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Nintendo Switch Launch Thread: Now you're playing with power; HYBRID POWER!
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That's quite cool.My son (3,5 yo.) made a Switch. The dock might scratch it though.
We are this excited to go and get MK8D tomorrow.
ZombiePlatypus
Member
My son (3,5 yo.) made a Switch. The dock might scratch it though.
We are this excited to go and get MK8D tomorrow.
Adorable.
teflontactics
Member
We kind of already have one with Just Dance 2017, as it doesn't do shit all in portable mode and only a very small set of circumstances seem to make tabletop mode viable (close up, at or near eye level).
My son (3,5 yo.) made a Switch. The dock might scratch it though.
We are this excited to go and get MK8D tomorrow.
Cute
Reminds me of the time I made a Wii Zapper out of Lego
Smiles and Cries
Member
anyone have a problem waking a docked Switch from sleep?
I am using a pro-controller wired to the console and I still have issues, it takes like a minute or two to respond
is this just normal booting from sleep?
I am using a pro-controller wired to the console and I still have issues, it takes like a minute or two to respond
is this just normal booting from sleep?
...bruh, your Switch is cry
I don't think so. My Switch wakes up instantaneously when I press the home button (green light turns on)
It does take a while for all the HDMI voodoo to wake up my TV, but definitely not a 1-2 minute wait.
I thought that I was the only one! I really really like the joycon grip even better thatn pro controller.
So I'm gonna be one of 'those people' for a moment and make note that the 'Successfully Downloaded' message is incorrectly spelt on the Switch, missing a c letter. I'm curious if Nintendo will ever feel the need to fix it.
Edit; UK Switch, maybe the word is spelt differently elsewhere and they forgot to correct it, I dunno.
Edit; UK Switch, maybe the word is spelt differently elsewhere and they forgot to correct it, I dunno.
Octavianus
Banned
I really just don't want to play video games on any other system at this point.
I ended up getting Hollow Knight for the pc and I really enjoyed my experience with it, but the whole time through I kept thinking "I wish I was holding the Switch pro controller, joy-con or playing this in bed right now".
I've always split my time between consoles, pc and handheld so I was already sold on the idea of having a hybrid before even getting it, but I'm still blown away by just how convenient this system is.
I'll double dip on Hollow Knight once it's released on the Switch.
I ended up getting Hollow Knight for the pc and I really enjoyed my experience with it, but the whole time through I kept thinking "I wish I was holding the Switch pro controller, joy-con or playing this in bed right now".
I've always split my time between consoles, pc and handheld so I was already sold on the idea of having a hybrid before even getting it, but I'm still blown away by just how convenient this system is.
I'll double dip on Hollow Knight once it's released on the Switch.
Kudo
Member
Heh, I refunded Hollow Knight on Steam just because few minutes on to the game I realized it'll be perfect metroidvania on Switch once it releases.
Smiles and Cries
Member
could be my monitor is crap
Milly Osworth
Member
My son (3,5 yo.) made a Switch. The dock might scratch it though.
We are this excited to go and get MK8D tomorrow.
You made it didnt ya.
No but I instantly made one for his little brother and enjoyed trying different colors on Joy-Cons.
Older one took his Switch in the crapper this morning. The Switch concept sure is plain and irresistible.
Mr. Wedgewood
Member
Gym test, I tried running 10mph on a treadmill while playing Shovel Knight, didn't work out so well. I'll stick to the bike machine.😂
https://youtu.be/LCSfhNOTG3U
https://youtu.be/LCSfhNOTG3U
First post! Just got approved for membership.
I'm an older casual gamer and signed up to the site around the time The Switch was officially announced. I'd like to get back into the loop of things as I haven't been gaming much for a few years (don't own any current gen systems yet), and think I might want to pick the hobby back up.
With the Switch how is 3rd party support looking for the near future and does it look like an abundance of games in general will eventually be released?
I'm asking because when I visit my local games store, there is only a handful of games. Zelda being the only one that interests me, and right now just one game isn't enough for me to justify the purchase of a Switch.
Also, I have a Wii (the first one, not the Wii-U) that I purchased classic Nintendo games on through the e-shop, will I be able to migrate those games to The Switch and the account I create on there?
Thanks!
I'm an older casual gamer and signed up to the site around the time The Switch was officially announced. I'd like to get back into the loop of things as I haven't been gaming much for a few years (don't own any current gen systems yet), and think I might want to pick the hobby back up.
