Nintendo Switch (Nintendo's next console)

Star Lord · 25-02-2017 05:44PM

When I go into my orders, it comes up as 10/3/2017 too:

And the price on the page has increased too...

GameStop being GameStop, I don't suppose they have any kind of price promise...

OwaynOTT · 25-02-2017 05:49PM

I've cancelled my preorders. Only keeping the zelda overpriced edition. I'll let ye be my Guinea pigs and pick it up in early May.
Godspeed and good luck ye fine bunch of posters, that are going to boldly go where no Nintendo gamer has gone before.

That_Guy · 25-02-2017 06:03PM

Just found out I'm working on the 3rd - THAT'S BAD

But I'm not working until 2:30pm - THAT'S GOOD

I won't get to play Zelda or muck about with the console at all.. or at least for any significant amount of time - THAT'S BAD

I'm on a sleepover though that has Wi-Fi in the house so I can update and play a bit of Zelda at around 9pm when the little fella goes to bed. - THAT'S GOOD

Some Switch is better than no Switch I guess. Least I'm off all day Saturday/Sunday so I can catch up.

sligeach · 25-02-2017 06:03PM

1-2-Switch (Switch) - Air Guitar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LprBGQch17E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LprBGQch17E

More cringe.

Irish Halo · 25-02-2017 06:09PM

Saw some massive BOTW ads on the tube today, both Northern and Victoria lines, first I have seen ... in the wild ... so at least they're doing some advertising (usually cycle in and out of work and watch BBC so haven't seen much anywhere else). #Excited

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fixXxer · 25-02-2017 06:10PM

sligeach wrote:

More cringe.

You're just trolling us at this stage

dunworth1 · 25-02-2017 06:12PM

sligeach wrote: »

1-2-Switch (Switch) - Air Guitar

well that's me sold :cool:

DARK-KNIGHT · 25-02-2017 06:16PM

sligeach wrote: »

1-2-Switch (Switch) - Air Guitar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LprBGQch17E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LprBGQch17E

More cringe.

I'll admit that is cringeworthy

Racket · 25-02-2017 06:17PM

Star Lord wrote: »

When I go into my orders, it comes up as 10/3/2017 too:
[IMG]GameStop being GameStop, I don't suppose they have any kind of price promise... [/img]

Yea, that's the problem I noticed with it being still the old price in my orders but changed to the 10th. Hopefully it's just because whoever manages the products on the site may have accidentally updated the Snipperclips bundle info for the normal neon set instead of adding it as a new product.

I haven't made a multiple product online order with GS before, but if for whatever reason the normal neon sets are delayed for the week, hopefully it doesn't delay me in getting Zelda in the same order either..

sligeach · 25-02-2017 06:24PM

sligeach wrote: »

New performance mode boosts Switch mobile clocks by 25 per cent
Digital Foundry on how developers can access more Switch GPU power, plus analysis of the recent teardown.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2017-new-performance-mode-boosts-handheld-switch-clocks-by-25-per-cent

Here’s the rundown:

– Digital Foundry says Switch’s “build quality and design is excellent”
– 4310mAh, 16Whr battery takes up a good portion of the internal space
– Apparently “third party replacements by the end-user shouldn’t be too difficult”
– Switch is held together by screws
– Detachable microSD card reader
– This seems to sit on top of the heat-shield when the unit is first opened
– 32GB of eMMC NAND storage also seems to occupy its own mini-daughterboard, as opposed to being soldered directly onto the mainboard
– This offers Nintendo the chance to more easily produce premium SKUs with more generous storage capacity, while retaining the same mainboard
– Heat pipe siphons heat away from the Nvidia Tegra processor
– Active cooling is available to stop the processor overheating, ensuring consistent performance
– Seems to be a more lightly modified X1, still on the 20nm process
– Nintendo has added to the available performance modes available to developers in a recent update
– This bumps the mobile GPU power
– A new ‘NX add-on’ note introduces an expanded table of operating modes

Available CPU Speeds * Available GPU Speeds * Available Memory Controller Speeds
Undocked 1020MHz * 307.2MHz/384MHz * 1331.2MHz
Docked 1020MHz * 307.2MHz/384MHz/768MHz * 1331.2MHz/1600MHz

