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Nintendo Switch | Hardware Review Thread
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Yeah I'm really sad Miiverse is out, that was something truly unique. The only online game community that was friendly and creative.The Wii U/3DS menu is super sluggish, but I liked how playful it was. Seeing the Miis running to the plaza in Wii U, just the joy of finding someone in Streetpass in 3DS, or just looking at the row of Miis in Streetpass Plaza. It was something that feels like only Nintendo devices would have.
Switch's menu looks very slick and quick by comparison, at the expense of those fluff, if you might say so. Usability-wise it's definitely better, but I'm feeling nostalgic already. Have a rest, Nikki
Then again the slowness of Wii U was awwfffuuul.
Wonder if I'll have the desync issue with my setup, from all the circumstances given so far, it doesn't seem so. Regretting I didn't pre-order a pro controller, with all the grip complaints thrown in too.
Glad to hear the mostly favorable take to it as a handheld.
Surprised at the "cancel" or "glad I didn't pre-order" talk. The reviews seem to not be revealing any positives or negatives we hadn't already been hearing these past couple days (or months). Just in a more measured fashion than you see on boards.
Glad to hear the mostly favorable take to it as a handheld.
Surprised at the "cancel" or "glad I didn't pre-order" talk. The reviews seem to not be revealing any positives or negatives we hadn't already been hearing these past couple days (or months). Just in a more measured fashion than you see on boards.
outunderthestars
Banned
For me it was enough to wait until I am sure those problems are corrected. Still hope everyone enjoy's their launch systems and that the platform does really well.
Milly Osworth
Member
IGN stays hilarious with their rating scale. I rate this thing a 6.71213232 out of ten and not a thousandth more!
For 3WIREL we have reviews for Zelda & Bomberman launching tomorrow (Zelda) and Friday (Bomberman). I reviewed the other versions of Shovel Knight (Shovel of Hope Campaign) and had an interview with Yacht Club Games recently, but I don't know if we will be reviewing 'Specter of Torment' until I get access to the PlayStation versions (I own it on PS3/PS Vita).
While it doesn't fully cover the unique features of the Switch version, we did review Skylanders last Fall, so I don't see how the review will differ for the Switch release (outside of the instant-change ability due to no portal of power).
No, it's not. It's Nintendo's new console/handheld hybrid, and people can purchase it to use as a console if they want to, but that's most certainly not all it does.
I also have a hard time believing that people will exclusively use it one way - I don't believe it.
We had a big thread about that.
Think the conclusion was "where else could you put it"
Maintenance
Member
Look, another score. I wonder if this one will end up on the OP.
casey_contra
Member
I'm very happy with my intended setup.
PS4 - Exclusives, VR and big 3rd party games
Switch - Exclusives, indies and multiplayer games
PS4 - Exclusives, VR and big 3rd party games
Switch - Exclusives, indies and multiplayer games
I was referencing this from Kotaku's review:
https://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-the-kotaku-review-1792776350
The JoyCons do use Bluetooth.
Joe Shlabotnik
Banned
Reviewers don't have to review things from somebody else's perspective. It's a new console. If the handheld functionality isn't important or useful to the reviewer it's going to be de-emphasized. And there are readers who will feel similarly.
The ideal Switch use case seems to be playing it primarily on TV at home and popping it out for handheld stints on your commute, during lunch, when someone is using the TV, in bed,etc. Basically the appeal is never being far away from gaming time.
If it's not how you're going to game than your impression (or review) is going to be different.
Well, I doubt anyone will talk about it much. It isn't a 5 or a 9+ and it isn't sub 70 either.
The Futurist
Member
Yo, home user right here.
99.9% of the time this thing will stay in the dock.
It's a home console for me. A terribly crippled home console in 2017, but that's where we are.
- On the top of the screen
- On the back
- On the sides. It's not like people are leaving the joy cons attached while using it on the kickstand.
Any of those options would be better than where they have now put it because it's taken away that functionality.
Overall pretty positive reviews. Some of the stuff are nothing new, but I like what I'm hearing about the mechanicals of the Switch, like the latches and docking mechanisms being robust.
720p UI? That's interesting lol. Unless it will be jarring to see on TV, I don't see much issue with it.
