Free Switch 2 upgrades to Switch titles

[dyne]

https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-s...-free-updates/

-ARMS - Res Bump + Framerate Bump + HDR support
-Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker - Res + HDR
-Game Builder Garage - Res + Mouse controls
-NSMB U Deluxe - Res
-Pokemon Scarlet/Violet - Res + Framerate
-Mario 3D World - Res Bump + Framerate / HDR (HDR is Bowser's Fury only)
-Mario Odyssey - Res + HDR
-Zelda Echoes of Wisdom - Res + HDR
-Zelda Link's Awakening - Res + HDR

I may give Odyssey a spin with HDR support. Maybe even give EoW another shot. Bounced off that pretty hard initially.

[ps3bd_owner]

Wow, Nintendo remembered ARMS. I thought they were done with that years ago.

I recall playing and yes it was fun, but after a while it got repetitive. :/

[Diesel]

I wonder if some of these were chosen mainly because they had playability issues and they tacked on improvements while in there like Arms and Captain Toad.

I didn’t expect them to be adding HDR. Now they HAVE to do Xenoblade.

Originally Posted by mysticwaterfall

Odyssey I never actually finished so I'll definitely fire that up again to see the increased res and HDR, even though I'm not expecting much more then a solid 1080p as opposed to the 900p it averages docked.

Surprised the 2 Zelda games aren't getting Frame rate patches as well, unless they are just naturally smoother on S2 without a specific patch

They are largely 60FPS in dungeons and frequent on the overworld so the extra power is likely enough to lock them to 60 as is.

[mysticwaterfall]

Odyssey I never actually finished so I'll definitely fire that up again to see the increased res and HDR, even though I'm not expecting much more then a solid 1080p as opposed to the 900p it averages docked.

Surprised the 2 Zelda games aren't getting Frame rate patches as well, unless they are just naturally smoother on S2 without a specific patch

[Jay Mammoth]

Hell yeah res bump and HDR for Odyssey.

[Diesel]

If these free upgrades are getting HDR, the paid Switch 2 versions all have to be as well, right? …Right?

[dyne]

So maybe I’m overcomplicating this. Any time I asked on other forums it was treated like a dumb question but again, Switch 1 software will run exactly as it did on Switch when played on Switch 2 unless patched, correct? If Nintendo is issuing updates for resolution and fps it would stand to reason that the “automatic brute force” that was thrown around any time I asked isn’t in fact happening, right?

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by dyne

So maybe I’m overcomplicating this. Any time I asked on other forums it was treated like a dumb question but again, Switch 1 software will run exactly as it did on Switch when played on Switch 2 unless patched, correct? If Nintendo is issuing updates for resolution and fps it would stand to reason that the “automatic brute force” that was thrown around any time I asked isn’t in fact happening, right?

They said in that first group of ask the developer that performance improvements could/would happen. They showed load times for Yoshi specifically being better as their example.

The patches are likely to go past the coded maximums in the listed games.

[tuffy]

Originally Posted by dyne

So maybe I’m overcomplicating this. Any time I asked on other forums it was treated like a dumb question but again, Switch 1 software will run exactly as it did on Switch when played on Switch 2 unless patched, correct? If Nintendo is issuing updates for resolution and fps it would stand to reason that the “automatic brute force” that was thrown around any time I asked isn’t in fact happening, right?

Switch 2 is going to treat un-patched Switch 1 software with the same CPU and GPU clock rates as it would have on an actual Switch 1, surely. To do otherwise might expose bugs that the games hadn't been tested for, which would be bad for end users.

[emailking]

Originally Posted by tuffy

Switch 2 is going to treat un-patched Switch 1 software with the same CPU and GPU clock rates as it would have on an actual Switch 1, surely. To do otherwise might expose bugs that the games hadn't been tested for, which would be bad for end users.

On the PS4 Pro they had an option to use the full clock rates with a warning if it causes issues to switch that off. They could do the same thing for Switch 2.

[Ultra Maddnezz80]

Why isn’t Mario Wonder on this list?! It’s so colorful..it’s begging for HDR

[Talal86]

doesn't Echoes of Wisdom switch between 60fps and 30fps (no in between) depending on the area? that doesn't sound like normal drops that would get fixed with brute force

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by Talal86

doesn't Echoes of Wisdom switch between 60fps and 30fps (no in between) depending on the area? that doesn't sound like normal drops that would get fixed with brute force

It’s because of the way the game was made, if it drops even one frame it craters down to 30 to prioritize consistency (double buffer vsync) in real time, that’s why it switches back and forth. Same reason Breath of the Wild would drop to 20 from 30. So the extra power should be more than enough to lock it at 60.

[heyadol]

If Nintendo can make these QoL updates free, they can make them all free.

[Kid Ryan]

Originally Posted by dyne

https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-s...-free-updates/

-ARMS - Res Bump + Framerate Bump + HDR support
-Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker - Res + HDR
-Game Builder Garage - Res + Mouse controls
-NSMB U Deluxe - Res
-Pokemon Scarlet/Violet - Res + Framerate
-Mario 3D World - Res Bump + Framerate / HDR (HDR is Bowser's Fury only)
-Mario Odyssey - Res + HDR
-Zelda Echoes of Wisdom - Res + HDR
-Zelda Link's Awakening - Res + HDR

I may give Odyssey a spin with HDR support. Maybe even give EoW another shot. Bounced off that pretty hard initially.

I look forward to finally playing these games, been waiting for their Switch 2 updates.

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Pokemon Scarlet/Violet
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Super Mario Odyssey
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019 Remake)

Originally Posted by mysticwaterfall

Odyssey I never actually finished so I'll definitely fire that up again to see the increased res and HDR, even though I'm not expecting much more then a solid 1080p as opposed to the 900p it averages docked.

Same here, I started to play Odyssey a few years ago, but never got very far.

Though first I need to buy and play thru 3D World, never beat it on Wii U.

Originally Posted by Ultra Maddnezz80

Why isn’t Mario Wonder on this list?! It’s so colorful...it’s begging for HDR

I'm hopeful that more Switch 1 games will be getting Switch 2 updates over time, not just this initial list.

Originally Posted by heyadol

If Nintendo can make these QoL updates free, they can make them all free.

Unless they add new content like Kirby and the Forgotten Land or Super Mario Party Jamboree, then I think it's fair they're charging us extra money.

[ChadFL]

Really like the sound of those upgrades for my favorite game of all-time - Super Mario Odyssey.

[ps3bd_owner]

Originally Posted by Kid Ryan

I look forward to finally playing these games, been waiting for their Switch 2 updates.

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Pokemon Scarlet/Violet
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Super Mario Odyssey
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019 Remake)



Same here, I started to play Odyssey a few years ago, but never got very far.

Though first I need to buy and play thru 3D World, never beat it on Wii U.



I'm hopeful that more Switch 1 games will be getting Switch 2 updates over time, not just this initial list.



Unless they add new content like Kirby and the Forgotten Land or Super Mario Party Jamboree, then I think it's fair they're charging us extra money.

I loved Odyssey so much I collected pretty much everything and then there was nothing else to do. I'm hoping we'll see Mario Odyssey 2 announced some time soon.

[dyne]

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[Diesel]

The blur effect on Link’s Awakening seems like it has been pulled back big time.

[heyadol]

Originally Posted by dyne

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