Heavy's Sandvich
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I just had a system update - any clues on what it was?
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bumpkin
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I had the same issue and a Restart fixed it (hold Power for 3 seconds, go into Power Options). I'm hoping this system update irons out some of the Switch's WiFi wonkiness.
Jakartalado
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Was about to say that my battery life got better with the new update (played for 2 hours and lost 25%). Better wait a bit....
Trying to decide on my first game
I don't really want to buy Zelda, because it's $60 and I'd rather buy food right now instead. Also, I have Mass Effect to finish and have Uncharted 4 and TW3 from Gamefly that I haven't touched. And Persona 4 comes out next month. I'll be swamped with games for at least two months.
But I can't decide on what other games are worth it right now. I'd prefer to stay under $30 because I'm broke, but man, do I want Zelda.
I don't really want to buy Zelda, because it's $60 and I'd rather buy food right now instead. Also, I have Mass Effect to finish and have Uncharted 4 and TW3 from Gamefly that I haven't touched. And Persona 4 comes out next month. I'll be swamped with games for at least two months.
But I can't decide on what other games are worth it right now. I'd prefer to stay under $30 because I'm broke, but man, do I want Zelda.
You're not the only one. The battery percentage is completely jacked on the Switch. Mine wouldn't charge past 90%, until I let the battery drain a bit and then charged it. Some people have reported battery draining to 1% in about 1 hour and 40 minutes of Zelda, and then being able to play 1 hour and 20 minutes at 1%.
It's a display bug, clearly, but jeez, Nintendo!
Binding of Isaac. Do it. With GCU (if you have it, and in you're in the USA), it's $32 + tax.
Another benefit is that games like Snake Pass this week and Graceful Explosion Machine next week get a chance in the spotlight. At $19.99 and $12.99 respectively, games like this might start looking real attractive to those of us that are wanting to fill up the Switch with as much as we can right now. Especially since I think these games will be pretty well-reviewed based on impressions I've heard so far.
No offense to the CODs and Battlefields of the world, but I'm glad games like these are getting some heightened visibility instead of having to contend with bigger third-party releases that typically fill out console launches. I own a PS4 Pro so I can get those there. I'd rather see these awesome looking indies getting the spotlight on a hot new platform.
PSFan
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What kind of game is Binding of Isaac? Is it like the first LoZ or something? I noticed the instruction book was made to look like the original LoZ's book. And some other things too.
SinCityAssassin
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It's a rogue-like dungeon travel game with lots of shooting.
Naked Snake
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Buying a Switch now when you can't afford Zelda with it is crazy to me.
8-Bit Sunset
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Dude you need to sort yourself out.
No game in the universe is more important than food. The thought shouldn't even be in your head.
Buying a Switch when he has to choose between a game and eating is even crazier!
Return your Switch. If you bought a Swift and are too broke to buy Zelda you need to sort out your priorities.
PSFan
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So is there a type of story or anything, or is it just running through dungeons and shooting stuff over and over?
alf717
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Thanks, I did some digging and found that you may have to do this from time to time. I use Ethernet so it may be a connectivity thing. Wish you could reboot the Switch from the controller instead of going over to the dock but it is simple enough.
Honestly is insane. It shouldn't take more than a day for some random Nintendo programmer to concoct a simple intermediate solution until whatever the hell we all assume they have planned takes shape. It's not like they have some complicated design to adhere to here.
Thanks for the info! I was a little afraid of that..wonder if they'll come out with a revision where there's SL/SR button exteriors like the straps.
DeuceGamer
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Is there a way to connect with a LAN adapter for docked but automatically connect to my wifi when I Switch to undocked? Like a setting to remeber the wifi connection and auto-connect to it once it's separated from the LAN connection?
Pretty sure that's already what it does.
So I put the Ozrly screen protector on today.
I've never noticed the fan noise of the Switch until today. The fan is quite loud in Zelda. I'm not sure if it's just coincidence or if the system is running hotter with the screen protector. I'm at the Hateno Tower overlooking Hateno village. Maybe it's just a more demanding scene than I've experienced.
Anyone experience anything similar?
