Nintendo Switch 2 |OT| Switch 2 Nintendo, because now we're playing with power
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Zathalus
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This is advice from when nickel-based batteries were still a thing. Draining the battery to zero several times like that only shortens the battery life of a lithium-ion cell.
So they did! For some reason I thought the original Switch was 5220 mAh. Looks like they increased battery capacity of the Switch 2 would match the battery life of the original Switch 1 launch model.
Kilau
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Oh not in handheld mode, docked is when it gets hot.
Topher
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I haven't noticed either way. I'll check on it tonight
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That it won't work is perhaps not correct. IT's more complicated than just the battery. There's the electronics and what they think the battery life is.
And the latter part is not correct. PLaying your Switch to zero and charging back up to 100% a few times not going to do anything to battery life.
Reality is charging up to 100% every day over a year and draining to near zero every time ...your battery life is only going to max out a few percent less than someone who does the 80/20 charging scheme. There's tests on the internet and I've done by own tests where I did that religiously while wife and kid did not and my battery life is not much better than theirs. IT's a case of this being technically correct but practically speaking means little.
touchfuzzy
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Playing original version of Wind Waker with a Gamecube controller has taken some brain re-training but damn is it ever still a good game (once you're past Forsaken Fortress).
Peak nostalgia playing with a real GC controller too, I haven't played anything with a Gamecube controller in probably 20 years. F-Zero GX kicks ass with those shoulder buttons too. Gamecube on NSO is the real underdog of Switch 2 launch, especially if you got the controller.
Peak nostalgia playing with a real GC controller too, I haven't played anything with a Gamecube controller in probably 20 years. F-Zero GX kicks ass with those shoulder buttons too. Gamecube on NSO is the real underdog of Switch 2 launch, especially if you got the controller.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
I haven't played Rune Factory (yet) but just recently finished Fantasy Life, and really enjoyed it. The story and characters are cutesy and whimsical, but the grind is the real meat and potatoes of the game.
rabbity-thing
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Brain retraining indeed. The controls are a nightmare. There's no in-game options to change things and the Switch 2's mapping changes don't do much to fix the problem. They oddly make things worse.
- Controls are mapped so the camera's up/down are zoom in and zoom out. This is a non-issue. It's weird, but that's it.
- Controls for spinning the camera left and right, however, are flipped. Right spins the camera left and left spins the camera right. Sure, you can force the mapping to correct this via the Switch 2's menu, but that change isn't contextual. So, later, when you want to conduct using the Wind Waker, the left and right will end up swapped as well. This is because the Wind Waker conducting is mapped to the C-Stick. LOL.
- Aiming controls are also a problem. They are mapped exclusively to the left stick. They are old-school, so up is down and down is up. This is fine for me, but I know it's an issue for 2 out of 3 gamers in my household. Again, the mapping can be changed in the Switch 2's menu, but that won't be a contextual change, so flipping the y-axis for the left-stick aiming will also change the direction that Link walks.
Nintendo, just port HD Remaster.
Danjin44
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In my opinion Fantasy Life, it has that Level 5's charming artsyle and it very heartwarming fun.....honestly perfect game for Switch 2.
Another possibility:
"For the first couple of days my console was downloading all my Switch 1 games (around 250 GB) while asleep or in use. This drained the battery significantly.I wonder how many people simply don't realize that this is going on in the background if you've transferred your account."
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Baemono
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I recall sending back my Game Cube controller cause I thought it was broken, as the C stick was inverted while playing Wind Waker on my ex's Wii
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
I dunno man, my battery life is shit and I didn't even do a system transfer.
MSduderino
Banned
Battery Life Info Possible Fix via Nintendo:
www.nintendo.com
edit: after reading it, this is the jankiest fix I can imagine Nintendo actually posting. FML
The Battery Charge Indicator or Percentage Displays Incorrectly on Nintendo Switch 2 - Support - Nintendo
Steps for when the battery amount displayed and the actual remaining battery use don't match. For example, you are able to continue using your Nintendo Switc...
edit: after reading it, this is the jankiest fix I can imagine Nintendo actually posting. FML
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touchfuzzy
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Yeah, it's the inverted left/right on the camera that's still messing with me at times. That's a good idea force the change in the menu I think, I'd rather deal with just flipping directions when conducting on the Wind Waker (infrequent) then always spinning the camera the wrong way.
Kacho
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Playing Mario Kart World seamlessly with my family across the country was mind-blowingly easy. Nobody needed headsets, individual profiles, or endless accounts. It was so easy to jump in and talk with my niece and nephew completely naturally. Being able to go on camera was the icing on the cake. They really cooked with this feature.
I feel like gaming headset companies, especially ones who make products for Nintendo, are going to have a rough time.
I've been playing a lot of BOTW and the battery life seems... great? Anyone else getting that?
