EruditeHobo
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Has there ever been a Nintendo console released in the summer?
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The Nintendo Switch 2 | Officially Announced (Switch 2 Direct Scheduled for April 2nd)
Has there ever been a Nintendo console released in the summer?
EruditeHobo
Member
Incredibly underwhelming, honestly.
They'd better have a killer Mario game coming soon, IMO.
Doesn't matter in the grand scheme though... will sell like hotcakes.
Hardensoul
Member
Yes, Famicom, SNES, Gameboy and Gameboy Advance. June/July/August!
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LavitzSlambert
Member
They're gonna freeze him in carbonite like Walt fucking Disney and let kids gawk at him on a Super Nintendo World ride.
Efren is G.O.A.T.
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Would you pay premium to get the OLED version if they came out with both LCD and OLED at launch?
Lillie
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depends on the price point but i would consider it
MAX PAYMENT
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It's Mario Kart 8 Double D's.That's what I was wondering. Graphically it looks almost identical to MK8DX, but that looks like a new track?
Is this Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Deluxe? lol.
joshwaan
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Cheap LCD bro
Tarin02543
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Cheap LCD bro
It will be a cheap good lcd
Woopah
Member
N64 released in Japan in June as well.
Hardensoul
Member
I don’t think the remaster is real. Nintendo is more likely to do a definitive edition. How much sales would they be expecting for a remaster, when BotW is still selling and also BC!
With that type of upgrade graphics it’s more likely to be in new Zelda.
Hardensoul
Member
Virtual Boy in August!
Robb
Gold Member
I’d be super surprised if it doesn’t happen at this point given the codename leaks, that have all been spot on thus far.I don’t think the remaster is real. Nintendo is more likely to do a definitive edition. How much sales would they be expecting for a remaster, when BotW is still selling and also BC!
With that type of upgrade graphics it’s more likely to be in new Zelda.
Wind Waker HD got quite an overhaul so it’s not impossible.
WhiteWaterM00se
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I see all these arguments everywhere on the price.
I DO NOT think Nintendo knows the price yet. I think they are waiting to see on tariffs, I am sure they have a target price, but are unsure of global changes taking place.
I DO NOT think Nintendo knows the price yet. I think they are waiting to see on tariffs, I am sure they have a target price, but are unsure of global changes taking place.
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Finally caught up on the thread.
Well I had kinda hoped for the announcement of the new console to have been via a Direct showing off the system and games, so of course this was a bit dissappointing.
It seems people are happy that it's a continuation of the Switch but I've always loved that Nintendo always does something unexpected.
Either way as long as they announce a new 3D Mario I'll be there to buy it. Hope they have more 3D platformers such as Donkey Kong in the works. An announcement of expanding online to include Gamecube games would also be cool. Been playing Paper Mario 64 using the Switch and been having an amazing time.
Well I had kinda hoped for the announcement of the new console to have been via a Direct showing off the system and games, so of course this was a bit dissappointing.
It seems people are happy that it's a continuation of the Switch but I've always loved that Nintendo always does something unexpected.
Either way as long as they announce a new 3D Mario I'll be there to buy it. Hope they have more 3D platformers such as Donkey Kong in the works. An announcement of expanding online to include Gamecube games would also be cool. Been playing Paper Mario 64 using the Switch and been having an amazing time.
darth.shrimp
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I signed up for the one in Paris. With my luck I won't get selected, but I doubt I'll have better stuff to do on a Sunday morning anyway.
Yeah exactly. I don't see the big selling point.I don’t think the remaster is real. Nintendo is more likely to do a definitive edition. How much sales would they be expecting for a remaster, when BotW is still selling and also BC!
With that type of upgrade graphics it’s more likely to be in new Zelda.
Funny too considering how many complain TotK was too much the same game as BotW.
