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Similar to the Wii U, physical Switch games won't require a mandatory install. Then again the games are on carts and probably would have been a bit weird if they did.
Destructoid tested out Zelda:BotW and said the load times were pretty fast for initial boot up stuff. https://www.destructoid.com/physical...l-420438.phtml Nintendo is also holding a Nintendo Direct-like episode on February 28th focusing on indie games being released this year for the Switch. https://www.destructoid.com/eshop-wi...c-420414.phtml Gamespot also did some tests in regards to the tablet's battery and the sweet spot is around 3 hours for usage for Zelda which is what Nintendo was claiming for the game. Quote:
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02-23-2017, 07:42 PM | #562 |
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Glad I'm holding out on the Switch till summer.
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02-23-2017, 08:01 PM | #563 |
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Keep thinking I won't get this then I see this thread and want it.
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02-24-2017, 05:55 AM | #564 |
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Controller connectivity issue appears to be because of a lower Bluetooth signal to keep the battery usage low. It means that the signal can be blocked off by someone walking past the screen or by a hand covering the joycon.
They may be able to release a fix, but it seems like just holding the controller the right way will resolve the issue. |
02-24-2017, 06:00 AM | #565 |
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02-24-2017, 02:01 PM | #566 |
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It costs enough, come on.
How's it coping with people playing 1 2 Switch and walking around? |
02-24-2017, 03:07 PM | #567 |
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Looks like it's just a bluetooth blocking issue, but slightly emphasised since the controller is smaller. I can do a similar blocking thing on a DS4 or my phone with wireless headphones.
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02-24-2017, 03:37 PM | #568 |
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The PS4's been out for years, I'm obsessed with controllers and never heard of that. Not saying it doesn't happen, but its rare. The Switch is going for motion controls, sideways holding in a range of environments. If I even have to think about the controller disconnecting, screw that.
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02-24-2017, 04:15 PM | #569 |
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You have to hold them both unaturally to do it. To stop the DS4, you'd have to wrap your hand around the light bar. The only reason it's easier on the joy con is because they;re so small. It doesn't happen in the grip.
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02-24-2017, 04:58 PM | #570 |
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Links little gadget he uses looks like a fancy switch tablet. You get a switch shirt for link for buying the season pass. #ShamelessMarketing
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02-24-2017, 05:48 PM | #571 |
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Have to agree with Rog. You can't have that kind of issue in the context of what you're claiming to offer. That's a bad look.
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02-24-2017, 06:06 PM | #572 |
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For those interested, Snipperclips got announced to be arriving on launch day for the eShop while a bundle with Joy Con controllers is arriving on March 10th. Game is still a digital version with the bundle though.
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02-26-2017, 03:56 PM | #573 |
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John Cena posted a picture from the event he was at.
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02-26-2017, 04:00 PM | #574 |
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02-27-2017, 10:01 AM | #575 |
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Managed to get a Pro Controller for £35, so I can dig it.
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02-27-2017, 10:08 AM | #576 |
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yo this comes out Friday. I'm getting pretty pumped
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02-27-2017, 10:37 AM | #577 |
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02-27-2017, 04:42 PM | #578 | |
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John Cena said the Switch blew him away. No shit since he was paid to advertise kt. I won't post his April, but this line caught me off guard.
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02-27-2017, 05:07 PM | #579 |
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Cena talking about someone/something else being obsolete. Oh, the delicious, delicious irony.
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02-27-2017, 06:18 PM | #580 |
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The cornerstone of his entire profession
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02-27-2017, 09:29 PM | #581 |
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02-28-2017, 03:12 AM | #582 |
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02-28-2017, 07:23 AM | #583 |
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My cards been charged, so looks like I will be getting on that day one ish.
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02-28-2017, 09:57 AM | #584 |
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Have to pick mine up in Game on Friday. Pretty excited about it. Who knows how often really new consoles will come out in the future.
I have never been a massive Zelda fan, but the whole concept of the console and the possibilities are really exciting. Will be downloading Shovel Knight 1st day, never played the DLC |
02-28-2017, 10:00 AM | #585 |
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Shovel Knight is the best. I also don't have the DLC though so I may grab it on Switch as well
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02-28-2017, 10:58 AM | #588 |
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Yeah, that's already out for the Wii U and is great if you like an F-Zero type of game. Wii U version had framerate drops though, which was kind of annoying in a fast racing game, so hoping this one holds up.
