The new black and white color scheme is very nice, a step up from my all-gray launch unit in terms of style. The Joy-Cons haven’t gotten a redesign, but hopefully the infamous “ Joy-Con drift” has been eradicated by now. The Switch OLED is a lot more like the Game Boy Advance SP: significant improvements to the display and form factor, but the same old library of games.īecause the Switch OLED has to be compatible with all existing accessories, that means the unit is the same height and width as the original model. Sure, there were handhelds like the DSi and New 3DS that came with improved internal specs, but those never saw widespread adoption. This is pretty much in keeping with the Game Boy Advance and 3DS lines of products, which saw some radical redesigns like the Game Boy micro and 2DS over their lifespans. The CPU and GPU go unaltered, which ensures that all future Switch titles remain compatible with existing Switch and Switch Lite systems. It’s a good showcase for the OLED’s improved color fidelity and just a nice-looking game in general, which distracts from the fact that the new Switch doesn’t bring any actual improvements under the hood. Like all titles in the series, the game traffics in a lot of dark spaces, with the bright pop of Samus’ red and yellow (or blue) armor contrasting nicely alongside backgrounds of brown and gray. While not every game will benefit from better colors, Nintendo is also releasing Metroid Dread the same day.

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