Is Switch's processing power important to you?

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Miyamotoo said:

curl-6 said:

In terms of power, Wii was similar to 2001 hardware, Wii U was about equal to what a 2007 console would have been, and if Switch is around three times as powerful as Wii U, that would put it around par with what a mid range 2011 system could have achieved. So all three are around 5 years behind the curve.

And no, "modern hardware" doesn't change that. If Switch is x3 Wii U, then it is mid range 2011 power.

You dont need to look years at all, just compare directly Wii hardware with PS3/Xbox360 and Switch with XB1/PS4, and you will see that gap between Switch and XB1/PS4 will be much smaller than Wii was compared to PS3/Xbox360.

Modern hardware and tech do not change power gap, but its important from development perspective because supporting modern techs, engings, APIs, tools...make things easier for developers and they can do more with it, compared to some old hardware and tech, and Switch will easily have most modern hardware and tech for any Nintendo hardware from GC.

But the Wii released a single year after the ps3 xbox 360, Switch has released between the 3rd and 4th year of PS4 and Xbone. If it should be compared with anything it should be PS4pro and the Scorpio (released same year as Switch, and for the same price as the OG PS4 and Xbone). The power gap is actually worse comparitively. 

 

That's not even mentioning it will be on the market for years after PS5 and Xbox Whatever release (approximately for 2 years if we give a 5 year life span for Nintendo with a new console releasing in 2022, and a 7 year span for PS4 and Xbone putting us at 2020 for PS5/Xbox W). 

 

Even the Wii U released to keep the power gap at a minimum with PS4 and Xbone, it's gonna be flat out sad when 9th gen takes full effect.