Earlier this week, individuals claimed to prematurely purchase a small number of Nintendo Switch systems from an unspecified retailer. Nintendo has determined these units were stolen in an isolated incident by employees of a U.S. distributor, with one system being illegally resold. The individuals involved have been identified, terminated from their place of employment and are under investigation by local law enforcement authorities on criminal charges.
Nintendo Switch will launch worldwide on March 3, 2017, and we look forward to everyone being able to discover the wonders of the new system for themselves at that time.
Those Nintendo Ninjas are not playing around. What a conclusion to this story.
I assume that the moment the thieves go to use the online features that Nintendo would have found their culprits since each unit would be numbered with a unique serial number. All the distributer needs to do is go to their inventory lists and see which units they still have in their possession. Then Nintendo can just shut down the online functionality and preclude the stolen units from software updates which will (eventually) prevent any use of the unit since the version numbers won't be compatible with forthcoming titles.
Not sure how severe the punishment is in the States for a theft like this but the whole thing seems a bit ridiculous.The thieves will have got some cash but I wonder how much will this Hiphopherobot have paid for a device with no games?If he's paid silly cash (very possible) then what a fool.All so he can reveal the UI and get some attention on the internet.I can somewhat understand him paying a lot if there was some games to go with it but now he's been exposed as a liar and the thieves who got their cash have lost their jobs and are now possibly facing jail or a large fine.If they've caught the Neogaf guy too,he'll be facing a court date for buying stolen goods.Did he not think to himself that the minute he goes online with it,there was a good chance he'd get caught.Idiots the lot of them.
I really wanted the Deluxe guide, but for some reason they're launching it at the end of the month, which is most likely when I'll be over Zelda for a while. I'll just have to opt for the lesser guides
@Operative2-0
I hear ya. But with the paperback being just $14.99 and the lower price of the Deluxe guide now, can get both and have one to use launch day...
At least for me, the Deluxe guide is more of a collectible, I wouldn't wanna risk smudging the cover or pages anyways. The hardcover is just $8 more than paperback though, so I'm getting that one to use launch day.
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
Ha, I remember suggesting there'd be a guide for battery replacement online within a month of launch, turns out it's earlier than that. Just have to open the thing up and the battery's right there by the look of it. Disconnect it and connect up a replacement. Done.
You guys had me at blood and semen.
What better way to celebrate than firing something out of the pipe?
@gcunit
Question is, is there enough room to fit a larger mAh battery (guessing it would need to be the same size) and if so, is it possible to get a quality one with the right connectors?
I remember the 3rd party Gamepad batteries, and they were garbage. Charge would intermittently cut in and out, some wouldn't charge all the way, some would charge but show empty, not to mention the cable sticking out was too short and just barely stretched far enough to plug in (probably contributed to some of the issues)... I don't have much faith that even if we could find a larger battery the exact right size with proper connector length and connector, that it would actually be a quality battery good enough to depend on...
@JaxonH Looks pretty packed, don't think you can fit a larger battery in there. It also depends on whether they went with a standard size battery or something custom made. In theory you could replace the battery with something that lasts longer, I just feel that finding the right size and quality battery will be the hardest part, especially if it's custom made.
Considering how powerful the thing is, it's super impressive to see just how small the Switch itself is. I had this thought with the unboxing video as well. It's crazy to think similar tech just wouldn't have been possible for this price back when the Wii U was made, and here we are, with a smaller form factor, sleeker design, and even more power than the Wii U itself (just how much more remains to be seen, but it's still very impressive)
My plan is to keep a portable battery in the Switch case with certified in-spec USB-C cable for full 3A charging. Most portable batteries only do 5V, but at least it would be 5V at 3A as opposed to 5V at 2.4A like with normal USB.
We don't have confirmation Switch will take 3A yet (official charger is 5-15V at 2.6A... very customized) but they did say it could "charge faster with direct USB-C". Unless they meant 2.8A (which I've never heard of and seriously doubt would be the case) we can safely assume that means the full 3A charge USB-C is known for.
I'm waiting for Benson Leung (a Google engineer taking 3rd party USB-C cables to task in Amazon reviews after ruining a device from an out of spec cable) to review the Switch and recommend a proper cable and portable battery. He's got one preordered (fortunately for us!) and plans to look into which cables he recommends. Until a cable and charger get his blessing I'm holding off. So far there's a list of all the cables he's reviewed, with specs and amp current and a thumbs up or down response as to whether it's in spec or not. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wJwqv3rTNmORXz-XJsQaX...
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
From what I've gathered, it's a revised custom Tegra X1 chip, similar in shape and size to the Nvidia Shield TV. That means probably Maxwell architecture for the GPU, no Pascal. A 4210mAh battery, but we already knew that, same for the 32GB of flash memory. Oddly enough, the Foxconn leak talked about a weird L-shaped heat sink, and it's there, but not everything seems to match up. Tried to read the RAM chips, but I can't make anything out of it. I'm surprised people were able to read all those other things.
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