As for games, with a few indies chiming in at launch or near launch, it further improves the launch lineup. Nothing really big, but still adds some move value to the system.
Basically the only thing we need to know more are the ones coming after the patch, like the e-shop and online network.
720p UI? That's interesting lol. Unless it will be jarring to see on TV, I don't see much issue with it.
As for games, with a few indies chiming in at launch or near launch, it further improves the launch lineup. Nothing really big, but still adds some move value to the system.
Basically the only thing we need to know more are the ones coming after the patch, like the e-shop and online network.
How many actual scores have dropped so far?
Smooth Operator
Member
I'll use my Switch as a home console, and i have no reason to use it as a portable console.
Omnistalgic
Member
I too am a pretty "gamey" gamer for lack of a better term and have seen jumps in graphics since the pong days. But playing Horizon today on a good 1080p set is incredible and I indeed was "blown away" when I saw it in 4K. This downplaying of graphics is really weird. I'm a competent SF player, could probably beat most of the Nintendo loyal in Smash brothers one on one lol, play Devil May Cry on the hardest difficulties etc...but I still appreciate amazing visuals, animations etc...they greatly add to the user experience.
Yeah, this looks to be my setup as well
TarpitCarnivore
Member
My intention is to be portable first
That said the joycon issue is a bit worrying. Feeling a bit better about cancelling my pre-order
Interfectum
Gold Member
Pretty much my exact setup.
I decided against posting the scores because most sites aren't using them and it's much better to read the review instead of looking at a number to make your judgment.
AyaisMUsikWhore
Member
Wow the DF review was very thorough and presented all the details really well. Well, I'm gonna wait for Nintendo to impress me but right now, at least everything is decent.
Xdrive05
Member
I think this is extremely likely, especially in docked mode. They already gave a +25% bump option for portable node. I don't see them designing such a cooling solution without planning to up it at some point.
The counter argument would be that the gpu Switch is based on will tend to throttle down to about Switch clock speeds in other devices. However I don't believe those devices have such cooling capabilities, which may let docked Switch gain a good chunk more. All speculation at this point, but I wouldn't be surprised if they bump docked performance.
I mean, a lot of these reviews are well written and worth the read
It's not "somebody else's perspective", it would be an unbiased perspective based on the selling point of the system. The bolded part of your post is how it should be reviewed. Reviewing it as a home console is ridiculous, because that's not what it is. It'd be like reviewing a smart TV and it's capability to stream Netflix and use a browser, not reviewing the picture quality at all because you don't care about that.
Doesn't make any sense.
Does Nintendo have a different new home console? No.
So, for folks that want a home console, this is THE option.
You are right in that it should not be considered acceptable in 2017.
I dunno, how many complex assets are there really in the main menu? It's mostly text, lines and some glyphs, right? The games' images are more detailed, but they still don't seem like large assets.
ecosse_011172
Junior Member
The 720p UI is a severe disappointment, hopefully that'll be fixed in an OS update.
outunderthestars
Banned
I can see people being upset that it is a jack of all trades/master of none kind of thing: underpowered as a console, clunky/poor battery life as handheld.
Personally I am cool with this as I don't buy Nintendo systems for hardware power, but I think it is at least worth noting in reviews.
N30RYU
Member
Just watched it. With a 10000mAh power bank (5V/3A output). It take 4,5h to drain it all and start draining the Switch battery lasting a total of 6h 50min.
JB2448
Member
I'd hope that everyone reads at least one of the reviews before sharing their thoughts on the topic of said reviews, yeah.
Most sites aren't using scores (only 2 are so far I believe) so I decided against posting them in the OP. I also believe a simple number is not enough to get a good judgment of the system.
gcncontroller
Member
Nothing I didn't already know or expect, but good to see nonetheless. Nothing's stopping the hype train for me now but I do hope Nintendo takes note of the issues raised and addresses them at some point after launch. This thing has potential and I'd love to see them capitalize!
that sounds pretty damn good. wonder what turning off wifi would do to that.
I remember the OG 3DS I had to play on lower brightness, 3D off, wifi off, and lower volume to get 3 hours
Top of the screen is where the vent is and would mean docking the switch upside down.
On the back, would be more difficult to dock, wouldn't just be a case of sliding it in the the dock.
Sides. You couldn't dock your switch with the joycons attached then though?