Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

We saw botw running on Wii U two weeks ago, and suddenly they cancelled it... Nah, don't believe it.

I read on Laura Kate Dale's Twitter that "Both of the JoyCons will have motion control, according to the patents". Everyone probably knew that already, but I didn't, so thought I'd share. I heard it was only the right JoyCon that had motion control, but apparently not.

@KirbyTheVampire
Right Joycon -> Wii Remote+ with NFC and an analogue stick
Left Joycon -> Nunchuck with Motion Plus and more buttons
Switch with Joycons -> A fully portable Wii U GamePad
Switch when docked -> A Wii U when played with something other than the GamePad
Joycon Grip -> A second option for charging the Joycons
Dock -> A way to plug in all the cables when playing on the TV

Also, with the way that the Joycons have been configured? I wouldn't be at all surprised of a lot of Switch games supported the WiiMote + Nunchuck combo. Because that's basically what the Joycons are

BTW, in theory you can buy the dock for the Switch already

~$30-50

Opening - Ps4/ Nintendo Switch - Dragon Quest XI: Sugisarishi Toki o Motomete

More videos here:

http://www.siliconera.com/2016/12/16/dragon-quest-xi-field-ex...

@SLIGEACH_EIRE It really says ''For PS4 and 3DS'' at the end

Toriyama's style in 3D looks a bit.. off? I don't know, prefer the 2D animations.

@Octane I know but we know it's coming to Switch. Probably saving it for January 13th.

Exactly, I really... I hate it, I just hate looking at Dragon Quest. That style is just so disconcerning to someone without any nostalgia or exposure to Dragon Quest or Dragon Ball.

But what's more, I've been intersted by the VR patents that have come out. Basically you just slot the Switch screen into a headset and look at it like that. No idea how it'll work with both eyes or 3D or 90 fps, but that's not what I'm interested in.

What I want to ask is: Are we getting Metroid Prime 4 in Switch VR and would you be into that?

Wouldn't the screen be a problem? As the resolution is supposedly 720p. Up that close it wouldn't look great? They're just patents, some will be used but most remain on the cutting room floor.

Yeah, VR is unlikely. 720p, split between two eyes, with a short viewing distance means that everything will look like Minecraft.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE I've never really played much Dragon Quest but that opening looks wonderful. Personally I really like Toriyama's style (as a childhood DB fan) and I think it translates well into 3D.

@Octane What would abridge the draw distance?

I'm not saying the VR would be good... but I think they'll want it in the features list anyway. And I think it could be neat as a mode of playing certain games.

If the Switch does VR it's going to be just a novelty. Purely because this is a thing:

That image isn't about VR but you get the idea. Same thing.

Yeah, I don't think that graph reads quite clearly to illustrate any clear point here — the Switch's screen is tiny.

Like how they said you could use the gamepad in the next room but in reality you couldn't unless you lived in a house made of wafers.

Or Japan.

Math says you will be able to see individual pixel at 1.2 feet if the screen is 6"@720p.

@skywake It's funny how people forgets that the screen size is more important than the resolution. In fact, the screen size makes the difference more than the resolution. For example: 25" 1080p monitor isn't the same as 27" one with the same resolution. I think the diagram you provided shows what I mean.

Going back to the patents, there's some more info: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=226681761&post...

Seems there's a magnetic sensor. An example of what that could be used for is a magnetic screen cover that shuts the screen off (iPads have that feature).

A multi touch capacity screen is also mentioned, with use of the Switch w/o the Joy-Cons (tablet mode basically) mentioned.

Interesting counterargument to Venturebeat's claim that Switch will use Maxwell chipset. More evidence that Switch may get the Pascal architechture:

@Azooooz I really hope that's true. The more capable the system is, the better. (While staying at a reasonable price)