Breath of the Wild Reggie Debuts Breath of the Wild Switch Gameplay on Nintendo Switch

[A Link In Time]

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Reggie showed off some Breath of the Wild on Switch on the Jimmy Fallon Show and how the Switch controller can be detached from the dock to game on the go. What are your thoughts on this new footage?

Note: Switch footage starts around 4:30.

 

[Night Owl]

Lucky, I'm jealous.

That switch the screen seemed really quick and almost seamless.
It was cool that more than 1 set of joycons can be used with the switch. Reggie used the two on the controller while Jimmy used the two on the switch.

I don't think there is anything new on the BotW front though.

 

[Lozjam]

There were no frame drops in the Switch version, and everything actually seemed to be a clean 1080p.

Like, when there were a large amount of explosions, the Wii U version would chug. But on the Switch version it was as smooth as a babies bottom. Which is really awesome!

 

[Spirit]

Well Switch BoTW doesnt look too much better than U. I could probably play it on U until Zelda Switch comes out when i decide to get one.

 

[Tibari]

We can see the night falls at 4PM, that's a little early
And there is something that we couldn't see at the game awards: The GUI is not the same, the clock is now with a new weather thing. It's not really new since the game awards footage also had it, but we can only see it in the miniature of the youtube video because Bill is in front of it.

No lags is a big improvement compared to the Wii U version

 

[Robert Jonas]

https://gfycat.com/PartialInfantileKillerwhale

This is too good not to point out

 

[Tibari]

I like how the girl behind him prefers watching him on the TV instead of looking directly at him x)

 

[Azure Sage]

Jimmy Fallon...? Is he even relevant anymore? Well, whatever. We didn't see much new, it looks the same amount of smooth as it did on the Wii U footage to me. I'm really not seeing the frame rate difference yall are peddling. I do think it's worth noting that Link had 6-7 hearts in this footage so that pretty much confirms heart containers. So we dont have to keep eating to get more hearts the whole time. That figures, but it's good to know that for sure.

 

[Tibari]

It doesn't confirms heart containers, just that armors can give hearts

 

[Azure Sage]

I dunno, it could confirm either of them. We didn't see them actually put on that specific armor so we don't know if it's because of that or because of heart containers.

 

[Lozjam]

Jimmy Fallon...? Is he even relevant anymore? Well, whatever. We didn't see much new, it looks the same amount of smooth as it did on the Wii U footage to me. I'm really not seeing the frame rate difference yall are peddling. I do think it's worth noting that Link had 6-7 hearts in this footage so that pretty much confirms heart containers. So we dont have to keep eating to get more hearts the whole time. That figures, but it's good to know that for sure.

This video showcases the same situation side by side. Yeah.... The Switch version is so much smoother than the Wii U version. There is almost no doubt about it.

Also, it appears that Breath of the Wild on Switch has much more stable shadows, and it has AA to boot.

 

[Spirit]

Jimmy Fallon...? Is he even relevant anymore?

Awww i like Jimmy. Im not American though so he is never on my tv unless i youtube him so i guess i havent had my fill yet.

 

[FrozenDragon]

https://gfycat.com/PartialInfantileKillerwhale

This is too good not to point out

I-I cannot unsee Bill Trinen's tounge movements now X'DDD

 

[CrimsonCavalier]

I'm really not seeing the frame rate difference yall are peddling.

I noticed it when there was an explosion on screen. I may be insane and making it up, but since a lot of people saw it too, I doubt it—unless we're all insane. On the Wii U version we've seen, there has been a slight, but noticeable, framerate drop during explosions on screen.

However, that did not happen on this version at all. That's what I'm basing my comments on.

 

[Jamie]

Jimmy Fallon...? Is he even relevant anymore? Well, whatever. We didn't see much new, it looks the same amount of smooth as it did on the Wii U footage to me. I'm really not seeing the frame rate difference yall are peddling. I do think it's worth noting that Link had 6-7 hearts in this footage so that pretty much confirms heart containers. So we dont have to keep eating to get more hearts the whole time. That figures, but it's good to know that for sure.

What? He's the host of the biggest late night talk show in America (and so probably the world)