DannyBoi

I am not buying an online subscription now. I said I was, but I have lost confidence in Nintendo regarding the online service. There are not a lot of details on it, there is no option to copy save files to an SD card/USB PenDrive, only going to be nes games, no snes, n64 or gamecube games, and it seems likely that Youtube and Netflix(plus maybe even the internet browser) will be llocked behind the online service. And I also have lost faith because of Nintendos anti consumerism with certain things.

@Decapre What kind of sandwich though;)? Cheese, ham turkey... Sound advice though. I like mega man, but mighty no9 does not sound good.

@earthinheritor That was kind of a cruel Joke. But I think it is hilarious!!!

Nintendo have changed since then... Some things good some things bad.

@Hobbesyall Thanks:)! That is one scary clown on my profile though! All I really require Nintendo todo to make me happy with my Switch is a free save backup alternative.

@Hobbesyall I am starting to get the feeling that they don'tcare much forthe onlineservice, nor much fothe fanseither.

ItwasOK. But I don't know what Nintendo is thinking overloading us with smash. Weneed a normal Direct.

@GKO900 @JaxonH Yes, like I have mentioned various times on Nintendo Life having no free alternative backup method is bad news and Nintendo should be held accountable for it. Another worry is that we may only be getting nes games. No Snes n64 gamecube games. Just nes:(. And we now have a relative idea of when the online service will launch(no solid date though).

@Alantor28 My main problem is that Nintendo will not allow local backup. Yes, I dowant Youtube/Netflix and an internet browser, but like Isaid no local backup ismy main problem. And also,I hope we get another Direct that has some game announcements.

@Alantor28 My point is, haven't we seen enough news on smash bros Ultimate? Plus the game is still 4 months away. And most of us were expecting a normal Direct.

Nintendo could be planning something.I knowNintendo take this seriously, but they are acting strangely.

Could be an error. Demos are only avaliableon the Eshop. Plus, who ever charges for Demos?

Yeah, just what we want Nintendo:(. You could have revealed information about the Online service, but we get a Nintendo Direct all about Smash Bros.

The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim. Didn't think I would put this much time into it.

Also, take a vote on which is sacrier:). The clown in my profile pic or generic blue dinosaur in Tiny Hands Adventure.

That Dinosaur is going to give peoplenightmares. And those checkpoints crates look much like the ones in Crash Bandicoot. Also, NEVER give a Dinosaur like that a baseball hat.

How would a Fortnite addiction lead tosuicide? I know there are gaming addictions, but drug addiction is far worse. Also, the story sound over exagerated, just tomake gaming lookbad.

@ICISAZEL The real reason they only allowcloud save is that the Switch could be hacked throughan SD card/save files. Any way the Switch could be hacked, Nintendo will try and stop it. They have gone overboard with it though. The thing is, Nintendo know we want an alternative backup method, so they may actually give it us, if they deem it is safe to do so. In my opinion, they should have added this at the start and that would have prevented all this trouble. I think it is wrong that we stipo have no alternative method of backup, plus the Switch obviuosly uses an SD card lot, sowhy not let us copy save files to it? Nintendoare making a big mistakenot allowing us this basic feature. Hopefully in thenext update, they will finally shower us with grace and allowthis basic feature.

@ieatdragonz Your username is awesome.

Nintendo Switch has sold 19.67 million units to date. Thus proving investors wrong yet again.

@Folkloner LOL

If Nintendo were not so closely guarding details and telling us next to nothing about game releases, then investors would be more confident in Nintendo and more relaxed. I mean the online is now only a month away, and we still don't know all about it. I mean, we don't even know how cloud saves are gonna work, and I really wish they would tell us how they work. Hopefully this will be what gets Nintendo tobe more willing to release information.

I will be playing skyrim on the Switch soon. I have heard its battery life is only 3 hours:(. Waiting for Skyrim toarrive, ordered it off Ebay today:).

@Benjoo Bayonetta would be proud of what you said.

Let this be good advice and a message to Nintendo. I think the online service is good and is cheap(compared to PS Plus and Xbox Live Gold) and they will be getting a subscrpition from me. What I do not like at all about the online service is that for people who are not interested or do not want a subscription, they will be unable to backup their save files because Nintendo only offer cloud save and it is behind the online subscription. So for those unfortunate people whodo not have an interest in online gaming or the subcrption, should anything happen to their console, all their save data could be lost,which should never happen to anyone. If Nintendo think cloud save will stop people complaining it will to a degree. But there willstill be people who complain because there are noalternative backup methods, I being one who willkeep complaining. It would be soeasy toadd SD card save backup, it would only take a sytem update and everyone would stop complaining. There are actually a good number of people whowant this Nintendo.

@trakkerx It's Nintendo:p. Only they would launch a console with save capabilities worse than the snes and charge too much for games.

@Agramonte Yes, localsave definitley needed.

@Shellcore They should add SD card save backup in a system update. It isnot acceptable that they do not offer an alternative method of backup when all other consoles do.

