Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

I mean for me ballpak means enough power to have those mumtiplatform games, it doesnt have to be xbox one at all, some behind might be enough considering what this unit might end up being

@Kobashi100 wrote "Anyone notice SuperMetalDave64 and HappyNintendoFan have gone totally silent. Lol

I did notice that. Probably because he was discrediting the Nvidia rumor along with Eurogamer soo bad that he feels like he doesnt want to show himself. He's been humiliated. LMFAO

P.S. At least Player Essence owned up to being wrong.

@Bluefiregamer yeah he and hnf were being real punks about it.

What if they releases their biggest Wii U multiplayer games with upgrades at launch day? And if you already own that game on the WIi U, there would be a special upgrade system for €10/15? That way you don't have to pay full price, but you do get all the added bells and whistles of the upgraded Switch versions.

I'm looking at Mario Kart 8, Super Smash Bros., Splatoon and Super Mario Maker for its community aspect. Think of added online options, courses, levels, characters, modes and visual upgrades.

We've gotta get our rumors straight here, people. Because I just watched a Cinemassacre video where they stated the Switch is rumored to be pretty much spot-on with Xbox One in terms of power. I've also heard/read that in a few other places.

So which is it?

Edit: I also could swear that I read something or watched something about the Tegra chip being very custom, but definitely of the newest breed (forget the name, but not Maxwell. The one after Maxwell.) So that's all good in terms of potential power.

AMD must be thrilled with seemingly losing one of its 3 main semicustom partners.

You can see with the headphone jack it's about as thick as a closed 3DSXL. For the other dimentions this is from arstechnica's approximations which I've rounded to the nearest 5mm:

Tablet: 180x105mm
Tablet + Joycons: 250x105mm

For comparison:
3DS: 134x74mm
3DS XL: 156x93mm
2DS: 144x127mm
GamePad: 259x135mm
PSVita: 182x83mm

edit:
To be frank the size isn't the thing that makes me hesitant about carrying it around. I take my 3DSXL with me almost everywhere I go and it's got a pretty bulky carrying case. But the difference is that the 3DS is a ~$250AU product with a clamshell design. This thing will be a ~$400AU device (that's abot what the Wii U cost at launc) with a large exposed screen. It'll also be both of my Nintendo devices in one. It's a bit different.

Tbh Switch is probably Tegra's last shot at gaming apps/

yeah clamshell design would have been better for a handheld. but my standart 3ds had marks on the topscreen because the bumpers werent good enough. so even a clamshell design wont protect screens if there is a design flaw

Its called pascal and the arch itself isnt that important

It could be using pascal but a 1050, while being Maxwell and using a 980ti, the idea of using a newer arch instead of powerful one is better energy efficiency + the ability of downclock to keep temps in check.

PS4Pro is doing thw same, full polaris 10 (RX 480) but downclocked to oblivion making it even less powerful than the RX470, While Scorpio is suuposedly using AMD next gen "Vega" but underclocked to full RX480 performance

@Faruko i know but tegra is nvidias mobile soc line, which has kind of been doing bad lately.

Wow, the switch is a lot smaller than I thought! The nerdy side of me felt compelled to cut out a model out of paper towels. I drew the buttons way too small, but you get the idea.

There's actually a slim chance it could awkwardly fit in my pocket, even!

I'm surprised there are still people who think this will be in the ballpark of the Wii U in terms of power.

Epic Games has confirmed NX supports Unreal Engine 4, a feat that they laughed about when it was asked about Wii U.

The trailer pretty much established that. The only time the TV was on was when it was docked.

@Nicolai
I'll do one better. Here's a scaled print of the Switch with Nintendos for scale

edit: The print may be just marginally too big but you get the idea.

@skywake: Hmm... you think it will fit in our pockets? After all, the 3DS XL does pretty okay. The Switch looks just barely too big, but maybe if I tried hard enough... with the joy-cons removed...

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@Nicolai
I think it depends on what sort of case you have for it. My 3DSXL has a super bulky case and I still (somehow) manage to fit it in my pocket. Most of the time. Not jeans but in a jacket it'll fit in ok. So if I can get a tablet style case for this? I reckon I could carry it around but only without the JoyCons.

@skywake: I just managed to fit a screen protector box in my pocket, and it is slightly wider, slightly longer, and just as thick as my paper towel cut out (EDIT: Ahem... just as thick as the Switch, not the paper towel ). So yes, I have confirmed it, it will fit in your pocket, so long as you remove the joy-cons.

How boring

A timeline of events:
November 2012: Wii U launch
July 2013: NVidia Shield Portable launch
June 2014: Nintendo's last big push for the Wii U at an E3
July 2014: NVidia Shield Tablet launch (more or less what the Switch is)
March 2015: Nintendo announce NX, say nothing much else
May 2015: NVidia Android TV launch
June 2016: A one game E3 for Nintendo
August 2016: NVidia anounced that they'd cancelled plans for a new Shield Tablet
October 2016: Switch reveal trailer