I don't see how. He set up having a unified ecosystem and consolidated hardware development under a single platform. Where could the change be found?Yes. However I can’t shake the feeling that the last 5 years might’ve turned out differently if Iwata was still around
Lockstep was probably the wrong word to use. And believe me. I loved the time of Iwata. I love and miss crazy ass Nintendo. I just feel like Nintendo in the time of switch has moved on from those daysI wouldn’t say Nintendo is in lockstep with industry considering where the industry is & headed. Plus lots of things Nintendo still doesn’t or wants to do. The only thing that’s changed is they have a vendor who can supply them with what they want who also happens to be pushing certain technologies & hardware.
This weird revisionist history both of Iwata & the current management is head scratching. The only thing we can say is that Furukawa is doing exactly as he told everyone. Staying outta the way & being a numbers man.
It makes me wonder also about the graphic power compared to other handhelds in the market, for example it seems the aya neo pro, the odin, and the steam deack runs graphic intense games at reasonable settings.
Don't do Iwata dirty like that. He led them to unprecedented success with the Wii and DS, then put the wheels in motion for what exists today. Without that foundation, we might not even have a Switch right now. Also, when they had to endure a storm, he led from the top and halved his salary, then ensured nobody lost their job in that process. That isn't "weirdness", that's a level of humanity you didn't see in this industry among suits - You'd never see that at an EA or an Activision, for example. Furthermore, they adopted more "blue ocean" strategies - That approach means pursuit of risks in the hope of rewards. It isn't to be conflated with "being out of step". There's merit in bringing new innovations to the table, things "the market" didn't know it wanted, and equally important in that approach is "Room to fail". Wii U failed. 3DS was only a failure relative to the DS, but in any other world, it would be considered a success. Wii and DS were undisputed successes.I keep seeing this. They were weird under Iwata imo. God bless him. Under new management they are pretty normal now. I think the new heads are more in tune with what the market wants. And the market wants bc
None of those portables have a docked mode or a neural unit/DLSS. The next Switch SoC will. Its CPU alone would smoke rings around the ones in the XB1, PS4, and their respective Pro/X models. Its GPU has 20% more cores than the one in the XSS (that's 1536 CUDA Cores VS 1280 (20CUs)), and thanks to DLSS, it will have room for manoeuvre in terms of performance, as it won't be taxed as heavily to get the results it does. Nvidia's RT is also better than AMD's RT, so, there's that. It would need to be clocked at 550MHz in portable mode to eclipse Steam Deck's 1.6TFs, but even at a lower frequency, its end performance would be better as a result of DLSS and its hardware-specific feature sets.
Don't do Iwata dirty like that. He led them to unprecedented success with the Wii and DS, then put the wheels in motion for what exists today. Without that foundation, we might not even have a Switch right now. Also, when they had to endure a storm, he led from the top and halved his salary, then ensured nobody lost their job in that process. That isn't "weirdness", that's a level of humanity you didn't see in this industry among suits - You'd never see that at an EA or an Activision, for example. Furthermore, they adopted more "blue ocean" strategies - That approach means pursuit of risks in the hope of rewards. It isn't to be conflated with "being out of step". There's merit in bringing new innovations to the table, things "the market" didn't know it wanted, and equally important in that approach is "Room to fail". Wii U failed. 3DS was only a failure relative to the DS, but in any other world, it would be considered a success. Wii and DS were undisputed
Who’s doing Iwata dirty. I criticized his leader ship , not in any way negative. I think he’s the best Nintendo ever had. All I’m saying is he ran Nintendo a lot different than the people who came after him. I know what he did for Wii and DS. I was there lolNone of those portables have a docked mode or a neural unit/DLSS. The next Switch SoC will. Its CPU alone would smoke rings around the ones in the XB1, PS4, and their respective Pro/X models. Its GPU has 20% more cores than the one in the XSS (that's 1536 CUDA Cores VS 1280 (20CUs)), and thanks to DLSS, it will have room for manoeuvre in terms of performance, as it won't be taxed as heavily to get the results it does. Nvidia's RT is also better than AMD's RT, so, there's that. It would need to be clocked at 550MHz in portable mode to eclipse Steam Deck's 1.6TFs, but even at a lower frequency, its end performance would be better as a result of DLSS and its hardware-specific feature sets.
Don't do Iwata dirty like that. He led them to unprecedented success with the Wii and DS, then put the wheels in motion for what exists today. Without that foundation, we might not even have a Switch right now. Also, when they had to endure a storm, he led from the top and halved his salary, then ensured nobody lost their job in that process. That isn't "weirdness", that's a level of humanity you didn't see in this industry among suits - You'd never see that at an EA or an Activision, for example. Furthermore, they adopted more "blue ocean" strategies - That approach means pursuit of risks in the hope of rewards. It isn't to be conflated with "being out of step". There's merit in bringing new innovations to the table, things "the market" didn't know it wanted, and equally important in that approach is "Room to fail". Wii U failed. 3DS was only a failure relative to the DS, but in any other world, it would be considered a success. Wii and DS were undisputed successes.
it's way to soon to say how Furukawa is running Nintendo right now since they're still running on the fumes from Iwata. Drake will be the first hardware made post Iwata, so that's the best time to judge, I thinkWho’s doing Iwata dirty. I criticized his leader ship , not in any way negative. I think he’s the best Nintendo ever had. All I’m saying is he ran Nintendo a lot different than the people who came after him. I know what he did for Wii and DS. I was there lol
Had been thinking about release pacing for Nintendo home consoles (handhelds were much less on a rhythm):
NES-SNES: 7 years
SNES-N64: 6 years
N64-GCN: 5 years
GCN-Wii: 5 years
Wii-Wii U: 6 years
Wii U-NSW: 5 years
NSW-NSW (2023): 6 years.
