Smash uses a lot of low resolution textures tho. Splatoon outside of the buildings off the map uses high quality stuff.

I'm hoping they get it to 1080p by launch, they still got 3+ months before release.

That's dependent on the scaler. Some scalers will do some post processing.

The game can have a lot of ink particles flying about so they might be going with 720p to ensure a locked 60.

Performance over image quality, is my guess

They probably don't want people to complain about the lag during online

If Splatoon 2 is going to be at 720p then I would have preferred BoTW to be at 720p docked as well if only for better performance. 10 times out of 10 I'll take blurrier graphics and better performance over a sharper image.

I think it's a combination of wanting to ensure a locked 60fps no matter how much chaos fills the screen, and Nintendo wanting to get the game out as soon as possible.

im just hoping for a 2 player split screen(or better 4 player). Id be fine with 360p on either tabletop or tv, as long i can play localy with friends.

I believe it'll be because of Splitscreen, don't see any other reason why they would give the amiibo the ability to save your loadout so you can take it to friends house and use on their Switch.

Considering a lot of games run at 900p on XB1 is it really that big of a surprise that the switch is 720p?