Emedan
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Rumor: Retailer mentions “3D Mario” & “Zelda remake/remaster” on eShop
The rumors for the Switch 2 have decreased by a lot since Nintendo finally revealed the console last week. However, that doesn’t mean that the rumors have stopped completely. The hardware may be…
mynintendonews.com
Sounds promising. Hope the Zelda one is Windwaker
WhiteWaterM00se
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Wind Waker was listed in a Russian store last year. Could be that!Rumor: Retailer mentions “3D Mario” & “Zelda remake/remaster” on eShop
The rumors for the Switch 2 have decreased by a lot since Nintendo finally revealed the console last week. However, that doesn’t mean that the rumors have stopped completely. The hardware may be…
Sounds promising. Hope the Zelda one is Windwaker
Or
I think this is BoTW Remake that is rumored.
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i wouldn't mind ocarina and majora's mask collection , i have not played them only recently picked up a 2ds to try them out but wouldn't mind seeing them on a big screen with some enhancements.
i hope they bring over nds and 3ds games to the online service saves them needing full on remakes and they would work i mean emulators can play 3ds and nds games shouldnt be an issue with the switch espically in docked mode if you uses one of the joycon and a stylus.
i hope they bring over nds and 3ds games to the online service saves them needing full on remakes and they would work i mean emulators can play 3ds and nds games shouldnt be an issue with the switch espically in docked mode if you uses one of the joycon and a stylus.
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Kataploom
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I'll be happy if they make OoT 3DS version available, I want to play with better character models tbh.Rumor: Retailer mentions “3D Mario” & “Zelda remake/remaster” on eShop
The rumors for the Switch 2 have decreased by a lot since Nintendo finally revealed the console last week. However, that doesn’t mean that the rumors have stopped completely. The hardware may be…
Sounds promising. Hope the Zelda one is Windwaker
darth.shrimp
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No official remaster could hold a candle to what you can do nowadays with an emulator and custom textures and shaders. If they know where the money is at, they'll make a full remake of OoT on a completely different engine, with larger fields, revamped combat, re-imagined dungeons, etc. (hey, a man can dream, can't he?)Rumor: Retailer mentions “3D Mario” & “Zelda remake/remaster” on eShop
The rumors for the Switch 2 have decreased by a lot since Nintendo finally revealed the console last week. However, that doesn’t mean that the rumors have stopped completely. The hardware may be…
Sounds promising. Hope the Zelda one is Windwaker
Warspite
Member
I wonder what the future is of these updated games for the 3DS (OoT, MM and Starfox), I would like to play them with a higher resolution.
Trilobit
Absolutely Cozy
Imagine that and with A Link to the Past remake similar to Link's Awakening. It'd be a collection that'd make me consider purchasing Switch 2 day one.
Majukun
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probably everyone is NDA'ed to the gills
sachos
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This is so important, isnt the Switch game sales like 50% physical? Keeping classic console gaming alive. Really hope PS6 has a disc drive addon. Even better if they make the PS5 disc drive work with it.Sight of relief as a physical collector for the Switch
Hardensoul
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A month away from announced! Are they starting the Adverts?
Caffeine
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the initial announcement was pretty luke warm for me. way different vibe from og switch which was exciting ? I was basically ready with the cash for one sitting here and now im like well its something. Will have to see if the april 2nd reveal actually garners interest from me, because if its just it plays all these games that I can play elsewhere then its meh.
Caffeine
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yes back when they did regional releases the n64 in japan launched late June.
LavitzSlambert
Member
I am looking forward to Switch 2. Despite the next event only being less than a month a way, I'm not really rushing it.
Giallo Corsa
Member
Sight of relief as a physical collector for the Switch
Serious question since I haven't had a Nintendo system in ages :
How do they treat BC ? Meaning, will Switch 1 games run better (framerate/resolution) on the 2 or will we have to buy the switch 2 "hd remaster" version of a game?
For example, will BOTW now run at 60fps or just at a-not-shit, stable 30fps ?
Edit : when will we have more news on the hardware and upcoming games?
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DownLikeBCPowder
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No one knows outside of it being hardware compatible, so the carts will just natively work. As far as benefits, we'll see soon! April 2nd we should find out this information I'd imagine.
Giallo Corsa
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Thanks man
Warspite
Member
No one really knows, Nintendo are a bit strange with their BC in the past, game boy games on the DS had black bars around them, you needed a gamecube memory card and a gamecube controller for the Wii BC instead of using the wii hardware and the Wii U needed a Wii mode, so its been all over the place. Its not all odd I remember the 3DS being good for DS games.
