Hori’s Nintendo Switch 2 Piranha Plant digital camera has a decision of simply 480p — a a lot poorer decision than Nintendo’s official Switch 2 digital camera.
The UK My Nintendo Store confirmed the resolutions for each cameras:
- Nintendo Switch 2 Camera – Video seize high quality: 1080p.
- Piranha Plant Camera for Nintendo Switch 2 – Camera decision: 640 × 480
Hori’s Piranha Plant digital camera, which is formally licensed by Nintendo, is cheaper than Nintendo’s personal $49.99 digital camera. It’s additionally price noting that you need to use the Nintendo Switch 2 digital camera accent or any appropriate USB-C digital camera you need with Switch 2. Both cameras are at present slated for launch alongside the Switch 2 itself on June 5.
There is a few distinctive performance with the Piranha Plant digital camera. The a part of the Piranha that homes the webcam can detach from the pot, letting you set it instantly on high of the Switch 2. This offers it a portability Nintendo’s personal digital camera lacks. Meanwhile, you may shut the plant’s mouth to obscure the lens.
Nintendo followers reacted in shock to the information that the Piranha Plant is simply 480p. “How do you even make a 480p digital camera in 2025?” wondered redditor Ramen536Pie. “That have to be tougher to do than a 1080p digital camera.”
“That’s really hilarious,” joked LizardsoftheGhost. “Maybe they meant to launch this again when the Wii U got here out.”
“Isnt 480p against the law these days?” added pokemonfitness1420.
During final week’s Nintendo Direct, Nintendo revealed the Switch 2’s GameChat performance, triggered by a press of the C button on the brand new Joy-Con.
Players can watch one another having fun with the identical or completely different titles and, with the assistance of a digital camera, even see one another. It’s made all the simpler by a built-in microphone that’s proven to be comparatively dependable no matter every participant’s gaming atmosphere. The C button’s chat menu goals to be an all-in-one multiplayer characteristic that might end in Nintendo’s most profitable on-line push in many years.
We’ve received loads extra on Nintendo Switch 2, together with all the things introduced in the course of the Nintendo Direct, our interview with Nintendo of America’s Bill Trinen, and the newest on the affect of Trump’s tariffs on the Switch 2.
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