43:21 I know one of the members of Source Gaming has been talking about how badly they want a Balloon Fighter 99, I think it fits perfectly for the formula
Jon mentioned Wave Race, and while I'd love that, my prediction is... Pilotwings. Hear me out... Pilotwings has always been a trailblazer series for the launch window of systems featuring new graphic technology. SNES with MODE7, N64 with fully dedicated 3D polygonal graphics, 3DS for stereoscopic 3D, and Switch 2 for... raytracing! Could be a real showstopper if done right!
Raytracing is not a big enough deal for Nintendo to feature it in such a way. Raytracing is nitty gritty and most people still can't even tell what it is.
@@escargoat8552Ray tracing is a hardcore gimmick. I believe ‘hardcore gimmick’ are things like 4K, 120Hz or ray tracing, most people can’t notice and purely exist to look great on the spec sheet or market the consoles’ technological superiority. ‘Causal gimmick’ are things like touchscreen, Motion Control or the portability of the Switch, they are immediately noticeable in commercials and exist to attract new audiences. Hardcore gimmick is the thing that sells the latest gen PS/Xbox these day but Nintendo are not gonna use them to sell the switch successor.
I love the idea of some sort of screen mirroring. You can emulate dual screen Wii U on steam deck really well. If we got that, we could probably bring DS and 3DS emulation to the party as well as Wii U.
Not only that, but it would be amazing if "Download Play" is back, in the form of "Stream Play". If the Switch 2 can handle two outputs at once, giving the option to stream a secondary output on a secondary device for some Mario Kart would be nice.
I think dual screen is a must have because DS is next on the NSO list. You can't just ignore the DS, 3DS and eventually Wii U and just stop at GameCube and Wii.
Here is another cool idea regarding the hardware possibilities. Today we learned that the switch successor will probably have a large 8 inch display. Imagine if they designed the Dock in a way that doesn't cover up the switches screen while it's in there. People who have their docks besides their TV/Monitor could have an option to display HUD Elements, a Minimap or whatever on the devices screen, allowing the actual game to show off in all it's beauty with minimal HUD elements. EDIT: not only that, but you could have have some sort of always-on functionality. Image walking into your living room and seeing at a glance all the friends that are online right now on the docked switch screen.
Im surprised how often Cyberpunk 2077 gets overlooked when talking about 3rd party games on Switch 2. It is Nvidia's hardware showpiece game, and CD Projekt Red got The Witcher 3 on one Switch game card.
A more capable dock that holds data and can also act as a Wii U is a really neat idea. Imagine connecting multiple switches like Nintendo had previously considered. Maybe even allow old switches to act as controllers for some of the multiple gamepad-like experiences. This is both gimmicky and also Nintendo as all get out which is why that's plausible. Nintendo Land 2 let's go
I think a new F-Zero would also do a good job of showing off ray tracing and making use of DLSS. Just imagine speeding through Thunder Road or Big Blue at 60 fps.
I think we will see Metroid Prime 4 as the big launch title to show off the new cutting edge prowess of the system. The 3D Mario will release between the console launch and the holiday to be the big system seller. I think Mario Kart might be several months or even a year off. Not because it isn't done, but because they want to sit on the 8D DLC for just a little longer. Lovely video you guys!
Probably can't be TOO cutting-edge since MP4 will likely be cross-gen. Also, it's unrealistic to expect MP4 to go from Metroid's current sales peak of 3 million to 10+ million, which the Switch 2 would need to help sell systems. Not to mention that Japan doesn't really care about Metroid, so it'd be a huge risk to bet on a franchise that's niche over there.
Yeah if you make a more powerful switch, IR sensors in the Dock, and a really thin clamshell second screen, that machine would enable a full virtual console library which could be played as they were on their original platforms
A switch with the same raw hardware power as the steam deck would run way better than the steam deck since stuff would run natively and be optimized for the hardware instead of having to target a common interface
Things I want: - 60 fps 1080p standard. - better quality joycons, possibly with less unnecessary junk thrown into them so the price doesn't increase. - backward compatability. - the same or better battery life as the Switch revision. - new OS with more personality and customization. - better eshop. Anything else is a bonus.
Same, although I don't think 60/1080 will be a standard. Maybe for Nintendo games, but there always will be developers that want to push for more in terms of graphics
What a weird glitch in the Matrix. I just listened to an old MinnMax podcast where they mentioned Wave Race and now you guys mentioned it too. I hadn’t heard a reference to that in forever either!
The Nintendo Switch blade controller. What crazy third party announcement will show up? FF7 Remake would be crazy because that was when Square parted ways with Nintendo.
As someone who never uses handheld, I was disappointed when they announced the Switch lite and even more when they announced the Oled version, because I would gain nothing as a player from them. I understand that is a huge selling point, but I just want Nintendo to think a little more about players that do not play the Switch in handheld mode. Also, FPS > Ray Tracing and resolution.
I love the switch lite, that's what made me get the console as I basically just play on the go. For my needs it works amazing. I still want "the big" switch one day, so I can play on the big screen, but that's in the far future.
I def think Prime 4 will be the Switch 2 showpiece game. People saying that PS4 is outdated but imagine Prime 4 being on the same level of something like Tlou2/Horizon/GoW.
Didn't really think about it until now but Joycons are cooler in theory than in practice. Like, when do you really want to play with a single joycon? Virtually never (SMP made good use of it, but still).
Consider that you're likely an extreme outlier. Kids, casuals, and even most core gamers - i.e., the vast majority of Nintendos customers find the idea of not having to buy an extra controller for a sibling or a guest to join in very appealing
I think cameras make a return from 3DS and Wii U. More processing power also means that meaningful AR gameplay is a possibility, plus Nintendo already does AR with Pikmin Bloom and Pokemon Go. They can extend AR functionality into "real" console games.
Prime 4 is ABSOLUTELY being held for launch of the next system. BOTW is a great game on its on, but its exposure was increased exponentially by being available at launch for Switch. Metroid could use that same bump off the Switch 2 and make it a much more popular franchise.
The problems are that... 1. Metroid is MUCH farther from 10 million than Zelda was prior to BotW. So at best, MP4 could sell 4-5 million units as a launch (window) title for the Switch 2. 2. Metroid is pretty damn niche in Japan, so making MP4 your main launch title risks alienating Nintendo's domestic market.
@@Neoxon619 People had similar expectations about the original Metroid Prime when it first came out by doubting that it would sell well on a system with less than half of SNES' install base but Metroid Prime 1 ended up outselling Metroid and Super Metroid.
