Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@darkfenrir To check whether it was the microSD card or the game I archived the game, removed the microSD card and installed the update and DLC to the system memory. The issues were still present so it's clearly the game.

@Grumblevolcano Uuurgh, then I hope future patches will fix this. The other parts are okay, but the changing Blade part is just soooo integral to the gameplay that they need to fix this button issues :S

@Anti-Matter
No. I have no idea what you're talking about.

It's a handheld device like 3DS, only it's more powerful than Switch, although a lot of games probably won't look or run better than Switch because PC isn't as efficient (DOOM and probably Wolfenstein 2 being exceptions, everything else probably runs on par with Switch, like Rocket League which runs at full 720p without shadows but doesn't quite hold 60fps, more like 50)

It runs on Windows 10 so it's basically a PC crammed into a handheld. It's amazing. My brother owns the first one and it was pretty cool, but it had some problems like 2 hour battery life and poor heat dissipation, and just not quite enough power. This new is all business here: 6 hour battery life. New heatsink design. Loads of power.

http://forum.gpd.hk/t190-gpd-win-a-handheld-game-console-that...

@Eagle9 I am making an effort to post the UK eShop charts somewhat frequently.

1: Rocket League
2: Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition
3: Arcade Archives: Vs. Super Mario Bros. (NEW)
4: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
5: Stardew Valley
6: Overcooked: Special Edition (20% OFF)
7: Enter The Gungeon (NEW)
8: Super Mario Odyssey
9: Steamworld Dig 2 (26% OFF)
10: Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
11: 1-2 Switch
12: Sonic Mania
13: Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
14: FIFA 18 (33% OFF)
15: Brawlout (NEW)

So interesting to see both Resident Evil and Skyrim are gone now, as is Xenoblade, but Shovel Knight and FIFA popped back up. Sonic Mania still hanging around, Brawlout seems to have done well, as has Enter The Gungeon. Vs Super Mario Bros. is obviously high up.

1-2 Switch of all things is up there, and my unrelated note below may explain why.

So for Xmas my cousin got a Switch! Guess what the last Nintendo console they owned was? A Wii. One of those families that thought the Wii U was just a tablet. Also has a PS4 and all the sports games for the father.

@JaxonH May I suggest a GPD Win thread in Other Gaming?

Oxenfree has managed to land at number 15 here and I would expect it to continue climbing at 75% off. Told my brother and he and I both will be buying at that price!

@YummyHappyPills
Oh I'm sure I'll make one eventually when the system comes out but I don't need to make one now.

People ask me a question I'm going to answer.

@JaxonH yeah. I keep telling myself that with steam sales u should really have apc...x1x games are just money suckers in contrast, and xbo doesn't have the amazing sales even psn does let alone steam, but..... That config mess....ugh. and the hardware costs (plywood had heard THAT story. Never had a console fail. Had 5 $400+ video cards fail.... Plus a$250 psu and the usual hdds plus one motherboard) i miss rts though.... : (. Just gave up free heart of the swarm by 2 days due to not having steam installed

That win 2 sounds awesome. A bit steep in price but awesome! If it were for sale now and cheaper is be interested, but that's just the hoarder in me.... i have like 5 huge rpgs for the systems i have already piled up.... And more coming this year!

@NEStalgia
Love the ease of using X1X, and knowing games like Wolfenstein II are running full 4K- native 3840x2160 and 60fps. And it's just so easy to boot up and play and then hop out and put the system in sleep mode again. You pay for convenience. And I'm OK with that.

Switch is a fantastic buy though, not only for the price (it takes a handheld twice as expensive to rival it in power, granted I do think they are over pricing that device), but also just because of its utility and function that you simply cannot find anywhere else.

The ease of transitioning back-and-forth from the TV to handheld and then back-and-forth from tabletop and sliding the controllers off... cannot be overstated. And that's something that really sets the Switch above the rest. No matter what are other cool devices come out I will always love Switch for its incredible convenience, utility and function, and obviously the exclusive games. And even third party games being portable, but also being console games and also being portable console games, and being all three whenever you want them to be. It's fantastic.

@JaxonH yep! I have recovered by love for PlayStation after psvr, but switch is still the anchor of my gaming universe. Just impossible to find a better Swiss army knife of gaming. Everything else is dessert, switch is the entree.

I think my new glasses are highlighting just how low the resolution for Rocket League goes. Good god.

Also doesnt seem to be 60fps. Sometimes yes like in replays or menus but during gameplay I see it hovering around what seems like 50.

The recent update for Rocket League drastically improved resolution in handheld mode. Maybe docked too? Not sure. But I know it looks really sharp and crisp on the handheld now.

Digital Foundry shows framerate pretty much stays at 60. A few momentary drops at moments of impact but aside from that, it seems to stay at 60.

@JaxonH Im getting drops to around 50 from what I can see portably.

Docked it looks fine though I only have a 1080p 40" TV.

On handheld it looks fine. I mean...when a match starts it doesnt. The resolution and assets pop in and the frame rate is a little lower at the start.

This may all just be netcode hampering performance briefly. But frame rate does suffer as a match starts as well as asset quality.

@DarthNocturnal hmm but sale and good sale aren't the same thing.. How good/bad are the sales?

Yeah, b. Net... Oops still, sucks to miss a free game by 3 days!

Are there any demos or anything like that that aren't in US? I am wondering if it is worth setting up accounts for Japan and Europe if I almost certainly will never actually buy anything from those other shops.

@Xyphon22 The Monster Hunter demo alone is worth it. I still think the game will come stateside next year at some point.

@Xyphon22, the Japanese eShop has demos for Monster Hunter XX & Dragon Quest Heroes I&II that other eShops don't.

@Spoony_Tech @RR529 Cool, thanks. I've never cared for Monster Hunter much, but I'm not one to pass up a free demo.
One thing I'm wondering about, do the games have eManuals anymore? I've played Mario and Zelda and haven't found anyway to read one. Both games do a good job of teaching you in-game what to do, but reading manuals is just something I've always done before playing a game, and it seems like something that would be more important whenever I get something like Xenoblade or Disgaea.

Here's the German eShop charts for today:

01. Rocket League (Psyonix) -25%
02. Vs. Super Mario Bros. (Hamster) New
03. Mario+Rabbids: Kingdom Battle (Ubisoft) -33%
04. Stardew Valley (Chucklefish)
05. Minecraft - Nintendo Switch Edition (Mojang)
06. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo)
07. SteamWorld Dig 2 (Image&Form) -25%
08. Overcooked! Special Edition (Team17) -20%
09. Enter the Gungeon (Devolver Digital) New
10. Yooka-Laylee (Team17) New
11. Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo)
12. Brawlout (Angry Mob Games) New
13. FIFA 18 (Electronic Arts) -33%
14. Human Fall Flat (Curve)
15. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Nintendo)

This is interesting. Nintendo are delaying the 64GB card until 2019... And developers hope the price of current cards drop.