Nintendo Switch (Nintendo's next console)

MilesMorales1 · 13-02-2017 09:19PM

Deleted User wrote: »

No mate didn't use a loyalty card.

Oh. Then print off whatever you need, order no, maybe take some ID to be safe.

13-02-2017 09:20PM

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

Oh. Then print off whatever you need, order no, maybe take some ID to be safe.

Cheers

johnpatrick81 · 13-02-2017 09:22PM

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Ah now, come on.
A joke is a joke but you've been on here for the last week or so deliberately stirring it up and being contrary.
Seriously.
And you don't get to call foul seeing as you've engaged plenty of people here in a personal fashion, including me.

There's no joke in my posts. Jesus, someone with a critical view of the Switch is now a troll and a moderator says it's fair game to call him a troll.

When did I get personal with you? Anyone who thinks the world would be just GTA cod and Fifa without Nintendo is an idiot, that's just a fact.

RobbingBandit · 13-02-2017 09:27PM

Happy thoughts or I'm turning this train around and no one gets anything, I'm talking tear gas and electro shock therapy, do you hear me. I really hope someone gets something so I can rob it from them, looking at you spider boy.

MilesMorales1 · 13-02-2017 09:30PM

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Happy thoughts or I'm turning this train around and no one gets anything, I'm talking tear gas and electro shock therapy, do you hear me. I really hope someone gets something so I can rob it from them, looking at you spider boy.

You'll never get me Doc Ock! *webs up and runs*

RobbingBandit · 13-02-2017 09:35PM

Ah now I'm Wilson Fisk not Otto.

MilesMorales1 · 13-02-2017 09:36PM

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Ah now I'm Wilson Fisk not Otto.

So you're gonna batter Peter Parker? You monster

CiDeRmAn · 13-02-2017 09:47PM

johnpatrick81 wrote: »

There's no joke in my posts. Jesus, someone with a critical view of the Switch is now a troll and a moderator says it's fair game to call him a troll.

When did I get personal with you? Anyone who thinks the world would be just GTA cod and Fifa without Nintendo is an idiot, that's just a fact.

And there you go, at it again.

I think I'll stop feeding you now.

And perhaps you'll find your way back to more measured posts in the near future.
As you said, you've posted here for a while, this particular angry Nintendo fan stuff is a more recent development.

super_furry · 13-02-2017 09:50PM

Still have my pre-order and Amazon will be hopefully shipping to me in time for the 3rd now but I just find myself resenting so much of what Nintendo are doing with this launch.

It's not the Switch - I think it's the exact product they need to make and if it gets the support of every internal Nintendo studio - it should be huge. It's more the lack of information (still) and the accessory pricing. Three weeks out and there's still nothing from them about their online services and their virtual console.

I've spent hundreds of euro on virtual console games across the Wii and New 3DS and Nintendo are just flat out ignoring everything they're asked about whether or not these purchases will transfer over or there'll at least be a discount for rebuying. I suspect the reason is because they want you to again buy the games they've already sold to you and in a world where Microsoft are doing things like backward compatibility, that's not good enough.

Things like not including a rechargable joycon grip and then selling it for a price that's seems just too high and then the pricing of the controller pro - which will be essential because of the lack of a d-pad on the joy-cons - again leave a sour taste in the mouth.

I shouldn't feel so sketchy about a new Nintendo launch but there's just a few too many niggles about how Nintendo are going about things. I'm alright with with the launch line-up really. Things like Arms and 1-2 Switch don't interest me in the slightest but there's Zelda and I'll pick up I Am Setsuna, assuming they actually have an online store at launch.

CiDeRmAn · 13-02-2017 09:51PM

I hope I've time for the Switch at launch.

I'm in a new role in work, and I'll be on duty on the 3rd of March.

Good thing it's portable so!

I'll get some gaming in, whatever updates are needed after picking it up at midnight, and then bring it to work and try to find some time in between duties there.

