What looks good hanging from your waist except for maybe a nice heavy brass key ring or suspenders if you're Jughead?
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The WaterField Case for Nintendo Switch - Production Updates
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What looks good hanging from your waist except for maybe a nice heavy brass key ring or suspenders if you're Jughead?
forknknife
Banned
Looks hipsterish but OK. The thing I dint like with these designs is that they take much more space than a zip case like most common ones that you see around.
Bro. No one said anyone's opinion was pointless. I was giving my opinion that I think it's pointless. Literally the entire purpose of a message board is to give multiple opinions.
I'm also the one who has been posting the updates from the email notifications, so duh duh duh deal with it.
CharminUltra
Member
I've been ignoring this thread but gotta admit, this is pretty darn cool.
Sticking with the PDP case for now, but I might look into this later.
Sticking with the PDP case for now, but I might look into this later.
Saw this yesterday, looking nice. The one thing that always kept me from getting a city slicker was no dedicated space for the charger.
I ended up going with something much cheaper and honestly not much bigger, that I believe is the best 3ds case that has room for everything.
https://youtu.be/2uZtVcP3El4
Can't wait to see the pro and Champ versions.
I ended up going with something much cheaper and honestly not much bigger, that I believe is the best 3ds case that has room for everything.
https://youtu.be/2uZtVcP3El4
Can't wait to see the pro and Champ versions.
Their Vita cases have rave reviews so I'm sure it'll be fine.
Yeah I don't see how it will hold the device without pressing against the sticks like what you get with a hard case.
Would have almost been better if they just made it to fit without the joy cons with the minimalist design and had like a section in front of the tablet with a plastic insert for your two joy cons. It would have been it thicker obviously but it also would have cut it down to being almost 3DS XL case size in length.
I dunno, the vita's more uniform in thickness with the sticks being the only thing that sticks out. And its sticks are even smaller than the switch's. The switch has the "hump" at the trigger which means it's got extra thickness on both sides. This combined with a tight fit and a soft interior material, especially with as much resistance as it seemed to have in the video, makes me worry about the sticks being held in a non-neutral position after being slid into the case. And that would be less than optimal.
I would like to see more people experimenting with case ideas that involve disconnecting the joy-cons. Even separate tablet and joy-con cases are a possibility opened up here. As for the why on separate cases: people that actually do want to pocket the thing could split it between pockets. Also you could use joy-con cases for properly storing an extra set in your bag or something.
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Deleted member 10571
Unconfirmed Member
Do these usually have to be preordered or are sold in low numbers, or will there be no problem buying one whenever, once it's out?
They make batches to fit demand, but I've never seen what happens at launch, and they're more well known in gaming circles now than they used to be.
In the long term I'm sure supply will catch up to demand but at the beginning it's hard to say.
InfiniteCombo
Banned
Yea, that was pretty much my reaction when I saw that.
Looks to be high quality, though.
Hispanic! At the Disco
Member
Getting the official case at launch but will definitely be buying one of these down the line. Very nice.
Kaneda Shotaro
Member
Can I preorder this now?
Nah but you can subscribe to their alerts or just sub this thread and we'll let you know when they go on sale.
I'm not even sure if they do preorders actually.
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
Member
Goddamn thats a nice case. 60 US dollars?
The 3ds and vita cases are $60. I have a feeling this will be slightly more expensive
Spiral Insanity
Banned
I can't get over how ugly and crafty it looks.
Same.
It might be nice quality, but it's boring.
How about another leather color option at least.
Murgatroyd
Banned
They were responding in the update 3 youtube thread about the analog sticks concern, saying they have taken that concern into account and it will not be a problem.
Are they going to explain or show how?
I mean they are opening preorders in a week.
Dragonfly224
Member
They show different colors here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8x0Kr7HDy1M
The Tardis Blue looks really nice as well as Crimson Red.
Edit: I think i'll get the Tardis Blue eventually though
FunkyDealer
Banned
Haha, I just now saw this thread for the first time after reading the latest email update.
FunkyDealer
Banned
It's got a soft wall to cushion it.
Cushion isn't the problem. These analog sticks aren't tiny like in a Vita. With any amount of pressure on the exterior of the case the sticks are going to be lodged in one direction or another.
Then again I personally never buy soft cases so this might not be an issue for people who do. I just don't want the analog sticks on my brand new switch being wedged out of position while I transport it.
SomedayTheFire
Member
FunkyDealer
Banned
I think it'll be fine. The kind of people who would concider a case like this, is likely to treat it nicely. Personally I don't expect any more damage to the sticks from it than most alternatives.
Unless we're talking a bulky hardcase. Which I have for my Vita, but I'm not too hot on getting one for the Switch. Seems too big and heavy for what you get. Softcases seem to be more useful and flexible. No pun intended. ;-)
And here's the cool thing, should you somehow damage a stick, you can buy a new joycon. You don't need to replace the entire system. So the screen is the main worry. Sticks are more likely to be damaged during use than transport in my experience. There's normally nowhere near as much force applied as when playing games.
I've never purchased any Waterfield products before, but this caught my eye when it was brought up in the more general Switch case thread. I have a fairly small and cheap case on order already but if the nature of this thing is meant to be more "on the go" than previous consoles it would definitely be nice to have a higher-quality bag to take it around in. They seem very intent on incorporating customer feedback and that can only be a good sign.
I'm most interested in seeing what they have in store for the Pro style. Seems like just the right fit for taking the Switch out for a weekend at the folks' house or something, still retain all the features but know you won't be bothering with all the cable re-hooks of toting the dock and all. Looking forward to their next video update!
I'm most interested in seeing what they have in store for the Pro style. Seems like just the right fit for taking the Switch out for a weekend at the folks' house or something, still retain all the features but know you won't be bothering with all the cable re-hooks of toting the dock and all. Looking forward to their next video update!
Garrett Hawke
Member
Admiral Snackbar
Member
This is a great looking case. I'm interested, as I'm hedging a lot of bets on the case that comes with BotW's special edition.
Preorders open on the 24th.
Waterfield makes all of their products on site in their own shop. There are no factories or anything, so it should start happening immediately once the design is finalized.
Ah then turnaround and shipping them out could be relatively fast I suppose though depending on how many orders they get it could take a while I suppose.
enoirmeplz
Member
Saw this earlier. Keep hearing about the company lately. They literally had me at TARDIS blue. Gonna wait to see the other models before choosing though.