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TheNintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tourhas had some of its mini-games detailed courtesy of a hands-on experience. The unexpected game left some expectantNintendo Switch 2fans scratching their heads, so further details may help gamers determine ifNintendo Switch 2 Welcome Touris for them.
TheNintendo Switch 2 Direct revealeda lot of details about the console, including its interesting social features, camera, and launch period games. However, one thing that stood out, for better or worse, was the newNintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tourgame. The game was briefly demonstrated, with one of the developers exploring the inside of a Nintendo Switch 2 and gaining information about how the system works in the process.
Now,VideoGamesChroniclehas shared its experience going hands-on withNintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour, with a couple of mini-game reveals. The two games are designed to demonstrate how the system’s new graphical capabilities work. The first, called Guess the Frame Rate, does what the title implies, showing gamers a ball moving at different frame rates, which they have to guess. The second isSuper Mario Bros4K Demo, which is set on World 1-1 of the originalNESSuper Mario Bros.Here, the game starts at its original NES resolution of 256×240, taking up only a small portion of the screen, before gradually expanding to reveal that the entirety of the World 1-1 map can fit on a 4K resolution display.
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For those who have never used a game system that can play titles at a higher frame rate, or those who don’t know justhow impressive a 4K display can be for gaming, these two mini-games might be informative and interesting. However, it doesn’t seem like something most established gamers would need to experience. Those who own newer consoles, like the Xbox Series or PlayStation 5, or gaming PCs, are familiar with the differences between frame rates and how good 4K can look versus 1080p. These twoNintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tourexperiences seem like they would work well as a kiosk hands-on experience with the Nintendo Switch 2, rather than as a full release for the system.
Nintendo fans have expressed confusion and curiosity at theNintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tourbeing a paid experience. It’s not unheard of for game systems to include tutorials that help users get accustomed to what a system can do, but they’re typically not sold separately. There’s still a lot of questions about it, as not even the price has been revealed outside of Japan, where it will cost roughly $6 USD. Nintendo will likely announce more in the coming months in the lead-up to the console’s release.
