Topic: The Nintendo Switch Rumor and Speculation Thread

All we have to do is look at Witcher 3 and whom ported it to the Switch complete game on cart .

I'm excited at the prospect of new hardware coming as early as next year.

But giving unwavering credence to a 4chan post is folly.

Well read and saw online Winter 2023 is a New Switch with S&V DLC2 enhanced graphics update for standard and enhanced Switch model. So this all but confirms something is coming and could be the TOTK Switch is the model as the news is the Leaker of TOTK pictures been banned and most likely Fired for exposing the model.

@SwitchForce I’m always incredibly skeptical of any YouTuber when it comes to rumours. I don’t know who these people are or anything about their previous accuracy.

I’m also unsure what you’re trying to say about the TotK Switch model. Are you saying it’s the next Switch? Because that would suggest it’s launching in May but you also say the new system in launching in Winter. I’m a little slow so I just want to make sure I understand everything.

@FragRed You can deny much as you want but there are too much info that it's can't be just spoof or my uncle works at Nintendo. That TOTK could be a launch in Winter model but since the leaker or close leaks were closed off by Nintendo Ninja one has to wonder why now.

@SwitchForce
The leak seems legit, those youtube vids discussing it are..... full of hot air and not worth your time

It does look like we are having "uncle work at Nintendo" trying to cancel this leak from a programmer.

@FragRed in all fairness, there’s no way the Wii u could be backwards compatible with the switch. The switch uses cartridges, while the Wii u used discs. What was useless was the lack of GameCube functionality for the Wii u. It had all the proper functions to run it cause the Wii could as well. Those Wind Waker/Twilight princess ports could have been straight from GameCube discs and not rereleased if the functionality for GameCube was added.

To be fair to enable full, proper GC backwards compatibility in "final product" sense you would've wanted accessory compatibility. Which the Wii U did lack for GC outside of the GC controller adapter. Also even the methods that allow you to play GC games on the Wii U don't support playing the discs themselves. You were booting them from ISOs loaded to a drive via exploits in the Wii sandbox

Also in regards to them pushing GC ports on the Wii U, there weren't a whole lot. There were more GC ports on Wii than there were on Wii U. I mean there's Twilight Princess and Wind Waker of which Twilight Princess was a Wii game that could already be played on Wii U. And....... actually I think that's the only GC game that was ported to Wii U. Also Wind Waker HD I would argue is probably the most justified HD remaster Nintendo has done. Metroid Prime HD is up there but, Wind Waker HD is IMO the benchmark

With all that said, Nintendo could have put GC games on the Wii U VC. It would have certainly been achievable. Though given the relatively low success of the platform I can understand why they didn't think it was worth the effort. I mean, the Wii U VC quality in general was a bit average. Actually, as much as I loved the Wii U, I plugged mine back in a bit the other day and just in general I'm glad we moved on

But unfortunately, we have lots of hot air here as well since no one here seems to wait to put themselves onto YouTube video to counter those YouTube posters to whom we all can see and hear. They present information in person but those naysayers on here won't go so far as to put themselves but be quarter back couch potato trying to say they are more credible but won't go on the record of themselves on YouTube to counter those poster whom clearly have more creditability then some on here.

@SwitchForce
A couple of things. Speaking for myself but I'm sure others who dislike those "Nintendo news" channels would agree. Firstly I have a full time job, I'm not about to start making a YouTube channel where I discuss the "daily Nintendo news". Also if I was to do that I would want to actually contribute something to the discussion. Which in terms of rumours/speculation I would only be able to do if I had some insider information I could openly discuss. Which I wouldn't do if I had it because that kind of information would inevitably be behind an NDA

The people who make these channels? Either their standards are lower, they have far more time or they have something to add separately and the discussion of rumours/speculation is just a side bit. Most of the time it seems to be just the first two. The only ones I think are worth any time are the ones that have something additional to add. Digital Foundry being the clearest example

