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Nintendo Switch Launch Thread: Now you're playing with power; HYBRID POWER!
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Crazy Diamond
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In case anyone else has the issue... If you don't see your router and you're using a WPA key for wireless security, be sure to change encryption from TKIP to AES.
WonkyPanda
Member
And just as a general matter, you shouldnt use TKIP unless you have to.
It's not a competition, pro controller is better in every aspect from form factor to buttons and especially the sticks.
purseowner
Member
Admitted to hospital in severe condition on Switch launch day.
I really hope I get to play Zelda someday. :/
I really hope I get to play Zelda someday. :/
Skeletos311
Junior Member
It goes off after it's done charging. It took a long time to go off after it looked like it was full in the Home screen.
properpropaganda
Member
Joy cons separately feel a tad too small, with the grip is much better. Pro controller has that nice familiar feel.
Incitemaybe
Member
Man, not having a d-pad really sucks. Trying to play Shovel Knighton the go is really unpleasant. The analog feels weird and the fake d-pad is really awful for 2D platforming
I haven't found it as bad as I expected however a real dpad is very clearly superior.
Wow man... feel better. :-(
Hah, all these people plugging the Switch into all sorts of crap. I'd be afraid of messing something up doing that.
Lord Frieza
Member
A friend got one of these and he's been trying to find an answer, figured you all may know. Does it matter to leave the Switch plugged in while docked? He says he's not sure if it automatically stops charging or not. He travels a lot, doesn't want to mess up battery time or anything.
Straight into the Aux on it? I would have thought it would mute that to route audio via HDMI but I can give it a shot.
AkimbO_Arcana
Banned
Does anyone else having a hard time detaching the joycon sliders? While pushing the button I have to use quite some force and it doesnt sound healty when they come off. Getting them off the screen and the controller grip is super smooth and feels like it's suppoded to feel I guess.
properpropaganda
Member
Doesn't charge my MBP.
Is there an activity log like the 3DS? I can't find it
Nope
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Rösti
Unconfirmed Member
I am sorry to hear that. Get well soon.
I LOVE that parenting control app on iPhone...and I'm don't have any children. It gives you the time you play every day, with summaries by week/months. I also love the way you can easily and in detail set up how much time you'd like to play per day, with a simple warning or the game being suspended.
As a student it's perfect. Best feature I've found.
Otherwise I love the console so far. I was prepared that it was going to be small but it's REALLY small !
Can't wait to see improved joycons, more confortable for long sessions, with a small grip maybe.
As a student it's perfect. Best feature I've found.
Otherwise I love the console so far. I was prepared that it was going to be small but it's REALLY small !
Can't wait to see improved joycons, more confortable for long sessions, with a small grip maybe.
purseowner
Member
Rösti;231432280 said:
Thanks GAF. I love how kind and caring this community is.
Is there an activity log like the 3DS? I can't find it
Parental Controls app.
Is there an activity log like the 3DS? I can't find it
I think if you click on your avatar (to go to your profile page) it shows your history and play time there.
There is a day one patch but it isn't that big. Took about 2-4 minutes to download and install.
They can go big again with a Wii Sports sequel
This time market the portability aspect and online gaming.
Here's a idea of a commercial
Scene 1
2 College students pull out their Switches and place them against eachother on a table similar to the NBA section of the initial Switch reveal trailer. They go on to play table tennis, and it feels like the real sport as they are facing each other on a table.
Scene 2
4 people play Bowling on the TV like normal Wii Sports bowling. However this time there is an emphasis on HD rumble when picking and throwing the ball.
Scene 3
One dude plays Golf on his TV, then it shows another scene of someone else playing Golf on their Switch in table top mode. It turns out they are playing eachother over the internet.
So the new thing about Switch Sports could be online play (this was available on Wii Sports Club which wasn't marketed at all) and also HD Rumble.
They can have a special mode called Switch Sports where you Switch between sports and win points to have a overall winner.
The game can simply be called
"Switch Sports"
This time market the portability aspect and online gaming.
