More Switch 2 Rumors! Far Cry 7, New 3D Mario, more RAM than XSS!

Wowza, another week of some compelling Switch 2 Rumors!

https://gamerant.com/nintendo-switch-2-games-leaks-far-cry-7/

Far Cry 7will reportedly get a day-one release on the nextNintendoconsole, tentatively dubbed the Switch 2. That's according to a known Nintendo leaker who recently claimedthe Switch 2 will have more RAM than the Xbox Series S.

https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/super-mario-3d-games-nintendo-switch-2-report/

Coming by way of an insider named Zippo, who has reported accurate info in the past, Nintendo is preparing to release its next 3D Super Mario game in 2024. This entry is said to be rolling out as a day-one release for Nintendo Switch 2, which is what most fans are dubbing Nintendo's unannounced new console. It was also stressed that this won't be a sequel to Super Mario Odyssey, which means that the game's title should be something completely new.

"This will be the game for Nintendo next year. Mario will be a day one Switch 2 game, and I would bet serious amounts of money that this will be the very first game that we will see running on their shiny new system," Zippo said in their blog. "This will be the first 3D Mario game to be a launch title since 1996's Super Mario 64, which means this is a big freaking deal. Expect a very strong launch lineup from Nintendo and third parties alike."

https://wccftech.com/nintendo-switch-2-hdr/

As reported by Doctre81, Nintendo is looking to hire a graphics engineer whose responsibilities include testing of Nintendo's display functionality on different TVs and brands and developing, maintaining, and improving the display testing for Nintendo's system, both suggesting the Japanese company is working on something new that requires extensive testing.

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What really hints at the Nintendo Switch 2 having HDR support is a second job listing for a Senior Engineer, Display Technology & Development, whose duties include, among others, enhancing the overall picture quality through image process and tone mapping techniques. While HDR support is not outright named, the mention of tone mapping techniques leaves little doubt that Nintendo is at least testing high-dynamic range for its next console.

What do you make of these rumors, SW? Do you believe it? They all seem very plausible to me.

A new 3D mario at launch makes sense. It's been a while since Odyssey. So certainly plausible. Hopefully Metroid Prime 4 also.

Far Cry 7 is also plausible: Ubisoft and Nintendo have a long working relationship. I think EA are also porting Jedi Survivor back to the X1 and PS4 and the main driver for that, i'd speculate, is to also make a Switch 2 build. If anyone is making a Switch 2 game then making it for the PS4 and X1 also makes a lot of sense (assuming the rumours on it's horsepower are true).

Speaking of which: the comparison to the XSS. It's possible but i'd say that will be docked performance. When running off the battery, i think it will be much closer to a Base PS4. The memory: it would be strange for it to have more than 10GB. It may be a case of it having less total memory but more available to games because the OS takes up less. So it may have 8GB total with the OS taking up 2GB.

However, going by the other rumours at least, if it is Nvidia based (highly likely), it could still offer better image quality than the XSS as DLSS does a better job upscaling from lower resolutions.

On a side note: I wonder are Nvidia going to do a custom DLSS for them? It looks like (again salt pinch) it's going to be Ampere based so Frame Gen ala DLSS 3.5 will be off the table (Unless they have customised the GPU and added the necessary bits from lovelace....i doubt it though). But I wonder if they could do it the way AMD will be doing it for FSR3. It probably won't be as nice as DLSS but it could still be a useful tool for devs to have if they have decided to make a game run at 60FPS on the Switch 2 anyway.

Though the real win for that tech on consoles would be if they could take games running at 30 and make them look like they are running at 60 while also still feeling responsive and having no artefacts....but that's a big ol other problem.

A day one 3D Mario is music to my ears and a great way to sell me the system. My wallet is really.

Curious to finally have some official confirmation and gameplay footage.

I just want Nintendo to officially announce this already.

Whatever the games are, you can bet your ass it'll be the worst version of each game that you can buy. Mobile gaming btw.

Switch 2 is then going to hold back gaming by 15%.🙃

This gonna hold back gaming again. No wonder Sony has no first party games, it’s all Nintendos fault.

Sounds good!

No it doesn't.

@hrt_rulz01: Agreed. Sounds good indeed. New 3D Super Mario game for launch? Hell yeah! Let’s go!

Super Mario like Bowser's Fury, Lets-a-go!

I can’t see a console launching in 2024 with lower memory bandwidth than the Series S. Then again, I couldn’t see a console launching in 2020 with that memory bandwidth, yet here we are

It will be interesting to see what kind of 3rd party support this thing gets...

Maybe developer's don't mind making another version of their games for Nintendo consoles since it can run like shit due to Switch players having no standards and they'll be able keep them at $70 forever.

I think we will finally see a Nintendo system that gets really good 3rd party support.

Nintendo hurry up and announce it.

Sounds good to me. I can't believe I'm gonna drop another $300-$500 on a console for 3 games the entire gen 🙄.

You will do it and you will thank Nintendo 😎

Don't really care for Switch 2 rumors as they are always gonna be BS and until Nintendo finally announced its next-gen console, I'll be avoiding any Switch 2 rumors as they are a waste of my time.

Well, you can be sure it is going to be weak hardware but it is fun to see folks speculate stronger hardware.

Trust me, I'm aware Nintendo's next-gen won't rival both Series X/PS5 as Nintendo always tries to innovate. Truth be told, innovation is what I like to see coming from Nintendo. Sony & MS, not so much on innovation.

At this point, i just want to see it ... too many rumors and not enough facts and The Switch has been in the death bed for, depending on who you ask, at least 1 and half year... so yeah, we need something fast.

I'm still skeptical of the Switch 2 will be as powerful as the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. It would be nice if it is but it would most likely be a very expensive console. I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out to be as powerful as the PS4 and Xbox One but we will have to wait and see when Nintendo decides to show their new system in the future.

@AcidTango: PS5 and Series X shouldn't even be in the same sentence as Series S. It really shouldn't be that hard to reach that performance.

I would be expecting around a 1060 in terms of performance. Which will be dated and might result in it facing third party issues from AAA devs later down the line.

As for the games. Bring me on. I bought over 30 games on my Switch. Which is probably the greatest I have bought for a single console.

@Archangel3371: I was hoping for a Mario Odyssey sequel, but any 3D Mario will be amazing.

I really hope the next 3D Mario is not Odyssey 2. Odyssey has like zero replayability.

@hrt_rulz01: Same here. Would have loved an Odyssey 2 but will in all likelihood enjoy any new 3D Super Mario game. Nintendo has an exceptional record with delivering the goods.

I'm with ya on that one. Just wasn't crazy about Odyssey.

Galaxy 3 would make me moist.

Ubi ever gave up on trash franchise Far cry???

Bro, you like Spiderman, you shouldn't be talking.

@mesome713: how's it nintendo fault Sony can't create games for its own systems lol get real nintendo is the only one who creates top notch games 100 percent of the time