Breath of the Wild 2 Is Running On A New Nintendo Console, Analysts Say

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Some tech analysts think that the upcoming Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild sequel could herald a brand-new Nintendo console, judging from the graphics shown in the game’s most recent trailer. There have been rumors that Nintendo is working on a successor to its highly successful Switch console over the past couple of years, one that could run games in 4K. Some gaming enthusiasts even think that this still-hypothetical Nintendo Switch Pro could be revealed as early as this year, though high-ranking Nintendo officials like Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser have repeatedly denied that there is any new Nintendo hardware of the caliber that fans are suggesting on the horizon.

Indeed, while Nintendo did release a new Switch model last year, it wasn’t the drastic re-invention that rumors were suggesting. The Nintendo Switch OLED featured a brighter touchscreen and several smaller quality-of-life improvements over the previous Switch models but lacked any 4K functionality despite shipping with a 4K-ready HDMI port. This hasn't stopped more rumors of a new, 4K-capable Switch successor from cropping up over the past couple of months, fueled by a recently leaked controller patent and an NVIDIA cyberattack that unearthed data hinting at a new Nintendo console.

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Adding to these new Nintendo console rumors is the latest episode of Digital Foundry Weekly, which was posted on the Digital Foundry YouTube channel. As reported by GamesRadar, Digital Foundry tech experts Richard Leadbetter, John Linneman, and Alex Battaglia discussed the Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2 teaser that was released late last month — particularly the upcoming game’s