Here’s an interesting development in the ongoing saga of how Breath of the Wild looks on the Nintendo Switch compared to the Wii U version. We reported, based on an analysis from Digital Foundry, that the Switch version of Breath of the Wild runs at 900p with 30FPS on average. It turns out this may have been the Wii U game.

It’s natural to assume that the Nintendo Switch demo of Breath of the Wild is the Switch version. At least, I think it is—but you know what they say about assuming. According to someone who knows what they’re talking about, the demo press have been playing for the past week is the Wii U version. This information supposedly comes from Nintendo representatives at the Switch event. Let me break down what this could mean:

The Wii U version runs at 900p at 30FPS

The Switch version could run better, possibly 1080p

The Wii U and Switch games are the exact same

The first possibility is that the Wii U version does the unexpected and runs a full open world game at 900p, and for the most part, 30FPS. Wow. This opens up the possibility of the Switch version performing better, hopefully at a solid 1080p with 30FPS or more. After all, Mario kart 8 Deluxe is confirmed to run at 1080p/60FPS.

However, it’s possible the Wii U and Switch versions are the exact same. The Switch game could quite literally be a straight port, with no visual enhancements. I guess we’ll have to wait for more confirmation regarding what exactly is happening regarding differences between the two versions.

There is one more piece of information to note. One fellow on Reddit who appears like he’s been to the Switch event in London claims a representative says the demo is an older build dating back to E3. He also states that the rep says on Switch, Breath of the Wild will run at 1080p/60FPS while docked, and 720p/60FPS in portable mode. The plot has definitely thickened.

Source: NeoGAF