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Is the resolution better?

There's no reason to make a 3DS without the 3D if it doesn't improve resolution substantially. I'm tired of the 3DS line's awful screen resolution.

@Haru17 That's like saying the planning coordinator for everything in a business is less important than the kid who stocks the shelves. The stock boy has little effect on how successful a business is, and he can easily be replaced. The planning coordinator though, that's a position that carries the weight of the whole business. Tip that domino over, and then everything falls apart.

Zelda is the coordinator. Without her, nothing can go right. Link cannot kill Calamity Ganon, and he cannot seal him. He is not the descendant of an ancient all powerful goddess. Zelda is the only one who can keep him from leaving the castle. She's the only one who can suppress all of the malice he's built up, all of that raw power and hatred. Even at the end, she's the only one Ganon looks at with dread when he realizes the jig is up. She's the only one who could open up weakspots in his hardened Malice for Link to hit. She's the only one who could seal Ganon with her power. All Link had was his fighting spirit, and someone else to do all the real work for him.

@Aurumonado Well, they were all wrong then. Even before the timeline, Nintendo specifially said AoL was the sequel to LoZ upon its release, ALttP was said to be the distant prequel to TLoZ upon its release, and OoT was firmly stated to be the prequel to ALttP upon its release, and it shows. It took text from ALttP and turned it into an actual backstory that OoT uses as a plot foundation.

When games left behind the N64 design philosophy, there was a certain magic that left as well. Modern games just feel... like they're missing something from a design perspective. Like whatever left was replaced with a generic stand in. I'd honestly be fine if we went back to a sort of N64 renaissance in the gaming industry. Bring the magic back.

Would've done better if it were more RPG focused and less what it is right now. It should have been a watered down main game experience like Fire Emblem Heroes. You could have very easily just used natural leveling processes with the level cap being at 50. You could have had wild Pokemon battles that would give exp upon defeat. You could have given the Pokemon say... two move slots and the ability to learn new moves after levelling up. You could have allowed trainers to battle and trade, had actual turn based combat that relied mostly on strategy. It really should have been Pokemon Lite. Fire Emblem Heroes was a perfect example of taking a series, and having it keep its soul while still not being the full experience.

Nintendo's harshest critic? I think you guys mean @SLIGEACH_EIRE.

@Equinox I agree with you there. Their poor use of what is essentially invested money and lackluster delivery on promises is very concerning.

Let people discover for themselves. I miss the days when there weren't dedicated media outlets spilling all of the nice little secrets in a game, ruining the value of stumbling upon it yourself.

It's cool that they got to do that. It's interesting to explore the world and learn about the lifestyles of other people. Milk is still a very valid commodity in the modern world, and I don't see that changing any time soon.

Getting to partake in something as trivial as milking is still an honor of an opportunity, especially in an era where people have grown disconnected with nature and the culture of their ancestors.

@BensonUii Not fond of different opinions, Joseph Stalin?

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Look, bub. I'm not harping on you because I have something against you or because of some bias-fueled witch hunt. I have no invested interest in the Switch's performance either way. I'm harping on you because you claimed your word was fact without presenting concrete evidence to support your claims. I'm not saying you're wrong, you may very well be right and that's perfectly fine. I'm just trying to tell you that if you want to shut people up and put them back in their place, all you need is to take a cell phone picture next time. No one can argue against legitimate evidence.

The only problem I have is that you're arguing with people, saying they're completely wrong based on a few local stores in your area, and even then you don't present evidence. It's not your claims that bug me, it's what you're using the claims for. The agenda behind them, if you will.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Post visual proof for confirmation. On the internet your "word" is about as solid as water. Nothing is fact without evidence. Time to present yours or bite your tongue.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE If what you're saying is true, take a picture of the units in each store to prove it to us.

No one would doubt you if you would actually back up your argument with evidence.

@Minotaurgamer Your opinion is vert, very bad.

@Johnvlachos I mean, that's kind of how character development works. You have to start with a flawed character. For Zelda, her flaw was being naive about the world, combined with the urge to be the Hero of Legend rather than the goddess Hylia reincarnate. For that reason she resented Link and her Father.

So, you're telling me that it isn't a hardware defect, despite the fact that they literally have to alter the product with a foam mod in order to fix it? It's still not a defect though, because PR reasons.

