Silence on key play as Elden Ring or Final Fantasy 7 Remake even worries the old employees of the company

The emotion for the new generation of Nintendo is mixed, more and more, with a sense of restlessness. And not only among fans. Kit Ellis, former director of Nintendo of America’s content marketing, raised his voice in his podcast Together with Krysta Yang to warn that something has a strange smell in Kyoto … and not just in the Super Mario mushrooms.

Where are the launch dates of the great titles?

We are in August 2025 And we still don’t know When hell will come out Five of the most important Switch 2 games: Ring Elden, Remake Final Fantasy 7, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Prisconment, Kirby Air Riders And, of course, the long -awaited Metroid Prime 4. The latter does not even have a closed date and is still officially considered a switch for Switch 1 … even if it has an improvement for the new console.

For Ellis, who spent years within the Nintendo ecosystem, This is not normal. “The smell of the smell does not happen to me,” he confessed. “There is something that is not good and I feel that they are doing a good face while trying to control the chaos behind.”

Metroid Prime 4 and Nintendo delays

The lack of firm launch dates It is an anomaly in a company like Nintendo, famous for its millimeter planning. “I remember when the E3 was in June and everything was aligned to show new news for people to start thinking about Christmas purchases,” said Ellis, making it clear that this uncertainty directly affects marketing campaigns and public trust.

According to him, There is a fairly real possibility that a single game is blocking the entire calendar. If one of these launches of stars does not have its closed development, it would be impossible to quit the rest of the strategy. And that’s not all: Ellis suggests that there could also be problems with the development kits of Switch 2, which would have hindered the work of external companies.

What really happens to Nintendo?

The worrying thing is not just the lack of throwing, but The perception of the lack of control which projects Nintendo. Ellis goes further and raises a disturbing scenario: What if they are not getting their games in time for the generational jump?

This former director speaks with knowledge of the cause: “It is not the Nintendo I knew. They were always in the development teams, they knew perfectly what phase was every project”. But now everything seems different. There are multiple games without appointment than those confirmed for the first year of Switch 2 Life e Not even a new Mario Kart went on stage.

In fact, Ellis jokes (although in a rather acidic tone): “I have to know what the 190,000 who bought Switch 2 departure without Mario Kart World, because I don’t think the Welcome Tour has sold alone”.

Panic strategy or disguise?

Although in social networks there are those who see all this as a Strategy to surprise with a mega Nintendo Direct in SeptemberWhenever it seems less plausible. Nintendo had his artillery ready months in advance and, in this case, we are talking about gigantic games that should support the commercial success of the console during Christmas.

Los professionals They agree that the lack of communication is starting to erode trust, something that It is not normal in the great nA company historically prudent but very precise in its communication.

Is a generalized delay in advance?

Some analysts already speculate with the possibility that Metroid Prime 4 It is delayed until 2026 and what titles such as Hyrule Warriors: Age of Prisconment They end up coming later than expected. The “winter” window that the latter has can be extended perfectly until March of the following year, according to how Nintendo interpreted.

On the other hand, the technical complexity of adaptation or improvement of games such as Ring Elden or REMAKE FF7 For Switch 2 I may take more time than expected. Recall that the new console promises a power similar to PS4 Pro and the layout of the basic rays, but it is still far from the current consoles.

A disturbing gift for fans

In the absence of official responses, we only have cross the fingers so that in September or before having a direct order to put the order In all this mess. Because yes, Nintendo has already left holes (hello, wii u!), But leaving so many key outputs hanging a few months since Christmas is, at least, risky.

Fans of Metroid Prime, Final Fantasy, Kirby or Zelda They need certainties … and Nintendo should know better than anyone else.