Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@Nep-Nep-Freak What in recent updates are you trying to avoid?

I believe some physical games have a minimum Switch 1 os version to run. So if you tried to never update from a day-1 OS Switch I suppose some games would work and some wouldn't.

If you updated everything to current and then just turned off all the internet settings and only played old games, I assume you would not be bothered by updates.

@FishyS,

"What in recent updates are you trying to avoid?"

Nothing really, I just heard that once you update your system, even if you factory reset it, the system version stays (though there is apparently a way to mod the system to make the version number lower which I am looking into), and both the Virtual Game Cards update and changing how game card icons look on the home screen update kind of scared me a bit 😨 (sudden changes freak me out), so I've started to become a bit wary of device updates lately so I would like to have at least one completely offline console without any update prompts (I've also been intentionally not installing some of my recent phone updates, though those have been installing by themselves anyways).

Also, I did already know about some newer Switch physical games needing newer system updates to run, but those specific neccesary firmware updates are supposedly always included on the cartridges and can be downloaded without internet that way (a very lovely perk 😀).

Late to the party. Apparently Nintendo bought Bandai Namco Studios Singapore last month? Last I heard of them, they were building Ridge Racer 8, but that it was then quietly cancelled. Sounds like Nintendo will plug them in as a support studio where ever they're needed.

Probably Mario Kart World DLC if I were to guess.

Cool...I suppose.

@Magician Some fun-looking physics in that there RR prototype - bouncy and yet sometimes not bouncy at all - but it looks like it was shaping up to be a fun racer, so forgive me while I belatedly mourn its loss ...

Good. Now gimme gimme gimme some o'dat sweet Mario Kart World content (free of charge, obvs) 🤤