If you could get 1 Nintendo franchise onto a high-end console or PC which would it be?

SpokkX said:
Zelda - it is the only on that actually has performance issues and only runs at 30fps on Nintendo hardware
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its gotta be a Zelda, there is nothing more egregious than keeping a graphically fleshed-out OoT out of our dirty little mittens
 
BlackTron said:
These Pokemon games should be on PS5 Pro which has enough power to run these badly made games at 4k 120FPS without Gamefreak having to do anything. They will still look like shit but hey there's always PS6 to really uncap Pokemon's potential.
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Agreed
 
nightmare-slain said:
Zelda. Don't ask me how I know it'd look amazing on PC...

Pokemon. Just imagine a Pokemon game taking full advantage of modern hardware like X3D cpus, 4000-5000 series GPUs and having access to more than 4GB of RAM.

I know the Switch isn't that powerful but a lot of the blame is on GameFreak. The issue isn't so much the hardware but the studio. Whoever dealt with BOTW/TOTK should be allowed to try a Pokemon game.
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I'm sure Nintendo would love to be in charge of making a Pokemon game, the fact that it's still GF's baby shows that they can't. However their relationship is structured, GF gets to develop the games. I sense Nintendo is powerless here. If they even wanted to try to shake it up, Pokemon would probably need to perform badly monetarily first, which isn't happening.

It's like Sonic fans demanding better treatment while the games sell, with no compulsion for Sega to dramatize Sonic Team. What are they going to say, people bought your game, but someone on the Internet said something so you're fired? And that's something they actually could do any time, Nintendo I think is trapped.
 
Just convince Nintendo to release separate Desktop / portable hardware (a la series S/X) instead of cramming everything into a hand held.

That can make all their franchises possible on a mid range/ entry level machine. (instead of being 10 yrs outdated on launch)
 
chokotoureiki said:
Nintendo games can benefit from more power. Nintendo always makes their next gen consoles more powerful than the last one. I've heard that same argument with the Wii. That HD was irrelevant. Super Mario Galaxy graphics were good enough. etc. It's pretty disingenous to pretend like more power doesn't benefit. The Switch 2 will be more powerful than Switch 1, as will Switch 3, and so on. Nintendo will always upgrade the graphics performance with each iteration, yet nobody complains about that.
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In the example of the specific games listed, more power wouldn't equate to better games was my point. I sort of think that you decided to argue with me before I'd finished my point though. If you look at my post I even put that I would welcome a Metroid Prime supported by more powerful hardware, where I think the game would really benefit from it.

But, generally speaking, I don't see the case for both OP's selections being ones that would be transformed by more powerful hardware.
 
Zelda on a higher end device could look truly outstanding. Better detailed environments and draw distances would be great alongside a higher resolution.
 
Oh yeah also pokemon, i just want to see a realistic pikachu

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BlackTron said:
Zelda and Metroid. We already had a clean 60FPS performant Mario Kart all the way back on Wii U and Mario games have a low-test art style. The horsepower would be more keenly felt in detailed first-person games, or open world ones where we dealt with choppy 30FPS and poor image quality...
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Majukun said:
given the limited avaiability, they probably just wanna see if there's actual interest for something similiar

still, way overpriced
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GymWolf said:
Zelda or metroid.
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chokotoureiki said:
Metroid, preferably if Samus was in her Zero suit.
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ClanOfNone said:
Metroid, a Prime game designed exclusively for high end hardware would be neato.
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Boralf said:
Zelda or Metroid (Prime) yeah
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Weezard said:
Zelda. Hands down.
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Mr Reasonable said:
So, my answer is of course:

Metroid Prime.
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Lots of correct answers in this thread
 
Mr Reasonable said:
In the example of the specific games listed, more power wouldn't equate to better games was my point. I sort of think that you decided to argue with me before I'd finished my point though. If you look at my post I even put that I would welcome a Metroid Prime supported by more powerful hardware, where I think the game would really benefit from it.

But, generally speaking, I don't see the case for both OP's selections being ones that would be transformed by more powerful hardware.
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Except your point is wrong. Mario and Mario Kart could always look better. The Mario games on the Switch look nice, but nowhere near the visual fidelity of the Super Mario Bros movie. Especially the jaw dropping racing scene. We're nowhere near that point with videogames yet.
 
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Yay can't wait for Zelda to come out in 20 years intead of 10.

There is a reason why the industry has stagnated. And its thinking like this. And I'm all for playing these games at higher res and framerates.

