In a new interview Ember Labs has revealed that they originally tried to get the entertaining Kena: Bridge of Spirits up and running on the original Nintendo Switch. This was…
In a new interview Ember Labs has revealed that they originally tried to get the entertaining Kena: Bridge of Spirits up and running on the original Nintendo Switch. This was quite a challenge and ultimately it didn’t work out so the team jumped ship to the more powerful Nintendo Switch 2. Here’s what the company’s COO, Josh Grier, had to say about the challenges they faced.
“We did try to get it out on Switch 1. But trying to get on Switch 1, we would have had to really alter the artistic style of the game. We would have just really had to squeeze stuff. I think if we had developed a game from day one for the platform, we probably could have had a better chance.
“We got it close, but we thought it wasn’t worth it to have a lesser experience from a frame rate and performance perspective.”
“We couldn’t get the resolution there at the frame rate we wanted. And then when we did bump resolution, the frame rate was just… not great. There are some other more intense areas in the game where we’re doing a lot of things on the screen, and it just dips. And the platforming aspects, where we’re trying to make it feel really good and tight, that was a negative experience. It does exist on the server somewhere, though.”
Nintendo Switch 2 owners were disappointed to hear that the intriguing 007: First Light is delayed on the platform and is currently targeting a late summer release. Speaking to The…
Nintendo Switch 2 owners were disappointed to hear that the intriguing 007: First Light is delayed on the platform and is currently targeting a late summer release. Speaking to The Game Business, IO Interactive CEO, Hakan Abrak, has spoken about why they decided to push back the release of the Nintendo Switch 2 version and it was to be “sure it’s good as it can be” and wasn’t a disappointing release. Presumably it sounds like we will hear of a release date when the team feels they’ve nailed it.
“We just want to make sure it’s good as it can be,” the CEO explained. “I don’t want to hear it wasn’t a good version. To be completely honest, we need a bit more time to get it where we want it to be. We said summer. It’s probably going be late summer.”
“Bond has a special place on Nintendo,” the CEO told the outlet. “And I promise I will do everything I can, and I can do quite a lot being the CEO, to get that in a great shape.”
