How Will be Switch 2 Performance Wise?

[Pemalite]

curl-6 said:

Pemalite said:

Not true, lots of Nintendo games don't achieve 60fps, many don't even achieve 30.

Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom, Links Awakening, Echoes of Wisdom, Pokemon Scarlett/Violette, Pokemon Sword/Shield, Pikmin 1+2 HD, Paper Mario 1,000 year door, Luigi's Mansion 2 HD, Super Mario RPG, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Pikmin 4, Smash Bro's Ultimate and more are all games that cannot maintain 60fps, most are 30fps.

Even Donkey Kong Bananza on Switch 2 exhibits frame rate drops on Nintendo's newest console.

There are a number of 30fps first party titles on Switch 1, but most target 60; Mario Odyssey, Mario Bros Wonder, Splatoon 2/3, Mario Kart 8, ARMS, Switch Sports, Tropical Freeze, all three Mario Party titles, Mario Strikers Battle League, Yoshi's Crafted World, Metroid Dread, Metroid Prime Remastered, Metroid Prime 4, Mario vs Donkey Kong, Mario Golf Super Rush, Ring Fit Adventure, Super Mario Maker 2, Mario Tennis Aces, Pokken Tournament DX, Clubhouse games, the Warioware games, 1-2 Switch, LABO, the Famicom Detective games, etc.

Smash Ultimate and Mario RPG are 60 as well, a game having rare dips doesn't make it not a 60fps game when it holds its target the vast majority of the time; most 60fps have some dips.

Mario Odyssey fails to achieve a permanent and full 60fps. There -are- drops.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOpdeMVB5_8

Mario wonder drops to 40-45fps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3yhU6hLVOY&t=806s

Splatoon 3, ARMS, Switch Sports, Tropical Freeze, Metroid Prime Remastered, Mario Golf, Ring Fit Adventure, Mario Maker 2, Pokken Tournament DX, Clubhoues Games (YOU WOULD HOPE SO!), Warioware, 1-2 switch (Meh), Labo, Famicom Detective games (Doesn't matter if it's 15fps or 120fps, some animations are 10fps) achieves 60fps always.
Mario Kart 8 also achieves 60fps always, fixing the 59fps bug in the WiiU release.

Super Mario Party see's drops under 60.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRNp8bOhGH4

Mario Strikers see's drops under 60 downwards to 15-30fps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH7gRNh3rNA

Yoshi's Crafted World sees drops below 60fps, albeit rarely.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w95yC7wfdUA

Metroid Dread will tank down to 45fps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KrzJo15oSU

Metroid Prime 4 is -not- even out yet, so we can't ascertain what it's framerates will end up being, making it an irrelevant game to even mention.

Mario vs Donkey Kong sees framerates dip down to 50fps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cPH2QKcIb0

Mario Tennis Aces sees drops below 60fps, albeit rarely.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyZqeYW6s2Y

Smash Ultimate drops to 40fps. - Should have been a 30fps game, locked.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEZLvXDZOqA

Super Mario RPG -  Drops to 40fps with some bad bad bad frame pacing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWGmO1QoFDE

And again... Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom, Links Awakening, Echoes of Wisdom, Pokemon Scarlett/Violette, Pokemon Sword/Shield, Pikmin 1+2 HD, Paper Mario 1,000 year door, Luigi's Mansion 2 HD, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Pikmin 4 and more are all games that cannot maintain 60fps, many are 30fps.

So yes, whilst Nintendo "attempts" to target 60fps in it's game, it often should not as it ruins the experience in many titles.

So anyone who claims Nintendo is somehow a "60fps powerhouse" has just drank the koolaid way to often, which the evidence I have presented, factually tells.

Last edited by Pemalite - on 15 August 2025