I think that depends on if they decide to go with analog triggers or not.Do we think Switch accesories like the pro controller will all be usable in the Switch 2? Or will they force people to buy a new pro controller to the Switch 2?
I think that depends on if they decide to go with analog triggers or not.Do we think Switch accesories like the pro controller will all be usable in the Switch 2? Or will they force people to buy a new pro controller to the Switch 2?
Oh how far we’ve fallen….
No but seriously what is this Capcom leak about? Just financial report?
And they were also able to package Switches in smaller boxes from the beginning, but that didn't happen til the OLED. Sometimes you go with what works in the moment (even if you know it's less efficient) and you refine later with testing, feedback, etc.Nintendo was able to design much less Bulky Dock from the beginning , it is not like the Switch Dock need to be Huge for anything useful , but i guess one thing was in Nintendo's mind when they designed the dock was , we want something to look like a console when connected to a TV and not like a mobile phone connected to TV via Dongle .
Q: How do you plan to achieve the sales goal for new titles for this financial year?
A: In the second half of this FY, we plan to release Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy in January in addition to a currently unannounced major title. Moreover, we plan to boost the sales figures of new titles of the first half of this FY to achieve the target.
Q: How do you think of the sales goal of 45 million copies of console titles? Taking into account the first half of this FY, wouldn't it be difficult to achieve it?
A: We are planning a major title in the second half of this FY. Additionally, we originally planned to achieve the goal mainly by focusing on sale events in the second half of this FY to boost the sales figures of our catalogue titles.
Ans it's nice that the screen is covered when dockedNintendo was able to design much less Bulky Dock from the beginning , it is not like the Switch Dock need to be Huge for anything useful , but i guess one thing was in Nintendo's mind when they designed the dock was , we want something to look like a console when connected to a TV and not like a mobile phone connected to TV via Dongle .
say about mobile gaming what you will, but it's the biggest market in gaming, towering far above any console or PC marketPlease not this again, we killed off this discussion many pages ago. Mobile gaming isn't gonna take off.
Honestly how many of you here would rather game on your iPhone? I wouldn't.
Like always, the buzz around mobile gaming is gonna be short lived and fizz out. Nobody who does serious gaming like we do here is gonna want do it on their iPhones.
Their purchasing model is very different, so we can't assume success immediately. Especially when the games are full priced. The big selling point for Apple is cross buy, which Android doesn't have (until the play store is fully running on windows)say about mobile gaming what you will, but it's the biggest market in gaming, towering far above any console or PC market
There are very good hints that Capcom's "Major title" is Monster Hunter. I mean, they're celebrating the 20th anniversary of the series, they said there will be surprises, and March 11, 2024 is the 20th anniversary of the first Monster Hunter Game. Where there's smoke...
Unless it's a you know what for the you know what, it's probably another game. I could still see a game awards announcement with a big blowout but why would they only give themselves 3 and a half months to market something that big lol. Even in the scenario for MH6 being a switch 2 launch game we're approaching the March release date doomsday in a week or so.Which prompts the question, why has it not been announced yet? They've brought it up to investors multiple times now, you would think they'd just announce it normally. If something like MH6 was coming in March, the latest I'd expect it to be announced would probably have been, like... Summer Games Fest?
Considering Nintendo's new hardware's rumoured to use 7.91" 1080p LCD displays from Innolux and Tianma, I don't think Nintendo's using a custom LCD display.My point is that if Nintendo is using a custom display, I don't believe there are inherent technological issues preventing them from having vrr at 60hz.
Unless it's a you know what for the you know what, it's probably another game. I could still see a game awards announcement with a big blowout but why would they only give themselves 3 and a half months to market something that big lol. Even in the scenario for MH6 being a switch 2 launch game we're approaching the March release date doomsday in a week or so.
Gonna guess that it's just the megaman project.
Ghost and Goblins Resurrection was announced TGA 2020 and released February 2021.
If they have those devs working on X9, they could do something similar here.
Nintendo can contract panels from multiple suppliers who can deliver their custom specs.Considering Nintendo's new hardware's rumoured to use 7.91" 1080p LCD displays from Innolux and Tianma, I don't think Nintendo's using a custom LCD display.