Posting on a forum and discussing this stuff? Well that's different. Here everyone is on the same level, everyone has the same starting point. If someone seems like more of an authority? Well it's just because in the open contest of ideas their views seem to win out. If you think someone is wrong? Well we're all on the same footing, your reply will be just as visible as their post. You can be outnumbered sure, but you won't be buried in the comments section or obscured by some algorithm that tries to maximise YouTube ad-revenue

Also.... if I was to land into a lot of money, enough to retire, and decided that I wanted to have a shot at a YouTube channel? It'd probably be something more along the lines of KazeN64 or JeffGeerling. Where I actually go and make something worthwhile and the YouTube video is just a way to put it out there. I certainly wouldn't make a Nintendo news rumour and speculation bit where I dribble on about nothing to waste 20mins of your day

@SwitchForce Do you really think those vidoes add value?! One of them said the Switch 2 is probably coming this year because an announcement for DLC didn't contain game footage - that's tenuous at best!!

@neonpizza I think @skywake said exactly what my stance is on those YouTube channels. And I’ll also add, not everyone can create a YouTube channel because for the likes of people like me, not everyone has a look that sits well on camera or that radio voice. I don’t meet either those criteria so I’d only find myself incredibly uncomfortable and likely find my comments mocking how I look and sound.

@MarioBrickLayer Put this way at least they put a face to what they are saying compared to those here whom talks alot but won't go on the record to show who they are and what they say online. Regardless if they are correct or somewhere in-between they are doing something that is recorded for all to see and hear and they can't say oh I didn't say that or that wasn't my account their face is there. Excuses ,...excuses if one can type and rant on here you can do so on Youtube. Webcam are far cheaper then first came out and who cares how you look have you seen those videos for good and bad - did they care not really if people watch/subscribe that is their choice. This is why those on here trying to discredit those whom make video on Youtube rumor or some where in-between have more creditability then someone on here trying to discredit those Youtube posters. If one only cares how they look on Youtube then explaining rumors or what they hear about Nintendo upcoming then they go more issues then making a Youtube channel.

As someone with a non-OLED Switch, this is my wish list for a new one.

OLED screen
About same size screen as current OLED model
1080p screen
Up to 4K in docked mode
Some form of Nvidia DLSS to reach 60fps more often

@SwitchForce Having everyone on every forum everywhere on the Internet posting comment videos on Youtube would lead to an unfathomable about of really poor content.

My issues with many of these channels, particularly the ones you posted is that they are just regurgitating content from elsewhere with little to no value being added, their commentary is poor at best. A large number of them are grifters who just react by reposting what others have done.

Personally, I don't care what anyone looks like on youtube, a lot of this type of content would work just as well if it was audio only. You seem to be implying anyone on here who refuses to make Youtube videos doesn't have a valid opinion, which I don't know how to respond to - it's farcical!!

Ah yes, 2015 speculation, good times. Remember that time some crazy punk tried to argue that if Nintendo stopped producing two versions (a portable and a console) of the same games, and instead put all their efforts into single versions, said games would get more attention, top the charts, and sell more than they were selling Wii U & 3DS versions combined.

Said punk even used Smash Bros. as a specific case, predicting it would sell more than 9 million units.

@gcunit so what the hell did you tag me in? I haven't been in the forums in forever

@gcunit I haven't read this whole conversation so sorry for butting in, but I thought the the hindsight smash predictions are interesting. Smash sold around 15 million combined wii-u/3DS which is about half the 30 million+ Smash has sold on Switch. I doubt many analysts would have predicted just how much the sales would jump for Switch. Granted, that's only one franchise and the Switch version is very high quality. Of course Switch hardware sales is also higher than wi-u + 3DS but the wi-u sales were so low that practically speaking it is just a comparison with Switch and 3DS. Switch is still very far from hardware beating an actual 'good' dual-generation like snes + gameboy, but it would be interesting to try to compare software sales versus costs.