For Zelda May is the slowest period in Japan but in the West I think it's the summer.
Nintendo "risked" launching the Switch without a new Mario Kart and even after all this time we still don't have a new version. Similarly, they can probably come out with enhanced versions of BotW and ToTK for a 2024 Switch 2 and call it a day until the next Zelda. Also, if Nintendo thought that Zelda is absolutely critical for a new system launch, they would have delayed ToTK so it can come out together with the new 2024 system instead of delaying the "real" new system launch by an additional 3 years because they missed the Zelda boat.
But why should any 3rd party bother to develop Switch Premium exclusives if Switch Premium is not here to stay as the next thing (?) A Switch Premium will not get exclusive 3rd party support, while in the meantime what remains of Western developers' support for OG Switch will continue to drop due to their aiming at higher minimum specs. I guess Japan support will remain same as now.
A new system in 2027 will either have to be very different (meaning Nintendo will yet again have to start from zero, quite a risk they no longer want to take) or much more powerful (and much more powerful after the huge jump from Switch to Switch Pro won't be available at that point in time yet).
Those were delayed though because they had no games (3DS still didn’t), unless that’s what you mean, that if it’s ready it determines when it launches.
Also, to add, Nintendo’s previous major forms of the switch released in H2. The Lite in September and the OLED in October. They are actively targeting those months even with switch model.
That's exactly what I meant. It is completely possible that Zelda releasing later than planned had a snow-ball effect on their upcoming EPD line-up.
If I’m not mistaken, I remember reading that it’s a it’s a culmination of Hardware R&D, Software R&D, marketing analysis R&D and so on all under one umbrella for Nintendo.
The lite was only possible on the original model after a die shrink. If they had a Lite from the beginning (which seems silly, why offer a lower end model from the beginning, when supposedly you won't have enough supply anyway? Wait a year at least) this means either a better than expected node (which is likely, seeing how the semiconductor industry is deflating and cutting edge production lines are getting abandoned) or a more conservative clock choice. Or they could have put a very similar ventilation system on the Lite.
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Yeah, it might not be them, but in that case... who could it be?
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I agree with the rest of your post but I don't understand why this notion of Switch is losing 3rd party support continues to be pushed. I'm not seeing a drop in 3rd party support besides maybe the games keep releasing later such as Hogwarts. That Robocop game is also set to release on Switch and maybe even that new Mortal Kombat. I do think an enhanced Switch would actually get some 3rd party support due to the increase hardware and Nintendo likely allowing 3rd parties to support exclusively if they want similar to GBC.
This is precisely my issue with launching earlier in the year, 3rd parties don't release as many games at the beginning of the year compared to the fall. If Drake releases in the fall, it could atleast have the latest annual sports games (FIFA, Madden, NBA 2K), the latest CoD, and maybe even a new Assassin Creed. 3rd parties aim for fall similar to why Sony and Micro aim for fall launches due to increased spending during the fall period. If you launch Drake early in the year, then it will have to rely on the ports of those games from the previous fall period. If you want Nintendo to have day and date 3rd party titles then they have to be part of the scheduling.
Since it’s starting a pilot launch this FY, it might not be ready until late FY25.
I hope they have a relatively steady stream of titles for the first year like this did with the OG. And although it won’t make a dent in sales, I think it’s important for MP4 to make it in the launch window.
They’re doing a pilot production this FY, so it wouldn’t be ready by March.
apparently there might be some disparity in what was actually said
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As someone who uses OLED and LCD on the daily, OLEDs have issues and LCDs are still great. If this is a NEW technology like Sharp seems to imply, it could be VERY impressive. HDR, high-nit brightness mini LED LCD would smash OLED Model. Grumpy old man here but why do people use "on the daily"...
That seems very optimistic about 3rd parties only due to scheduling. I see only FIFA because there is a Legacy Edition present to just update the roster on. EA doesn’t seem interested in bringing other sports titles. COD is probably not happening unless the merger goes through.
