Nintendo’s Switch lineup is fairly strong, with a plethora of games that will be released this year. This can be seen with theNintendo Direct showcase back in February, which detailed a number of games such asMario Strikers: Battle League,Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, andSplatoon 3. Most of these first-party titles on the Switch are set to come out later this year in Summer. While these are all highly-anticipated games in the Switch’s library, a notable leaker of Nintendo notes that another one could be coming fairly soon as a “shadowdrop” announcement, with many coming to the conclusion that they are teasing a sequel to 2017’s1-2-Switch.
1-2-Switchwas a party game that was released alongside the Nintendo Switch’s launch, which demonstrated a lot of the console and Joy-con’s function. More specifically, it demonstrated the Switch’s HD-Rumble and IR Motion Camera features, the newest innovations introduced. This was exemplified through the various mini-games available in the game, which receivedWarioWarecomparisons due to the heavy focus on them. While sales of the game were healthy, topping out at a little over 3 million units in 2019, the critical reception was decidedly mixed due to the lack of progression and content.
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Despite this reception, anotable Nintendo leakeris seemingly indicating that1-2-Switchwill be getting a sequel of some kind. This leak was posted on Twitter by Samus Hunter, with an incredibly vague tweet. It states that the game they are teasing will be polarizing, but it will be a “shadowdrop” announcement on Nintendo’s social media channels, release within one to two months, and will be a “surprise” to everyone.
While the tweet itself doesn’t explicitly mention a1-2-Switchsequel, followers of the account pieced together the tweet’s context clues. The “One Two” months part was capitalized in the middle of the tweet, alongside the “May” part near the beginning as well. While the “May” part indicates that this title could release within the month of May, it’s coupled with the statement that the game will either be hated or loved. Pairing this up with the “One Two” portion of the tweet and one could draw the conclusion that the game is related to1-2-Switch, due to its polarizing reception at launch.
A sequel to1-2-Switchis quite curious, as many fans are still very apathetic to the game. TheSwitch already has a number of other party gamesthat saw better responses from fans and critics such asMario Party Superstars,WarioWare: Get It Together, and the upcomingNintendo Switch Sports. However, fans should keep their expectations in check until an official announcement is made to see if this ends up being true or not.
A1-2-Switchsequel is rumored to be in development.
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