GG Weekly Videogame News RSS Feed
[forbes.com] Borderlands’ Bombs With $8.8 Million Weekend, A Fourth Place Debut The good news we can all watch it for free soon on Tubi forbes.com news robio
[eurogamer.net] Pokémon voice actress Rachael Lillis dies aged 55 The voice of Misty, Jessie and Jigglypuff has puffed her last jiggly. eurogamer.net SupremeAC
[nintendolife.com] Man Sets World Record By Connecting 400+ Game Consoles To One TV Congrats, Aspro! nintendolife.com news Ravenprose
[videogameschronicle.com] Devs Told No Switch 2 Until at least April 2025 If Nintendo hits its hardware sales target, Switch will be within touching distance of the all-time record for console sales, which is currently held by PS2. videogameschronicle.com news aspro
PS5 is Tracking Wii Sales Trajectory Incredible. Still selling less than 10 mil at the same time, but on the path. vgchartz.com news aspro
[eurogamer.net] Take 2 CEO Disses GamePass Putting GTA6 on GamePass is "not rational" eurogamer.net news aspro
[eurogamer.net] Ubi Will Spend More Time on Ass Creed in Future Four years is "the right balance" eurogamer.net news aspro
[eurogamer.net] Tango Dreamworks Bought by PUBG Publisher Their AI chatbot says, "we will push the boundaries of interactive entertainment" eurogamer.net news aspro
[eurogamer.net] FOOLZ: Stalker 2 Deep Dive Devs show off their gorgeously bleak post-apocalyptic world. eurogamer.net news aspro
Display: Order by:

<< prevnext >>
avatar
Country: US
Comments: 15578
News Posts: 479
Joined: 2008-07-03
 
Wed, 14 Aug 2024 11:20:12
+1

Actually, not really a bad idea. If it still keeps the current functions and this is in addition then I'm cool with that.

Edited: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 11:20:44
avatar
Country: BE
Comments: 8220
News Posts: 608
Joined: 2013-06-11
 
Wed, 14 Aug 2024 11:46:47
Splatoon4 would certainly benefit from it.

But I'm not buying it. Nintendo designs their hardware around concepts that they believe can create new gameplay experiences.  But they themselves couldn't even come up with enough gameplay scenario's to utilize the gamepad in their own games.  So why revisit it?
avatar
Country: UN
Comments: 17256
News Posts: 2808
Joined: 2008-06-21
 
Wed, 14 Aug 2024 12:51:38
gamingeek said:

BTW guys the new Rumour is that the Switch 2s gimmick will be..... a Wii U.

Yes, wireless dock/dongle. Use the switch screen and tv at the same time like wii u.

BTW I'm not messing with you, that was the latest Rumour, though I don't know where it came from.

Yeah that's okay Nintendo. I'm good with my PS5.

The VG Press

avatar
Country: US
Comments: 17950
News Posts: 770
Joined: 2009-02-25
 
Wed, 14 Aug 2024 13:43:29
Yeah that one doesn't hold water with me either. I always felt like they missed out on a lot of opportunity not using the Wii U like a DS. But, the Wii U was also their biggest bomb next to the Virtual Boy. So it would be pretty stupid to revisit it. And Nintendo does a lot of things, but they haven't done anything stupid in quite a while.
avatar
Country: DE
Comments: 48421
News Posts: 59783
Joined: 2008-06-21
 
Wed, 14 Aug 2024 13:46:25
robio said:
Yeah that one doesn't hold water with me either. I always felt like they missed out on a lot of opportunity not using the Wii U like a DS. But, the Wii U was also their biggest bomb next to the Virtual Boy. So it would be pretty stupid to revisit it. And Nintendo does a lot of things, but they haven't done anything stupid in quite a while.

I feel like it would just be a bad PR move. I like and appreciate the functionality it gives games, but the image of anything wii u like would just tar the Switch 2 too badly.

A wireless dock would be cool though, most new tvs have a smart view function for your phone. Its jaggy but it works.

avatar
Country: BE
Comments: 8220
News Posts: 608
Joined: 2013-06-11
 
Wed, 14 Aug 2024 13:58:03

I don't know about that.  By the time Switch 2 launches, it'll be 8 years since the WiiU was unceremonously dumped by Nintendo.  I'd wager that a third of the people who'll end up with a Switch2 won't have any recollection of what a WiiU was anyway because they were too young to be gaming back then.

Should this come to fruitition, it'll probably be a case of the Switch2 being able to beam a second screen to the base, which would have the console look just like the Switch, just with extra functionality.

