{"id":4121,"date":"2025-04-08T15:48:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T15:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=4121"},"modified":"2025-04-10T18:20:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T18:20:33","slug":"ex-ps5-boss-calls-nintendo-switch-2-direct-underwhelming-apart-from-one-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/08\/ex-ps5-boss-calls-nintendo-switch-2-direct-underwhelming-apart-from-one-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-PS5 boss calls Nintendo Switch 2 Direct underwhelming apart from one thing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yoshida bumped up his rating purely for FromSoftware’s new game (Sony)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While diehard Nintendo fans ate up the Switch 2<\/a> showcase, former PlayStation exec Shuhei Yoshida has proven harder to please.<\/p>\n

The first big Nintendo Direct for the Switch 2 left viewers feeling a whirlwind of emotions. It was exciting thanks to all the big game reveals, particularly for the likes of Mario Kart World<\/a> and Donkey Kong Bananza<\/a>, but there was a downside too.<\/p>\n

Some announcements left people a little cold and the more exciting ones were undercut by the high prices of first party games<\/a>, which weren\u2019t shared until after the showcase had wrapped up.<\/p>\n

One person who definitely wasn’t impressed, by what Nintendo had to show, was former PlayStation Studios president Shuhei Yoshida, who has been sharing his thoughts on the showcase.<\/p>\n

Yoshida joined the team on the MinnMax YouTube channel<\/a> and in a post-Direct chat, MinnMax founder Ben Hanson asked Yoshida how he would review it on a scale of one to 10.<\/p>\n

To Hanson\u2019s surprise, Yoshida only scored it a six, before adding it went up to a seven once FromSoftware\u2019s new game, The Duskbloods<\/a>, made an appearance.<\/p>\n

When pressed for details, Yoshida admitted that he wanted to see more new games, instead of \u2018mostly remakes and ports.\u2019<\/p>\n

Technically there weren’t any remakes, although a number of third party ports were announced – which most fans saw as a positive and which Nintendo highlighted in order to show the broad support for the format.<\/p>\n

Yoshida is likely also referring to the four Nintendo Switch 2 Edition games<\/a>, which are upgraded versions of existing Switch 1 games.<\/p>\n

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Switch 1 owners can upgrade certain games for a fee (Nintendo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It’s a fairly uncharitable take in our opinion, as while some beloved Nintendo IPs, like Splatoon and Animal Crossing, were absent, there were a healthy amount of new game reveals. Aside from Mario Kart, Donkey Kong, and The Duskbloods, the Direct also unveiled:<\/p>\n