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Nintendo needs to free up some RAM 3gb seems excessive and nobody much cares about Gamechat.

@Protion9 the latest rumour was that Ridge Racer was being developed again for Switch 2. supposedly it was also an early PS5 title after the Switch version was cancelled which also never saw the light of day.

this studio were rumoured to be developing a Ridge Racer for Switch 2. please let it be true please let it be true...

now make Ridge Racer with this engine. please...

@DominionGamma it's a Switch 1 game and it shows. there's nothing next-gen about the SW2 version at all.

was excited to buy this when it was announced for Switch 2. currently i'll get it if and when 60fps is a thing, if not no sale. will be interesting to see the teardowns because if it isn't utilizing DLSS that will be telling.

the SW1 was pretty rough with the lower framerate & reduced quality visuals.

@GetontheStiix Katamari is the same 30fps on Switch and 60 on all other systems with no Switch 2 enhancements. it's all a bit baffling and dissapointing for early Switch 2 adopters.

it's like the Switch 2 doesn't exist another L for Nintendo. having said that from early reviews the game doesn't look as good as the Clap Hanz titles...

no Switch 2 version no buy.

Switch 2 version being months behind because Nintendo didn't give them a dev kit is laughable.

Switch is only version that runs 30fps, no mention of a Switch 2 version or patch. It's almost like the system doesn't exist...

why not include the option for 3 lap only lobbies? this is still rubbish

@rjejr i feel like most people who own another system will just buy it on a non-Nintendo console. the SW1 version will run noticably poorer and having the SW2 edition come late is a mistake.

honestly the SW2 version launching later than the game on all other platforms is an awful look.

@datamonkey it's such a shame when Nvidia tech is so efficient this system is being hamstrung by the lousy process. low clocks, bad battery life and understandably plenty of heat in the process. and we're stuck with this performance an entire generation unless they're willing to offer different profiles on a refresh. people say the system would have been more expensive but they're selling the JP only unit for $100 less without taking a loss.

ultimately it's short-sighted, the SOC should have been redesigned on a better process as soon as the system was coming any later than 2023.

i'm sure there are faulty units but Samsung 8nm was also a huge mistake.

the new characters are cool but i don't understand why they removed staples like the Koopalings & Kamek who appeared once and isn't playable again. DLC please!

Samsung 8nm is pretty ancient & inefficient especially for a portable system. Here's hoping they do a shrink to unlock higher performance profiles not to mention better battery life. Reverting back to v1 level battery life for SW2 is a bit of a fail honestly.

they actually dodged Blue with the Boo in that clip. look closely and the Boo is still active until just after the Blue hits...

devs STILL not getting any info or kits is pretty wild.

Ridge Racer was quite far along but I can see why it was cancelled. I'm reading it was moved to UE5 as a PS5 title and cancelled again, perhaps Nintendo could have picked up the pieces for a SW2 edition.

i'm sure there will be paid DLC but they'll wait a while (plus it could take a while to develop new tracks) i'm thinking after year 1 no earlier.

i wonder what happened to Namco namely Tekken 8. Are Nintendo purposefully spacing out releases in a similar genre...

micro sd express cards are what people are gonna want after next week...

With the Switch being 8 years old there is absolutely no way this launch can be anything but amazing on all fronts if Nintendo wants to repeat the success of the Switch. This means first party (which won't all come at once) being supplemented by third party ports & exclusives day 1. If the launch line-up is not impressive after all this time people will simply wait to upgrade.

June sound right but the bit about first party games for launch sounds bunk. Nintendo will want to space out their big titles and having third party (including exclusive) content there will be essential for a big launch.

unless the OLED also gets a price drop, no way.

@cosmograph RR8 was in development for Switch by Namco's Singapore Studio and cancelled. rumour is it was brought back for Switch 2!!

hell yeah! just in time to wet our RR appetite before RR8 is announced in April as a Switch 2 exclusive launch title

Nintendo are dropping the ball with how they've handled the new system so far. Hopefully things pick up when the big games get revealed...

this is not what i expected from a first look at MK9 or whatever it's called. we're two generations on from MK8...i thought this was more MK8 DLC initially before taking a closer look. 24 players is why it's more basic looking, i guess? dissapointing either way...

it looks about as good as any Switch title could look which isn't that great but impressive given the hardware. it's begging for a next-gen version (which must exist) so why roll out this version as the first-look if it's not releasing till 2025? weird marketing decision tbh.

well that's nice but why not wait until wave 6 to do a complete version? not to say that won't happen as well...

the December 2022 date is probably when the message was placed there as it was very likely around the time the movie was completed. no idea about the other one.

why are people saying we don't have any details on the T239? it's specs are known besides clock speeds & RAM. and it's 100% going in the next Switch as it's a custom chip built for Nintendo. these things are in the pipeline for years, they just don't always leak illegally!

that's outrageous! and contagious...

oof that looks rough especially with the choppy framerate. talking of MK alternatives i'd be down for a Yooka-Laylee Racing.

anyone who has been following the Switch 2/Pro/4k whatever you want to call it train knows this is exactly the window when it's dropping. when they actually show the game in-depth we'll see it running on the new hardware. my money is on them dropping on the same day, makes too much sense.

trilogy pack would be preferrable. or maybe wait for the 4k trilogy pack after DLSS Switch launches.

Double Dash & DS get 10, these stand above all other entries.
MK8DX gets 9
7 gets 8
SNES & 64 7
Wii 6 (sorry Wii fans)

don't expect to see anything big on the first party front until plans are final for the new Switch release. likely they hold onto things until nearer the time (BOTW2).

@Andy77mk oooh that makes sense now. so the next one should be dropping real soon regardless.

@Andy77mk 8 waves. so whatever happens there won't be an even space between future waves.

has to be one soon wave 2 of MK8 DLC is imminent.

Nintendo's biggest seller is a racing game. Seems mad they wouldn't support another established series of racing games. We haven't even had a F-Zero title in the 'online' era. Oh and F-Zero X > GX

seems to be an awful lot of things converging around Q2 next year (Zelda, this, maybe more unannounced titles cough Odyssey 2). my money is on the more powerful Switch coming along then.

@westman98 it seems amazingly powered. i think there's a possibility this could be a TV-only version of the Switch, given these specs and it's on 8nm. at least for the initial launch. something doesn't quite add up.

@countzero some of the GPU details have already been found, as has the confirmed DLSS & ray tracing support. and this isn't even the full leak hackers are threatening which could contain the entire specs. when a customised chip is this far in development there's no going back, it's a huge investment. it's just a matter of when, though noteworthy that Orin (the chip T239 in based off) launches this Spring.

Whether it's a Pro or Switch 2 is a matter of semantics & ultimately marketing. Likely Nintendo go with Switch 4k or some variation as it's USP. This will still be a part of the Switch 'generation' if that even means anything and as for the hardware it's a giant leap. The finer spec details (eg we already knew it was based on Nvidia Orin) scoured from the leak are pretty beastly for a handheld. Exciting stuff!