Transfers only suck if you have a ton of digital games. When I transferred to the OLED, I had several 1TB micro SD cards worth of games to redownload. Took about a week of nonstop downloading to do all 3 of them. But you only have to do it once and then it’s done, and you forget all about it afterward.
And btw, Merry Christmas to those who celebrate!
Since this day only comes once a year, and so much consumerism takes the spotlight nowadays, I thought I’d post the nativity excerpt as a memorial to Christmas
From Luke 2:
2 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register.
4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
21 On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived.
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
Yeah, luckily I only keep the games on my Switch I am currently playing and then delete them when I am done, redownloading stuff as required from the Eshop, so I only had to download a handful of games and I was back up and running.
I currently have Ring Fit on cartridge and downloaded I have Dusk, MH Rise, Mario Kart, Skyward Sword HD, Loop Hero, SPLATOON 2 and Mario Party Superstars.
They should provide Ring Fit as a free digital download. I’d actually use it more if I didn’t have to put the cartridge in (and I can’t keep it in because my micro SD holder cart is occupying that space).
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
They should provide Ring Fit as a free digital download. I’d actually use it more if I didn’t have to put the cartridge in (and I can’t keep it in because my micro SD holder cart is occupying that space).
Luckily for me I am basically exclusively digital, so I can let Ring Fit live inside my Switch. I will also say I remember reading stuff about difficulties getting the cart slot open but I had no issues at all.
Same here, only problem is I have multiple microSD because they still haven't released 2TB cards yet. So cartridge slot is occupied. I do have my original Switch set up in the basement for Ring Fit, but truth is I'd use it more if I had it in my room.
I haven't had any issues with the slot either, and I keep my nails really short. Feels about the same as the Vita cartridge flap.
Be sure to put tempered glass on the screen. It may already be glass but that thin anti-shatter film can easily scratch.
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
Same here, only problem is I have multiple microSD because they still haven't released 2TB cards yet. So cartridge slot is occupied. I do have my original Switch set up in the basement for Ring Fit, but truth is I'd use it more if I had it in my room.
I haven't had any issues with the slot either, and I keep my nails really short. Feels about the same as the Vita cartridge flap.
Be sure to put tempered glass on the screen. It may already be glass but that thin anti-shatter film can easily scratch.
Yeah, no nails here either but no problems!
Also, I had a real issue finding a screen protector on the island but I eventually found one by some company called FR Tec, a tempered glass one. I got my Dad to put it on and I think he’s done a pretty good job. The bits off the screen and like on the bezel almost look like they aren’t stuck down properly but it doesn’t go on any better so not sure what happened there. Maybe if you were really OCD it’d bother you, but it’s no issue for me. What is more annoying is the protector seems to be an absolute fingerprint magnet, way more than the exposed screen on my old Switch.
Oh, and I am honestly enjoying Ring Fit a lot, I am not using it as much as I should, but once the new year starts and I am back to working again my life will have more structure to give me a proper Ring Fit routine.
@Pizzamorg
A good tempered glass screen protector will make fingerprints wipe off super easy thanks to the oleophobic coating.
The amFilm are really good for that, and the iVoler 4 pack with alignment frame. Some claim to have a coating but don't, or the coating is cheap and sucks. But ya. If it becomes too much of a problem, I'd try a different brand. Lots to choose from on Amazon. Just read the reviews to get a feel for what the complaints are, and whether they're something you care about or not.
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
New OLED Switch owner here, bought it like 3 weeks ago after having V2 model for about 2 years. I have been really satisfied, but I just noticed a big problem, which is not limited to the OLED model but to changing Switches in general. Playtime is not transferred between different devices. Not on the user profile info neither on the game selection menu if you sort the games through playtime.
I know this may not be an issue to some, but I love my data and my numbers, and it was very enjoyable to see how many hours I have poured in each game, sort of like a memory album. And it buffles me how Nintendo couldn't get it right, they keep all our info on their servers, is it that hard to add the playtimes from 2 different consoles? It's little things like this that piss me off with Nintendo, even though they are my favourite console and games company.
My playtime has transferred over with no issues, but I did a full transfer and wiped my old Switch so maybe that makes a difference? Pokemon Shield + DLC remains my number one at 70 plus hours. Did that all within a couple of weeks in November too, loved that game.
For Pokémon Shield I also transferred the data because the game doesn't support cloud saves, but for all of the other games I just downloaded the save data from the cloud, and then made a factory reset to my old Switch.
Oh okay, yeah I didn’t manually download, I used the transfer tool in the options. You put the Switch’s close to each other and it transfers your data from one Switch to another. You have to manually redownload your games and move over SD cards/carts, but everything else will be as you left it on the other Switch.
@alexwolf
Ya, unless you transfer your profile, playtimes reset on new system. But if you enable Parental Controls and download the parental controls app, it records playtime across all systems, fyi.
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
Damn, wish I knew this earlier, this sucks. Thanks for the information! So, if you transfer the user directly to the new switch, do you get the same playtime in both user data and regular menu selection, if you sort through playtime?
Yeah, it literally just transfers you exactly where you left off, like a bookmark.
Also, kinda surprised, but one of the most noticeable “upgrades” from that OLED screen is Loop Hero. Both on the old Switch, my Ipad and on this TV I am using the game appears very crushed, lacking a lot of finer details. Playing it on the OLED for the first time, it was almost like a new game, with a whole world of details now visible to me for the very first time. I now would rather play it in handheld than anywhere else.
@Grumblevolcano
You think Switch will be last in the UK this December? Idk how it usually fares there, as it seems to be their weakest market, but there was this on Black Friday:
Switch outsold its competition over the past week with its strong sales. According to GamesIndustry’s Christopher Dring, “Xbox Series S was in (a very distant) second place”.
Maybe it has a shot at finally taking top of the UK market? Or at least, not coming in last.
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
@JaxonH In December Microsoft introduced a Fortnite + Rocket League Series S bundle which came with ingame currency and cosmetics for both games. In the past, Fortnite console bundles have done well so I think that'll give Series S a boost. As for PS5 (both models) and Series X, a load of stock came in (you can still buy them now) so I think it all comes down to timing. Either the timing was just right and there's a large sales boost or the timing was too late and the reason there's still stock is that people bought a Switch instead.
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