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Playing Nintendo’s greatest triumph on its biggest failure
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild faced a delay, moving its release from 2015 to early 2017, making it a defining game for the Nintendo Switch.
- The game was originally planned as a Wii U exclusive but transitioned to becoming a key title for the Switch launch lineup.
- Nintendo optimized Breath of the Wild for the Switch, creating performance gaps between the Wii U and Switch versions.
- The Wii U version of the game suffers from performance issues, lower resolution, and a hazy display compared to the Switch version.
- While Breath of the Wild plays well on the Wii U, it feels slightly out of place due to performance limitations.
- Nintendo had initially designed touchscreen features for the Wii U version of the game but removed them for parity with the Switch version.
- Breath of the Wild sold 1.7 million copies on Wii U and 32.6 million on Switch, showcasing the game's success on the latter platform.
- Playing Breath of the Wild on Wii U brings to light the innovative design of the Wii U, which laid the groundwork for the concept of the Nintendo Switch.
- The Wii U's Gamepad and the concept of switching gameplay from TV to tablet foreshadowed the essence of the Nintendo Switch.
- The Wii U envisioned a world where gaming seamlessly integrates into daily life, a vision that the Switch successfully brought to fruition.
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