Okami Haundo
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Thanks for this! Honestly, that's a really smart approach. Club Nintendo was a little too easy to exploit by having physical codes. I had a friend who worked at Gamestop and used to pull them out of used copies all the time.
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Thanks for this! Honestly, that's a really smart approach. Club Nintendo was a little too easy to exploit by having physical codes. I had a friend who worked at Gamestop and used to pull them out of used copies all the time.
broncobuster
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Yeah. I don't get the goal of shouting down criticisms. Best case, Nintendo responds and fixes them. Worst case, ???
ElectricBlanketFire
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Joe Shlabotnik
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I honestly think that's a pretty decent idea. Launch when demand is likely the lowest. Units will most likely sell out anyway, since limited availability + new tech.
Then by November, the supply is ample and the switch will have a library that includes main-line entries in four of the biggest Nintendo franchises while still being "new" tech.
SomedayTheFire
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casey_contra
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Aaronrules380
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Gamexplain is doing a live q and a session about the switch in about 16 minutes
If you can't see the WarioWare in 1 2 Switch you must not have been paying very close attention. It's Wii Sports + WarioWare + Mario Party. Gonna be stupid fun at parties.
Kadin
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Funny. I was actually thinking the exact same thing. They really seem to be riding on the fact that this game will keep everyone happy for now. Let's cross our fingers.
rochellepaws
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Yes, it's a big deal. Particularly without a trophy system or any form of meta tracking whatsover. Every competing platform and even current Nintendo systems has one or both of those things for a reason. "lmao" all you wish.
The whole "not at launch" part seems like a disingenuous defence as well considering the feature was present for both the 3DS and Wii U at launch and Nintendo have not stated it would be added later. There's no reason to presume this or any other feature will be added later.
Parapraxis
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I agree, it's literally free advertising, Nintendo would be foolish not to ensure the best quality images are being shared.
Inglorious_ Man
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I would like to know how much power the Switch uses when in sleep mode when not being charged. I am curious about that.
Skittzo0413
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Cipher Peon
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I will be complaining about a lack of an Activity Log and achievements until they are added or until Nintendo's next console is announced. The excitement will arrive, but my problems are so ingrained that I won't ever let them go.
I've complained about the 3DS and Wii U not having achievements and the Wii U having a disappointing Activity Log for as long as those systems were announced and shown to not have those features. And will do so even when their successors hit the scene.
I see it this way. There's lots of "oh"s with the hardware announcement with everyone's different priorities hitting in different spots.
For example I don't care at all about VC, but I care about achievements and activity log, so I'm not pleased for different reasons than others.
But at least no VC means there's plenty of time for people to buy an NES and hunt the games down PHYSICALLY
I don't know if there's any hidden option but I don't see how it's that hard to know by yourself what game you played the most/least...
Why it's so important ?
MatthewB92
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Yea defense seems a little crazy here. Though this is launch season always happens.
Exactly how I see it.
Sad thing is that I'm such a hopeless Zelda fan that I'd gladly have paid that were it launching in my country, which it isn't.
But the fact that I'm being forced to wait is probably a very good thing. As MHWilliams said, this feels like they're rushing this out the door to appease investors who were told the system was coming this FY.
NOLA_Gaffer
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Which videos or previews are worth my time, thread?
Ricerocket
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SomedayTheFire
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that probably falls under review rather than preview
xDUMPWEEDx
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ElectricBlanketFire
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Dark Cloud
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I had no clue how important an Activity Log was to people. I think I looked at it twice the whole time I had my 3DS lol.
Tomorrow will be worse than today, between GOAT claims and "it runs like shit in docked mode, will play on CEMU".
Seriously. Thread is hard to read.
At the same time people are "all launches are bad," people are losing it over people pointing out the ways, in which this launch is bad.
I really think the amount of lol-Switch shitposting is incredibly low in this thread. I'm pretty much just seeing SwitchGAF in here. It is just concerned consumers.
MHWilliams
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Yeah I can agree with this. Mixing the "character art on generic background" with art like the one on the boxart also seems weird. It should have just been the box art with some quiet Piano music or something playing in the background.
I thought these were reviews, my bad.
So was Wii Party U and that game is great at parties. Amiibo Festival and Mario Party U are also great despite their shortcomings. If the parties I host have fun with those games, 1 2 Switch will be a blast.
I put about 40 hours into it. More than the majority of my games, iirc.
Inferno313
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That's about on par with graphically intensive 3DS games. I've never really felt screwed over by my 3DS's battery, so I honestly think it'll feel ok.
RichiRamjag
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Most of those pc masterrace guys have always given ninty a pass tbh. You always saw them saying Wii U plus PC was the way to go.
Bubble Walrus
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The only thing that will truly disappoint me is if Wii U Zelda runs better than Switch. Then I'll regret getting Switch at launch.
I had to go back to my 3DS and check if I had an Activity log .. didn't even use it. And, GAF is just a really small part of the gaming world.. I can understand why people can be bothered without having it, but I bet majority doesn't even care.
DriftingSpirit
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What time is this again?
Are you.....surprised?
VistraNorrez
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The only thing Nintendo has adversited for the Switch is games. And people know Nintendo make games. The standard feature is games.
For launch this strategy has worked. They appear to have a plan to add more features by the time their online infrastructure rolls out in the fall. By then they will have a lot more software available that appeals to be a wider audience, which is what they will need to do for Holiday sales.
The 3DS was poor hardware out of the gate. Terrible screens, plasticky, slow, 3D was total ass and gave some (me) headaches. I was a day one owner of the DS and my first hands-on impression of the 3DS put me off from buying one for almost 3 years.
The Switch is barebones when it comes to apps for the time being, but the hardware itself is reported to be very good quality.
I understand the concern some have with the system lacking in apps at launch. I personally don't care about a browser or Netflix/Hulu/Youtube on day one, and I especially don't care about an activity log, achievements, Streetpass, Miis, or Miiverse. The only feature I miss is the Virtual Console.
Ehm thats good pokemon go last like 2-2:30 hours on a mobile phone.
LordOcidax
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what do you expect?
This is pretty much a soft launch before a big marketing push for the holiday season. Get the core in early, then in 6-8 months do a big marketing push with Zelda, Mario Kart, Mario and Splatoon at the forefront. Show NBA 2K18 and Skyrim in the ads as well. If they keep stock up, they'll probably sell a healthy number of units. Especially with Black Friday deals. Without core fans sniping stock as it comes in. IMO it's pretty smart.
By then hopefully the OS/online features will be more fleshed out, too.
As someone getting this thing for Zelda and to have a nifty new gadget, I'm not too bothered by a lack of features. I hope they come eventually, but it's clear Nintendo's goal was to just get this thing out and in the hands of core fans. Their next big "beat" for sales will hit in the fall, and it'll feel more like a fleshed out console around that time.
By then hopefully the OS/online features will be more fleshed out, too.
As someone getting this thing for Zelda and to have a nifty new gadget, I'm not too bothered by a lack of features. I hope they come eventually, but it's clear Nintendo's goal was to just get this thing out and in the hands of core fans. Their next big "beat" for sales will hit in the fall, and it'll feel more like a fleshed out console around that time.
I'm also not bothered because I need to find time for Mass Effect: Andromeda, Persona 5 and Nier Automata.