Nintendo Switch: Building a New Generation of Hardware from Scratch
05-11-21, 09:11 AM
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Re: Nintendo Switch: Building a New Generation of Hardware from Scratch
Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul Patrol are coming to Switch.
05-11-21, 11:04 AM
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My wife and I put in a lot of hours on Zombies back in the day when we were younger.
05-22-21, 10:13 AM
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Re: Nintendo Switch: Building a New Generation of Hardware from Scratch
Played a few hours of Miitopia this morning and such a fun RPG. The level of creativity that people have making detailed Mii's in this is insane. My party is currently Momo, Blinx the Time Sweeper, and Shantae.
05-27-21, 05:26 AM
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Switch replacement announcement imminent? A bit more reliable of a source then the usual rumors.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...n-as-september
Nintendo Co. plans to begin assembly of its new Switch as soon as July and release the upgraded replacement for its four-year-old game console in September or October, people familiar with the matter said. The new console, likely to be priced higher than the $299 original, may be announced ahead of the E3 conference starting June 12 to allow publishers to showcase their full range of Switch games at the global event, the people said, asking not to be named because the plans are not yet public. It will be sold alongside the $199 Switch Lite, with the standard Switch phased out over time.
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05-27-21, 07:33 AM
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I think it makes sense to refresh the hardware and have it out by Xmas (as long as they can ramp up supply), I'm not that enamored with these "mid cycle upgrades" unless there's full backward compatibility and even then, we've seen with the DSi and the "New" 3ds that only a few games really take advantage of this, and by the time the older consoles are truly phased out it's probably time for the next full iteration. If this is some kind of seamless upgrade for most games, then cool!
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06-01-21, 06:21 PM
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Re: Nintendo Switch: Building a New Generation of Hardware from Scratch
The rumor mill is currently buzzing about a Thursday reveal with preorders starting at midnight afterwards.
06-02-21, 08:11 AM
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How are they going to launch a new console while the semiconductor shortage is still in full swing?
06-02-21, 08:46 AM
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06-02-21, 09:04 AM
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Nintendo likely placed their orders for the chips months, if not years, in advance. Also, if they're actually phasing out the original Switch, they could maybe transition their slots for production of those chips to the new one.
06-02-21, 09:51 AM
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06-02-21, 02:25 PM
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I hope the new system will play all games and not have exclusive stuff just for the new console. We have four Switches and do not want to have to buy another one.
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06-02-21, 02:28 PM
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If the rumor is true they are keeping the switch lite around, so it should be fully backward compatible like the "new" 3ds and the dsi. Like I said, the main thing is going to be, how many developers are really going to put extra things in their game to take advantage of the new system while not alienating all the ones with old systems?
06-02-21, 02:28 PM
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No chance it's a completely new system. It'll just be an upgraded Switch; 4k output from the dock, better screen, hopefully better joycons...etc.
06-02-21, 03:06 PM
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If the rumor is true they are keeping the switch lite around, so it should be fully backward compatible like the "new" 3ds and the dsi. Like I said, the main thing is going to be, how many developers are really going to put extra things in their game to take advantage of the new system while not alienating all the ones with old systems?
06-02-21, 03:10 PM
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Either way, let's be honest, I'm in. I'm still going to run up on that digital games limit, though.
06-02-21, 03:26 PM
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If the rumor is true they are keeping the switch lite around, so it should be fully backward compatible like the "new" 3ds and the dsi. Like I said, the main thing is going to be, how many developers are really going to put extra things in their game to take advantage of the new system while not alienating all the ones with old systems?
06-02-21, 04:54 PM
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Re: Nintendo Switch: Building a New Generation of Hardware from Scratch
But it's hard to imagine the resolution ever completely matching since the screen is a limiting factor.
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06-02-21, 05:03 PM
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Main thing I want is better battery life. An upgraded screen would be nice too, but is a secondary concern for me.
06-02-21, 05:08 PM
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I just want them to fix the designs of the blasted joycon sticks...
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06-03-21, 04:28 PM
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06-03-21, 04:34 PM
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Adam never said which Thursday...
06-03-21, 04:58 PM
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06-15-21, 11:33 AM
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Man, finally another Advance Wars. It's just a remaster of 1 and 2 but still it's something. That and side scrolling Metroid Dread are the highlights of today's direct for me.
Also no new switch pro announcement yet.
Also no new switch pro announcement yet.
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