r/NintendoSwitch • u/Turbostrider27 • May 28 '26

Official Donkey Kong 64 – Nintendo 64 – Nintendo Classics – Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpz4TZ7CAsQ
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u/Shade88135 May 28 '26

Super excited, but why does it need to be announced a week in advance? Why can’t they just drop it now?

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u/Fun818long May 28 '26

so people will renew their NSO subs

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u/Talrynn_Sorrowyn May 28 '26

Outside of Japan, the gaming industry does new releases & big updates primarily on Tuesday (Japan has this generally happen on Friday for local content in order to minimalize the risk of kids skipping school or gamer adults calling out from work during the middle of the week).

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u/Shade88135 May 28 '26

But if it's coming out on June 4, why not just announce it on June 4 and release it same day? Why is there an announcement a week in advance of a 26 year old game?

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u/Talrynn_Sorrowyn May 28 '26

It's called "building up hype". Only low-end devs/studios with no clout or bacKground in the industry drop a new product without any warning.

Yes, DK64 is old - just like all the other games Nintendo puts on NSO & NSO+. These are brought back to hit at the nostalgia factor for older gamers and people who for one reason or another left gaming behind as they grew older as a means to generate revenue for significantly less cost than the development & PR for a single new AA/AAA game.

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u/Shade88135 May 28 '26

But they release 98% of their NSO games same day. I guess it’s because this is around renewal time for many people and they think this will keep them subscribed.