I still don't see it happening though as it would further complicate things for devs.  Not only would they need to optimize for handheld and docked play, but they would also need to consider if they want to add in a second screen mode and gameplay mechanic.

avatar
Country: BE
Comments: 8220
News Posts: 608
Joined: 2013-06-11
 
Wed, 14 Aug 2024 14:00:37

Devs Told No Switch 2 Until at least April 2025

I wonder what this'll mean for the Switch2 specs.  By the time the thing will actually launch, the silicon will be just as outdated as that of the original Switch was.  Sure, it might come with fancy bells and whistles like AI upscaling, but it'll still be ancient by the time it hits.

avatar
Country: US
Comments: 17950
News Posts: 770
Joined: 2009-02-25
 
Wed, 14 Aug 2024 14:03:48
Yeah, I think everyone's pretty much on the same page that the switch 2 doesn't need any innovation this time around. Just more power and some tweaks like fixing the joy-cons. Do that and it'll keep selling out.
avatar
Country: US
Comments: 17950
News Posts: 770
Joined: 2009-02-25
 
Wed, 14 Aug 2024 14:16:03
+1
SupremeAC said:

Devs Told No Switch 2 Until at least April 2025

I wonder what this'll mean for the Switch2 specs.  By the time the thing will actually launch, the silicon will be just as outdated as that of the original Switch was.  Sure, it might come with fancy bells and whistles like AI upscaling, but it'll still be ancient by the time it hits.


I'm impressed that Nintendo really did go the original Gameboy route with the Switch.  But I'm sure they're getting emailed every other day from GameStop saying, "can we take pre-orders now? Can we take pre-orders now? Please let us start taking pre orders. We're so broke right now."
avatar
Country: BE
Comments: 8220
News Posts: 608
Joined: 2013-06-11
 
Wed, 14 Aug 2024 14:40:01
robio said:
But I'm sure they're getting emailed every other day from GameStop saying, "can we take pre-orders now? Can we take pre-orders now? Please let us start taking pre orders. We're so broke right now."

LOL

avatar
Country: CA
Comments: 14272
News Posts: 0
Joined: 2008-07-01
 
Wed, 14 Aug 2024 19:03:02

444 game consoles to one tv? Damn.

First of all I didn’t realize that there were that many different game consoles. Secondly his cable management must be tight.

1176413.png

avatar
Country: AU
Comments: 19301
News Posts: 9345
Joined: 2008-08-18
 
Wed, 14 Aug 2024 21:53:04
+1
Archangel3371 said:

444 game consoles to one tv? Damn.

First of all I didn’t realize that there were that many different game consoles. Secondly his cable management must be tight.

The most I ever had hooked up to a single TV was 27. The cable management system was any unholy fire hazard.

avatar
Country: US
Comments: 15578
News Posts: 479
Joined: 2008-07-03
 
Wed, 14 Aug 2024 22:00:07
+1
Archangel3371 said:

444 game consoles to one tv? Damn.

First of all I didn’t realize that there were that many different game consoles. Secondly his cable management must be tight.

avatar
Country: CA
Comments: 14272
News Posts: 0
Joined: 2008-07-01
 
Thu, 15 Aug 2024 01:10:13
+1
aspro said:

The most I ever had hooked up to a single TV was 27. The cable management system was any unholy fire hazard.

I could only imagine. LOL

travo said:

Indeed. LOL

Edited: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 01:11:14

1176413.png

avatar
Country: DE
Comments: 48421
News Posts: 59783
Joined: 2008-06-21
 
Thu, 15 Aug 2024 09:52:54
SupremeAC said:

Devs Told No Switch 2 Until at least April 2025

I wonder what this'll mean for the Switch2 specs.  By the time the thing will actually launch, the silicon will be just as outdated as that of the original Switch was.  Sure, it might come with fancy bells and whistles like AI upscaling, but it'll still be ancient by the time it hits.



It's already in production. Rumors are a die shrink is the most likely option that the extra wait allows.

Higher clocks and better battery life. Maybe even they've taken advantage of lower memory prices?

It's too late to drastically overhaul anything.

avatar
Country: DE
Comments: 48421
News Posts: 59783
Joined: 2008-06-21
 
Thu, 15 Aug 2024 09:53:15
8nm to 4nm

avatar
Country: US
Comments: 15578
News Posts: 479
Joined: 2008-07-03
 
Thu, 15 Aug 2024 11:18:04

So the die shrink should help lower the cost...for Nintendo?

avatar
Country: UN
Comments: 17256
News Posts: 2808
Joined: 2008-06-21
 
Thu, 15 Aug 2024 12:15:02
+1

I still think Nintendo is delaying Switch 2 to ensure Switch 1 outsells the PS2 first. Nyaa

The VG Press

avatar
Country: US
Comments: 15578
News Posts: 479
Joined: 2008-07-03
 
Thu, 15 Aug 2024 12:51:24
Ravenprose said:

I still think Nintendo is delaying Switch 2 to ensure Switch 1 outsells the PS2 first. Nyaa

I considered that as well. How much more does it have to sell?

avatar
Country: UN
Comments: 17256
News Posts: 2808
Joined: 2008-06-21
 
Thu, 15 Aug 2024 13:06:20
travo said:

I considered that as well. How much more does it have to sell?

Around 12 million or so.

The VG Press

<< prevnext >>
Log in or Register for free to comment
Recently Spotted:
travo (7m)
Login @ The VG Press
Username:
Password:
Remember me?