Video gamers are almost “trained” to look for “tiny details” about things they see or hear within trailers, reveals, and even the games themselves. After all, Easter Eggs are everywhere, and sometimes, the smallest details can reveal certain things about the project itself. It’s true that sometimes gamers get a bit TOO invested in the small details and make false assumptions, but regarding the latest Nintendo Direct, some fans feel they’ve seen their first tease about the Switch successor, and it’s not where you think it might be. In this case, it wasn’t about the games that were shown but the animations of the Direct itself.
As you hopefully know by now, today’s presentation wasn’t a standard Direct but a Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase. The focus was on 3rd party titles that will be on the Nintendo Switch within the first half of 2024. But as viewers watched the intro to the Direct, they realized it was much different than the ones from 2023 and during the Switch era. One Twitter user even compiled the various Direct animations from the Wii U and Switch eras, and you can see that things are definitely different:
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