{"id":6358,"date":"2021-07-07T03:08:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T03:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1359549"},"modified":"2021-07-07T03:08:45","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T03:08:45","slug":"the-nintendo-switch-oled-is-nice-but-i-still-want-a-switch-pro-for-zelda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=6358","title":{"rendered":"The Nintendo Switch OLED is nice, but I still want a Switch Pro for Zelda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Today Nintendo announced<\/a> the Nintendo Switch again. That is, what is officially and very creatively dubbed the Nintendo Switch (OLED model), parentheses and all.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s pretty cool! It has a bigger and better screen, ethernet compatibility, and improved speakers. It features a wider, adjustable kickstand, and it doubles internal storage to 64 GB. It even comes in a panda color. These are all welcome improvements, and my colleague Callum, at least, is rather excited about it<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And I would be too\u2026 if it weren\u2019t for the fact I still want an honest-to-goodness Switch Pro. Luckily, there\u2019s still hope.<\/p>\n

Rumors of a 4K Switch have been floating around for ages, and not just from the \u201cmy uncle works at Nintendo\u201d type. Reliable sources<\/a> have pointed to a 4K Switch in enough detail that the only reasonable explanation \u2014 other than \u201cNintendo is trolling the leakers\u201d \u2014 is that Nintendo is waiting for the right time to release it.<\/p>\n

It just hasn\u2019t been the right time yet. But you know what is the right time? Zelda time. It seems increasingly likely Nintendo is simply going to release the new Switch roughly alongside the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, better known as Breath of the Wild 2.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s possible, if not likely, that Nintendo had a different timeline for a more powerful Switch before this whole global pandemic thing happened. But as it stands, it would simply make no sense at all to release a Switch Pro without a flagship title to accompany it.<\/p>\n

The Nintendo Switch is still<\/em> selling like hotcakes in its good ol\u2019 1080p form, after all. In fact, as noted by Bloomberg<\/a>, the Switch is on track to become the fastest console to ever<\/em> sell 100 million units.<\/p>\n

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also:https:\/\/t.co\/Yx8M5Gqe1z<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/cb6NY55CoF<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Takashi Mochizuki (@6d6f636869) July 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Switch and Switch Lite had enough momentum on their own to get to their current numbers. And despite the fact that Nintendo arguably hasn\u2019t released a main title from one of its flagship IPs since 2018\u2019s Smash Bros. Ultimate, Switch sales are showing no signs of slowing down.<\/p>\n

The Switch OLED\u2019s launch, coinciding with October\u2019s Metroid Dread, will likely be just enough of a kick to maintain that momentum into 2022. This is what Nintendo always does after all; it releases iterative tweaks on its consoles to revamp sales. Need I remind you of how many versions of the 3DS<\/a> there were?<\/p>\n

But as excited as I am for a new Metroid, it\u2019s still a bit more of a niche series than Mario and Zelda. That Nintendo would want to save its big guns for Breath of the Wild 2 seems like a no-brainer to me.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not the type of gamer that cares tremendously about graphics horsepower. I\u2019m a Nintendo fan, after all, and the company abandoned the polygon race after the GameCube.  But I wouldn\u2019t mind playing Breath of the Wild 2 with some added visual fidelity, and I\u2019d be willing to bet a few silver rupees that Nintendo is banking on other Zelda fans that feel the same.<\/p>\n

Did you know we have a newsletter all about consumer tech? It\u2019s called Plugged In \u2013 and you can subscribe to it right here<\/a>. <\/i><\/p>\n

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