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Zelda aiming for June 16th apparently.
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The legend of Zelda: Breath of the wild apparently won't be ready for March. It's arguably their biggest supposed launch title. It's rumoured to be released in June. That's the difference
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Didn't you read my second sentence? Anybody who wants a Switch at launch will buy one whenever it comes out. The point I'm making is that it will just as well in March without Zelda as it would in June with Zelda, and if it's ready to go in March Nintendo aren't going to put everything on hold for one game. What if Zelda is delayed again, as games sometimes are, do Nintendo push back the Switch launch again?
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It seems Switch will be able to run in 2 different power profiles, meaning that although the machine runs at 720p as a handheld, it will be able to produce 1080p/60 graphics when docked and connected to a TV, even though there is no extra processing hardware in the dock.
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Switch will have GameCube VC capability.
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I did quite like the fact you can use multiple docks, so their intention is for a dock to be connected to every TV your likely to use, thus negating the need to carry around the dock. They're aiming for the dock to be as cheap as possible to allow this, hence why no extra processing features in the dock.
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Nintendo's Reggie Fils Amie on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon showing off the Switch with the very first public demo of Zelda: Breath of the Wild running on the new console.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiFD7PXao1s |
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Switch will have GameCube VC capability.
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Nintendo's Reggie Fils Amie on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon showing off the Switch with the very first public demo of Zelda: Breath of the Wild running on the new console.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiFD7PXao1s Unfortunately this link no longer works the link below (I think it's the official one) is working. I must say now that I have seen the console actually running I'm liking the look of it even more and Jimmy Fallon does seem like a bit of a gamer from the way he was talking. https://youtu.be/7TJ7IUNWGl4 |
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Unfortunately this link no longer works the link below (I think it's the official one) is working.
I must say now that I have seen the console actually running I'm liking the look of it even more and Jimmy Fallon does seem like a bit of a gamer from the way he was talking. https://youtu.be/7TJ7IUNWGl4 |
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Starting to get interested in this now.
Sell the Wii U now (doesn't get used that often), and get a Switch when it's released? hmm. decisions... |
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Unfortunately this link no longer works the link below (I think it's the official one) is working.
I must say now that I have seen the console actually running I'm liking the look of it even more and Jimmy Fallon does seem like a bit of a gamer from the way he was talking. https://youtu.be/7TJ7IUNWGl4
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Starting to get interested in this now.
Sell the Wii U now (doesn't get used that often), and get a Switch when it's released? hmm. decisions... |
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Looking forward to this.
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As soon as its up for preorder I'm getting it. Not risking another mini nes situation
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As soon as its up for preorder I'm getting it. Not risking another mini nes situation
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It's up for pre order at Game ordered mine weeks ago
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Rumours surfacing that WII U version of the Zelda BOTW has been cancelled I stress this is a rumour and personally can't see it being true.
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It's up for pre order at Game ordered mine weeks ago
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Do they have a preorder price? Or just the standard £5/£10 deposit?
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Rumours surfacing that WII U version of the Zelda BOTW has been cancelled I stress this is a rumour and personally can't see it being true.
Discovery and exploration await you in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, coming to Wii U and Nintendo’s next home gaming system Nintendo Switch in 2017. Forget everything you know about The Legend of Zelda and prepare yourself for the journey ahead at our teaser website. Personally I think the rumour is nonsense |
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It's a placeholder price nothing more. It will change when they get the official pricing info
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I plan on getting a raspberry pi and turning it onto an emulator machine seems the easiest thing to do.
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So some more details are emerging about Switch's capabilities when running as a console vs as a handheld.
CPU power remains the same at all times, running at 1020MHz whether the machine is docked or undocked. This means that basic mechanics of games will be identical in both instances Switch's memory runs at 1600MHz while docked but will usually drop to 1331MHz when used in handheld mode. Developers can boost this back up to the max speed if they choose to, although this is likely to have an impact on battery life. The GPU when docked runs at 768MHz, but falls significantly to just 307.2MHz in handheld mode. This will preserve battery life while limiting overheating. In this mode games will run at a much lower resolution than when plugged into a TV, but remember the screen in use will be smaller and of a lower resolution compared to a HDTV anyway. As a benchmark comparison, the same GPU runs at 1000MHz in a Shield Android console. What does this mean then? In real terms, I think Switch will be somewhere near Wii U level graphics when running as a handheld. When plugged into the dock and running on the TV there will be enough extra power to boost the visuals up to 1080p, so games will retain that familiar Nintendo-style aesthetic but with more clarity and smooth gameplay that should look nice on the big screen. So it's no powerhouse, and I think major third-party adoption could be an issue again, but hopefully the conservative specs will keep prices low and combined with the adaptability of the machine will appeal to a wide market. |
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