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@dew12333 Its Switch hardware that's letting the console down more so. I have a Switch so i'm speaking from experience when I say low frame rates and jitters are emersion-breaking. But look how much smoother BotW runs on a bog standard gaming PC at 4K 60fps.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxXR5tTpqx4&t=308s

@sanderev You know what is a valid reason to emulate Switch games? Being tired of crappy aged hardware holding back frame rates and visuals.

Look how much better BotW runs at 4K 60fps on a bog standard entry level PC. Nintendo have been cheaping out on their hardware for years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxXR5tTpqx4&t=308s

@BTB20 Have you seen how much better Switch games look on an entry level gaming PC? Better frame rates, high res texture packs, HDR colours, no hitching/stuttering due to extremely dated specs. Take a look here at BotW running on a bog standard RTX 3060Ti in 4K 60fps and tell me Nintendo doesn't do this to themselves by cheaping out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxXR5tTpqx4&t=308s

@GrailUK You mean the part where they got rid of the Virtual Console instead porting it over to their next consoles? Then locked those games behind a monthly subscription service? Then sat on a bunch of titles like WW HD and TP HD + others never letting them see light of day? Yeah that was pretty annoying.

As long as Nintendo continues to sit on its library and do nothing with it, holding some of their games hostage instead of releasing them on their own platform, emulators will always pop up to set them free.

Wow Nintendo really love horses. All those stables

F-Zero ‘Climax’ lol sounds orgasmic 😉

@the_beaver I'm sure it will be but i'm still gonna wait for the better hardware.

Think i'll wait for the Switch 2 to come out before I pick up this game. Provided the backwards compatibility rumours are right.

Kass got squished by a falling piece of Sky island. RIP

That's neat and all but... build a console that isn't full of cheap, aging components and you won't have loading issues at all. Just saying. Switch 2 better not suck! Nintendo needs a console that will do its games justice

How many more times are Nintendo going to drop the ball?

lol Nintendo refusing to announce the Switch 2 officially. Bell ends...

I would happily pay 600 bucks for a Switch 2 if it can play every game at 4K 60fps in docked mode (with DLSS).

If it can't do that or even 1440p 60fps I will be reluctant to buy it at all. I want my Switch games to look good and play smoothly on a current gen 4K TV.

In handheld mode I expect it to run at 1080p 60fps.

No more cheaping out Nintendo. Make a solid console and i'll pay whatever

RIP you will be missed

I enjoyed both games thoroughly but I preferred BotW. I think TotK was a bit too cluttered and repetitive in comparison. Plus BotW had that brand new Zelda game feel to it, whereas TotK was just an extention of BotW.

Ah man… me and my buddies played those 2 games religiously when we were kids. RIP Brett

I would happily pay 60 bucks for Zelda TP HD or Wind Waker HD but a DK Country game that wasn't made by Rare just doesn't appeal to me as much. I would have picked it up for 40 bucks. Maybe i'll just wait until there's a sale. It's not a priority for me.

It's funny coz the only reason Perfect Dark was made was because MGM decided they were going to hoard the rights to the James Bond IP following the success of Goldeneye. Rare were already developing the sequel 'Tomorrow Never Dies' when MGM swept the rug from under their feet. So Rare had to make an original sequel instead of basing their game on the latest James Bond movie. And thus, Perfect Dark was born.

Since it's coming out in 2025 that pretty much confirms that it's going to be a dual release for current Switch and Switch 2.

I will be massively disappointed if Windwaker HD or Twilight HD or Metroid Prime 2 HD doesn't get ported switch. Having all 3 would be ideal but I'd settle for at least 1.

That one of the coolest parts of the game when Samus spoke Chozo. Absolutely loved it

Nintendo should commission these guys to make the next Donkey Kong Country game

Nintendo needs to commission Playtonic to make the next Donkey Kong Country game

I hope Switch 2 will be like the original Wii's release where they brought it out in November right near my birthday

The sooner they ditch the design of the Switch 1's joycons, the better. Those things are pure garbage. They're weak and flimbsy and constantly get stick drift. The buttons are tiny and holding them just isn't comfortable. The Switch 2's joycons need to be bigger and more robust. Imagine chopping a pro controller in half and sticking both halves on the sides of your Switch. They need to be like that big.

Meh... Give us a real 1st party Direct you cowards!

Switch 2 ! Switch 2 ! Switch 2 !

