Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

Wait Jen Hale is gonna be in Bayo 3? This just shot up to my most anticipated game. She’s my favorite English language VA.

_{I might have a OLED in my near future.} ^{maybe, shh}

@JaxonH i wonder what prevented Helena Taylor for voicing Bayonetta in Bayonetta 3? and nice despite all the chaos in Bayonetta 3, Platinum Games managed to make the game hit 60fps in both modes(TV Mode and Handheld Mode, that i play).

It seems like a missed opportunity that they couldn’t get Chris Pratt to voice Bayonetta!

Interesting, Sony's still planning on supporting PS4 with 1st party releases even after GoW Ragnarok:

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2022/10/sony-will-continue-to...

If Sony's doing it then 3rd parties will follow like how Capcom announced in September that RE4 Remake is getting a PS4 version. This gives the impression that Switch 3rd party support has the potential to still be strong for longer rather than fizzle out after early 2023.

I mean... given that he's already low-key replaced the Zelda voice actor for Tears of The Kingdom, it just makes sense to consolidate at this stage.

I wonder if Marvel will get us westerners Trails of Cold Steel 1 & 2 next year?

They've been available in the East for over a year now.

I assume XSEED still has the Murican distribution rights.

Both a Pokemon and a Mario trailer tomorrow... I'm both scared and hyped now, thanks Nintendo.

Also my new pfp is called pure fear

I got the Splatoon 3 Pro controller and wow, what a difference. I've been using it for 3 days now and it still seemingly has over half charge left. I sure missed the situation where I don't have to charge controllers every day.

@Magician XSEED squatting on the Western distribution rights for ToCS1&2, along with a bunch of older Ys games, is probably why we'll never see localized Switch ports of them.

@Ralizah @Magician
Yup, I've given up on us ever getting the first two Trails games on Switch in the west.

Why they refuse to release them despite already being on Switch in Japan and already having an English localization... who knows.

If I were Falcom, I'd say look, either you release in the west or we're contracting someone else to do it. If you take issue with that we'll just blacklist you from future bids, and you'll never get work from us again.

@Grumblevolcano
Ya, 40 hrs goes a long ways for a controller with HD rumble and gyro aiming. Dualsense barely lasts 1 play session.

It's also just a really, really comfortable controller. The most ergonomic controller I've ever used, in fact. It's not perfect, but it's my favorite controller ever made. Ergonomics is soooo important. Dualsense controllers are too fat and doesn't have a deep enough groove beneath triggers for fingers, which results in my pointer fingers digging into the sharp edge of plastic under the triggers, while the Xbox controllers are too fat and result in the shoulder bumpers not being easy to reach. Furthermore, the Xbox Series controller analog caps are too small and don't feel comfortable. 6 billion dollars research and Nintendo comfortably outdesigned them.

@Ralizah @Magician
Yup, I've given up on us ever getting the first two Trails games on Switch in the west.

Why they refuse to release them despite already being on Switch in Japan and already having an English localization... who knows.

If I were Falcom, I'd say look, either you release in the west or we're contracting someone else to do it. If you take issue with that we'll just blacklist you from future bids, and you'll never get work from us again.

@Grumblevolcano
Ya, 40 hrs goes a long ways for a controller with HD rumble and gyro aiming. Dualsense barely lasts 1 play session.

It's also just a really, really comfortable controller. The most ergonomic controller I've ever used, in fact. It's not perfect, but it's my favorite controller ever made. Ergonomics is soooo important. Dualsense controllers are too fat and doesn't have a deep enough groove beneath triggers for fingers, which results in my pointer fingers digging into the sharp edge of plastic under the triggers, while the Xbox controllers are too fat and result in the shoulder bumpers not being easy to reach. Furthermore, the Xbox Series controller analog caps are too small and don't feel comfortable. 6 billion dollars research yet Nintendo comfortably outdesigned them.

Just...just stop, you're both breaking my heart over here....

@JaxonH I still think the GameCube controller takes the cake for most comfortable controller, but the Switch Pro Controller is a really really close second.

I don't think so.
As PlayStation gamer who have been playing DDR console version for more than 20 years, the PlayStation controller with symmetrical analog buttons and proper D-pad + command buttons in 4 directions, it felt really fit in my hand and perfect for playing DDR console version and other games.

@IceClimbers
GameCube is super comfy, but has other shortcomings such as the tiny d-pad, weird right analog, missing left shoulder bumpers and odd face button placement. In terms of just holding in the hand though, I think I agree.

The D-Pad really lowers my estimation of the Pro. It's terrible. And the placement is subpar as well for a primary control method.

The texture of the pad isn't as comfortable as the one on the Series X controller, either.

In general, I think the DS4 is still unmatched for me as far as console pads go. The GC controller is up there as well, though. Love the giant, clicky buttons and springy triggers.

The reason I like PlayStation controller and always consider them as a role model because the D-Pad and 4 action buttons schemes looks perfect for playing DDR as it looks like DDR pad on Arcade.
Also, the symmetrical analog buttons are perfect for playing Bishi Bashi games by Konami with analog buttons using.

@Ralizah
D-pad is subpar for fighting games, but since I don't really play those much (and when I do I typically use modded d-pad joycon in handheld or arcade stick docked) it's a non issue.

For standard everyday use of the d-pad in 99% of games, it works flawlessly.

Never noticed texture. Feels fine to me.

Switch Pro is the only controller that has a deep enough groove under the shoulder buttons that it's not hard to reach the shoulder bumpers L/R. It also has immaculate placement of analogs for a natural thumb resting position, as well as face button placement. I can't stand PS analog placement, though I would at least tolerate it if the Dualsense wasn't so fat to the point you can't reach the shoulder buttons easily. Xbox has better analog placement but same issue- too fat, fingers can't reach shoulder buttons. Also no gyro, no HD rumble, etc.

As much as I hate the PS4 controller I'm inclined to say its at least better than the Dualsense ergonomically. At least I can reach the shoulder buttons and sharp edges don't dig into my fingers from being too fat. Dualsense would be my favorite controller if it had a deeper cutout under the shoulder buttons so your pointer fingers don't have to stretch to reach and don't have the plastic edge digging into them.

@JaxonH Gonna strongly disagree. It hits accidental inputs constantly. My Pro controller has THE worst D-Pad I've ever used. I had the same experience with another Pro I used at one point as well, so it's not just a faulty unit.

It's slick in hand. Feels a lot like the joycons after the matte coating wears off.

The Playstation stick placement is ideal for a controller where you might want to use either control option as the dominant one. It's the one consistently superior aspect of their controller design, IMO. Can't speak to the Dualsense, unfortunately, as I've never handled one.

Hypothetically, if the DS4 ditched the lightbar, replaced the options/share buttons with ones that protrude more, had the same texturing on the back as the Series X controller, and could actually manage to last more than a few hours, it'd be my ideal console controller.

Oh, and while we're at it, the Pro controller is the only one that doesn't have a headphone jack, which is another strike against it for me. I have to play in handheld mode if I want to hear the game through my wired headphones.