Madden would be the only optimistic title on Switch's successor. NBA 2K already fully supports Switch and FiFa has growm on Switch despite the legacy editions. Greed alone would get the real version of FiFa on Drake. CoD's only hold up is hardware, Wii and WiiU got CoD. Activision is loyal to money, whatever could make them a dollar. The merger is the only chance Switch has at CoD not Drake.
Considering the high rate of interest in Nintendo hardware in Canada, EA's NHL games would finally make the jump, as well... even though I'd actually prefer if they didn't and someone else made a better NHL game instead.
apparently there might be some disparity in what was actually said
Future Nintendo Hardware & Technology Speculation & Discussion |ST| (Read the staff posts before commenting!)
As someone who uses OLED and LCD on the daily, OLEDs have issues and LCDs are still great. If this is a NEW technology like Sharp seems to imply, it could be VERY impressive. HDR, high-nit brightness mini LED LCD would smash OLED Model. Grumpy old man here but why do people use "on the daily"...
I like how you say hardware is the problem yet use the Wii & WiiU as examples. Hardware is not the only problem there. They are seemingly loyal to money yet pass up on any version of COD on Switch. I suspect this will be much the same heading into the next device without the merger considering who will still be in charge.
Wii had a separate team making those CoDs, which isn't happening in this age. WiiU could handle the CoDs of that era (Call of Duty Black Ops 2 in 2012 and CoD Ghost in 2013). CoD continued to release on 360/PS3 until Black Ops 3 in 2015. CoD started using a new engine in 2019 with Modern Warfare. Switch likely isn't strong enough or would require more resources similar to Wii. Microsoft is likely willing to provide the separate resources but not Activision. I don't think it's a stretch at all to see CoD on Drake. Merger guarantees it but Activision I think will be there as long as the hardware can do it without extra work.
3D Mario absoloutely makes sense for launch, but I think we can expect around 10 games from Nintendo in 2024 just like other years. Other options could be:
With how OLED is doing at $350, Switch 2 is $400 at the minimum, probably $450 I reckon.
Tbh just like Nintendo went all-in with the open-world genre with Switch 1, I'd like them to do the same for "cinematic 3rd-person shooters" with Switch 2. Basically, I wanna see their take on the "Sony-genre". Playing TotK makes me realize once again (just based of the first 5 hours, things might change) how basic stories in Nintendo-games are, not just conceptually, but in how they're presented. MonolithSoft is their only developer to make elaborated stories. I'd like Nintendo to establish at least one more developer of theirs to make games featuring serious, elaborate stories, because it'd fill a gap in their current lineup. Not sure who could be put on such game, maybe RetroStudios unless they're trapped in making Metroid Prime-games forever now.
I doubt that, to be blunt... it would be a bit of a miss read of the market. Their are some gamer that would be ok with a pricier machine but honestly, most will not welcome the inflate.
The Wii & WiiU ports were made by Sledgehammer who are now fully on the factory assembly line. If the goal is to avoid “extra work” then Drake isn’t gonna help much in this regard as you still have to optimize for Drake; unless they wanna throw it out there & call it a day. They had more then enough options to bring it to the Switch yet don’t seem interested to do so. I remain unconvinced because hardware isn’t the issue here; the issue mostly likely is the Switch not fitting into their preferred monetization scheme. If that issue doesn’t see improvement then CoD will continue to remain elusive sans merger going forward.
It was by Treyarch, not Sledgehammer, which weren't part of the CoD machine until very late in that period.
Less about that and more about ruling it to be Nintendo, and dropping the OLED panel for an LCD one would be odd, haven’t seen them actually go for a worse display from one generation to the other, and this attempt to connect it directly to Nintendo when it could be more than just Nintendo. Can be for that Sony PlayStation Q-Lite handheld streaming controller which is rumored to feature an 8 inch LCD display as per Tom Henderson.
it'll get Warzone first, and I think that's the most important thing
