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curl-6 on 28 June 2025

Digital Foundry analyse a number of Switch 1 games that got free Switch 2 upgrades:

Links Awakening/Echoes of Wisdom: Now a locked 60fps at 1620p docked/1080p portable. (Was around 720p docked and 576p portable with unstable fps on Switch 1)

Mario Odyssey: Now dynamic 1800p when docked/1080p portable. (Was dynamic 900p docked and 720x640 when portable on Switch 1)

Mario 3D World: Dynamic 1800p docked/1080p portable. (Was 1080p docked/720p portable on Switch 1)

Bowser's Fury: Dynamic 1800p docked/1080p portable at 60fps. (Was around 720p/60fps docked and 720p/30fps portable on Switch 1)

Splatoon 3: Dynamic 4K docked/1080p portable, city hub is now 60fps. (Was dynamic 1080p docked/Dynamic 720p portable on Switch 1, city hub was 30fps)

Captain Toad: 1440p docked with additional anti-aliasing/1080p portable. (Was 1080p docked/720p portable with no AA on Switch 1)

New Super Mario Bros U: 4K docked/1080p portable. (Was 1080p docked/720p portable on Switch 1)

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SuperJortendo on 29 June 2025

Surprised there's no update for Mario wonder. Otherwise this is cool this see. After I burn out on fast Fusion I'll probably restart Odyssey



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Wman1996 on 29 June 2025

I knew I've made the right choice waiting on Link's Awakening all this time and I plan to buy it and play it at some point after getting a Switch 2.



Lifetime Sales Predictions 

Switch: 161 million (was 73 million, then 96 million, then 113 million, then 125 million, then 144 million, then 151 million, then 156 million)

PS5: 122 million (was 105 million, then 115 million) Xbox Series X/S: 38 million (was 60 million, then 67 million, then 57 million. then 48 million. then 40 million)

Switch 2: 120 million (was 116 million)

PS4: 120 mil (was 100 then 130 million, then 122 million) Xbox One: 51 mil (was 50 then 55 mil)

3DS: 75.5 mil (was 73, then 77 million)

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Pemalite on 29 June 2025
Wman1996 said:

I knew I've made the right choice waiting on Link's Awakening all this time and I plan to buy it and play it at some point after getting a Switch 2.

It's definitely not unplayable on the Switch 1 as it's not a twitch-shooter.

Probably my favorite game on the console.



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curl-6 on 29 June 2025

Yeah I had a lot of fun with Link's Awakening and Echoes of Wisdom on Switch 1; the framerate was occasionally irritating but not enough to spoil the experience. That said, I can definitely see the appeal of playing it at a locked 60fps on Switch 2.

Regarding Mario Wonder, I imagine that's getting a full on Switch 2 version with additional content like Mario Party Jamboree and Kirby and the Forgotten Land.



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SuperJortendo on 29 June 2025
curl-6 said:

Yeah I had a lot of fun with Link's Awakening and Echoes of Wisdom on Switch 1; the framerate was occasionally irritating but not enough to spoil the experience. That said, I can definitely see the appeal of playing it at a locked 60fps on Switch 2.

Regarding Mario Wonder, I imagine that's getting a full on Switch 2 version with additional content like Mario Party Jamboree and Kirby and the Forgotten Land.

Assuming they offer a $10 upgrade like they did for the Zelda games, I kinda hope they don't make a Switch 2 version. But only because I sold Wonder after getting 100% on it, and I'd be kind of annoyed. 



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Otter on 30 June 2025

The double buffer thing in Echoes of time looks completely immersion breaking. I noticed it in brief moments in A Links Awakening where the camera would load new locations but it didn't feel like a huge deal. Echoes however, it looks to be happening a lot during regular gameplay. I do wonder how stuff like this gets Nintendo's glance



Wman1996 on 30 June 2025
curl-6 said:

Yeah I had a lot of fun with Link's Awakening and Echoes of Wisdom on Switch 1; the framerate was occasionally irritating but not enough to spoil the experience. That said, I can definitely see the appeal of playing it at a locked 60fps on Switch 2.

