Max_the_German

„EPD“ is imprecise in this context. It is the business division which is home of all internal studios, while acquired studios like Monolith and Retro are managed in a slightly different way.

Here we are talking about EPD production group 8, or simply EPD Tokyo, because it’s the only internal development studio located in Tokyo, while all other studios are located in Kyoto.

And EPD Tokyo is the 3D Mario team.

Switch 2 will become a platform of similar importance as the PS5 for SE, because of the importance of Japan for them.

I wouldn’t be surprised if FF17 is targeting Switch 2 as its main target platform.

A new boobtastic game is here

I finished BotW yesterday and tried Zelda Notes for maybe 10 min. I found it complicated and confusing, and I wasn’t keen to collect Korok seeds, so I saw no purpose for me.

After 10 minutes, I stopped it and moved to the fun stuff, probably never returning again.

Rediscovering Hyrule in BotW is a whole different experience. That game is pinnacle gaming.

@Znake And you are absolutely right! Congratulations

This fanboyism here is horrible. Of course DF compares Switch 2 with the PS4, because they are in the same ballpark performancewise. As the testings show, maybe the PS4 Pro would be a better comparison because of its higher CPU performance, while the base PS4 struggles to hold 30 fps where it’s no problem for the Switch 2. And except for the higher texture quality and faster loading speeds of the NS2, overall image quality could also be quite similar.

DF is NOT anti-Nintendo! It’s quite the opposite, they adore Switch (2) games of Nintendo or thirds which punch above their weight, like Luigi‘s Mansion 3, Ori and the Will of the Whisps, and Metroid Prime Remastered. And they emphasise where devs bit more than they (or the poor Switch) could chew.

Deadly Premonition 2 is such a technical mess, even Switch 2 can’t save it:

https://youtu.be/u6sgqb13CSk?si=QK2S3_wry7J87J3X

@mikegamer That, and the poor end game which make the original look bland.

I love this game, but I want a shiny Switch 2 version of the remaster!

In the meantime, I play another Zelda game, obviously a worse one, with a score of only 8/10.

Do you guys not have phones?

https://youtu.be/ly10r6m_-n8?si=6kg5Yp9jYxMoGohZ

There’s a reason why Switch 2 has a second USB port.

I am genuinely surprised how good this game is! The movement is so much fun, the AI is clever and acts organically, the distribution of items is well balanced. Finally, you get many green and red shells even when in place 2 or 3.

And the soundtrack is phenomenal.

Analogue triggers are overrated in my opinion.

Yes, for serious racing games they are essential. But for all other purposes, I prefer short ways and defined pressure. And no, the DualSense emulation cannot match this!

Panam is preem.

Censoring swearing in English is weird. In a German show, you would never hear such a peep-show: less swearing, no censorship.

I already thought about replaying Odyssey on Switch 2. The visual difference for handheld play will be even bigger!

Why this negativity? Nintendo learned it the hard way, and often only small design changes are enough to solve such issues. The industry makes successful analog sticks for 30 years now, and most of them are without hall effect sensors. Cool down!

@Yosher I agree, having only the option for 64 GB cartridges is not great. But I argue that we will likely see smaller cartridges soon, and many publishers will still prefer the cheaper game-keys. „Complete game on a cartridge“ will be the exception.

>> Nintendo should "take preservation a little more seriously". <<

Should they shut down the eShop and force every other publisher towards full games on cartridges? So basically back to the good ol‘ days of Gamecube and DS Lite? This won’t happen!

Customers want third-party games on Switch, so Nintendo must please these publishers. And with the four options of distribution (full cartridge, game-key, code in a box, eShop), Nintendo is exactly doing that.

The ongoing firmware numbering gives me hope that we will see a few future updates for NS1.

The headphone jack is the only feature I‘m interested in.

I‘ve ordered the bundle, but my level of excitement for this game diminishes more and more.

@RupeeClock Okay, if you can’t do it with existing pictures, you could still enable this functionality for new pictures. The NS1 will keep living for a long time.

