Nintendo Switch (Nintendo's next console)

sligeach · 30-01-2017 01:52PM

RobbingBandit wrote: »

64gb micro sd in Argos for €32.99

http://checkargos.com/product/3392210

No offence but that's $h1t€. There's far better deals than that.

Creamy Goodness · 30-01-2017 02:12PM

sligeach wrote: »

No offence but that's $h1t€. There's far better deals than that.

Whilst it's not a great price/deal, it remains valid as it shows that a decent sized memory card for a light user costs 50% less than Switch game.

Obviously there's much better value to be had but it's not like those on bargain alerts flogging 32gb usb 2.0 keys.

sligeach · 30-01-2017 02:19PM

angryIreGamer wrote: »

I got a similar call. extended it to games, basically said any games not preordered wont be stocked.

I have BOTW ordered already. so ordered bomberman.

No mention of paying the €50 deposit on my online pre order.

Wow! Gamestop really are putting a lot of faith in the Switch.

That_Guy · 30-01-2017 02:21PM

Just spotted this on Ebay.

Price seems too good to be true or do you think it's worth a punt?

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/256GB-Micro-SD-Memory-Card-for-all-mobiles-camera-laps-tabs-NEXT-DAY-DELIVERY-/222349087687?hash=item33c509d3c7:g:UTkAAOSw5cNYfSKp

Mr E · 30-01-2017 02:22PM

/\/ollog wrote: »

I called into Gamestop to put some more money against my Switch order. The offer above applies to ALL accessories, including first party (spare Joy-Cons, Pro Controllers, Cases etc.)

The only caveat is that they need to be preordered before the Switch comes out.

Irish Halo · 30-01-2017 02:32PM

I took a punt on it, the seller has feedback on that product and overwhelmingly positive, it's only £6.99 if it's not 256GB I'll just get my money back. I guess read speeds could be a problem with the Switch but it says it's Class 10.

maximoose · 30-01-2017 02:35PM

Seller only has 75 feedback, mostly for these cards, 2nd most recent is

not even 20gb on it binned immediately

Doubt these are genuine for that price, fake capacity most likely.

angryIreGamer · 30-01-2017 02:40PM

sligeach wrote: »

Wow! Gamestop really are putting a lot of faith in the Switch.

gamestop blanch is 50% tshirts/bobble heads etc. Its a horrible shop.

ShaneU · 30-01-2017 02:41PM

angryIreGamer wrote: »

gamestop blanch is 50% tshirts/bobble heads etc. Its a horrible shop.

Same in Pavillions

marcbrophy · 30-01-2017 02:46PM

That_Guy wrote: »

Just spotted this on Ebay.

Price seems too good to be true or do you think it's worth a punt?

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/256GB-Micro-SD-Memory-Card-for-all-mobiles-camera-laps-tabs-NEXT-DAY-DELIVERY-/222349087687?hash=item33c509d3c7:g:UTkAAOSw5cNYfSKp

It's a total spoof pal!
Steer well clear

Spoofer on eBay wrote:

Cards will vary in capacity and speed as they are factory formatted in bulk and so real capacity will vary from 8 gb to 256 gb.

That_Guy · 30-01-2017 02:49PM

marcbrophy wrote: »

It's a total spoof pal!
Steer well clear

Yeah, I thought so. I'll stick to good old reliable SanDisk so.

MilesMorales1 · 30-01-2017 02:56PM

Mr E wrote: »

I called into Gamestop to put some more money against my Switch order. The offer above applies to ALL accessories, including first party (spare Joy-Cons, Pro Controllers, Cases etc.)

The only caveat is that they need to be preordered before the Switch comes out.

For real? I'll go for a pro controller at €64.

magnumbud · 30-01-2017 03:38PM

Mr E wrote: »

I called into Gamestop to put some more money against my Switch order. The offer above applies to ALL accessories, including first party (spare Joy-Cons, Pro Controllers, Cases etc.)

The only caveat is that they need to be preordered before the Switch comes out.

i was just in gamestop and the guy printed off the list and said it does not include first party stuff. just pdp's accessories

sligeach · 30-01-2017 03:42PM

I highly doubt they'll include any first party accessories in the 20% off promotion.

panevthe3rd · 30-01-2017 03:48PM

I've pre ordered an extra set of joy cons with gamestop and didn't get 20% off.

Fairly sure it isnt the first party stuff.

Mr E · 30-01-2017 04:14PM

He showed me the price list and said that 20% applied to all accessories. Joy-Cons and pro-controllers were both on it.

dunworth1 · 30-01-2017 04:24PM

was in GS today to preorder zelda

I wanted to pay it off but he couldn't tell me how much zelda was going to be

they again mentioned the 20% accessories

magnumbud · 30-01-2017 04:43PM

Mr E wrote: »

He showed me the price list and said that 20% applied to all accessories. Joy-Cons and pro-controllers were both on it.

