Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

Just finished Pikuniku. What a silly, fun little game!

I picked up torchlight 2, river city girls, fe, unravel 2 and the donkey kong expansion for Mario rabbids kingdom battle in the sale. Hmm... What to start next?

@Grumblevolcano a pretty silly thing to say considering both the Xbox and PS4 have games too

“Console has games”

"Planet Earth has games"

Unravel Two is 75%! One of my favourite indie games.

-Try to get through Trails of Cold Steel I & II before III arrives on Switch in March.
-Continue picking away at the backlog, PS Vita has a significant portion of my attention.
-Try to cut back on buying retail releases on day-one.
-Try to cut back on buying special editions of games with a wide release in multiple regions.
-Begin storyboarding my game in preparation for RPG Maker MV.

Interesting, first Fire Emblem and now Pokemon. Seems that being in "online mode" in open areas has rough performance.

Wow, that final boss in Astral Chain was merely awful. It kept going and going. I was getting annoyed! Platinum loves throwing crap at you.

Samurai Showdown preload is live on the US eShop with a discount. Game releases February 25th.

Hey guys, so how's the rumor mill been lately? Anything interesting?

@Heavyarms55 Switch Pro rumors are floating around again lately.

@EvilLucario That, and more specific or unusual rumors. Just curious if there's any crazy but vaguely possible rumors I hadn't heard yet.

Regarding the Switch Pro rumors, i think they are 100% legit considering the Switch Lite turned out to be true. That said, those people who are expecting a Switch with PS4/Xbox One power are in for a rough awakening.

@MuhBael I do think something is in the works and I think you are right that it wont be PS4/Xbone level. More likely I think a Switch pro, if it happens, will go the route of the premium smartphones we see these days. Nicer screen, better battery, wifi and bluetooth and only a meaningful but still modest power buff.

I was just curious if there were any more interesting rumors, like maybe a 4/5G Switch, or a dock with a disk drive compatible with GC/Wii/Wii U disks or something else off the wall.

@Heavyarms55
My wildest imagination about Switch Pro was a device with Disc Drive inside like PSP model. Imagine if we can play Gamecube portable like PSP.

@MuhBael They are certainly in a bind when it comes to upgrading the Switch to the Pro model. Everybody wants a new model with improved battery life, better performance, better screen, thinner design, more durable frame, etc... but all of that comes at a significant cost when crammed into a handheld and you need something portable and efficiently cooled. If Microsoft is anything to go by, then conservatism is not a concern for other two next gen consoles.

It will be interesting to see how Nintendo deals with these many concerns.

I say they make the Pro or the Switch 2 or whatever, and take a loss in profit on the hardware. Keep it at $399 (any higher will out of most consumers price range) and get awesome software that’ll push sales.

@Anti-Matter Wild alright. I can see the appeal, but memories of carrying around portable CD players make me cringe at the idea of a portable disk based system. I know the PSP never really has serious problems with that, but I never owned one.

When I got my first iPod in 2006 or 07, I never went back, I still buy CDs but immediately rip them and put them on my smartphone now.

A disk is bigger than the carts & more moving parts is more to go wrong.... I'm sure they'll stick with carts

RUMOUR: Sources have detected some chatter in some of the darker corners of the web about a new Switch with 4 or 5G capability and a dock with a disk drive compatible with GC/Wii/Wii U disks...

Hm, sounds too wishlist-y for me