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The Nintendo Switch Console Thread

thadoggfather said:
Fiscal year goes through March 2025 iirc. Means it may still come out in 2025 (likely I'm guessing, unless there's a holiday surprise.. I dont know why they wouldn't do holidays though, would be ideal. But Switch also came out in spring 2017
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The launch of Switch 2 will be more significant of Christmas 2025. Nintendo can launch the console any day of the current fiscal year and it will sell out.

I look forward to getting my hands on one. If Zelda Tears of the Kingdom with object persistence, vast lands that traverses underground, land and sky + insane physical, can run on the switch, I expect epic performance jumps for the successor if it uses ai upscaling.
 
That’s a good point but

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Macalicious2011 said:
The launch of Switch 2 will be more significant of Christmas 2025. Nintendo can launch the console any day of the current fiscal year and it will sell out.

I look forward to getting my hands on one. If Zelda Tears of the Kingdom with object persistence, vast lands that traverses underground, land and sky + insane physical, can run on the switch, I expect epic performance jumps for the successor if it uses ai upscaling.
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No they won’t do that, why announce a new console over a year and a half from launch? I’m sure we will find it as the year goes on. This IS Nintendo and they don’t do things like you expect them to lol.
 
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ctjack said:
I would love to, but think not before remaster or whatever the term called to issue a new version?
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We'll find out whether the new console will be able to play existing games at higher frame rates, or whether we'll have to wait for remasters or new games for a full fat Switch 2 experience.
 
Nintendo will want to make sure that the Switch 2 will get everyone's attention and therefore in my opinion that means it will not be showcased where it could clash with other events taking place such as a major sporting event or major music event or release of another companies tech hardware or during the major school holidays where people are planning and paying to go away for the holiday.

Nintendo will look at who and where is their biggest market and release the Switch 2 around all of the above events. BUT this is why Christmas time is always seen as a good time to release a new product because the majority of people in the world will all be doing two things, looking to buy presents and having time off over the Christmas period. This is when a newly released product will get the maximum attention from people around the world because they huge majority of the worlds people will be doing the same thing.
 
Macalicious2011 said:
We'll find out whether the new console will be able to play existing games at higher frame rates, or whether we'll have to wait for remasters or new games for a full fat Switch 2 experience.
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I fully expect back compatibility, as that seems to be one of the highest requirements for people for picking up a Switch 2. Personally I likely won't be getting one, if it doesn't have it back compatibility. If it does, I will most likely get one.

But if it does happen, other than higher FPS, I don't expect any improved features (Higher resolution, better textures, new online features, etc.) at all for games from Nintendo. They like to milk customers, so I expect improved remasters 5 years down the line, of Switch games, at a usually high Nintendo price.
 
laptech said:
I saw this on X, looks like Nintendo are thinking of getting owners to pay for backwards compatibility of games.
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Like the article stated "ungodly mess". I like nintendo for simplicity: pay 50-70 for cartridge and buy hardware (200-350) and be happy. No bs and no addons.
 
Sadly i cant help myself as I see 1000 yr door has leaked so i can play it on my mac in a mo before the cartridge arrives tomorrow !
 
laptech said:
I saw this on X, looks like Nintendo are thinking of getting owners to pay for backwards compatibility of games.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1791982686287872138
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Remastering old games can be resource-intensive. You might have to:
-Re-render som assets.
-Pay copyright owners for additional licences.
-Modify the code for a new platform.
-Maintain and update the code post-launch.
 
Well this Chapter on the train on 1000yr door has taken a strange turn - I appreciate N trying something different but I am missing the battling.....
 
Well, along with Xbox I’d say Nintendo has won this summers Game fest. But will Metroid 4 be a cross gen game? The gameplay shown yesterday to me was definitely on the current Switch level I think.

New Mario and Luigi announced, new Zelda 2D announced plus a boatload of other games announced yesterday. No mention of the Switch 2 though, that’s for another time.
 
It’s a boat load of games to release at the very end of the switch life cycle. I wonder if they will be backwards compatible on the Switch 2.

I wouldn’t want to spend £40 on Mario Jamboree only to have to rebuy them in 12 months. :(
 
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Macalicious2011 said:
It’s a boat load of games to release at the very end of the switch life cycle. I wonder if they will be backwards compatible on the Switch 2.

I wouldn’t want to spend £40 on Mario Jamboree only to have to rebuy them in 12 months. :(
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I‘m keen to see what Metroid 4 looks like on the Switch 2, it looked good in the trailer and it was obviously on the current Switch.
 
All I ask for is to play Tears at higher res and higher framerate. The game looks atrocious with its aliasing and low quality.
 
Burningtime said:
It will most likely be announced in the Fall of this year and launch in the spring of next year bar any major delays.
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Nintendo has only said that they will *announce* the Switch successor this fiscal and not release. More likely the console announcement will happen around spring 2025 for a holiday 2025 launch. They wouldn’t want to Osborne the holiday 2024 sales with Switch 2.
 
varezhka said:
Nintendo has only said that they will *announce* the Switch successor this fiscal and not release. More likely the console announcement will happen around spring 2025 for a holiday 2025 launch. They wouldn’t want to Osborne the holiday 2024 sales with Switch 2.
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The Switch is losing sales and has been for a while, and Nintendo announced the Switch in October / November and launched it the following. March, expect them to do the exact same again. The Switch is now seven and a half years old. They won’t release anymore unknown big first party games for it. They will move their resources to support the new console now.
 
Pezimak said:
The Switch is losing sales and has been for a while, and Nintendo announced the Switch in October / November and launched it the following. March, expect them to do the exact same again. The Switch is now seven and a half years old. They won’t release anymore unknown big first party games for it. They will move their resources to support the new console now.
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Doubt it. For a new console launch 9 months from now any launch title will need to be at least in beta at this point with a semi-final version SDK. A lot more information would have been released by now. Go back to the Switch launch and see.
 
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Pezimak said:
The Switch is losing sales and has been for a while, and Nintendo announced the Switch in October / November and launched it the following. March, expect them to do the exact same again. The Switch is now seven and a half years old. They won’t release anymore unknown big first party games for it. They will move their resources to support the new console now.
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Upcoming games say otherwise ...

www.theverge.com

The Nintendo Switch isn’t going out quietly

Surprise! The holiday is packed with game releases.
www.theverge.com www.theverge.com
 
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