I think they would be making a huge mistake putting all their eggs into one basket with metroid prime 4. The game is much more niche than zelda even being a third person shooter. It’s way too risky when they could just release a new 3d mario game that we’ve been waiting 6 years for
@@lol-ih1tl What do you think the 3d mario team has been doing for 6 years? They definitely are already done with development or close to it. It should be ready at launch, methroid prime 4 just won't cut it by itself
I think one approach they could go for regarding the single joycon multiplayer issue would be to make the wriststrap thingies more of a "sleeve" so to speak that you sorta slot the joycon into. Think similarly to the circle pad pro accessory the 3ds had, except there's one for each joycon. This way you'd not only be able to provide things like a second analog stick for multiplayer more elegantly, you would also make the joycon in general a bit better to use for people with bigger hands without bulking up the size of the joycon themselves. Another idea: Since "Swiss army knife joycon" and "modular joycon" on their own have a bunch of problems, if we combine these ideas with my wriststrap thingie idea both concepts could actually make for something pretty interesting as a whole. Alright so bear with me this is gonna take some explaining. We take the base concept of the "stick sleeves" as i'll call them, but that second analog stick is sort of tucked away inside. You slide open the "lid" covering it, and push it up out of the compartment from below, clicking it firmly into place. From there you can use it as a regular old analog, and should you no longer need it, you just push a little button from below the now elevated stick to unlock it, and it can slide back inside the compartment. This way the stick wouldn't be in the way for solo play, and there arent a bunch of tiny pieces youd have to carry with you. If you wanna go a step further in making things a bit more convenient in terms of how many individual things you carry around, you could adjust that pseudo pro controller grip thing to hold both joycon regardless of whether or not the "stick sleeves" are attached, effectively turning it into a single controller unit, that can be taken apart into smaller controllers. So if you wanna play a game with someone on the go you just take out both joycon for the game, and then put everything back together afterwards.
There's going to be a ton of components into the controller itself just so it doesn't end up jammed or the plastic snaps and completely breaks both the attached grips, modules, etc. If they end up going down this route, Nintendo's going to have to do a ton of experimenting to get it just right. Otherwise, they should just package the console with four different bundles. One controller, One console, and One free game, Two controllers, one console, one free game, Three controllers, one console, two free games, and four controller, two console, and two free games included in the boxes (each separately prices and such). This way for those who buy the four controller bundle has the two switch 2 consoles, cables (a 10 foot HDMI cord), a 10 foot power cord (USB Powered/Two Prong universal power cord), Four controllers (With the Joycons attached to the console as two extra controllers), and two free games to play on your two new consoles (which the two games can be the two same copies, all for under $300.00 and such, while the one controller, one console, one free game can be priced near $200.00 at best).
In no way were Odyssey or TotK held back by the hardware. Nintendo do a great job of designing games well for the hardware they’re on. People are already complaining about PS5 games not being 4K/60fps, it doesn’t mean those games aren’t reaching their potential. A better example on Switch would have been something like Bayonetta 3.
Those kinds of arguements always seemed weird to me because it for the most part only really holds true for 3rd parties that were not developed primarily for switch. The closest this really gets would be botw and tokt having frame drops on rare occasions (on release) and running at 30 fps, but both of these things arent nearly as bad as theyre made out to be and arent ineherently hardware issues. Especially the 30 fps cap imo since it reinforces that anime style the games are going for, but maybe thats just my inner animation nerd speaking. Outside of that its really just 3rd parties that are affected, and I'd actually partially chalk that up to what I call "optimization knowledge tax". Which in short just means a lot of bigger developers are ironically "forgetting" how to optimize well or not learning proper optimization because hardware specs are getting so advanced that they effectively don't really need to if they develop for say, the PS5.
A hypothetical Xenoblade Warriors could fit the same niche that Fire Emblem Warriors did in the first year of the Switch's lifespan. The best part is due to how Xenoblade's story is it can be directly connected to most recent game like last few Nintendo Warriors games (Age of Calamity and Three Hopes) have been and still be a crossover with all of the mainline games like how the earlier Nintendo Warriors games (the original Hyrule Warriors and Fire Emblem Warriors) where because Xenoblade 3 itself is already a canonical sequel to both Xenoblade 1 and 2 and already has a few returning characters from those games in it. They can bring even more characters back to fill out the roster while still primarily focusing on the setting of Xenoblade 3. It would be the best of both worlds with how Nintendo does their Warriors games, the only downside is that sadly Xenoblade X most likely won't be included if that's the case.
I would love to see Nintendo get rid of the os-level auto-recalibration that is applied to gyro as it tends to cause drift then prevents it because it considers subtle adjustments you make as drift causing the camera to recenter. Maybe also a secondary gyroscope to counterbalance any potential drift by having a second reference point akin to the alpakka controller.
I dont think it would be wise for nintendo to have the dock give the switch additional features. It would add cost to the product and would end up confusing customers.
Although I would prefer a Magnetic setup for joycons It would be a problem keeping the joycons on the system itself. The railings keep the system from falling off the controllers. Also I imagine they would want the old joycons to work on the new system at least for BC
before watching the video i wanted to comment my speculation first: i think Switch 2 will be a dual screen hybrid console, and that it will have at least a 16 year plan for Nintendo. with the goal that it will be able to play the entire company's video game library from every generation both portable and home console. the top screen can be docked and the bottom screen can be utilized to work with 3DS/WiiU games, but also developers have the option for dual screen mode with new games but isn't necessary.
The swiss-army-con could work with 3DS style circle pads rather than protruding joysticks so that it could fit inside and be hidden while overlapped. I personally think the idea of the Switch successor finally coming full circle and having a dock that processed information and allowed the Switch to be the Wii U gamepad, could bring DS, 3DS and Wii U games up to date in a way modern tech could finally realise in ways the Wii U struggled to achieve. Also 100% behind Wave Race, F-Zero and 1080 Snowboarding being revived properly. Why Wave Race didn't throttle with Wiimotes after Resort did it, I really don't know.
i think Nintendo just doesnt want to deal with voice chat, at least natively on the system, why? just open a CoD lobby and hear all the civilized conversations that happen on a regular basis. Actually i think that Nintendo will implement a foldeable second screen, then they will be able to remaster/remake tons of DS/3DS titles, and improve the portable mode further, then you fold the second screen to play docked. if nintendo implements DLSS, its going to be at best the 3.0 version, Nintendo is not gonna utilize a new generation of Nvidia GPUs cause they would increase the cost of the console too much, and i think Nintendo is gonna aim at 300 dollars, 350 tops.
I actually don't care about ray tracing or whatever, to be completely honest. It's such a side thing to me. I'd much rather have instantaneous loading times or things like that
As magic as the streaming of the Wii U screen was, it took up an entire band of RF which frankly is needed for other things. Also the signal and channel width requirements to transmit that fidelity at that latency is not going to improve so that range issue would continue to be a problem.
What if the switch 2 has a foldable screen like samsungs phone? In that way you can have a bigger screen, split the screen to play 3DS like games and also use this screen as a second screen to view maps and such while playing on the TV.
I think my problem with the idea of having the sensor bar built into the dock is, I'm looking at my TV setup and I can't picture any good place where I could put the dock for that, not without it blocking the TV. The great thing about the Wii/Wii U sensor bar was it was just this little thing you put below the TV and then you could point your Wii Remote at the screen. The dock with system inside is just too big for that.
As someone else said, launching with a remake or remaster was perfectly fine for Switch with Mario Kart Deluxe being a month after release or so. I think Xenoblade X would be a great game to bring over given how little it was played on Wii U and how visually noteworthy it was even back then. Imagine how it could look with a Xenoblade 1 style remastering with greater visuals and power than the Switch could produce!
Proper raytraced water is absolutely impossible realtime. Raytraced refraction and rhze caustics it causes quickly turn into a grainy mess. You can just only do the reflections and fake the refraction but is that worth it?
I was talking about this stuff with co-workers a couple days ago and said they need to up the usability of the dock and could in a couple of ways. Being the second screen was an obvious one. But than I pitched that it should be able to access cloud-based titles when the handheld is away. We had pretty unanimous agreement about that. But I want to go one step further in regards to Second Screen. They need to revive the asymmetrical gameplay gameplay of the Wii U, but with multiple handhelds able to link to a single dock, including Lite units. This would be an incredible way to move Nintendo forward.
