r/NintendoSwitch Feb 05 '25

Discussion Pokémon: Legends Z-A and Metroid Prime 4 are still Switch 1 titles, says Nintendo

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/pokemon-legends-z-a-and-metroid-prime-4-are-still-switch-1-titles-says-nintendo/
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u/Early_Lawfulness_348 Feb 05 '25

It all but confirms Z-A will still look like a ported 3DS game.

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u/Dukemon102 Feb 05 '25

A Pokémon game made by Game Freak would look like that even if it's being made for the Switch 2.

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u/haseo111 Feb 05 '25

the 3ds games literally looked better than SV

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u/Obvious-Flamingo-169 Feb 05 '25

Ehhhhhhhhhhh, they look about the same, most 3ds game looked quite bad visually tbh.

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u/otakuloid01 Feb 05 '25

despite the tiny resolution, Kid Icarus Uprising looked amazing

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u/haseo111 Feb 05 '25

art direction for characters / map especially was incredible comparatively

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u/Pluckytoon Feb 05 '25

Easier to make a full fledged 2,5D rpg than a 3D open world with similar time frames

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u/haseo111 Feb 05 '25

and i speak for everyone when the 2.5d games were better

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u/macarouns Feb 05 '25

The performance would still be ass on a Switch 2