Nintendo Switch Previews are coming in
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Dark Cloud
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It'll probably be the same time.
Actually, you can already use it: http://nintendotoday.com/switch-bluetooth-headsets/. It works for both wired headphones and wireless bluetooth headphones (both are mentioned directly in the original French interview).
Okami Haundo
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Eh... I think we've just got the vocal minority sounding off about it. Not saying it wouldn't be nice to have, but opinions like that are hard to gauge via sites like Gaf.
This is my big apprehension right now.
That and I am flummoxed that they wouldn't have the foresight to include VC when their glaring weakness in a gaming-only system (read: no Netflix) is a lack of games.
Maintenance
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Name of the thread is "Switch Previews are coming in", starts ranting about people not reviewing the machine.
Classic.
Classic.
LordOcidax
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I think that was confirmed.
It's BotW....in portable mode. I'd say 3 hours is pretty okay considering what it's running.
ElectricBlanketFire
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SinCityAssassin
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I mean Nintendo kept mentioning that span of time for Zelda specifically.
casey_contra
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same, OOT's intro is one of the best ever, TP replicated it and it was great as well.
Having Link on a horse riding around hyrule would have been sweet, not just character art switching every few seconds. with little or no music... intro screen music, though not important, is nice (OOT/TP/both Xenoblades for example)
Unfortunately it doesn't seem the previewers are focusing on these features yet.
I'd assume there should be a language option in the system settings, but some clarification would certainly be nice.
ThatOneGrunt
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Huh, I'm actually kind of impressed. 3+ hours seems very reasonable for a game like that. Is that naive of me to believe?
Just take a travel, 20000mah battery if you need more juice. It uses USB-C.
Ricerocket
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The Switch is definitely coming in hot and the only reason they can do this is because of Zelda Wii U port. If not, this console would be delayed.
There's no reason to presume they'll never be added either, since you don't know what their priorities were in designing the OS. You also don't know what their update plans are.
I believe they will integrate Switch games with MyNintendo, so that you get coins for reaching certain objectives like with their mobile games. I honestly thought they were going to keep Miiverse and add stamps as a trophy sistem that you could also use in Miiverse (would be cool to get that super rare Zelda stamp and show it off with your posts on the social network), but apparently they decided to cut that. Anyway if this is really THAT big of a deal to you, you can still use the parental control app to keep track of your gaming habits. It's not as ideal as having it on the system, but hey, if it's something that you truly need, you'll probably take what you can get from the beginning.
Yep, exactly.
The neon JoyCon set sold standalone has the colors backwards.Your avatar colors are backwards?
Perfectly in line with what Nintendo advertised. Any clue about what brightness/wifi setting were they using?
Dark Cloud
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Yeah it's clear what Nintendo is doing. Getting the hardcore fans in from the beginning. And building up Month after month. By fall all online services and media apps should be there. Mario, Splatoon, Zelda, Arms and whatever else will already be out.
Nintendo will put a lot of people in the holidays. Expect to see FIFA bundles too.
And I'm not bothered either, but I think there have been good posts about why people are bothered. See Griss on using it for time management.
The point is not "what side of the issue are you on?" but being able to see what may or may not be concerning to others and how much that concern makes sense, in light of the standard features of a console or a Nintendo console.
YuriLowell
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God the graphical comparison thread is gonna be a blood bath.
Agreed. But people like to complain.
Dark Cloud
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Yeah, you're right. I tend to forget we're the minority.
Why the reaction? Is there something better out there in this form factor?
You literally have to go back to DS and PSP era for better battery life on mobile gaming devices. Smartphones are even worse if you play any demanding game (and it will not look or play anywhere near as good as BotW).
Since the Xenoblade team working on it, I thought it would have been a cool homage for the title to be on the rusting Master Sword. Also there's no music. Which kills the feeling like you're embarking on a adventure.
xDUMPWEEDx
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Interesting. Is there any reason for this?
I can confirm that at the moment, there is no bluetooth options at all in the System settings.
Yes, so OCD people can have a full blue or a full red Switch
Inferno313
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So that someone with a neon switch can then buy the neon two-pack, and complete both a red and blue set.
They had wifi disabled and brightness to the default, which is 50%.
Okami Haundo
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Most likely so that Neon users can buy the stand-alone set and have two matching pairs.
LinkSlayer64
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It's so people who got the neon switch get matching opposites to use on the console together.
Is that likely? Any indication of that as of yet?
Nice, BT headset support out of the box.
Joe Shlabotnik
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I'm not saying there's zero credibility to it, but all the "soft launch" talk seems a little cringey nevertheless.
Inferno313
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It's not likely at all. Especially not in TV mode.
We've known that since January. They claim other games will last over 6 hours (probably only 1, 2 Switch) and that aligns other tablets in the NS's power class and battery class.
Doc Holliday
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I hope this stuff gets added with a day one patch. Virtual console should be a day one thing considering they've had years of practice.
You can't use the "its a gaming machine only" excuse for that one either.
There's no reason this thing shouldn't have a large portion of Nintendo's library day 1. Inlcding GC,n64 snes, nes, and DS,
Or they waiting for hackers to do their job for them?
You can't use the "its a gaming machine only" excuse for that one either.
There's no reason this thing shouldn't have a large portion of Nintendo's library day 1. Inlcding GC,n64 snes, nes, and DS,
Or they waiting for hackers to do their job for them?
Inferno313
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People keep using that word without knowing what it means. A literal soft launch would be if they had only produced something like 10,000 units and distributed them via MyNintendo as a test for a full launch.
You don't produce mass quantities of something, run superbowl ads, get John Cena to come to events, for a literal "soft launch."
RichiRamjag
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Makes people feel "in the know".
Arlo's video on it wasn't bad though. More of a soft-ish launch, which seems reasonable.
A lot of the "parties" some people in this thread have described - where Amiibo Festival and Nintendo Land are hits - sound like exactly the type of atmosphere where 1, 2 Switch will be a resounding thrill.
Also they sound like they're populated by stuffed animals and friends of grandparents.
Also they sound like they're populated by stuffed animals and friends of grandparents.
papercan55
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Yep, and the PC Cemu people will be popping by to kindly share their 4k screenshots.
I have a feeling wii u and switch will be near identical in the end though so it will be all good.
FWIW, it's $40 if you pre-order on Amazon, $50 MSRP.
Already have a Wii U, so if Im really eager to play Zelda, I can just get it to the Wii U. Street pass, don't give a fuck. I freaking love stats like how much Ive played a game, so activity logs is fantastic for me, abslutely terrible it isn't on launch. I love to check my playtime stats on Wii U, 3DS and playtime on Steam. No Netflix and YT is also a deal breaker for me.
Feels very rushed. Will wait til christmas.
Feels very rushed. Will wait til christmas.