Nintendo Switch 2 Piranha Plant Camera Has Major Downside

Posted by By our-little-miss-is-home April 8, 2025 49 Views 4 Min Read
Nintendo Switch 2 Piranha Plant Camera Has Major Downside



Summary

  • Hori’s Piranha Plant Camera for the Switch 2 has 480p resolution, much lower than the official camera’s 1080p.
  • Despite lower resolution, Hori’s camera is cheaper and may suffice for Switch 2 online features like GameChat.
  • Fans criticized Hori for the lower resolution, saying unique appearance isn’t enough to justify lacking technical capabilities.

New reports confirm that accessory maker Hori’s Piranha Plant Camera for the Nintendo Switch 2 has significantly lower resolution than the regular Switch 2 camera. Nintendo plans to launch the Switch 2 on June 5, 2025, more than 8 years after the launch of the original Switch.

With an official Switch 2 release date confirmed, the next generation of Nintendo hardware is right around the corner. Even while trade wars between the United States and much of the rest of the world threaten to disrupt pricing or availability, millions of Nintendo fans are looking to upgrade to a Switch 2 soon. And thanks to many peripheral manufacturers, fans that do pick up a Switch 2 will have many accessories to choose from in addition to official Nintendo-branded items.

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One of those is Piranha Plant Switch 2 Camera attachment sold by Hori, which looks exactly like the famous Super Mario Bros. enemy. Unfortunately, the camera’s unique appearance will have to compensate for the fact that, according to its official store page, it can only record and stream at a resolution of 480p (or 640 x 480). It’s a significant downgrade in technical capability compared to even low-end office webcams, as well as the official Switch 2 camera attachment, which has a resolution of 1080p (1920 x 1080).

Hori Pirhana Plant Switch 2 Camera Has Just 480p Resolution

While it broadcasts at a low resolution, that might be enough to do the job for its intended purpose. Nintendo is leaning more heavily into the Switch 2 online features, particularly GameChat, a service that allows players to share their voice and video easily in real time with others on the Switch 2. High-resolution camera feeds aren’t strictly necessary just to have one’s face on screen for video calls, which might help make the sales case for Hori’s Pirhana Plant camera. Hori’s camera is also less expensive than the official Nintendo-branded one, making it more appealing to fans already leery of the price of the Switch 2 hardware and games.

Online reaction to news of the Piranha Plant camera’s shortcomings was largely negative, with fans criticizing Hori for offering a significantly less capable product. Many thought that the camera’s unique appearance wasn’t enough to offset the low resolution, even at its lower price point. Others said that it’d be just enough to make the new camera-based Super Mario Party Jamboree gimmicks work, but would be a hard sell for players looking to stream or communicate easily from their Switch 2s.

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