@NEStalgia But does it have a performance boost? Nintendo basically already officially confirmed it's the same chip set as in the light, so no additional RAM or performance improvements at all. It's on the front page, in case you missed that article. So, the main benefits are bigger storage, better screen and better audio, all of which only benefits handheld players, basically. in 720p...
As for life cycle: how long did the Wii last, amidst a storm of "how can Nintendo keep supporting a non-HD console in this day and age" rage fits? Don't you ever expect anything even remotely resembling something like Western logic coming from Nintendo HQ...
As for why anyone would expect a second new model at this point: because they didn't get their "promised" model, so the prediction "obviously" hasn't come true yet. It's a true master class in the art of reaching for the thinnest of straws...
The only performance boost would be the lower battery consumption of the OLED screen. Which then goes away immediately because the screen is larger and thus requires more power anyway.
@Eel Not sure that larger means more power in this case. OLED powers each pixel separately. It's still 921600 powered pixels either way. Each may take a bit more power to light than the same size OLED, smaller, but it's got to be a lot less power overall than the LED backlights in the older models (at least pre-IGZO.)
@ThanosReXXX Ahh, I hadn't seen it was the same chipset as the Lite. Even for a refresh it's kind of a lame one. I still want it for the better screen, but that's pretty lame. I've been holding out hope that the eShop would actually be navigable before the generation sunsets.
For the generation lasting, I'm not thinking so much about consumer demand for Nintendo so much as Capcom and the like putting their foot down and saying "ok, this thing is a mess and we're done with it." - Capcom holds a lot of sway over Nintendo. Switch would have had less RAM at the start without them pushing on it, and N3DS wouldn't have had the nub. MH Stories 2 runs like trash. I'm terrified to think of what Arceus looks like. GF isn't exactly known as tech wizards. Even primitive looking games are slideshows from them.
Though Wii is a terrible comparison. The thing was deader than a door nail by year 5 and just kind of coasted on residual sales for 2 years. That's part of how SS failed the first time around in year 7. They could try the same thing, again, but Nintendo had finally re-gained the 3rd party support they lost with the N64, and if they try to do the "coast as long as residuals roll in" thing again, they'll probably revert to N64-3DS era 3rd party support for a good long time again. Profitable, but terrible business planning.
Kind of funny now Playstations and Xboxes get slimmer over the years and Nintendos get phatter.
@NEStalgia Yeah, I know about the Wii being deader than a door nail, but my point was just Nintendo's stubbornness, and seeing as they've already mentioned that they're going to support the Switch for quite a few more years to come, I'm not expecting any puppy dogs, unicorns and rainbows for all the Pro evangelists just yet...
'The console wars are like boobs: Sony and Microsoft fight over which ones look the nicest and Nintendo's are the most fun to play with.'
@NEStalgia well their own estimates show equal battery life, so it must have a extremely similar power consumption, because as far as we know everything else is the same inside.
@ThanosReXXX Stubborn is right. But no matter what they say it means as much as anything Jim Ryan says. "Someday we'll let someone else do VR" (Hardware department: "Have a look at the new PSVR2 coming next year!" )
Nintendo's the company that said there's no N3DS days before they announced N3DS and DS was a second pillar to Game Boy (I sure love the shiny 2021 Game Boy....) Support for 10 years means like 3DS was supported for years (After Switch replaced it.) Sony does the same (10 year for PS3, PS4, but the new hardware comes 6-7 years in.) So it's kind of empty words that could mean "No switch 2 until 2027" or it could mean "Switch is a compelling platform with a large library for our younger players" shrug
Bowser literally just said they're always looking at hardware for gameplay experiences and not technology for the sake of technology. Then 2 weeks later they drop new hardware with nothing but fancy display tech and audio upgrades. I'm convinced everyone at Nintendo is a lawyer/politician by night.
@Eel I'm starting to think the entire Switch GALAXY Edition is designed simply because they ran out of parts in the bin and needed a new contract, or because they wanted to design the least compelling product possible to thwart scalpers, or they really just designed it as a giant middle finger to Sony by appealing to Vita owners.
God, I'm SO angry right now. Amidst all this idiotic new Switch nonsense, I was following the European Soccer Championship and as SO often happens, once again, the rightful team did NOT win, and now I have to watch those stinkin' Italians in the finals AGAIN. Their delaying tactics are simply horrible, their transgressions are disgustingly sneaky, and they just didn't deserve to win at ALL. But penalties decided, and I simply HATE penalties, because these do not accurately represent the actual power levels of teams in a soccer/football match: it's just 75 percent luck. Yègh!!! I'm utterly disgusted... /rant
@NEStalgia Well, all you said basically perfectly aligns with my earlier "don't you ever expect Western logic" quote, so you can't take everything at face value...
BUT... strip it all down to the bare bones, and what's left, is STILL Nintendo's core values, a primary amongst which is to continue to develop new ideas based upon withered tech, which basically perfectly translates back to this "practically no added value" version of the new Switch, with its already existing chip set.
As for them being lawyers/politicians by night: nope, you should know by now: like their lawyers, they're modern day ninja's. That's also why they're able to use plausible deniability and are able to shadow drop things...
@ThanosReXXX Wile I don't follow your type of sports I do feel your anger, So many times penalties will happen, and then when they clam it happen bc of this Its something stupid.
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The new Switch is going to be priced at $350.00 in the US and £310.00 in the UK as @BruceCM mentioned. I wonder though if anyone would really buy another Switch for just a few minor changes. I know there are some people that have like a Switch and two Switch Lites but as someone who feels guilty over buying a $60 game I don't see the appeal. Is anyone here really going to get the new Switch?
@Fujimoto-San
I want to get another Nintendo Switch for making 2nd island for Animal Crossing New Horizons.
And i will consider OLED edition since it has White bundle.
@Fujimoto-San I've been wanting a bigger screen since launch, so I'm in. Plus my launch day unit is getting kind of creaky and the battery life is taking a dive.
Plus, 'dat rear end.... Who wouldn't upgrade to the new $0.40 kickstand?
@Snatcher In soccer, it's just penalty shoot outs, players of both teams taking turns shooting at each other's goal keeper, trying to get the ball in the net past him. It's basically just a lottery, and no real depiction of who was the better team...
@ThanosReXXX I’m surprised they don’t shrink the goal and the play field of soccer. It seems that the play field itself lends to BS delay tactics. Put those guys in a basketball sized court with something about the size of a basketball hoop, maybe a little larger, then do away with the goalie.
@ThanosReXXX I agree with @BloodNinja, It sounds like there is no real strats you you do, and if you do the other team sure isn't going to play that way.
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