Hope my nurses like the sound of the Zelda theme!!

johnpatrick81 · 13-02-2017 09:56PM

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

And there you go, at it again.

I think I'll stop feeding you now.

And perhaps you'll find your way back to more measured posts in the near future.
As you said, you've posted here for a while, this particular angry Nintendo fan stuff is a more recent development.

Gladly look forward to having to tell you the same thing over and over. Just stop quoting me and live on in your blissful bubble and watch the end of Nintendo in the console scenario.

There's zero anger either. Get over yourself if you think this even raises anything other than a shrug in my life.

Anything seen as negative is automatically trolling or Nintendo hate. Pathetic

MilesMorales1 · 13-02-2017 10:00PM

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I hope I've time for the Switch at launch.

I'm in a new role in work, and I'll be on duty on the 3rd of March.

Good thing it's portable so!

I'll get some gaming in, whatever updates are needed after picking it up at midnight, and then bring it to work and try to find some time in between duties there.

Hope my nurses like the sound of the Zelda theme!!

Till you have to download the day one update and zelda patch...

Corholio · 13-02-2017 10:06PM

johnpatrick81 wrote: »

Gladly look forward to having to tell you the same thing over and over. Just stop quoting me and live on in your blissful bubble and watch the end of Nintendo in the console scenario.

There's zero anger either. Get over yourself if you think this even raises anything other than a shrug in my life.

Anything seen as negative is automatically trolling or Nintendo hate. Pathetic

Not so much being negative, a few things rightfully so to be negative about and unanswered questions etc, the whole 'idiot etc' thing is another thing though. Doesn't add anything to the points you're making or even make them stronger. You know very well it's not the whole 'negative is seen as trolling etc etc', it's when you're calling people idiots for disagreeing with you. There's just no need for it in all honesty.

Star Lord · 13-02-2017 10:06PM

johnpatrick81 wrote: »

Anything seen as negative is automatically trolling or Nintendo hate. Pathetic

The only pathetic thing here is the way you constantly resort to insults when people are debating points with you. Don't do it again, last warning.

Keep it civil please folks

MilesMorales1 · 13-02-2017 10:12PM

I think the lack of infomation and Nintendo's terrible communications are bad. I think the launch line up could be better, although as we've said there's been much worse. I think Nintendo's gonna nintendo with lots of things, it'll be a very Nintendo thing to do if the Virtual Console isn't live on launch day, which is why I'd expect it even. I'd like a better battery life, I'd prefer it to be 300 notes and not 330, or even 280! And I would be very partial if Red Dead 2 or other third party games was on the switch, even though I doubt they will be, cos Nintendo gonna Nintendo! All these things are things I think Nintendo needs to work on.

johnpatrick81 · 13-02-2017 10:16PM

Corholio wrote: »

Not so much being negative, a few things rightfully so to be negative about and unanswered questions etc, the whole 'idiot etc' thing is another thing though. Doesn't add anything to the points you're making or even make them stronger. You know very well it's not the whole 'negative is seen as trolling etc etc', it's when you're calling people idiots for disagreeing with you. There's just no need for it in all honesty.

Show me examples then. Calling someone who thinks the sole sum of gaming without Nintendo would be cod/Fifa/GTA an idiot is pretty straight up and factual. It's an idiotic statement to make.

johnpatrick81 · 13-02-2017 10:19PM

Star Lord wrote: »

The only pathetic thing here is the way you constantly resort to insults when people are debating points with you. Don't do it again, last warning.

Keep it civil please folks

So replying to a straight up discussion with "yawn" isn't pathetic? Calling someone who disagrees with you a troll isn't pathetic?

Shove your warning buddy, I'm done with this pathetic "discussion" forum

super_furry · 13-02-2017 10:20PM

MilesMorales1 · 13-02-2017 10:20PM

I know you weren't as personally involved with Switch's development, but were there any tables flipped?