With the Switch how is 3rd party support looking for the near future and does it look like an abundance of games in general will eventually be released?
I'm asking because when I visit my local games store, there is only a handful of games. Zelda being the only one that interests me, and right now just one game isn't enough for me to justify the purchase of a Switch.
Also, I have a Wii (the first one, not the Wii-U) that I purchased classic Nintendo games on through the e-shop, will I be able to migrate those games to The Switch and the account I create on there?
Thanks!
Same, love how it feels and looks (neon), also used to smaller buttons thanks to Vita / 3DS.
In terms of indie 3rd party games it's looking very good. The hybrid nature of it makes it a natural fit for shorter games. 3rd party AAA however, are very much an unknown. So far there has been little other than token efforts from EA and Ubisoft, and even though that might change as the install base grows, it's unlikely to be anything close to the PS4 for a while, if ever. We'll probably have a better feel for AAA support after E3, but I'm not terribly optimistic.
We don't know yet as no details of Virtual Console have been published. I'd be surprised if some form of migration isn't available, but you never know with Nintendo. Again, we'll probably know more after E3.
Thank you for the response!
I will hold tight and wait for E3 to get a better impression on what the future holds for the system.
Just a simple question about this site. Is there notifications if someone quotes/replies to you? Just wondering because I don't think I got one when you replied.
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
What time does the Eshop usually update in the UK? Impatiently waiting to download Puyo Puyo Tetris.
Lol, well done!!
SinCityAssassin
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It's not picking up Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for the Switch that will be difficult, it's picking up a Switch for the day Mario Kart 8 Deluxe comes out that will be difficult.
That was my first thought too, my niece is 3.5 and she couldn't set out to make something like this. Though I suppose not all children develop at the same pace...
Got my Switch yesterday and after some stress with the screen protector everything works great! My dock does appear to be bent a bit so no way I was using it until I had something on the screen.
I did discover a problem I haven't had in the past - but due to the thing having an exhaust fan I have to be really careful not to fall asleep while playing in bed or the vent will be blocked. I may need to pick up one of those bendy arms...
I did discover a problem I haven't had in the past - but due to the thing having an exhaust fan I have to be really careful not to fall asleep while playing in bed or the vent will be blocked. I may need to pick up one of those bendy arms...
Christ.. You guys are fucking crazy. I'll make sure to not post anything like that in here again. Sorry if I offended you!
Check YouTube what 3,5 yo. can do.
JoshuaJSlone
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Coming straight from the horse's mouth, that's not really rumor. It's not a total confirmation, but it's solid information.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
I haven't docked mine in weeks because it was such a pain in the ass.
What game is portable only and how?
Mr. Wedgewood
Member
VOEZ is portable/touch only.
Damn. That's weird.
Naked Snake
Member
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AUQ33LG/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Get it. It makes playing the Switch in bed a dream.
Not really. It is a touchscreen game.
LostMyNarbles
Member
Ugh, I set up my Switch dock in our den for Mario Kart 8 and started testing it how to see how it works and the Joy-Con is having a ton of issues. :|
Inferno313
Banned
It's a port of a mobile game that's controlled exclusively through the touch screen. If you watch some footage of the game, you'll see that there's really no way they game could be designed around anything but a touch screen. I think allowing games like that to be locked to handheld mode exclusively, is fine.
I think the Switch does have a (hidden) browser. My work (library) has public WiFi, but requires people to read through our rules through a webpage that automatically opens up using IE after joining the network. When I joined the network, it came up with a message saying the network requires a sign in, then opened up something to open up the page.
Thank you!! Consider it bought!
sixteen-bit
Member
A gaffer said they got one for $5 at a five below store. Is there anywhere that sells it as cheaply online?
BizzyBum
Member
I do like the quick and clean UI but it does have some odd quirks.
When you have 13 games in your library there's an option all the way to the right panel to display them all so it then shows multiples rows of games. Not sure why Nintendo is hiding this feature but okay. What's really dumb is that it's only temporary. Once you play a game or go into sleep mode it reverts back to the single line and thus hiding all your games.
WHYYYY
When you have 13 games in your library there's an option all the way to the right panel to display them all so it then shows multiples rows of games. Not sure why Nintendo is hiding this feature but okay. What's really dumb is that it's only temporary. Once you play a game or go into sleep mode it reverts back to the single line and thus hiding all your games.
WHYYYY
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