Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

Another advantage of Wii U ports on Switch is the save data situation. If your Wii U or external hard drive dies you lose your save data forever whereas if Switch gets cloud saves you won't lose your save data if your Switch dies or your microSD card gets corrupted. Very helpful for games like Hyrule Warriors which has content that'll last you hundreds of gameplay hours.

@Grumblevolcano I never finished Bayonetta 2 because the save corrupted and it would crash the whole system so that's the reason I'm double dipping on the Switch.

Eh, really ?
How scary to imagine my Wii U Internal drive can dies by aging someday.

@Grumblevolcano You can make back-up saves on the Wii U. You can't on the Switch (yet?). Cloud saves are just an expensive alternative

Useful, but not worth paying for if you can make your own back-up files IMO.

@Octane If your Wii U dies the backed up save files won't work with your replacement Wii U though. Also what if all the devices you back up your save files break or get corrupted?

@Grumblevolcano Well, if my Wii U breaks, my laptop hard-drive fails, and the USB stick fails, all at the same time, then yes, I'm out of luck.

Netflix: “No Plans” For Service On Nintendo Switch

http://nintendoenthusiast.com/blog/2018/01/14/netflix-no-plan...

"...And even if there were, we couldn't tell you about them."

It's really is kind of strange how Netflix went from "We have the app up and running, we need the OK from Nintendo" to "Yeah, we're not doing this."

Seems like Netflix has subscribed to the Capcom/EA school of "We will support it" one week, then not the next, and then back again.

It does need to be mentioned though, there is a HUGE logistical issue with apps like these - Europe.

28 countries. Each with their own stations. Each with their own native shows, production companies, licenses to work out.

That's part of why TVii never came to Europe. It was too costly and too much of a mess tuning it for every country, their licenses for shows and so on.

Remember, Netflix does have significant regional variance in shows. Some are only in the UK, some are only in the US, and so on. I imagine the licenses would all have to be renegotiated...to include a new platform.

People will chirp up and say I'm wrong and no nothing. Nothing hurt a little speculation now, did it?

@Scrummer Surely the answer is obvious, not strange. Maybe they didn't get the o.k. and so it's been dropped. Simple as.

Since I have a lot of Netflix enabled devices already (laptops and smartphone portable, TV, STB and PS4 in home), I couldn't care less if it would never come to Switch. It leaves more time to focus on what the Switch is meant for: gaming.

Dream Alone - Coming soon to Nintendo Switch!

The trailer doesn't reveal much, this video tells a lot more.

Dream Alone - Overview Trailer

@SLIGEACH_EIRE this game looks like such trash

not sure if this was mention. but, Cyberstep is bringing Getamped, Onigirl and Akatsuki no Eiyuu: Breakers to Nintendo Switch.
http://nintendoeverything.com/cyberstep-bringing-three-games-...

@YummyHappyPills You are wrong and you no nothing.

In all seriousness, why would they have to renegotiate licences? It's not as if companies sign a deal with Netflix to allow their show on a certain number of platforms. It's on Netflix. Period. Whether that's on your phone, laptop, smart TV, PC, Xbox or PS4 doesn't matter. At least it shouldn't. If they have to renegotiate for every new platform... someone needs to be fired.

Netflix is on the Wii, even the 3DS, heck even the Vita and the Wii U. I don't see how the Switch would be any more complicated than those systems, from a technical and a logistic point of view.

@Octane Thanks for confirming my already low opinion of myself.

Anyway I don't know. Its all baseless speculation, a specialty of Nintendo users it seems.

But whatever, all we do know is Netflix has hoped on the "We will/we wont" cycle for the system.

And to that I say....meh. It's Netflix. Already millions in debt.

@YummyHappyPills Opinions are free.

I don't think Netflix is a big priority for Nintendo right now. The more time you invest in something everyone already has, the less time you have for the important stuff.

I wonder if part the reason Nintendo aren't pushing for apps like Netflix etc is because if people spend time using these services, that's time they aren't using to browse games on the eShop, which Nintendo will get a percentage of whereas there is no money from people using Netflix.

I'd like to point out that that account isn't the core Netflix account, but customer service. So in other words, probably someone posted that from India or whatever with no clue what was in the pipeline. I wouldn't read too much into the tweet.