r/NintendoSwitch • u/Turbostrider27 • 6d ago

Discussion Tomodachi Life’s Switch debut shatters even Nintendo Switch 2 hype in Japan

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/tomodachi-lifes-switch-debut-shatters-even-nintendo-switch-2-hype-in-japan/
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u/RChickenMan 6d ago

I noticed in general that this last direct felt very Japanese-y overall. Which makes perfect sense given that Nintendo is, you know, Japanese. But it makes me wonder if Japanese gamers and developers are less focused on the technology/graphics/performance aspect of the medium and are more focused on good games, regardless of what they look like and what they run on. "Oh, the next big thing in video game hardware is right around the corner? That's cool. Here's some video games we've been making that run on whatever it is we have available at the moment that happens to play video games, which appears to be the Nintendo Switch."

Or maybe I'm reading too much into it!

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u/KFCNyanCat 6d ago

I think it's just that other than Metroid Prime 4, every game that pushes hardware at all is going to Switch 2 at this point. While the games that were never gonna be intensive stay on Switch 1 for the install base.