@Dakt That was the order given by the King and the Sheikah. Zelda, Link, and the Champions were all forced into their roles because the King decided that repeating a past strategy talked about in legends would work.

I think you're trying waaay too hard to be a contrarian.

All 3D Zeldas should follow BotW's style.

Let 2D Zeldas be about the old traditional experience for those that want it.

@Dakt Zelda wasn't sitting around, and definitely wasn't in need of rescue. She literally spent 100 years, PLUS the time it takes for Link to get to the final battle, keeping Ganon sealed away with her goddess powers alone.

Literally no one else could have done that. Link messed everything up in the first place by pretty much losing to Ganon.

@Flanktwo You're playing open world games wrong.

I think the Switch could benefit from having things like WW HD, TP HD, XCX and much more ported over for the many people who didn't buy a Wii U. That, and I'd love to be able to have all of those games on one console so I could get rid of my Wii U. It'd be more convenient to say the least.

@GameOtaku Like with all games, they become hard and clunky when you try to be stubborn and force your own interpretation of how it should play. If you adapt to the system and embrace it, you'll be extremely successful. If you decide that the game is wrong, and not you? You will lose. All of the time. I miss when every game used to do this to players. Made them more open minded and broke their over inflated egos.

You're losing because you think you're playing it right, and that the game itself is wrong. The reality is that you and your preconceptions are wrong, and that's why you fail. You'll find that using this same mentality in the real world results in the exact same outcome. Life itself is about adapting to the world ,because the world won't change itself for you. You're trying to push a boulder, when you could just take the path around it.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE While I agree with you on most things, I can't say I do this time.

The Switch version is objectively superior to the Wii U version. It does everything the Wii U version can, but with small improvements. It even gets better frame rate in most cases.

The Wii U was a good system, and this is its crown jewel. Despite that, let's not use disdain towards a system with a few problems a basis for anger towards a very competent and well done port of a great game.

@BinaryFragger It was failing until Pokemon XY saved it.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE No one is telling you to buy it. It's just there for the majority of consumers that didn't buy a Wii U. It's an option and nothing more.

I personally think they should port over all their Wii U games for consumers. I'd definitely be willing to buy them again just to have them on the Switch instead of the Wii U. I mean, what other games are there to buy anyway?

@Ballzilla Complaints need to be voiced, specifically to remind companies that they can't walk all over consumers like EA tries to do. It's not just a few systems that are affected by bad production and design with the launch shipment of the Switch, that's why the complaint must be voiced loud and clear by the consumer.

We aren't a community of communists. We don't try and silence/discredit complaints we don't like here.

@NEStalgia Just checked, mine is missing the bumpers. I'd take the system in for a replacement, but they're sold out everywhere. I really don't feel like sending it in to be fixed, but I guess I'll have to.

@Ballzilla I have it. The left Joycon is a problem on mine, and the screen already has scratches despite my best effort to put the console in carefully. Some people might get good units, but it seems like it's a 50/50 shot out of every shipment. Comparing that to past Nintendo launches, it's a really sad drop in quality. My launch Wii U is STILL working well. All of these complaints are with merit, and too frequent for my taste. I can handle little faults, but when a lot rise to the surface in more than a couple a batch? That screams low quality manufacturing.

@Ballzilla @Baker1000 Maybe instead of calling people trolls and just dismissing their opinion because it messes with your feeling of comfort, you should be open minded and actually analyze everything going on with current Nintendo before you let your fanboy bias kick in.

The Facts:

• The Left Joycon has a design defect.
• The Switch itself uses inferior plastic to past Nintendo consoles.
• Some units have a faulty dock that can scratch the screen.
• They're charging too much for standalone docks.
• Save files are saved to the system itself
• Some Switches have also been returned due to hardware defects.

Nintendo hasn't exactly been on the edge of top quality with the Switch units produced so far. I've only had one or two issues arise from launch Nintendo consoles over the years, none of them serious. This is something else.

@Barbiegurl777 Sounds like someone didn't take a good read at the article. The Switch is still $299.99, Gamestop is charging $599.99 for a big bundle that isn't just the system.

@Mega_Yarn_Poochy Seems like something went very wrong with your addition. Might want to add the last bundle up again.

