Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

Just a random thing that got me thinking. My sister plays Just Dance on a Wii and Just Dance is confirmed for the Switch so my question is if the controllers have any kind of gyroscopes, motion sensors, etc. They don't have to since Just Dance supports mobile phones as controllers. I have to say it's really funny imagining someone taking a Switch to the school and randomly there are four people dancing in the hall.

I'm also surprised they didn't show if you can touch the screen or not. It would make sense for it to be a touchscreen due to Nintendo's history and also because they have some mobile developers as partners but I wonder why they didn't show it if it is a touchscreen.

@gcunit That's true, but there's more than MH and Pokemon! If the price, for example, is $400, then I don't think many 3DS owners will easily upgrade to the Switch. As I said, there are many questions that need to be answered. I'd like to know more.

And my official Nickname for it is the "Ninty Switch".

...also, I can't help but feel like some child abuse jokes are hiding in the shadows, waiting to strike, like some digital Krampus, but I'll just tell myself that they'll be drowned out by the potential BDSM jokes instead.

If that is true Nintendo just made my year.

The price tag seems expected. It's unfortunate, but it'll be required unless they sold it at a ridiculous loss, which they'd never do. I'm still surprised they even did that for the wii u. I'll definitely pre ordering for day one, regardless.

Please give us Super Nintendo load times and not 3DS load times. All pumped for the return of the cartridge to a mainstream Nintendo product.

Really do hope I'll be able to play MH4U/Gen on the TV, don't let me down Nintendo! TwT

Both Emily Rogers and Laura Buzz are afirming the Switch will be region free. After their leaks this time, I feel inclined to believe them. What about you guys? Hope for a region free Switch?

Edit: Oops, it was already posted. That happens when I don't read...

Resolution was fine to me...I just wanted 4U on the big screen...you'd think all those cutscenes/monster intros would be perfect on the Wii U.

longstanding region lock policy being switched (yay funnies!) is yet another tick in the box. Way overdue and was one of the biggest issues I had with the 3DS that I'm now abroad for a year and can't buy games for my portable system.

Keep the good news coming I say!

I wander if to upgrade the switch in the future, you just update the tablet, meaning cheaper upgrades?

I'm so happy as almost all of my PS XBOX friends seem to like it as they said it doesn't look childish like past Nintendo devices. Hopefully more people see it like that and Nintendo dominates the market in the future

@BLPs So you're officially confirmed to be developing (confirmed with Nintendo)?

There are some interesting developers on board. Remember with the Wii U they only ever really got interest from the likes of Ubisoft and EA. The list of partners for the Switch? It's pretty extensive. Some of them are a given like Sega, Platinum, Ubisoft, Level 5, Capcom. All the expected guys. But then there's Telltale, Square Enix, Epic, From Software, Bethesda. Those guys never touched the Wii U.

Joe Serebii brought up a good point regarding the price and Pokémon (obviously) in that a separate cheaper unit a la the 2DS would be a very important factor for some of Nintendo's key franchises to thrive. It's still ridiculously early days (or even day long lol) but I wouldn't bet against a cheaper SKU in the future, possibly coinciding with the release of the first big Pokémon games that this system gets.

@Inkling Registered developer but were gonna get Switch access with the rest of the world, which is fine, since the game isnt coming until Q1 2018 earliest, and thats if I ignore a lot of uni work.

Also needs to be crowdfunded so I personally have to work as the sole developer to make something presentable first.

I hope there are multiple bundles for it, the smallest one being at most $300. There need to be different price points depending on how much people want to get invested in the system.

I love it! Instabuy! Where do I preorder?

That...that pro controller...is...glorious!

(.........pleeease have analogue triggers.)

@GrailUK The triggers certainly looked more prominant than the ones on the Wii U tablet. If they aren't analogue, then we'll definitely be in for a bad time...

So my co-worker gave the dock the best nickname... it is called the Toaster