Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

Do the NIS games that are up for preorder on their site tend to become normal physical games in normal stores, or do they just go digital only after the direct preorders?

@NEStalgia I've never had a problem finding their games in other digital storefronts. No idea how big the print runs are, but I wouldn't worry too much.

@Ralizah Thanks. Yeah I'm not too concerned about the LE's on these games, and I'm not into pre-ordering games that look "potential" filled but uncertain how they really play a year before they even release.

They need to make more demos for more games honestly.

@MarioBrax They do.

Its either an open beta which is just free testing so they dont need to pay as many QA people and save cash, or do what PREY did and say "You dont need a demo you can do the 2 hour refund thing"

THQ Nordic on Switch: “It’s a Bit Sad” that Nintendo Didn’t Release It With “More Beefy Hardware”

http://wccftech.com/thq-nordic-switch-nintendo-hardware/

Well, I'd rather what we have than a bulkier, super heat producing thing that lasts for half an hour. Ideally though, of course we would want Nintendo to have the most powerful hardware possible, but given what they've been able to accomplish I think they did very amazing with it.

I don't know why people expect a tablet to be as powerful as a PS4. Technology isn't THAT advanced that Nintendo could have done that while still keeping it affordable and making sure it didn't have an abysmal battery life.

Fire Emblem Warriors – Nintendo Switch Trailer – Japan Expo 2017

Not sure if we needed yet another tease from Platinum Games, but they really seem to be loving the Switch:

Yep, Wonderful 101 characters playing what looks like a Switch.

Seems pretty blatant

So Bayonetta 3, Bayonetta 1+2 port and now Wonderful 101/102? I think they're just trolling.

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Have you ever tried to play Switch with friends on the party? If yes, the official dock is expected to help. However, does it really work? I have tried to take it to our friends’ and play with it. But it really sucks. Inconvenient. Bulk. Even need a backpack to take it. Intolerable. So I googled ans found a new adapter Nyko on E3, pretty great. Share it with you guys.
But this adapter is accessible only after October, three months later. Then I found another awesome adapter. Also works well. You can check it here

So after my first proper 24 hours playing with Switch I can safely say I absolutely love it.The first 24 hours after I bought it though were horrible.This is what happened.

After finally getting round my initial connection problems,I made my way to the Eshop to add my codes and make my purchases.I chose Blazing Star first and watched it complete its download on the home screen but then I was hit with some absolutely rotten luck.I lost connection again.So I checked the router again and to my disbelief it had packed in,gone,finito,dead as a dead parrot. Couldn't believe it! It was too late by this time to do anything about it so I was stuck with Blazing Star to play on my shiny new console for the night.Great game btw.Content I'd be able to get a new router in the morning I sat down to play some Blazing Star in handheld mode.Then my night got much worse.I noticed the left Joy-con felt loose when attached to the tablet.It creaked and wiggled and was loose enough to be always noticeable when playing.I read online several others have had this same problem but it's not the Joy-con that's damaged,it's the actual console rail.After some thought,I decided I was taking it back in the morning and hoping the guy would let me exchange it but at the same time,not feeling confident he would

So the next day I went back to the shop.I was there for ages,more than 3 hours.He tried my Joy-con out on another 2 tablets and they felt perfect,it was just my one that was loose.The guy couldn't authorise the exchange without permission from his boss though.After finally getting hold of him on the phone he put me onto him.The boss guy told me they can't exchange it as the system itself is working and Nintendo wouldn't accept them returning it.I tried to tell him it will get worse over time but he wasn't buying it.I thought that was it,I was stuck with this wonky console.The guy in the store had sympathy for me though,he admitted it would annoy him too.To my surprise he told me he will exchange the tablet for another one and then sell the wonky one second hand.No idea what he'll tell his boss but not my problem.Feeling happy,I came back to drop my Switch off at my place before going out to buy a new router.But my landlord had already beat me to it.She had bought me a brand new one that's much better than the one I had before and had already fitted it right outside my door..My Switch connected to it with ease and the connection is really strong.Well happy!

So after all that,I've now been enjoying ARMS,MK8D,Puyo Puyo Tetris and a few others.The system is an absolute dream to use.I've bought 10 games and will be buying Last Resort and that Flip game,forget its name,later tonight.Really couldn't be happier with it.

Switch only accounted for 5.7% of June game sales in the UK.

Meanwhile the dky is blue. 5% market dhare.

@BLP_Software
Man, Nintendo's presence really seems muted in the UK and Europe. How long has it been like that?

@rallydefault Forever.

I think 10% UK market share is attainable but very unlikely

@rallydefault Nintendo has always had poor marketing in the UK.

I think part of the problem is that they lack a real UK organisation. Everything is delegated down from NoE in Germany. Like in many areas there are differences in the video games market composition in the UK compared to Germany. You can't offer the same adverts in a different language and expect to find success. You can't offer the same package to retail when shopping in the UK is far more weighted towards large supermarkets than in Germany etc.

Well it's fair enough to be honest, for awhile Nintendo treated Europe quite badly. From huge delays compared to the rest of the world to the infamous pricing scam. They've improved over the years but regaining trust isn't exactly a quick process. On a similar note, I wouldn't be surprised if someday Sony's treatment of Europe in recent years backfires.

I agree because they just purchased novalogic and there games are still better then call of duty.