I'd personally suggest not to watch the video and just to play the game and discover for yourself. It's so much better that way.

@Talkshowhost Apparently in your world you can't be a fan if you do a durability test to show consumers just how accident resistant the system is?

Nintendo does the same thing in their tests, does that offend you too? It's just valuable consumer information. Nintendo will always make more Switch units.

Urgh! Why Nintendo? Why are you like this? When did you become so naive and pretentious?

@Gold_Ranger I have the new 3DS XL. Still has the same scratch problem caused by the lower screen. Either they didn't even attempt to fix it, or their system tests are really starting to go down in quality. Then again, these are the same people who made a dock that can easily scratch the screen it's designed for, made controllers that have de-sync problems, and won't accept dead pixels as a manufacturing error.

@kobashi100 They never fixed the problems with any of the 3DS models, despite complaints about it with the original model, they continued to use the same harmful closing design for the XL, and even then when they got even more complaints about it happening there, they STILL used the same harmful design for both of the "new 3DS" systems. Their system testing doesn't seem to be as good as it used to, and they're so out of touch they rarely know about the things that go wrong with their hardware unless it's extremely catastrophic.

The Switch seems to be doing very well. For all the (deserved) flak I give it, it's still the best gaming system Nintendo has released since the GameCube and N64. The thing just breathes that Nintendo magic that disappeared after the Wii came along.

Now, the downside to all of this is that I still have to wait for stores to get new shipments and hope I can nab one in time...

Never. Especially with virtual console. The Switch can offer things better than the SNES ever could.

Someone should sneak in before them.

@AlternateButtons It's almost like everything in life has positives and negatives, and people are likely to express their opinion on both...

I don't like how easily scratched the screen is. That hurts the portability factor even more, and the battery factor was already a problem.

Sounds like this game starts you off with Morrowind levels of difficulty. Everything can kill you easily, and you pretty much feel like an average guy just trying to survive. Already sounds better than Skyrim/Fo4.

So... the console itself is better in handheld mode?

@Yasume You're not looking at this right. Not many will get Zelda on Wii U besides people who already had one in the first place, that's a small install base. Most people will just be going to the Switch for BotW, especially mainstream consumers and the mass of people who skipped out on the Wii U. Add Splatoon 2, the sequel to the game that somehow generated great success on an under-performing console and the first REAL 3D Mario we've had since Galaxy? This is a pretty good launch for the system all in all. A lot better than the launch of the Wii U, PS4, and XBOX ONE.

@nobboysbro Don't knock it until you try it. At the very least try Morrowind. The series is filled with lore and in-game history.

@KoopaTheGamer 64-bit + completely redone textures and lighting as well as model improvement for trees and increased grass density along with mod support for consoles is a pretty big change for a remaster. Remember, TP HD and WW HD were also remasters and they did less.

Cool I guess, but I'm still not going to wear it in any of my builds when I play the game.

Eew, Mega Blocks. Should've just given it to LEGO instead. They use very high quality plastic, and their designers actually know what they're doing.

@JaxonH Honestly, it's like living in medieval times with a bunch of superstitious peasants that don't try and do real research themselves, instead they blindly follow negative hearsay. I really hope some of these people give other open world games like this a try, go ahead and buy DLC for that game, and then come back admitting just how wrong they were.

A lot of people are doing some kind of DLC witch hunt here...

Exactly! You tell them how it works Bill!

@Yrreiht The DLC is essentially a smaller game of sorts that gets added onto a fully complete standalone game. Kind of like what Majoras Mask was to OoT. It's just that now, we have the technology to just add on these new labors of love onto the game to extend its play value. You already have the full game. The DLC is separate work they have to spend time and resources on. Can't just give that out for free.

@dronesplitter Every good story driven open world game I've played that got DLC after it was finished was worth it. They weren't lazy, and the DLC was just as well crafted as the base game. You need to get yourself out there and play more games instead of being close minded. You simply don know enough about the matter, so you're just giving in to irrational fear of the unknown and hearsay.

Honestly, I really don't think this game had mass appeal. It's honestly only good for people that want a party game.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Splatoon 2 will appeal more to the masses that want co-op play with friends and family.

@00Wyvern Ah man, can't wait for the immersive terror aspect of HD rumble + Monster Hunter.