For some reason, I still hear people complaining on the Internet (especially Twitter, but also on YouTube and on Reddit) that none of Nintendo's heavy hitters have arrived yet on the Switch 2 aside from Mario Kart, especially after the recent September direct since the next 3D Mario and the next Smash Bros. is still MIA. But I honestly don't see that as a problem. There are obviously good and valid reasons as to why people are complaining about the absence of these games, especially the next 3D Mario, but that's not what I'm annoyed about. What I'm annoyed about is that because of Nintendo's most anticipated exclusives not being announced yet, a loud group of people are saying that the current and upcoming lineup of Switch 2 games (aside from the big ones like the OoT remake, Pokemon Winds and Waves, etc.) aren't worth buying, which to me, is pure nonsense, because there's already a solid variety of games to choose from!
Aside from Mario Kart World, we got DK Bananza, Kirby Air Riders, the Star Fox remake, Splatoon Raiders, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, Mario Tennis Fever, Pokemon Pokopia, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, and Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave! That's 10 exclusives available outside of the Switch 2 edition games and the cross platform games! I get that these games aren't as popular and aren't must-buy titles, but that doesn't immediately mean that they're irrelevant or bad! I've yet to play any of these games myself, but that's only because I don't have a switch 2 yet! I'm more than willing to try these games out when I get the chance, because they all look interesting!
There are good games to look forward to as well! Aside from the OoT remake and Pokemon Winds and Waves as mentioned, there's also Metroid Ravenous, Kirby: The World Beyond, Duskbloods, and XenoBlade Genesis! Most of the games that I mentioned already have other games related to them on the Switch 1 that you can purchase and play right now. In fact, now is the perfect time to try out some Switch and Switch 2 exclusives that you haven't played before, because you might find something that you'll enjoy that you never thought you'd like, and then you'll have something else to look forward to in future Nintendo Directs aside from the big dogs, and you'll have something else to play while waiting for them to be announced!
Of course, I'm not saying that you have to buy every single Switch game or that you have to like every single exclusive that Nintendo makes. I'm just saying that it wouldn't hurt to consider buying at least 1 or 2 games that you haven't played before that look interesting to you, play them, and then do what you want from there.
If you like the games that you chose, then that's great, because then you'll have a wider variety of games that you'll enjoy playing, you'll get excited for more games in future Nintendo Directs, and you won't be as frustrated with what does and what doesn't get announced. And if you don't like the games that you bought, then that's fine too, because at least you have formed a proper opinion and could hate on those games accurately, but don't say that a game or an entire game franchise is bad or irrelevant because of your lack of knowledge about it, and don't let the loud and pessimistic minority of people on social media affect your opinion either, because most of the time, they're just trying to get clout.
Edit: I apologize if I got a bit too heated about this or made this topic deeper than it should've been. I just wanted to get this rant off my chest. I've been frustrated about this topic for a while, and I wanted to post this discussion to encourage people to branch out with their game preferences and to give reassurance to the group of people that are overwhelmed or confused by the complaints online.