The recent Nintendo presentation showcased a major highlight: the remake of Ocarina of Time, which may be the first game that the producer has developed directly for Switch 2 (and it shows in its spectacular textures).
However, despite the future release of gems like Star Fox or the new Pokémon, I am quite sure that the game I will spend hours and hours glued to the screen with is the most unexpected one, which will also be released for the first Switch: Rhythm Heaven Groove.
You see it now, huh!
I discovered the Rhythm saga on the Nintendo DS, with the incredible Rhythm Paradise, a new version of the game that already appeared for Game Boy Advance and required you to press at the right moment of a song to pass through the various musical levels one by one.
You need to have, indeed, an iron hand, nerves of steel, and rhythm in your veins, because it is more complicated than it seems. There was one more version for Wii before a compilation for 3DS, and now, finally, 11 years after the last time we heard from the saga, it returns with 110 new minigames: 80 to play solo and 30 in company. And yes, there is nothing I have been looking forward to more than this.
Imagine a Wario Ware but exclusively musical: if it sounds like something you want to play at all costs, you can’t miss the game that will be released on July 2. Yes, on the contrary, if you think it will be a true nightmare that is nothing like what you usually try, it’s better not to hurt yourself. You just have to know that we won’t be able to be friends. Because, in addition, this time Nintendo has introduced the novelty of competitive games (seeing who gets closest to the exact moment to press the button), all with the same style and the same type of music, because both Tsunku and Ko Takeuchi are back in action. What can I say, for me it has the same level of importance as announcing Super Mario Galaxy 3. Maybe more.
But wait, because there’s more! In times of games costing 70 euros that will continue to rise over time as we purchase them, Rhythm Heaven Groove will cost only 39.99, both in physical and digital formats, and of course, at that price, it must be in every home. This may be our last chance to see this game, and we might not even know it, just like in 2007 we didn’t realize that Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan! 2 would be the last opportunity we had to enjoy this particular saga (which, by the way, is impossible not to miss).
Switch 2 has a long way to go ahead of it, where we will surely see the most well-known Nintendo sagas, from Mario to Zelda, including Kirby, Super Smash Bros, or Pokémon. But if you ask me what I prefer to see, I am very clear: small, independent, fun games, where imagination and fun are the only factors to consider. And if they can also be released for the first Switch, even better. That said, please, can it move up a few weeks so we can start feeling the summer vibe?