I imagine Sharp's probably going to charge Nintendo extra to transfer the custom LCD display design to another LCD manufacturer and supplier (e.g. Tianma), especially if Sharp's IPs are involved, which I believe is the case, assuming Nintendo was indeed involved in R&D for a custom LCD display with Sharp as implied by Takashi Mochizuki.
I believe all the LCD displays used on the Nintendo 3DS family (here, (here & here), and here) were only supplied by Sharp. And that makes sense since Sharp did R&D for the parallax barrier 3D LCD display.
are you refering to the leak revealed Monster Hunter Rise and a Resident Evil Apocalipse?The Capcom leak showed that they have high sales expectations for Match.
Considering I haven't seen any 60 Hz displays that support VRR, and assuming Nintendo wants to implement VRR in a 60 Hz display, I can see LCD display manufacturers and suppliers charge Nintendo extra to implement VRR in a 60 Hz display, even though hypothetically speaking, there's little to no cost for LCD display manufacturers and suppliers to implement VRR on a 60 Hz display. Just like other companies, LCD displays manufacturers and suppliers do like relatively high profit margins.Nintendo can contract panels from multiple suppliers who can deliver their custom specs.
Not very practical for today, I would think.maybe by streaming directly, I don't know
Well see. Im not saying its likely, just saying that imo it's not impossible. It would be a gamechanger for a handheld console, because it would mean devs are no longer locked in to target either 30 or 60 fps.Considering I haven't seen any 60 Hz displays that support VRR, and assuming Nintendo wants to implement VRR in a 60 Hz display, I can see LCD display manufacturers and suppliers charge Nintendo extra to implement VRR in a 60 Hz display, even though hypothetically speaking, there's little to no cost for LCD display manufacturers and suppliers to implement VRR on a 60 Hz display. Just like other companies, LCD displays manufacturers and suppliers do like relatively high profit margins.
And I feel like that's in conflict with rumours from Video Games Chronicle and NateDrake that said that Nintendo's using a LCD display specifically for reducing costs.
As for 40 Hz support, I don't think that requires any customisation if the Steam Deck's any indication.
The Capcom ransomware leakWhat leak
Yesare you refering to the leak revealed Monster Hunter Rise and a Resident Evil Apocalipse?
I think @LiC has indicated that they either know the actual code name or someone who does, and Super Play is not it. I could be wrong though. Feel free to correct.Maybe Superplay is a code name.
Nintendo did it (not having the charger) with the pro upgrade off the 3DS though (the New 3DS) But this could backfire unless there's ample supply of the dock and its cheap. Anyone know the total sales of OLED vs regular 3DS? I can't imagine it being higher overall.
The only thing that doesn't make sense to me anymore is using OLED dock if it only supports 4k 30fps. I feel pretty adamant that we will get 4k 60fps games, whether they are indie games or switch games.. In the case that Switch 2 uses another dock, then I can't imagine them not including it with every console sold just to play docked mode. That would be insane.
That... Makes very little sense and isn't consistent with a existing reports.The new MH will probably be released at the late 2024 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series, with the Switch 2 version possibly in late 2025 or early 2026.
I expect this to be the opposite of what happened with MH:Rise.
There are currently rumors that during Apple event next week there will be a tie in with a major Japanese developers during their event and now some people are speculating that Capcom will unveil the next MH game there which would confirm also ports to apple devices.Which prompts the question, why has it not been announced yet? They've brought it up to investors multiple times now, you would think they'd just announce it normally. If something like MH6 was coming in March, the latest I'd expect it to be announced would probably have been, like... Summer Games Fest?
Why on earth are you quoting The Wire at me? Insider baseball memes are the worst kind.
it kinda has already. "portable consoles" have been done for a long time. they just lack the tv connection, though I'm sure some tried it. Turbographix, Sega Nomad, Neo Geo Pocket all played console cartridgesHere's a fun tech thought experiment: What if the Switch concept had always existed? Let's say that rather than coming up with the hybrid concept in the mid-2010s, they had done it decades prior? Let's say around the late 80s to early 90s, Nintendo had decided to follow up the NES with a dockable portable rather than the separate SNES and Game Boy. What sort of tech would they have been able to put into it for each generation?
Which prompts the question, why has it not been announced yet? They've brought it up to investors multiple times now, you would think they'd just announce it normally. If something like MH6 was coming in March, the latest I'd expect it to be announced would probably have been, like... Summer Games Fest?