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02-28-2017, 12:07 PM | #589 |
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There's an indie presentation happening right now. Starting with Yooka-Laylee, which is the Banjo Kazooie spiritual successor and looks fucking great.
Overcooked, which is already fucking great and a mad 4 player game. The Escapists 2. The original is pretty cool, but this has 4 player co-op Gonner is a roguelike platformer, coming this year like the rest, and is a timed exclusive on Switch Dandara coming in the summer. Fast paced action platformer Kingdom 2 crowns later this year, kingdom simulator with co-op Bit.Trip Runner 3 is a Switch exclusive and looks so pretty. Full 3D now. Fall 2017 Blaster Master 0. Fucking hell, awesome. Switch and 3DS Exclusive on March 9th! Flipping Death coming 2017. Looks like a stylish platform puzzle game musical thing. Girl dies and becomes death 2D Shooter Graceful Explosion Machine, first on Switch in April 2D heist game mixed with Hotline Miami Mr. Shifty, first on Switch in April Tumbleseed is coming Spring, physic puzzler The "16-bit" sequel to Retro City Rampage, Shakedown Hawaii. This April, first on Switch 2D fighting game in the style of KOF for Neo Geo Pocket looks fucking great. Even has GGPO online. Pocket Rumble out this month, console exclusive on Switch War Groove. Advance Wars clone!!!! sekjfhsdjkfhjkfd. Since Nintendo aren't fucking bothering. Hell yes. Online and local multiplayer with a battlefield creator. Just "soon" though, this year. Stardew Valley! Oh god, multiplayer!! Summer! |
02-28-2017, 12:22 PM | #590 |
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A lot of that looks great and Nintendo have done a good job getting a couple of exclusives and some timed exclusives. Should pad out the big game releases nicely. So pumped for War Groove especially.
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02-28-2017, 12:24 PM | #591 |
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Also a graphic shown confirming Duck Game, Enter The Gungeon, Thumper and Hover. Not played Hover, but the others are fantastic.
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02-28-2017, 02:03 PM | #592 |
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wait a new Blaster Master game? and Stardew?
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02-28-2017, 02:41 PM | #594 |
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Switch Pro Controller works natively on PC over Bluetooth. That's a bonus.
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02-28-2017, 02:47 PM | #595 | |
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Full list of now confirmed indie games
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Runner3 from Choice Provisions: Runner3 continues the joyous adventures of CommanderVideo from BIT.TRIP RUNNER and Runner2. Players will encounter quests, branching paths, item shops, new Retro Challenges, new character moves, new dance moves and a roster of characters that somehow manages to rival the strangeness of Runner2. The game is scheduled to launch exclusively for Nintendo Switch this fall. SteamWorld Dig 2 from Image & Form Games: In the sequel to the award-winning original, you must dig deep, gain riches and explore an underworld riddled with danger. The game is scheduled to launch this summer. Yooka Laylee from Team 17 and Playtonic Games: Explore huge, beautiful worlds, meet an unforgettable cast of characters and horde a vault-load of shiny collectibles as buddy-duo Yooka (the green one) and Laylee (the wisecracking bat with the big nose). The buddy-duo platformer is coming to Nintendo Switch soon, with multiplayer functionality perfect for the system. Blaster Master Zero from Inti Creates: The same elements that made the original Blaster Master a hit are back, including side-scrolling vehicular combat, top-down adventuring and a huge sci-fi landscape, in addition to a host of new and improved gameplay systems. The game includes a two-player mode and will have numerous character cameos coming soon. Blaster Master Zero launches exclusively on both Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS family systems on March 9. Pocket Rumble from Chucklefish Games and Cardboard Robot Games: This deep 2D fighter makes players want to throw down, anywhere, anytime. The battles get even more intense with the inclusion of HD rumble: When players get hit by a weak attack, it’ll feel very different from getting rocked by a strong one. The game is scheduled to launch as a console exclusive for Nintendo Switch in March. Flipping Death from Zoink Games: Welcome to Flatwood Peaks, a small whimsical town with a problem – Death is on vacation. Play as Penny and help the ghosts with their peculiar problems on The Otherside. This puzzling adventure game is scheduled to come to Nintendo Switch later this year. Mr. Shifty from tinyBuild and Team Shifty: Shift through bullets, and master lightning-fast takedowns in a new kind of action game. Mr. Shifty follows a teleportation-fueled heist to break into the world’s most secure facility. Shift through walls, through bullets, cover huge distances and be everywhere at once. One shot kills. Survive on skills. HD rumble allows players to feel every punch, shot and crash. The