Will they upgrades, or will it be a half hearted attempt at BC? we will just need to wait and see.
My guess is that is for March 10th which happens to be “Mar10” day annually.
Kings Field
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The hype grows. Can’t fucking wait
Comandr
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It is overwhelmingly likely that Switch 2 will just downclock to play Switch 1 games at the exact same performance that they originally played at. Don't expect a ... PS4 Pro style Boost mode here. Not when there's remasters to sell.
Fake
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I don't think a remaster is needed to be honest.
Old games that barely run at 30 will be locked to 30, games that have unlocked frame rate will try to reach 60 more offen.
I sure people out of curiosity will go back to BOTW to see what places can be run at locked 30.
Comandr
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You may not think a remaster is necessary, and that's valid. However, Nintendo isn't going to miss a chance to sell 4K* remasters of their biggest games, and fans are going to be chomping at the bit to buy them. It is of absolutely zero benefit to Nintendo to run old games at higher clocks. In fact, its actively a detriment towards them because people like you would think that if it runs better, a remaster isn't necessary. See, good business sense is creating a problem and then selling the solution.
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blacktout
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The problem here is that if Nintendo only offers the option to buy a 4K remaster or to play the game with exactly the same performance as it had on the OG Switch, a lot of people who already own the game are going to select the latter option.
This is why Sony offers a choice between buying their remasters at full price, or paying ten bucks for an upgrade patch if you already own the PS4 version. This isn't charity. It's smart business, because it leaves the least money on the table.
I suspect Nintendo will probably do the same thing. There will be $70 Switch 2 versions of select Switch games but people who already own the Switch 1 versions will be able to pay $10 and download a patch to upgrade them.
Comandr
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I would go ahead and give up any notion of Wilds on Switch 2. People are screaming and shouting from the tops of mountains that performance is bad on both a 10TF console and very powerful computers. The Switch 2 will only have, at best, a 20ish watt hour battery, and a processor from somewhere around 2021. This would put it at half the size of the LCD steam deck battery, which is already notoriously short-lived during demanding games.
Even with my personal, extremely aggressive tweaks, all settings low, many completely off, with a tweaked .ini, even going as far as to mod the game to alleviate several other overhead issues like aggressive anti-tamper and wind simulation, Wilds runs around 14-22fps on average, dipping into the 6–10 range in combat on steam deck. With the game in FSR3 Balanced upscaling to 720, we have an internal resolution of 425p. That's lower than Standard Definition in the year 2025. You’ll notice it’s also pulling 25.9 watts to achieve this. But the TPD of the SD is only 15, how could that be? While the GPU and CPU are only allowed to guzzle a collective 15 watts max, the rest of the system still has operations that require power, the OS itself, etc.
So if we assume switch 2 has a 20 watt hour battery, then at this power draw, the game would run for 45 minutes before the system shut down. That's obviously unacceptable. Nintendo would have to cut this wattage by more than half, which leaves only about 8 watts for the CPU/GPU, and 2 watts for the total system power draw, coming out at 10 watts would give us exactly two hours. Still not great for a "portable" system. In order to get 3 hours, you'd have to starve the CPU/GPU with 5.5 watts, and leave 1.5 for the OS. Yeesh. How do you think that's going to run a game that brings the 200 watt PS5 to its knees?
So in conclusion, everyone should give up on Wilds for Switch 2. This game was not designed for that console. Monster Hunter Portable 6th, developed specifically by the MH Portable team, to be a portable game, on a portable console, will make its debut on Switch 2, just as Portable 5th did on the previous Switch. I believe this game has been in development for some time and Capcom has been in close communication with Nintendo to tailor this game specifically to the hardware of their new console.
existensmaximum
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Given Nintendo's history of BC I actually would expect the games to run identically on the Switch and Switch 2 with no improvements whatsoever. But we'll see, I hope I'm wrong. The Super Gameboy did bring some cool improvements to original Gameboy games after all..
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