Thing the guy printed for me had joy cons and such on it but not marked as included. Some cases, screen protectors and a headset were the only things included

Banjo · 30-01-2017 04:45PM

Aren't we missing the point here?

i.e. That there's at least 1 Gamestop out there where the staff think that Joy-Cons are on the 20% list, and that's the place we should all be preordering?

hairball · 30-01-2017 05:59PM

Just popped into my local Gamestop to preorder games and accessories so I hope this 20% off thing applies to the first party stuff as well! The lads were telling me there's huge interest in the switch.

Star Lord · 30-01-2017 07:09PM

Yooka-Laylee Switch version won't cost extra as was suggested it might previously:

Playtonic wrote:

Upon release, the Switch version will be delivered to backers via digital game codes and thus no additional upgrade cost is required.

CiDeRmAn · 30-01-2017 07:42PM

That's great news.
This is the only edition of the game playable on the go, isn't it?
I've yet to get an email about changing my order to the Switch.

I'm now torn between getting a pro controller and a screen cover or a new set of Joycons and a charge grip...
I'm thinking the controllers are easily charged on the device...

Corholio · 30-01-2017 08:05PM

Doesn't seem like there will be a physical Switch version though, only digital.

They said they will send the backerkit survey soon to allow people to change their options if they want to. One little warning, if you don't change from your Wii U option (now cancelled) it'll autoset to Steam on PC.

CastorTroy · 30-01-2017 09:42PM

What? No call for a ban for kevin looking smug playing the Switch? :P
Have to ask, Kevin, about the one beside you in the furry outfit. What was the story there?

sligeach · 31-01-2017 02:15AM

Been wanting to post about the sleep mode on Switch, thankfully someone has made a short gif Tweet.

https://twitter.com/Dystify/status/826118162496290817

Also, here's a photo of a Switch dev unit.

I was only saying yesterday that this would be the colour scheme I'd prefer.

sligeach · 31-01-2017 09:05AM

NINTENDO - FISCAL REPORT FOR 9 MONTHS ENDED DEC. 31ST, 2016

The following info comes from Nintendo's Q3 financial release...
- Pokemon Sun/Moon sold 14.69 million units.
- Super Mario Maker for 3DS is a million seller
- Pokemon GO was a big boost for 3DS sales, both hardwdare and software
- 3DS hit 6.45 million units sold during this period, a 10% increase over last year
- 3DS software hit 46.78 million units sold, a 20% increase over last year
- 800k Wii U units will be shipped this fiscal year
- Wii U hit 760k units sold, a 75% decrease over last year
- Wii U software hit 12.48 million, a 45% decrease over last year
- Super Mario Run was downloaded over 40 million times in the first 4 days of availability
- NES Classic Edition saw much attention around the world
- amiibo hit 6.5 million units in terms of figurines, and 6.6 million in terms of cards
- digital sales were down
- operating income of 26.3 billion yen
- net sales of 311.1 billion yen
- overseas sales were 221.3 billion yen, which works out to 71.2% of total sales
- 16.7 billion yen of share of profit of entities accounted for using the equity method related to The Pokémon Company and other investments
- ordinary income of 49.1 billion yen
- gain on sales of investment securities totaling 63.5 billion yen as extraordinary income
- profit attributable to owners of parent was 102.9 billion yen
- this was due to the sale of the Seattle Mariners

http://gonintendo.com/stories/272992-nintendo-fiscal-report-for-9-months-ended-dec-31st-2016

MilesMorales1 · 31-01-2017 09:15AM

If they're really smart, Pokemon Stars will be real. Pokemon is a system seller.

nairy hipples · 31-01-2017 09:29AM

Nintendo made $500 million profit in the Oct-Dec quarter and expects to make $900 million profit by the end of the fiscal year. I don't necessarily see this as a company in trouble as all the naysayers who say Nintendo should ditch hardware would have you believe.

Roll on March 3rd!

Captain Chaos · 31-01-2017 09:34AM

nairy hipples wrote: »

Nintendo made $500 million profit in the Oct-Dec quarter and expects to make $900 million profit by the end of the fiscal year. I don't necessarily see this as a company in trouble as all the naysayers who say Nintendo should ditch hardware would have you believe.

Roll on March 3rd!

Thats the thing, Nintendo could make a mess of their next 5 console releases and still not be in trouble. They have the money to experiment as much as they like really for very little financial risk.

The NES Classic is basically printing money and a SNES classic would do just as well if not better.

nairy hipples · 31-01-2017 09:38AM

Captain Chaos wrote: »

Thats the thing, Nintendo could make a mess of their next 5 console releases and still not be in trouble. They have the money to experiment as much as they like really for very little financial risk.

The NES Classic is basically printing money and a SNES classic would do just as well if not better.

I know they've a huge financial nest egg and are safe for at least 50 years but the thing is they're not losing money, they're MAKING (quite a lot) of money. People still give them slack and predict their downfall

Nintendo Switch (Nintendo's next console)

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