Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video]

Post by Phrodo_00 » Thu, Jan 16, 2025, 8:47 PM UTC

jamesgeck0 wrote: post #568

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I agree with you, but in some newer games it just doesn't make sense to me. They want good graphics but the Switch can't handle them, but they still try to make them. For example, Pokemon Scarlet & Violet. Gameplay and the game design for me personally is really great, but I can't stand the graphics. I would rather play on worse graphics just to not have constant frame drops and in some parts of the game N64 graphics…

Scarlet/Violet look atrocious even next to other Switch Pokemon games. The art direction wasn't great, and it was a really poor game technically. https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2022-pokemon-scarle... Can't find it right now, but someone did some side by side comparisons of Scarlet/Violet next to similar Breath of the Wild scenes, and it's night and day.

Post by Levitz » Thu, Jan 16, 2025, 8:59 PM UTC

gyomu wrote: post #51

wirthjason wrote: post #22

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!

Both controllers have optical sensors (visible in the trailer), confirming the rumors that they'll have mouse like functionality. Remains to be seen if games will actually bother to implement it or if it'll remain a curiosity that only a handful of titles support.

Post by runevault » Thu, Jan 16, 2025, 9:01 PM UTC

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Personally I'd say both are true. They won the generation, but they did so by not bothering to fight directly with Playstation and Xbox. By basically ignoring them and having a distinct identity they won.

This framing only highlights either A. Sony has an amazing marketing strategy where they can paint their #1 competitor as not even a competitor. B. Xbox has a terrible product direction, where they are trying (failing) to beat Sony at being Sony instead of looking at the gaming industry and trying to create a product people want.

Post by kipchak » Thu, Jan 16, 2025, 9:04 PM UTC

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Ha. Since when does Nintendo care about ensuring functionality they add to their devices are leveraged? Other than first party games, and even that can be limited, almost no one ever implements the weird little functionality they add to their devices.

Not just Nintendo. The PlayStation 4 controller had that touchpad in the middle that also clicked in to act as a button. I played a lot of games that used it as a button (usually to open a map, or something) and don't remember a single game that used it as a touchpad.

Post by ClassyJacket » Thu, Jan 16, 2025, 9:08 PM UTC

Levitz wrote: post #753

gyomu wrote: post #51

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Both controllers have optical sensors (visible in the trailer), confirming the rumors that they'll have mouse like functionality. Remains to be seen if games will actually bother to implement it or if it'll remain a curiosity that only a handful of titles support.

> confirming the rumors that they'll have mouse like functionality. The idea of controlling a game with two mice is suddenly interesting to me.