The Switch 2 won't be as capable as an Xbox Series S. The technology that is rumoured to be in the Switch comes from around the same time as PS5/Xbox Series, and it is limited in power available when compared to the consoles plugged into the wall. It will be comparable to the Steam Deck probably, with more efficiency because of the rumoured lower manufacturing node, but I assume it'll be used for improved battery life rather than overclocking the SoC further. I wouldn't hold my breath on Baldur's Gate 3 either, as it's very heavy on the CPU, and I can't see the Switch CPU being as capable as the minimum specs of the PC version.
Really hoping we get a hardware announcement soon. I've been falling out of love with my switch heavily in the last year. Its been a long while since I had what felt like a magical moment on switch. My steam deck has made my Switch gather dust. Even just a brief mention that it's coming this year will keep me going.
@@lol-ih1tl its not about drift existing at all, its about how quickly and consistently it happens. I know 3 separate people who in total have had like 7 joycons begin drifting over the years. Compare that to plenty of other controllers that can last way longer before drifting and even then aren't consistent in if they even are going to run into that issue and its not even close. Hell, the switch pro controller seems to be working out just fine for people even after years.
@@rusty31 there needs to be a perfect balance between price, power and battery life. So, PS4/Xbox One level specs are good enough for a Switch successor.
I hear that nintensdo was looking into "streaming" as streaming games directly to the tv... now what if the new switch came out and the system streamed... maybe with a dongle like Brandon said... I really think dual screens make sense for the next console. imagine the system has dual screens, one screen can twist then turn around so the screen is facing backwards then you flip it down so the top screen becomes the bottom screen and you play like that for single display game (eg every switch game now) and dual screen can be played two ways 1) through the dongle using the tv as the main screen and the single screen mode switch as the second screen. 2) then you flip and twist the top screen to switch to dual screen mode. this will make so many ds/3ds work so much better
My Breath of the Wild had the only moment where frames dropped in the Korok Forest. I don't know what they are talking about the performance of that game. Also Tears of the Kingdom runs so much smoother? Is it my switch?
I just hope they give us proper larger joy-cons. Play relaxing a few different things you can do with them, but if you I've never tried using a single toy Con in the vertical position after a while it can really start to tax your hands some. So having something even if it's something like sliding out a normal style controller grip for for each of them would be very useful if you want to play in handheld mode I want that proper controller feel.
Launch with Metroid and Mario Kart in September, then the new 3D Mario in November for the holidays. Then near the start of 2025, Wind Waker and TP UHD. Easy.
Highly doubt they haven’t been working on mario kart for the past 10 years. The dlc doesn’t take the whole development team, so I think it’s reasonable to say something new could come out within the first few months
At least one of this needs to be one of the new "Switch 2" Release games - New mario kart - New mario 3d game - New metroid prime ( I personally want the a new mario kart the most)
Wireless docking for dual-screen gaming in reverse compared to the Wii U doesn't necessarily have to be too 'cumbersome.' The only issue I can see is when you're running low on power on the main console tablet unit. --- Given how Nintendo's said and mostly demonstrated that they typically don't end up using concepts that they patent, particularly when that patent has seen release before a product (or game) release, I would be (quite pleasantly surprised if they returned to the (very cool) idea of a Supplemental Computing Device in the Switch 2's dock instead of just having the console hike its processor clock speed when on wall power. We'll have to wait and see, I guess? --- You know what _other_ Nintendo series hasn't had an entry since the GameCube? 1080°. (Honestly, the two are kind of siblings in a way, both being seasonal sports/racing titles. There's even been character crossover before.) --- …Pokémon is still dead to me until Game Freak fixes the Exp. Share. --- Would gravitometers help to prevent motion control sensor drift in the Swotch 2's Joy-Cons? I'd assume so, at least some. --- I've always thought that _Mario vs. Donkey Kong_ should have walked for a graphical update until NSO game releases could have them as toggleable modes while still keeping the original graphics intact for the other mode. It didn't need a new release. I'm just going to stick with the 3DS Ambassador Program GBA Virtual Console release of the game.
Would love an option where if you have it docked, there’s a boost mode with a sort of external hardware to get it to 4k , and if undocked it has a longer battery.
They actually released patents and had interviews in which they said they want to innovate the controller and thats been in my head since. It would be so cool to have a truly innovative controller
I do have to say, as much as I don't think it's feasible to have extra oomph on the dock - neither the extra power nor the extra storage, because of making the undocking of the console a pain -, I do feel there is innovation to do on it. On the very least, to have a separate audio out, so docks don't have to rely on the Switch jack 3.5 to move the audio out. Maybe a Game Cube out. However, one thing I would like to see is people like Elgato to make a Switch dock with an integrated capture card. This way, you have it all together and easy to carry around if it needs be.
Imagine if you had Metroid Prime 4 Nintendo switch running at 1080p and then you had Metroid Prime 4 on the switch 2 with ray tracing and running in 4k resolution.
My only beef with these ideas are with the fact that the system is primarily meant for kids. A 500 dollar system that can be lost in school is not good. Different from a hobbyist who can tweak a steam deck. This thing could be at the beach or pool. It could be in a house with tile flooring. It could go on traveling trips like flights. It’s nearly small enough to fit in pocket. I don’t want it to get super expensive.
Yeah I feel the same way. Literally every one of these predictions is the same lmao. And I’m finally expecting the Switch 2 to be as powerful as a double tin can lmao.
agreed. I'm just hoping for larger memory capacity, battery life and maybe bigger screen (this one especially for a lite version of the new switch) and backwards compatibility. A new gimmick could be an extra to the console, such as vr games or something.
Honestly, I'm not expecting it to be as big a jump as most think. Maybe not even PS4 base levels. But that means if it is a big jump, I get to be pleasantly surprised!
@@connor9568yeah, that would be barely a jump at all. It being in competition with and constantly compared to consoles that are both more expensive and recent makes people seriously underestimate the Switch’s power.
@@connor9568 Maybe I'm just being overly pessimistic because I'm used to people over shooting when they are predicting power. And I'd rather be pleasantly surprised than disappointed. :)
@@broshi1752 People are over optimistic you’re right about that I just don’t see Nintendo releasing a console in 2024/2025 less powerful than a 2013 console that was weak at launch
The cynical side of me expects the switch 2 to launch with a complete edition of Mario Kart 8 deluxe with -- maybe -- ray tracing just to justify a 70 dollar price point. My hopeful side would like a new 3d Mario game. I think gamefreak will just make the next game for the switch 1, it has a bigger install base and it's the obvious choice for a studio as safe betting as them (I don't expect much improvements for pokemon games BC on the switch 2, since it seems they are like a generation behind everyone else in terms of technology and organization).
Yeah, I just don’t see them making a dock that would boost the performance of the Switch 2. A PS4 lvl Switch 2 is going to cost likely 400 dollars alone. A GPU dock would put the price well over 600 dollars.
Something I noticed last week. Currently, in the TH-cam channels of Nintendo of America, Japan, España, UK, France, South Korea, Germany, Honk Kong, Italy, Netherlands, Australia, Portugal and South Africa, the trailers for og Switch and Switch lite are now privet and delisted. Switch OLED trailer + special editions OLED models are still up on every channel... I don't know how long that have been the case or why Nintendo is doing it. It could be a copyright thing, the preparations for the new console or something completely random. Theorize whatever you want. It's a real fact and you can check it out yourself (until Nintendo change it).
i think the dock being upgraded is what i would like the most, being able to stream from the switch tablet to the tv for a ds-like experience sounds like it would open up a lot of possibilities, especially for adapting ds/3ds games and concepts. admittedly that is kind of just the wii u again, but i think it being optional and still retaining that portability would make it a much stronger product.