game is scheduled to launch first on Nintendo Switch this April. Wargroove from Chucklefish Games: This turn-based strategy game offers local and online matches for one to four players. The game is scheduled to launch later this year. Stardew Valley from Chucklefish Games and ConcernedApe: Nintendo Switch will be the first console to support the game’s new multiplayer feature. The open-ended, country-life RPG is scheduled to launch this summer. Shakedown Hawaii from vBlank: This 16-bit spiritual successor to Retro City Rampage aims to be twice as good with twice the bits. From the boardroom to the streets, Shakedown Hawaii parodies big business and the white collar crimes that go alongside. Build your empire, monopolize the markets and collaterally re-zone the island’s destructible sandbox. It’s scheduled to launch first on Nintendo Switch this April. Graceful Explosion Machine from Vertex Pop: Skillfully pilot the advanced Graceful Explosion Machine (GEM) fighter while blasting swarms of crystalline enemies with your ludicrously overpowered quad-weapon array. This side-scrolling arcade shooter features HD rumble support, which means players will really be able to feel those machines explode. The game is scheduled to launch first on Nintendo Switch this April. Tumbleseed from aeiowu: A small seed heads up a mountain to save his home in this physics-based game. More than 30 unique upgrades help the seed overcome challenges and enemies. HD rumble means players will feel seeds traversing across the screen. The game is scheduled to launch on Nintendo Switch this spring. Overcooked: Special Edition from Team 17 and Ghost Town Games: In Overcooked, players must journey through a variety of cruel and unusual kitchens on their quest to become master chefs capable of conquering an ancient edible evil which plagues the land. Play solo or engage in classic, chaotic couch co-op for up to four players in both co-operative and competitive challenge modes. The special edition features the original game, plus all of the DLC. HD rumble integration means they can feel every chop through a tomato and the slosh of soup in a pot. Overcooked: Special Edition is coming later this year. The Escapists 2 from Team 17 and Mouldy Toof: The sequel to the hugely popular prison escape series supports drop-in/drop-out co-op for up to four players (additional accessories are required for multiplayer modes, and are sold separately). Players can tie together knotted sheets and use them to climb down high windows in new multi-level prisons, and find other new ways to make a break for freedom. The Escapists 2 is coming later this year. GoNNER from Raw Fury and Art in Heart: GoNNER is a tough-as-hell, score-based, procedurally generated platformer with roguelike elements. GoNNER is also a story about friendship between Ikk, Death and a space whale named Sally. You will die. A lot. The console version of the game launches first on Nintendo Switch with additional content tailor-made for the system later this year. Kingdom: Two Crowns from Raw Fury and Noio: In Kingdom: Two Crowns, attend to your domain, border to border, or venture into the wild to discover its wonders and threats. First revealed today, two players can come together in co-op mode to rule a kingdom. Their choices bring hope or despair to their subjects. The game is scheduled to launch later this year. Dandara from Raw Fury and Long Hat House: Dandara has awoken to reshape the world. In this strange world of quirky characters, nothing is at it seems. In this bizarre, gravity-bending world with hidden beauty, it’s up to Dandara, jumping from surface to surface, to restore order and direct a directionless world. The game is scheduled to launch on Nintendo Switch this summer with exclusive features and functionality, including HD rumble support. |
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02-28-2017, 03:46 PM | #596 |
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Oh that's awesome. I occasionally stream from my gaming PC to my secondary HTPC/TV set-up for gaming before bed, and I only have a wired X360 controller. This will be a nice quality of life change to have a bluetooth controller that I was planning on buying anyway
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02-28-2017, 03:51 PM | #597 |
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Nice to see Terraria on the list. Hopefully it's not overpriced like the 3DS version, but doubtful. Would love to play it on Switch but I can't stomach paying $30+ for a game I got on Steam for $4
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02-28-2017, 03:59 PM | #598 |
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BLASTER MASTER ZERO OMFG~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!~``~!~!!1111!1~~~~!!1one
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02-28-2017, 05:24 PM | #599 |
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Blaster Master 0 is going to be 10 bucks. That's an easy buy a week after the console.
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02-28-2017, 06:11 PM | #600 |
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I am not sure about any of the indie titles? Any in particular I should be looking out for?
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