Famitsu Sales: Week 37, 2023 (Sep 04 - Sep 10)

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If you count the portable side of things, 3DS to Switch was a massive leap, but yeah, I agree that it will be cool to get a big jump in power for Nintendo's games.

If they were able to squeeze the likes of Mario Odyssey and Tears of the Kingdom from a 2015 mobile chipset, imagine what they can do with a contemporary one; portable graphics have come a long way in the last 8 years.

Yeah its gonna be a nice upgrade. Since the last three systems were Nintendo switching from competing in the hardware power race to focusing on motion controls,  then getting generational leap but still focusing on gamepad stuff over power, and then console to hybrid (aka handheld), we've only had one generational leap in power the past 20 years.

Will be cool to have another big leap in power soon. Though admittedly I'm much more interested in where they take the next round of software than just being excited about power upgrade. Like, open world 3D Mario ala Bowser's Fury? second iteration on the open world Zelda formula (this will probably benefit from more power), Mario Kart hopefully expanding to become more like a "Nintendo Kart", what in the world will they do with Smash after Ultimate?, Prime 4 if it doesn't come out on Switch, maybe bring back Star Fox and other old franchises, a new take on DK maybe in 3D?, change up Splatoon to make it feel new, open world Pokemon actually done right? new 2D Zelda??, etc.

Personally I think I am most interested in seeing with Monolith Soft can do with a generational leap in power; it would especially benefit the kind of games they make with their focus on epic large scale fantasy worlds.

Imagine a Xenoblade game with the fidelity of something like Horizon Zero Dawn or Red Dead Redemption 2. The thought is mouth-watering.