Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@UnknownReader Yup! In my list already. Can't wait to hear more about it to know whether I should go on it or not XD

BlazeBlue Cross Tag Battle Beta is up on the US eshop (and on Ps4 for those that care) I'm liking what I'm playing so far. Get the beta now before they lock the demo to 4 characters on the 14th (currently you can play as 20 characters if you are online).

EDIT: Mildly annoyed about Taishi but I'll get it on pc and import the switch title for on the go. I learned my lesson buying the series on the PS4 I just end up not playing them. Yet I tend to put in a great deal of time into the PC versions.

So N++ is coming to Switch on May 24th

I got N+ for free via Xbox Live back in the 360 days... I don’t really remember anything about it, but I think it was pretty hard.

Just announced at BitSummit:

^just saying that it's the 8-bit version promised on Kickstarter:

"Inti Creates announced the new title at BitSummit today. Believe it or not, it’s arriving in just a couple of weeks on May 24. It features four playable characters, multiple endings, and more.

The sword-swinging exorcist Zangetsu, the whip-wielding heroine Miriam, the magic using alchemist Alfred, and Gebel, who can turn into a bat and take to the skies.

Finally, you can experience multiple endings depending on how you interact with the characters you meet."

And if you are a backer with $28+ tier, you can get this version for free

And now another announcement from Inti Creates: Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX. It's a Switch exclusive!

Trailer:

Going on vacation tomorrow morning, wish me luck playing Golf Story in the car!

Um, guys....
I got a leaked Yokai Watch 4 Switch logo from another website.
But, to tell you if you will gonna disappointed because when i saw that , it broke my heart.

The Next Yokai Watch will be Eerie, Creepy and Darker. No more Kawaii Yokai.

Good. No more Yokai Watch for babies, this is Yokai Watch for real mature people.

@Octane
Don't say like that !
That's very rude to say kiddies / babies doesn't deserve on Nintendo Switch.
I had investigated Yokai Watch 4 that was based on its anime Yokai Watch Shadow. It looked Darker but still Tolerable for audiences, maybe not really for younger kids.

But by saying the games for real mature peoples, not for babies was hurting my feeling. Don't you know how i was quite broken heart when i realized that Yokai Watch 4 was ?? It was like you exposed my broken heart with painful words to say.
Please.... don't say like that again.

@Anti-Matter No worries, they haven't even localized Yo-Kai Watch 3 yet so no need to worry about 4.

Quite an interesting DF video on the hypothetical possibility of a PS4 hybrid. Fulsome in praise of the Switch.

The one roadblock theyd have is Sony would need to make their next system a downgrade to make it hybrid. Nintendo held back in the soec race and thus was able to make it an upgrade in spec.

Sony would have to do a 1080 for their consumers to pull this move.

I think he was ironic. But I don't think it is that much darker based on that image, we will see.

@YummyHappyPills I agree with you, Sony couldn't possibly create a console hybrid that matches anywhere near the power of the PS4. However, as also stated in the video, it will be several generations before that is likely something that is feasible, which makes me wonder how Nintendo aim to keep the system relevant power wise for 10 years. DF says upping the RAM and GPU can easily be done using the dock but it will always use the same CPU which will cause problems.

@FragRed @YummyHappyPills
As I've said in multiple threads, eventually all of the consoles will be hybrid devices like the Switch. It's an inevitability. The problem with the above video is that they're assuming a 1-3 year window. Frankly nothing is going to change much in that short a period of time. We're mid cycle, both Sony and Nintendo are perfectly happy where things are at. But when this console cycle ends I think all bets are off.

It is true that a "next gen" Switch isn't currently possible. But that's true of any new piece of hardware. However strange it may seem to our 2018 brains being used to the 2018 landscape of console hardware, things change. In five years there's no reason why Sony couldn't, in theory, release a portable PS4. One that is fine with 1080p on the big screen but can run games as well as the launch PS4 on the go. Maybe they don't, maybe they double down on 4K with even higher resolution everything. But maybe they don't.

I see Sony more doubling down on VR and 4K. VR has a lot of potential, but it needs the software to back it up and if there's more effort in making VR awesome and less hassle-free, I can see it exploding in popularity.

It was interesting to hear their thoughts on the possibility of a dock expansion for the Switch...but when they say that 'even with a boosted dock, a marvel like DOOM would still run at 30fps' - it makes me wonder what the point would be?

Sure, Nintendo have dabbled in slightly improved hardware iterations in the past (eg. New 3DS) - but is there going to be all that much demand for a product that can only offer minor visual improvements to your existing hardware? - I'm not convinced...instead, I think we're far more likely to see different form-factors (ie. Switch Mini) than any hardware overhauls from the Big N (at least in the short to mid-term)

(Very interesting vid - thanks for sharing, @electrolite77 )

@YummyHappyPills Yeah that's really something I never thought about. Besides Nintendo, unless it's a dedicated handheld (which I know Sony isn't going to attempt again) we won't be seeing hybrid systems for a while until batteries improve. I think the battery life is one of the major things that are holding the Switch back in terms of power.