Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@JaxonH thanks for the tips! I'll give it a try. I'm not 100% sure how to actually make that work in practice but it's at least something to go on. It doesn't resolve the joycon cutting out, but that's not game specific. I'm only 3 feet from my consoles but somehow both the joycon and DS4 keep dropping out if i hold it low. I swear the arm of the couch must be made of solid lead 😂

Only the X1 controller has no issue. Joycon and DS4 are both BT, while X1 is proprietary. Must be something in the frequency spectrum. Pro controller also has no issue which is odd.

@NEStalgia I had a right joycon that would drop if I hung my arm over the back of my sofa. Or chair. Never could figure it out, and couldn’t duplicate it with the left or any other bt item. Maybe some of them don’t like feeling excluded 😂

CTR:NF's page on the EShop has been updated. It's 5.7 GB and supports cloud saves.

@HobbitGamer yeah, at first i thought it was the joycon and it's infamously wonky antenna.... But the DS4 does it too.... And all the consoles are 3ft from the chair, with x1x and ps4pro on the floor next to each other and the switch atop a tall AV rack above the chair.... There's no real reason to have controller issues there, but alli can think of is RF interference in the BT spectrum ... Not sure from what though. Nor why the pro controller isn't affected but dual shock is. And, no, there's no aquarium........

Something certain people around here might be interested in is launching soon. If y'all want an easier way to hold Joy-cons anyways. I'll probably be picking up two pair myself.

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Anyways, TWEWY is a personal favorite of mine, though I'll handily admit the DS is my favorite version due to the dual screen gameplay. The Switch version is far more newcomer friendly though, at least in portable mode. Haven't tried it docked.

Tomorrow during the Pokemon Direct is probably the last chance for Switch mini to be announced if its releasing this month.

@WebHead if they were going to, a Pokémon Direct would make sense. With the ‘main’ series making the jump off of the portable only form, I could see them using S/S as a type of debut game for a mini. But at the same time, I could imagine they’d want a bigger audience. On the third hand, maybe they’d see it as more of a device for current owners. Who knows, really. It’s Nintendo.

It's confirmed that July is the last Splatfest:

"The penultimate Splatoon 2 Splatfest is on the way"

I have no idea what these fellas are saying, but I think I could watch this all day

I think I'm much more interested in YW4 than PS&S at the moment.

@Grumblevolcano I guess we'll be looking forward to a Splatoon 3 soon. There's no way they're going to just randomly drop support from this cashcow franchise.

@Ralizah Exactly what I thought, Splatoon 3 reveal either after the Splatoon 2 tournament on Saturday or during the E3 Direct.

I'd personally like a Splatoon spinoff game. A rhythm game to be specific. Splatoon 2 has its rhythm minigame but it's barebones and lacks style. I want something more akin to Hatsune Miku or Persona rhythm games. Would be a perfect fit in my opinion.

As expected, Pokemon Sword and Shield can be bought using NSO vouchers.

@Grumblevolcano That's really depressing. I never played anymore but splatfests were the one thing that did draw me back in.

I don't think there'll be a Splatoon 3 until Nintendo's next console launches. Even if they're not actively supporting the game any more, Splatoon 2 is the kind of game that can be played pretty much indefinitely so it would seem a bit redundant having another instalment on the same console unless it was drastically different. There's never been more than one new Mario Kart or Smash Bros game on a single console before after all.

@Dogorilla I just don't see them dropping support so soon unless something is releasing soon. Why would they? Splatfests are probably barely any work for them and they increase engagement with the game.

I gotta say, I'm glad I got this physically. If Splatoon 3 is, indeed, a Switch title, there will be precious little reason to hold on to Splatoon 2, as the sequel will draw away the majority of the playerbase. I just wish the Octo Expansion was its own app/game, as I wouldn't mind replaying that on occasion.

@Grumblevolcano YES!

Where was that confirmed? On twitter?

@Ralizah Well, every Splatfest in Splatoon 2 has its own version of Shifty Station, so designing and programming a new one of those every month probably takes a not insignificant amount of work. I guess if they wanted to keep doing more Splatfests they could just reuse existing Shifty Stations, but then they'd still have to do the art and dialogue for each Splatfest, which obviously isn't as much effort but still takes time. And I think when the game was first released they said that Splatfests would only continue for a year, but then that was increased to two years.

There's some sense in that, but... arguably part of the strategy behind the MK8D and Splatoon 2 releases, plus the other Wii U ports, is that they didn't require an abundance of new ideas and creativity, leaving any innovative ideas on the back-burner for a sequel.

I don't want a MK or Splatoon sequel any time soon, but there's room for them.