Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@Octane Oh cool, I didn't bother with the game so I didn't look into it very much. Good to know. Well then I can totally see a port of this game then. Hoping for something new (or a Kingdom Hearts collection...maybe one day I'll actually play this series) of course.

Got the switch and pro controller today. Downloading Zelda as we speak.

@WebHead Welp we will see you over in the Zelda thread then. Although your friends and family might miss you.

@WebHead
Welcome to the fam.

Switch isn't without its niggles and flaws, but I'll be dang if it's not the funnest console I've ever owned. You're gonna love that tabletop mode with a Joycon in each hand.

It's like having a full home console in your pocket everywhere you go. Heck, it's not like... it is having a full console. Even people who never buy handhelds will appreciate the home console-esque experience of tabletop mode

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Are these the same traders that rushed out and bought Nintendo when Pokemon Go was released?

@Lone_Beagle
They had already recovered about 75% of the Pokemon Go bump by the time the Switch was released. Is the Switch bump as big as the Pokemon Go bump? Well no, because Pokemon Go was out of the blue. But their reaction to the performance of the Switch so far is about as positive as the investor reaction to the reveal trailer was... to Super Mario Run on iOS....

Please can someone answer my Question? How much money is Gamestop giving for a 32GB Wii u to get a switch? I saw a up to 200 dollar credit if you trade Xbox, PS, or Wii U. How much money will I get for the Wii U to get the Switch.

I was reprimanded and told to post here. Anyways, fun little tale about why I love my Switch.

I lost power at my house today while throwing down on some Zelda. As usual on the few occasions this has happened I got very irritated.
Then it dawned on me....
I snaped the joycons on, popped that bad boy out of the dock and kept on trucking. Love my Switch to no end!
Now if I can keep my ice ream from melting.....

Rafx do you know the answer to my Question

@Jamesbest47 Paitence, my young Padawan.

I don't live in the US so I'd have no idea of the specifics. But based on how those schemes generally work I'd wager you'd get less than the resell value of the hardware if you sold it privately. Think of these deals as a way for you to effectively pay Gamestop for the convenience of not having to deal with selling it yourself. They're not a charity.

@Rafx The Nintendo Switch, the only home gaming console you can still play, during a power outage.

Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers has gone gold. The news was announced by the series executive producer, Yoshinori Ono on Twitter.

The game is due for release on May 23rd here in Europe and worldwide.

Ok so I'll have my Switch set up on Monday but I'd like some help on the games front. I don't want to double dip on BotW just yet, may do some other time but not now as I'm far enough in the Wii U version that starting again on Switch would be a nuisance. Not interested in any of the other retail games until MK8 Deluxe comes out April 28th so that leaves indie games. These are the ones I'm (almost) definitely getting:

• Fast RMX
• Shovel Knight Treasure Trove (unless the Wii U version Specter of Torment update comes next week)
• Snipperclips (unless there's not much for single player)

Kinda bad timing. If it had come out this month I probably would have got it because I'm on the other side of Zelda now. I suspect that a few others who got it at launch (which is most Switch owners) are getting to that point if they haven't already. We're all sitting around ready to get our second game. But in late May? The rate indies are coming out and with Mario Kart around the corner? We're going to have a lot of other options.

Snipperclips isn't a great game for single player. It's the same missions you get with the two player campaign but you control both players. Which works but it's kinda lame without the one key part of the game that makes it fun. If you can't get someone to play it with you it's not worth it. If you can it's probably the best game on the Switch outside of Zelda.

For the others? Well if you have Shovel Knight on other platforms I'd personally only get Specter of Torment by itself. Save some money. Personally I'm waiting for the update because I've already brought it on 3DS. Fast RMX I don't have but I enjoyed the Wii U equivalent. Beyond that? I'd strongly recommend Graceful Explosion Machine. It looks like it's a flash game but it's actually a pretty solid. It also helps that it's one of the cheaper indie games on the eShop ATM.

@Grumblevolcano Someone in the weekly download comments section said Specter of Torment is supposed to be coming to Wii U next week.Not sure where they got that info from though.Snake Pass would be the obvious choice as a quality title to tide you over.That ,Blaster Master Zero,Fast RMX and a couple of Neo Geo titles should see you through the month.Shakedown Hawaii is supposed to be arriving in April too.It's a shame Pocket Rumble was delayed,that should be a great game for playing online.

I think I'll start with Fast RMX and Blaster Master Zero. If I remember correctly, a few of the indie games I'm really looking forward to (like the Advance Wars style one) are coming in April so I'll keep some eshop credit aside for those and if Smash 64 comes to Wii U VC.

The big thing to note is I'm not using Switch as a replacement to Wii U/3DS but rather in addition to.

It is. it was one of the few games I was looking forward to having played a lot of the others floating around on Wii U or 3DS. Hopefully it still comes out sooner rather than later.

Switch sells 137000 (software) units in the UK during first month

http://nintendotoday.com/switch-sells-137000-units-in-the-uk-...

Wii U by the way sold over 50,000 games in the same time.

One thing I noticed about MK8 which I hope they change in MK8 Deluxe is regarding track selection online. I just realized recently that the 3 tracks available to pick are always 1 disc + 1 1st DLC pack + 1 2nd DLC pack so the DLC tracks get way overused. Given MK8 Deluxe has all the Wii U DLC on disc I hope it is literally just 3 tracks are picked at random.