Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@skywake @JaxonH for 10 minutes the talking flower that cute, 10h later shut up stupid flower.

@Giancarlothomaz It only took me hearing them twice to reach the shut up phase.

It's especially weird since there is no other conversational voice acting (presumably). If the flower-toad-people talked that would be one thing, but why have the only thing in the game which speaks verbally in coherent sentences be random background shrubbery which likes to say nonsense.

So thanks to a certain content creator's comments in a recent video, I'm now kind of scared of the possibility that they're using an AI to voice Mario. On the one hand, they are pretty traditionalist by nature, which would mean they would prefer to use an actual voice actor. On the other, only one knows how strong of a allure it is to have COMPLETE control over this aspect of the creation process (not to mention how they wouldn't have to pay as much).
I almost wish the game will get leaked early so we can get the answer in the credits soon.

@BrazillianCara All Nintendo staff have already been replaced by AI, you just didn't notice. Any humans in the directs are just fake images and voices. 🧐

this current eShop sale is gonna ruin me; WHY DID ALL THE BEST DEALS HAVE TO HAPPEN THE MOMENT I GO BACK TO SCHOOL 😭

There are thousands of sales every week. 😆 If you miss this huge sale, just wait for the black Friday huge sale or the holiday huge sale. Which games are you thinking about?

anyone happen to know why there's another frikkin Switch system update to download?

i was up on the second floor in the laundry room in my apartment building and i was trying to play my physical game which was Zelda Skyward Sword. my switch lite wouldnt let me play the game because of another system update to download or whatever.

What the heck? that's been like, 3 or 4 system updates already this month?

@XandertheWise just more proof of a new Switch I guess

@XandertheWise I'm guessing that patching bugs can cause new ones? I don't know.

Switch games are leaking, and in some cases running on emulators before release. If they're patching up certain exploits they won't be sharing that publicly. "Stability" can cover a wide range of things in NintendoLand.

(nods in developer)

99 bugs in the code
99 bugs in the code
You take one down, patch it around
10,000 bugs in the code

@Kimyonaakuma what "emulators" you even talking about?

Just an hour ago, it was pretty much the 3rd or 4th system update download for my Nintendo Switch Lite and this month there's been enough system updates.

Enough already

There have only been 5 system updates this year and only one since May, the Aug 22nd update to 16.1.0:
https://switchbrew.org/wiki/System_Versions

This tracks with what I've seen also. I was prompted to update a few weeks ago, I don't remember the last update I was prompted for before that. I haven't been prompted since and checking now my Switch says it's upto date. So either @XandertheWise is talking about game updates (there was an N64 NSO app update adding Excitebike a few days ago) or they're skipping updates and it keeps reminding them.

There of course have been times in the past where there have been multiple updates coming out quickly. Likely because their patch introduced bugs. There were 3 updates in the second half of April 2020 and three in the month after March 22nd 2022. If you look at the history that tends to happen after a major release, which makes sense. I don't think that's an issue, the more changes the more bugs you inadvertently introduce that you need to patch, but it's also certainly not what's happening now. The last major release version was in February and if anything they've been fairly quiet with system updates this year

Really, I have no idea what @XandertheWise is smoking here

@skywake what does a system update have to do with Excite Bike from the Switch 64 Online thing when i was trying to play Zelda Skyward Sword?

I shouldnt have to resort to clicking on yes for the system update when I am trying to play Zelda Skyward Sword

@XandertheWise I think the point is, no one else had a system update recently, so we don't know why only you would have one. Sounds like something odd is happening.

Whether the system update has something to do with the N64 Online expansion or not, I dont understand why I have to do the system update before i even have to play a regular physical Nintendo Switch game of mine whether its Zelda Skyward or any game.

I am getting tired of these updates

Here's a solution, dont play on modern systems. All modern systems are going to have updates that just how they are now. If you don't want to deal with updates don't play them. It's that simple.

ANYWAYZ

September is going to be a busy month for Nintendo Switch gamers anyway

Mortal Kombat 12/1
Baten Kaitos Collection
and some other game thats around the corner next week or whatever.

then in October there's Metal Gear Solid Collection Volume 1 and Batman Arkham Collection which I dont need since I still have the Batman Arkham games for my Playstation 3 and still have Arkham Knight for my X Box One S and Arkham Knight for my Playstation 4

@skywake Not only that but the system lets you select "play software" when the prompt to update shows up, or at least for a suspended game.