Nintendo Switch (Nintendo's next console)

WeleaseWoderick · 08-02-2017 08:34PM

Both the Xbox One and PS4 have all these multimedia apps but guess what, neither plays Nintendo games.

That's what I am buying the Switch for!

sligeach · 08-02-2017 09:04PM

TrustedApple wrote: »

Look i am one who does not care if it has apps.

ITS A GAMES CONSOLE.

If i wont to go on the internet i go use my phone or laptop. The phone is with all people at all times.

Netflix who cares. ITs on my smart TV and other games consoles.

I wont it to play games thats it and i am happy

Would this be the other consoles that have all this functionality like browser, Blu-ray, Netflix, online that doesn't require you to jump through hoops, is cheaper, more powerful, has a bigger library of games, etc, etc? It's another negative against the Switch, like it or not. This has been reported all over the net including Irish websites.

I value a browser on Nintendo consoles and a lot of other people do too. I'm sure it will turn up at some point, just like it'll be cheaper in price eventually. First impressions count for a lot though.

Tipsy McSwagger · 08-02-2017 09:11PM

Lads a browser is about as useful on a console as a bloody handle.

druss · 08-02-2017 09:14PM

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

Lads a browser is about as useful on a console as a bloody handle.

Generally speaking, yes. But a console in the form factor of a tablet and designed to be taken on the go? I could see that being rather useful indeed.

Andrew76 · 08-02-2017 09:17PM

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

Lads a browser is about as useful on a console as a bloody handle.

Handle you say? No problem.

sligeach · 08-02-2017 09:17PM

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

Lads a browser is about as useful on a console as a bloody handle.

Nah, sorry I couldn't disagree more. Although I did use the Gamecube handle a few times.

magnumbud · 08-02-2017 09:18PM

druss wrote: »

Generally speaking, yes. But a console in the form factor of a tablet and designed to be taken on the go? I could see that being rather useful indeed.

a handle would be very useful and they rushed it out incomplete and now theres no handle #cancelswitch

dmcg90 · 08-02-2017 09:26PM

If it doesn't have a browser, then won't that make connecting to some free wifi hotspots a nightmare?

MilesMorales1 · 08-02-2017 09:27PM

Free wifi hotspots are a nightmare to connect to even on an iphone or 3DS.

magnumbud · 08-02-2017 09:38PM

dmcg90 wrote: »

If it doesn't have a browser, then won't that make connecting to some free wifi hotspots a nightmare?

it will have a browser on it but initially but yeah it will make it annoying a temporary work around until the browser comes, which could be a week or month, could be connect to wifi using your phone and then use your phone as a hotspot. i imagine i will use my phones 4g unlimited data when out and about as a hotspot anyway cause its probably going to be faster than most free hotspots. i do that with my phone anyway and from time to time when my home wifi is acting up i have used it for my pc to play online and that worked very well

Corholio · 08-02-2017 09:54PM

I would have liked a browser on it for sure and would have been nice to have it from the start, if it's a deal breaker for some not to buy it then fair enough but I don't really see why it would be, a month before release. It sounded from Kimishima's comments that there wasn't a big use of it on the Wii U. I hope of course they do put one on but it's a small thing compared to the uncertainty about the online etc, that hopefully they'll clear up soon. I think the price for the Switch is fine as well, it's well in line with other consoles at launch and in some cases less, anyone expecting €250/£200 were creating their own disappointment to be honest. The pricing of the accessories is a much more valid complaint imo.

Hopefully Netflix is put on it in the near future to watch the Castlevania TV series announced today :eek:

peteeeed · 08-02-2017 10:06PM

1-2 switch to have 28 mini games

https://www.engadget.com/2017/02/08/nintendo-switch-minigames/

mayordenis · 08-02-2017 10:33PM

No sim card support? I thought it was phablonsole. Bad.

CiDeRmAn · 08-02-2017 10:33PM

peteeeed wrote: »

1-2 switch to have 28 mini games

https://www.engadget.com/2017/02/08/nintendo-switch-minigames/

I think, had they rebranded it as a WarioWare Inc title no one would be complaining at all.

Atari Jaguar · 08-02-2017 11:04PM

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

Free wifi hotspots are a nightmare to connect to even on an iphone or 3DS.

Your iPhone might need repair, I connect to wifi hotspots with no hassle at all.

MilesMorales1 · 08-02-2017 11:11PM

Atari Jaguar wrote: »

Your iPhone might need repair, I connect to wifi hotspots with no hassle at all.

Connecting to the free ones outside the house which require a million different things to connect to them are a hassle.

johnpatrick81 · 09-02-2017 12:24AM

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I think, had they rebranded it as a WarioWare Inc title no one would be complaining at all.

Ah now!!!! You're defending the indefensible!!

Some of the wario ware stuff was ingenious! This looks awful!

