Back in September, when the Version 9.0 firmware update for Nintendo Switch rolled around, we discovered that the hidden LED light found on your Joy-Con and Pro Controllers was finally about to have a use. Now, the first game to use it has revealed itself, and it's none other than Ring Fit Adventure.
Nintendo's new fitness RPG will be the first game to utilise the Switch's built-in alarm system and LED notification. @Akfamilyhome has shared the following video to Twitter to demonstrate how it works; when the console is in sleep mode and you have an alarm set, the console will begin to lightly rumble and flash. We're not sure this would manage to wake up us for a bright and early fitness routine, but still.
Now, the waiting game begins to see which other games - if any - will also use the features. Maybe Animal Crossing: New Horizons could give you notifications to remind you of daily activities that need attending to, or perhaps you'll be able to set reminders to catch Pokémon with specific capture requirements in Sword and Shield? We doubt either of those will happen, but it'd be a nice little touch.
Ring Fit Adventure launches this Friday, 18th October.
[source twitter.com, via gonintendo.com]
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Well that's neat. I imagine it'll be useful for other "daily routine" games like the upcoming Brain Training.
Now this seems Good Very good.
Really hoping Animal Crossing uses this feature. Although I'd prefer smartphone notifications for it, I want notifications for all sorts of stuff like visiting special characters, events, and various custom notifications.
@xmrmeow That would be a phenomenal use of the phone app.
All the gimmick games get the cool features. First Labo gets the AR sensor on the joycon and now Ring Fit gets this lol
Let’s remember the Wii u
Clean the controller for its closeup, lol!
I don’t know why this article would doubt AC might use it, it’s exactly the type of features that series uses. Like how in City Folk you could send mail and the recipient would get a notification of it with the glowing blue light from their console!
They should have just left the LED out of the Switch... an easy £100 off the launch price for sure.
@ShadJV: @1UP_MARIO: I always loved the Wii console, and WU Gamepad light up blue. That was always neat.
Still awaiting on the splatoon update that lets us use game invites and such
@DanteSolablood I hope this is a joke. LEDs are cheap
Has the first game to utilise Online Game Invites arrived yet?
@arekdougy This controller actually looks pretty clean compared to most of the Pro Controllers I've seen. That analog stick powder gets bad even after just a short play session. Powder so thick I could sprinkle it on my doughnuts!
@Capt_N it was a calming glow and it was always exciting when it happened.
@ShadJV: Yeah, it was.
I'm glad I'm not crazy, I saw that bloody blue light flicker about a year ago when my switch did an update while it was docked. It flicked once and NO ONE believed me. Glad to see it's an actual thing
@Abes3
Vindicated !
it may be useful in animal crossing. the alarm and LED functions can be used to tell us when its time for us to go to bed. it would be bad for us to end up staying up all night playing video games.
the alarm and LED functions can come in handy to inform of of certain types of in game events.
@1UP_MARIO Remember the what now?
@1UP_MARIO Never heard of this... Oh wait, I own one. I forgot about it.
I'm surprised it took 2.5 years to to use this ring lamp.
Weird that it isn't used with the news channel already.
Maybe they could use it in Harvest Moon type games or Stardew Valley (just started playing) where things need to be harvested. I can see it as a 'Friend online 'notification or some other while-sleeping message-in-a-bottle spot pass street pass thing.
I honestly really miss streetpass and the blue light notifications on 3DS. (I forget their official name).
There are plenty of things they could use this for in games like Animal Crossing or Pokemon. Or really any game that uses real time.
If Switch had a messaging system or an actual invite system it would be perfect for that too!
Be nice if it notifies u of news for specified channels in your feed too. All kinds of wasted potential for that little LED.
@ShadJV @Capt_N It was the highlight of the Wii console to see that notification light. Once it lit up, I knew something great was happening. Either I got a message from a friend (mostly this), or I got an alert from a game. Either way, I really miss it.
Seeing this, I wish the dock itself could light up rather than the LED on the controller.
Oh yeah, it's all coming together.
@nintendork64: For me, it was an update, or mostly friend requests. Still pretty cool.
Why can't we just set our own alarms like 8:00 am wake up or 7:30 pm event in ___ game. It seems kinda dumb it's only exclusive to certain games.
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