Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@Ralizah
Oh my dear Ralizah, yes... yes there is 😀

Well, I suppose it's time to call myself a hypocrite. I swore up and down about how I wasn't going to buy a SWOLED. That only sheep need apply. However, the onboard memory for my V2 has now dipped below 2GB due to the numerous save files from my Switch game collection. And I have that $200 gift card just begging to be used.

Ahem. Baaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh! Excuse me, sorry.

It's simple really. I blame Nintendo for making this platform that quickly became my all-time favorite console. -sigh- The road to hell is paved with broken joy-cons that suffer from drift.

@JaxonH The website mentions it allowing someone to play games on PS4 with motion aiming?!

That... would be awesome. I need to look into this.

Do you know if this thing supports gyro functionality for PC games as well?

@JaxonH Do Wavebird's still get made nowadays? And could you use them on something like the Switch that recognizes Gamecube controllers (more or less)?

@Magician
People's views and opinions evolve over time. And I think the appeal of the OLED has slowly built its case over the last several months. Whatever your reasons, it's a great system. You'll understand once it's in hand. That screen and kickstand is so good, it's just begging for tabletop play.

@Ralizah
Well, what they don't tell you is, motion aiming for games that support it (which is basically none). From my understanding, it simply adds the missing gyroscope and accelerometer, and is detected as a Switch Pro controller on Switch (and probably should stick with Switch mode for Steam as well, since that can have mouse mapped to the gyroscope). So basically, it's not adding gyro to games that don't have it, it's imply adding the functionality to the controller for the games that support it, on whatever platform that may be. There is a device that maps analog to gyro but it's crap. Analog doesn't map to gyro well and the feels off. That's how they get those mouse and keyboard sets for consoles to work.

But ya, the models for Xbox One had their own rechargeable battery, only a few hours unless you got the larger XL. This one runs off the controller battery. That's why I bought the Xbox Elite Series 2 controller, because it's the only one with a built in rechargeable battery. Though I do have a Series X controller on the way also with a play and charge kit.

It basically makes Xbox controller have gyro. Idk how much that's worth, since Dualsense and Switch Pro already can do that, but if you're a fan of the Xbox controller, or the level of customization offered by the Elite controller, it's a win. Plus, some older PC games only have buttons mapped to Xbox, so using an Xbox controller is less cumbersome, and now you don't have to sacrifice gyro for it.

That is... assuming it works well without lag. I'll report back once mine arrives alongside an Xbox controller.

@Fizza
Not official ones, no. Only the corded GC controllers for Smash, and 3rd party controllers. Most of the GC controllers aren't actually GC controllers though. They're Switch Pro controllers designed to look like a GC controller. Which means no analog triggers. If you want wireless analog triggers, it's either Wavebird or a knockoff Wavebird, which are still being sold cheap and new on Amazon.

Only games recognizing it and utilizing the analog triggers on Switch, afaIk, are GRID Autosport, Super Mario Sunshine and Trials Rising. So its only really worth it if you're into one of those games. It'll work on every game, but not with analog triggers, and it'll be missing key buttons like Home, Capture, ZL, R3 and L3.

@Magician
lol yea... I'm still holding out. But I'm getting closer... I keep telling myself it's moreso to get new Joycon haha

@JaxonH I see, then under that same line of thinking, could you use them in Smash Ultimate since that technically has Gamecube controller support?

@Fizza
Sure. Like I said, you could use it for every game on Switch, if you wanted. It just won't have analog trigger support. Smash is one of the few games that will detect is as a GC controller, as will MarioKart 8, I believe, but those games don't support analog triggers so, it'll just function like any GC modeled Switch Pro controller would.

@1UP_MARIO
Aside from the left analog it looks brand new. It's a relatively easy replacement though, if you do ever decide to get a new analog.

@JaxonH
I want to ask about Nintendo Switch machine issue as i think you have a lot of knowledge about that machine.
My Switch's fan was still making loud sound even my Switch got applied by new thermal paste. I brought my Switch to local video games repair shop as there is no Nintendo HQ in my country Indonesia.
Was that something wrong with my Switch's fan and will it damage my Switch slowly if i keep playing my Switch with loud fan sound (the fan's noise made my Switch vibrated too) ?
Lately i rarely played my Switch as i keep worrying about the loud noise from the fan.

@Anti-Matter
I've never had that issue so I'm not sure if I'll be of much help. Sounds like the fan may be going out, either needs to be cleaned or replaced. But if a repair shop looked at it and couldn't fix it, it may be to start saving up for a replacement.

There is this video. Maybe take a look.

@JaxonH OK, I figured it was some sort of catch like that, since, short of some sort of Steam Big Picture mode customization wizardry, I didn't see how that would be workable. Oh well.

@Magician
Yea, nevermind, I just ordered an OLED lol

Let me just shuffle into the herd, here.

@rallydefault

Yes. YESSSSS!

One of us!

Absolutely true - I stand corrected (and hopeful that Woolly World & DKCR return)

I loved Yoshi's Wooly World. It was so much better than Crafted World. I do hope it gets ported.

But DKC Returns is my second favorite 2D platformer of all time, just behind Tropical Freeze. I've beaten the game 3 times (also just finished Tropical Freeze for the 3rd time yesterday). It's a game I would love to have on Switch. It's so good.

Grabbed deaths door to see what the fuss is about.

@NintendoByNature
It's good. But it's difficult. You're gonna die... a lot.

Ultimately though, it's a really fun game. I just wish it had an easier difficulty mode. I managed, but some sections would take me 4 or 5 tries, each time having to retread the same path of enemies, which got a bit tiresome. Same reason I can't get into Souls games.

Even so, it's a great game.

@JaxonH alright, I'll give it a good shot. I don't mind somewhat difficult games. I'm just really hoping it's not 30 tries difficult like souls games. At least at $15 it's worth taking a shot at.

So Wrestling Empire went into the sale and OMG it’s so ***** good! It is obviously extremely niche, but if you have fond memories of playing wrestling games in the early 2000s, then this is for you. It is slightly clunky with some slightly odd controls that take a while to get used to and it is a little unpolished all around. The faces are stuff of nightmares and people will regularly clip into objects. And while that shouldn’t be excused, it is all part of the charm and the nostalgia.

One thing that is a bit different is how much the game loves throwing loads of wrestlers into the ring and having constant interferences. It probably sounds annoying, but it is pretty ***** hilarious how chaotic every match becomes.

One fairly odd thing is that there is no create a wrestler, you have to edit yourself over an existing wrestler if you want to be able to add yourself into the campaign mode, but the actual creation tools when it comes to overwriting are actually pretty extensive. Both great for creating your own abominations or for fine tuning the wrestlers to make them as much like their real life counterparts as you can.

That aside, the campaign mode is really terrific. It doesn’t feel as fully formed as say some of those early 00s WWE games where you basically got a proper RPG in the campaign mode, but either through AI learning or just pure RNG, the game has been pretty much a rollercoaster from the start. I feel so addicted already.