I feel like gaming headset companies, especially ones who make products for Nintendo, are going to have a rough time.
I've been playing a lot of BOTW and the battery life seems... great? Anyone else getting that?
rabbity-thing
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Battery Life Info Possible Fix via Nintendo:
The Battery Charge Indicator or Percentage Displays Incorrectly on Nintendo Switch 2 - Support - Nintendo
Steps for when the battery amount displayed and the actual remaining battery use don't match. For example, you are able to continue using your Nintendo Switc...
edit: after reading it, this is the jankiest fix I can imagine Nintendo actually posting. FML
Looks like it's time for some tried and true stability patches.
Trilobit
Absolutely Cozy
I'd be curious to see how the roughest performing Switch games fare on the Switch 2. Mudrunner 1 for example. It looked like a PS1 game on the Switch 1.
DownLikeBCPowder
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After a few days of messing with it lightly, the battery life is indeed much worse than I anticipated. Just playing Welcome Tour drains the hell out of my battery. I decided I'd hook it up to my phone charger cable near the bed to maybe charge while playing - no, overall the charge continued to go down.. I never messed with the launch model for comparison, but was always very pleased with the battery life I got out of the Switch OLED - this thing feels about half as capable.
Why would the dock cause it to charge slower?
LavitzSlambert
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Does anyone have experience with the Skull & Co/Savage Raven dpad? I am going with the dbrand Killswitch case, and I need an exact fit joycon replacement or something like this to make the dpad workable in handheld mode.
This is basically the "charge 100% then drain to 0%, rinse and repeat 2-3 times" fix that I posted above.Battery Life Info Possible Fix via Nintendo:
The Battery Charge Indicator or Percentage Displays Incorrectly on Nintendo Switch 2 - Support - Nintendo
Steps for when the battery amount displayed and the actual remaining battery use don't match. For example, you are able to continue using your Nintendo Switc...
edit: after reading it, this is the jankiest fix I can imagine Nintendo actually posting. FML
midasmulligan
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so....multiplayer gaming? It's like when Apple announced the revolution in adding USB C connections to their iphones
kevboard
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damn. we can't get some decent third party joycons soon enough.
I paused my Bayo 3 playthrough on Switch 1 because the framerate annoyed me.
now on Switch 2 the performance is flawless, but if I wanna play it in handheld mode I have to use the awful sticks of the joycons
and the lack of any ergonomics tire my hands in less than 30min.
I was used to my third party joycons with proper sticks and proper handles.
come on chinese manufacturers! move your butts! I meed some proper controllers ASAP!
I paused my Bayo 3 playthrough on Switch 1 because the framerate annoyed me.
now on Switch 2 the performance is flawless, but if I wanna play it in handheld mode I have to use the awful sticks of the joycons
and the lack of any ergonomics tire my hands in less than 30min.I was used to my third party joycons with proper sticks and proper handles.
come on chinese manufacturers! move your butts! I meed some proper controllers ASAP!
MSduderino
Banned
he's talking about GameChat, which is new. I haven't tried it yet but it's nice that there's an ease of use to it. For Nintendo, it's kind of a big deal because they've been so afraid of people behaving badly/bullying/trolling to have social features like this.
Guerilla Munch
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Yeah I'm really missing my Hori Split Paddamn. we can't get some decent third party joycons soon enough.
I paused my Bayo 3 playthrough on Switch 1 because the framerate annoyed me.
now on Switch 2 the performance is flawless, but if I wanna play it in handheld mode I have to use the awful sticks of the joycons
I was used to my third party joycons with proper sticks and proper handles.
come on chinese manufacturers! move your butts! I meed some proper controllers ASAP!
kevboard
Member
oh god no. that was my biggest controller mispurchase in recent memory.
Hori controllers are so insanely bad these days. I don't even know how they managed to make their sticks this cheap an shitty.
any knockoff chinese joycon set is better than the Split Pad. and apparently their "Steam Controller" they recently released is just as awful.
Unknown Soldier
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Nintendo: "How can we force people to buy almost the same controller again when people upgrade from Switch 1 to 2? How about we make it so the old controller doesn't turn the new console on???? DIABOLICALLY BRILLIANT!!!!"Can't believe they made the switch pro controller not wake the switch 2everything else works perfectly fine.
Perfectly good pad and I need to get up to turn on my console(first world problem)
Fuck you, Nintendo
Unknown Soldier
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The Battery Charge Indicator or Percentage Displays Incorrectly on Nintendo Switch 2 - Support - Nintendo
Steps for when the battery amount displayed and the actual remaining battery use don't match. For example, you are able to continue using your Nintendo Switc...
Straight from the horse's mouth
Giallo Corsa
Member
PSA :
1) Don't bother spending money for switch 2 thumbgrips, I had a set left for my dualsense and...the fit is GOOD, not super-tight but good.
