Nintendo’s more powerful Switch 2 hardware is beginning to shape its exclusive games, according to the article, chiefly by enabling dense, colourful action without major performance drops. Rather than pursuing realism, Nintendo is using the added capability for greater on-screen chaos, which could influence the design of future games and revivals.

Examples include Donkey Kong Bananza’s destructible environments, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment’s large enemy crowds, Kirby Air Riders’ fast City Trial mode and Mario Tennis Fever’s simultaneous effects. The article presents Splatoon Raiders as the clearest case: its endgame missions fill the screen with Salmonids and ink while maintaining a stable frame rate, something the original Switch would probably struggle to run.