I've never noticed the fan noise of the Switch until today. The fan is quite loud in Zelda. I'm not sure if it's just coincidence or if the system is running hotter with the screen protector. I'm at the Hateno Tower overlooking Hateno village. Maybe it's just a more demanding scene than I've experienced.
Anyone experience anything similar?
Lion Heart
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The update didn't fix my RGB issue, fuck. Like it will probably never be fixed I might as well send it back.
I already own it on PC and haven't put any time into that as is so I feel like I'd be blowing money at that point
It was a gift from my parents for helping them out for the past few months with building their new house. Went back home every weekend to help them out so they said if I could find one, they'd buy it for me. They offered to buy a game with it but I felt guilty enough having them buy the console.
I can afford food, just not eating out if I got Zelda. And could obviously ask them for money for food too (college student), but I'd rather not since I feel a bit too old to do that.
Hrm that's weird. I have yet to notice fan noise (with no screen protector, even in Hateno.)
DeuceGamer
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Hmmm...I just tried again and it worked. Chulk it up to the first time connecting maybe?
I randomly get the fan going at high speed when i first start playing, all i do is press the home button, the fan dies down to whisper quiet again and then i open the game back up and its fine, it must be a fan profile bug.
Yeah I tried to replicate it but couldn't get the fan to speed up again. I think you're right.
My switch is starting to gather dust after finishing with Zelda...
MK needs to come out.
That would be the case IF those games have not been available in another platforms years ago or you don't have any other platform, therefore launch selection of games is a joke.
MK needs to come out.
That would be the case IF those games have not been available in another platforms years ago or you don't have any other platform, therefore launch selection of games is a joke.
psychotron
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Got my joycons back today from Nintendo. Holy shit they're so much better! I can play Zelda from my seating position with no issues. Finally!
Now my only gripe is that the joycons shift around a bit when you have them in the included grip. Feels odd pressing a trigger and feeling the joycon move a little. Wish I could fix that. Though I'm not minding playing with them separated.
Now my only gripe is that the joycons shift around a bit when you have them in the included grip. Feels odd pressing a trigger and feeling the joycon move a little. Wish I could fix that. Though I'm not minding playing with them separated.
Shrennin
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Yeah, portable mode was fine with Zelda but really, really uncomfortable with SK. I basically tried using the Joycons separate just because I was out of options for portable mode at that moment and I gotta say: it may be my new favorite controller. It felt really good. I was skeptical at first with it too.
The_Hitcher89
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Got it today, played around 8 hours of Zelda
Early impressions. The tablet is great, everything you want from it really. Sleek, sturdy, nicely shaped, nice screen. The joycon controller dock thing is very comfortable. Shoulder buttons should be better. Would prefer concave, wider analog stick nubs but that's a matter of preference.
Screenshot function is very slick, but could do with a grouping function in the OS to upload multiple pictures at once. Also would appreciate it if I could post them to twitter as private tweets, just as a shorcut to save them to my PC without spamming people.
Now the only real issue. My left joycon arrived with no battery, and has run out of charge after just 8 hours. The right joycon on the other hand has the opposite issue, showing almost a full charge after the same amount of time, which tells me that its not a reliable reading. 8 hours is enough that I don't think I'll return it if the problem persists, but its pretty disappointing.
Overall I think Nintendo have surprised me and got it right on the hardware end, thought it seemed a bit shit before I got it tbh. The dock is as flimsy and cheap-looking as I expected, but the tablet is a tonne better than I thought it'd be.
Early impressions. The tablet is great, everything you want from it really. Sleek, sturdy, nicely shaped, nice screen. The joycon controller dock thing is very comfortable. Shoulder buttons should be better. Would prefer concave, wider analog stick nubs but that's a matter of preference.
Screenshot function is very slick, but could do with a grouping function in the OS to upload multiple pictures at once. Also would appreciate it if I could post them to twitter as private tweets, just as a shorcut to save them to my PC without spamming people.
Now the only real issue. My left joycon arrived with no battery, and has run out of charge after just 8 hours. The right joycon on the other hand has the opposite issue, showing almost a full charge after the same amount of time, which tells me that its not a reliable reading. 8 hours is enough that I don't think I'll return it if the problem persists, but its pretty disappointing.
