runnin_blue
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Yeah, you can definitely use the controllers unattached. In the video a guy on a plane uses them one in each hand Wii style.
I still believe you could be right that the grip gives them an extra charge though.
Behold Nintendo Switch (March 2017, Hybrid w/ Dock, Detachable Controllers, Nvidia)
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I still believe you could be right that the grip gives them an extra charge though.
Prisoner KSC2-303
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Agreed. It's a good attempt to indicate the scope of titles that'll be playable on the handheld.
Yeah, that's a fair point, and I agree, but to say it won't be a late port is perhaps a bit misleading.
Sword Of Doom
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I don't think any of that matters if the console sells. The 3rd parties will be there just like they were for the Wii
GodfatherX
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Oh, I think we'll be seeing a bunch of JoyCon replacements. Hopefully some of them are good!
The whole thing feels just so different from anything Nintendo has done before.
The design is so slick, it doesn't have that "toy" feel they've been stuck with for so long. It feels and looks like a modern piece of tech.
It's also less gimmicky, for a lack of a better word.
I mean, we haven't seen any motion control, gyrometer, accelerometer, hell, not even a camera.
No Miis (so far.)
The design is so slick, it doesn't have that "toy" feel they've been stuck with for so long. It feels and looks like a modern piece of tech.
It's also less gimmicky, for a lack of a better word.
I mean, we haven't seen any motion control, gyrometer, accelerometer, hell, not even a camera.
No Miis (so far.)
It's actually a really distinct "feature" that makes it stand out. I kinda think it's fancy but in a pretty good way.
PantherLotus
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(Someone on the last page suggested this will be less powerful than the WiiU because of "batteries")
Bear Force One
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I really see this continuing on the Nintendo sales decline chart. With a bit of an incline as it will mix the portable and console audiences. There's nothing here that screams a sales trend change.
That said I am more interested than I have been since Gamecube.
That said I am more interested than I have been since Gamecube.
runnin_blue
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Do they not let you preorder unless there is official skus/pricing?
I was able to preorder here in Australia at EB Games/JB HiFi.
shouamabane
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I'd love a Saturn Pad Joycon and a Neo Geo CD style Joycon
I think it's their slickest hardware design since the GBA SP.
WELL, HOW MANY BATTERIES DOES THE XBONE HAVE?! HUH?! /s
Bear Force One
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That was so fucking cool.
ScientificPizza
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buddy you seem to have missed the prominently shown NBA 2K17
DSi still king, I'd say.
runnin_blue
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Gameboy Micro.
ok, i can see that but whose really going to buy this? It's one thing that pokemon go became a fad sensation for a time there but to shell out 200 or 300 plus dollars is going to be a tough one. Especially since your smart phone now costs you full price (paid per month). Whose gonna do a smart phone AND this device?
Nintendo has a very dedicated base but beyond that i just don't see it reaching the crowd that the wii did. Without that casual crowd it's going to be the same outcome as the wiiu and gamecube.
shouamabane
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Switch has several cool gimmicks. Is Switch the gimmickiest console to date?
I was actually going to mention the DSi XL specifically and I love myself some GB Micro (Use one every year to play FFVa 2-6 times a summer) but I don't think either were as forward thinking as the original clamshell, frontlit, rechargable battery, no HEADPHONE JACK, odd looking slice of a cube that was the GBA SP.
runnin_blue
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If this thing ever gets modded to play classic emulators, I'll cream my pants.
Prisoner KSC2-303
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What if the modular patent for swappable D-pad / face buttons is incorporated into the final system?
GodfatherX
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anecdotal but no less then 10 non core gamers today at work were talking about this today with new ipad/iphone/samsung like anticipation
It's clear they went way out of their way to really differentiate it from the Wii, Wii U and DS. To the point where they probably said "Lets not include any touch, motion control or Mii-related" in the trailer.
Same. And I compare that to pre Wii u anticipation from non core gamers...
Thing is, it's basically one gimmick with a variety of applications, like they showed. Up to you to decide if those apply specifically to you, but it's way clearer of a message than whatever the Wii U was trying to sell us.
We already have a bunch of insiders on GAF and other places that has been proven right say its much more powerful then the WiiU, but people keep throwing around its gonna be weaker then WiiU smh
runnin_blue
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I mentioned it before, but the two girls behind the counter where I went to preorder, were unaware of the Switch. When I showed them a picture of it they were very impressed with the look of the system. They thought it looked cool. They weren't gamers either.