– Developers can opt for a 384MHz GPU clock – a straight 25 per cent uplift in compute power compared to the default 307.2MHz option
– Both frequencies are available to developers in what it calls ‘normal mode’ operation
– Users can’t choose between them
– Adjustments have been made to available memory bandwidth
– 1600MHz option is now only available in ‘boost mode’ (when Switch is docked)
– 1600MHz support in mobile mode is deprecated
– Devs can opt to run handheld modes while in the dock too
– Documentation has no new modes for docked performance
– Not all games will use the 384MHz GPU mobile mode
– 307.2MHz remains the default option

– The expanded table above still shows memory frequencies in line with Tegra X1’s capabilities and a look at the Chinese Switch teardown shows two Samsung LPDDR4 modules in parallel, in exactly the same configuration used in Shield Android TV
– The only difference seems to come from the capacity of the RAM chips
– Shield uses two 1.5GB modules
– Switch ups that to a 2x 2GB configuration for 4GB of total system memory
– Configuration suggests a 64-bit memory bus
– Switch has a processor that looks like a Tegra X1, with specs from Nintendo in line with X1, and power consumption that fits the characteristics of the chip’s 20nm fabrication process
– Digital Foundry says Switch is “by far and away the most powerful handheld console ever made, backed by a dedicated API designed to extract maximum performance from the hardware”
– Gulf in performance between mobile and docked configurations is considerable

http://nintendoeverything.com/latest-switch-tech-details-including-new-mode-that-boosts-mobile-clocks-by-25-percent/

MilesMorales1 · 25-02-2017 06:47PM

I have a screenshot of the switch at 319.99, doubt it'll be honoured though.

nairy hipples · 25-02-2017 06:49PM

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

I have a screenshot of the switch at 319.99, doubt it'll be honoured though.

So do I, had a brief thought of arguing the toss but decided against it. No price is final until the sale goes through so wouldn't have a leg to stand on unfortunately

Digital Solitude · 25-02-2017 07:06PM

Larger capacity consoles by Christmas? See how launch sells, if it meets expectations, hop up to 128gb onboard and sell a **** ton at Christmas.

CastorTroy · 25-02-2017 07:11PM

I see ASDA have the switch on preorder after dropping the wii u for the most part

Nollog · 25-02-2017 07:19PM

Star Lord wrote: »

When I go into my orders, it comes up as 10/3/2017 too:

And the price on the page has increased too...

GameStop being GameStop, I don't suppose they have any kind of price promise...

I was in argos today. they have the switch price at 370 euro. Hope that comes down, as that's plain crazy.

Also I've been watching amazon france joycon prices, and they keep going up 10 and then back down too(79.99-89.99).

sligeach · 25-02-2017 07:47PM

Remember that Nintendo Switch CitySlicker Case(Man Bag

)? Well it's now available to buy, it's $79 but it ships from America so postage will be expensive. May get hit by customs too. There's also optional extras that further increase its price.

https://www.sfbags.com/products/nintendo-switch-cityslicker-case

dunworth1 · 25-02-2017 09:44PM

Digital Solitude wrote: »

Larger capacity consoles by Christmas? See how launch sells, if it meets expectations, hop up to 128gb onboard and sell a **** ton at Christmas.

would they that quickly, though?

then again a limited edition Mario version I could see $$$

dunworth1 · 25-02-2017 09:51PM

what a misleading title

Nintendo Switch is safer without its safety straps
Commentary: I sliced my finger open using Nintendo's new system.

Remember when people started throwing their Nintendo Wii Remotes into TV sets, prompting lawsuits and a massive recall of some 3.2 million fragile wrist straps? That probably won't happen with the Nintendo Switch, which comes with two beefy braided cord attachments in every box.

But you know what's worse than having a remote fly out of your hand? Slicing your finger open when trying to get the blasted strap attachment off again.

While the Joy-Con Wrist Strap slides onto a controller fairly easily, we've found it frustratingly hard to get it off again on both of our pre-release Nintendo Switch review units. It's a struggle, and it can break apart suddenly with a lot of force if you pull hard.

