Nintendo Switch (Nintendo's next console)

CiDeRmAn · 10-03-2017 01:50PM

CosmicSmash wrote: »

I think it means that you can play Golden Axe safe in the knowledge that your copy of Streets of Rage won't get jealous.

Damn you Smash, damn you and your damn eyes!!!

Banjo · 10-03-2017 01:54PM

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

But, but there is something wrong with you!

By which I of course mean, there is something wrong with you!

If I had to own just one console each gen, even I'm not sure if that console is going to be a Nintendo console....

I look at the backlog I'm leaving behind on the WiiU, and in turn the backlogs on the 3DS, Wii, DS, Gamecube, N64... not to mention the near triple digits percentage of Steam games I've never even installed... I shudder to think what would happen if I grabbed a PS3 or 4...

Either way though, I share the space under the telly with the rest of the family. I know I come across as a strong and noble authoritarian, but even I am powerless against the Coven...

wtlltw · 10-03-2017 02:11PM

Really silly questions

Are there any playable demos that can be downloaded.

Also how do I change ship regions. I want to get a puzzle game for those short flights (rather than stop / start Zelda).

Rhyme · 10-03-2017 02:13PM

wtlltw wrote: »

Really silly questions

Are there any playable demos that can be downloaded.

Also how do I change ship regions. I want to get a puzzle game for those short flights (rather than stop / start Zelda).

Snipperclips demo out at the moment, it's good fun but only really shines in multiplayer imo.

sligeach · 10-03-2017 02:20PM

wtlltw wrote: »

Really silly questions

Are there any playable demos that can be downloaded.

Also how do I change ship regions. I want to get a puzzle game for those short flights (rather than stop / start Zelda).

Try follow this link.

http://bgr.com/2017/03/02/nintendo-switch-how-to-access-japanese-eshop/

As mentioned there's a Snipperclips demo in Europe. I know there's a demo of Dragon Quest Heroes 1&2 on the Japanese eShop because I seen the comparison videos(PS4 and Switch) that Western websites downloaded. As for others I'd have to check.

Edit: There's also Puyo Puyo Tetris mentioned in the above link.

CastorTroy · 10-03-2017 02:30PM

Thought Polygamers would be ones who read Polygon.

As for the statement that indies cost more because Switch is seen as both portable and home, doesn't explain how Sony have cross buy on their 3 consoles

BelovedAunt · 10-03-2017 02:59PM

drumm23 wrote: »

Thanks Fixxer.
No joy unfortunately.

Are you based in Dublin? I have one reserved in Argos but I've decided to just get Zelda for the Wii U instead.

drumm23 · 10-03-2017 03:47PM

BelovedAunt wrote: »

Are you based in Dublin? I have one reserved in Argos but I've decided to just get Zelda for the Wii U instead.

Thank you - I am in Dublin - I PM'd you there.

Retr0gamer · 10-03-2017 04:23PM

Banjo wrote: »

OK, I made it up.
I'm sick of being made to feel like there's something wrong with me for owning 1 console per generation. So I refer to myself and people like me as "mono-game-ous" which, when you say it out loud, suggests that I'm in a stable, single partner, single gender relationship, and the rest of you are some kind of degenerate harem-hopping disease ridden backwards hedonists. And I was willing to rethink my position but your reaction was so 1800s...

Saying there's only poly and mono gamers is forgetting about trans, bi and other gamers. Thats so typical of a patriarchal cis-monogamer

sligeach · 10-03-2017 04:42PM

More $h1t€ from The Sun.

YouPorn blames slump in traffic on Nintendo Switch and Zelda launch
Porn sites say they suffered a drop in visitors shortly after the Nintendo Switch was launched last week

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3060142/youporn-blames-slump-in-traffic-on-nintendo-switch-and-zelda-launch/

Next, expect Kleenex to say they've seen a drop in sales because of the Nintendo Switch and Zelda launch.

Banjo · 10-03-2017 04:55PM

Saying there's only poly and mono gamers is forgetting about trans, bi and other gamers. Thats so typical of a patriarchal cis-monogamer

I'm not saying they're not out there, or that I don't recognise them. Only that god spits on them and that every moment they canker with their presence on this glorious earth they are stealing air that could have been breathed by innocent babies .

Just so we're clear, I'm a full orthodox mono. I know it's tempting to class him as Questioning but Sligeach, stop me if I'm wrong, would be catholic mono (as evidenced by the way his guilt keeps his love and hate of the console in balance). Pretty sure Ciderman is a Pan. Dark-Knight is Born Again, and will continue to be reborn for as long as there are people for him to sell his WiiU to or buy another from. There are plenty on here who think they're Bi, but it doesn't count if you're nintendo-and-something-else. You don't get to march in the parade!

But how you game in your own home is your business. The important thing is that we are not installing a new toilet for those weirdos who only play PS4 VR and not regular PS4. It's sick!

