Part of that might be the next Nintendo basically looks the same, @FragRed .... While I'm pretty sure the next gen version isn't coming for a couple more years, there could still be some other upgrade for this gen
Not sure if that seems likely anymore but it's possible. It'd be great to have an OLED lite, for example, if they don't want to do anything else for the hybrid version
@BruceCM That’s true on the looks front, but there are still gonna be things about the successor that won’t be the same. A lot of speculation seems to be around what chipset is used every time Nvidia shows something new but there’s nothing leaked about the actual internals. I do think Nintendo will do something next year regarding the current Switch, be it a OLED Lite or just an even cheaper variant which will become the main system going forward once the successor launches. Kinda like how they did with 2DS.
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If a new Switch revision or successor is imminent, major leaks will start happening very soon.
Based on the Nvidia data breach from earlier this year, we know some details about the GPU of the next Switch hardware:
> Codenamed T239, nicknamed "Drake"
> Runs on Nvidia's Ampere GPU architecture
> Based off of Nvidia's Orin SoC
> Has 1536 CUDA cores (the Switch's Maxwell GPU has 256 CUDA cores)
> Includes tensor cores for DLSS
> Includes RT cores for ray-tracing
Beyond this, everything else about the next Switch is shrouded in mystery.
@FragRed
People had Switch dev-kits in 2012? You mean 2016?
@Kermit1 I was about to ask what a Muppet game would even look like, but then I thought of having a 'Great Muppet Caper' inspired VN with Kermit and Fozzie as detectives, and now I really want that. I do think that whatever form it takes, the game would need to really lean into the Muppet's sense of humor to work.
@westman98 Hm you maybe correct that it wasn’t as early as 2012. I thought I read somewhere some developer had dev kits several years prior to its release but I can’t find the article.
That GPU seems pretty powerful for a Switch successor. Such a massive jump in terms of power especially with ray tracing (I assume that’s what RT stands for), something even beefy PCs and current generation PlayStation and Xbox can just about handle. Just wonder how likely it is Nintendo would want anything that’s such a big leap forward.
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@FragRed
IIRC Nintendo first started sending Switch dev-kits to most 3rd party publishers in summer 2016. The Switch didn't exist in 2012 - heck, the Wii U didn't even launch until late 2012.
I thought of another possibility of why Nintendo chose not to do a general Direct, to avoid the question of when is Advance Wars coming. If you look back to September 2021, Advance Wars wasn't in the Direct which was a sign the game wasn't launching in December 2021 and then the delay to Spring 2022 was confirmed in October 2021.
These shadow drop announcements like Kirby's Dream Buffet means you don't know how far away Advance Wars is from launch because Nintendo could just randomly shadow drop a trailer with a new release date. Meanwhile a June/July general Direct with the game absent would tell you it's not launching until 2023 at the earliest.
@Grumblevolcano I don't think that's it, they went years without worrying about people asking for BOTW2, Metroid Prime 4 and Bayoneta 3 in the Directs let alone a small franchise like Advance Wars. They have also announced games post E3 Direct for release within the same year before.
The best thing that has ever happened to it is being delayed as more people are talking about it now because "pOliTicZ" than would ever actually play the game. lol
If Nintendo are shadow dropping trailers for games coming out this year, they may not be looking to do any general Directs until next year but instead just do partner showcases for third party releases.
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@FragRed I wouldn't think so. All the shadow drops are for games that would be too late to announce in a September direct.
My guess is that their planned tentpole release for the June direct had to be delayed, so they're just piecing out the other announcements. Kirby Spinoff + Bayo 3 release date + Mario Kart DLC (presumably) + the Partner Showcase contents lacks anything with the wow factor you'd expect from a regular direct.
You might be onto something. Just waiting on the Advance Wars release date and where it all fits over the next 6-9 months. Maybe a release date at the next general direct.
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