Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser Reckons the Fact That Dark Souls Mastermind Hidetaka Miyazaki has ENOugh Confidence in the Switch 2 to release The duskbloods as an exclusive speaks volumes for the hardware’s capabilities.
In case you missed it, the duskbloods is miyazaki’s next game after Elden Ring: Nightreign, and it’s coming exclusively to nintendo switch 2 at some point in 2026. The game’s reveal was arguably the biggest Surprise of the Switch 2 Directwhich also included a huge Mario Kart World showcase and the announcement of the open-work Donkey Kong Bananza.
In an interview with The Washington PostBowser Boasted of Miyazaki’s faith in the switch 2 hardware as a means to open up new gameplay possibilities. Unfortunately, no direct quotes were given, but it sounds like bowser was saying that miyazaki deciding the switch 2 was the right home for his next game is proof that the upcoming console is powerful enough to fulfill his creative vision, which is a valid flex to be fair.
The Washington Post also rightly noted that many third-party publishers distanced themselves from Nintendo after the commercial failure of the wii u, and that the immense success of the switch is pulling them back in. Recently, a pair of former nintendo marketing leads echoed that sentiment, saying the wii u flopped so hard that getting third-party support on switch was “really hard” and predicting a new era for third-party support on the switch 2.
