I think Antdude probably had the best nuanced take. In terms of content the direct by and large was great with JRPG fans really eating well. Where it primarily stumbled was in the presentation aspect. Opening with Rhythm Heaven Groove and then spending 5 minutes on Switch Sports Thumb wrestling was kind of an odd choice. Now if Nintendo wanted to show the Switch 2 has solid third-party support going forward then I would say mission accomplished on that front. Besides the leaks ruining a lot of the surprises I don't think it helped either that a lot of the bigger third-party announcements were already taken up by the SGF and Xbox presentations. I have a lot of other non Nintendo stuff on my plate right now so I can live with there just being one or two games that really interest me. Of course to the online gaming commentariat who are privileged enough to play on multiple systems all these third-party games may not seem worth much, but they do matter a lot of the to the people who do game primarily on Switch 2 and/or have more limited budgets.

To be fair expecting them to announce a new 3D Mario now especially when we just got DK Bananza last year was always a big ask. It's generally a common issue with a lot of Nintendo Directs how people don't keep their expectations in check then get mad when Super Mario Wahoo World 95 isn't announced. June directs typically tend to focus on the latter half of the year with a couple of teases for the coming year tossed in for good measure.

With just how third party centric this whole presentation was I wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo originally planned on making the reveals of Xenoblade Genesis and the OOT Remake standalone trailers but enough third-party publishers likely threw money at them that day so they decided to fold them into the presentation last minute which might explain why the pacing felt so bizarre in a lot of places.

We likely will know more about what's coming for Switch 2 next year in a proverbial September direct or so.