I feel like the next gimmick will be VR. Probably sold separately to the system itself. So they will have TV mode, tabletop mode, handheld mode and VR mode. VR will probably be the huge push for the new Mario Kart. They could even do a new Nintendo world that is solely VR and comes bundled in with the VR headset
-25:30 I wholeheartedly expect (and honestly kinda hope) that Nintendo releases Metroid Prime 4 with all the bells and whistles at launch and a new 3D Mario in the launch window. -38:00 I think Steve has it backwards. The toolset may be (and prob is) an issue, but the bigger one is very clearly the rush job that the schedule forces. Look at the new stuff S/V and especially Legends Arceus did, the biggest issue there was that there simply wasn't enough time to polish the games, not so much that the open world (or open world-ish in the case of Legends Arceus) elements were poorly done. -44:00 oh that sounds good, but that would absolutely be sold separately and not part of NSO lol Great video guys!
I know it won't happen but if Xenoblade X remaster/remake drops with full co op in the entire game. I'm actually gonna explode. That would be my dream game
Trying to think of ways to explain dlss to people who don't have hardware knowledge because it's been butchered everywhere I look. Dlss is not a secret sauce. It takes a massive amount of power to perform, and that power comes from specially dedicated hardware only modern Nvidia gpu's have. When you turn on dlss, it is run on a different set of processors from your gpu's main processors, or shaders, called tensor cores. That's a good streamlined way to think of it. Modern Nvidia gpu's are composed of 3 main processor parts. 1. Main shaders. This is the ONLY part the ps4 gpu, and well ps5 and Xbone and series gpu's have. Traditionally renders 3d graphics. 2. Ray Trace cores. This "second GPU" has a performance that is twice as high as the main shaders on ampere. They all have the same parts ratio, so no matter how big or small the rtx ampere gpu, it's always 2x the main shaders. These are specialized processors that ONLY handle calculations related to ray tracing. Bvh generation, bvh traversal, triangle ray intersect and interpolation. Denoising is not handled here. 3. Tensor cores. This "Third GPU" handles several tasks, though I'll only talk about two. Mixed precision support. Ampere Tensor cores can handle fp16, int8, and int4 data types, so the main shaders don't have to waste fp32 perfomance on operations that don't need full precision. Ps4 can't do it at all, and rdna (ps5/series) has to burn a fp32 register to get 2 fp16 ops. Then there is the tensor cores namesake, tensor operations. Tensor cores can hardware accelerate tensor ops up to 32x what the main shaders can do them at. For FP16, it's 8x, so a 3 tflop docked switch, would have 24 sparse tensor tflops fp16 for ML compute on trained ai models. This is where the power to perform dlss comes from.
You know how Smash Bros starting roster is mostly Nintendo 1st party starters they could release games like in that same vein ie a Mario Pokemon Donkey Kong Star Fox etc
I wish all who played only a little Xenoblade X, with concerns on the art, please play past Chapter 4. Everything will make sense. You’ll find out that it has some of the most wild and awesome sci-fi plots and why fans of it really consider it one of the best. Prepare to look at things differently, more than once. Also, the Nintendo Online phone App did get continual support, but for only certain game titles. Stardew Valley added in support, later. And the big ones are Animal Crossing and Splatoon having continual major support, by the app, to this day. It just didn’t become a thing where a bunch of games would keep adding onto it. That didn’t happen.
If they don't fill the Joy-con with water, I swear I'm gonna flip
What if they fill it with mini Yoshi eggs 🥚 instead?
@@inspectorvoidI will only accept this if they hatch like spider eggs and thousands of tiny Yoshis flow out of the seams in the controllers
It's gonna be fine don't flip they got it
@@TehJimlad I had a spider egg hatch over me once in a bathroom while was mid number 2. I freaked out.
@@TehJimladthen those yoshis lay more eggs and you get more yoshis per yoshi
Jon please do audiobooks one day
He has a elegant voice.
Accurate request right here
I mean, he has uploaded him reading children's books on a seperate channel
He does voiceover work I'm pretty sure. Fairly sure I recognised his voice on a UK TV commercial.
Creepy uncle voice is not good for books
They should take Jon’s controller idea and name it the “switch-army knife”
The Switchblade.
*you best switch up that additude*
There's actually a switch homebrew app for pc with that name.
43:21 I know one of the members of Source Gaming has been talking about how badly they want a Balloon Fighter 99,
I think it fits perfectly for the formula
Jon mentioned Wave Race, and while I'd love that, my prediction is... Pilotwings. Hear me out...
Pilotwings has always been a trailblazer series for the launch window of systems featuring new graphic technology.
SNES with MODE7, N64 with fully dedicated 3D polygonal graphics, 3DS for stereoscopic 3D, and Switch 2 for... raytracing! Could be a real showstopper if done right!
I love it
that would be neat, but probably not, Pilotwings on the Wii wasnt that
Raytracing is not a big enough deal for Nintendo to feature it in such a way. Raytracing is nitty gritty and most people still can't even tell what it is.
@@escargoat8552Ray tracing is a hardcore gimmick. I believe ‘hardcore gimmick’ are things like 4K, 120Hz or ray tracing, most people can’t notice and purely exist to look great on the spec sheet or market the consoles’ technological superiority. ‘Causal gimmick’ are things like touchscreen, Motion Control or the portability of the Switch, they are immediately noticeable in commercials and exist to attract new audiences. Hardcore gimmick is the thing that sells the latest gen PS/Xbox these day but Nintendo are not gonna use them to sell the switch successor.
The existence of modern Flight Simulator makes the idea of a next-gen Pilot wings far less appealing, imo
Jon mentioning the "Pokemon 30 FPS performance update" nearly made me cry lol
I love the idea of some sort of screen mirroring. You can emulate dual screen Wii U on steam deck really well.
If we got that, we could probably bring DS and 3DS emulation to the party as well as Wii U.
The chance to play Xenoblade Chronicles X before the launch of Xenoblade Chronicles Z
Not only that, but it would be amazing if "Download Play" is back, in the form of "Stream Play". If the Switch 2 can handle two outputs at once, giving the option to stream a secondary output on a secondary device for some Mario Kart would be nice.
Just make players turn the switch portrait mode
I think dual screen is a must have because DS is next on the NSO list. You can't just ignore the DS, 3DS and eventually Wii U and just stop at GameCube and Wii.
Basically a step back to the WII U in a way.
I really enjoy these longer discussion videos
The return of street pass with new implementations tied to Pokémon go and other new unique features would be smart for them to do
I don't think that anyone would use StreetPass if they bring it back.
@@lol-ih1tl street pass was an active feature and gimmick whether you used it or not it had appeal
@@franktorres2915 even on 3DS, barely anyone even used that feature.
id be so happy if they brought back streetpass ugh
@@lol-ih1tlbruv legit when the 3ds was alive, EVERYONE WAS ON IT. Streetpass was HUGE
The “candles for sensor bar” was always a fun trick to shore people back in the Wii era lol. Some techno witchcraft sh**. 😅
Here is another cool idea regarding the hardware possibilities. Today we learned that the switch successor will probably have a large 8 inch display. Imagine if they designed the Dock in a way that doesn't cover up the switches screen while it's in there. People who have their docks besides their TV/Monitor could have an option to display HUD Elements, a Minimap or whatever on the devices screen, allowing the actual game to show off in all it's beauty with minimal HUD elements.
