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Krull

General question here. I've been taking my Switch into work, and leaving it in its official case while in standby mode. By the end of the day, however, it is warm and the battery has run down about 80%. It has literally never left its case, and had a full charge before leaving the house. Anyone else had this issue? Any idea what's causing it?

So far, the only way I've found to get around this is to turn the Switch off fully, but that means I lose that pick-up-and-play factor, carrying on exactly where I left off. Like I say, I don't know what's causing it. I might try putting it in airplane mode, and seeing if that makes a difference.

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Buizel

@Operative2-0 Surprised to hear that. I've not used the Switch Pro controller, but I can't stand the Wii U one.

Then again I don't really have any interest in the Switch Pro controller. I'm absolutely in love with those joycons!

At least 2'8".

Harmonie

Operative2-0 wrote:

After using the wii u pro controller after how many months, I have to say it is soooooooooo much sleeker and more comfortable than the switch pro controller. I really wish they could just update the Wii U version with motion controls and NFC because it is a gorgeous piece of hardware. Especially compared to the cheap feeling Switch version

They don't even need to add motion controls and NFC. I just wish they would let me use my existing Wii U Pro Controller on the Switch, because I can not justify spending 70 flipping dollars on another controller. The prices are absolutely outrageous.

One thing that really ticks me off about the Switch is how Nintendo has done practically nothing to smooth over those of us who actually supported them during the Wii U years.

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NaviAndMii

@Krull Hmm...whenever I leave my Switch in stand-by mode (in my case) the battery level seems to barely drop at all - and no over-heating (or anything) either. I've even left it in my case for over a week before (with a suspended game) and the battery didn't drop by more than 10% in all that time. Can't think why yours would be so drastically different...

You could perhaps try a full shut down (hold down the power button for 12 seconds) to see if that can perhaps solve the issue? (sometimes, if the issue is software related, a full shutdown can clear the problem) ..can't promise it'll work, but could be worth a try?

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zionich

@Caldorosso-E I almost got the Vita Darkest Dungeon until I heard it is coming to Switch. I am so excited!!

Nier would be awesome as well.

I want all the games on the Switch. Portability is king for me!

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Hare

Krull wrote:

General question here. I've been taking my Switch into work, and leaving it in its official case while in standby mode. By the end of the day, however, it is warm and the battery has run down about 80%. It has literally never left its case, and had a full charge before leaving the house. Anyone else had this issue? Any idea what's causing it?

So far, the only way I've found to get around this is to turn the Switch off fully, but that means I lose that pick-up-and-play factor, carrying on exactly where I left off. Like I say, I don't know what's causing it. I might try putting it in airplane mode, and seeing if that makes a difference.

Unless its docked I believe it slowly loses battery life? I could be wrong though..

Hare

Grumblevolcano

I honestly prefer the Switch pro controller much more than the Wii U pro controller, the only real advantage the Wii U pro controller has is it's much cheaper.

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TuVictus

Nah, the wii u pro controller even just looks better. I like the Switch versions see through casing, but not when it has a weird solid color handle set. In all honesty, it looks like a prototype model.

Not to mention the plastic itself feels too light and cheap in my hands. That's also a problem with the wii u version, but at least it looked very sleek.

Not to mention the ridiculously huge buttons on the switch version. They aren't actively uncomfortable, but the smaller and more spaced out buttons on the wii u are something I miss.

Oh and the non crappy D-Pad.

Even the sticks feel and look worse off. My switch pro controller sticks have this ashy white residue where they bump against the rim of the joystick.

Oh, and personal preference really, but the stick placement felt better when they were symmetrical

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TuVictus

JoyBoy

@Harmonie I don’t think they need to do any smoothing whatsoever. It would have been nice, but I don’t think it’s something realistic to expect.
Luckily, not too many of us supported the Wii U because rewarding a bad idea wouldn’t get them to change their ways in terms of marketing etc and be better overall. The Nintendo we have now is so drastically better then beforehand, that I’ll gladly pay some of the extra costs that come with it.

About your wish, I do remember the president of Nintendo hinting they might support some the previous controllers in the future. But more importantly, don’t you like the joycons?

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Ralizah

@Hare It loses some battery life. Mine might lose 5 - 9% over the course of a day. What he's describing sounds problematic, though.

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Harmonie

Spanjard wrote:

@Harmonie I don’t think they need to do any smoothing whatsoever. It would have been nice, but I don’t think it’s something realistic to expect.
Luckily, not too many of us supported the Wii U because rewarding a bad idea wouldn’t get them to change their ways in terms of marketing etc and be better overall. The Nintendo we have now is so drastically better then beforehand, that I’ll gladly pay some of the extra costs that come with it.

About your wish, I do remember the president of Nintendo hinting they might support some the previous controllers in the future. But more importantly, don’t you like the joycons?

Well, here's the thing: I don't see the Switch as a particularly strong console, either. It is just another limited system full of strange decisions from Nintendo. Some things are good like being able to go fully portable, other things are a step back, like going back to Friend Codes. And now we're going to have to pay for the online system. It's just... not good.

So, actually, I was fine with the Wii U. BUT I'm not too happy that Nintendo is getting 'rewarded' for the bad decisions they've made with the Switch. The Wii U actually fixed a lot of the issues I had with the Wii. It was a much better system than the Wii. Not perfect, but I never even once remotely regretted my decision to get the Wii U. But I do feel kind of thrown under the bus for supporting Nintendo, now.

I'm just sad that I bought Mario Kart 8 on the Wii U and all of the DLC, but now everyone's on the same darn game on the Switch, but I'd have to spend a full $60 to be able to play it on the Switch with them. I don't have that kind of money. I already bought the game, I already supported Nintendo. A Mario Kart 8 port should have never costed $60. If it did, Nintendo could have seen those of us who did purchase it on the Wii U and go "Hey, these consumers supported us, lets give them a discount on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe if they wish to support us again". That's not asking for a lot.

Maybe it's not realistic, I don't know.. But Nintendo did do a whole Ambassador's Program for those of us who purchased the 3DS early, and gave us some nifty VC games, including some GBA games which had not been released on VC ever - that was a pretty big deal. I don't understand why it's any different this time?

And, no, I don't really like the Joycons. I hate weird non-traditional controller things like that. I always hated that on the Wii, and on the Wii U I always used the Pro Controller (thankfully the Wii U was a much better made console than the Wii, so we could actually use the Pro Controller for pretty much any game). I just want regular controllers... and I don't want to have to spend $70 to get one. If Nintendo is going to add support for the Wii U Pro Controller they better get on it soon.

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ThomGee

Super Meat Boy is listed on the eShop as releasing on January 11th, which is the day the Direct is rumored for. Maybe Nintendo will pull a "You can buy this right now" during a Direct on January 11th? Just a thought.

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Ryu_Niiyama

@Krull I've only turned off my Switch twice since I bought it in March of last year. never had a problem with overheating and battery life. You may want to make that call to the big N.

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Nintendoforlife

Strix wrote:

Super Meat Boy is listed on the eShop as releasing on January 11th, which is the day the Direct is rumored for. Maybe Nintendo will pull a "You can buy this right now" during a Direct on January 11th? Just a thought.

Ehhh they would have to show off some secret DLC to do that. Nintendo only does that with games that are previously unannounced or have unannounced dates.

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zionich

My fan has been running pretty rough the past week, to the point I thought the main console had HD rumble in it. (No exaggeration). Had anyone else experienced this? I want to bring it in but want to finish Xenoblade 2 so I don't loose my 112 hrs of gameplay lol.

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zionich

@Grumblevolcano Handheld. I rarely play it docked.

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