Here's a idea of a commercial
Scene 1
2 College students pull out their Switches and place them against eachother on a table similar to the NBA section of the initial Switch reveal trailer. They go on to play table tennis, and it feels like the real sport as they are facing each other on a table.
Scene 2
4 people play Bowling on the TV like normal Wii Sports bowling. However this time there is an emphasis on HD rumble when picking and throwing the ball.
Scene 3
One dude plays Golf on his TV, then it shows another scene of someone else playing Golf on their Switch in table top mode. It turns out they are playing eachother over the internet.
So the new thing about Switch Sports could be online play (this was available on Wii Sports Club which wasn't marketed at all) and also HD Rumble.
They can have a special mode called Switch Sports where you Switch between sports and win points to have a overall winner.
The game can simply be called
"Switch Sports"
My Mii won't transfer to switch. It says it succeeds saving on an amiibo on the Wii U but when I try to transfer the the switch it says no Mii data is found. My spouse's Mii transferred just fine.
I don't have one (yet), but the "just get an extension cable for your headphones" was a running joke prior to launch. I'm interested to know myself, since I play on a monitor aswell.
If your Switch is connected via wlan:
Try to download the update in handheld mode. Turn your router off and on again. Place the Switch in front of your router.
Worked for me.
Neon
ClayKavalier
Banned
Has no one else had this? It's driving me crazy, reminds me of a loose hinge on a DS system.
I've been testing mine today. I've got mixed feelings.
First the positives: Overall the build quality and feel of the device and its controllers is very solid, even the single joy-cons feel useable with their wristband attachments attached. The screen in particular is gorgegous, with good viewing angles and a sharp image. The buttons feel good, except perhaps the "d-pad" but I'd have to test that on a 2D game. I also like the system software so far in terms of functionality and its look. Compared to the somewhat bulky and tame Wii U, the Switch definitely feels like a sleek, current gen hybrid device for a slightly older audience. This is helped in large part by the excellent branding.
That said, the system is plagued by small and bigger niggles. As reported, Zelda's framerate is definitely worse in docked mode, which to me is inexcusable as this difference should have been the opposite or, preferably, non-existent. The left joy-con has been acting up by desyncing pretty much constantly (while using the grip mostly), which is also inexcusable as it makes playing a game nearly impossible. I really, really hope both of these can be fixed with updates.
In addition, the very narrow single kickstand seems completely too small to keep the system stable and upright in tabletop mode when using it on any slightly moving surface like a tray table in a train or, yes, in a plane as advertised. Two kickstands would have been far better. I also still can't really believe that they chose to put the charging connector at the bottom so that it prevents charging while in tabletop mode (unless you buy the bigger stand...). Docking the system had me worried about scratching the screen because of a lack of soft material inside the dock, and today a thread popped up that confirmed my worries, meaning I'll have to apply a screen protector for the first time ever (since I never needed one before on any device save for the 3DS, which I solved by always using a piece of cloth when shutting the flap). This is a big problem I feel, one that should have been ironed out during product development. Finally, having no headphone jack on anything except the console itself sucks as well as I'd prefer playing on TV while using simple earbuds like on PS4 (now especially when our daughter is asleep in the other room). The pro controller at the very least should have offered this option.
In short, I'm happy with my system, in part because of Zelda (which I admittedly could have played on Wii U as well...) but also worried about quite a few design decisions and day 1 problems. Hopefully some of these will be fixed without too much hassle like recalls...others, I'll have to learn to live with unfortunately.
First the positives: Overall the build quality and feel of the device and its controllers is very solid, even the single joy-cons feel useable with their wristband attachments attached. The screen in particular is gorgegous, with good viewing angles and a sharp image. The buttons feel good, except perhaps the "d-pad" but I'd have to test that on a 2D game. I also like the system software so far in terms of functionality and its look. Compared to the somewhat bulky and tame Wii U, the Switch definitely feels like a sleek, current gen hybrid device for a slightly older audience. This is helped in large part by the excellent branding.
