Originally Posted by #BROKEN Hasney (Post 4914400)

Yeah, the only add on I'm getting at launch is a case. It's all I need though.

Originally Posted by Maluco (Post 4914582)

No pro controller?

Originally Posted by Droford (Post 4915201)

The only difference between Zelda on Wii u and switch is it runs 720p on Wii U and 900p on the switch.

Lol

Originally Posted by Maluco (Post 4915025)

Absolutely mental if you are forced to buy virtual console games again. I know there is money in it for them, but once you buy a game from their library, you should own that game regardless of the console.

Having to buy it again every 3 years is ridiculous.

Originally Posted by Maluco (Post 4915258)

An upgrade fee is fine, as long as it's small, but buying the whole game again is totally unfair, especially considering how quickly the Wii U is done.

Originally Posted by #BROKEN Hasney (Post 4915235)

Show me a more powerful portable console that would run it at 1080p?

Originally Posted by Droford (Post 4915269)

The Gamecube version of Twilight Princess was seen as superior.

Originally Posted by Big Vic (Post 4915284)

Is this true? I don't remember hearing this.

Originally Posted by Droford (Post 4915201)

The only difference between Zelda on Wii u and switch is it runs 720p on Wii U and 900p on the switch.

Lol

Originally Posted by Droford (Post 4915290)

The graphics were stretched on the Wii for widescreen if set to widescreen because the game wasn't made in widescreen. Think watching a 4:3 movie stretched to fit a 16:9 screen. And worse because it wasn't HD.

It was mirrored (left is right/right is left) for the Wii version because of the wiimote.

Motion controls were just tacked on

I mention this because it seems obvious that BOTW was a Wii U game and its just being ported to the Switch

Originally Posted by Droford (Post 4915297)

I don't think Sony was counting on BF4 selling ps4s

Originally Posted by Big Vic (Post 4915284)

Is this true? I don't remember hearing this.

Originally Posted by I forgot

One of the big questions a lot of people have had about the Nintendo Switch and the upcoming Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, is what the differences are between the Switch and Wii U version of the game. Well, there's a list of the differences.

IGN did a quick rundown of the differences between the two console versions of Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild after Nintendo provided them with a statement on the matter.

Both versions are essentially the same, launching on March 3rd. There are two major differences between the games, though: The first is that the Wii U version will run Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild at 720p and 30fps. The Nintendo Switch version of the game runs at 900p and 30fps when docked and 720p at 30fps when undocked. So playing the game in portable format on the Switch will be equivalent to playing on a TV with the Wii U version.

The second biggest difference is that the Nintendo Switch version of Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will have increased environmental audio fidelity. They mention that the environmental sound effects will be of a much higher quality on their new system, including when running through the grass, splashing in the water, and interacting with the environment.

Most of everything else will be similar, save for the fact that the Wii U version will have to install some data on the hard drive and will need 3GB of space free even if you do get the physical version of the game. And, speaking of physical versions... the limited collector's editions are only available for the Nintendo Switch, but they don't really have anything to do with the actual gameplay or performance.

They do mention that the button icons will be slightly altered to reflect the differences between the Switch and Wii U button schemes, but I'm sure most people expected this to be the case since every platform has its own GUI.

Most people expected the differences to be a little bit... different. A lot of people were hoping for 900p at 60fps or 1080p at 60fps on the Nintendo Switch when it came to running Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, but the game is a large scale, physics-driven, open-world adventure title. It uses a lot of advanced design and interactivity techniques that I didn't think Nintendo would employ. But obviously those techniques have been taxing enough to force Nintendo to lower the resolution from 1080p to 900p. So this is equivalent to what Mass Effect: Andromeda will run on the Xbox One, which is also 900p at 30fps.

The Wii U version of Breath of the Wild is equivalent to Dead Rising 3 on the Xbox One, which was also a large scale, physics-driven, open-world game that only ran at 720p at 30fps with frequent drops. Now, back at E3 last year, a lot of people noted that the Wii U version of Breath of the Wild frequently had trouble holding frames above 25fps and would sometimes drop down into the teens. According to Digital Foundry's benchmarks, the Nintendo Switch version of the game holds steady at 30fps with infrequent drops into the mid to high 20s.

We'll see how well the game performs in real-time under various conditions when both versions of Breath of the Wild will be benchmarked come March 3rd.

Originally Posted by Big Vic (Post 4915669)

Is there another big game that ran at 30fps?

Originally Posted by #BROKEN Hasney (Post 4915298)

Then what were they counting on? Because it sure as hell wasn't Knack or Killzone with how they turned out.

Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball (Post 4915725)

For those interested, the Switch version of Stardew Valley got delayed and won't be available at launch nor likely during its launch window. Being implied the developer needs more time for the port and may or may not be related to being busy fixing loading issues on the game's other platforms.
https://www.destructoid.com/stardew-...h-413318.phtml

Originally Posted by Seph (Post 4915773)

I think the only reason people liked the gc version of Twilight princess more is because it was a more traditional control scheme. Motion control was in its infancy and it was just tacked onto twilight for wii. I personally liked the wii version more.

Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball (Post 4915725)

For those interested, the Switch version of Stardew Valley got delayed and won't be available at launch nor likely during its launch window. Being implied the developer needs more time for the port and may or may not be related to being busy fixing loading issues on the game's other platforms.
https://www.destructoid.com/stardew-...h-413318.phtml