EDIT: not only that, but you could have have some sort of always-on functionality. Image walking into your living room and seeing at a glance all the friends that are online right now on the docked switch screen.
Don't know if you got this idea from them but Arlo has a video talking about his idea for Switch 2 and it is this exact premise
Splatoon Re-painted: RTX-enhanced remix of the original. Crossplay with Splat 3 DLC
Im surprised how often Cyberpunk 2077 gets overlooked when talking about 3rd party games on Switch 2. It is Nvidia's hardware showpiece game, and CD Projekt Red got The Witcher 3 on one Switch game card.
Elden Ring on launch as well I reckon.
A more capable dock that holds data and can also act as a Wii U is a really neat idea. Imagine connecting multiple switches like Nintendo had previously considered. Maybe even allow old switches to act as controllers for some of the multiple gamepad-like experiences. This is both gimmicky and also Nintendo as all get out which is why that's plausible.
Nintendo Land 2 let's go
I think a new F-Zero would also do a good job of showing off ray tracing and making use of DLSS. Just imagine speeding through Thunder Road or Big Blue at 60 fps.
I think we will see Metroid Prime 4 as the big launch title to show off the new cutting edge prowess of the system. The 3D Mario will release between the console launch and the holiday to be the big system seller.
I think Mario Kart might be several months or even a year off. Not because it isn't done, but because they want to sit on the 8D DLC for just a little longer.
Lovely video you guys!
Probably can't be TOO cutting-edge since MP4 will likely be cross-gen. Also, it's unrealistic to expect MP4 to go from Metroid's current sales peak of 3 million to 10+ million, which the Switch 2 would need to help sell systems. Not to mention that Japan doesn't really care about Metroid, so it'd be a huge risk to bet on a franchise that's niche over there.
Agreed, Metroid Prime 4 is guaranteed a launch title, and should happen alongside a Mario 3D title or Mario Kart sequel before holidays
@@bregowine 3D Mario platformers usually come out at the end of their system's first year.
Metroid prime 4 is not a system seller it would have a bad launch if they don’t release another game day 1. Only hardcore Nintendo fans would get it
@@Coplanersirtax9 the other game would be the experimental tech demo game.
Bring back the clamshell+dual screen design of the DS line (I know they won't)
Gosh I wish! The clamshell design is so nostalgic and would be a throwback to the GBA SP,DS,and 3DS.
if they create a second screen controller, it would theoretically attach on top of the system to create an oversized DS.
Yeah if you make a more powerful switch, IR sensors in the Dock, and a really thin clamshell second screen, that machine would enable a full virtual console library which could be played as they were on their original platforms
My favorite line is that Jon mentioned how various outlets have been predicting this release since 2020 😂
“Now it feels like it *is* on the way,” I remember people saying that, then the Switch OLED was announced…
A switch with the same raw hardware power as the steam deck would run way better than the steam deck since stuff would run natively and be optimized for the hardware instead of having to target a common interface
Things I want:
- 60 fps 1080p standard.
- better quality joycons, possibly with less unnecessary junk thrown into them so the price doesn't increase.
- backward compatability.
- the same or better battery life as the Switch revision.
- new OS with more personality and customization.
- better eshop.
Anything else is a bonus.
Same, although I don't think 60/1080 will be a standard. Maybe for Nintendo games, but there always will be developers that want to push for more in terms of graphics
GameCube did 480p. Switch fidelity is a joke.
it should be 4k60 docked AT LEAST
What a weird glitch in the Matrix. I just listened to an old MinnMax podcast where they mentioned Wave Race and now you guys mentioned it too. I hadn’t heard a reference to that in forever either!
Jon, Splatoon absolutely is a system seller
The Nintendo Switch blade controller.
What crazy third party announcement will show up? FF7 Remake would be crazy because that was when Square parted ways with Nintendo.
As someone who never uses handheld, I was disappointed when they announced the Switch lite and even more when they announced the Oled version, because I would gain nothing as a player from them.
I understand that is a huge selling point, but I just want Nintendo to think a little more about players that do not play the Switch in handheld mode.
Also, FPS > Ray Tracing and resolution.
I love the switch lite, that's what made me get the console as I basically just play on the go. For my needs it works amazing. I still want "the big" switch one day, so I can play on the big screen, but that's in the far future.
I suspect we'll see HD-2D Chrono Trigger at launch or soon after, and also demand that.
I have been saying it for a few years now, but we need an Inti-Creates Metroidvania remake of Zelda 2!
I def think Prime 4 will be the Switch 2 showpiece game. People saying that PS4 is outdated but imagine Prime 4 being on the same level of something like Tlou2/Horizon/GoW.
That and the Xenoblade X remake
Didn't really think about it until now but Joycons are cooler in theory than in practice. Like, when do you really want to play with a single joycon? Virtually never (SMP made good use of it, but still).
Consider that you're likely an extreme outlier.
Kids, casuals, and even most core gamers - i.e., the vast majority of Nintendos customers find the idea of not having to buy an extra controller for a sibling or a guest to join in very appealing
I think cameras make a return from 3DS and Wii U. More processing power also means that meaningful AR gameplay is a possibility, plus Nintendo already does AR with Pikmin Bloom and Pokemon Go. They can extend AR functionality into "real" console games.
Prime 4 is ABSOLUTELY being held for launch of the next system. BOTW is a great game on its on, but its exposure was increased exponentially by being available at launch for Switch. Metroid could use that same bump off the Switch 2 and make it a much more popular franchise.
The problems are that...
1. Metroid is MUCH farther from 10 million than Zelda was prior to BotW. So at best, MP4 could sell 4-5 million units as a launch (window) title for the Switch 2.
2. Metroid is pretty damn niche in Japan, so making MP4 your main launch title risks alienating Nintendo's domestic market.
@@Neoxon619 People had similar expectations about the original Metroid Prime when it first came out by doubting that it would sell well on a system with less than half of SNES' install base but Metroid Prime 1 ended up outselling Metroid and Super Metroid.
I think they would be making a huge mistake putting all their eggs into one basket with metroid prime 4. The game is much more niche than zelda even being a third person shooter. It’s way too risky when they could just release a new 3d mario game that we’ve been waiting 6 years for
@@Coplanersirtax9 I doubt 3D Mario would be available at launch. 3D Mario will come out at the end of the system's first year
@@lol-ih1tl What do you think the 3d mario team has been doing for 6 years? They definitely are already done with development or close to it. It should be ready at launch, methroid prime 4 just won't cut it by itself
I think one approach they could go for regarding the single joycon multiplayer issue would be to make the wriststrap thingies more of a "sleeve" so to speak that you sorta slot the joycon into. Think similarly to the circle pad pro accessory the 3ds had, except there's one for each joycon.
This way you'd not only be able to provide things like a second analog stick for multiplayer more elegantly, you would also make the joycon in general a bit better to use for people with bigger hands without bulking up the size of the joycon themselves.
Another idea: Since "Swiss army knife joycon" and "modular joycon" on their own have a bunch of problems, if we combine these ideas with my wriststrap thingie idea both concepts could actually make for something pretty interesting as a whole.
