The Nintendo Switch 2 has ended up more confusing and expensive than some people may have expected, but the simple promise of a new Nintendo hybrid console has been exciting enough for many folks as they book retirement homes for their original Switch. $80 games? Digital game card restrictions? Confounding new-gen upgrades? An Astro's Playroom-style tutorial you have to pay for? I can barely hear you over the sound of a new Mario Kart, Donkey Kong, mouse controls, and the inevitable, endearing, 10-years-late jank of Nintendo-brand Discord.
As we learned more about the Switch 2, I became more eager to hear how game developers are feeling about it. Over the past few months, both before and after the big Nintendo Direct reveal, I've spoken to dozens of game developers across the industry to ask one question: what are your hopes and expectations for the Nintendo Switch 2? (I technically asked two questions, with the other focusing on what people get wrong about games.)
