Diddy Kong
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My local Target got ONE Switch in today. lol. My friend was able to pick it up for himself.
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Nintendo Switch Launch Thread: Now you're playing with power; HYBRID POWER!
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Frankfurter
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Yes it could be patched in. But I don't we'll eher See it on Switch because afaik this was one of the reasons why 3DS has such a terrible standby battery life.
All units I bought are like that, there is no tape or seal.
Pro controller is really great. There is also a reason I prefer pro controller. With all attaching and detaching, I worry it could make joycon more loose overtime so I have an extra joy con just for multiplayer purpose too.
soundtrack
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Anyone have experience with using this on planes? I have a few flights in the next couple of weeks and I'm worried about being able to hear the volume coming out of the headphone jack. Seems like the volume output is just extremely low (at least for Zelda) and I could easily see myself not being able to hear anything on a loud plane.
I was going to look into portable headphone amps, but I figured I'd ask hear first to see how much of an issue it is.
I was going to look into portable headphone amps, but I figured I'd ask hear first to see how much of an issue it is.
SomewhatGroovy
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I'm hyped for it as well. Going to be glorious to relive those memories in less than a month. I only wish I had more irl friend with a switch as most as still chillin' with their Wii Us
Kudo
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You don't charge the dock, you power it, I'm assuming the charger and cable you're using do not give it enough to work with so it doesn't work.
Misread.
I've used it for a few flights and had no issues with the volume output. I put the volume toggle at around 7-80% so still room for even louder volume.
As for what I was using, I typically carry around Sony XBA-4SL or a TTPOD T1. For a couple of flights I had to buy some JVC Gummy's and it still sounded very good.
I think as long as you have sound isolating earbuds, or closed over-the-head headphones you should be fine.
I doubt we'll see this. Given how bad the Switch battery life is already, adding streetpass to also destroy it's standby battery life would be a disaster.
Well yeah that's what I meant. I can power charge the Switch just fine with that cable without the dock, but when I plug that cable into the dock the Switch says I have to use an official cable if I want to 'switch' (sorry) to the TV.
SmiteOfHand
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Agreed with what Pbae said. You want to remove outside noise as much as possible rather than try to boost above it.
Karspankey
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Probably doesn't have enough power as the official cable has the power to drive the Switch's clock speed increase. Even if it does have enough power, they probably don't trust anything other than their cable to avoid stability issues when trying to hit higher resolutions and such.
soundtrack
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Cool, thanks. I have a pretty good pair of isolating earbuds and M50s (not great at isolation, but decent) so I'll just work with what I have on my first flight and see how it goes.
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
I don't even like Mario Kart much but I'm at the point where I'll probably get Mario Kart day 1 just so I have something to play.
Basically what I'm trying to say is fuck Nicalis realease Binding of Isaac over here already.
Kudo
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When you charge the Switch with that cable it just does that, charges it with the power the cable gives it even if it's not enough to charge it while playing for example.
When docked though there's other things than charging the Switch needs power for like the overclock and HDMI output, so it will need much more juice than just charger.
So am I the only one mentioning this, or have I simply bought a cable that can barely charge the Switch?
Game is awesome. Worth the $20 USD imo.
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
It's one of the worst designed racing games I've played in a long time and is an absolute embarrassment compared to the games it attempts to emulate. Some of tge worst track design I've seen in a racing game in years. Mechanically it doesn't offer a very rich experience especially when compared to Wipeout or F Zero. The way the game handles AI is incredibly poor. I would not call Fast RMX a good racing game when all is said and done.
But it looks very pretty, has varied environments and at least initially has that ZOMG SPPEEEEEEED feeling going for it that gives it a little something.
I find it amazing, from track design to graphics on portable mode. Theres an Ikaruga layer and difficulty is about the same as F-Zero GX, probably easier. I had the chance to play it for hours in 4P mode at a ski weekend with friends, everyone loved it.
I love it, and it's a great game to just pick up and play for little sessions. But I'm a fan of Trackmania and all these games with tricky tracks that you have to learn to master. That may not be your thing. Also the game looks really good and runs well.
One thing I hate though, is the AI. If I'm killing it during a race, I want to be able to leave my opponents way behind. As it stands there's no reason to be in the first place during the first 2 laps, they'll just follow you. It's so stupid for a game like that.
Skyfireblaze
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Does your charger output 60w? One misconception with USB charges is that they are all the same but USB does infact have different power-states. Since phones need relatively few power they accept mostly anything you throw at them but the Switch with the dock needs 60w to be supplied if I remember correctly.
JacksUsername
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lol, TSA Agent was just like, "Hey, that's a Nintendo Switch!" as I was going through security at Logan. Mentioned how he heard that it was breaking sales records. At least it has some decent public awareness.
