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I feel like a broken record, but Ultra Nintendo Switch, because Ultra HD is 4K.Super Nintendo Switch or bust
I feel like a broken record, but Ultra Nintendo Switch, because Ultra HD is 4K.Super Nintendo Switch or bust
I wonder if because Nintendo survived the Wii U era they’re comfortable in staying longer under “uncharted territory”
The main brand is Nintendo and their most successful systems were all the first in their sub brand.Nintendo abandoning the Switch name would be catastrophically stupid.
Resting on laurels is a dangerous game, even if it can work out if you're absolutely confident in your product and marketing.Even though Wii was extremely successful for Nintendo, they had to move on from it by 2012. Wii sales were declining very quickly and software support had started to dive pretty hard in 2011. The Switch has been unique for Nintendo because it not only has sold very well, but it has sold well for so many years and software sales have been just as strong. To say Nintendo is concerned about the transition to new new hardware would be an understatement. They have had so many successes that are followed up with disappointment. Not all of them have been flops, but selling considerably less than the predecessor is always a disappointment. So while its true that Nintendo has been able to do very well with Switch longer than expected, its not a plan to just sit and do nothing watching the inevitable decline.
Nintendo only has one platform to sell now unlike the days where they had a console and a portable on the market. During the Wii U era we saw what it looked like for Nintendo when they were selling less than 10 million units of hardware in a year and software sales were low, they hemorrhaged money. Nintendo is only healthy when selling lots of hardware and lots of software. I am confident the plan is not to wait for Switch sales to bottom out before moving on. Why would they risk a year in the red just so they can milk the Switch for everything its worth? A good plan is to have the new hardware roll out once the current hardware is trending downward. In order to maintain healthy profits, they will need to maintain hardware sales north of 15 million units per year. This is most likely the final year Nintendo can do that. We are at the point of market saturation, so even a handful of big first party releases can only do so much to maintain enthusiasm for the platform. We also have also seen Nintendo roll out a new Switch model like clockwork every two years since it came out in 2017. The OLED came out in October of 2021 and now its 2023, combine this history with the fact that the second half of the year is still a mystery as far as software is concerned and its very plausible for new hardware to roll out later this year.
I try not to mention HL on here but I am genuinely curious to see if they will be able to get it to run on Switch. Just as a tech nerd, I’m curious to see what the developers are capable of with the Switch hardware.Hogwarts remains in active development and has been making fine progress on Switch.
The cancellation of Midnight Suns for Switch was circulating last yr soon after the game bombed.
Resting on laurels is a dangerous game, even if it can work out if you're absolutely confident in your product and marketing.
Nintendo learned it the hard way, and while it's technically possible for them to wait for the bottoming out of Switch sales, I don't think Nintendo is dumb enough to let a flame die down a second time.
Granted, we're yet to see how big that flame is for TotK. Come back in two weeks time when it's reported that TotK sold 10 million in a week somehow and I'll give a more nuanced answer
Yes, absolutely.Its not a question if Switch sales will bottom out, but when? Being in the seventh year on the market, its hard to believe Switch wont experience a significant year over year decline. It is kind of funny though, Nintendo will likely sell more Switch units in its seventh year on the market than Wii U sold during its entire life. Pretty impressive for Switch and highlights just how poorly Wii U did.
Zelda TotK is going to do massive sales, but its effect on hardware sales will be short lived. There are 125+million Switch units on in the wild with 30 million copies of BotW sold, the reality is that most people who want to play TotK probably already own a Switch. Could it help move 5+ million OLED units? Possible, but that's probably optimistic. By the end of this fiscal year Nintendo will have sold around 140 million Switch units, that is a monumental accomplishment, one that very few consoles have ever done. Its rare for a console in its seventh year on the market to still resonate with consumers and put up good sales numbers. This should reassure Nintendo that the Switch concept is a winner and they do not need to reinvent the wheel. Just like Apple reiterates on the Iphone, Nintendo can and should continue the Switch appeal by releasing a more or less straight forward successor. New and better, but not significantly different.
It ought not to take up my entire Glover Room...NinTWOdo Switch
Plotondo Hutch
Switchback (1997), starring Danny Glover and Dennis Quaid
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Ayo Neo NeXXXt
Scroll back a few pages. Its not long since we had that argument.So, when do you all think this hypothetical next system from Nintendo will be announced and released? I'm curious to hear all of your takes on this.
Oh, i'm sorry. My bad.Scroll back a few pages. Its not long since we had that argument.
64x64= 4096!New Super Nintendo Switch ^2 XL - 4K OLED Model
That's basically all we talk about!So, when do you all think this hypothetical next system from Nintendo will be announced and released? I'm curious to hear all of your takes on this.
Launch line up 40%It's only impressive if it's predictive. If you're so smart, what's next?
