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Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: pokeplayer984 on March 02, 2017, 01:59:53 PM
Post all things Nintendo Switch here.

It comes out tomorrow, so be ready!

I've got mine pre-ordered and while I wait for it to come, I'll be getting a few games for it.  I've already got the new Zelda on my list, but I'm also getting Super Bomberman R and the new Shovel Knight games.

Can't wait! :D
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: CybertronianBrony on March 02, 2017, 02:54:37 PM
That's great! Can't wait for the Switch to come out as well, even though I haven't pre-ordered it though.

The games library to start off for it is just the best I have ever seen and makes me want to get a Switch!
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: ADFan185 on March 02, 2017, 03:50:52 PM
I need to take my tax return refund and get it. I also can't wait hope it's not a complete waste of money and not a total flop.
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: action9000 on March 02, 2017, 05:07:17 PM
I'm not really seeing anything on the Switch that appeals to me yet.

I'll give it some more time but I'm not sold that it's something that makes sense for me.

Its exclusive lineup is fairly weak, considering what I'm personally looking for. It's non-exclusives seem better-suited to playing on other platforms (especially PC). Its portability isn't very useful or interesting to me. Its controllers are quite unappealing (I know I can get pro controllers but getting a bunch of them just doubles the cost of the console that still doesn't have appeal, as I stated above).

Pass.
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: vonboy on March 02, 2017, 06:28:19 PM
Really excited for it!

After work tonight, me and a co-worker are gonna wait outside the Best Buy we each pre-ordered it from till it opens at 10am, and pick it up. Then I'll stay up as long as I have the energy and play Zelda! Can't wait! I guess we can both talk about our experience with that game later, Pokeplayer. :)

I'm getting Bomberman R for it tomorrow, too, but that's it for now. I figure Zelda's gonna keep me occupied for a long while. I am planning on getting Snake Pass when it comes out at the end of the month, but that's a smaller Eshop title. Still looks interesting, though. After that, haven't really thought of what I'm getting.

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I also can't wait hope it's not a complete waste of money and not a total flop.

That's what a lot of us are hoping right now. Really hope this thing isn't gonna end up like the Wii U did. It doesn't seem like it's gonna be from all I've heard of it so far, but you can never really know for sure till it happens.
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: ADFan185 on March 02, 2017, 08:05:15 PM
Yeah that's true and the only good game out is Zelda Breathe Of Wind. And maybe the Mario Kart 8 looks good also.
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: vonboy on March 02, 2017, 08:54:02 PM
Really, the only must have game for it to start is Zelda. There's lots of smaller indie games, and some other things like bomberman and I Am Setsuna, but they're more niche.

I kinda feel like this is a 'soft-launch'. Just release the thing in the spring, with a few games for the big Nintendo fans who will buy it anyway, and really have the "Big Launch" during the holidays this year, where they start bringing out the big games, and try to sell it to the people who weren't interested day one, or maybe wanted to wait, or only want it for a holiday gift, ect.

Saw this theory in a few different videos. Instead of releasing in the holidays like you'd expect, where the people who wanted it day one regardless, and all the holiday shoppers have to fight over it, they're releasing it in the spring to start, so these two groups aren't competing with each other. Kinda makes sense to me.
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: ADFan185 on March 06, 2017, 04:20:07 AM
Yeh that was a smart move on Nintendos part by releasing now and not during the major holiday season. I've seen videos of the new Zelda game it's not that bad good graphics and all.
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: vonboy on March 06, 2017, 09:49:22 AM
Okay, mind as well put some impressions of Zelda up. I've only put in about 10 hours so far.

This Zelda is a lot harder than the recent ones, combat wise. I've died probably a good couple dozen times already, but thankfully the game autosaves every few minutes, so you don't lose much progress at all when you die. Just get right back there quickly, so you maybe try a different way to get through the part you died in.

The enemies do a lot of damage, and like to attack you in groups. The weapons have durability, and most of them will break very quickly, after fighting just one or two enemies, but you're running into more weapons all the time, from taking them from the enemies you fight, to finding them in chests, that I'm not having a problem with running out of weapons.

And I guess that just forces you to use a bunch of different weapons too. I like that they all have their on special attacks and the like, and they control differently. Lots of variety in the combat. :yes

In the first hour or two, you'll get all of the different 'runes' for your shiekah slate, that give you different physics based abilities, like picking up objects, bombs, freezing water to make platforms for yourself, and freezing objects in place.

