Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

Seems the New Switch won’t be announced until after e3. Which iirc, is how the Lite was announced.

Anyways, Ninja Gaiden preload is live, and I can confirm the file sizes.

Ninja Gaiden Sigma: 3.2 GB
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2: 3.9 GB
Ninja Gaiden 3 Razor’s Edge: 3.8 GB

@WoomyNNYes You know what would be weird with Selects range? Have physical versions cheaper that has all the patches on the cart! Nintendo are really good as it is, making sure the latest batches have updates on them, but still.

@NeonPizza
120 fps? Close enough to zero I feel confident in saying absolutely none.

I doubt even 60fps is a guarantee. But 120? Not a snowball's chance in hell. Not even my PS5 or PC with 2080 ti can do that for all games, even when dropping them down to 1080p, and this revision at best is still going to be 10x weaker than that.

If I had to estimate a 95% prediction interval, I'd say on the low end we're looking at zero change in performance- just a slightly larger OLED screen, HDMI 2.0 with the ability for a 4k signal to pass. And on the high end, I'd say we're looking at a moderate boost in performance that makes 1080p more common, with some games utilizing DLSS upscaling to 1440p or 2160p, at 30 fps, and in some instances, utilizing DLSS to output a 1080p 60 fps mode (but only for select games).

Chances are we'll land somewhere in the middle, with a small boost to performance, 4k signal output but no DLSS, so good for YouTube and indies but not much else, with 1080p being more commonplace and stable 30 fps without drops being more commonplace.

But that's just the opinion of one random gamer on a fan site, so who knows 🤷‍♂️

@JaxonH I think the switch pro is going to be great, but its not going to be ps4 level close, It might start to get closer to ps3? LOL i'm joking about that last bit.

I don't think Nintendo has put out any updated physical games with patches on them. Weird.

https://finalweapon.net/2021/06/03/shin-megami-tensei-v-relea...

(Original link, but it's down atm) https://personacentral.com/shin-megami-tensei-v-release-date-...

SMT V is definitely going to be at E3 it seems...

@WoomyNNYes I read somewhere that when they make a new batch of games, it's the latest version of it.

@link3710 Depends if Atlus has managed to maintain simultaneous worldwide release.

Now THATS interesting! Thanks for sharing that.

@WoomyNNYes You're welcome

That leaked November release date for SMT V doesn't bode well for its sales potential.

Gonna get squashed by the release of Pokemon BD & SP the following week.

@Slowdive Dammit, I heard SMT was like Pokemon so I bought it for my kid brother too. I was hoping we could battle Maras against each other!

@jump This thing probably uses Backstab or something ... If it was a Pokemon it would 100% have "Harden".

I had to Google "game monster looks like a d**k" to find out it is from Persona Man the other finds were nightmarish as well!!!

@Magician GTAV releasing the same day is the bigger competition.

No Switch Pro preorders opened last night.

Does this mean no Switch Pro-enhanced announcements for E3 then?

Doom and gloom.

@jump Erm...that's a pen-

nevermind.

Mara is hilarious in SMT IV: Apocalypse between his husky voice and constant risqué jokes/references.

@Grumblevolcano Nah. GTA V isn't on Switch. Releasing it close to Pokemon isn't a great idea, though.

I hope they don't announce it at E3 to be honest. E3 should be primarily about games, and given that the Switch Pro is almost definitely just an incremental improvement, it shouldn't make too much difference on the actual games. At least not an improvement that will make much difference in a preview trailer. I mean no-one's like "I need this trailer in 4K" with Nintendo games really.

I actually doubt SMTV's supposed release date is actually going to hurt the game's sales

Pokemon and SMT are intended for drastically different audiences and the only thing they really share are gameplay mechanics and genre. Nintendo is selling Pokemon to kids. Kids obviously aren't going to be deterred to pick up an M-rated game especially given the content

Switch playtime records expire after 4 years, I noticed that the total time played for really early Switch era games like MK8 Deluxe has decreased.