Wrong, we're back to reveal/release timing already - some nerd named Concernt probablyLaunch line up 40%
8nm Vs 5nm question 30%
Price 20%
Gimmick 10%
Too easy.
YouWrong, we're back to reveal/release timing already - some nerd named Concernt probably
Late 2025 release with a potential early 2026 if there is a delay.So, when do you all think this hypothetical next system from Nintendo will be announced and released? I'm curious to hear all of your takes on this.
well that escalated quicklyLate 2025 release with a potential early 2026 if there is a delay.
I can't tell if you're actually serious or just fuckin around at this point, but the former is low-key my second guess.Late 2025 release with a potential early 2026 if there is a delay.
Late 2025 release with a potential early 2026 if there is a delay.
Remember when a lot of us expected Drake and got Oled? Even better times.Remember when late 2022/early 2023 was considered within the realm of possibility? Good times...
Remember when majority of us had very low expectations of Drake specs before the Nvidia hack? Those were the days.Remember when a lot of us expected Drake and got Oled? Even better times.
Switch is still doing well. No need for something else.well that escalated quickly
I can't tell if you're actually serious or just fuckin around at this point, but the former is low-key my second guess.
Mmm, not to diss at Nate but he has said many things. This I’m not too confident in myself and it’s taken with copious amounts of salt with anything hardware whether it’s performance or when it releases.Nate did say he was hearing PS4 Pro levels of performance for the Switch Pro
Late 2025 release with a potential early 2026 if there is a delay.
Nintendo would literally drag the switch through the coal mines and people will defend itCriminal. I’ll be so fucking sick of Switch by then lol
You're either trolling or overcompensating. You might turn out to be right, but if you did, I would look back and say you were right for the wrong reasons.Switch is still doing well. No need for something else.
I mean, it’s doing fine and we don’t know anything from anyone even if it’s 6 months, 11months or hell, 16 months out. 2023/24 aren’t at all guaranteed and it could be a late 2025 release as they don’t do early releases unless forced to.
Never rule it out.
Mmm, not to diss at Nate but he has said many things. This I’m not too confident in myself and it’s taken with copious amounts of salt with anything hardware whether it’s performance or when it releases.
It’s best to draw your own conclusions on the matter and not rely on any insider for your own track or thought.
Sorry. Jumped the gun there.I was refering to his comment on it not being the right launch time because the switch still had juice
The switch is still doing “fine” in its 7th year, there’s literally nothing trolling about this.You're either trolling or overcompensating. You might turn out to be right, but if you did, I would look back and say you were right for the wrong reasons.
I mean there is a quoting function for a reasonNintendo abandoning the Switch name would be catastrophically stupid.
New Super Dual Screen Nintendo Swiitch U2 XL - 4K OLED ModelNew Super Nintendo Switch ^2 XL - 4K OLED Model
It's getting to the point where it feels like we're all going crazy......... again!!!
Live footage of the Nintendo Switch riding out its last two years on the market before its successor.
I can't do images on here to save my life......
I find the easiest way is to post it on Discord and then copy the image linkI can't do images on here to save my life.......
I find the easiest way is to post it on Discord and then copy the image link
Similar thought, but I think that the branching point goes back further; it could've been the V2.I still really don't know why the OLED didn't go for the full clocks of the Switch with the improved memory bandwidth.
At 1.78 GHz on the cpu, 550 Gflops docked, 300-350ish portable and 33 GB/s of bandwidth at 4GB or even an ambitious 6GBs of RAM coming out in 2021, it would have been enough of an upgrade to quell most of the concerns with the current Switch until a successor arrived.
This is a device I easily would have purchased. Simply suggesting small performance improvement along with build improvements would have been more than enough. The current Switch specs certainly are not hurting its sales but it feels like it would have been the easiest win to just launch a ticked up Switch to keep the more enthusiast aspect of the userbase engaged.
Upclocking has shown to be able to get good performance increases out of most Switch software. Just feels like a wasted opportunity to me.
Fall 2023 reveal then launch in spring 2024So, when do you all think this hypothetical next system from Nintendo will be announced and released? I'm curious to hear all of your takes on this.
Personally I expect the reveal in close proximity to Nintendo's next big Direct/presentation, with the release this fall. Seems like one of the most likely reasons for the current announcement event horizon.So, when do you all think this hypothetical next system from Nintendo will be announced and released? I'm curious to hear all of your takes on this.
How... UnsubstantiatedLate 2025 release with a potential early 2026 if there is a delay.
Similar thought, but I think that the branching point goes back further; it could've been the V2.
Once the decision was made to keep the V2's performance related specs the same, that sealed the fate of all Mariko based models.
I think we'll get a an announcement that something is being announced this year and a codename at the earnings report on Tuesday.So, when do you all think this hypothetical next system from Nintendo will be announced and released? I'm curious to hear all of your takes on this.
How... Unsubstantiated