@YunoboCo the special part is that you can sell them if you don't particularly like the game you bought

@Rambler Which is really cheap compared to the RTX 4090 i bought last year

Speaking of which, check out how good the game looks at 8K with high res textures run on a 4090: https://youtu.be/g2a5PmIhryA?si=gsCL5O_cL58vk5ZL&t=217

And here is a basic-ass mid range RTX 3060Ti PC from 2 years ago running BotW at a steady 4K 60fps with high res textures and HDR colour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxXR5tTpqx4&t=308s

@Westlondonmist GAME was purchased a couple of years ago when it was about to go bust. Mike Ashley (founder of SportsDirect) bought GAME and closed down most of their standalone stores. He then opened mini concession GAME stores within his SportsDirect buildings to see if he could turn a profit by absorbing them. Turns out this was a failed business venture, so now he's winding the GAME section of his business down completely. First shutting down sales of pre-owned stock and now by getting rid of more staff. He's cutting his losses. GAME will be gone within a year or 2.

Soon as GAME announced that they would no longer be selling pre-owned stock, I knew it was over for them. 90% of their profits came from pre-owned sales alone. Without that they can't survive.

BotW because it had that brand new Zelda game feel to it. Totk felt more like an extension of BotW because a lot of the overworld was re-used. The depths were too repetitive and the sky islands were mostly forgetable, aside from The Great Sky Island itself. I loved the Zonai tech but a lot of TotK felt overcluttered with grindy sidequests that didn't yield much of a reward.

@Tyranexx Using a 1TB Sandisk card myself actually. Can confirm they're reliable

If anything I would say most mario games are overrated. I loved playing them as a kid but nowadays I much prefer Zelda and Metroid because they have more depth.

Well who didn't see that coming?

@Greatluigi i remember playing the european version of contra (Probotector) on the NES with my Dad back in the day. Fun times ^_^

This Direct will be a cringefest of low quality games that would even struggle to sell on mobile phones

Since it's a partner Direct it will be packed full of weeb crap that would struggle to sell even on mobile phones. 25 mins of pure garbage and absolutely no news on Twilight Princess HD, Wind Waker HD, Metroid Prime 2/3/4 or the Switch 2.

Time for a f***ing price drop! It's still £49.99 on the online store

@Limberlost Nintendo should commission Playtonic Games to do the remake, since many of their devs were from the original Rareware studio.

@BTB20 If the Switch 2 rumours are true and the SoC really is based on Nvidia RTX 30 series architecture (which supports DLSS) then 1080p @ 120hz isn't too far fetched. It'd be playing at 720p and getting upscaled to 1080p, most likely raising the fps to near 120.

The level of Switch 2's success depends on 4 things:-

1) Backwards compatibility with original Switch games

2) All the current NSO libraries (NES/Gameboy/SNES/N64 etc) are readily available to access from day one on the new console.

3) Switch 2 hardware not being a flop - hopefully it can do 1080p 120fps in handheld mode and 4K 60fps in docked mode (with the help of DLSS).

4) It needs awesome brand new games.

If all 4 of those boxes get ticked, I believe the Switch 2 can surpass its predecessor

Blizzard’s values were so different to Activision’s I could never understand how Blizzard thought things would work out after the merger. It was such a terrible move all those years ago for them to join Activision and they’ve been paying for it ever since. Now that Microsoft has them both, it looks like the Blizzard side of the studio will be completely melted down and their IP’s will be forever shelved. Meanwhile CoD will be flaunted everywhere because it’s easier to market

NFT = No F***ing Thanks

I think the next Nintendo console would do well to house a slot for an upgradable M.2 (2230 form factor) SSD. The console could come with a cheapass 128GB version as standard but allow users to upgrade to a 2TB version if they choose to later on.

I mean we're in the age where AAA games can take up to 80GB of storage space. Even Switch 1 titles like TotK take up 18GB right off the bat.

The hardware performance in both handheld and docked mode. 1080p 60 fps in handheld and 4K 60fps (with the help of DLSS) in docked mode.

They COULD go another year without releasing a Switch 2 but they definitely shouldn't. Being stuck at 900p 30fps in games like BotW and TotK has gone on long enough. It's time to use better hardware and raise those frame rates for new games and for the old ones.

Motion controls definitely feel more clunky on Switch than Wii/Wii U. I compared them all by playing the original Skyward Sword and Skyward Sword HD. Switch motion controls felt far less accurate and needed recalibrating more often