Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

You're right on the resolution, but in terms of "impressive," it really depends on the game. The Order has some of the most beautiful, realistic graphics I've ever seen - and I have a high-end gaming PC. The twins are capable of putting on some incredible graphics. Even Ryse on the Xbox One, especially years ago at launch, was incredibly gorgeous.

But yea, I agree with your original statement that implies gamers really don't care about graphics as much as we argue they do. I think a wrinkle for that, though, is that many many many console gamers don't game on PC at all, leaving them in a sort of vacuum where yea, the graphics on their consoles games could be "not great," but how would they know? They have nothing to compare them against aside from other console games.

I think it's NOT a hybrid system, meaning a handheld that plugs into an HDTV or a docking station.

@rallydefault I agree, but those that argue that graphics matters always throws out some specs, when art direction is often more important.

@rallydefault It also depends on how you're looking at it. Sure a PC is able to deliver better graphics for multiplat games than consoles, but at what cost? Not every PC gamer has a $1000+ high-end PC. When I compare games on PC to Uncharted 4 for example, then I think consoles still hold up pretty well. I do think that graphics are an important factor, but it's more than just the framerate and resolution. It doesn't have to be the best, but when games can still impress me from a visual point, then that's always better than sub-par graphics.

We might be finding out what the NX is pretty soon.....

I think this Eurogamer.net article maybe of great interest:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2016-nintend...

"it's a portable, it's not a portable, it's got Zelda, it'll be a home console...."

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2016-nintend...

In the end, the hybrid theories are correct then?

@Therad @Octane

Yea, agreed on both accounts. Some PC gamers really do only game on PC, but they play stuff like Dota, which isn't exactly cutting-edge in terms of graphics, but it doesn't have to be. And art direction is, I agree, the #1 most important thing for a game, not pure graphical power. For example, I LOVE the graphics in the game Bastion - they're simple, but it fits the vibe of the game so well. I love the graphics in FF XIV, because they match the more "realistic," thinking man's MMO style the game has going for it.

I'm actually somebody who dreads game developers thinking we only want games that are photo realistic. Blegh. That would be terrible. Though I guess I'm in the right place, because I don't really see Nintendo taking up that idea lol

It appears so. Also fair to say that I was entirely wrong. But close to the mark early on. Then more wrong recently. Though correct in some respects. But also entirely off the mark.

Always go with your gut feeling, I always say.

I think it looks pretty darn cool. Does this mean, really, that it does replace both the Wii U and 3DS?

BTW, the chip they're rumoured to be using here? It's approximately half way between the Wii U and the XBOne. Which on a portable system is pretty awesome. It slaughters anything you'll find in a smartphone though some tablets are pretty close. But I wouldn't expect the next big AAA game to appear on it. And the spec makes me wonder about the cost.

Will it bring across third parties? Probably not in the way that we would have wanted. But it is certainly going to make it easier for Nintendo if this is their single platform going forward. Because if you only need to get one Nintendo console for all of the things? It'll have more first party content. So that'll make it a pretty easy sell.

I for one wanted a portable from the start. So I'm pretty happy with a new portable that can do this...

Eh, people would be disappointed regardless of what the NX is. You can't please everyone.

I still cant imagine how that would look????

So what most people speculated?

So the NX is a hybrid after all!

I am a little bit disappointed about Nintendo choosing to use a mobile chip, but I imagine that that's the only route for them to take if it is indeed going to be a on-the-move handheld device.

It won't be in the same ballpark (as the PlayStation 4) because it's powered by Tegra, which means that some third party developers are going to feel somewhat indifferent about this when everything else is x86.

Just need to see what this thing looks like now. Quite excited.

I imagine the screen will be multitouch. I could see nx coming with miitomo preinstalled.