Alright so bear with me this is gonna take some explaining.
We take the base concept of the "stick sleeves" as i'll call them, but that second analog stick is sort of tucked away inside. You slide open the "lid" covering it, and push it up out of the compartment from below, clicking it firmly into place. From there you can use it as a regular old analog, and should you no longer need it, you just push a little button from below the now elevated stick to unlock it, and it can slide back inside the compartment. This way the stick wouldn't be in the way for solo play, and there arent a bunch of tiny pieces youd have to carry with you.
If you wanna go a step further in making things a bit more convenient in terms of how many individual things you carry around, you could adjust that pseudo pro controller grip thing to hold both joycon regardless of whether or not the "stick sleeves" are attached, effectively turning it into a single controller unit, that can be taken apart into smaller controllers.
So if you wanna play a game with someone on the go you just take out both joycon for the game, and then put everything back together afterwards.
There's going to be a ton of components into the controller itself just so it doesn't end up jammed or the plastic snaps and completely breaks both the attached grips, modules, etc. If they end up going down this route, Nintendo's going to have to do a ton of experimenting to get it just right. Otherwise, they should just package the console with four different bundles. One controller, One console, and One free game, Two controllers, one console, one free game, Three controllers, one console, two free games, and four controller, two console, and two free games included in the boxes (each separately prices and such). This way for those who buy the four controller bundle has the two switch 2 consoles, cables (a 10 foot HDMI cord), a 10 foot power cord (USB Powered/Two Prong universal power cord), Four controllers (With the Joycons attached to the console as two extra controllers), and two free games to play on your two new consoles (which the two games can be the two same copies, all for under $300.00 and such, while the one controller, one console, one free game can be priced near $200.00 at best).
In no way were Odyssey or TotK held back by the hardware. Nintendo do a great job of designing games well for the hardware they’re on. People are already complaining about PS5 games not being 4K/60fps, it doesn’t mean those games aren’t reaching their potential. A better example on Switch would have been something like Bayonetta 3.
Those kinds of arguements always seemed weird to me because it for the most part only really holds true for 3rd parties that were not developed primarily for switch.
The closest this really gets would be botw and tokt having frame drops on rare occasions (on release) and running at 30 fps, but both of these things arent nearly as bad as theyre made out to be and arent ineherently hardware issues. Especially the 30 fps cap imo since it reinforces that anime style the games are going for, but maybe thats just my inner animation nerd speaking.
Outside of that its really just 3rd parties that are affected, and I'd actually partially chalk that up to what I call "optimization knowledge tax". Which in short just means a lot of bigger developers are ironically "forgetting" how to optimize well or not learning proper optimization because hardware specs are getting so advanced that they effectively don't really need to if they develop for say, the PS5.
A hypothetical Xenoblade Warriors could fit the same niche that Fire Emblem Warriors did in the first year of the Switch's lifespan.
The best part is due to how Xenoblade's story is it can be directly connected to most recent game like last few Nintendo Warriors games (Age of Calamity and Three Hopes) have been and still be a crossover with all of the mainline games like how the earlier Nintendo Warriors games (the original Hyrule Warriors and Fire Emblem Warriors) where because Xenoblade 3 itself is already a canonical sequel to both Xenoblade 1 and 2 and already has a few returning characters from those games in it. They can bring even more characters back to fill out the roster while still primarily focusing on the setting of Xenoblade 3. It would be the best of both worlds with how Nintendo does their Warriors games, the only downside is that sadly Xenoblade X most likely won't be included if that's the case.
Playing Future Redeemed rn and can’t help but think of how good a switch 2 version of Xenoblade 3 would be
I would love to see Nintendo get rid of the os-level auto-recalibration that is applied to gyro as it tends to cause drift then prevents it because it considers subtle adjustments you make as drift causing the camera to recenter. Maybe also a secondary gyroscope to counterbalance any potential drift by having a second reference point akin to the alpakka controller.
I dont think it would be wise for nintendo to have the dock give the switch additional features. It would add cost to the product and would end up confusing customers.
Although I would prefer a Magnetic setup for joycons It would be a problem keeping the joycons on the system itself. The railings keep the system from falling off the controllers. Also I imagine they would want the old joycons to work on the new system at least for BC
before watching the video i wanted to comment my speculation first:
i think Switch 2 will be a dual screen hybrid console, and that it will have at least a 16 year plan for Nintendo. with the goal that it will be able to play the entire company's video game library from every generation both portable and home console. the top screen can be docked and the bottom screen can be utilized to work with 3DS/WiiU games, but also developers have the option for dual screen mode with new games but isn't necessary.
I’m calling it now, announcement in late march early April and it will launch in August or September of this year!
I'm calling it now, the first release for this new console is going to be metroid prime 4 looking absolutely gorgeous
The swiss-army-con could work with 3DS style circle pads rather than protruding joysticks so that it could fit inside and be hidden while overlapped.
I personally think the idea of the Switch successor finally coming full circle and having a dock that processed information and allowed the Switch to be the Wii U gamepad, could bring DS, 3DS and Wii U games up to date in a way modern tech could finally realise in ways the Wii U struggled to achieve.
Also 100% behind Wave Race, F-Zero and 1080 Snowboarding being revived properly. Why Wave Race didn't throttle with Wiimotes after Resort did it, I really don't know.
i think Nintendo just doesnt want to deal with voice chat, at least natively on the system, why? just open a CoD lobby and hear all the civilized conversations that happen on a regular basis.
Actually i think that Nintendo will implement a foldeable second screen, then they will be able to remaster/remake tons of DS/3DS titles, and improve the portable mode further, then you fold the second screen to play docked.
if nintendo implements DLSS, its going to be at best the 3.0 version, Nintendo is not gonna utilize a new generation of Nvidia GPUs cause they would increase the cost of the console too much, and i think Nintendo is gonna aim at 300 dollars, 350 tops.
I actually don't care about ray tracing or whatever, to be completely honest. It's such a side thing to me. I'd much rather have instantaneous loading times or things like that
As magic as the streaming of the Wii U screen was, it took up an entire band of RF which frankly is needed for other things. Also the signal and channel width requirements to transmit that fidelity at that latency is not going to improve so that range issue would continue to be a problem.
Backwards compatible please!! With that some basic improvements to current games, improved TotK frame rate
What if the switch 2 has a foldable screen like samsungs phone? In that way you can have a bigger screen, split the screen to play 3DS like games and also use this screen as a second screen to view maps and such while playing on the TV.
Metroid Prime 4 with physically based materials and RT GI and reflections. Bam.
I agree with the dock having a little chip in it that boosts power in docked mode, I could totally see that being a big feature
I think my problem with the idea of having the sensor bar built into the dock is, I'm looking at my TV setup and I can't picture any good place where I could put the dock for that, not without it blocking the TV. The great thing about the Wii/Wii U sensor bar was it was just this little thing you put below the TV and then you could point your Wii Remote at the screen. The dock with system inside is just too big for that.
As someone else said, launching with a remake or remaster was perfectly fine for Switch with Mario Kart Deluxe being a month after release or so. I think Xenoblade X would be a great game to bring over given how little it was played on Wii U and how visually noteworthy it was even back then. Imagine how it could look with a Xenoblade 1 style remastering with greater visuals and power than the Switch could produce!
According to Zippo that is exactly what is happening
Proper raytraced water is absolutely impossible realtime. Raytraced refraction and rhze caustics it causes quickly turn into a grainy mess. You can just only do the reflections and fake the refraction but is that worth it?
