Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

As soon as we heard the letters 'N' and 'X' from Nintendo, it was the final nail in the Wii U's coffin - they shifted focus a long time ago now - they keep emphasising the need for a continuous stream of quality content coming to the Switch - a great way of ensuring that is to hold back content for a more suitable release window...I'm expecting a few big reveals at E3 - possibly a future Direct too - enough to ensure a strong first year for the console...since they revealed NX, everything has been geared towards this year.

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Bloodstained got cancelled for Wii U and Switch version announced.

Well, the dock has officially started scratching my Switch screen. I do not see how Reggie can say this is not an issue when it clearly is. There are fine scratches on all 3 sides that slide in to the dock. I am a little pissed off about this....

Someone was not careful with his/her new toy...

@DefHalan
I wouldn't say "all these years". They just slowed releases down for the last year or so.

But if you look at all the 1st party releases announced already, just 2 weeks post launch, we have:

Zelda Breath of the Wild
12 Switch
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Arms
Splatoon 2
Fire Emblem Warriors
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Super Mario Odyssey
Fire Emblem Switch

And all but one are releasing in the first 9 months of launch. So I think that lineup is exactly where the extra games are. And I imagine they may have another game or 2 coming we don't know about, like Smash Bros Complete (with amiibo trademarks being filed, retailer listings spotted and Corrin amiibo name dropped), which would make almost 10 releases in 9 months. That's a lot of games compared to what Wii U saw post launch from Nintendo. And I imagine they may even have one or two more tucker away to help keep the pacing going into next year as well.

They've made it clear they don't want to go long droughts without games, so I think they caught up with half a dozen games extra or so, and are now sliding them into the gaps to keep it rolling with a steady stream of games the first 2 years.

So people expecting them to just take the Santa bag and dump it upside down all at once are probably wondering where all the games are at but it's because they're not dumping the bag upside down all at once. They're sprinkling it like a salt shaker over the first two years

It slides in, it slides out. I am 37 years old and know how to take care of my toys. Nintendo clearly did not take the proper steps in to making sure the plastic screen does not scratch.

Plastic Scren scratches
Glass screen shatters

One will require immediate replacement, the other can be dealt with a screen protector.

Does it suck? Yes. Is it their fault: Maybe. The information is too spotty and in many cases is easily attributed to people being loud until a statistically significant proportion of the population of users with a Nintendo Switch has this issue exclusively due to average use with no other factors influencing the console position or damage.

Not blaming you, obviously, but until more evidence comes to light it cant be declared a problem.

Does your Switch have a screen protector? Just wondering, cause I'm not sure how well they actually work.

It finally shipped yesterday from Amazon. I tried to buy one when I bought my Switch but all the stores were sold already.

I can not believe the dock is scratching the screen. You would think Nintendo would have caught this as it does not take much use to start getting scratches.

Gorilla glass is what they should have used. I have owned the Galaxy Note 4-7 and never had an issue with my screen scratching. And I never owned a screen protector for those.

@BLP_Software Don't think the screen is the issue, the dock is. It could've used a little extra padding...

I'm surprised scratches on the screen from the dock are a thing considering I once forced the console into the dock reaching over the back of a sofa with the screen pretty much on the front edge all the way in.
Perhaps it really is a case by case issue.

@Octane They referred to the screen, I replied regarding the screen.

@Lethal Would've been a small additional cost. Probably wasn't worth it in the long run, and yeah maybe some dock padding would've been nice, but these are the decisions that were made.

I'm going to place a guess that the reason the dock doesn't have extensive padding is due to how the console itself deals with heat. Air goes in the back, the fan goes, air out the top right? That's all good. There is also a metal plate on the back that passively cools the system too. So the entire back of the system gets hot.

What would happen if you effectively added insulation to the small airway at the front of the system? Heat would be trapped, even marginally. That would present an entire slew of possible problems, that may or may not have been a deciding factor in the level of padding.

Also, you state you owned a Galaxy Note 7, correct? I ask you then: How many of those actually had a faulty battery that led to an incident? Did yours? I hope not, otherwise I'm sorry. I now ask: How many Switches have had scratches exclusively from the dock?

I know it's comparing fire to a scratch, but the point is: How many people actually had the issue out of all the people who had one?