From what I've seen, you get all of this stuff from very early on in the game, and all of the dungeons and shrines (they're like mini-dungeons) all use these different abilities. So, I think you can do any dungeon or shrine you want after you get the runes. Haven't run into anything where I thought (Bleh, can't figure this out, I probably need some other item form later In the game to do this then.) I think they give you everything at the beginning you need, and it's just a matter of trying to figure out the puzzles with what you already have.

It's more like an rpg in a way, where you're not getting new items like in older Zelda's, but just getting better gear and weapons, and getting things that increase your inventory space, max hearts and stamina, and the like.

Now for a little story, I think I'll need a ton more stuff before taking on the final boss. :p
I tried heading to Hyrule Castle to see the final boss after just playing a few hours. Let's see, I died 6 times just trying to get though Hyrule field in front of the castle. Even when I was paragliding in the air most of the way, the guardians love sniping you out of the air with their eye lazer shots, and when there's 2 or 3 trying to aim at you at once, it's really hard to try and avoid them.

When I finally made it to the castle, I decided to go the underground sewers route under the castle, as there was too many nasty things above ground trying to kill me, then I ran into...something I haven't seen before in the game, and it killed me instantly in the first room of the sewers.

After that, I just gave up on the final boss for now. I'm not anywhere near good enough to 'darksouls' it, like I'm sure some people already have done.

Not spoiling what it is, but there is some kind of big main quest objective in this game, that the npc's are telling me will weaken Ganon. I"m sure it's optional, as Nintendo's been saying you can try and take on the final boss right from the beginning of the game, but they do try to discourage you from doing that. "It would be foolish to try and face him now" one of old lady's told me.

Overall, I'm really loving the game. I still have a long way to go, so much of the map I haven't even been to yet, so much more preparing I need to do for the final boss. It's gonna be fun I imagine. :DD
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: ADFan185 on March 06, 2017, 10:38:02 AM
Awesome thanks for the reviewb
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: pokeplayer984 on March 07, 2017, 08:24:44 PM
Look at the size of this thing!  How is it supposed to fit in your pocket!? :blink:

Note: Nintendo Switch compared to 3DS XL.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bx9Rnxe2V6...iew?usp=sharing (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bx9Rnxe2V63HQndxSDIyOURSdlU/view?usp=sharing)

I mean, really!  How?
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: vonboy on March 07, 2017, 08:36:45 PM
How are you finding the switch and zelda, pokeplayer? :)

Edit: Damn, that poor, poor keyboard. Those keys even still work? :(
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: pokeplayer984 on March 07, 2017, 08:48:02 PM
Quote from: vonboy,Mar 7 2017 on  06:36 PM
How are you finding the switch and zelda, pokeplayer? :)

Edit: Damn, that poor, poor keyboard. Those keys even still work? :(
Haven't gotten to Zelda yet!  I'm distracted by the new Shovel Knight game where you play Specter Knight.

Yes, the keyboard works, though some of the keys are a little sticky.
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: ADFan185 on March 07, 2017, 08:52:02 PM
So it's worth the 300.00 in your view
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: pokeplayer984 on March 12, 2017, 01:59:58 AM
Whether or not this was worth $300 will be decided fully on the games.  I will not be able to give an honest answer for a few years at least.

Anyways, I would like to now talk about the so called portability of the system.  Which would be simply not being as portable as I would like it to be.

In short, it's less portable than the last handheld, the 3DS.  The 3DS easily fit in your pocket and you could just take it out and play it whenever you want, given that you didn't have the sun shining directly on it and glaring up the screen.  However, unless I don't know about a pair of pants with deep enough pockets, you aren't going to be fitting the Switch in said pocket.  This in turn makes it about as portable as most modern day tablets.  Being that they are portable, but your not fitting it in your pocket anytime soon.

On top of that, the Switch has the same problem that the 3DS had with being able to play it anywhere.  It's the glare from the sun thing I mentioned earlier.  I seriously cannot see the screen if I take it outside when the sun is out.  Even if I adjust the brightness.

