@GrailUK My trusted source, Miyamoto when I got his wasted at a local pub, says it’s gonna drill into your skull and feed off your brains energy to power the holograms
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@GrailUK@FragRed My trusted sources say that the initial setup of the Switch's successor will feature a test inspired by Pokemon Scarlet/Violet's exams. If you pass the test you get eshop credit as a reward.
Zelda is quite the evergreen title and will have legs. That game alone will keep the Switch's momentum going for the year. Sure, we may see new hardware, but I still haven't really seen an indicator suggesting Nintendo need one outside of next gen gamers wanting more. At the moment, it just sounds like they wish Nintendo would release a super expensive all singing all dancing model to me. So I'm still not convinced until we see a price drop.
I mean it's a tad more than just "gamers wanting more". There was that Nvidia leak which had a lot of bits and pieces referencing a new SoC being used with their NX drivers (i.e. Switch). Specifically T234/T239, Ampere, DLSS 2.2 and a few other things. Then a couple of months ago there was a patch to the Linux Kernel from NVidia which added support for the T239 SoC which has some die changes designed to reduce costs.
Also worth noting that this generation of Tegra SoCs were delayed and are just becoming available. Which kind lines up with the theory that the OLED was going to be this but was delayed when everything went to crap. And in any case, it's not like NVidia has a lot of other companies who are chasing them for customised Tegra SoCs. It's pretty much just Nintendo in that space
Also next year puts us at 6 years since the Switch launched. Which means nothing on its own but in terms of technology? They could pretty comfortably offer a lot more than what they are. And for a platform where what'll probably end up being the best selling game of the year is marred by a rushed development and poor performance? I don't know, a tad more horsepower wouldn't hurt
I had always assumed that Tears of the Kingdom was a late 2022 game pushed back to spring 2023. Given that it will be almost 4 years between the initial trailer and release, I guessed they didn't want to delay it any further.
We might also have other big games planned for late 2023. Although I don't know what that could be at this point of the Switch's life cycle...
@FragRed You Tube don't want us to know about the Switch sucessor, @Buizel yes in the E3 2021 when Nintendo gave a estimate for the release date of Tears of the Kingdom, i expected the game to release exactly in the date Pokémon Scarlet e Violet was released, the holiday game for 2023 could be the rumored 2D Donkey Kong game by Nintendo EPD 8 or a 2D Mario game, since the Mario movie will be in movie treaters next spring https://www.gamesradar.com/leaker-claims-a-new-2d-mario-game-...
They pushed back BotW to align with the Switch launch. Wouldn't surprise me at all if they pushed TotK back to align with whatever comes next.
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To be clear, we knew about the dual release of BotW for almost a year ahead of release. I wouldn't be surprised if it drops alongside another console revision, but it's highly unlikely to be the successor.
New Zelda releases on Switch will probably follow the Wii pattern: launch with a cross-gen Zelda game, and then get another exclusive Zelda game a year or so before a new console releases.
@Ralizah The more successful the current system is, the more quiet Nintendo can be about the future. The Wii U's commercial failure is what forced Nintendo's hand to talk more about NX early before the system's big reveal.
Given Switch is still a big success, Nintendo doesn't really need to talk about new hardware until around 2 months prior to launch.
The Nintendo 3DS was revealed 11 months prior to launch. I believe the Wii U was announced a year and a half prior to launch. Those followed Nintendo's most successful systems previously.
Giving people only two months notice on a brand new console generation would be insane.
@Ralizah That was back in the era where E3 was everything. The way Nintendo approached things in the Direct era shows the gap has shortened, NX was announced in March 2015 but the actual reveal of the console didn't come until much later (tease in October 2016 and proper reveal in January 2017). Also all the 3DS and Switch revisions were announced a few months before launch.
If there's major differences then sure, more time would be needed but I don't think that'll be the case. Rather something more like GBC -> GBA.
@Grumblevolcano Wouldn’t surprise me if Nintendo have scrapped plans for a pro/revision. The OLED as many suggest, was probably going to be that pro revision but due to Covid and the chip shortages, was ultimately scrapped. They may just be focusing on developing the true successor instead.
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@Grumblevolcano We already knew the basic concept of the Switch, what it looked like, etc. It had already been announced and revealed prior to January. That was simply the full unveiling of the device.
And yeah, Nintendo generally announces revisions close to release. If TotK launches alongside a revision, two months would be reasonable. It would NOT be reasonable for new gen hardware.
The GBA was announced about eight months prior to release, I believe.
Basically, everything you've said has reaffirmed my point: TotK will not launch alongside a successor unless an announcement happens soon, as there simply won't be enough time between reveal and launch.
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