Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@FishyS If it helps, Pikmin 4 seems to be taking far more after Pikmin 2 compared to Pikmin 3 feeling like Pikmin 1, and has shown no signs of a time limit thus far.

@link3710
I think I saw a timer, as it had a red limit gage on the right side of it. But that's just time to get back to your ship each day. We also know you can do night time excursions with glow Pikmin.

In previous games you had a set number of days to find all the parts, or your days were numbered by juice. I imagine there will be some similar mechanic otherwise there's no challenge.

Fate/Samurai Remnant's release date is September 29th.

I like Type-Moon. Witch on the Holy Night is one of the better visual novels I've experienced lately.

This release will have my support.

@JaxonH I don't think so. Pikmin 2 has no time limit after all unlike 1 & 3, and this game seems to be taking after 2 a lot. There's no proof that there's any hard time limit and nothing shown so far implies one, whereas it was one of the first things revealed in 3.

Though, I'm sure we'll find out for sure when the demo drops next week.

I will likely get Fate/Samurai as I am a sucker for anything feudal Japan.

@Magician, I know nothing of the wider series, but that game looks dope as heck.

documtents for Los Angeles turism bureau of commiser, sugest E3 2024 e E3 2025 has been cancelled.

So Return to Monkey Island is getting a general release (as I predicted when game first announced) in the US next month, it seems. At least... it's available from Amazon.com anyway.

So why can't I find a dickie bird about a PAL release? Surely it'll be available for general sale in Europe too, rather than having to buy through middle-man importers...

Anyone heard anything?

Few things about Super Mario Bros Wonder I learned from the recent NintendoLife video that are actually really hype:

1) No timer! This is a pretty big change for 2D Mario
2) No more collisions between characters in multiplayer.
3) P-speed returns! Just like in the old games. Will flying also return? Be it with a cape, racoon tail or some new item?

@link3710
Idk, this sure looks like a daytime countdown timer to me. It even has a sun symbol and red area when it's close to dark.

Not to mention, in order to have night time missions, there has to be day and night cycle. And since only glow Pikmin can be used at night, the normal Pikmin will therefore have to get in the onion before sunset.

Hey everyone, just wanted to pop in here to ask a quick question.

I pre-ordered Ghost Trick back on June 10th and the preload for it should be going live either today or tomorrow, meaning my payment will be taken and I'll be able to download it ahead of it's release on the 30th. Now, seeing as this is the first time I've ever pre-ordered a game digitally, I'm still a bit unfamiliar with how things work in regards to it, namely in one particular aspect: how do I download the game after the payment for the pre-order has gone through? Will it just appear on my Home page once the payment is taken care of or do I have to go to it's eShop page and download it from there? Again, I'm very new to digitally pre-ordering stuff so any help is greatly appreciated XD

@Fizza it should download automatically at some point or else you can go to the game page later and download it.

Edit: It only downloads when you are close enough to release for the file to exist. And then it taunts you saying it can't be played yet.

@JaxonH I think you misunderstand what I mean. There's obviously still a daily time limit, but there's no countdown each day, whether it he a hard 30bday limit or juice.

@Fizza
It's all automatic. As long as you're connected online, you'll see the icon pop up on your main menu with a download bar. Heck it may already be downloaded by the time you turn on your Switch.

Even so, you can always manually trigger a re-download of a purchased digital game by A) going to the game's page on the eShop, and if it's not downloaded yet, then instead of "Purchase" it'll say "Re-Download". If it says "Purchased" that means it's already downloaded or is currently in the process of downloading. B) You can select your eShop user icon in the top right corner of the eShop, then select "Re-Download Software" to find a complete list of games you own digitally that are not currently fully downloaded. Games which are fully downloaded and installed will not appear. Be mindful of the fact that if any DLC you own is not yet installed, it will show up in that list, and clicking the download icon will trigger the remaining digital content to download and install.

@link3710
Ooh I gotchya.

@FishyS @JaxonH Thank you, that's a wonderfully in-depth explanation of how it all works! One final question if you don't mind: you know how when you turn your Switch on it takes a minute for it to connect to the internet (assuming you aren't using an Ethernet adapter)? Will it start downloading the moment it detects the presence of an internet connection or would I have to go to the store to download it in that scenario?

@Fizza fairly sure it checks every few minutes similarly to how it tries to backup to NSO every 10 minutes or so. Although with pre-orders I've had mine just magically appear while the Switch was asleep.

@FishyS Oh so it's essentially like a game update in the sense that it'll happen in the background so long as you're not using any online features during it? That makes a ton of sense, thank you!

@Fizza
Yes, exactly like auto updates.

As soon as you turn your Switch on after the preload period, it'll already be installed and will pop up a notification stating it completed downloading and is ready for release day.

You never have to worry about manually triggering preload downloads. Though again, even if you needed to, it only takes 30 seconds to hop on the eShop and hit the download button manually.

@JaxonH Unless your storage is always full like mine so I have to archive something everytime I want to download a new game. 😝 Although it tries to automatically download, it just gives up.

Playing through Fire Emblem on the GBA service right now. it’s absolutely crazy just how many critical hits Lyn’s Mani Katti lands. I’m gonna stick to using the iron sword for now to save durability on Mani Katti, as good as it is.