Regarding Mario Wonder, I imagine that's getting a full on Switch 2 version with additional content like Mario Party Jamboree and Kirby and the Forgotten Land.

We're probably not getting a 2D Mario (excluding Mario Maker which could come earlier) until at least 2028 and a 3D Mario until the second half of 2026 at least. Adding more content to Wonder is a no-brainer given its huge success (16.03 million units and counting). 

I don't think we'd get 120 FPS support in a Switch 2 Edition, but that would be cool.



Lifetime Sales Predictions 

Switch: 161 million (was 73 million, then 96 million, then 113 million, then 125 million, then 144 million, then 151 million, then 156 million)

PS5: 122 million (was 105 million, then 115 million) Xbox Series X/S: 38 million (was 60 million, then 67 million, then 57 million. then 48 million. then 40 million)

Switch 2: 120 million (was 116 million)

PS4: 120 mil (was 100 then 130 million, then 122 million) Xbox One: 51 mil (was 50 then 55 mil)

3DS: 75.5 mil (was 73, then 77 million)

"Let go your earthly tether, enter the void, empty and become wind." - Guru Laghima

curl-6 on 30 June 2025
Wman1996 said:
curl-6 said:

Yeah I had a lot of fun with Link's Awakening and Echoes of Wisdom on Switch 1; the framerate was occasionally irritating but not enough to spoil the experience. That said, I can definitely see the appeal of playing it at a locked 60fps on Switch 2.

Regarding Mario Wonder, I imagine that's getting a full on Switch 2 version with additional content like Mario Party Jamboree and Kirby and the Forgotten Land.

We're probably not getting a 2D Mario (excluding Mario Maker which could come earlier) until at least 2028 and a 3D Mario until the second half of 2026 at least. Adding more content to Wonder is a no-brainer given its huge success (16.03 million units and counting). 

I don't think we'd get 120 FPS support in a Switch 2 Edition, but that would be cool.

Given Wonder maxes out the Switch 1's output at 1080p/60 docked and 720p/60 portable, a 120fps Switch 2 version should be doable, though I kinda more expect they'll go with a higher resolution at 60fps. 4K/60 should be possible if they really knuckle down and make the effort.

And yeah I fully expect a Bowser's Fury type deal where you get a content expansion to get people to upgrade.



Mar1217 on 01 July 2025
curl-6 said:

Yeah I had a lot of fun with Link's Awakening and Echoes of Wisdom on Switch 1; the framerate was occasionally irritating but not enough to spoil the experience. That said, I can definitely see the appeal of playing it at a locked 60fps on Switch 2.

Regarding Mario Wonder, I imagine that's getting a full on Switch 2 version with additional content like Mario Party Jamboree and Kirby and the Forgotten Land.

curl-6 said:
Wman1996 said:

We're probably not getting a 2D Mario (excluding Mario Maker which could come earlier) until at least 2028 and a 3D Mario until the second half of 2026 at least. Adding more content to Wonder is a no-brainer given its huge success (16.03 million units and counting). 

I don't think we'd get 120 FPS support in a Switch 2 Edition, but that would be cool.

Given Wonder maxes out the Switch 1's output at 1080p/60 docked and 720p/60 portable, a 120fps Switch 2 version should be doable, though I kinda more expect they'll go with a higher resolution at 60fps. 4K/60 should be possible if they really knuckle down and make the effort.

And yeah I fully expect a Bowser's Fury type deal where you get a content expansion to get people to upgrade.

Don't know if the dev team that was working on it really feel like doing DLC work considering that was a game they spent leisurely their time working on. Doubt they had much left from the cutting floor.

Anywoo, I'm expecting a free upgrade type deal from this one if DLC doesn't get added.



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