Thats basically all we ask for. Games having more detail for no reason at all doesn't do much for me.
 
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None really, but mario Kart is the only franchise that doesn't really have a suitable counterpart on other consoles.
 
Zelda is the only title that could really benefit from higher specs. Just look at how much BotW and TotK push the hardware. None of the other franchises are that ambitious.
 
chokotoureiki said:
Except your point is wrong. Mario and Mario Kart could always look better. The Mario games on the Switch look nice, but nowhere near the visual fidelity of the Super Mario Bros movie. Especially the jaw dropping racing scene. We're nowhere near that point with videogames yet.
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Your reading comprehension is wrong, I said a better game, not a better looking game.
 
chokotoureiki said:
No yours is. Hello!! This is a thread about getting games on a high end console or PC. :pie_eyeroll:
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I literally said which game would be better with more power - Metroid Prime.
The question is which ONE game would you choose to put on a high power pc or console. I replied that Mario/Mario Kart would broadly be the same experience, but TOTK in High resolution & 60fps would be nice. But that the only real choice would be Metroid Prime.

Then you started blathering on about the Super Mario Movie for no good reason.
 
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Mr Reasonable said:
I literally said which game would be better with more power - Metroid Prime.
The question is which ONE game would you choose to put on a high power pc or console. I replied that Mario/Mario Kart would broadly be the same experience, but TOTK in High resolution & 60fps would be nice. But that the only real choice would be Metroid Prime.
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I'm not getting into an argument about semantics. I'm challenging what you said earlier that more power doesn't make better games. Please answer my question that I made earlier.

chokotoureiki said:
Yes it could. Would you protest if Nintendo made the Switch 2 equal to the PS5 or Xbox Series?
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I said your point is wrong bc regardless of what you'd want to happen, with the exception of Wii, Nintendo always updates their hardware every cycle. It's a moot point.
 
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chokotoureiki said:
I'm not getting into an argument about semantics. I'm challenging what you said earlier that more power doesn't make better games. Please answer my question that I made earlier.
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Are you mad? The thread asked which one game I thought would benefit from more power from a console or pc and gave my opinion - that Metroid Prime would benefit most. I don't have to justify it to you. Go ask someone else who didn't pick Mario Kart why they didn't choose it, I don't want to reply to your bizarre inquisition anymore.
 
Mr Reasonable said:
Are you mad? The thread asked which one game I thought would benefit from more power from a console or pc and gave my opinion - that Metroid Prime would benefit most. I don't have to justify it to you. Go ask someone else who didn't pick Mario Kart why they didn't choose it, I don't want to reply to your bizarre inquisition anymore.
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Why not? Bc you cannot argue reality. Nintendo will always upgrade its hardware and add new innovations and improvements to their games, Mario and Mario Kart included, whether you like it or not. Sorry man, that's the way the cookie crumbles.


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Mayar said:
Not a single one

It seems to me that Nintendo games only work in the Nintendo ecosystem, and even if something is transferred to a PC, it is unlikely to give anything. Especially considering the fact that virtually all games, including Switch (not all work, but a fairly large percentage launch without problems) are already on PC thanks to emulation. And I don't see any particular excitement with their games on PC. Most of the posts that I read and saw are the same Nintendo fans who bought the game on the Switch, but play through emulation for faster performance.
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OP's question was about what franchise you'd most want with more power on a high end console or PC. Not how it wouldn't matter to anybody in any of their franchises, and why. Speak for yourself.

Your post literally starts with "if something is transferred to PC it's unlikely to give anything" and ends with "play through emulation for faster performance". So you have made your own case that existing Nintendo games find a benefit on better hardware after saying there is none.

I think you were getting at that it's "just" people who already bought the game on real hardware, but what difference does that make? This thread is not about how much more sales Nintendo would have if they launched PC games or anything like that. It's about what IP would you like to see on a better hardware. It could be a game that would sell one copy (to you) and still be the right answer.
 
chokotoureiki said:
Why not? Bc you cannot argue reality. Nintendo will always upgrade its hardware and add new innovations and improvements to their games, Mario and Mario Kart included, whether you like it or not. Sorry man, that's the way the cookie crumbles.


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I gave my choice and said that Metroid on a high power console would benefit more than Mario Kart. I even put "IMO." At no point have I said I don't want Nintendo to upgrade their hardware, or that Mario couldn't be rendered at a higher fidelity.
 
The Thread was about what you want & not to sit around trying to tell other people how to think SMH. what is really wrong with you people lol
 
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