CiDeRmAn · 10-03-2017 05:08PM

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Saying there's only poly and mono gamers is forgetting about trans, bi and other gamers. Thats so typical of a patriarchal cis-monogamer

Never mind all of those,
It's the casual gamers you want to watch...

Corholio · 10-03-2017 05:09PM

For anyone wondering about screen protectors, I got the amFilm glass ones off of Amazon. They arrived today and I put one on with very little hassle except for one small bubble that was easily swatted away. Because of the heat of the dock I'll leave it out for a day or so and leave it settle. The touch sensitivity is still perfect on it and has lost pretty much none.

These are the ones, they seem to be going in and out of stock and despite the later date it shows for being in stock, I got mine much earlier.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N3ASPNV/ref=ord_cart_shr?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Star Lord · 10-03-2017 05:18PM

sligeach wrote: »

More $h1t€ from The Sun.

YouPorn blames slump in traffic on Nintendo Switch and Zelda launch
Porn sites say they suffered a drop in visitors shortly after the Nintendo Switch was launched last week

https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/youporn.jpg?strip=all&w=497&quality=100

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3060142/youporn-blames-slump-in-traffic-on-nintendo-switch-and-zelda-launch/

Next, expect Kleenex to say they've seen an increase in sales because of the Nintendo Switch and Zelda launch.

Interesting how they're blaming it on the Switch launch, which launched on the 3/3/17... and where on the graph 3/3/17 is. Trying to grab headlines, nothing more.

VinLieger · 10-03-2017 05:20PM

Snakebyte cases just dropped today on amazon and are disappearing fast, ordered mine there

https://www.amazon.co.uk/snakebyte-NSW-Starter-Nintendo-Switch/dp/B01N5REOXM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1489162724&sr=8-1&keywords=snakebyte+switch

sligeach · 10-03-2017 06:41PM

Sonic Mania - Green Hill Zone Act 2 Raw Gameplay

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

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

A release date still hasn't been announced yet though. Here's an image of the first boss.

"Green Hill Zone Act 2 presents an all-new area exclusive to Sonic Mania, expanding upon the tropical setting of Act 1, now with new mechanics, obstacles, and secrets to uncover. You like fire, right? Now you can use it to burn log bridges and collect rings and power-ups! Green Hill Zone Act 2’s boss is also notably different from the original, but we won’t be spoiling that yet.

Also revealed today is the first in a series of new bosses, called the “Hard-Boiled Heavies”. These unique foes are part of Eggman’s new arsenal, each equipped with special skills designed to make a blue hedgehog’s life much harder.

The first of these, “Heavy Gunner”, will appear at the end of the Hollywood-inspired Studiopolis Act 1, and is a large, decorated robot who can take to the sky with his helicopter. Heavy Gunner is armed with a powerful rocket launcher that he uses to discourage “speeding”. (Sources from Studiopolis confirm this method is, generally, highly effective.)"

SEGA PR.

pcadhain · 11-03-2017 12:23AM

With Mario Kart 8 Deluxe coming out next month, I'm just wondering if we'll see more Wii U ports. Genuinely not trying to be contentious here, just curiousg would people here be happy with that? Personally, Super Mario Maker Deluxe would be perfect for me on the Switch.

Ol' Donie · 11-03-2017 12:53AM

pcadhain wrote: »

With Mario Kart 8 Deluxe coming out next month, I'm just wondering if we'll see more Wii U ports. Genuinely not trying to be contentious here, just curiousg would people here be happy with that? Personally, Super Mario Maker Deluxe would be perfect for me on the Switch.

Nope.

Want cube games. That's the ticket.

sligeach · 11-03-2017 12:59AM

Made it with 1 minute to spare for Mar10 Day.

https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/840276083253555200

Corholio · 11-03-2017 01:31AM

pcadhain wrote: »

With Mario Kart 8 Deluxe coming out next month, I'm just wondering if we'll see more Wii U ports. Genuinely not trying to be contentious here, just curiousg would people here be happy with that? Personally, Super Mario Maker Deluxe would be perfect for me on the Switch.

Wii U ports just make sense, despite some peoples reservations about them. Some great games were lost on a lot of people due to questionable use of hardware and lack of presence in the market for them to get the recognition they deserve imo. The big added feature of portability is a big plus for reviving them for the Switch. The prices etc will be the thing of course that will divide if too high. People who have them can already play them so releasing them on the Switch is no detraction from that imo. Games like Tropical Freeze or Wonderful 101 (probably doubtful) would be purchases for me certainly.

Banjo · 11-03-2017 03:52AM

Look, no offense and I know its not good business sense but **** those people. The train did not leave the station without them; they did not get on the train.

Danonino. · 11-03-2017 04:21AM

Binged on Zelda there for hours. The game is a damn masterpiece.

On Wii U and Cube ports I'm not fussed but I have both systems and the games so I guess that's why, in saying that Windwaker hd was incredibly good, i guess I'd like to see Star fox zero without the motion controls, Pokken Tournament and paper Mario thousand year door remaster.