Well, this is a feature that could have been easily implemented for NS1 with the latest firmware update.

The Switch Lite will remain the best system for 2D games like Hollow Knight Silksong and Hades 2: light, compact, quiet, comfortable to hold, sturdy, with long battery life.

I doubt that we will see a Switch 2 Lite with similar properties any time soon, if at all.

I still think that the price of the Japan model is too low. There is more than enough demand also at a higher price.

The challenges in free roam look so uninteresting.

Toxic positivity is the soil for unfree societies.

I love this comment section! And the fact that comments like “People don’t want to hear the truth“ get so many upvotes.

It showes me that many here are smart and self-reflective. The great game makers out there made us addicts, and we happily experience the joy and pain of it.

@Varkster Look, I‘m not that clever. I see a video of footage which reminds me a lot of the PS4 version of the game. This may be unfair, because the NS2 will deliver better better anti-aliasing, a 40 fps performance mode and the DLC of course. And a video of the Xbox Series S version could look different to that video, with 60 fps.

Nobody expects a 40 W (?) console with small handheld cooling to perform like a 160 W console, at least not me. And that’s fine. I still don’t expect miracles, and I can’t see them here. The Emporer is naked.

Hopefully we will soon get the release date for Metroid Prime 4.

@SilverM Thank you, that explains a lot. Great that they changed that for NS2.

I don’t like this video. The PS5 footage is recorded with 30 fps, but this game runs with 60 fps, also on PS4, its original platform. Not very trustworthy.

@Varkster I still don’t see that the NS2 version would be leaps and bounds better than the PS4 one:

• Similar framerate (30 fps with frequent drops)
• Comparable resolution (900p-1080p on PS4, 540p with a simplified NS2 version of DLSS Performance Mode)
• Is the NS2 lighting model really better?

The NS2 version is probably not the final one, so there can be improvements to come. And they say it provides an 40 fps performance mode, which would be a huge win. But my statement was related to what I saw in the video.

@Michael0916 No, why should I say that?

Looks like CP2077 on PS4. So we pretty much know what to expect technologically from NS2. It will improve a bit over time, for sure, but don’t expect miracles.

I‘ll never give up my hopes for MP2 and MP3 remasters!

Just because some random Kit & Krysta make a sensational video, there is „a lot of conversation“?

I have no doubt that there couldn‘t be a better launch title than a new Mario Kart.

Is the Japanese box of the same size as the Western one? If so, these pictures are misleading, because the Japanese text and pictures would be quite small. I like the big logo on the Western cover!

@Skunkfish Native NS1 games will probably benefit from the higher clocks. But will Nintendo implement „NS1 docked resolution in NS2 handheld mode“? And if so, will it be done by whitelisting or blacklisting?

@Solid_Python Square Enix is an exception, right.

PlayStation is still king for other publishers. I don’t see this to change anytime soon.

@Bizzyb Astral Chain would be nice, but it isn’t developed by a Nintendo studio, so my hopes are quite low.

I‘m surprised not to see Animal Crossing and Luigi‘s Mansion 3 in wave 1. For Xenoblade Chronicles X, I think we will get a Switch 2 Edition in December.

Edit: And Paper Mario TTYD also not being in wave 1 is disappointing.

120 fps for NS1 games seems pretty unlikely to me. But I must admit, I‘m surprised that NS1 games get HDR!

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet with 60 FPS will be transformative. (All other games already aim for 60 fps on NS1.)

So THAT‘S why Nintendo needed 3 GB of RAM for its OS.

I‘d rather get native NS2 remasters, with high resolutions, framerates, LoD, and modern controls.

@babybilly I’ve also read that 64 GB is the only option - right now. These cartridges would cost 16 USD, and those with lower capacity and lower price are not available yet. For a third-party game like CP2077 with almost 64 GB acceptable, but not for smaller releases with a lower price point.

Baseball, huh?

@Elitepatriot They say it wouldn’t feel like Nintendo EPD quality, with something lacking, but they can’t say what it is.