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By “private” are you referring to your own private reasons? Not asking for details, just curious if that’s a yes!but there is many more reasons to believe it is happening soon, both public and private
By “private” are you referring to your own private reasons? Not asking for details, just curious if that’s a yes!but there is many more reasons to believe it is happening soon, both public and private
Haha, it seems pretty fun! Have you seen an Otamatone before? Coincidentally (but not FROM Nintendo themselves), there are Kirby ones!It seems to be a toy that makes/changes lights and sounds when squeezed. So it's kind of like those squeaky dog toys, but electronic and for human(?). And yes, the patent may be applied to wireless controls. Hmm, could be for a physical toy sold at the Super Nintendo World?
I hadn't heard that about overclocking the Mark ones, but that is really cool! And I bet God of War looked pretty incredible like that!Switch is PS3+ already so by analogy I've always expected a next-gen Switch to be near XBO/PS4 level + modern architectural improvements, those consoles are almost a decade old at this point. I've read that overclocked Mariko units with homebrew is comparable to an XBO in some games. My minimum expectations are that Drake can comfortably receive XBO/PS4 ports, and 'impossible' ports of XSX/PS5 exclusives.
I recently tested God of War with performance DLSS, rendering at 720p outputting to 4K on my LG CX. The thought of the next Nintendo device having an optimized form of this is very exciting.
Careful dude, people are gonna start asking you for reassurance.I'll say this, Drake should be on shelves before this time next year, from you and everyone else talking about it, games are already being readied for the device and there is some reason to believe that the reveal will be in 2 or 3 weeks, I'd even suggest July 12-14th for such a reveal, mainly because they didn't show off any first party games in this last direct, but there is many more reasons to believe it is happening soon, both public and private. I can hang on for a few more weeks with hype I guess.
Btw I wasn't referring to them delaying hardware. I meant that they would release the hardware before the game releases. Being able provide the option for people to play a 4k version of Botw 2 is a pretty great way to sell your hardware wouldn’t you think?Nintendo isn't going to delay hardware just because Zelda isn't ready. It's just not practical - development delays in software can happen really close to launch, but you have to build actual robots to manufacture consoles, secure capacity at factories, ship parts globally, stockpile inventory, make deals with retailers. You can't really delay the launch without ceasing to make the hardware, and every minute spent not making hardware on factory capacity you built for that purpose is money lost.
Nintendo might crunch software to make hardware launch. Notably they did that with Sunshine, and deeply regretted it. Breath of the Wild on Switch was a fairly last minute decision - but by all accounts, the game was basically done, it was the porting effort to get it on Switch that was the technical lift.
If Zelda comes out before Pro, and has a Pro patch day 1? Then it will be a compelling part of the Pro library on day one, even if it's been out for a bit. If Pro comes out before Zelda by a few months? Then when Zelda launches, it will sell more Pros.
And as long as the Pro is sub $500 and does 4k anything it will sell as many as they can make, at least initially.
Here's a fun video, BotW at 720p (?) 60FPS on an overclocked Mariko:I hadn't heard that about overclocking the Mark ones, but that is really cool! And I bet God of War looked pretty incredible like that!
As much as I'd love a new 2D Zelda, I feel like we would know about it already if it was a 2022 game.Nah I still expect we're getting a port/remaster at the very least.
Maybe even a new 2D game from Grezzo, who knows.
Why? They seemingly have more first party games to announce for this year, possibly within a few weeks.As much as I'd love a new 2D Zelda, I feel like we would know about it already if it was a 2022 game.
If they want it to leak to high heaven they could I suppose, but production should be beginning in July or August for a November hardware launch, so they'd probably want to announce it in July if possible.Why has July emerged as a consensus month in which Drake must be announced to release in 2022? Sure, there’s Mariko/Lite/OLED, but those were also September/October releases. I don’t see why Drake couldn’t be announced as late as September if the release date were in November.
I agree that they haven't announced first party stuff this summer. I just look at the schedule of expected releases along with the heavily rumored Prime 1 HD and I'm not sure where it gets slotted in.Why? They seemingly have more first party games to announce for this year, possibly within a few weeks.
If they want it to leak to high heaven they could I suppose, but production should be beginning in July or August for a November hardware launch, so they'd probably want to announce it in July if possible.
It's not like they typically see huge sales around July-August anyway, so delaying the announcement a month or two shouldn't make much of a difference.
Here's a fun video, BotW at 720p (?) 60FPS on an overclocked Mariko:
I have no idea if the whole game could sustain 60 in that profile, but it's a nice tease of what may come.
I tried it on my Erista Switch a while back and it had the same sort of bugs as the initial FPS++ mod for CEMU i.e. physics and animations bugging out / double speed. It's possible these have been fixed since people are porting over 60 FPS mods from Yuzu, but since the Mariko hacking scene is smaller I'm not sure.You know if 60fps introduces any bugs on Mariko?
It seems to be spreading to other sites too. This is a lot of pressure because I can easily be wrong. I'll stay away from gaming sites for a day and focus on work.