Portable, but not as much as I would like it to be.
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: ADFan185 on March 12, 2017, 05:49:53 AM
Ah yeah that can be a problem I'd wait for cloudy days to take it outside. So the sun won't be a issue at all.
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: pokeplayer984 on March 12, 2017, 07:23:47 PM
Zelda: Breath of the Wild is getting hilariously bad reviews on Metacritic.  They are obviously made by those who haven't played the game and are just made for trolling purposes.  Below is a video with 11 of them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAfK2CHdxoM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAfK2CHdxoM)


Enjoy!
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: Gentle Sharptooth on April 18, 2017, 10:37:34 PM
Nintendo was household name for me. I had NES to Nintendo Wii. I stopped getting consoles with Wii U. I felt the Wii U and Xbox One, and PS4 were essentially scams to get people to buy tech before it changed once again, example Bluray was basically to get us to buy DVD again with HD before Digital buying took over.

The Nintendo Switch was real next revolution for Nintendo. I despite having surrendered my controller, still like to keep privy and apprised of the latest Gaming. Switch's combo console and mobile device is a great idea, but I have heard many people are having terrible overheating problems, and dock for the handheld part is flimsy, can anyone substantiate these complaints?

Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: ADFan185 on April 19, 2017, 01:35:27 AM
Yeah I've read the bad reviews of the game and people thought they where getting this awesome amazing new Zelda game but it turns out it was pretty Bad. Some say it was to easy of a game to play.
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: Gentle Sharptooth on April 19, 2017, 01:55:20 AM
Quote from: ADFan185,Apr 19 2017 on  12:35 AM
Yeah I've read the bad reviews of the game and people thought they where getting this awesome amazing new Zelda game but it turns out it was pretty Bad. Some say it was to easy of a game to play.
Nintendo has struggled since N64 era to create challenging games. The advent of New Super Mario Bros. and most sequels to major franchises can be beaten with ease, while the old school Nintendo games were extremely difficult to beat or had so much to do as in case of SNES Super Mario World, that gamers kept busy.
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: ADFan185 on April 20, 2017, 04:03:46 AM
Ah yeah it's sad that they went Downhill after the Super Nintendo era. Oh I know the Super Nintendo games where pretty challenging to beat one reason why I loved them a lot. Hopefully someday they get back to there roots and make games more challenging.
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: Gentle Sharptooth on April 20, 2017, 04:36:27 AM
Quote from: ADFan185,Apr 20 2017 on  03:03 AM
Ah yeah it's sad that they went Downhill after the Super Nintendo era. Oh I know the Super Nintendo games where pretty challenging to beat one reason why I loved them a lot. Hopefully someday they get back to there roots and make games more challenging.
I hope that too. The only problem is the Wii Generation. Because of Nintendo Wii casual gamers flooded the market, and so Nintendo made games increasingly easy to master and beat. Hopefully the failture of Wii U has taught them to move on and get back to making games for hardcore gamers who like challenges and difficulty.
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: ADFan185 on April 20, 2017, 11:52:19 AM
Exactly they need to realize there general audience are adults not kids so we need more challenging games to play. No watered down easy games that get finished quickly.
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: Gentle Sharptooth on April 20, 2017, 05:43:51 PM
One of problems for Nintendo and all companies now is they rush out titles for release. I remember having to wait two years or more for a sequel. Fans of Assassin's Creed, Halo, and Mario had to wait years for sequels and they were always good, but once they started rushing out a sequel for every year, the quality, difficulty, style, and fun factor went downhill.
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: ADFan185 on April 20, 2017, 07:11:04 PM
I agree with everything that you said right there. It's awful they're rushing every sequel and game now. Fans don't mind waiting for a sequel if it's going to be good. Hopefully they one day stop rushing game titles out and take there time making them.
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: Gentle Sharptooth on April 20, 2017, 07:21:06 PM
Quote from: ADFan185,Apr 20 2017 on  06:11 PM
I agree with everything that you said right there. It's awful they're rushing every sequel and game now. Fans don't mind waiting for a sequel if it's going to be good. Hopefully they one day stop rushing game titles out and take there time making them.
I hope they will too. The problem is that at launch, Nintendo usually has a lackluster selection of games. So their is pressure to get something out for those gamers who complain about there being too few choices, but then as aforementioned that doesn't make for a good game. You can have fast or fantastic, rarely both.
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: pokeplayer984 on August 11, 2017, 09:50:07 AM
Nintendo gets sued by GameVice!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_WK7igfuEA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_WK7igfuEA)

In my mind, GameVice is butthurt over not making great sales and want to get compensation in any way possible.  I'm not a legal expert, but even I know this is ridiculous.

