Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

Lol, can't claim to be too surprised, @NintendoByNature .... Take it you're liking Dread, then?

@BruceCM oh for sure. At least dread is shorter than BDII, so there won't be too much of a gap before I get back to it.

@Grumblevolcano @NintendoByNature
I know exactly where you are Grumble. Two blocks on the floor on the left hand side. Yup.

Rule #1 in Metroid: shoot everything 😉

I was stuck pretty close to the beginning of of game and almost had to look it up. Thought I'd checked everywhere but nope, there were blocks on the ceiling I could blast to get on top. As I play more I've gotten better at recognizing those opportunities. If it's one "block" thick separating you front another passage, shoot it.

Just beat the "familiar boss" who shall not be named. And it was epic. Died once. Got em on my second try though... barely

I love that they haven't dumbed this game down to appeal to the masses. It's got satisfying challenge that's just right. Not enough to frustrate but enough that you're like "Heck ya!!!!" when you beat a boss. Love that feeling.

Cruis'n Blast effectively $19.99 on BestBuy website

It's technically on sale for $29.99 but has a $10 BestBuy gift card with purchase.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/cruisn-blast-nintendo-switch/646...

Let us know how it went after finishing, @NintendoByNature .... Don't suppose that'll take too long

Be warned Best Buy may not honor the gift card. I took my copy back because they refused to honor the gift card for a preorder.

Nintendo of Europe confirm N64 games on NSO will run at 60hz on pal regions

Got my switch oled today. Impressed with the screen, worth every penny. 😊

I'm really curious. Apparently the Switch OLED's game card slot is harder to open. For those people who have it, is it indeed as hard as Nintendo Life's review suggested?

It is indeed a lot harder, but using a plastic pry would solve it too. Just keep such an item in the pouch you store the switch in at all times and you're good.

Jokes on them. I won't be using the cart slot 😉

Also, PAL N64 games are 60 Hz. What a surprise. But that didn't spare us from havoc in the comment sections about it.

@Koldur @Sdelintwouters Thanks guys - seems like that may be different across multiple units, then. I did see a review of the Switch OLED by Modern Vintage Gamer, and his game card slot looked like there was a small opening.

Some of the reviews I've watched have mentioned the slot being a bit more of a pain to open. Most of my games are on carts, and I do a lot of my switching between them at the whim of my daughter who keeps pivoting me from my current games back to MK8 lol, but that's not enough to drive me away.

I'm still on the fence because it doesn't actually do anything my current Switch can't... honestly I'd be more in it for the wired networking rather than the screen lol

350 bucks...ugh. I love Nintendo, but I just can't justify it. That's like... a third of a new PC build I could do next year haha.

@MarioLover92
Dont know if its a huge difference between the oled units, but mine is very easy to open, easier than the old switch. I got very short nails, but my man fingers can easily open it, so i dont understand the negative reviews on this.

@DennisNOR
It doesn't have the same little cutout notch in the middle, but it was still really easy to open for me. I was expecting something way more difficult based on reviews. When it opened super easy I was like... oh. OK.

@X-Slayer
You're right where I'm at, give or take. I have all the same power ups you do (except Scan Pulse, haven't got that yet).

Love how the game lets you sequence break if you really want to.

Alan Wake Remastered rated for Switch

https://nintendoeverything.com/alan-wake-remastered-has-been-...

Also got rated by PEGI.

So ya, basically Alan Wake Remastered for Switch all but confirmed! Been waiting on this one...

@rallydefault Yeah, not sure if I'd ever get the Switch OLED anytime soon. It has some nice new features, but I think I'd be good with just sticking with my regular Switch until Nintendo's next gen console comes out, or if my console starts screwing up somehow. I already have a wired connection via the Wii LAN adapter, too. That game card slot thing really got me curious, though.

@DennisNOR Ah really? Glad to hear that's not an issue for you, then.

@MarioLover92
Plus, the news article about the PWM flicker worries me a bit. I'm super sensitive to it with my computer monitors, and I don't want to play with the brightness all the way up.

Is there a way to see how eShop purchases are made? I recently noticed that all my eShop money was gone. I was pretty sure it went to renewing my NSO subscription, but I thought it made me pay that with my credit card so I was confused. I found on the website that I made the purchase, but not where the money came from. It's only been from seeing that my credit card was only charged 94 cents that I am pretty sure that is indeed where my eShop money went, but I still haven't found any definitive receipt or anything.

@Xyphon22
All purchases should result in an emailed receipt.

Also, go to My Nintendo, sign in, then go to Account Settings (click icon in top right), then select Shop Menu, then select Purchase History. Every transaction is shown with date and amount. Reference emails for that date and amount for payment info.