Re: Switch 2: I've been very happy with Splatoon 3's graphical performance, but it's one of the few recent Switch games that look and run like they should. Switch's main drawbacks are framerate and resolution to me, both of which Switch 2 will likely solve and then some. (Until they start porting UE5 stuff over and we'll be back in Blurry Town =P .)
This definitely gets me excited, but is Nintendo so I won't get my hopes up...None of those portables have a docked mode or a neural unit/DLSS. The next Switch SoC will. Its CPU alone would smoke rings around the ones in the XB1, PS4, and their respective Pro/X models. Its GPU has 20% more cores than the one in the XSS (that's 1536 CUDA Cores VS 1280 (20CUs)), and thanks to DLSS, it will have room for manoeuvre in terms of performance, as it won't be taxed as heavily to get the results it does. Nvidia's RT is also better than AMD's RT, so, there's that. It would need to be clocked at 550MHz in portable mode to eclipse Steam Deck's 1.6TFs, but even at a lower frequency, its end performance would be better as a result of DLSS and its hardware-specific feature sets.
Here’s a thought/question. Switch has over 4300 games dwarfing any other Nintendo consoles. Do you think Iwata’s roadmap accounted for this. Or did new management push to make this happenit's way to soon to say how Furukawa is running Nintendo right now since they're still running on the fumes from Iwata. Drake will be the first hardware made post Iwata, so that's the best time to judge, I think
They really haven’t moved on from those days though. We can see it in many areas.Lockstep was probably the wrong word to use. And believe me. I loved the time of Iwata. I love and miss crazy ass Nintendo. I just feel like Nintendo in the time of switch has moved on from those days
In 2017 Nintendo released a portable device many times more powerful than its last portable, more capable than its previous home console, more powerful and with 6x the ram of the PS3/360, and architectural advancements which enabled PS360 ports with better performance and IQ, and numerous downports from the PS4/XBO. Nintendo already released a Switch with a more capable chip (Mariko), but focused all its gains towards battery life.This definitely gets me excited, but is Nintendo so I won't get my hopes up...
a lot of that was due to the success of the switch and the groundwork laid under Iwata's tenure. the push for UE4 and Unity day one compatibility were under him as well as the move to Nvidia to create a development environment that wasn't shit and compliant with modern practices.Here’s a thought/question. Switch has over 4300 games dwarfing any other Nintendo consoles. Do you think Iwata’s roadmap accounted for this. Or did new management push to make this happen
This makes much sense and I did not think of his role in getting Unreal and Unity on the console. Thanks for the answera lot of that was due to the success of the switch and the groundwork laid under Iwata's tenure. the push for UE4 and Unity day one compatibility were under him as well as the move to Nvidia to create a development environment that wasn't shit and compliant with modern practices.
one doesn't plan to have x number of games, but you do make the moves to allow for it to happen. and those moves were what led to the Switch
This post raised my hype levels!In 2017 Nintendo released a portable device many times more powerful than its last portable….
I will say that in the other thread, I have explicitly encouraged people to dare to expect, and in the event of disappointment, to dare to expect again. If it doesn't happen, it doesn't happen!! At worst, a few trolls might laugh, but it shouldn't stop you playing the hell out of the next LOZ, or Bayonetta 4, or Super Mario, or whatever Monolithsoft and Intelligent Systems are cooking. We still play games to have fun, not "visual fidelity", cinema or specs to impress people who were never on board in the first place. Ultimately, we are all adults on here, so, the onus should be on the individual to be in control of their emotions rather than Woo-hah and demand to "keep your expectations in check" - I don't say this as a slight on you, and I don't think there's anything wrong with being cautious in principle, but much of what we're discussing with the hardware is from the horse's mouth (Nintendo or Nvidia), or heavily corroborated among multiple respected sources. The rest is open to interpretation, reasonable deductions, speculation, and personal expectation. I brought those points into this thread to put across the idea that the SoC in question (T239) isn't "underpowered", but a potentially disruptive one in the tech arena. I could list more...This definitely gets me excited, but is Nintendo so I won't get my hopes up...
They can't do both? Points at Luigi's Mansion 3 being a rather great technical showpieceThe philosophy of the company is not hitech just for been the number one in power. Is having fun, smiling amazing people. Mind it.
Iwata's reign saw every new hardware be BC.I keep seeing this. They were weird under Iwata imo. God bless him. Under new management they are pretty normal now. I think the new heads are more in tune with what the market wants. And the market wants bc
Iwata's reign saw every new hardware be BC.