Overall I think Nintendo have surprised me and got it right on the hardware end, thought it seemed a bit shit before I got it tbh. The dock is as flimsy and cheap-looking as I expected, but the tablet is a tonne better than I thought it'd be.
they should have identical battery life. if the problem persists, you should give nintendo a call and they'll take care of you
GameplayWhore
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As a counterpoint to the BoI suggestions: Get Fast RMX if you like racing games even a little. It's very good, half the price of Binding of Isaac, and at least in my case it's catching my attention more (which is a shame, because bullethell roguelikes should be more up my alley than F-Zero style racers, but here we are). I'm not super big on futuristic racers, but this is definitely my favourite of the bunch so far.
Fast RMX is really, really good and really, really cheap. Best option unless racing games are utterly uninteresting to you.
Also, there's a free demo of Snipperclips, so you can have something to play even before buying a game.
Yeah, I was pleasantly surprised with how fun Fast is. I still am wondering if I'll stop playing it once MK8 comes out, though. They're different games, but not different enough that one will satisfy that racing game craving.
I find myself hesitating to play Fast sometimes because it can take a while for my brain to warm up to just how damn fast it is, haha
On another note, I really hope they release more puzzles for snipperclips
Hi all! I asked a similar question in another thread but I'm sure I can get some more insight here.
So, long story short, I'm US bound this weekend (NYC actually) for 5 days and want to know what my odds are to find one in a store or perhaps buy online and have it sent to my hotel. I also know units are scarce so I want to be realistic with luggage space, lol.
Any help? Thanks in advance!
So, long story short, I'm US bound this weekend (NYC actually) for 5 days and want to know what my odds are to find one in a store or perhaps buy online and have it sent to my hotel. I also know units are scarce so I want to be realistic with luggage space, lol.
Any help? Thanks in advance!
You can always try getting one at the Nintendo NY store if you're there Thursday or Friday.
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
Does that actually come with a cart or a digital download? Also where did you get it from? I saw it on Amazon for like 60 quid and I was like lol fuck off.It finally arrived to me in the UKlove everything about this physical release! Keep em coming Nicalis.
Nice stuff
Marty Chinn
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So, can this charge the undocked switch while using the cable that comes with the pro controller?
Don't do it.
Your S7 adapter is a quick charge adapter. By all accounts, you're not supposed to mix Quick Charge with USB-C for charging.
After sinking a few hours into Shovel Knight I feel glad that I bought it again for the Switch. Oddly enough it's the first game that made me appreciate the dock-->handheld-->dock feature of this thing and playing it in portable mode feels really good (Zelda on the other hand feels too cramped imo).
My only complaint is that Switch's face-buttons simply don't measure up to Vita's amazing d-pad. I really hope they release a L Joycon with a proper d-pad for all of us 8/16-bit lovers.
My only complaint is that Switch's face-buttons simply don't measure up to Vita's amazing d-pad. I really hope they release a L Joycon with a proper d-pad for all of us 8/16-bit lovers.
Comes with cart manual stickers. I ordered it from amazon.com for around £40 (with amazon prime discount from free trial).
This, and the - button closer to the stick. Every time I need to press it I need to release the stick and re accommodate my hand.
Ended up finding a gift card I had lying around and used that to pay for most of BoW lol. Downloaded the Snipperclips demo too, could see myself buying it later on. Thank you!
Agreed. It's crazy how I don't like ANY of the console's storefronts. PSN has the best this gen IMO about even that still needs work.
This is just super barebones. There's no genre sorter, no A-Z, and no additional views. I hope they'll fix it instead of just letting it stay as is
I hope this is just a placeholder until they get a native version of the eShop in place.
One that is as fast and fluid as the News section.
SinCityAssassin
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By missing a manufacturing batch that did not contain the thing that prevents that. Contact them and send it in for repair, it's free.
How long do they tend to take with this in the UK? I'm very tempted to do this with my joycons.
maxheadwound
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Sandisk 128GB is a nice size. I went for a 64GB as I want to have a mixture of game cards and digital.
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