During Nintendo’s E3 Digital Event they revealed a whole ton of new details and games including updates from Super Smash Bros, Xenoblade Chronicles X & Hyrule Warriors as well as the first looks at Splatoon and The Legend of Zelda for Wii U. One of the event’s first announcements however has been somewhat over shadowed, and now that the dust has settled it’s time to have a closer look at Nintendo's Amiibo
Game developer Hideki Kamiya talks about Bayonetta in the Smash Bros. games.
All 12 games are getting different upgrades. Some get full visual and frame rate enhancements, while others get GameShare support only.
hmm... those improvements for the zelda games is kinda weak. I was expecting improved frame rate, or at the very least more stable. Sad there is nothing for Paper Mario, that one could use a 60fps mode like the original GC version.
Both Zelda games both run at 1440p and 60fps now. On the switch they both play at 30fps.
The main issue will be if they don’t remove the double buffer vsync in them.
Yes, they are technically already 60fps capped, but that vsync setup means even a single dropped frame below 60 sends it to 30fps.
Now if they are also increasing the resolution and visuals in the game, unless there is a pretty significant overhead, which is still likely but not fully understood due to the unknowns of the “emulation” setup, if the 1% lows in the game still drop it every now and then anywhere below 60, they will still end up having massive stuttering drops from 60 to 30fps.
The two Zeldas - EoW and LA - already run with a 60fps cap. I would hope they're not mentioning improved frame rate because it's just assumed that the Switch 2 will smooth out the drops.
Whereas the specific callouts for Bowser's Fury and Pokémon indicate a raise from 30fps to 60fps.
So... They're not gonna do anything with that Xenoblade Chronicles X 60fps mode, huh?
12 is a bit weak. The whole switch library is in need of a boost. Exclusives like the Xenoblades and Astral Chain would be great to see get a free update. Initially surprised Mario Wonder wasn't on the list, but I imagine they have a paid upgrade planned for that one.
All of the Super Smash Bros. games are incredible, but which one stands as the mightiest of them all and has the best modes?
To me smash brows Melee is my all time favorite. I can't tell you how many hours I played that game between friends and family. When I was a kid, my parents couldn't afford a gaming console so I had to go somewhere that had an arcade like setup with the only difference being instead of arcade cabinets, they had big screen crt TV's and gaming consoles setup. I would go with my friends on special occasions after school or with my family on the weekends.
I would meet and make new friends at that place as we were all gamers and we also brought our game boys and would trade pokemon. I don't think those places exist these days but back then, it was easy to meet like-minded people and have fun for hours.
Well, I’ll add my extremely subjective ranking too. I won’t include the 3DS version as I don’t owned it. I did play it for a few minutes though.
5. Brawl.
4. N64 Smash
3. Ultimate
2. Wiiu Smash
1. Melee
I want all the Kirbys please
That is all
I'm looking forward to the Amiibos in Smash.
Why?
They're CPU's, that ACTUALLY LEARN AS THEY FIGHT....
They'll become higher-capability CPU's that will learn your strategies and find ways of countering them as they go.
That's what people thought would be in Brawl but never happened.
That's some exciting stuff.
This is a great idea, but I'm still not 100% sure what the main functionality of these are. For instance, they used Smash Bros. as an example. Does that mean if there is an Amiibo figurine of a character not in the newest Smash Bros. that by using an Ammibo you will get a completely new character for the game?
It's not that I doubt the strategy, in fact I think it's very smart and if handled well could be a huge source of income - I would just like more concrete data on what they actually do in games. If any of you know more I'd appreciate any knowledge as I find this very interesting.
I am still not understanding the Amiibo (why must every Nintendo name be ridiculous). Do the figures need to remain within proximity of Wii u gamepad? Will the characters 'come to life' in Toads game? I like the concept of using figures in multiple games, but they certainly did not provide much data on how they work. Don't get me wrong we will be buying these, but I think that Nintendo needs to better explain how they are used.
Also why in the world is Nintendo NOT producing a pokemon game on Wii U? It would sell millions of copies and consoles. I just don't get it.
Nintendo had the best showing this E3 for sure. Looking forward to playing every title (except that clay Kirby game).