that the need for the Switch was more immediate given the disappointing sales of the WiiU\u2014estimated to be a shocking 14 million. Whereas the Switch, as of Dec. 12, 2023, has sold well over 120 million units and counting. As a fan and regular consumer of Nintendo gaming media, I\u2019d like to see the efforts of the company\u2019s most talented developers rewarded by showcasing system-selling AAA titles in glorious, pristine detail. I expect an announcement in 2024, and I\u2019ll have my wallet gaping, ready to throw more money at Nintendo. An overreliance on remakes and remasters? Metroid Prime Remastered was incredible, the Super Mario RPG remake was stunning, Kirby\u2019s Return to Dream Land Deluxe superseded its OG Wii counterpart, and Pikmin 1+2 redelivered past puzzling perfection. There\u2019s one trend here that you\u2019ve already picked up on\u2014remakes and remasters. It\u2019s not the end of the world or that big of a deal, and I\u2019m a complete hypocrite because, without some of these releases, I wouldn\u2019t have experienced some incredible games that I\u2019d never played before. Plus, they\u2019re classics! But it does seem like quite a few of Nintendo's biggest releases are dedicated to remade IPs. Not only that, but we know 2024 will deliver a Mario vs. Donkey Kong remake, Luigi\u2019s Mansion 2 HD, and a reimagining of Paper Mario: Thousand-Year-Door.\u00a0Hypocrite alert again: I will be buying at least one of these and maybe more. No doubt Nintendo has more things in the pipeline. 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There have been some highs, but I\u2019d also argue there have been some lows, too, that the multimedia messiah might already be mulling over heading into 2024. Where would Nintendo be without Zelda and Mario? Time and time again, both Mario and Zelda prove that innovation and ingenuity are no fluke. Nintendo invests an astonishing amount of time and resources into these franchises, and 2023\u2019s The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Super Mario Bros. Wonder are the reasons why. With scores of 96 and 92 on Metacritic, TotK and Wonder reinvented established, 40-year-old franchises, sprinkling a cornucopia of new ideas into their tried and tested recipes. I\u2019ve logged nearly 100 hours with TotK, but feel like I have so much more still to see. Old abilities are out, and in come Fuse and Ultrahand to unleash new possibilities. A familiar Hyrule also became a new Hyrule, thanks to the Sky Islands and Depths, easily justifying TotK's prolonged development time that left fans yearning for something to fill their empty heart container. On the other hand, Mario Wonder is the reason I play games\u2014it\u2019s fun and makes me happy. But Mario has been a bit greedy in 2023, though. Alongside Wonder, a breathtaking remake of Super Mario RPG enraptured us all and helped one of the series\u2019 less-heralded iterations to flourish, discover a new audience, and welcome a younger generation while taking old-school fans on a one-way trip to the nostalgia kingdom. Seriously, where is the Switch 2 or Switch Pro? Pokemon Scarlet and Violet was an eye-opening experience highlighting the Nintendo Switch\u2019s technical inferiority. Severe frame-rate drops, bugs, glitches, and generally poor performance were an indictment of how the Switch is falling behind thanks to its dated specs\u2014and that was in 2022. Technical behemoths like Tears of the Kingdom showed that AAA Switch titles can look pretty good with the right optimization, but how jaw-dropping could Pokemon or Zelda look on the long-rumored Switch Pro or Switch 2? The Wii U came out in 2012, with the Switch following suit in 2017, so we should be due a new console soon, right? Well, you could argue that the need for the Switch was more immediate given the disappointing sales of the WiiU\u2014estimated to be a shocking 14 million. Whereas the Switch, as of Dec. 12, 2023, has sold well over 120 million units and counting. As a fan and regular consumer of Nintendo gaming media, I\u2019d like to see the efforts of the company\u2019s most talented developers rewarded by showcasing system-selling AAA titles in glorious, pristine detail. I expect an announcement in 2024, and I\u2019ll have my wallet gaping, ready to throw more money at Nintendo. An overreliance on remakes and remasters? 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It feels like Nintendo has drifted in and out of 2023, all the while continuing to sell millions of Nintendo Switch units and software. Looking back, did the legendary Japanese company do enough this year to make an impact?<\/p>

In 2023, Microsoft has been busy completing multi-billion-dollar deals with Activision Blizzard<\/a>, while Sony has been showcasing why the PS5 is a truly next-gen beast with the incredible Spider-Man 2<\/em><\/a>. But what about Nintendo? As usual, the \u201cfamily-friendly\u201d company seems to have been quietly going about its business.\u00a0<\/p>

It\u2019s been an interesting year for Nintendo and the dominant Switch console. There have been some highs, but I\u2019d also argue there have been some lows, too, that the multimedia messiah might already be mulling over heading into 2024.<\/p>