Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

Apologies if this has been asked but can I not earn Nintendo points from digital purposes? I’m sure I read I could but when I try I’m told to insert the game card. Cheers

@javman05 I think that the points for digital purchases automatically get added to your account - so you should already have them

@Spanjard Lol, what on Earth is that picture about mate?

@GrailUK It's a game, don't know the name, but it's a weird game.

@Harmonie FE:W is fantastic in a surprising way. I'm not a hardcore FE fan (I suck at it but want to love it) and I'm not a Warriors die hard (it's fun snack food but it's limited in depth), but FE:W really got the formula right in a magical sort of way. I'd say it's the best Warriors to date because it takes a surprising amount of FE strategy (weapons triangle, changing victory conditions, and unit management on the map) and really "feels" like an FE game adapted as an action game. Sure it's still button mashy with the ever hard to pull off "XXXXXXY" combo But it gives resource grinding a purpose, and gives some good bonus content via the History Mode. I liked Hyrule Warriors. I like but suck at FE. But that game kind of really pulled me in. It's deep enough to be fun and addicting without having to be "deep" of that makes sense. Bamco/Nintendo collab really struck a right note on that one. Hidden gem to be sure.

Cheers for the reply sir. Whilst I’m hear can you tell me how I add my friend code to bottom of profile and change my pic? Look like such a noob lol @NaviAndMii

Crazy rumor if true FFXV, Nier Automata and GTA V in 2018

900p docked on Switch vs 720p on Wii U.
Post-stability patches, I believe the Switch version drops frames less often than the Wii U version.
Portability, of course.

Nothing dramatic, but it IS the better performing version.

Honestly my thing about the Switch, they've done a very good job catering to a lot of different genres in games.

Platformer: Mario
Action-adventure/open world: Zelda (multiplatform)
Fighting: ARMS and Pokken (port)
Racing: Mario Kart (port)
RPG: Xenoblade 2
Tactical: Mario + Rabbids
Shooter: Splatoon 2

And that's just from first-party, then you can add in third-parties like the indie scenes and Bethesda games to fill out even more genres.

I don't know about you, but getting all this on the first year is very lucrative, especially since generally there really isn't that much reason to get a new console at the first year unless you desperately need to play a game on that platform, and the Switch provides most of it already. Some of these games are ports, but there's also quite some new games as well, so it's not like you're only getting ports.

If you don't care for those games that's fine, just wait for the ones you want. But if you were a past Wii U owner, you would also know the copious amounts of game droughts that plagued the Wii U, something the Switch will not suffer to the same extent. So really, give any console a wait until you see enough games you want.

@GrailUK @Octane It IS a weird game, also a frustrating one. It’s called “Getting over it”.

@Spanjard Ahhh makes sense (lol)

You guys crack me up. Maybe it is because a lot of you guys are so young, but I have never seen people fight so hard to disprove how Harmonie feels about her purchase. I'm used to my generation that we vent how we feel about something, we all respect the other person's opinion, and we enjoy the discussion. Some of you are doing that and then there are the few immature ones like Spanjard who probably still live in mommy and daddy's basement waiting for that first big break in life.

Is your generation always this easily triggered? @JohnBlackstar

Super Mario Odyssey, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Mario and Rabbids, Splatoon 2, The portability, and amazing Indies.

But to be honest, I could have just left it at Super Mario Odyssey.

When a system sells 10 million in 9 months, almost the entirety of the sales of the Wii U over a 4 year period, I find it hard to see how people can still remain negative about the system and it's future and still be upset that the Wii U was "abandoned" by Nintendo is baffling. Sony dropped the support the Vita in terms of development almost immediately, but Nintendo actively supported the failing system regardless.

Now we have a system that is selling incredibly well, has expectations (we shall see how Nintendo plans to fulfil this through games soon I hope) to sell another 20 million over the 2019 fiscal year and is gaining much more support from third parties than the Wii U ever did outside of perhaps the first month or so on sale. And it looks to only be improving.

@spanjard

My generation is moaning as they get out of bed and looking for their next mid-life crisis purchase.

I'm actually not upset at all. I found it perplexing. I actually enjoy a lively discussion and heated debates, but not all people do. I'm an analyst though so my job is questioning things and not taking anything for granted.

No problem ..and looks like you've figured out how to do the rest!

@JohnBlackstar @Spanjard I love how you 2 are talking about generations and yet you can argue you're both in the same generation. 8 years apart isn't that big of a leap.

Maybe they mean different console generations? ...I was born in '86 - so I guess that makes me 'Generation NES' (?)

@Spanjard Uh oh we upset the old man - @Spoony_Tech

Just joking. I guess lookin at the ages on your guy's profiles I am the inbetweener.