You can't be wrong because all you did was share IR information Nintendo publicly shared. You just pointed out how wildly different the number is and several reasons why it could be the case.It seems to be spreading to other sites too. This is a lot of pressure because I can easily be wrong. I'll stay away from gaming sites for a day and focus on work.
You know that isn’t how this is going to happen with some of these places. Especially if they clickbait the article.You can't be wrong because all you did was share IR information Nintendo publicly shared. You just pointed out how wildly different the number is and several reasons why it could be the case.
Absolutely agree, but again, I don't think they're going to schedule one around the other. I don't think they reasonably canBtw I wasn't referring to them delaying hardware. I meant that they would release the hardware before the game releases. Being able provide the option for people to play a 4k version of Botw 2 is a pretty great way to sell your hardware wouldn’t you think?
Here's a fun video, BotW at 720p (?) 60FPS on an overclocked Mariko:
I have no idea if the whole game could sustain 60 in that profile, but it's a nice tease of what may come.
R&D has been increasing the last couple of years. this would correlate to new games in production, in addition to new hardware[Thought the increase in R&D and advertising was interesting, especially with sales/profits going down. Signing contracts?]
Right after the Switch launch, there were several reports that Nintendo wanted Zelda to be an "annual" franchise, with a spin-off, remake, or mainline entry every year. That's certainly been the case, I suspect it is an intentional strategy, but also not a hard lineI really don't think this has been an intentional strategy apart from Zelda games being popular.
Agreed.There'll be nothing in 2022. Book it.
BC is expected, though probably not entirely hardware based. Something similar to PS5/XS is likely.Apologies if this came up before (it probably has...), but what are the prospects for backwards compatibility with the currently speculated hardware? Is it likely that Nintendo will provide current APIs completely on the next Switch? Because in that case, games could continue to work the same as now, especially with earlier rumors about developers preferably unlocking frame rate and/or resolution for a potential Switch Pro. Or is this going to be a complete no-go?
Can we establish one very clear thing right now
If the console/"revision" is coming early next year it must be announced before the holidays because it has to be produced and it will leak. It would also be an unimaginable F U if a ton of people went out and bought the OLED for Christmas and then they launched a new even more premium model 3 months later. I cant even imagine the blowback, their reputation would never recover from that level of money grubbing. And it arguably doesn't even make them more money anyway. Those holiday OLEDs would either be returned or flood onto the used market. No one's getting an OLED for christmas, seeing the drake announced a few weeks later and then keeping their OLED and buying a drake too.
Let's not forget the price difference between Drake and the Mariko Switches will likely be enough that people who are buying OLEDs over the holiday will not necessarily be the same people who would be buying a Drake at potentially $100 more. I don't expect there to be a deluge of returns when Drake is announced, no matter when it's announced, because for a while it'll be a premium upgrade that'll be difficult to obtain. OLED and Drake will be targeting somewhat different markets, imo.Can we establish one very clear thing right now
If the console/"revision" is coming early next year it must be announced before the holidays because it has to be produced and it will leak. It would also be an unimaginable F U if a ton of people went out and bought the OLED for Christmas and then they launched a new even more premium model 3 months later. I cant even imagine the blowback, their reputation would never recover from that level of money grubbing. And it arguably doesn't even make them more money anyway. Those holiday OLEDs would either be returned or flood onto the used market. No one's getting an OLED for christmas, seeing the drake announced a few weeks later and then keeping their OLED and buying a drake too.
With massive inflation, $100 really isn't as much as you're making it out to be anymore. I really do not think there are gonna be many customers of an enthusiast gaming option that are gonna sweat over $100.Let's not forget the price difference between Drake and the Mariko Switches will likely be enough that people who are buying OLEDs over the holiday will not necessarily be the same people who would be buying a Drake at potentially $100 more. I don't expect there to be a deluge of returns when Drake is announced, no matter when it's announced, because for a while it'll be a premium upgrade that'll be difficult to obtain. OLED and Drake will be targeting somewhat different markets, imo.
I know a lot of people live in a bubble now, but yes a lot of people will be angry if they bought a $350 holiday gift and then found out the company was planning to release a better version a few months later but hid it from consumers to squeeze out more short term profit. Nintendo has never been such a short sighted company. While they're not always pro-consumer they try so stay away from the blatantly evil side of capitalism.Nah, let's not establish that. I'm not saying your point is invalid, but being so extreme (unimaginable blowback! never recover! money grubbing! market flooding!) and writing it like a proclamation does not make it more convincing. I'd offer a counterpoint to yours but I'm sure I've posted one, and read a dozen more like it, in this thread already.
Let's not forget the price difference between Drake and the Mariko Switches will likely be enough that people who are buying OLEDs over the holiday will not necessarily be the same people who would be buying a Drake at potentially $100 more. I don't expect there to be a deluge of returns when Drake is announced, no matter when it's announced, because for a while it'll be a premium upgrade that'll be difficult to obtain. OLED and Drake will be targeting somewhat different markets, imo.