I think this thing will do better than Wii U at least.
Pancake Mix
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The NX port of Zelda: BOTW looked really rough at the beginning of the video. It was clearly running sub-HD there.
System should be more powerful than Wii U so it may seem bizarre, but Nintendo maximised IBM CPU/AMD GPU combos for three straight console gens and the game is probably optimised for that unique architecture right now.
Now it's being moved to a more normal but completely foreign CPU architecture (ARM) and an Nvidia GPU.
System should be more powerful than Wii U so it may seem bizarre, but Nintendo maximised IBM CPU/AMD GPU combos for three straight console gens and the game is probably optimised for that unique architecture right now.
Now it's being moved to a more normal but completely foreign CPU architecture (ARM) and an Nvidia GPU.
Frankly, the trailer didn't do a good job of showing the system's graphical prowess at all. But that's not what the trailer was about; they'll probably stick that in the big Launch Direct or whatever and then we can do our Wii U, Xbox One, blah blah blah comparisons.
HandsomeCharles
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I can say with almost 100% certainly that none of that footage was actually running on the devices in the actors' hands. It was undoubtedly added in during editing.
Pancake Mix
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Yes, the fucking thing clearly has active cooling. Only system I can think of with similar vents that lacked it was the N64. Engineers don't like to put magnets for dust unless they have to, and low-power stuff does not need active cooling. This thing will outdo the Wii U, though I wouldn't be shocked if the fan only kicks in and it overclocks when it's plugged in and not running on battery.
Going back to the Nvidia rumours it sounds like Nintendo may have made out like a bandit on the Nvidia parts, but Nintendo hasn't ever been shy to advertise their hardware vendors, even on the hardware itself on GC and Wii, so it should be good advertising.
I know that, but I still think it's Switch footage.
Off-Kilter
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A fair point, even if it wasn't articulated well.
I believe what the poster was trying to say is that he had concerns given the inherently portable nature of the system, that developers would opt to have less graphics intensive games in order to compensate for battery life.
Off-Kilter
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Someone already posted that here but man, what an unfortunate looking puppysearched and found nothing but...
Can't unsee...
searched and found nothing but...
Can't unsee...
That is actually the first thing I thought of when I saw the controller lol
it's still so strange that the handheld footage of zelda was so choppy, though.
JumpJeff84
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Looks great. I love portables, so this hits my sweet spot
Pancake Mix
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No, it's not coming out 5+ months early to match the PS4/XB1 remasters' release date in less than a week. So yes, it is a late port of a port of a 5-year old game that will be full price like the PS4/XB1 versions. That's not exciting.
It hasn't even been officially announced by Bethesda, they won't talk about it.
OrbitalBeard
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Wasn't it footage of Link going into slow-mo while aiming the bow?
The One and Done
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I usually have no interest in Nintendo but this has my attention.
Wtf am I reading?
You are aware they've used ARM in their handhelds since GBA right?
Ninja Scooter
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The Switch is coming out next week? Good to know.
Pharaoh 117
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Well, I'll pre-order one as soon as it opens. I wanna play BoTW and at this point it makes more sense to pick up the Switch.
As a parent of some young kids (3 and 1), my kids simply can't hold the Wii U controller at the moment, which is probably a blessing in disguise.
The switch looks to be about the same size meaning it's going to be difficult for them to play except for using the smaller joy con controllers. It remains to be seen if there's any buttons or functionality lost by just using those.
That's my one big complaint about the Wii U.
The switch looks to be about the same size meaning it's going to be difficult for them to play except for using the smaller joy con controllers. It remains to be seen if there's any buttons or functionality lost by just using those.
That's my one big complaint about the Wii U.
Pancake Mix
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SkeptiMism
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Yeah the slickness certainly helps make me excited about it. I mean I liked Wii U, but looking at it, the controller really looks and feels like a toy. It doesn't prevent one from having fun with it (like I said, I really like the system myself), but having actually slick and modern looking hardware really makes the Switch feel a lot more interesting already. I'd say though that a lot of the "gimmicks" will be there I think, they just didn't show them yet. But that's not a bad thing in my opinion.
But anyway, even the reveal video itself was very slick. Like, it was miles away from the Wii U reveal trailer. The entire focus of the video was completely different.
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