Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@NEStalgia That is an interesting theory, I honestly have no idea what could have happened to it though. I generally use my Switch around my house only, and only a couple times have I brought it on trips and to relative’s houses but I rarely used it on those occasions and I never brought it outside then as well.

@Deku-Scrub it could be just an mfr tolerance issue... Threads too shallow, etc. Or expansion from heat? But id think the screw would expand before the plastic. It does seem like people who play mostly docked are the ones reporting this more often..... So the heat seems to be related. Though a few people reporting it also had warping or bulging batteries, so it's hard to figure how how often a crack is just a symptom of other known defects in early batches.

@Deku-Scrub My theory is this happens only to people that play a certain way. I also believe it will just get worse as more and more people will have their systems for over a year in the next 4 months. I'm sure it's also tied to use as mine gets used some days for 10 hours or more.

@Knuckles-Fajita heck, not only on the ps4 longer, but with multiple sales at half price or so. Go figure, switch buyers are jrpg fans. Whodathunk it.

@NEStalgia NIS America was justified in smacking Falcom over the head.

Very good work to Ys VIII, really deserves the sales since it is a great game despite a lot of my criticisms. Especially when launching so close to Octopath; being able to hold its own against another prolific JRPG coming out is always good.

I just wonder how Shining Resonance Refrain is doing.

@EvilLucario Third parties need a harsh awakening really.

I'm not sure how you come to that conclusion. They're clearly ads targeted specifically at kids but I don't see how they say anything about Switch. Other than the Switch ads by comparison being a bit more targeted towards an older audience with more money to spend. The 3DS trailers say nothing but "buy 3DS, it has games and is cheap". The gaming equivalent of the rug emporium clearing out all of their rugs because they're closing down for the 10th time this month.

@NEStalgia Thanks for the information, I think I now have an idea of what is happening with my Switch now, I will update you all if something changes.

@Spoony_Tech I rarely use it docked, although the past few weeks I have been playing Fortnite on it heavily (specifically in handheld only), and while I play Fortnite after a little bit the fan will kick up and be somewhat loud even. Unfortunately I feel like the cracking is probably because of me playing intensive games that have the fan turn on pretty loud for a long time, and on top of it as NEStalgia mentioned, it probably doesn’t help that the screw near the vent is gone.

I’m planning on ordering a replacement screw on eBay so that hopefully there will be no further damage if NEStalgia’s theory proves to be true.

The word is out: gaijin Nintendo fans will reward high-quality Japanese games with great sales.

If that Yakuza dev wants to miss out on the action, then let him: I'll have more than enough to play in the meantime.

@Knuckles-Fajita I mean, their fans aren't on Nintendo consoles because they haven't been releasing their games on Nintendo consoles. You don't just get a starter pack of fans when you start out in the business or something.

But I get what they meant. Falcom is a small company that can't really afford for their games to flop and Nintendo consoles haven't historically been incredibly good platforms for third party developers to release their games on.

Thankfully, NIS' faith in this system is paying off, and if sales are good enough, I'm sure that, if nothing else, Falcom will want them developing more Switch ports of their games going forward.

Wow, that's great news with YS VIII. That really should be a wake up call, not only for Falcom who should've known better to begin with when NIS came knocking on their door with 110% confidence their games would sell if ported, but for every other developer out there. Make a good game and it will sell, with a few exceptions of course, because there are always genres that just don't really appeal to the Switch fanbase. I think Western AAA will always sell less. That said, they can still do well enough to make a profit and make it worthwhile bringing over.

But pretty much every other type of game is outperforming on Switch. Just read about Sonic Mania selling most on Switch, and Mega Man 11 has just been destroying the other versions on Amazon preorders. Even the X Collection. I imagine Dark Souls will sell most also, and Team Sonic Racing, among many others.

Just goes to show, offer people something of real tangible value, like a game that can still be enjoyed on the television but can also be played anywhere as an HD handheld game, as opposed to more frames per second or resolution or whatever incremental minutia they use to sell copies nowadays, and people will buy it. Because that's something people actually care about. People actually care about getting multiple versions of a game in one. That's something that offers real value and it's extremely appealing- hence why so many games are selling so well on Switch.

I think a noticeable influx of 3rd party games is coming. We're already starting to see signs of it picking up pace.

@Knuckles-Fajita at least Japanese 3rd parties. Western 3p is all about theatrical tech demos that aren't a good fit for switch. But Japanese third parties really need to figure out that their customers were on 3ds and psp and are now on switch. They really ought to question why they're messing with ps4 to begin with. It went for the tech demo audience on day 1.

@Ralizah Nintendo handhelds have been bulwharks for jrps for ages though, both home and abroad. Not recognizing that is pure denseness if you're a Japanese company that only makes rpgs ...nis knew reality quite well, thankfully. Falcom really needed a cranial-reveal extraction. This should do the trick

@TheShadowFax No, it's docked or handheld all the way through. Even if the kickstand was good, I'm not going to play like that when I can just hold the screen to my face.

Now local multiplayer, on the other hand... that's a different story. But that's rare for me personally.

@TheShadowFax
Occasionally. It was very useful for Odyssey's motion controls without having to shake the Switch.

@TheShadowFax Yeah. If I'm showing off a game to someone or we're playing multiplayer away from the TV, then tabletop mode is a must.

Also used it a lot for Xenoblade 2 when I was grinding affinity and completing merc missions.

As a Picross fan, I totally agree with everything there.

I've purchased all PicrossE games (and other Picross games) for 3DS, but deliberately didn't buy Picross S because it was so bare bones, added nothing new, and the main reason: it lacked touchscreen control. I spoke with my wallet and will do the same again if they haven't improved/updated anything in S2.

I play my Switch exclusively in handheld mode; for me, no touchscreen control in a Picross game = no buy.

I oftenly play on Tabletop Mode when i eat my meals on Food court / Restaurant. Sometimes i use Tabletop mode at my local game shop to play at that place.

@Deku-Scrub I don't know about you, but since recently discovering similar damage to my Switch, having taken good care of it, it has subconsciously negatively affected the way I perceive my Switch. Feels like a relationship where the trust has suddenly been rocked. Could be coincidence, but my 3DS and Wii U playtime has gone up since I discovered it. Had them a lot longer and neither of them are damaged at all (aside from the scratches to the glossy finish on the Wii U base unit). My Switch feels tainted now.

Little wear on a system won't do any harm. No matter how good I take care of portable systems that I carry with me I always end up with something happening to them. I remember when my 3DS screen scratched because of the way the lid closed on it... at first it frustrated me but then I realized it made it so much easier to just carry with me and not care about keeping it in pristine condition anymore.

My Switch hasn't shown any signs of wear yet, but if it does I don't think I would care too much. It'll probably just end up getting transported to a newer redesigned version a few years down the line anyways. As long as the screen isn't cracked or scratched (tempered glass is a must), buttons are good (which thankfully can be replaced with different Joycon) then I don't really care about the rest.

@JaxonH When it's preventable, ie. screen scratches, dents from drops etc., or just from plain wearing out ie. buttons dying after 1000s of hours, then that's understandable, but the fact my Switch seems like it's prematurely stealth disintegrating... that's different to me. Makes me doubtful.