2) Just finished a game sess using the 8bit do Ultimate 2C and...how the HELL is this possible ? This thing is A) super comfortable, B) while not HD rumble® compatible, the vibration on this thing is Godly, STRONG but SMOOTH at the same time but most importantly, it doesn't feel cheap and it's also quiet, I shit you not, I've had XSX controllers which behaved worse than this when it came to the vibration/rumble, C) Has gyro and D) it has HAL effect sticks for crying out loud !
And the best part ? It cost me 28€ !
In a world of overpriced plastic shite this thing seems like an anomaly, IMO, there's absolutely no need either for the Ultimate 2, nor for the 90€ Pro 2 official Nintendo One.
Some pics of the thumbgrips and the controller :
1) Don't bother spending money for switch 2 thumbgrips, I had a set left for my dualsense and...the fit is GOOD, not super-tight but good.
2) Just finished a game sess using the 8bit do Ultimate 2C and...how the HELL is this possible ? This thing is A) super comfortable, B) while not HD rumble® compatible, the vibration on this thing is Godly, STRONG but SMOOTH at the same time but most importantly, it doesn't feel cheap and it's also quiet, I shit you not, I've had XSX controllers which behaved worse than this when it came to the vibration/rumble, C) Has gyro and D) it has HAL effect sticks for crying out loud !
And the best part ? It cost me 28€ !
In a world of overpriced plastic shite this thing seems like an anomaly, IMO, there's absolutely no need either for the Ultimate 2, nor for the 90€ Pro 2 official Nintendo One.
Some pics of the thumbgrips and the controller :
Rran
Member
I ordered this one and it's pretty great. They also make a sturdier hard-shell version for an extra $5 or so.
It'll be much more tempting for me as well when Donkey Kong releases.
S0ULZB0URNE
Member
Still not sure about it as it takes the S2 out of it's included dock when docking.
Gambit2483
Member
Just make sure you don't spoil yourself with certain locations. I think there's an option to prevent spoilers. If you care about stuff like that
Topher
Identifies as young
Looks like fitting in the dock with a cover of any kind is an issue with Swtich 2. The one I currently have from Amazon is pretty thin and it still doesn't fit very well. At times Switch 2 isn't making a good connection with the dock. Skull and Company might be the best option overall, but it is sold out until July last I checked.
Podge
Member
Does your 8BitDo controller turn on the Switch 2, or is that function only reserved for the Pro Controller 2?PSA :
1) Don't bother spending money for switch 2 thumbgrips, I had a set left for my dualsense and...the fit is GOOD, not super-tight but good.
2) Just finished a game sess using the 8bit do Ultimate 2C and...how the HELL is this possible ? This thing is A) super comfortable, B) while not HD rumble® compatible, the vibration on this thing is Godly, STRONG but SMOOTH at the same time but most importantly, it doesn't feel cheap and it's also quiet, I shit you not, I've had XSX controllers which behaved worse than this when it came to the vibration/rumble, C) Has gyro and D) it has HAL effect sticks for crying out loud !
And the best part ? It cost me 28€ !
In a world of overpriced plastic shite this thing seems like an anomaly, IMO, there's absolutely no need either for the Ultimate 2, nor for the 90€ Pro 2 official Nintendo One.
Some pics of the thumbgrips and the controller :
Gambit2483
Member
How can one even tell if the battery life indicator is not displaying correctly?Battery Life Info Possible Fix via Nintendo:
The Battery Charge Indicator or Percentage Displays Incorrectly on Nintendo Switch 2 - Support - Nintendo
Steps for when the battery amount displayed and the actual remaining battery use don't match. For example, you are able to continue using your Nintendo Switc...
edit: after reading it, this is the jankiest fix I can imagine Nintendo actually posting. FML
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Not sure if it's the same, but I had this happen on one of my Switch 1 consoles. Even when undocked and unplugged, the battery life indicator was "stuck" at 53%, and it showed the console charging. Even powering it fully down, leaving it off for a while, and booting back up I'd get the charging indicator and 53% juice.How can one even tell if the battery life indicator is not displaying correctly?
Was a similar fix - I had to fully discharge the battery then recharge it several times before it became unstuck.
S0ULZB0URNE
Member
I got two different clear Amazon ones that I am returning because of this.
Giallo Corsa
Member
Only the Pro 2 can do that Podge, still, pressing the home button to wake the console up isn't the biggest deal, I mean, this thing costs 26-30€ man and it has HAL effect sticks !
demigod
Member
I wish 3rd parties would make bigger battery replacements like they did back in the PSP days instead of relying on power banks.
Gambit2483
Member
Ahh ok. Yea I don't have that problem. I guess I'm good
Funny you mention that. I was just looking at this power bank on Amazon. Huge storage and great price.
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