Switch vs. Wii U: All the Zelda: Breath of the Wild Differences

Not even hitting 1080p for Zelda on their brand new system, aye?

This is history people. Never before has the same game been released for 2 systems that nobody wants.

Was able to get $250 for my WiiU and another $30 for Windwaker. Just preorded my switch and my copy of Zelda and only spent and extra $30 dollars to pay off the whole console. Pretty excited for this game and it is always fun getting a new console. I am really impressed with the physics in this game.... chopping down a tree and watching fall into the river then float down stream and get wedged to create a path, pushing bolder down hills, breakable weapons, etc

There's a better reason than all those I've seen offered for choosing the Wii-U version over the Switch. This game (content and story-wise) has been essentially complete for over a year. It was supposed to drop Christmas 2015 but they held back so they could update graphics and have it as a launch title for the new console. I refuse to let their cheap tactic work on me. I'm not buying a brand new $300+ console for a game they delayed just so I would buy the console. It was originally made for the Wii-U and should have launched on the Wii-U. Anther Zelda should have been developed for the Switch.

Really want to play this game, I haven't played a Zelda game since Ocarina of Time simply b/c since the N64 Nintendo hasn't produced a console worth owning. If the Switch was $150 I might be inclined to get it just to play Zelda but I'm not spending $300 + the cost of the game, that's a bit too steep. Would be an easier sell if I could get any other use out of the Switch but Nintendo has zero other titles I'm even remotely interested in and their "console" is too sub-par for any decent game to even be developed on for the most part.

I'm still hoping for the day Nintendo goes belly up and does like sega did and just puts their software on the "major" consoles. I seriously think they'd make more money, Zelda could sell so many more copies if it wasn't limited to their crappy platform.

I'm don't have any particular allegiance to console brands. I just look at value for money and go with the tech and software that gives me best bang for buck and just looking at the specs in 2017 for this thing, it looks a bit rubbish. To me, it just looks woefully under-powered for anything trying to push large quantities of quality graphics and game data around. You can easily tell that this new Zelda game is about as far as you're going to go visually with the unit, that being, low quality resolutions and simple graphics. This seems to be a staple for anything related to Nintendo visuals these days and I'll never expect the company to push visual fidelity forwards in any way.

Too bad Nintendo couldn't get a license for the A10 processor to use on the Switch.

I mean, i want to play this game, but there is no way I'm spending nearly $400 CDN on this under powered console to play under 1080p. It's too expensive for what it is. A gimped tablet, and a gimped home console together packaged in one pretty box.

I can't believe I grew up playing only Nintendo games and thought of these guys as my heroes. This sh*t is now becoming too irritating. A game that can't even hit 1080p at 60fps with that kind of an art style suggests this is a huge flop show waiting to happen. I never liked Zelda games but unless you are mega fanboy/girl, there is simply no reason to get the Switch system or its version of the game. The Wii U is still pretty decent as a console and if only Nintendo doesn't plan on totally abandoning its user base, the Switch has no reason to be sold.

I'm a little baffled by the lack of pixels/FPS as well and idk why I was already convinced it would be 1080/60fps, but my only concern really is that more & more people are getting 4K TV's now that they're becoming more affordable, but the only downside is when you have to upscale anything less than 1080p at least...it's gonna be noticeable.

A console release in 2017 that can't even hit 1080 on first party games is pretty much a disaster,

Im not even one of those "60fps 1080P" people but 30fps 720P is ridiculous in 2017 for a AAA flagship game with this kind of artsyle and to think some people will be buying a new console for 900p is insane as well

900p? What the hell! I'll just get the wii-u version. They practically look the same. Not worth paying another $300 for the system at the moment.

There is a big difference in visuals between the wiiu version and the switch version if any of the comparison videos on the internet are accurate. I wish this was not the case because i have a WiiU and dont want to upgrade to a new system because i bought the WiiU for this zelda game before the switch was announced. Now the pre orders are all gone and I am just looking at these damn videos thinking how could anyone think they look similar.

Wow I honestly thought it will be 60fps, but 30 isn't something that will make me buy it.

Even if they were identical I'd still buy the Switch version, but it's a no brainer since the Switch version is enhanced.

Cool that the audio's better too...didn't know that.

Possibly that means Switch has more RAM? I don't think we know yet... 1GB wouldn't be terrible (or the same 2GB, 1GB reserved for the OS like Wii U) but maybe it has more, or lets games use more?

I'm a home theatre person. The docked experience is what I want the most. Would really love to at least get 1080p for a new console.

ffs this is shit

Dude let the freaking lady speak til the end, stop interrupting her while she's trying to speak!!

F*cking hell!

With that said. Game looks good, but that quack head trying to interrupt the lady needs to learn to speak less and listen more.