Diablohead
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Please don't burn me alive but do you know what this reminds me of? the ouya controller issues with the connections that had too.
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Please don't burn me alive but do you know what this reminds me of? the ouya controller issues with the connections that had too.
jobrro
Member
Hmmm that's concerning.
Hopefully they can issue a patch that allow the user the option to increase transmitting power at the cost of some battery life or to use the existing low power mode (if they sit close to the TV or in kickstand mode).
That's if that functionality is possible on the hardware, which it possibly isn't.
Marty Chinn
Member
Antennagate part 2! You're holding it wrong!
This sounds like a good solution, the joy-con have like 20 hours of battery life, I'm happily willing to shave off 5 of those if it means a better connection.
Marty Chinn
Member
If it is about transmission power, hopefully they can make it an option for those who don't have an issue.
Sable~Knight
Member
Had it pre-ordered for like $40. I don't plan to get a Switch right away. I'll get one eventually for Fire Emblem and mostly Xenoblade 2... but I'll try to buy a refurbished like with the Wii U. I'm not interested in spending the $400 for a Switch + Zelda when I can just get Zelda for $50 on hardware I already have.
OricWindstar
Member
Man, that's a shame. Really hope this is an easy fix.
Seems like such an extreme oversight.
This sucks. It probably wont affect me too much since I play at my desk with a monitor, but hopefully this will be possible to mitigate with a software solution.
BlastProcessing
Member
That is a super helpful video.
What? Zelda is a wii u port, mario kart was on wii u, splatoon was on wii u, hyrule warriors, a xenoblade (2 oncluding vc) , mario 3d world, etc.
People really underwstimate Wii Us library...
Splatoon 2 was on wiiU?
Clearly Emily and Laura K dale were incredibly wrong in their false leaks.
he is talking about games/franchises on wii u
TheDinoman
Member
I will say, stuff like Splatoon weren't there for the first year, unlike Switch.
Yes, Zelda and MK8 are indeed on Wii U...the thing is, only 13 million people have a Wii U. So, to everyone else, or at least the mainstream audience Nintendo is aiming this at, they're basically new experiences.
splatoon =/= splatoon 2
hyrule warriors =/= fire emblem warriors
xenoblade chronicles x =/= xenoblade chronicles 2
mario 3d world =/= mario odyssey
he is talking about wii u library because the poster early listed games/franchises as if they were never on wii u
ah, misread that chain
even still emily's point stands because most of those franchises weren't out within the first 9 months of the Wii U's life
well yes, is a godlike launch year compared to wii u's
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
Soooo
2.0?
2.0?
I think I some youtubers did mention disconnects at preview events, but they thought nothing of it since there was so much going on and all sorts of signal everywhere etc.
Blunty for example -- I could be wrong, but I think he mentioned it in one of his vids of a preview event.
Yeah this definitely sucks, i can see different scenarios where it can be a problem for some people.
Thankfully i play at ~2.5m from my TV and there will be nothing between the console and where i sit, so this shouldn't be an issue for me, but it sucks for people who play farther from the TV and/or with stuff in the middle.
Hopefully they can do something via software update to mitigate this problem to the point that it becomes a non issue in most situations, but i'm not sure how that would work or if it's possible. Definitely gonna keep an eye on how the situation evolves.
Yeah, something like "normal range" and "extended range". With the first one you get the full 20 hours and with the second one you get 15 or something like that.
DeathByBacklog
Member
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DragonKnight
Member
Goddamn lucky I only tend to use this thing in handheld mode.
Id put money on a day one fix though
Still pretty bad and absolutely unacceptable, Nintendo. Youre coming off the wiiu and this is the shit you bring to the table?
Christ.
Id put money on a day one fix though
Still pretty bad and absolutely unacceptable, Nintendo. Youre coming off the wiiu and this is the shit you bring to the table?
Christ.
DeathByBacklog
Member
This is hardware. Not software.
DanteRavenkin
Member
Holy moly... the signal gets blocked by a person's HAND?!
I wasn't worried about this issue at all earlier, but now I'm starting to worry a little.
I think it might be that the JoyCon software is pulling back on the broadcast signal or something. When I was at the Switch preview event, I played with the left JoyCon draped behind a couch in "super casual" play mode and it worked 100% then. Guess we will find out next Friday.
OrbitalBeard
Member
There's absolutely no way Nintendo hasn't been fully aware of this issue. None. GameXplain easily replicated the problem multiple times.
Yep. Feels like nothing can just go smoothly with Nintendo. It gets disheartening after the hundreth caveat or small/major issue.
DragonKnight
Member
Right but this is doesny happen with played in handheld mode, correct? Like both cons attached to the console body
seriously?
these kind of problems arent nintendo exclusive, all major hardware launches have issues
No. A wood door is not your body. It should have far less impact on the signal strength.
Wood isn't made up of mostly water like people are.
Water and walls are going to be way more disruptive to wireless signals than a wood panel is.
BlastProcessing
Member
Often problems like this aren't 100% hardware or software. There are ways that you could compensate for a hardware fault with software fixes. You could change the output signal on the controller or change how sensitive the Switch is to signals in software. You could also compensate for the signal being attenuated by hands.
I know. But, like I said, things compound and overshadow the good news. Everything but this one issue seems to be peachy but the issue just had to happen nonetheless.
hamauzu kaito
Member
I haven't watched the video that shows the sync issue but I'm trying to figure out why you would be putting anything between the joycon and that tiny ass screen. You should be right up on it, no?
What the hell are you smoking
When you use the dock / a TV tho?
DeathByBacklog
Member
I do not smoke. But thank you for your concerns regarding my health.
MADGAME
Member
Really? There are many duplicates in the picture; the number of choices is less than it appears.
Mihos
Gold Member
I will just drink tequila until my body becomes more RF transparent
Fourth Storm
Member
I can't recall: Are they using custom WiFi for the control signal as in Wii U? Or is it Bluetooth like Wii? Either way, the desynch problem is very concerning. I sincerely hope they figure this out and soon.