I was talking about this stuff with co-workers a couple days ago and said they need to up the usability of the dock and could in a couple of ways. Being the second screen was an obvious one. But than I pitched that it should be able to access cloud-based titles when the handheld is away. We had pretty unanimous agreement about that.
But I want to go one step further in regards to Second Screen. They need to revive the asymmetrical gameplay gameplay of the Wii U, but with multiple handhelds able to link to a single dock, including Lite units. This would be an incredible way to move Nintendo forward.
The Switch 2 won't be as capable as an Xbox Series S. The technology that is rumoured to be in the Switch comes from around the same time as PS5/Xbox Series, and it is limited in power available when compared to the consoles plugged into the wall.
It will be comparable to the Steam Deck probably, with more efficiency because of the rumoured lower manufacturing node, but I assume it'll be used for improved battery life rather than overclocking the SoC further.
I wouldn't hold my breath on Baldur's Gate 3 either, as it's very heavy on the CPU, and I can't see the Switch CPU being as capable as the minimum specs of the PC version.
I just really want backwards compatibility. I’d be pretty pissed if that didn’t happen but I feel like it’s likely.
ADAPTIVE TRIGGERS AND AN OLED SCREEN IS ALL IT NEEDS.
The screen will be LCD. 8 inch.
Scroll wheel triggers. Make sakuria happy
an OLED model would release a couple of years later
@@SevoraLFThats stupid
Jon I have a very personal off topic question. Is voicing a character in Doctor Who or Bluey higher on your bucket list right now?
Not Australian enough for Bluey so let's go Doctor Who
Jon would make a good voice actor I can see him voice acting a videogame character to.
Really hoping we get a hardware announcement soon. I've been falling out of love with my switch heavily in the last year. Its been a long while since I had what felt like a magical moment on switch.
My steam deck has made my Switch gather dust. Even just a brief mention that it's coming this year will keep me going.
I think FF7 remake is going to be a year 1 switch 2 game
No way Jose
Fix the joycon drift, bump the horsepower up to ps4 levels, make the screen resolution 1080p, make sure it’s backwards compatible and call it a day
Joy-Con drift will still exist because drift exists on every controller with analog sticks.
@@lol-ih1tl its not about drift existing at all, its about how quickly and consistently it happens.
I know 3 separate people who in total have had like 7 joycons begin drifting over the years.
Compare that to plenty of other controllers that can last way longer before drifting and even then aren't consistent in if they even are going to run into that issue and its not even close.
Hell, the switch pro controller seems to be working out just fine for people even after years.
it’s insane to me that people are only asking for xbone/ps4 performance. those consoles are over 10 years old now. at least let it be a 1440p system
@@rusty31 there needs to be a perfect balance between price, power and battery life. So, PS4/Xbox One level specs are good enough for a Switch successor.
@@rusty31if we get DLSS, since it can turn a 1440p console into 4K, I believe it will turn a 1080p console into 1440p but not 4K.
I hear that nintensdo was looking into "streaming" as streaming games directly to the tv... now what if the new switch came out and the system streamed... maybe with a dongle like Brandon said... I really think dual screens make sense for the next console.
imagine the system has dual screens, one screen can twist then turn around so the screen is facing backwards then you flip it down so the top screen becomes the bottom screen and you play like that for single display game (eg every switch game now) and dual screen can be played two ways
1) through the dongle using the tv as the main screen and the single screen mode switch as the second screen.
2) then you flip and twist the top screen to switch to dual screen mode.
this will make so many ds/3ds work so much better
My Breath of the Wild had the only moment where frames dropped in the Korok Forest. I don't know what they are talking about the performance of that game.
Also Tears of the Kingdom runs so much smoother? Is it my switch?
I just hope they give us proper larger joy-cons. Play relaxing a few different things you can do with them, but if you I've never tried using a single toy Con in the vertical position after a while it can really start to tax your hands some. So having something even if it's something like sliding out a normal style controller grip for for each of them would be very useful if you want to play in handheld mode I want that proper controller feel.
Launch with Metroid and Mario Kart in September, then the new 3D Mario in November for the holidays. Then near the start of 2025, Wind Waker and TP UHD. Easy.
Oh and a Mario Party within a year, even just another Mario Party Superstars with gamecube boards (I'd much rather a new one though).
Considering how we just got mariokart dlc, i expect a new mariokart to come at least one year later
Highly doubt they haven’t been working on mario kart for the past 10 years. The dlc doesn’t take the whole development team, so I think it’s reasonable to say something new could come out within the first few months
HD Texture Packs for games on NSO would be incredibly exciting tbh
At least one of this needs to be one of the new "Switch 2" Release games
- New mario kart
- New mario 3d game
- New metroid prime
( I personally want the a new mario kart the most)
Xeno X not only HAD multiplayer but it was GOOD. Yeah, on the Wii U. But yeah, just hand me Xenoblade Chronicles Z right now
Can’t wait for the sequel to be called Xenoblade XI
@@totalradlad lmao
Wireless docking for dual-screen gaming in reverse compared to the Wii U doesn't necessarily have to be too 'cumbersome.' The only issue I can see is when you're running low on power on the main console tablet unit.
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Given how Nintendo's said and mostly demonstrated that they typically don't end up using concepts that they patent, particularly when that patent has seen release before a product (or game) release, I would be (quite pleasantly surprised if they returned to the (very cool) idea of a Supplemental Computing Device in the Switch 2's dock instead of just having the console hike its processor clock speed when on wall power. We'll have to wait and see, I guess?
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You know what _other_ Nintendo series hasn't had an entry since the GameCube? 1080°. (Honestly, the two are kind of siblings in a way, both being seasonal sports/racing titles. There's even been character crossover before.)
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…Pokémon is still dead to me until Game Freak fixes the Exp. Share.
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Would gravitometers help to prevent motion control sensor drift in the Swotch 2's Joy-Cons? I'd assume so, at least some.
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I've always thought that _Mario vs. Donkey Kong_ should have walked for a graphical update until NSO game releases could have them as toggleable modes while still keeping the original graphics intact for the other mode. It didn't need a new release. I'm just going to stick with the 3DS Ambassador Program GBA Virtual Console release of the game.
Would love an option where if you have it docked, there’s a boost mode with a sort of external hardware to get it to 4k , and if undocked it has a longer battery.
Holy crap what’s with all the porn bots in the comments, I get enough of that on Twitter
They actually released patents and had interviews in which they said they want to innovate the controller and thats been in my head since. It would be so cool to have a truly innovative controller
I do have to say, as much as I don't think it's feasible to have extra oomph on the dock - neither the extra power nor the extra storage, because of making the undocking of the console a pain -, I do feel there is innovation to do on it. On the very least, to have a separate audio out, so docks don't have to rely on the Switch jack 3.5 to move the audio out. Maybe a Game Cube out. However, one thing I would like to see is people like Elgato to make a Switch dock with an integrated capture card. This way, you have it all together and easy to carry around if it needs be.
Glad Steve mentioned it, I've been saying for ages that Pokemon needs to have a word with Monolith Soft
We are getting the dual screen/DS/WiiU ‘done right’ for switch 2 and we are gonna like it.
I get the little jabs at Scarlet/Violet I just wanted to say despite the preformance issues I love these game and would love an update. Haha
Imagine if you had Metroid Prime 4 Nintendo switch running at 1080p and then you had Metroid Prime 4 on the switch 2 with ray tracing and running in 4k resolution.