RasTa · 09-02-2017 12:39AM

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

Connecting to the free ones outside the house which require a million different things to connect to them are a hassle.

Eh no that's not true, although I've never owned an Apple phone but I doubt it's much different to android.

Strange deflection

MilesMorales1 · 09-02-2017 01:23AM

RasTa wrote: »

Eh no that's not true, although I've never owned an Apple phone but I doubt it's much different to android.

Strange deflection

Yeah ok :rolleyes:

Has anyone seen a decent price for 1-2 Switch yet?

DARK-KNIGHT · 09-02-2017 01:47AM

22 days I CANNOT WAIT

Wolverine359 · 09-02-2017 02:06AM

mayordenis wrote: »

No sim card support? I thought it was phablonsole. Bad.

This comment reminds me of a typical Donald Trump tweet...

(sorry :pac:)

Banjo · 09-02-2017 02:15AM

Corholio wrote: »

...but it's a small thing compared to the uncertainty about the online etc, that hopefully they'll clear up soon.:

See, I don't play online much. But I know others do and thats perfectly ok, its a reasonable thing to want given other platforms in the competitive market have it so I don't take the piss out of them when the uncertainty around the online features causes them anxiety...

Okay, I'm putting the browser thing to bed, climbing in beside it and gently spooning till the morning.

PS, I quoted your post for convenience, not to target you for a relatively benign comment. When the Browsites triumph and the others go to The Camps I will keep you as a pet or custodial staffer.

Digital Solitude · 09-02-2017 02:20AM

Banjo you're a weird guy.

Do you have a blog?

If not you should stream and just talk, that's some tasty verbal diarrhoea.

Andrew76 · 09-02-2017 09:32AM

Digital Solitude wrote: »

Banjo you're a weird guy.

Do you have a blog?

If not you should stream and just talk, that's some tasty verbal diarrhoea.

He usually makes some good points, just takes a while to decipher them. Other times I think he's just talking to himself. :pac:

This place wouldn't be the same without his posting, or sligeach's for that matter.

Star Lord · 09-02-2017 10:05AM

Andrew76 wrote: »

This place wouldn't be the same without his posting, or sligeach's for that matter.

Quoted for emphasis.

This genuinely is a great little community we have here, and I've loved being part of it. The best thing about it is how we can disagree on various things, and still remain civil. It's a very rare occasion (or the occasional troll post) that things do get dragged down a bit, but these are seldom, thankfully!

This thread is full of disagreements, and is far from an echo chamber, which is wonderful, as it's exactly what keeps it vibrant and fresh. Yet we still all get along, with a little gentle ribbing from time to time, and well thought out arguments at others. And bad jokes all over the place.

I wouldn't switch you guys for any other forum... :pac:

Ol' Donie · 09-02-2017 10:13AM

Andrew76 wrote: »

He usually makes some good points, just takes a while to decipher them. Other times I think he's just talking to himself. :pac:

This place wouldn't be the same without his posting, or sligeach's for that matter.

Two of the best guys round here, for my money.

Totally agree, great bunch of people altogether in this forum.

MilesMorales1 · 09-02-2017 10:25AM

Star Lord wrote: »

Quoted for emphasis.

This genuinely is a great little community we have here, and I've loved being part of it. The best thing about it is how we can disagree on various things, and still remain civil. It's a very rare occasion (or the occasional troll post) that things do get dragged down a bit, but these are seldom, thankfully!

This thread is full of disagreements, and is far from an echo chamber, which is wonderful, as it's exactly what keeps it vibrant and fresh. Yet we still all get along, with a little gentle ribbing from time to time, and well thought out arguments at others. And bad jokes all over the place.

I wouldn't switch you guys for any other forum... :pac:

I like you... wii guys as well. *cricket sounds*

CiDeRmAn · 09-02-2017 10:33AM

Star Lord wrote: »

This thread is full of disagreements, and is far from an echo chamber, which is wonderful, as it's exactly what keeps it vibrant and fresh. Yet we still all get along, with a little gentle ribbing from time to time, and well thought out arguments at others. And bad jokes all over the place.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ET4hkIlRjXw

kunst nugget · 09-02-2017 10:36AM

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

Yeah ok :rolleyes:

Has anyone seen a decent price for 1-2 Switch yet?

You still want it after watching that video?

CiDeRmAn · 09-02-2017 10:36AM

Interesting, Nintendo say they may "consider" making existing Wii/WiiU controllers compatible with the Switch in the future.
Linky dink
Personally, I reckon that Nintendo are anxious to starve the notion that the Switch has anything in common with the Wii/WiiU lineup, aside from updates to existing WiiU titles popping up during the early months of the new console.
If they published material and photos showing the Switch working with WiiU Pro controllers it'd be the only things the haters would post, in an effort to stymie the system before it's launched.
At the very least, it would tie the Switch to the unsuccessful WiiU system and damage the new brand.

Nintendo Switch (Nintendo's next console)

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