Kinda had a similar situation like this in the dorms. Smash on this will be great as well.
Oh man this gets me really excited.
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Kinda had a similar situation like this in the dorms. Smash on this will be great as well.
Oh man this gets me really excited.
You can make the case for a classic dpad joy con to be developed, but of course people will defend the current joy cons. The Switch can't produce two controllers without it.
F31 Leopard
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From my experience turning it completely off while undocked actually drains my battery significantly. I thought that turning it off would save power but it didn't. I used to turn it off before leaving for work and would turn it back on during my lunch break. It being off about 5 hours it would go from 100% to 78% charge. I tried putting it on sleep and it would only drop to 98%. I just put in sleep mode after that.
foxuzamaki
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Thsts that real shit
I had to step away from my laptop for a bit in order to prevent me from buying Mario Kart right then and there lol
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Cuningas de Häme
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I like the face buttons, they work really well. Do you have the Switch?
I mean, pics won't do justice. They are pretty good buttons, Bront.
D-pads suck anyway, it was good in NES and maybe SNES, but after that it became outdated. ***
That's local multiplayer nirvana, right there. The Switch seems like the culmination of all the things Nintendo has done right, while shedding most of the things they did wrong.
Naked Snake
Member
This might be the first time I see a picture or mockup of custom colors that I actually like.
brain_stew
Member
It was absolutely the right compromise because having multiplayer out of the box and available to you at all times is so fundamental to the Switch appeal.
I'm in love with the system, it's so versatile, so accessible and so well thought out. It just works in so many different scenarios and has transformed portable gaming to a wholly social experience for me when it was previously the very definition of anti social.
The screen size, resolution, powerful mobile graphics, split joy cons USB charging and kick stand were all necessary for this to work. Oh, and the perfect local multiplayer game in Mario Kart doesn't hurt either. The Switch concept feels built around a game like Mario Kart, which looks incredible running at a perfect 60fps @720p in split screen on the built in screen.
Just looked this up, Trinen is calling out Fran's double Dash review score. The dude is an amazing troll.
Bedameister
Member
Gonna take my Switch over to friends of mine today and we're gonna make a MK8 party.
Already played some with co-workers at work. I love this thing.
Already played some with co-workers at work. I love this thing.
haha, I saw that comment but didn't see that it was Bill XD
Skittzo0413
Member
Wow that's incredible. Yeah this thing is selling itself, I actually haven't seen a commercial for it in several weeks.
Wow brutal. I still don't get that score, Double Dash is the second best game in the franchise (unless you count 8 and 8D as two separate games in which case it's third).
So cool.
Pancakes R Us
Member
I need to brave Mario Kart online. Need to prepare to get my arse handed to me, hah. Last time I played online was MK7, I think.
People on MK8 online really aren't that good imo. You'll be fine if you were good at MK7.
That said i wonder if there wasn't a way to have those buttons more optimized for a dpad use, without really changing the comfort in using them as buttons. Being slightly more loose or i don't know, having a base like a dpad under them. What i mean is.. wouldn't it be better to use a dpad as buttons than to use buttons as a dpad, or at least move the slider a little more toward dpads.
Barcelona players seem to love the switch
http://twitter.com/andresiniesta8/status/863432452790005761
http://twitter.com/andresiniesta8/status/863432452790005761
That's it, I'm selling my Switch.
Seriously, though, that's a pretty big commercial: Barcelona are absolutely massive in Europe (and beyond), and Iniesta very much so as well, so a lot of people will see this and will at the very least get a notification of the Switch' existence. From there, they are in the position to potentially buy one, so this is viral marketing at its finest.
Jaded Alyx
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Fighting games.Cuningas de Häme;236672910 said:
AquaWateria
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Lmao the Switch is going to be a hit.
dragonyeuw
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I just started playing the switch last night. This is Nintendo's best piece of hardware in, oh I don't know, at least 10 years. The screen is crisp and bright, its just the right size where( as a home console/PC gamer first and foremost) I can play in handheld mode and not feel like the experience is compromised playing on a small screen vs a large one.
My 70 year old mom who is clueless about tech, saw it on my table and said how snazzy( her words) it looks. Even with the neo controllers, its just a really smart and sleek-looking piece of tech, less 'toy-ish' than either the bulky wii U gamepad or even the 3ds. The size of the joycons took a while to get used it, but I haven't even played it in docked mode yet. I suspect most of its playtime for me will be as a handheld with occassional TV play. This is the wii U concept of offTV play done right, not tethered to a console, in a much better designed overall package. So far Ive played mario kart 8, and to think this is running on a small screen looking and playing better than its wii U predecessor is a dream.
My 70 year old mom who is clueless about tech, saw it on my table and said how snazzy( her words) it looks. Even with the neo controllers, its just a really smart and sleek-looking piece of tech, less 'toy-ish' than either the bulky wii U gamepad or even the 3ds. The size of the joycons took a while to get used it, but I haven't even played it in docked mode yet. I suspect most of its playtime for me will be as a handheld with occassional TV play. This is the wii U concept of offTV play done right, not tethered to a console, in a much better designed overall package. So far Ive played mario kart 8, and to think this is running on a small screen looking and playing better than its wii U predecessor is a dream.
I hope EA is seeing this and it understands how succesful can be a good version of FIFA 18 with the local multiplayer.
