Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

could princess Zelda has died in Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom?(i hope is not) and check out how the undeground exploration could be in Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom

careful with the spoilers, Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom artbook just got leaked eesh

https://gonintendo.com/contents/16471-tons-of-spoilers-and-mo...

@Giancarlothomaz I wonder which scum bucket leaked them...

@GrailUK someone lucky that got Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom before us and decided to ruin our fun/hype for the game, this person better be ready for the Nintendo ninjas.

@Giancarlothomaz that fella won't see it coming, those ninjas gonna be real mad this time.

@Kermit1 true, the ninja attack on this person, will be worse then Ganondorf attack on Tears of the Kingdom

@kaisu if this art book is anything to show, that has a high chance of happening now.

@TheBigBlue this is why I'm glad to have never touched Twitter.

Yeah Twitter is well known for being a cesspool of just garbage in general, I only go on there on occasion to see how much more of a dumpster fire it’s becoming day by day under its new management. The Nintendo community on there are lowlives, most of them anyway. They flood hashtags and Nintendo account reply sections with useless garbage like “Tears Of The Kingdom is mid, we want Pikmin 4” and “It is morally correct to emulate Nintendo games.” Um, no it isn’t.

@TheBigBlue this site's comment section is "great" compared to Twitter.

@Colonel_Mustache I'll say when I'm being sarcastic <-- satire

@Colonel_Mustache eh. It's the internet. It's a mixed bag.

@TheBigBlue My PC can run some games better than a Steamdeck can lol, it's not that special.

The Witcher 3 on Switch is.

@Colonel_Mustache even "store-bought" builds are pretty good if you are not tech-savvy or crazy rich.

Any computer can play Minecraft, a Steamdeck can not out of the box.

@Colonel_Mustache got a new PC (from BestBuy, they were great btw) It's a beast. I won't give specs. For reasons.

@Colonel_Mustache mine looks like Darth Vader it's awesome lol.

@Colonel_Mustache
there's always one Nintendo fan that is super negative

This is a problem in general. In each forum of this thread for various games I play, for example, there's always at least one (sometimes more) people who post some long rant about how the game is utter trash, they can't stand this, they can't stand that, etc.

And if that was the end of it, that would be one thing. But it never is. They'll keep posting about how bad it is, until every nearly single person in the thread has agreed with them. Only then, when they feel the game has been "put in its proper place" will they finally relent.

And it's like... jeez dude. If you hate the game so much, why are you even still playing it?

I never understood how people can thrive off constant negativity. It's almost as if, instead of deriving enjoyment from discussing the fun of games, they derive enjoyment from trashing games. The real question is why that is.

Is it because, like gossips and complainers, they just love negativity? Or is it some fanboy response triggered on an instinctual level by seeing others enjoy a game, where the more people enjoy it the more thwir jealous rage takes over? My guess is a mixture of both

I also think it's children never growing up. The mark of maturity is being able to regulate and control one's emotions. When you see grown men flying off the handle about some game mechanic or apect of a game they happen to dislike, it speaks volumes about their perpetual adolescence and stunted emotional regulation.

It's why gaming communities are so toxic. The mixture of adults who never matured and can't control their emotions, kids who obviously have yet to learn to do so, and the jealous rage of fanboy insecurity across all ages. The triple whammy of toxicity.

@Colonel_Mustache ... edit Windows 11 can do memes.... why was I not told this...

I think I'm starting to have a newfound appreciation for why I prefer Switch and play it 99% of the time despite owning all consoles.

I was just signing into Wii U eShop to get my 30 Platinum coins for the week, and it dawned on me- this system is super slow and sluggish. I mean, I already knew that. But I suddenly realized I wouldn't have the patience for that anymore.

As I get older, I game in shorter and shorter bursts. When I was younger, I'd play for many, many hours straight, and I'd seldom jump around from game to game. So a sluggish system with longer boot times and higher barrier to entry was much less of a sticking point.

But now? That wouldn't fly. It's why I stopped playing my gaming PC. Even relatively speedy and snappy systems like PS5/XSX have too high a barrier to entry for me. Only handhelds are low barrier enough that I feel I can instantly jump in and out, and Switch UI is so simple and straightforward, it feels inviting.

Besides the fact hybrid gaming has kind of ruined single purpose devices for me, which is a whole other discussion, it's why Switch has pretty much become the exclusive platform I play now, and it's why I switched to digital from physical. I just lost my tolerance for barriers to entry. I need a system that's instant on, instant off, where I can jump in and out, tv or handheld or tabletop, and switch games instantly without having to get up and dig through 500 physical copies on the shelf trying to find the one game I'm looking for.

I feel so different than I did 10 years ago with the ever sluggish Wii U and 3DS, swapping physical discs and carts. It was more like watching a movie back then. I didn't mind the barriers to entry because I didn't game as much, and when I did I tended to game longer and stick with one game.

That would never fly nowadays. A result of the microwave generation? Perhaps. But I think convenience and adaptability cannot be overstated.

Yeah for me the PS4/Xbone kinda ruined gaming for me. Load times and install/update times meant that I gamed less and less on them. Especially since when I got them I moved to an area with terrible internet so my Nintendo systems were the only things that just worked or had little down time.

And now? Got a shiny new PS5/Series X and even a new TV to play em on… still on the switch. I haven’t even hooked my gaming PC back up yet. Switch is just in and out gaming like it was when I was a kid. (I was not a fan of CDs/load times when that became the main medium and it’s why I still prefer in engine cutscenes to cinematic videos/FMVs.)

As much as I love gaming it isn’t a hobby I like to lose time in. Like sure if I get sucked in but I don’t go “let’s game for 2-3 hours”. I’d rather do that with other hobbies but I still like to game often but in short play sessions (usually as a break from something else.)

I love the switch os, fast easy to read (except those dang NSO icons between regions) and boots up quick. I know people want a multimedia box but I am so glad Nintendo made a dedicated device.