Your thoughts?
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: CybertronianBrony on August 11, 2017, 05:25:42 PM
(facepalms at GameVice's stupidity)

Sigh...
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: Flathead770 on August 11, 2017, 08:03:32 PM
I'm not surprised. Companies have been trying to sue Nintendo for years. I remember hearing quite a few lawsuits against Nintendo for the Wii and 3DS. It seems whenever Nintendo is doing well with a console/handheld the patent trolls come out.
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: pokeplayer984 on March 09, 2018, 02:47:50 AM
So, there's a Nintendo Direct.  Please watch until the end.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsFna-Z1MjU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsFna-Z1MjU)

Well, I hope my wallet's ready for all this.
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: Nick22 on March 09, 2018, 06:38:09 PM
I'll likely be getting a Switch for Mario Odyssey.  and its DLC. Hoping for a Ilse Delfino world and Haunted world.
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: Flathead770 on March 09, 2018, 08:05:07 PM
I was honestly most excited by more Octopath Travellers information out of the whole direct, though I did get spoiled on the Smash announcement before hand. I'm really not too excited for another Smash, especially if it is a port. If they did some physics and other changes to make it closer to Melee that would make me happy. Things like the game playing faster, attacks having more hit stun so combos exist (watching Diddy back throw to uair repeatedly isn't fun), DI having a more significant effect for escaping combos and to help with survivability. L-cancelling (see smooth landing) is probably the biggest inclusion that would make me happy as this is one of the most important techniques when playing Ganondorf (who I main). Wavedashing I'm fine without having as it was unintentional from the start, but I would like the one air dodge in the air to come back. (All the typical Melee elitist points I know)

Not that I didn't have fun with Smash 4, it was a good improvement over Brawl. Unfortunately I've been spoiled with Project M, which is where I've had the most enjoyment with a Smash game.

So far I know a few people on the GoF have a switch so maybe it's time we start to dust off the 'Gamer's Unite' topic? At least when Smash comes out.


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I'll likely be getting a Switch for Mario Odyssey. and its DLC. Hoping for a Ilse Delfino world and Haunted world.
A Haunted or ghost house style world in Mario Odyssey would be pretty cool. I'd buy that DLC.
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: Hypno on March 09, 2018, 09:23:01 PM
The worst game for the Nintendo Switch is WWE 2K18. Search "wwe 2k18 nintendo switch gameplay" and you'll see what I mean, the game is practically unplayable and the graphics suck compared to PS4/Xbox One/PC. It's not the console's fault, it's the people who made the port. Not a good game at all, on the Switch at least.
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: Flathead770 on March 10, 2018, 01:15:06 AM
Hey I happened to watch the Digital Foundry video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tUdwcbIlTY) on that game and yes does it ever look bad. Reminds me of the Wii with all the shovelware that came out.

Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: pokeplayer984 on March 14, 2018, 12:50:52 AM
So, very recently Nintendo released the new 5.0.0 update for the Switch.  At first, it seems like nothing big was done.  The hacking community say otherwise.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzsbDGDwg1U (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzsbDGDwg1U)

So yeah, best to get one now if you wish to hack it someday.  Otherwise, you may not be able to in the future.

I know I'm buying one tomorrow for hacking purposes.
Title: Nintendo Switch
Post by: pokeplayer984 on March 18, 2018, 07:39:53 PM
Well, over the last few days, I got a Nintendo Switch Version 3.0.0, bought JoyCons for it (Red & Blue Combo) and hacked a working NES and SNES Emulator onto it.  This opens my gaming library substantially.  Being able to play this on a handheld is great.  However there have proven to be downsides.

First off, you can only get it working with a special Homebrew that requires an Internet Connection.  On top of that, you have to modify the DNS Settings for said connection.  Plus you have to go through certain necessary steps if you wish to play it again after you turn it off.  It's kind of a hassle, really.

Oh, and let's not forget that you can get the White Screen of Death with these. (Though that can be fixed by holding down the power button for a bit.)

Is it worth it?  Heck yeah!

It's been an interesting experience.  I will buy the games officially when they come out on the Switch Virtual Console. (Which Nintendo promises will happen "eventually".) Until then, this will do VERY nicely.

I'll be testing it for on the go soon enough.