(03-07-2018, 08:59 PM)Szczelec33 Wrote: Do I really need a Shield or Switch in my life? Is playing new mario bros from the wii in its graphical prowess through emulation as an experience worth it as there is no single 2d mario on the switch currently and the 3ds version is arguably worse?
I have a (new)3DS, a Switch, a Wii U, a desktop PC and 2 laptops (1 light one for basic work on the go, 1 superfast one for lanparties)
If it is just NSMBWii (or 2D Mario) you want to play on the go then you are currently out of luck with a Switch... but it already has so many awesome games that I can absolutely recommend it. I would currently advise against a Shield device for Dolphin because it uses Android, and because the Android port is not as good as you might hope. If you're in China... then yes, you could get a Shield device since Nintendo released a couple of games on Shield including NSMBWii.
Probably your MacAir is too slow to run any game decently (I tried on my GF's early 2016 MacAir and was unable to run the more demanding games at a consistant framerate.)
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