If Nintendo Switch ever gets VR games and accessories, the current console will be powerful enough to support them, according to Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima. The executive left the door open for the company to hop on the VR bandwagon in an interview with Time, but he added one important stipulation.
“The question, of course, is ‘What is the best way to bring virtual reality to our customers as a form of entertainment?'” Kimishima said. “Not just, ‘Hey, look! It’s realistic!’ or whatever, but what is the best way to use this technology to bring something fun to our consumer base? We are definitely looking at that.”
I’m glad Kimishima raised that question, because GR+ sister site PC Gamer recently found one very compelling answer: playing Metroid Prime and other GameCube games on an HTC Vive, using a special version of the Dolphin emulator (these gifs are from JoshDub’s videos, FYI).
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High-speed racer F-Zero GX was also impressive in PC Gamer’s testing, playing out “almost like racing Micro Machines” that frequently break the sound barrier. Neither of these games were designed for virtual reality and yet – glitches and some awkward movement aside – they worked incredibly well. Just imagine what Nintendo could do if it actually created games with VR in mind!
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Source: Gamesradar