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[Heimdall_Xtreme]

I tried some Switch games on Switch 2.

It's about seeing how much the games have improved in their Switch 2 version.

Megaman Legacy Collection Vol. 1 - No running issues....
It doesn't allow you to take photos in the Japanese intro sequence of Megaman x4... on Switch it does.

Catherine Full Body - Improves resolution, but runs at 30 fps. It's reminiscent of PS3 gameplay.

Fatal Frame Maiden of Black water - Improves resolution, but the frame rate is at 30 fps.

AI The Somnium Files Nirvana Initiative - Improves frame rate to 60 fps, but the resolution is pixelated like on Switch 1. It's not very enjoyable.

Ninja Gaiden Collection- The game looks stable at 60 fps and they have slightly improved the blurriness and pixels of the game, it resembles a PS3 version.

Dead Or alive xtreme 3 paradise.... No improvement, it is at 30 fps, slight improvement in pixel resolution

el shaddai ascension of the metatron_ Miraculous and radical change, on Switch it ran horribly with 25 fps or less... on Switch 2 the resolution improves and it is at a stable 60 fps, now it is worth playing

Luigi Mansion 3. Slightly improves resolution, but not FPS

 

[Robb]

From what I've gathered/seen any game that uses an unlocked resolution and/or framerate on Switch (1) will run at max.

If any or both are locked, the game will need a Switch 2 patch.

 

[Vaquilla]

From DF's recent vid on the subject:

Links Awakening/Echoes of Wisdom: Now a locked 60fps at 1620p docked/1080p portable. (Was around 720p docked and 576p portable with unstable fps on Switch 1)

Mario Odyssey: Now dynamic 1800p when docked/1080p portable. (Was dynamic 900p docked and 720x640 when portable on Switch 1)

Mario 3D World: Dynamic 1800p docked/1080p portable. (Was 1080p docked/720p portable on Switch 1)

Bowser's Fury: Dynamic 1800p docked/1080p portable at 60fps. (Was around 720p/60fps docked and 720p/30fps portable on Switch 1)

Splatoon 3: Dynamic 4K docked/1080p portable, city hub is now 60fps. (Was dynamic 1080p docked/Dynamic 720p portable on Switch 1, city hub was 30fps)

Captain Toad: 1440p docked with additional anti-aliasing/1080p portable. (Was 1080p docked/720p portable with no AA on Switch 1)

New Super Mario Bros U: 4K docked/1080p portable. (Was 1080p docked/720p portable on Switch 1)

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

The idea of the OP is to gather information and experience with games. We may have chosen the PlayStation version, but with the improvements in Switch 2, we may now have better alternatives.

Some have improved, others barely

 

[Magic Carpet]

I'm really starting to think I'm going to just skip Switch 2.
Not just wait for the OLED redesign but skip entirely.

 

[Gambit2483]

There are a Ton of Switch 1 games that now look and run insanely better on Switch 2.

Ninja Gaiden 2 for instance, the Tag mode (2 players vs enemy waves) used to run at 360p and 15-20fps on Switch 1 handheld. It was pixelated soup. On Switch 2 it now runs at a locked 720p/60fps. Night and day difference.

I believe there's a list (or 2) that has a detailed account of many Switch 1 games and their improvements on Switch 2. It's not complete but it continues to add new additions every week or so.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

I still have tons of cult games to try little by little...

I have visual novels, but they're pointless because they're practically the same.

I'll try games like Samurai Jack or games that almost no one knows...

 

[blacktout]

We already have a thread on this topic:

Thread 'Improved Switch 1 games on Switch 2'

Jun 9, 2025

As discussed in the OT, this thread is to gather all infos about Switch 1 games that run better on Switch 2.

As the system is out now, we can see that games that have dynamic resolution scaling and or unlocked framerate maxes usually their target resolution and framerate. Games that are supposed to run at a fixed resolution and/or framerate don't go beyond that.

It is also important to note that the games reproduce docked/handheld mode for Switch 2's dock/hanheld mode - the games don't run on docked configuration in Switch 2 handheld mode, lowering the target resolution and/or framerate...

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Mods willing, it would be nice to see this thread folded into that one, so if someone is curious about how a specific Switch 1 game performs on the Switch 2, they don't have to check multiple threads.

 

[Kataploom]

I've been playing a lot of TOTK and now Link's Awakening, it was worth waiting for a new console to start getting missed bangers.

Funny that I had a big frame drop once in TOTK in a very physics intense moment, I don't remember what I was doing but frame rate tanked and was the only time it happened, I guess that's what you get with physics based games with such a big entropy possibilities like this game.

A game that I think got a little downgrade was Smash, there are now noticeable jaggies for some reason.

 

[Baemono]

The idea of the OP is to gather information and experience with games.

That's why I created the topic several weeks ago

Thread 'Improved Switch 1 games on Switch 2'

Jun 9, 2025

As discussed in the OT, this thread is to gather all infos about Switch 1 games that run better on Switch 2.

As the system is out now, we can see that games that have dynamic resolution scaling and or unlocked framerate maxes usually their target resolution and framerate. Games that are supposed to run at a fixed resolution and/or framerate don't go beyond that.

It is also important to note that the games reproduce docked/handheld mode for Switch 2's dock/hanheld mode - the games don't run on docked configuration in Switch 2 handheld mode, lowering the target resolution and/or framerate...

• Baemono
• Replies: 317
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