Incredible ad for the Switch.
It's evident a good FIFA on Switch will have professional soccer players play it all the time, with all the flights/bus trajects they have.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
My favorite console in a veeery long time
Muchi Muchi Pink
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I really can't wait to get MH on the Switch. Playing on the go and the big tv screen at home is going to be great.
OverturePT
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There's something about this console that can't be explained until you hold it. It's a pleasure to play on it, it really is. I have to hold off buying games that I don't really want, just because I want to be playing this goddamn thing all the time.
What would really still hold up and be worthwhile (not a snark post, genuinely asking)?
Assassin's Creed I-III
BioShock 1 and Infinite
Grand Theft Auto IV and V
Skyrim (which is happening)
Mass Effect Trilogy (but lol EA)
Batman AA/AC
It feels like the multiplayer-centric games of last gen wouldn't work out so well due to player base-splitting, but those seem like the big single-player third party games of last gen whose quality still holds up these days. Anything i'm missing?
pretty done
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Cuningas de Häme;236672910 said:
Why would I shit on the dpad of a system I don't own? Why would it even matter to me if I didn't own the console?
Here you go dude, in all it's face button glory
It's simply not a good solution. When the typical Nintendo 2D platformers start coming out it's going to actually be a problem. Analog stick platforming :lol
AcademicSaucer
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Seeing this makes me wish something like Halo was on the Switch.
Yep just did this after work yesterday. Kept getting drops on wireless play but online play together was rock solid which was weird, but great cuz it gave us more controller options anyway... What a weird limitation.
"Quick! Add a Mii-focused All Play mode! What? We haven't implemented Ultimate Team or the Story Mode yet? We're selling to Nintendo fans, we'll be fine!"
Phatosaurus
Member
Just hit me with the RPGs.
Dragon's Dogma
Skyrim is on the way, but Fallout 4 would be a great fit too.
Ni No Kuni would be a perfect fit.
MGSV's gameplay structure would be right at home on the Switch too given how similar it is to Peace Walker.
mugurumakensei
Member
I'm waiting for it to become a system I can stroll into Target and buy.
Ganondorfo
Junior Member
Hopefully it will have a library as good as the Snes.
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
Nice! With this EA would have to really mess up to not have FIFA be a huge seller.
See you in 2018, I am in the same boat, but replace Target with Amazon, and "stroll into" with "buy (without selling out in 45 mins) not limited to prime members"
Hispanicguy
Member
I absolutely adore the Switch. I knew I would like it but not to this extent.
Can't remember the last time I turned on my PS4.
I picked up Disgaea 5 yesterday and it's such a joy playing this on the go. More RPG's will be a dream come true.
I find myself purchasing games I wouldn't normally buy. For example, Has Been Heroes. Hard as nails but underneath all that, it's such a good game. If I never bought the Switch, I probably wouldn't have purchased it. Same with Tumbleseed.
There's at least 1 game a week that has my interest. I do like surprise releases too, like that $8 Dark Witch rhythm game that came out a few days ago.
I still have MK8, Zelda, Puyo Tetris and Isaac. Throw in Disgaea and I'm drowning in awesome games and it's only been 2 months!
The Switch has also introduced me to Neo Geo. Blazing Star is fun as well!
Love the console and I'm excited for the years to come.
Can't remember the last time I turned on my PS4.
I picked up Disgaea 5 yesterday and it's such a joy playing this on the go. More RPG's will be a dream come true.
I find myself purchasing games I wouldn't normally buy. For example, Has Been Heroes. Hard as nails but underneath all that, it's such a good game. If I never bought the Switch, I probably wouldn't have purchased it. Same with Tumbleseed.
There's at least 1 game a week that has my interest. I do like surprise releases too, like that $8 Dark Witch rhythm game that came out a few days ago.
I still have MK8, Zelda, Puyo Tetris and Isaac. Throw in Disgaea and I'm drowning in awesome games and it's only been 2 months!
The Switch has also introduced me to Neo Geo. Blazing Star is fun as well!
Love the console and I'm excited for the years to come.
dragonyeuw
Member
I signed up for a 30 day trial on prime canada that netted me a switch and mario kart( with 20% for MK discount to boot). If thats an option you may wish to try that. I happened to be travelling to Toronto to visit family so had them receive the package on my behalf.
Well yeah that settles it. Wii level.
but it's the only solution to out of the box multi-player. Pro-controller or wait for the Dpad accessory which I'm is coming at some point.
Orniletter
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I'd kill for Dragon's Dogma and Dark Souls ports.
Skittzo0413
Member
Absolutely. Any FPS with good local multiplayer would be a joy to play like this. Like Timesplitters or Metroid Prime Hunters or such.
lwilliams3
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I never thought about it that way, but the limited flexibility of the 3DS, for example, couldn't allow multiplayer with only one system, or when I wanted a more immersive experience on a big screen. The Switch allows you those type of options and more with the same game, and that is very attractive to me. I would have never been able to put in and enjoy 100+ hours in Zelda if the Switch was just a console or just a handheld.
pwnzernator
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I'm surprised how much I play the switch in handheld mode on the couch while my wife watches tv. This console is fantastic!
Starlightmuse
Member
How is it supposed to work without analog triggers though?