@skywake I mean, looking at Nintendo published titles there is often this perception that support just kinda drops off a cliff in the last year or two, and in terms of quantity it feels that way, but man, this system has been something else. That little sizzle reel in the Direct of every Nintendo published game coming soon just reinforced the idea that sure, the dev teams are keeping all the big stuff for the next platform, but there is still money in the Switch for smaller and more niche titles while the install base is big.
At least its not like the Wii where they got caught with their pants down and dropped it like a hot rock.
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Yeah its good Nintendo learned from the Wii. There were many issues with the Wii U, but an underrated one was Nintendo's refusal to even attempt to keep the Wii alive after 2010, barring Skyward Sword, so why would anyone care about a successor to a system even Nintendo doesn't care about anymore?
Also most people don't get a new console at launch, so it seems silly to immediately ignore an audience that large.
@Haruki_NLI
Was just looking through my library of Wii games. Fairly sure the only games I bought in the last 12 months before I picked up the Wii U were Rayman Origins and Kirby's Epic Yarn. Skyward Sword technically released more than a year prior to Wii U here so doesn't count. With the transition from Wii U to Switch the only game I bought in that last year was Twilight Princess HD
Anecdotal for sure but if the Switch 2 launches around this time next year it'll surely do better. At least for me. Although the above is partly because with a slim output on the home console side my attention was diverted to the portable side. That last year of Wii was also the first year of 3DS. Even so, I'm definitely picking up Wonder and TTYD so the Switch is already ahead of both Wii and Wii U on that measure
@skywake Yeah the final 12 months or so of Switch has easily some of the best 1st party support a Nintendo system has had in their final years.
This is true of 3rd party support too. We're getting a new 2D Sonic, a new Prince of Persia, a new Dragon Quest Monsters (exclusive too), a Persona spinoff, a Star Ocean 2 remake, and some notable ports of older games, most of which are collections (Batman Trilogy, MGS collection, Apollo Justice Trilogy). That's not including all the various indie titles or Level 5's titles either. Much better than most past systems
@Giancarlothomaz How is usually standard for everyone I would have thought.
1) Inform everyone of an upcoming media event. (Could be end of a Direct or a Tweet or something.) and that makes headlines.
2) Media event is a trailer designed to capture the consumer's imagination. (Might be a standalone trailer, a segment of a digital presentation or part of a live presentation.) Again, media will be talking about it.
3) Communicate a more in depth look. (through media outlets, a Direct or specific presentation.)
I don't see how there is much to hang my hat on (let alone make a 13 minute video about lol!) I don't think it's worth worrying about. We'll know about it hahaha!
@GrailUK Maybe they'll shock us all and shadow drop the console with no warning. 😝 Just imagine a tweet — "By the way, Switch 2 will be in stores tomorrow".
@GrailUK Maybe they'll shock us all and shadow drop the console with no warning. 😝 Just imagine a tweet — "By the way, Switch 2 will be in stores tomorrow".
Ahh going the ole Sega Saturn approach 😂 I don’t think I ever heard a bad thing about that launch. Nope, totally totally perfect and totally didn’t totally destroy Sega forevermore. Oh… wait… I maybe thinking of the PS1 launch.
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@IceClimbers It looks like Mortal Kombat 11 on Switch, but only rendering at 900p. But regarding your question, I guess they wanted to make a Switch version because the Switch version of Mortal Kombat 11 sold the most? I don’t know.
Bayonetta 3 renders at the same resolution, yet looks better and runs the same as both Mortal Kombat games on Switch.
I'm waiting for the mythical Switch 2 to grab MK1 personally; I would hope they would improve it for the new console.
I’m thinking about upgrading to the Splatoon 3 OLED sometime in the future but with this site constantly spewing Switch 2 news I’m wondering if I should hold off on it. I’d like a bigger screen for handheld and more storage, the design for the OLED is also cool. For anyone who upgraded is it worth it?
@luckyseven
OLED upgrade is absolutely worth every dime AS LONG AS you play handheld mode for a majority of the time.
If you play mostly on the TV, it's just throwing money away. Some argue that the wired internet connection for the dock still makes it worth it, but ehhhh... that's really grasping for most folks, I think. I haven't noticed much of a latency difference from my old Switch, and I got an OLED right at launch.
Anyway, if you play handheld - do it. The screen is absolutely gorgeous and you'll notice the difference immediately. If you're not playing handheld mode, save your money.
I know there are other little things like the cartridge insert, the kickstand, more storage (honestly forgot about that one), etc., but really, you should do it for the screen or otherwise just stick to a normal Switch until the 2 comes out.
@rallydefault I mainly play docked while I don’t play handheld as much. I’ll think about it but maybe I’ll just wait until the mythical Switch 2- or Switch NG comes out. Thanks for the help!
@rallydefault
The OLED model is 100% only worth it for the screen. The built in LAN for the dock is nice but USB LAN adaptors are pretty cheap, I'm still using the one I got for the Wii back in the day. And the doubling of storage is also nice but you're going to end up buying a microSD card even with 64GB built in anyways.
I currently have a 512GB microSD card on order for $49AU. You can buy 32GB cards for maybe $8AU. I could buy a USB Ethernet adaptor for somewhere around $10-15AU. The OLED is $70AU extra. Makes no sense at all unless you value the screen. Which you most certainly should
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@skywake
Agreed. The other little changes are nice, I suppose, but I don't really notice most of them. It's all about that beautiful screen. It's seriously so pretty and makes some games look and feel like they've been given a light graphics update.
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