Love skyrim and when I get a Switch I'm sure I'll be picking up. Hopefully in the bargain bin by then. As a first impression this looks really good but will wait to see the final reviews on retail hardware to see how the whole package works. I'm not really bothered about docked performance so much in this instance as can play it on pc to a higher standard so really its more about portable performance for me. Currently I have a lynx vision and while I get very good battery runtime the graphics have to be set very low to get a decent frame rate. 800x600 and the lowest possible detail. I prefer to play Fallout 3 on the go on that device because you get the full fat 720p display and still get a decent frame rate.
One thing I'd like to see in future Nintendo Switch games is a low performance mode where they dial back the gpu speed to get greater battery life. Skyrim for me is one of those games where time just seems to disappear as you get engrossed in it. I've had 4 hour sessions thinking it was only 2 hours. Maybe it will be a good thing if I'm forced to stop after 2 hours.
As for graphics quality, when you come out of the castle and look down on the buildings from the top of the steps the detail seems very low which I think was also the case on 360 and PS3. Also I strongly suspect the game will have varying resolution depending on load because the nature of Skyrim means frame rates will vary normally and I think resolution dropping is the best cure especially in portable mode where you may not even notice it in the heat of battle against a Dragon. Assuming these demonstrations were using development Switch's which run at 2ghz there may be some adjustments to 1ghz for retail switchs. So its important to wait for the reviews on retail hardware. I'm not saying performance will change but it could. I don't think there is any issue with the Switch running Skyrim graphically but cpu assets are a little low so wonder if anything has been scaled back to take the load of the cpu. I can see absolutely no such compromises in the video footage so far.