No, if it’s coming early 2023 it wouldn’t be revealed in the next month. It would be revealed later during the 4th quarter of the year or their 4th quarter of their fiscal yearThe bottom line is that Drake (if it is coming early 2023) will 100% be revealed in the next month or so. Nintendo may not reveal it, but production will. Of course Nintendo could let it leak and just pretend it doesn't exist but I strongly question the value of such a strategy. If everyone knows it exists anyway, why not start marketing it? Consequently, if it is not revealed by September (as in, officially or leaked via production) then it is not happening.
it’s just a random post on the Internet.
No, if it’s coming early 2023 it wouldn’t be revealed in the next month. It would be revealed later during the 4th quarter of the year or their 4th quarter of their fiscal year
Maybe they did hear something?
Not for any specific reason?
Just kidding, but I think rather than new info on this, maybe he got the NVN2 issue solved, thats why the info in that video is as accurate as back then.
Anyway, Nate is a pure King
DoubtfulHe's never wavered on saying the info is still accurate. He's probably tired of repeating that and answering the same questions with every new straw people grasp. If he finally got that nugget of NVN2 info confirmed, I'm sure he'd tease that explicitly.
I mean, maybeYou don’t immediately trust a random post on the internet?
It depends on the price.Revealed right before or right after Christmas is awkward considering the holiday sales. Imagine unveiling it Jan or Feb 23 right after Christmas when millions just got their new Switch as a gift. Oct-Dec 22 just feels too close to Christmas with the holiday sales in full swing as well.
I guess the easiest thing from a marketing stand point would be to have it out late this year even if I can’t see that happening right now. A September 22 reveal with a confirmed March 23 release at least gives people time to prepare. Maybe reduce the current Switch price to boost sales before March.
I also do think this could be a hint. Lets pretend it is a hint, Nate definitely deserves the recognition for it.It is pretty clearly a tease and it will probably be even more obvious in retrospect.
Sure but for an hardware that is going to sell out at launch anyway (enthusiasts + production shortages) you could argue that a 4K Zelda is also a great way to continue selling it a few months down the wayBtw I wasn't referring to them delaying hardware. I meant that they would release the hardware before the game releases. Being able provide the option for people to play a 4k version of Botw 2 is a pretty great way to sell your hardware wouldn’t you think?
2022 was probably supposed to be BotW2. Seems unlikely they would slide another Zelda in it's place, if BotW2 is still coming this FY or soon thereafter.2017- Breath of the Wild
2018- Hyrule Warriors DE / Cadence of Hyrule
2019- Link's Awakening
2020- Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
2021- Skyward Sword
2022-..........
Wags finger touchéSure but for an hardware that is going to sell out at launch anyway (enthusiasts + production shortages) you could argue that a 4K Zelda is also a great way to continue selling it a few months down the way
I'm mostly tired of answering the same question & this week with the raw materials and the sudden surge of speculation for a 2022 launch, it felt like a fine time to remind people such a window has been discussed many, many months ago. I have no intention to discuss the material angle in the coming weeks, so this video is more than sufficient.He's never wavered on saying the info is still accurate. He's probably tired of repeating that and answering the same questions with every new straw people grasp. If he finally got that nugget of NVN2 info confirmed, I'm sure he'd tease that explicitly.
I'm sorry nate, but I still want a video, I don't care if its not a Nintendo topic, but one must be made!I'm mostly tired of answering the same question & this week with the raw materials and the sudden surge of speculation for a 2022 launch, it felt like a fine time to remind people such a window has been discussed many, many months ago. I have no intention to discuss the material angle in the coming weeks, so this video is more than sufficient.
I guess people are wondering if you heard anything new, or has it been radio silence from all your sources.I'm mostly tired of answering the same question & this week with the raw materials and the sudden surge of speculation for a 2022 launch, it felt like a fine time to remind people such a window has been discussed many, many months ago. I have no intention to discuss the material angle in the coming weeks, so this video is more than sufficient.
The patent is credited to the hardware lead of LABO,it must be a toy piano or somethingHaha, what's kind of funny is that one forum actually mentioned not only that Reddit quote you had, but also that it was posted here! Such a small world!
Also, really interesting discussion regarding the 8nm, 7nm, and on down things! Because I'm dumb, if you were to take an original Switch, which I'm assuming uses 8nm, kept everything the same, but brought it down to 7nm, what kind of performance enhancement comes from that?
Anyways, a weird patent from Nintendo just popped up in the Japanese patent office, and I'm curious is anyone knew what this might be? I know a lot of them don't transpire and such, but this one is quite different from others they've had go up in recent months.
Here's the link, which I hope works for bringing it up! You may have to click the document link after clicking this link, but it should be machine translated into English.
It seems more like a toy of some sort, albeit one I've not seen from them. But, there is mention within the description that it's effects could actually be shown/conducted on a separate display apart from the device itself. If it's not a toy, could it be something attached on a controller? Could it be a fitness-related attachment? Just curious what you all thought!
Oh man...that'd be amazing!