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Soundwave on 19 April 2017
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curl-6 said:
Soundwave said:

Nintendo's also proven pretty much every gen that given more hardware power, they produce better games because of it. 

Zelda is a massively better franchise because of higher end processing power that goes well beyond what a 3DS or Wii could do. It's not just prettier pictures either, the feeling of BotW is not possible with lesser hardware because you lose the feeling that the world is alive to that degree. Just because they can make a fun game on lesser hardware doesn't mean that it's not limiting what they can do. 

Splatoon designers said straight up they wouldn't able to make Splatoon work on the 3DS because the paint physics they want to do simply aren't possible on a processor that weak. Who knows if the next Ninendo idea like that only works on certain hardware. 

Why should we want a scenario in which Nintendo designers have a limited vision? I want the next Zelda to blow the shit out of Breath of the Wild and not kinda settle for just running around at abou the same level because that's about the top of what the hardware can accomplish. I don't really understand why this POV is even cheer-leaded, it doesn't give you better games. 

I actually disagree regarding a linear relationship between power and quality; I thought Nintendo's output was better on Wii than Wii U, and better on SNES/N64 than Gamecube.

That said, I do think it's likely we'll get an updated Switch in a few years along the lines of the New 3DS or PS4 Pro.

Output is relative to what they chose to make, not due to the hardware. 

Super Mario Galaxy would be a better game on Wii U hardware than it would be on 3DS or Wii hardware. 

Better hardware just makes good developers that much better. 

All the stuff we've been sold over the years as Nintendo fans as far as being anti-technology has generally turned out in the long run to be a bunch of bunk. CD/optical media was a good thing (also not paying $80 for games was nice too). But we were told Nintendo didn't need CD-ROM, it was bad, games were big enough on the N64, etc. etc. etc.

Online play? It's bad, Nintendo doesn't need it, wouldn't you rather play in the same room? Etc. etc. etc.

HD graphics are bad, you'll go bankrupt if you make HD games, you can be more innovative with SD graphics ... load of bunk. Nintendo games are wonderful in HD with the huge upgrades in things like physics engines, level scope, animation, etc. that comes with next gen HD. The only bad thing is it took so long for them to get there.