Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

HORI accessories: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1332558

That arcade fight stick..... Tekken 7 confirmed?

On a side note, that's a lot of Zelda Breath of the Wild accessories. I think that pretty much confirms the game at launch.

Also that charging stand for four Joy-Cons confirms that they'll sell them separately (though common sense said that already honestly).

That price though.. €149..

Indeed.

@Octane That price sounds about right I think. They seem to go for about $150 on Amazon.

@IceClimbers Makes me wonder what makes them so expensive.

Or a Pokken port with the extra arcade fighters.

@Octane That's a good question. I imagine there's a substantial markup on those just because they can get away with it.

@jump Pokken always used a d-pad though, even on the arcade version.

Switch predictions
1.Zelda,mario kart 8,skyrim,just dance,and a few surprises
2.surprizes banjo,sonic and mega man are now Nintendo ip and a new banjo game is coming out,and mega man legends 3 is getting a 3ds and switch release
3.price 249.99(comes with joy cons,joy con grip,dock,switch console,power cord one for dock and one for switch console and a hdmi cord) also the console 32gb ssd for storage and maybe a game too.
4.VC NES:with super Mario bros. 1,lost levels,2 and 3,legend of Zelda 1 and 2 along with mega man 1-6
SNES:super Mario world and f-zero,N64:super Mario 64,Game cube super Mario sunshine
5.wild predictions
a.F-zero (2017)
b.Super Mario(unnamed) (2017)

One of my brother's asked me if I'd settle on a Nintendo Switch. I told him I'll probably buy it later.

So, do you guys think that there's a possibility of Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 coming to Switch? The XB1 and Steam versions launch in March, so...

@IceClimbers It's a Warner published game isn't it? And they're a partner for the Switch (not because of Lego either as that comes under the TT Games partnership) so I assume it's because of something like this and/or Mortal Kombat.

Is it bad that the only thing that accessory kit has my hyped about is the LAN adaptor? Because there's no way I'm not going to take advantage of that. The only problem there is that I've already moved my Wii U to another TV and replaced it with a Steam Link. Because I ran out of LAN ports on the switch under my TV.

So, excuse the wording, I guess I'll have to by a bigger switch for under the TV before I can put my Switch under the TV. And this time not sorry for the wording. The dock itself is basically a dongle already, so I guess the LAN adaptor is a dongle for the Switch's dongle. Nintendo is more like Apple than we sometimes care to admit.

I wonder why Nintendo doesn't just have built in ethernet ports. I can't imagine they're saving much money on not including it

That Zelda protector shell shall be mine.I am assuming it will sit in the dock with the protector on?

It looks clear plastic to me,I'm not sure how good that'll look with the gray/black behind it.A darker tint to the plastic would look better I think.

Does anyone use those button cap things?I've never really seen the point of them as surely they won't feel as good as the real thing?

Edit: I just realised you wont be able to get the Joy-cons off with the case on.Not really convenient for the roof top parties and courtside instant multiplayer situations I regularly find myself in.

This one looks like it'll make the touchscreen impossible to use.Could it be a clue that there isn't even one,or at least one that can be used in-game?

They're not saving much but I guess they're not the only ones to do it either. I wouldn't lose too much sleep over it but. The end result (including performance) is basically the same either way. It just means it's one more thing I have to add to my list of things to get when the Switch launches. Either that or "borrow" the one that's currently connected to my Wii U.

@FragRed Nah, you're thinking of Injustice. Injustice 2 seems like a pretty likely game though.

Capcom published UMvC3. Not sure if that one has a chance of coming to Switch or not. Marvel vs Capcom Infinite seems possible though.

@OorWullie For the Protect Snap & Go thing I think that's just for transportation. Honestly, the whole thing doesn't look right to me (and maybe doesn't even make sense, honestly).

@Vee_Flames I thought that at first too but if it's just for transportation purposes,you'd think the sticks and buttons would be covered too.

On a slightly related note, reading the posts on Reddit about the Ethernet adaptor is infuriating. It's surprising how many people don't have a clue what they're talking about. And how many people have been sucked into the marketing around WiFi. "You don't need Ethernet, modern WiFi is better than wired". Ugh.

So just a bit of venting on here for a second. There are three performance metrics for a network connection. The first is how much data can be pushed through. The second is how long it takes for a response. The third is how fast those two metrics degrade. WiFi is and always will be miles behind on the second and third compared to wired. But when WiFi is advertised only the first metric is mentioned and even then they're kinda sneaky. To put it another way, this router is advertised as having "3.2Gbps" WiFi

Which is technically less honest than if I called this is an "8Gbps" network switch

But they don't advertise the switch like that. They call the switch an 8 port 1Gbps switch. But people don't know this, they just read the box. So in their heads linked these two different metrics. And now in their heads WiFi is "faster" than wired. And that's before we talk about the other two metrics I mentioned earlier.