@rallydefault Seeing as how I am planning on buying a Switch, I am not anti-Switch. I am disappointed in the product and in the current software line up. Looking at the first 6 months for "Launch Window" we have Zelda, Mario Kart 8 port, Splatoon 2 (which I am not convinced isn't an enhanced port with more content, I haven't seen anything confirming a new story mode or anything that couldn't be done in Splatoon 1 with DLC), Arms (is that coming within 6 months, before September 3rd) and when Arms releases it won't be fully featured if I remember correctly, 1-2 Switch (not interested and I highly doubt it will be a massive success), and Sniperclips, probably the most unique looking game out of this launch window line up. There isn't much Nintendo software and while I can be tempted by 3rd Party software, I already have the most interesting ones coming to Switch on my computer. Nintendo holding back software for the Switch was part of normal conversation last year. I was just wondering what happened to all that software.

@JaxonH I will be surprised if Xenoblade Chronicles 2 makes it out of Japan this year. I am also thinking Super Mario Odyssey will release outside of the 9 month window. (after December 3rd) Fire Emblem is also a 3DS game, so I can just get it on that.

@DefHalan
Well sure you could. And I'm not arguing for you to do one or the other- that's completely up to you. Although it should be noted that's just one game you can get on 3DS, and it's going to be significantly inferior in comparison (not just graphics wise and performance and resolution, but the fact it's strictly limited to a 4" handheld screen while Switch will be full console version playable as both console game or handheld). If that's perfectly ok with you... right on. But alot of people will probably rather have the Switch version. Hyrule Warriors on 3DS wasn't that appealing, and all those same advantages over it will be there again, only this time with the added advantage of getting an HD portable console version built in as well.

And Mario very well may release outside of the 9-month window, technically, but the point remains that, whether or not it falls a week past that deadline or not, it's just an arbitrary time span. Point being there's a lot of games releasing in a short span of time. I've heard more than one person sayou XC2 won't release this year... we'll see.

Whatever happens, I think that's the answer to your question though. It's basically going to be like Wii U release schedule only without all the droughts. The extra time they had seemingly went to stockpiling a good 6+ extra games to slide into the gaps and keep a steady release schedule for year 1 and beyond.

Man my phone was awesome. Worked like a champ! Didn't even get hot. But the batteries were made wrong and they didn't know the 2nd batch of batteries were made in a similar way. So I was forced to give my phone back because of the update they put out. It was the right choice by Samsung because all of the batteries had the ability to blow up. They know the exact cause so it should never be an issue again.

But the Switch could and probably should have a very thin lining to prevent scratches. Even very thin micro fiber would have been nice. But it is what it is at this point. It does not affect the viewing screen, just the outer black edges. But I know the scratches are there and it bothers me because I like to keep everything I own in flawless condition.

Managed to get a Switch! Bought Zelda and pre-ordered Mario Odyssey. Glad I was able to snag one, this is the most interested I've been in a Nintendo system since the original Wii.

@JaxonH I don't know. Hyrule Warriors was Superior on 3DS, lots more exclusive content. Not saying they will do the same thing again, but I don't know if you can discount it that easily.

You think that is a lot of software in a short amount of time. To me, it is meeting expectations if the company had been releasing that many games a year but Nintendo hasn't been releasing that many games. There haven't been any notable Wii U releases for about a year or a year and a half before Zelda.

@DefHalan
And the fact I'd still rather play the Wii U version despite less content speaks volumes to how much better the experience was. And, this time they'll be the same, so even that won't be an advantage.

And yes, I do think that's a lot. I can't name one single developer in the entire industry that's releasing that many games in that span of time. There's a limit to how much a company can make. And neither Wii U nor 3DS ever got that many first party releases in that span of time. Even in their heydays. I remember a port of DKC Returns, Luigis Mansion Dark Moon and Fire Emblem Awakening (think that was the 3? Pretty sure) all releasing in the first half of the year, and people going bonkers over what a great lineup it was. With Mario & Luigi Dream Team, and a couple others in the fall. And that was hailed as "3DS on a rampage". Course the quality of the games was a factor but still.

Alls I'm saying is, you don't see any droughts in the Switch lineup. Which wasn't the case with Wii U... or 3DS for that matter. That's where the games went... plugging those gaps we used to see.

The main problem I see now with the Switch is that its sold out and getting one is a pain. Why can't they have a normal production run?!