Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

My IT teacher in highschool would talk about how modems and routers would last longer if they were kept on all the time, rather than turned off and on. He said power surges would lessen their lifespan.
Guess it makes sense for that to apply to other things, like consoles.

More and more Mario + Rabbids impressions are coming out and they're further solidifying themselves as a good game for the system. They're not full-fledged reviews, but it's cool all the same.

I really really hope the game does well! Good games deserve to sell.

My biggest problem with Mario+rabbids is that it releases the same day as the expansion to xcom 2. I love turnbased strategy/tactical games.

I have no doubt that Mario + Rabbids is earnestly a good game, but it's probably something I would wait until it is discounted. Tactical rpgs aren't really my preference.

Battle Chasers looks nice though as something a little more traditional. I hope it doesn't see delay.

@rallydefault Maybe in theory. I've used a laptop for eight years, turned it off and one every single day, and it worked fine till the very last day. I only got a new one because it wasn't compatible with Windows 10.

I hate all the LEDs that systems have in sleep mode, so I always turn everything off at night.

To add to this nonsense discussion, I've had my desktop for about seven or eight years, and like Octane, I always turn it off at the end of every day. My computer is in the same room that I sleep in, and I like to have silence when I sleep.

All of this talk is making me a bit apprehensive now though. Sigh.

@Reginald Oh goodness I couldn't do that. Back when my rig was in the same room as me it acted as white noise. If the power went out I woke up instantly in a panic....but what can I say computers are family.

I should not be this excited for Pokken; I already owned the game previously.

I haven't seen anyone talk about Switch sales in Japan this week. They're down big time on last week. All sales are down really. The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create follow below:

PS4 – 28,779
Switch – 22,277
New 3DS LL – 16,083
New 2DS LL – 14,939
PS4 Pro – 5,909
Vita – 5,177
2DS – 2,999
New 3DS – 575
Wii U – 151
PS3 – 110
Xbox One – 100

http://www.4gamer.net/games/117/G011794/20170823096/

That's a big drop from nearly 88,000 the previous week. Please don't say supply was an issue because it wasn't. Also, Splatoon 2 passed the 1 million sales mark in Japan this week.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE "Please don't say supply was an issue because it wasn't" ..last I heard, supply is still an issue - with people still having to basically win a mini-lottery just to get their hands on one! ..I guess you mean 'no more than usual', huh? (based on the images I've seen though, I'd be surprised if every available Switch didn't sell!)

EDIT: From 9 days ago (admittedly, a little over a week): Japanese news reporter visits 48 stores to try and find a Switch, walks away unsuccessful (Nintendo Everything)

They are stashing Switches for Monster Hunter XX release.

It's pretty much the same reason. It's pretty simple really, all devices that do work heat up when doing work. When things heat up they expand but different materials expand at different rates. Which means that all of the components move against each other when the device goes from running to off and running again. Lightbulbs are an extreme example because they rapidly go from room temperature to boiling hot multiple times a day.

Is it the end of the world? Well no. Most components are reasonably well build these days and things like flash and the battery will generally wear out before capacitors etc. But if it's a simple question of what's better for your device? Having it on standby is definitely better for it than shutting it down after every use.

So with the news about the Secret of Mana remake being Sony and PC only, when do we admit Sony is buying games to keep them off Switch?

Because this is getting a biiiit to frequent now.

@BLP_Software Yeah, that is fishy... But the DQ rumour was debunked by SE saying it's technical stuff, the MH rumour could be debunked by considering it started development halfway into 2013 and it comes out on PC/Xbox One in the West, which wouldn't be great for Sony to say the least. This though... Maybe it's because of Seiken Densetsu?

@UmniKnight Ah yes. Another game for only Japan.

@BLP_Software It's as if people are being punished for buying an otherwise great console (Switch). Doesn't feel right at all, but companies don't care about things that aren't shareholders or money.

@UmniKnight Thing is Sony did this to kill Xbox One earlier in the generation, right now it's just wasting money, especially for Vita. I mean Vita - 2018? Really? And even if Switch got all these games, it wouldn't catch the PS4 before PS5 comes out! So why spend the money? Is PlayStation really that important that even a slight loss of market share is horrifying?

I said Sony would start being monopolistic again, I kind of didn't want it to happen.

I'm honestly guessing it's because development started before they fully understood what the switch even was, let alone how popular it'd be.

@BLP_Software Guess now that they've gotten a taste of being firmly in the lead, they don't want that to change once again. The Xbox barely gave them much trouble, and the Wii-U didn't do anything, but now that the Switch is coming in, they feel threatened, especially in Japan.

And the irony is great when you consider that they're being so "nice" in PR statements, hah, double-faced indeed.

@Operative2-0 I honestly don't believe this remake would be hard to put on Switch.

@UmniKnight I agree with @JaxonH about this situation, if it really was technical stuff then they would've said that way earlier but instead they waited until the PS4 version was released. Sony's clearly banned Square Enix from releasing the game on Switch so rather than burn bridges with Sony by sharing the truth, they use the Switch specs as an excuse. We will likely see Capcom use the same strategy when MHW releases early next year, you may be thinking the existence of an XB1 version debunks that theory but it doesn't as Sony likely either doesn't think the XB1 is a threat in this case or they will do the ultimate damage and not allow the game to get XB1X enhancements.