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[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

← Boost ON → Boost OFF

 

[Emedan]

Old guard would not have released a $100 virtual boy shell that is only playable while your sub service is active either, yet here we are. Any higher ups that would care have higher-higher ups and they aren't named Iwata.

Switch 1: Iwata's last gift. Kimishima just had to keep the show running with all the machinations Iwata left behind to launch it, including BOTW, and he was neither great nor terrible. They didn't make very many great Switch games that were not first Wii U games though, and they're still selling Iwata-era WiiU games as backbones of the library.

Furukawa on S2: "it has the look and feel and quality you expect from Nintendo" gave me Tim Cook taking over for Steve Jobs vibes, with a tinge of defensiveness. That's where the framerate suddenly became relevant. Full-on corporate mode licensing IPs for toys and movies, building theme parks and whoring out the back catalog to an extreme. Since the only new features in 2 were more power and I guess mouse mode. That's why their "Nintendo Land" game to teach you the system was that $10 welcome tour to educate you about mice and framerates...which I think would utterly baffle Iwata. Like "you think you're trying to do what I did, but you're copying me all wrong".

It's sometimes a good thing of course like this boost mode, but the shift in corporate identity is still a shock.

Are you trying to make me so fucking depressed I kill myself? All jokes aside, I think there's something to be said about how the old guard at least seem to have trained the new developers in their development culture. Nintendo still make great games even though most of the old guard isn't active in the development cycle no more.

 

[kizito]

I want this feature on Switch 1 as well. Better performance etc, when playing plugged into a charger.

Already exists if hacked. I've been playing for years with my Switch 1 handheld mode but Docked settings, only need to connect it to a portable battery.

 

[ahtlas7]

When did this happen? Time to dust the S2 off and try some games I have yet to play.

 

[touchfuzzy]

When did this happen? Time to dust the S2 off and try some games I have yet to play.

Literally yesterday at like 8pm, you're not far behind lol.

 

[Killer8]

Holy fuck, actual megaton.

 

[bbw_lover87]

Borderlands 1 2 look better now hope gearbox patch it for switch 2

 

[WoodyStare]

How's the battery life been for everyone testing it?

 

[kevboard]

Of course you're German, everything makes sense now

 

[Deerock71]

This is honestly a great way to take advantage of the 1080p screen on the Switch 2.

 

[Deerock71]

How's the battery life been for everyone testing it?

I imagine it's not great, since it was only getting a solid 2.5 hours before. I play plugged in while watching sports, so it's a non-factor for me.

 

[AndrewRyan]

In Witcher 3 you can see the UI is bigger with boost. Also the mesh in Witcher's stomach area is finer with more detail.
Normal:

Boost:

 

[FoxMcChief]

It's one of the biggest feature updates and it feels like it got rolled out the same way Nintendo announces new avatar options, lol.

Never change Nintendo.