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Re: Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video]

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Relevant: https://www.nintendo.com/successor/en-us/index.html Nintendo Direct focused on Switch 2: Apr 2nd. Looks like joy-cons will have 'mouse-like' functionality and there's a 'C' on right joy-con but its functionality is not reveled. New Mario Kart showcased would probably be one of the first exclusives.

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Re: Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video]

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I wonder if they have a new control technique up their sleeve. Innovative gameplay and pushing new control ideas is one of Nintendo’s signatures. That said, being the switch 2, not a new console, maybe they kept it the same and just upgraded the processing and graphics hardware.

Looking forward to more!

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That's what I wanted. An improved Switch. Waiting for the specs

Same here. Really hope it is more than what was rumoured, which was using some 6 years old tech.

Nintendo never really uses brand new tech. It's their design philosophy. https://medium.com/@adamagb/nintendo-s-little-known-product-...

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That was fun! I'm a little disappointed they didn't fix the terribly unergonomic joy cons though.

It’s bigger; that might be the fix in and of itself

A big problem is not length but width. I've 3d printed a _pad_ for solo joycon and the difference is day and night

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I’m glad to see Nintendo found a form factor that’s kind of gimmicky that actually worked. The Wii and Wii U were too gimmicky, but portability was a great choice. I’m also glad to see backwards compatibility.

I’m excited to see what kind of hardware improvements have been made. The switch came out in March 2017, just about 8 years ago. Just due to the way Nintendo games have their animated charm, they’re able to make their games look excellent on that hardware still. That said, I’d love to see how good a Zelda game looks on some new hardware.

Re: Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video]

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I wonder if they have a new control technique up their sleeve. Innovative gameplay and pushing new control ideas is one of Nintendo’s signatures. That said, being the switch 2, not a new console, maybe they kept it the same and just upgraded the processing and graphics hardware. Looking forward to more!

Looks like the sliding controllers bit means that they will work like a computer mouse.

Re: Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video]

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Same here. Really hope it is more than what was rumoured, which was using some 6 years old tech.

Nintendo never really uses brand new tech. It's their design philosophy. https://medium.com/@adamagb/nintendo-s-little-known-product-...

It's a philosophy that worked for them incredibly well with the Switch, so unlikely they'll totally reverse it for the Switch 2.

Re: Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video]

#30
Relieved that they are just iterating instead of trying to go for something radically different like they did. Everybody is pretty happy with the current feature set, just add some stuff and get a nice power upgrade in there and you're all set for another 6 years.
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