An eagle-eyed observer has noted that of the 62 announcements and reveals featured during yesterday's Gamescom Opening Night Live show, just six are definitely coming to Nintendo Switch.
As noted by ResetEra user BY2K, 62 announcements were made during Gamescom, of which some were new games, some were expansions or updates for existing games, and some were release date trailers or launch trailers for games we already knew about.
Just six of those announcements were for games that are either already on Nintendo Switch or are coming to the console at some point in the future, BY2K notes. One of them, HoYoverse's soon-to-be-updated Genshin Impact, has a very uncertain future indeed on Nintendo's console.
Here's the full list of confirmed Switch releases from last night's Gamescom presentation in all its glory.
- Dave the Diver's upcoming crossovers (with Balatro, Potion Craft, and YouTuber mxmtoon)
- Nikoderiko: The Magical World
- King of Meat
- Sid Meier's Civilization 7
- Little Nightmares 3
- Floatopia
BY2K's list also includes Genshin Impact as a "maybe", but even if we include that game, seven out of 62 announcements isn't the best look for the machine that is still Nintendo's only current console on the market.
Many of these games are titles we already knew weren't on Switch, like Naraka: Bladepoint, Black Myth: Wukong, and Street Fighter 6, to name but a few. For others, it's not surprising they're missing the Switch; Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred was hardly going to appear on Nintendo's console when Diablo 4 doesn't.
Still, the lack of Switch ports or versions for many of yesterday's Gamescom games arguably demonstrates that the need for Nintendo to make an announcement regarding the Switch's successor is growing more urgent.
Many of these games are likely skipping the Switch because it simply doesn't have the technical prowess to run them; it's hard to imagine Black Myth: Wukong running on a Switch, for instance.
Thankfully, Nintendo has pledged that it will reveal information about the Switch 2 (or whatever it ends up being called) before the end of this fiscal year, which means we'll likely learn something between now and this coming April. Stay tuned for more.
