Alright, so here we go. Picture this: Nintendo’s got this upcoming console, the Switch 2, and some developers are already hitting snags with the hardware. Like, pretty much bumping heads with it. In this chat with Spain’s La Vanguardia (I don’t know why but I love saying that — sounds fancy), Kazuya Takahashi, the guy behind Donkey Kong Bananza, kinda drops a mini bomb. He’s like, “Yeah, performance might not be stellar.” Because of these crazy 3D voxel environments. That’s a pretty bold move for a top Nintendo dude, just saying.
This all got the green light ’cause — surprise, surprise — the team decided fun and gameplay are top dogs. That’s their jam, apparently. Anyway, they even had a trailer on YouTube. I totally checked it out. I mean, would you believe this game was all set for the regular Switch first? But then, you know, stuff happened — walls smashing, tunnels being dug, environmental chaos — and they thought, “Yeah, the Switch won’t cut it.”
So now this 3D Donkey Kong thing — first time since ’64, by the way — is like a sandbox of chaos. DK can smash through stuff, and there’s this voxel engine. Seriously, I still half think voxeled’s not a word. But they rewound everything back to the drawing board for Switch 2. Heck of a journey for a game, right?
Oh, and there was this point where Takahashi talked about frame drops. That’s not me trying to be technical, it’s what he said. They used effects like hit stop — whatever that means. Some moments might feel a bit laggy, but they’re focusing on fun. Sounds kinda like a day at a theme park, right? They’ve got their eyes on those stutters when the console’s working all out. Expect some tweaks, patches, and maybe a spruced-up DLSS. I didn’t even know what that was until yesterday.
Throwback time! Back in ’92 — yeah, ancient times — we had voxel games like Comanche: Maximum Overkill on PC. Funny enough, the engine was pure assembly language. Bet the programmers had real patience.
Anyway, Nintendo’s tossing this platformer into the wild this Thursday. If you’re keen, there’s Tom’s Hardware on Google News. They keep things spicy with the latest news and all. Just saying, the Follow button’s right there.
