@IceClimbers An increase at this point is really bizarre unless there’s a new Switch revision but at the end of last year Digital Foundry suggested Switch Pro was real but got cancelled.
Though this info does pretty much deconfirm Switch 2 for 2023 and 2024 as Switch 2 would decrease Switch production significantly.
@SlashFuture I've been telling people not to expect new hardware this year for a while. You could look at sales numbers and see why Nintendo wouldn't want to move on from Switch yet. I am REALLY curious to see how 2023 sales end up, though, because if sales projections start trending up again... well, I'm not expecting it to happen, but it's always possible we could see an especially lengthy console gen at this point.
All of this without a price drop!
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I'll keep holding to my prediction that the next 3D Mario is going to a launch or at least launch year exclusive for the next system, and it will be an open-world collect-a-thon that'll really show off the technical capabilities of their new console. Bowser's Fury just seemed too ambitious and different to be a one-off bit of software designed to push a port of a Wii U Mario game: I think it's a proof-of-concept for the next main entry.
So what do you think the Mario Odyssey email is about then? It's very odd that they want to rekindle interest in Odyssey right now. Add to that they're mentioning "there may be more to discover", and this seems like a strong hint to more Odyssey content, whether it's a sequel or late DLC like the Booster Course Pack.
I do think next gen they want a big open world Mario that builds on Bowser's Fury. But it sounds like that's several years off and probably won't be the next 3D Mario project. I could see more Odyssey content to hold people off until then.
@Ralizah I can totally understand. I don't know if it's me but the Joycons just feel cheap to me definitely not up to Nintendo's standards when it comes to controllers, makes me under if the QA department was on vacation or something. But yeah every time I used tbe Joycons I felt like they would just break in my hands. With the controller I got I don't have that feeling and can enjoy the game I am playing.
I started up Bioshock on tbe Switch and I am enjoying it. I can appreciate how good it runs on the Switch.
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@Bolt_Strike well if you are just after any old theory about that email which supports it being promoted with no Odyssey 2/DLC on the way, Nintendo believes in the ever green model of game sales rather than chasing big day one numbers so with the Mario movie on the way they are going to use it to support and push their existing Mario games they have with Odyssey the focal point since even though it did sell very well it's sales are only half that of Mario Kart.
@jump The only thing is, I think the email was only sent to people who've already played Mario Odyssey - it's mostly made up of questions like 'when did you last play it', 'how many moons did you find', etc. I can definitely see why people would interpret it as hinting at DLC, but as you say it's equally possible that it means nothing and is just to tie in with the Mario movie.
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@Dogorilla Yeah maybe but I'm just spit balling theories/explanations rather than having a take. Ninty are strange company that do strange things so trying to interpret their meaning is often fruitless which is why I always find it strange people try to use patters to explain their actions.
Didn’t Nintendo say they want a new Mario and Zelda game out each year? Would DLC count as a new game? And how many people that bought Mario Odyssey, still own it and not traded it in? The longer the gap between launch and DLC the less I’d think people care about going back to the game. There’s too many other things to play now that’ll take their interest.
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I've never felt Switch joycon to feel cheap or "break in my hand". I'm quite sure I could chuck my joycon at the wall and they'd be just fine. Their one flaw is lifespan of transducer contact pad in the analog, and that's not something I've ever experienced.
Nonetheless, I have decked out my joycon
1) Custom shell with Basstop d-pad, far better than that weird curvy ExtremeRate d-pad and definitely better than stock buttons 2) Swapped pastic latches for aluminum to prevent wear, so joycon don't push off rails 3) Hall Effect Sensor analog sticks. I said I've never experienced drift, but I intend to keep it that way with these Hall Effect Sensor analogs that just released. 4) Fosmon analog caps to add bumpy texture and just a smidge extra height to the sticks, which actually makes a massive difference in using the right analog. So much easier with these caps on.
Rjejr used to joke with me about my Bionic Wii U. But I kinda feel like these Bionic Joycon have surpassed it 😀
Once I get my Hall Effect analogs installed, I'll post some pics of the new, fully loaded Bionic Joycon
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@Grumblevolcano Zelda: Kingdom Sad 😢 was originally meant to be a 2022 release though so maybe the intention was/is to have a yearly Zelda something game out but a game delay could muck it all up. The best laid plans of mice and men and all.
@Grumblevolcano That’s true though I do think that was because the initial plan was for TotK to release last year then for whatever reason they didn’t want to or couldn’t get a Zelda port out like Wind Waker or Twilight Princess.
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@JaxonH The most notable joy-con flaw, in my own experience, is the routing of the ribbon cable for the rail buttons (SL/SR) and lights. I've got a few that have non-functional rail buttons & lights. I haven't established why some suffer from it and others don't, but the ones that do, it's because the ribbon is bent and squashed by the shell, resulting in breakage. That's my only major gripe.
@JaxonH Joy-Con is very fragile, i Luckyly that 4 years since i have my extended battery Switch(i cousin bought this Switch to me in 2019, when he went to USA in novembre, but when i use my Joy-Con it made a lot of clicky noise, but Luckyly i dint sufered the dreadful Joy-Con drift, but many friend of mine has sufered this).
@Grumblevolcano the revision i could imagine Nintendo could release this year is a OLED version of Switch Lite and some themed Switch OLED for some games like that rumored Switch OLED for Tears of The Kingdom
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