The GameBoy Player exists. A GameBoy color with a screen that has a 4:3 aspect ratio, and a docking station that gives you AV out and a controller seems viable. Probably expensive as hell.Here's a fun tech thought experiment: What if, rather than coming up with the Switch concept in the mid-2010s, Nintendo had done it decades prior? Let's say around the late 80s to early 90s, Nintendo had decided to follow up the NES with a hybrid console rather than the separate SNES and Game Boy. What sort of tech would they have been able to put into it for each generation?
Didn't the Nintendo DS suffer the same problems with piracy around that period? Certainly on around 2009/2010 the platform was no longer considered to be viable. According to a survey conducted by an old gaming magazine, more than 60% of players used a flashcard on the device.The issue with the Vita is that the PSP was completely dead when the Vita launched and the brand was dead and the issue with the PSP (that caused these issues) was that piracy destroyed the PSP.
With less piracy, the PSP line probably would have been much more successful.
According to a survey conducted by an old gaming magazine, more than 60% of players used a flashcard on the device.
Or the game is for something other than MH that Capcom can afford a shorter marketing cycle for. Likewise, unannounced can also mean the release date has been revealed yet for this fiscal year.So:
• Monster Hunter Rise was announced on a Nintendo Direct Mini: Partners’ Showcase on September 17th, 2020, for a March 26th, 2021 release.
— That’s approximately a six month announcement-to-release window
The Capcom thing was either a mistranslation or Capcom really is gonna market a new game with less than four month window (assuming it’s MH)
Yeah, the first time Capcom/March bit came up (during TGS), some also thought there was a mistranslation. But I don't think it was ever fully debunked.The Capcom thing was either a mistranslation or Capcom really is gonna market a new game with less than four month window (assuming it’s MH)
This.Those taking the magazine survey wouldn't really be representative of the average DS owner. The average DS owner wouldn't subscribe to gaming magazines.
I seriously doubt more than half of DS owners used a flashcard.
My sentiments exactly. But if it’s a short marketing cycle, then:Or the game is for something other than MH that Capcom can afford a shorter marketing cycle for. Likewise, unannounced can also mean the release date has been revealed yet for this fiscal year.
Unless the marketing contracted a firm that did the survey for them, it’s possible it wasn’t even a survey, but rather, a pollThis.
I doubt even 5% DS owners would read that "old gaming magazine", let alone take their survey.
Those who did were enthusiasts who were a lot more inclined to use flashcards.
Any survey by any media is heavily skewed by their little bubble and anyone bringing up those results should know better.
Can't speak for elsewhere in the world, but here in Spain the DS was really popular and I don't know anyone who didn't own a flashcard for itThose taking the magazine survey wouldn't really be representative of the average DS owner. The average DS owner wouldn't subscribe to gaming magazines.
I seriously doubt more than half of DS owners used a flashcard.
DS is (was) popular everywhere.Can't speak for elsewhere in the world, but here in Spain the DS was really popular and I don't know anyone who didn't own a flashcard for it
I'm aware, thank you. I'm just saying that levels of piracy vary by country. The number above seems low for places like southern Europe and Latin America tbh, and those are pretty big marketsDS is (was) popular everywhere.
2nd best selling console of all time, behind PS2 at 154 million.
Especially if it’s multiplatform.You don't need lots of time to market a game effectively.
I'm aware, thank you. I'm just saying that levels of piracy vary by country. The number above seems low for places like southern Europe and Latin America tbh, and those are pretty big markets
The gigaleak shows that they came up with it in the mid-2000s at the latest, there's a GameCube hybrid proposal that even uses the same internal name for the dock ("Cradle") as the Switch.Here's a fun tech thought experiment: What if, rather than coming up with the Switch concept in the mid-2010s, Nintendo had done it decades prior? Let's say around the late 80s to early 90s, Nintendo had decided to follow up the NES with a hybrid console rather than the separate SNES and Game Boy. What sort of tech would they have been able to put into it for each generation?
it kinda has already. "portable consoles" have been done for a long time. they just lack the tv connection, though I'm sure some tried it. Turbographix, Sega Nomad, Neo Geo Pocket all played console cartridges
the PSP is literally the Switch already as you could get a tv dock and play on the tv