Nothing really in terms of 180 degrees, but myself, Mr. Takeda and Mr. Iwata were more providing feedback during development. So a lot of the younger staff would give us presentations, and we would give them feedback and make decisions if necessary. The feedback that we did provide I think was put to good use, and I don't think there were any times where we had major clashes of ideas. If anything, we had to think about how to make Switch unique, and there's a certain cost associated with that. So it was like, "Oh my God, it's going to be a lot more expensive. How are we going to deal with this?" We struggled with that together as a team.

Is there anything in particular about Switch that reflects Satoru Iwata's involvement? [Iwata was Nintendo's president from 2002 to 2015, and passed away in July 2015.]

I mentioned that Mr. Iwata, Mr. Takeda and myself provided feedback and made decisions, but ultimately Mr. Iwata was the head of development, so he put a lot of thought and time into Switch. I think that the idea of Nintendo Switch being a device you can take out and anywhere, and the idea of it being a system that really allows networking and communicating with people, I think that's something Mr. Iwata put a lot of emphasis on.

Because Mr. Iwata was tech-savvy, a lot of our discussion involved trying to figure out how to make the technical things like network capabilities or servers or whatever fun. For example, think about when we added the ability to use a browser on the DS [Nintendo's two-screen gaming handheld—the browser was added to North American systems in 2007]. As time goes on, all of these services become more and more advanced, and so we need to think about "How do we incorporate mobile devices or new browser features that come up?" That's something Mr. Iwata and I discussed a lot, really trying to decide what to do and what not to do in our hardware.

http://time.com/4668908/nintendo-switch-miyamoto-interview/

fixXxer · 13-02-2017 10:23PM

johnpatrick81 wrote:

Shove your warning buddy, I'm done with this pathetic "discussion" forum

u ok hun

super_furry · 13-02-2017 10:24PM

Anyway, just reflecting on the whole pre-launch spell, I think it’s been a steady downwards spiral for me with the Switch.

That initial reveal video had me insanely hyped and everything from Nintendo has taken it down just a notch.

I suppose the fact that so much about Breath of the Wild was already known because of the Wii U release may play into that, but usually as you approach a console release, the company will be increasing the anticipation.

With Nintendo it’s been a bit all over the place really, from their muddled messaging to the pricing, they need to really get it right in the month or two post-launch because once their biggest fans have bought the console, they need to convince everyone on the fence to get one.

MilesMorales1 · 13-02-2017 10:24PM

Also also, pretty much confirmed leaks!

HD Rumble's technical name is a Linear resonant actuator
When in handheld mode, the Switch will have an unlock screen like a smartphone to prevent accidental waking.
The Switch features a Quick Menu. Press and hold the HOME Button for at least one second to display the Quick Settings screen on top of all other screens, including the HOME Menu and any applications. Unlike the 3DS, the active software will not be suspended when this menu is invoked
The Switch's keyboard will feature predictive text such as those on iOS and Android
System Settings will allow the user to edit the following settings:
Flight Mode Toggle
Enable/Disable Bluetooth
Manage Wi-fi
Manage NFC
Manage screen brightness
Screen lock
User Settings
Create/Edit Mii
Theme management
Controller management
System Update
Miis will have more options for hair, eyebrows, eyes, facial hair, glasses, mouths, and skin.
Miis will not store the creator's name, their favorites, and their birthday anymore. Anyone can edit Mii characters
Developers can create and sell Season Passes for their games
This document confirms an X1 like SoC using Maxwell on the final retail version
There are NO plans to provide an Internet Browser at this stage but developers are able to access a web applet to display specific websites within their game/app
A maximum of 8 users can be registered on a system
Friend requests and game invites CAN be sent from the console.
"Friend Presence is a feature that uses the Internet to convey information in real time about the online status of friends and the applications they are playing. Among possibilities, we see this being used in the application to check whether friends are in the joinable state, and to use the Friend List system feature screen to show what applications friends are playing."
A Nintendo Account can be linked to multiple Switches BUT save data is not automatically synchronised
There are TWO dev kit devices: SDEV and EDEV
SDEV - Has built-in ports; no built-in battery
EDEV - Resembles the retail product exactly but is black color
Game cards come in 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, or 32 GB variations.

