BOTW and Odyssey are massive steps, fundamental changes Nintendo hasn't done since the 64 days. It's reinventing their classics and launching them into new heights. Huge, ambitious games with loads of fun, listening to fan feedback but maintaining its classic essence. What triggered this change in Nintendo? Consider the scope of 3D World and Odyssey. It's huge! Same goes from the awkward and boxed in Skyward Sword to the open world of BOTW. It's like Nintendo itself has had a reinassance for the past two years that has just gone into overdrive, all along the Switch, their best console in over a decade. If this is the expected output for big Nintendo games down the road I am utterly excited. Imagine Prime... A new Donkey Kong.. The next freaking Zelda. My mind just melts. I know there are smaller projects, but even Yoshi looks wonderful. Arms was a fantastic side project that I loved.
The switch is so different from all their previous products, just forward thinking. Yes, it's not a strong as the big consoles but it doesn't need to be right now, and with the possibility of an iterative approach in the next years the possibility is endless. They finally have a modern foundation to work their magic and also invite indies and third parties. No longer held back by the old PPC architecture of the freaking GameCube, and using modern shading techniques and apis.
Is this the effect of Nintendo letting a younger generation take over? Or is Nintendo as a whole just becoming more open? I for one am giddy as fuck just thinking about the possibilities, just hoping the release calendar and quality sticks for as long as possible.
The switch is so different from all their previous products, just forward thinking. Yes, it's not a strong as the big consoles but it doesn't need to be right now, and with the possibility of an iterative approach in the next years the possibility is endless. They finally have a modern foundation to work their magic and also invite indies and third parties. No longer held back by the old PPC architecture of the freaking GameCube, and using modern shading techniques and apis.
Is this the effect of Nintendo letting a younger generation take over? Or is Nintendo as a whole just becoming more open? I for one am giddy as fuck just thinking about the possibilities, just hoping the release calendar and quality sticks for as long as possible.