Worth reiterating that the game now has splitscreen co-op that can be activated at any time. I imagine that might explain the resolution parity with the Wii U release?
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VG Tech: 'Pikmin 3 Deluxe' Demo Analysis (Locked 30fps, 720p/576p)
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Worth reiterating that the game now has splitscreen co-op that can be activated at any time. I imagine that might explain the resolution parity with the Wii U release?
User Warned: Port Begging
I feel like Nintendo would benefit in supporting PC with their games. Even if it meant late releases it's a shame their games get tethered to such poor performance. Heck make your own launcher or do whatever you gotta do. Games like this in 4k 60 or Mario kart would be wild
Pretty sure doing so would make people stop buying their consoles, so they will never do that
if i were a betting man, the post processing effects like the DOF, and probably their water and other translucent effects, likely destroy the tegra x1's framebuffer bus
I mean make it where you have to buy the switch version then get a pc code in the box
Wasn't the Wii U version technically pushing 720p on the TV PLUS 480p on the Gamepad screen? What are we doing here?
Splitscreen? That doesn't make sense, why not just drop the resolution when splitscreen is activated instead?
I think the more accurate reasoning is they know they don't need to worry about improving these ports to make bank.
I think the more accurate reasoning is they know they don't need to worry about improving these ports to make bank.
They had all that in Mario Kart deluxe and arguably it pushes more polygons. It runs fine at 1080p/60.
Why?? The point is to have people buy Nintendo consoles, taking away the most important selling point is ridiculous
So I'd be better off running the original in Dolphin Cemu, is that what I'm hearing?
EDIT: I guess more research is required, seems like the game runs decently in Cemu these days but the touchscreen stuff might be a little weird. That's what I get for making a quick snarky comment!
EDIT: I guess more research is required, seems like the game runs decently in Cemu these days but the touchscreen stuff might be a little weird. That's what I get for making a quick snarky comment!
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this is less to do with polygons, and more to do with just number a times a single pixel is written to over the course of rendering a frame. i haven't seen a frame breakdown of either game, but it wouldn't shock me if pikmin 3 is using some techniques that made more sense on TEV. it's all speculation on my part fwiw.
edit: i keep forgetting that this is 30FPS not 60. It's less likely to be what i'm saying given that.
It's strange, every other port has run significantly better on Switch than it originally did
Cemu, not Dolphin, this is a Wii U not Gamecube or Wii game
Oh, whoops, you're right. I keep forgetting what platforms Dolphin emulates, heh.
I wonder if a lot of the first party games having weird/underwhelming/not great performance is due to the Switch's weak hardware or ineptitude in HD development. They were six years late to the HD party and talked about how much they struggled with that adjustment, but it's been eight years and we're getting ports of old games running at 720/30 in 2020. It's super weird and disappointing. Remember Kirby Star Allies running at 30 when the 3DS games ran at 60?
Depending on how reliant the game is on the Wii U controller, that could be a massive pain in the ass.
You must be really naive if you think that putting their games on PC wouldn't be the worst possible decision they would do, the point of buying Nintendo consoles is to play Nintendo games, being able to play Nintendo games on PC means there is no reason buy them since you can get all games on PC, that way you wouldn't buy anything from their store where they get also a cut since you could get them for cheaper on PC
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I'm still buying an XSX despite the fact that I'm buying a 3080/3090 and pay for gamepass.
Nintendo would do fine if they put their games out on PC.
Then again, it's Nintendo...
Not sure that's going to hold true with Pikmin. It's not exactly a big franchise.
I would straight up stop buying Nintendo hardware if I could get their games on PC meanwhile I have two Switches in my household.
Won't make a difference. It's not about power, it's about effort and interest to care about a good port
30fps at 576p in portable mode for a Wii U port....
lol seriously, how does this happen???
Sony and Microsoft have other ventures that make so much money, Nintendo doesn't, making games available on PC means no reason to get a Nintendo console which mean no buying anything on the eShop since you can easily get it from other stores like Steam which means so much revenue would be lost
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I feel like people are kind of unfairly criticizing this title for a general resentment of the Wii U ports and not necessarily on its own. Now I agree, the resolution is bad (keep in mind though, the Switch isn't THAT much more powerful than Wii U, so we're not gonna be seeing 1080p 60 FPS all of the sudden either), but this does seem to be one of Nintendo's better ports from a content perspective (at least in comparison to DKC: Tropical Freeze, Captain Toad, and several others). Including the 3 DLC packs, plus additional new story content, a variety of additional main game settings like difficulty options, and the Piklopedia is a big deal in terms of Pikmin content for the fans. I do agree it should have been 1080p docked, 720p handheld by all accounts, but everything else in this port is fair enough I think (and it's a fantastic game at least).
the only way nintendo will "learn" is if these first party releases stop making truckloads of money
Not a deal-breaker for anyone who hasn't played this wonderful game, but WOOF for those looking for a definitive version replay. Switch Pro when?
I've come to expect nothing, so this definitely tracks. Seems like it's similar to that Yoshi game.
Right. Everyone will just jump ship from the most economical and accessible platform with one of the most desirable form-factors since the DS to the one that's significantly more difficult to get into, notably less user-friendly and more expensive.
Imagine my eyes rolling out of my brain and onto the floor.
Right. Everyone will just jump ship from the most economical and accessible platform with one of the most desirable form-factors since the DS to the one that's significantly more difficult to get into, notably less user-friendly and more expensive.
Imagine my eyes rolling out of my brain and onto the floor.
... Didn't they add a ton of new content to this? Effort is probably the one thing you can't criticize here, especially compared to other Wii U ports.
I mean telling people that now you can buy Nintendo games and play them on PC would seriously do that, why do you think that Nintendo Emulators are always the ones that have the most worked on?