No more heroes in hd could be nice too.

CiDeRmAn · 11-03-2017 09:00AM

Super Mario Sunshine HD, a compilation of both Luigi's mansion games, the inevitable Resident Evil 4 port, WaveRace, 1080° Snowboarding, a new proper Pilotwings game, some obscure little franchise called FZero, a new series of Metroid games, a new Super Monkey Ball, and for little old me, a Raiden retrospective and a Cave and Capcom series of shooters (Ibara and Progear please!), You could just use the Switch vertically, perfect for shmups!

Mr E · 11-03-2017 09:20AM

Nintendo Switch Is Nintendo's Fastest-Selling Console Ever In The Americas, Europe, and Australia

(It's even outperforming the Wii)

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-switch-is-nintendos-fastest-selling-conso/1100-6448486/?ftag=GSS-05-10aaa5d

Andrew76 · 11-03-2017 09:26AM

Banjo wrote: »

Look, no offense and I know its not good business sense but **** those people. The train did not leave the station without them; they did not get on the train.

So who pissed in your cornflakes? Or was it a case of hopes dashed because someone left an empty biscuit packet in the cupboard?

**** which people though? The ones who had a good look at that train, saw the price of the ticket, saw the best location it was ever going to visit was actually available on the older model train with a much, much cheaper ticket price. Saw that a lot of the other locations it will soon visit have cheaper tickets elsewhere (as long as you're not silly enough to put all your gaming eggs into the Nintendo basket). **** those people? Nah, hats off those smart folk.

Anyway, I'm glad they'll port some games to the Switch - folks who never owned a Wii-U need to play them, they're brilliant. It'll also help sell the console and hopefully give it a longer shelf life than it's predecessor. Same goes for porting older games - the more games the better.

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Super Mario Sunshine HD, a compilation of both Luigi's mansion games, the inevitable Resident Evil 4 port, WaveRace, 1080° Snowboarding, a new proper Pilotwings game, some obscure little franchise called FZero, a new series of Metroid games, a new Super Monkey Ball, and for little old me, a Raiden retrospective and a Cave and Capcom series of shooters (Ibara and Progear please!), You could just use the Switch vertically, perfect for shmups!

Personally I'd prefer a new F-Zero and Metroid Prime (they would make the Switch express a much more attractive train ride for me) but I've no real issue with them porting/re-releasing older games, I'm not being forced to buy them. They have such a stunning back catalogue it's a no brainer for them to keep milking it.

pasta-solo · 11-03-2017 10:02AM

Mr E wrote: »

Nintendo Switch Is Nintendo's Fastest-Selling Console Ever In The Americas, Europe, and Australia

(It's even outperforming the Wii)

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-switch-is-nintendos-fastest-selling-conso/1100-6448486/?ftag=GSS-05-10aaa5d

Hopefully that might entice some of the third parties, or it may be difficult to keep up the momentum! I can see Christmas being big for the Switch though, a few nice bundles and lots of very good games out by then.

Mr E · 11-03-2017 10:03AM

Speaking of Wii U ports, it looks like Lego City Undercover will be a massive improvement on Switch. Drastically improved load times and two player co-op. There will be updated visuals and new characters to unlock too.

http://nintendoeverything.com/lego-city-undercover-on-switch-has-dramatically-improved-load-times-and-more/

Danick · 11-03-2017 10:08AM

I have most of the best games on the WII U and I would be delighted if they were all brought out on the Switch - Any gamers with kids know how great it is to be able to game on a powerful portable gaming machine that makes the transition from TV to portable console appear seemless - bring out the old and the new.

I have every generation console from Sega, Nintendo and Playstation - I can honestly say that this is my favourite console since I got my Megadrive in 1990 - can't wait for Streetfighter 2, Sonic and of course all the new games that have that Nintendo magic.

Banjo · 11-03-2017 11:21AM

You're not being forced to buy ports, no, but if the Switch gets predominantly WiiU ports because "people need to play these games" (and because its quick and cheap to do) then where does that leave WiiU owners with Switches? 2 big releases a year and some overpriced indies? As I said, I recognize that my opinion makes for bad business but I'm selfishly motivated. I want new games and plenty of them, not a shelf full of games I already own repackaged for the 'smart' people who missed them the first time around. I know it won't happen, not until the wave of ports breaks, and I know the wave of ports facilitates that dream of a well stocked new game shelf. But the heart wants what the heart wants. Which is for Non-wiiu owners to burn in the hell of not playing Mariokart 8, Smash U or the first Splatoon

RobbingBandit · 11-03-2017 11:23AM

Loving Zelda so far, regret not giving Bomberman more of a chance I'll buy in back again once I do everything in Zelda which may take a few weeks.

I am gonna buy I am Setsuna in the next week or so off the store rather than waiting for a cart release over here which I can't see happening and then I'll see about getting Dragon Quest on import.

Nintendo Switch (Nintendo's next console)

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