I am going to be buying an online subscription. But what I am not happy about is save backup being locked behind a paywall. It is not acceptable. We need SD card save backup to be avaliable.

Nintendo care about some things with the Switch(likethe games) but don't care about others(like putting Gamecube games on the switch or giving us local save backup).

I find it strange that they say they got it up and running in two days, and yet a month later still no announcements on the games. They also said it was releasing in summer, so at this rate they will not have much of summer left.

Pain it isonlineonly. Not very portable as a result.

When is this coming out on the EU Eshop? Looks interesting.

This is absolutley disgusting. Nintendo have not handled the Switch well, price of games, nosave backup at launch, then this! Enough is Enough Nintendo! Stop abusing your fans and treat us likepassionate fans and not in this nasty manner! Stand up to Nintendo and do not allow them to push us around! One like= I stand upto Nintendo!

@retro_player_22 I hope Nintendo stop being afraid of hacking now. And there is more things an SD card could do on the Switch IF Nintendo let it. Their fear of hacking is bad.

@Krull It's because they are Nintendo. Everyone loves them and would not dare accuse them of anything.Somepeople though, see past all the rainbows and bloody sugar coating crap and will actually call Nintendo out on things. I mean, both Nintendo and the Switch both have issues.

@DeltaPeng Isn't the single player a proper single player mode though? And if you don't mind, I would like a description of what the Single Player mode is like(length, difficulty) and in response to the save backup, do you think Nintendo should add SD card backup before the online service launches?

@ganonms What articles would it be relevant in then?

Need for Speed crossed with Splatoon:p? NEAT! I like the sound of this, may get it. Have to look at pictures and watch the trailer.

@DannyBoi There are times when you can talk about moving saved data to an SD card, however, all of your comments have a rant about it (sometimes being longer than the part relating to the comment) when the article has nothing to do with that. Please keep your comments related to the topic of the article.

This does look promising and I would like to get it when it comes out:). Anyone know how much it is? Would appreciate if someone knew. What is the game about anyway? And Nintendo, the fans keep asking for SD card save data backup for a reason. Other consoles have it(although they use USB pendrives, they still offer a free backup option) and a lot of fans do not feel safe waiting for the online service to launch as our save data is still at risk.

This looks good:). Definitley interested. I am interested in Detective games(makes you think) So I will probably get it at some point. But until Nintendo listen to the fans and add SD card save data backup, prefferably before the launch of the Online Service, I will hold off until it is added.

At least they listened about the smash bros characters. I hope they listen to the fans whowant SD card backup on the Switch.

Nice idea Nintendo, but you should be focusing on improving the Switch console. You could start by adding SD card save backup in a sytem update. I as well as a lot of fans would greatly appreciate it. But your ideas are always creative.

I am planning on getting this game at some point as it looks fantastic(never played the first one). Not interested in the online mode though. Although Imust admit that the expansion looks good. But until Nintendo allow us to use the SD card to backup our save data, and prefferbaly before the online service launches, I will be wary of buying it and investing any time in it as I would not want to lose my save data because my console breaks or other such accident.

I don't agree with hacking, but when hackers are able to add SD card save backup and Nintendo still do nothing about it, it makes Nintendo look behind with their console. And not everyone wants to use cloud save. Some people will travel a lot with their Switch, not always being able to connect to the internet. And becuase of that, they can't back up their save data. With SD card save backup, they couod could back it up. And Nintendo, a lot of people do not want to wait for cloud save to backup their data, they want to back it up now and rest easy. I for one, want SD card save back up before the online service comes, as do a lot of people.

@Agramonte Yes, exactly. In terms of SD card save backup, during the wait for the online service our save data is still at risk and we should not have to fear losing it. All Nintendo have to do is release a system update that adds SD card save backup support and everyone can rest easy and actually enjoy the console.

Nintendo's problem is that they keep things secret for too long, thus investors get nervous and don't want to invest, then suddenly Nintendo announce a killer title(such as Metroid Prime 4 or the sequel to Mario Oddysey) and then investors invest in Nintendo like their life depends on it. Nintendo have a right to be quiet about things, but they should be more open about things they are working on. Youtube and Netflix, for example, nothing on that at all. For that matter, we don't even know if the Switch will ever have SD card save backup, preferably before the online service launches.

This is a nice gesture from Nintendo:). Praise to them/. There is one thing that needs adressing though. During the wait for the online service to launch, users save data is still at risk, which is affecting fans enjoyment of the the console(me included). Were Nintendo to add SD card save backup before the online service launches, that problem would be solved.

I wouldn't say it is a design flaw. I believe part of the issue is that when in the dock, the console is affected more by the heat(console will obviously get considerably hotter in the dock,while being moderately warm in handheld mode). But unless your Switch is falling to pieces, don't send it back as there is a good chance your save data will be lost. If we had SD card save backup, we could send it in without fear of lost save data. Still waiting on Nintendo to add this feature:p.