Topic: Nintendo Switch --OT--

@HallowMoonshadow I'm not surprised. Their current president is a businessman as opposed to a visionary. All of their wackadoodle consoles of recent years were presided over by Satoru Iwata.

Could be significantly different on the UI/software side, like the 3DS was. We'll see. But yeah, at present, all these leaks are underwhelming. It's JUST a new Switch. This feels less like Switch 2 and more like Switch Pro so far.

Also not loving the move back to LCD. I'm spoiled with the SWOLED's gorgeous screen. Same with Steam Deck OLED. And even my Vita, which I still dip into on occasion.

That said, if they ship it with an impressive new 3D Mario that shows off the capabilities of the system and it runs older Switch games better? I'll probably grab it. I'd love to replay some of their older exclusives at higher framerates.

Same here TBH. I've only beaten 1 Switch game since buying it.

I am grateful my Switch backlog isn't as big as PS4 or PS5 though.

@kyleforrester87 Sounds like I'll definitely have to detox from my constant use of the enlargened minimap in the first then! It's very helpful to figure out where any mission collectibles or secret areas might be, as it doesn't actually have any fog of war unlike the main map. I feel like half the time I'm running around, it overlays my game and I'm actually just playing Pac-Man trying to get the yellow circle to whatever point of interest I've focused on.

@Ralizah Yeah, everything I've heard about the third game is that it's in most ways the best of both worlds. Seems like the iteration actually helped them get to the right place eventually, which is not always a given! Hearing about the Future Redeemed DLC is actually what initially got me interested into the franchise. From a writing perspective, them combining thirteen years worth of narrative across games with different stories and characters to wrap it into one final adventure to tie everything together and deliver a satisfying conclusion to the trilogy fascinates me.

I hope I'll not have many issues with the second game's combat as it definitely took me a while to get to grips with the first. I'm probably still not playing optimally right now. The first time I tried getting into the game, I completely screwed myself over with leveling and my strategies within the combat. I'm happy at least I've now gotten to a point where I can comfortably start a combat sequence without getting trampled. Helps that in most cases I'm ridiculously overleveled though, haha.

@Ralizah I generally found the Switch quite underwhelming by Nintendo standards. It feels cheap in the hands where the 3DS and Wii U felt premium. The OS lacked the Miis, the music (weird that the PS5 is the only modern console with ambient music).. basically all the fun stuff that made Nintendo so good. But I had to buy one for Mario Odyssey. If they announce a Mario game I'll buy a Switch 2 immediately. Even though I will only end up owning 10 games by the end of the console.

I wasn't expecting the Switch 2 direct to happen on April 2nd, but it doesn't rule out a Summer release window for the new hybrid device.

As for it not being fully backwards compatible with all Switch 1 games, hopefully the 1% outliers are Labo or niche games no one plays.

Registered my pre-order over at Shopto. Whether I'll get it day one or not depends on the launch games, but I figured I'd pre-order it to be safe.