Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

That framerate drop is interesting. It doesn't show up in Handheld mode at all...

Maybe they need to tone down the settings on their television.

I don't know if maybe those two videos were different times of the day (in game) but I liked the Portable Mode visuals more. The TV mode was too glossy for me lol. Hopefully the Wii U version is closer to the handheld mode lol

Probably because everything's cranked up in TV mode compared to portable mode. Notice how everything looks better on the TV, which is more taxing on the system. That's what I'm guessing is happening, anyway. I'm no expert, so maybe it's something else. In any case, he said the stutters don't happen very often, so it's probably not a huge deal.

@DefHalan
It looks that way because of the quality of the recorder used.
The TV mode is how the game looks, and the Handheld mode is gameplay being recorded by a phone camera (probably).

@G0dlike Were they giving away any freebies like shirts, keyrings etc?

Zilch, zip, nothing, nada. 😒 @jump

@jump
When i went to the Chicago event they were giving away goldfish and m&ms during the event, Switch branded. On the way out everyone got Switch cookies and a Switch pin.

During the event they had some main stage events, Street Fighter, 1 2 Switch. And there were prizes for the winners and hats thrown out to the crowd.

@JonSpangler Goldfish?

@Octane
Yes. Those little goldfish crackers you can get in grocery stores. Not live swimming fishes

@Octane
The snack that smiles back, then makes the Switch.

@JonSpangler Learned something new today I guess!

@Octane
Glad i could help

@Octane
Do they not have goldfish over there? lol

Does anybody find all of this Zelda framerate info very conflicting, though? Obviously we're being deluged with YouTube videos showing off slowdown (because hey, gotta get them views), but then the pre-reviews and impressions of hours of gameplay rarely mention anything about the framerate bothering them. And this is coming from Nintendo-leaning sites like our very own Nintendolife as well as large neutral sites like Polygon.

What gives? My theory is that, as always, isolated incidences will continue to be stressed, and people who are vulnerable to that sort of hysteria will lose their minds over it.

I really don't see any hysteria. It seems that it occurs enough to be noticeable and the press are just giving us simple comparison videos. Yes, the frame rate takes a hit when the game is docked. Occasionally. So the fact of the matter is, frame rate performs worse when the game is docked.

@Operative2-0
... you don't see hysteria? Count how many unique posters commented on the last few pages of this thread. Then count how many people said something to the effect of the fps being "disappointing" or "upsetting" or something along those lines. What's the ratio?

@KirbyTheVampire I'm with @Ersatz on this. When I played the game at test event, they undocked the console halfway through, and... well, it looked exactly the same, just smaller (and FWIW, I didn't notice any lag in either). I really think it's the recording device giving a false impression in this case.

@rallydefault Of the 6 or so people commenting on this thread? I promise you we are not big enough to be called "hysterical".

And "disappointing" and "upsetting" are from from what hysteria looks like. The game has flaws, I don't like this general attitude I've been feeling recently where saying anything could be wrong with the Switch or any of its games is seen as being a negative nancy. It's exhausting.

Are we supposed to say we're happy that the game is stuttering in TV mode or something? Lol. Saying "Man, that's a bummer" is hardly hysteria.

Ah, I see. My bad. I heard there was some sort of downgrade so I assumed it was that, but if anything it's probably just a change in resolution.

@rallydefault We have real one, not the edible ones (but I guess the real fish are also edible..).

And when I said that it's a bummer, that's not hysteria. That's just what it is. Not a big fan of choppy frame rates. If it only happens occasionally, it's fine though. I think that people are more surprised at the fact that the game runs better in handheld mode. It's definitely not hysteria..