Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

just one week left for us to play Tears of the Kingdom yay

@Giancarlothomaz Huh? Doesn't it launch on the 12th?

@TeaCatherine yes it does, i mean for this week, is 10 days left for the release of Tears of the Kingdom(Friday of next week, we all gonna be playing Tears of the Kingdom)

@Giancarlothomaz Speak for yourself. I just would have thought you'd normally wait for exactly a week before release before saying that.

@Giancarlothomaz Your maths is still off as it's 11, not 10 days.

careful Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom has leaked

Nintendo has promoted Advance Wars a lot more since it came out compared to before launch. Gives the impression that they were being cautious in case they had to delay it a 3rd time.

@Grumblevolcano why would Nintendo have to delay Advance Wars? the game is already released

Zelda has leaked! Everyone for themselves!

I only have the Switch, and while I'm not getting Hogwarts Legacy, I can tell you that I've not been impressed by any cloud version of a game I've played on the Switch yet (especially Kingdom Hearts). I have several games that are ports from other systems though, and as you probably know they can be a mixed bag, anywhere from "I can't believe they pulled this off on the Switch! (e.g. Doom 2016, Witcher 3)" to "well, it's the Switch, what were you expecting?" Hopefully Hogwarts Legacy will fare better.

@JONOFTHEJONS My expectations for the Hogwarts Legacy port, assuming they even finish and release it, are rock bottom.

I do hope it comes out, though. I'm desperately curious about it!

I’m waiting on the switch version of hogwarts but if it performs badly I will get the xbox version.

Just curious who's doing the port for the switch

@JONOFTHEJONS
I own all consoles but since I lost all interest in playing games tethered to a TV I may as well only own a Switch. Well, that and SteamDeck which I do play from time to time.

Cloud versions are playable if you have no other option, but only if you have decent internet, and for big releases don't try to play in the first few days after release. That's when servers get clogged. With most curiosity having passed for the cloud releases I don't think you'll have to worry about clogged servers.

They're not as good as native versions, obviously, but they get the job done if you have no other option. Just understand you're paying for a 2 year license, and are tethered to internet. As long as you're ok with that, you can still enjoy them.

I'll be getting Hogwarts Legacy if it's a good port. I run it on low settings on Steamdeck and it pulls 30, so I think it has the potential to look/run ok on Switch, but it really comes down to who's handling the port. May be another Dying Light (amazing) or another Outer Worlds (horrible). Guess we'll have to wait and see.

@JONOFTHEJONS Everyone is holding their breath WAITING to see what this port will look like. The curious thing is, up until now, all multi platform open world games that have come to the switch were not initially developed with the switch in mind. They were ported as an afterthought. Hogwarts Legacy, as far as I know, is possibly the first big AAA open world game that was developed with the switch in mind from the beginning, which could potentially be advantageous, but man am I skeptical 😆. If the port runs well enough on the switch, I will be getting it. We'll see!🤞🤞

@JONOFTHEJONS @old-dad

I have little faith the Hogwarts Legacy port will turn out well.

It's being handled by d3t, the same port house who handled the Alan Wake port, which was poor.

https://d3tltd.com/

@Magician @JONOFTHEJONS To be honest, I had little faith a game like Hogwarts Legacy would run well on the Switch even without knowing the studio behind it. Heck, I’m not totally convinced it’ll run well on the last generation consoles. I’m guessing that’s partly why it was delayed and released on the PS5/Xbox Series.

@JONOFTHEJONS Seems like it if you look at their wikipedia page. Seems the only other Switch port to their name is the Sega Genesis Classics collection, which is know for having input delay issues.

@Ralizah Not only input delay, but audio issues as well. I played better Genesis emulation back on the original Xbox.

I've played Hogwarts Legacy on my series S and, while i'm far from a graphics and performance nut, it ran very smoothly. Despite releasing on next gen consoles it also doesn't feel far removed from a PS4 game. I could see it run on Switch, but obviously at a cost, and provided a lot of care went into the port. It is, however, a soulless and bland game that reinforces rather than expands the limits of Rowling's world building, and doubles down on its elementary idea of morality. IMO, tightly constructed level design in the castle, which is wonderfully realized and really taps into the nostalgia, would've served this game (and IP) better than a ubisoft-like open world. Take that as you will, I couldn't resist the pull of my childhood either