There's also not a lot of surface area to grab it safely -- which is probably why my fingernail sliced right into another finger the first time I had to remove them. (You don't need to see the bloody mess, right?) Perhaps if I'd just cut my fingernails it'd have been less of an issue.

It can take some force to remove it -- and then it'll suddenly snap off, potentially exposing your bare flesh to fingernail damage.
Charles Wagner/CNET
The whole concept of the Switch is that you'll be able to snap these two removable controllers into various configurations whenever you like. Generally it works fine; they've got a smooth, satisfying action when I slide them into the Switch tablet or Joy-Con Grip gamepad.

We checked with Nintendo, and we're not using them wrong -- the attachment slides on, it clicks, it's in the right orientation (which is important, since you can put them on the wrong way too) and we're properly disengaging the lock and firmly pushing down the release button each time. Though a Nintendo rep said he hadn't personally seen the issue, GamesRadar also noticed it.

Bottom line: it's scary hard to get these pieces apart, at least on these early units. Until or unless you wear down the mechanism (or Nintendo tweaks them in a later batch), this safety feature might strangely be the most dangerous part of the Switch.

https://www.cnet.com/news/nintendo-switch-joy-con-wrist-strap-hard-to-pull-apart/

he somehow cut his own finger with his own nail
how do you even do that?

there's probably a knack to doing it is a safety feature so you'd expect them to stay in place securely

d22ontour · 25-02-2017 09:55PM

dunworth1 wrote: »

he somehow cut his own finger with his own nail
how do you even do that?

dunworth1 · 25-02-2017 10:04PM

Breaking news: I heard from one of my contacts at Nintendo of America. The syncing issue will be resolved before launch

https://twitter.com/Stealth___/status/834920412052078594

McLoughlin · 25-02-2017 10:17PM

Zelda Breath of the Wild will be on X Box One according to Asda

https://mynintendonews.com/2017/02/25/uk-asda-messes-up-their-nintendo-switch-marketing-in-store/

dunworth1 · 25-02-2017 10:30PM

McLoughlin wrote: »

Zelda Breath of the Wild will be on X Box One according to Asda

https://mynintendonews.com/2017/02/25/uk-asda-messes-up-their-nintendo-switch-marketing-in-store/

clearly a person who knows squat about games

dunworth1 · 25-02-2017 10:35PM

small thing but you can use headphones while docked which is good

https://twitter.com/gamexplain/status/835560035233099777

CastorTroy · 25-02-2017 10:58PM

McLoughlin wrote: »

Zelda Breath of the Wild will be on X Box One according to Asda

https://mynintendonews.com/2017/02/25/uk-asda-messes-up-their-nintendo-switch-marketing-in-store/

Nintendo going third party confirmed. MS pulling no punches trying to beat sony.

Was in asda today and they just had them in plain cases

Andrew76 · 26-02-2017 12:37AM

dunworth1 wrote: »

small thing but you can use headphones while docked which is good

https://twitter.com/gamexplain/status/835560035233099777

Via a very long cable I'm guessing.

Wandered into Gamestop earlier today and spotted two sections of Switch games which was nice. Strange seeing all the red in a Nintendo section, had gotten used to the Wii-U blue.

CiDeRmAn · 26-02-2017 01:19AM

CastorTroy wrote: »

Nintendo going third party confirmed. MS pulling no punches trying to beat sony.

Was in asda today and they just had them in plain cases

I think Sony should show MS how to do it and make Bloodborne 2 a Switch exclusive, that'll show'em!

earthwormjack · 26-02-2017 01:34AM

https://twitter.com/scully1888/status/835451038517903361

From sleep to playing again is really quick.

Nollog · 26-02-2017 02:15AM

Those replies though.

Corholio · 26-02-2017 02:23AM

I'd be wary of that 'Stealth' guy on Twitter saying about the joy-con thing being resolved, apparently he's a bit unreliable and makes things up.

dunworth1 · 26-02-2017 02:43AM

Corholio wrote: »

I'd be wary of that 'Stealth' guy on Twitter saying about the joy-con thing being resolved, apparently he's a bit unreliable and makes things up.

Nintendo life used him as a source
As did the daily star

Nintendo Switch (Nintendo's next console)

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