Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@BLPs GG! I'll be picking Prime up then

@Inkling Man, our middleware goes right on there. We just need to fund it bro. Its really happening.

Emily Rogers claims that Switch is region-lock free https://twitter.com/ArcadeGirl64/status/789120617404432384

@Octane This shouldn't be a Wii U 2.0, and I say that for the reasons just posted by others. All the massive games on 3DS (Animal Crossing, Monster Hunter, Pokemon etc). are now going to have their latest iterations on Switch - much better performance than N3DS, plus versatility to play on TV, so hopefully anyone that's ever loved thier DS/3DS/2DS should be attracted to this device. And EA have released FIFA on 3DS way after they gave up on Wii U.

The whole hybrid principle, from the outset, is about uniting the customer bases. Provided Nintendo hasn't lost too many fans this last 5 years, it should get good enough uptake to care of business.

Region free is a big improvement. And it seems she's trustworthy for some things after this, so I'll believe her when it comes to that.

Waiting for the stupid people to show up and complain that this is just an accessory for the Wii U Gamepad. lol

Grain of Salt Info
"I'm on a FB comment chain and a video game sales consultant from Best Buy is saying he was sourced the following information:
$349.99 retail
Ten games at launch, including the mystery Mario game
6 hour battery life
DS/3DS compatible (possibly only in portable mode)
Again, I don't know the guy, just a friend of a friend on FB. I expect skepticism, but I'm just adding to the discussion and potential points to discuss."

Just a random thing that got me thinking. My sister plays Just Dance on a Wii and Just Dance is confirmed for the Switch so my question is if the controllers have any kind of gyroscopes, motion sensors, etc. They don't have to since Just Dance supports mobile phones as controllers. I have to say it's really funny imagining someone taking a Switch to the school and randomly there are four people dancing in the hall.

I'm also surprised they didn't show if you can touch the screen or not. It would make sense for it to be a touchscreen due to Nintendo's history and also because they have some mobile developers as partners but I wonder why they didn't show it if it is a touchscreen.

@gcunit That's true, but there's more than MH and Pokemon! If the price, for example, is $400, then I don't think many 3DS owners will easily upgrade to the Switch. As I said, there are many questions that need to be answered. I'd like to know more.

@Late The console has to be compatible with gyroscopes, not sure about motion sensors. It's the standard now. Splatoon works with it, after all.

@PuzzleMaster7 $350 is a bit on the expensive side, but I don't see how they'd sell it for less than that.

And my official Nickname for it is the "Ninty Switch".

...also, I can't help but feel like some child abuse jokes are hiding in the shadows, waiting to strike, like some digital Krampus, but I'll just tell myself that they'll be drowned out by the potential BDSM jokes instead.

If that is true Nintendo just made my year.

The price tag seems expected. It's unfortunate, but it'll be required unless they sold it at a ridiculous loss, which they'd never do. I'm still surprised they even did that for the wii u. I'll definitely pre ordering for day one, regardless.

Please give us Super Nintendo load times and not 3DS load times. All pumped for the return of the cartridge to a mainstream Nintendo product.

Really do hope I'll be able to play MH4U/Gen on the TV, don't let me down Nintendo! TwT

Both Emily Rogers and Laura Buzz are afirming the Switch will be region free. After their leaks this time, I feel inclined to believe them. What about you guys? Hope for a region free Switch?

Edit: Oops, it was already posted. That happens when I don't read...

@Joshua179 That's always the case with Nintendo handhelds. Even the GBA, which had a relatively short lifespan, still got games until October 2007.

@Joeynator3000 I could never get into 4 or Generations due to the resolution. Believe in Capcom, they have nowhere else to put those games now.

@Luna_110 After the Wii U, it has to be. It's another way to avoid software droughts, even if most people wouldn't care one way or another.

Resolution was fine to me...I just wanted 4U on the big screen...you'd think all those cutscenes/monster intros would be perfect on the Wii U.

longstanding region lock policy being switched (yay funnies!) is yet another tick in the box. Way overdue and was one of the biggest issues I had with the 3DS that I'm now abroad for a year and can't buy games for my portable system.

Keep the good news coming I say!