Nintendo is expanding its online network and offers a library called Network Extension (NEX).

Matchmaking:
This feature matches players for multiplayer games. It can be used to bring players together based on matching criteria from among unspecified numbers of users, or to create groups among friends only. Groups can be created temporarily for a multiplayer game, or they can be created as lasting entities usable as communities.
Ranking:
This feature uploads scores so users can get the relative rankings. Rankings can be calculated for only a certain period of time, or for only the scores of players registered in a certain group, and the score information can be periodically reset.
Data Store:
This is a network storage feature. Any data can be optionally saved to the game server. This saved data can be tagged, searched, and appended with ratings and the like.
Subscriber:
This is a messaging feature based on the publish-subscribe pattern. It can be used to post messages on certain topics, poll for posts on certain topic, and otherwise share information within the application.

Linking With Nintendo Accounts

A link to a Nintendo Account can be set for each user on the NX. After an account has been logged in to on the NX, there is no need to log in again (to reenter a password), aside from a few exceptions like certain errors.

By linking to a Nintendo Account, not only will users be able to play online games on the NX, but they will also be able to use services like the following to which the link is made external to the NX.

Purchasing of content (from official websites) using smart devices and PCs.

Importing resources like NNID eCash from older hardware.

Recommending friends made in non-NX applications.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1343614

Importation of currency is great.

edit - I absolutely agree to an extent, they knocked it out of the park with the initial reveal, then from then we had a 3 month wait, then the presentation which wasn't as good as it should have been. Then the launch line up isn't as great as we'd like, I think the leaks didn't help since we had high expecations for it.

Zelda would seem a lot better if we hadn't had nearly 4 years (ish) of hype building up to it.

johnpatrick81 · 13-02-2017 10:25PM

fixxxer wrote: »

u ok hun

Much better now bbz xoxo

dunworth1 · 13-02-2017 10:29PM

looks like we'll be able to watch video in 4k on the tv?

from: https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/5tubqx/so_4k_on_the_switch_is_possible_at_30fps/

super_furry · 13-02-2017 10:31PM

dunworth1 wrote: »

looks like we'll be able to watch video in 4k on the tv?

from: https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/5tubqx/so_4k_on_the_switch_is_possible_at_30fps/

The Nvidia Shield TV outputs video in 4K so there's no reason the Switch couldn't. Whether or not it will however, remains to be seen.

CiDeRmAn · 13-02-2017 10:33PM

Actually,
Can't wait for the Direct, should fill in some blanks for us all with less than three weeks to go

MilesMorales1 · 13-02-2017 10:36PM

Be nice if the eventual netflix app offered 4K output.

kevin2me · 13-02-2017 10:48PM

Looking fwd to this thread bring back to normal service &#55357;&#56832; yikes tuff reading....

Okay so outside of all various tidbits. Nintendo been quite on OS, eshop, What comes next kinds stuff. I dont think ScissorClips even has a set release date in March. Makes me wonder are Nintendo trying to get all they can done just b4 release and we have a big Nintento Direct to get everyone in a good launch mood... A DIRECT in a week or 2 would be sweet.

Outside of that will we have a 3rd Party Direct. Its Nintendo whose to say they have to wait till E3. So tempted to buy E3 ticket they went live earlier! Some new 3rd party announcements would make for some positive reading. Ubisoft likely be E3 i suppose thou. Not sure on the rest

CiDeRmAn · 13-02-2017 10:57PM

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

Be nice if the eventual netflix app offered 4K output.

Be nice if my line manager gave me the 3rd... Ain't gonna happen though!

MilesMorales1 · 13-02-2017 11:04PM

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Be nice if my line manager gave me the 3rd... Ain't gonna happen though!

That's alright, I'll get your switch for you, you'll get it back eventually....

Nintendo Switch (Nintendo's next console)

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