My only beef with these ideas are with the fact that the system is primarily meant for kids. A 500 dollar system that can be lost in school is not good. Different from a hobbyist who can tweak a steam deck. This thing could be at the beach or pool. It could be in a house with tile flooring. It could go on traveling trips like flights. It’s nearly small enough to fit in pocket. I don’t want it to get super expensive.
Yeah I feel the same way. Literally every one of these predictions is the same lmao. And I’m finally expecting the Switch 2 to be as powerful as a double tin can lmao.
agreed. I'm just hoping for larger memory capacity, battery life and maybe bigger screen (this one especially for a lite version of the new switch) and backwards compatibility. A new gimmick could be an extra to the console, such as vr games or something.
Honestly, I'm not expecting it to be as big a jump as most think. Maybe not even PS4 base levels.
But that means if it is a big jump, I get to be pleasantly surprised!
Not to be nasty but if you think it’s not even going to be base PS4 levels you’re insane
@@connor9568yeah, that would be barely a jump at all. It being in competition with and constantly compared to consoles that are both more expensive and recent makes people seriously underestimate the Switch’s power.
@@dafinition Exactly, people think for some reason that the Switch is only as powerful as 360 and PS3 when it is actually a lot more capable.
@@connor9568 Maybe I'm just being overly pessimistic because I'm used to people over shooting when they are predicting power. And I'd rather be pleasantly surprised than disappointed. :)
@@broshi1752 People are over optimistic you’re right about that I just don’t see Nintendo releasing a console in 2024/2025 less powerful than a 2013 console that was weak at launch
The cynical side of me expects the switch 2 to launch with a complete edition of Mario Kart 8 deluxe with -- maybe -- ray tracing just to justify a 70 dollar price point. My hopeful side would like a new 3d Mario game. I think gamefreak will just make the next game for the switch 1, it has a bigger install base and it's the obvious choice for a studio as safe betting as them (I don't expect much improvements for pokemon games BC on the switch 2, since it seems they are like a generation behind everyone else in terms of technology and organization).
Ocarina of Time Remake for Switch successor in a year or two, calling it now.
The switch 2 can have built in flamethrowers for all I care
But if it doesn’t have 1080p clip captures? I ain’t buying.
Yeah, I just don’t see them making a dock that would boost the performance of the Switch 2. A PS4 lvl Switch 2 is going to cost likely 400 dollars alone. A GPU dock would put the price well over 600 dollars.
Something I noticed last week. Currently, in the TH-cam channels of Nintendo of America, Japan, España, UK, France, South Korea, Germany, Honk Kong, Italy, Netherlands, Australia, Portugal and South Africa, the trailers for og Switch and Switch lite are now privet and delisted. Switch OLED trailer + special editions OLED models are still up on every channel... I don't know how long that have been the case or why Nintendo is doing it. It could be a copyright thing, the preparations for the new console or something completely random. Theorize whatever you want. It's a real fact and you can check it out yourself (until Nintendo change it).
I mean, you say that you don't wanna launch your console with a remaster but... You know... Mario Kart 8 Deluxe...?
i think the dock being upgraded is what i would like the most, being able to stream from the switch tablet to the tv for a ds-like experience sounds like it would open up a lot of possibilities, especially for adapting ds/3ds games and concepts. admittedly that is kind of just the wii u again, but i think it being optional and still retaining that portability would make it a much stronger product.
Love these discussions
If they finish the ballon trilogy that’s a day one preorder
I’m glad y’all have started making trilingual videos; everyone was speaking everyone’s language!
I feel like the next gimmick will be VR. Probably sold separately to the system itself. So they will have TV mode, tabletop mode, handheld mode and VR mode. VR will probably be the huge push for the new Mario Kart.
They could even do a new Nintendo world that is solely VR and comes bundled in with the VR headset
I don't think Nintendo would go the VR route. It'll make the systems expensive and premium and that's not how Nintendoes things
-25:30 I wholeheartedly expect (and honestly kinda hope) that Nintendo releases Metroid Prime 4 with all the bells and whistles at launch and a new 3D Mario in the launch window.
-38:00 I think Steve has it backwards. The toolset may be (and prob is) an issue, but the bigger one is very clearly the rush job that the schedule forces. Look at the new stuff S/V and especially Legends Arceus did, the biggest issue there was that there simply wasn't enough time to polish the games, not so much that the open world (or open world-ish in the case of Legends Arceus) elements were poorly done.
-44:00 oh that sounds good, but that would absolutely be sold separately and not part of NSO lol
Great video guys!
I know it won't happen but if Xenoblade X remaster/remake drops with full co op in the entire game. I'm actually gonna explode. That would be my dream game
Trying to think of ways to explain dlss to people who don't have hardware knowledge because it's been butchered everywhere I look.
Dlss is not a secret sauce. It takes a massive amount of power to perform, and that power comes from specially dedicated hardware only modern Nvidia gpu's have.
When you turn on dlss, it is run on a different set of processors from your gpu's main processors, or shaders, called tensor cores.
That's a good streamlined way to think of it. Modern Nvidia gpu's are composed of 3 main processor parts.
1. Main shaders. This is the ONLY part the ps4 gpu, and well ps5 and Xbone and series gpu's have. Traditionally renders 3d graphics.
2. Ray Trace cores. This "second GPU" has a performance that is twice as high as the main shaders on ampere. They all have the same parts ratio, so no matter how big or small the rtx ampere gpu, it's always 2x the main shaders. These are specialized processors that ONLY handle calculations related to ray tracing. Bvh generation, bvh traversal, triangle ray intersect and interpolation. Denoising is not handled here.
3. Tensor cores. This "Third GPU" handles several tasks, though I'll only talk about two. Mixed precision support. Ampere Tensor cores can handle fp16, int8, and int4 data types, so the main shaders don't have to waste fp32 perfomance on operations that don't need full precision. Ps4 can't do it at all, and rdna (ps5/series) has to burn a fp32 register to get 2 fp16 ops.
Then there is the tensor cores namesake, tensor operations. Tensor cores can hardware accelerate tensor ops up to 32x what the main shaders can do them at. For FP16, it's 8x, so a 3 tflop docked switch, would have 24 sparse tensor tflops fp16 for ML compute on trained ai models. This is where the power to perform dlss comes from.
You know how Smash Bros starting roster is mostly Nintendo 1st party starters they could release games like in that same vein ie a Mario Pokemon Donkey Kong Star Fox etc
Wave Race would be awesome on the new console with rt water & also a new Endless Ocean while they’re at it
The excitement leading up to a new Nintendo console reveal is always the best, can’t wait for it to be revealed
I wish all who played only a little Xenoblade X, with concerns on the art, please play past Chapter 4. Everything will make sense. You’ll find out that it has some of the most wild and awesome sci-fi plots and why fans of it really consider it one of the best. Prepare to look at things differently, more than once.
Also, the Nintendo Online phone App did get continual support, but for only certain game titles. Stardew Valley added in support, later. And the big ones are Animal Crossing and Splatoon having continual major support, by the app, to this day. It just didn’t become a thing where a bunch of games would keep adding onto it. That didn’t happen.
oh wow this was before the legends z-a announcement.
Hey Jon have you started doing radio ads? I heard an ad not too long ago for the Philips OneBlade shaver and the voice sounded exactly like yours!
That's me!