Crazymoogle
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Also did not have a sticker, fwiw
Well, decided to play some Switch today, but, fun surprise, my system won't turn on or respond in any way.
My best guess is that it was docked slightly incorrectly, and the battery completely died? I think I did put it into sleep mode last time. I unplugged the dock the other day, but when I tried today it was already plugged in before I started. Tried undocking, attaching Joycons, and switching to another outlet, but it's still not doing anything. Is there any kind of charging indicator I should be seeing?
Edit: Ok, troubleshooting thing from Nintendo's site worked. Unplugged AC adapter, held down power button for 12+ seconds to make sure system was off, then pressed power button. Not sure what was up, the thing had plenty of charge when it came back. Seems to be good now though.
My best guess is that it was docked slightly incorrectly, and the battery completely died? I think I did put it into sleep mode last time. I unplugged the dock the other day, but when I tried today it was already plugged in before I started. Tried undocking, attaching Joycons, and switching to another outlet, but it's still not doing anything. Is there any kind of charging indicator I should be seeing?
Edit: Ok, troubleshooting thing from Nintendo's site worked. Unplugged AC adapter, held down power button for 12+ seconds to make sure system was off, then pressed power button. Not sure what was up, the thing had plenty of charge when it came back. Seems to be good now though.
Strafebogey
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39W, not 60W. 15V at 2.6A.
Skyfireblaze
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Thanks for the correction, I only heard 60w being thrown around so I thought that was the defacto value but yeah it's on me, I could have just looked at my sticker :/
Proposed Law
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what's the best case for the switch?
I feel the same. It looks like something I would like, but it just doesn't grab me.
Glass Shark
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It doesn't have to be "official" really, it just has to provide enough power. Not many USB-C chargers do (yet).
NOLA_Gaffer
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I enjoy Splatoon, but it's in small bursts. My usual shooter inadequacy anxiety pops up, even in something as simple as Splatoon, so after about 2 rounds or about 20 minutes I'm done and have to shut it off and play something else.
PapaEmeritus
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Take it to Harpoon, wait staff was very interested at PAX East. Several came by our bench to check it out
Diablohead
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Do you enjoy arcade racing games? if so then RMX is well worth it.
i HeaR MusiC
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Binding Of Isaac Afterbirth+
SmiteOfHand
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Know of any confirmed non-official plugs that work on the dock? Everything I have tried gets an error message even if it is providing the correct power rating. Measuring using a USB-C power meter. I am pretty sure the dock rejects anything but the official plug.
Hoho for breakfast
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What specifically are you using? What wall adapter are you using? What cable? I'm confused what you're doing trying to power the dock with a usb-c cable.
I know Hyperkin has an ac adapter up for preorder that releases on April 12th I think it is for $17.
SmiteOfHand
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Not talking just a cable. I have a few USB-C PD compliant AC plugs. Using any of them with the dock when you put the switch in an error shows on the screen saying the wrong plug is being used.
So having accurate power rating alone is not enough for the dock.
So having accurate power rating alone is not enough for the dock.
Hoho for breakfast
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That's interesting. Are you doing that because you're trying to us the original AC adapter on the switch console itself? What happens when you use your C-cable + wall adapter for the Switch console itself? Does it work in that case?
PapaEmeritus
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I'm not telling you how to spend your money, just advising
Has Been Heroes is a hard pass from me, personally. It's just a bad game IMHO- played it several times. Obviously use your own judgement
Snake Pass- I'd wait and see reviews. I played on 3 Switch setups at PAX East, and all three the snake would randomly stop moving and do what it wanted to do, or not. I asked the staff, they said probably interference with all the devices to the Switch. Very well could be true. 3 demo kiosks just seemed like a pattern more than an occurrence. Obviously use your own judgement as well.
Snake Pass could be awesome if it actually works, Has Been Heroes is still a bad game. Again, my opinion.
I'm not telling you how to spend your money, just advising
Has Been Heroes is a hard pass from me, personally. It's just a bad game IMHO- played it several times. Obviously use your own judgement
Snake Pass- I'd wait and see reviews. I played on 3 Switch setups at PAX East, and all three the snake would randomly stop moving and do what it wanted to do, or not. I asked the staff, they said probably interference with all the devices to the Switch. Very well could be true. 3 demo kiosks just seemed like a pattern more than an occurrence. Obviously use your own judgement as well.
Snake Pass could be awesome if it actually works, Has Been Heroes is still a bad game. Again, my opinion.
Snake pass will be fine. I wouldn't have any worries about it.
SmiteOfHand
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Yeah, charges it fine plugged in directly. Same ranges too when idled at the OS.
Hoho for breakfast
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Well good to know I guess. I'd just do it that way and use the official on the dock. I wonder if that Hyperkin one releasing soon will even work on the dock then lol
PapaEmeritus
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I'm assuming you played in quite a bit or worked on it to make that statement?
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