That said, the system is plagued by small and bigger niggles. As reported, Zelda's framerate is definitely worse in docked mode, which to me is inexcusable as this difference should have been the opposite or, preferably, non-existent. The left joy-con has been acting up by desyncing pretty much constantly (while using the grip mostly), which is also inexcusable as it makes playing a game nearly impossible. I really, really hope both of these can be fixed with updates.
In addition, the very narrow single kickstand seems completely too small to keep the system stable and upright in tabletop mode when using it on any slightly moving surface like a tray table in a train or, yes, in a plane as advertised. Two kickstands would have been far better. I also still can't really believe that they chose to put the charging connector at the bottom so that it prevents charging while in tabletop mode (unless you buy the bigger stand...). Docking the system had me worried about scratching the screen because of a lack of soft material inside the dock, and today a thread popped up that confirmed my worries, meaning I'll have to apply a screen protector for the first time ever (since I never needed one before on any device save for the 3DS, which I solved by always using a piece of cloth when shutting the flap). This is a big problem I feel, one that should have been ironed out during product development. Finally, having no headphone jack on anything except the console itself sucks as well as I'd prefer playing on TV while using simple earbuds like on PS4 (now especially when our daughter is asleep in the other room). The pro controller at the very least should have offered this option.
In short, I'm happy with my system, in part because of Zelda (which I admittedly could have played on Wii U as well...) but also worried about quite a few design decisions and day 1 problems. Hopefully some of these will be fixed without too much hassle like recalls...others, I'll have to learn to live with unfortunately.
If they were going to do this, it should have been on day one, if you ask me. Aw, well.
has anyone or any sites tried using a standard usb-c multiport adapter with the switch?
do we know if the dock is proprietary yet?
something like this:
Currently dumping the two SPI flash ic's on the pcb of the dock, at current it looks like the dock has some code to check stuff and communicate with the switch..
The bad news is, those adapters are more than likely not going to work.
The good news is I can reverse engineer the code and implement it into a home made dock
Hah! I actually was going to use headphones anyway but they have a 3m cable so all good there. In fact, let me test the sound out right now.
*Take Switch out of Dock
*Go to Profile Page
*Sound effect is quick/static and just ends
So that's a tiny bug that needs to be fixed. I dunno, I'm just finding all of these teeny tiny bugs in this thing right now, from the Joy-Cons, to it being hard to find the internet to sound bugs. This could've done with an extra week or two of polish.
*Go to Profile Page
*Sound effect is quick/static and just ends
So that's a tiny bug that needs to be fixed. I dunno, I'm just finding all of these teeny tiny bugs in this thing right now, from the Joy-Cons, to it being hard to find the internet to sound bugs. This could've done with an extra week or two of polish.
Is it just me or is the Switch launch nowhere near PS4/Xbox One launch hype levels? It doesnt feel like an event. It seems like only the hardcore community knows about it. When PS4 and Xbox One launched it was like THE devices of the moment.
Maybe it is because we are not in the Holidays?
Maybe it is because we are not in the Holidays?
Omg the hardware is so nice! Its so cool to finally hold it in my hands after all this waiting.
Its crazy how slick and tiny the device is after using the Wii U for so long. The UI was so slick and responsive. I'm in love.
And holding a proper dual analog Nitnedo handheld with an HD screen... its so cool.
This is easily the nicest piece of kit they've ever made, and the joycons make it something special
Its crazy how slick and tiny the device is after using the Wii U for so long. The UI was so slick and responsive. I'm in love.
And holding a proper dual analog Nitnedo handheld with an HD screen... its so cool.
This is easily the nicest piece of kit they've ever made, and the joycons make it something special
PhoenixSFT
Member
Is there a way to change the volume when headphones are connected to a docked Switch?
The only way I've found so far is physically pushing the volume buttons
The only way I've found so far is physically pushing the volume buttons
Already in handheld mode, I'll try getting closer to the router.. thanks
One question. How is the screen quality btw? You think it will break if you drop it flat on the floor? Any courageous owner dare to try it?
Lol who would try this
With mobile screens it's always such a wild card. Some drops are totally fine a million times but one bad drop, catches the angle right and the screen shatters or spider webs into a million cracks.
Nobody try this lol.
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