FredTheCat

Quite enjoyed it, although the testfire did highlight that my Left-hand JoyCon seems to drop out or become non-responsive, making it really difficult to play/move around.

@rck8
I'm predicting the following before June 8th:-
Theresa May comes out with "as strong & stable as a Nintendo Switch"
Corbyn claiming he is more Switch than WiiU as he is "for the many not the few"
Nicola Sturgeon trying to ban the Switch as there is only an "English Language" option and no "Scottish Language".

There are over a dozen different Zelda sets asking for votes on the Lego site, most don't look great though. I seem to remember in the past one good potential set was proposed but fell down at feasibility when too many new brick components would have been required (Lego are loathe to create new pieces unless absolutely necessary).

The set mentioned above only has 97 supporters with just 58 days left - it needs a minimum of 10,000 supporters so unlikely to proceed. More interesting on the site is a Link statue, which has 762 supporters with 200 days left. There is a general Zelda set which has over 1790 with 2 months left
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NL readers should head onto the site and vote on those they like - if none get to 10000 they don't get looked at further.

@Slim1999
There is absolutely no need to be rude and offensive to other people on here.

Bearing in mind the lack of released games, it is selling really well, MK8 will no doubt see rocketing sales.

oops, 'as' should have been 'has'.....I'm not common.

My dock clearly as foam protectors inside to prevent scratching from docking. What are people doing to cause scratches when docking, ramming it into the slot?
No matter what Nintendo had designed, some people will always damage their consoles, I can imagine how many complaints of dropped/damaged consoles there would have been if the dock had an open front. My Switch cost a lot of money, so I'm treating it with care when taking it out of the dock and out & about.
If you are careful, you won't get scratches, if you're not you might (but then just get a screen protector or learn to be more careful with stuff you own).

A sequel to Ghost Recon Shadow Wars would be brilliant, I bought this with the 3DS' launch, and played for dozens of hours on the go. A switch version could be amazing.
I also was surprised how much I enjoyed Splinter Cell Blacklist on the WiiU so that too Ubi please!

@tjhiphop
No need to be rude, I do have a 'basic' grasp of my own language.

@SanderEvers
Thanks for the advice, if Nintendo added all three shops as options on the home screen then that would be great (if only!)

As the Switch is supposed to be 'region-free' why aren't Binding of Isaac, World of Goo, Little Inferno and Human Resource Machine, all of which get a USA release??

@Bakura1984
I received the delivery via Yodel and had an email from Nintendo at 7:30 last night saying they were delivering it. I didn't receive an email saying it was coming via Royal Mail, though I understand some people had an auto-email saying delivery was by them. I did receive an email from Nintendo yesterday afternoon saying "We are happy to inform you that your Nintendo Switch console will be dispatched today for Next Day Delivery. High value order items are dispatched via courier for Next Day Delivery as standard, so you can be assured that your order is being shipped to you using the fastest and most secure option available."
...
....so you might get yours today! If you are thinking of phoning Nintendo, I was on hold for 40 mins earlier before getting through.

Received my Switch from Nintendo UK but NOT my copy of Zelda. That will arrive tomorrow apparently (which to Yodel means Monday). So at the moment I have a nice £270 ornament next to the TV.

Also, Nintendo need to stop using Yodel, my Switch arrived with the box crushed on one corner (obviously thrown around at some point) - fortunately the airbags inside had prevented the Switch box and console from damage. Why oh why won't they listen to endless customer complaints and switch couriers to DPD? They look after their parcels, deliver them AND give you a one-hour time email to you on the day of delivery.

I think some people just need to chill abit and stop the whining! It is a Youtube copy of an advert, so the video quality has been compressed, plus videoing screens often produces downgraded video quality too. Plus they are unlikely to be the final versions of the game anyway.
I'll reserve any judgement until I see the Switch in action (only two weeks to wait!), besides I've never bought a Nintendo console for FIFA so I don't care what that game looks like.

Is it sad that I'm really excited to see Lego City Undercover as a confirmed game???

Page has now been removed completely. What is more worrying is Tesco adding 'Wii U' to the NX! They didn't know what to do with the 3DS or Wii U for the first 2 years after launch either, lumping both games & systems in with their predecessors DS & Wii.

Have a VB in mint condition but its been boxed and gathering dust on a shelf for the last few years. Still debate whether to unbox and play it or just sell it on.

FIrst Print editions all out of stock....typical Nintendo - the WiiU has bombed but they still can't print enough copies of the game!

I'm glad others have mentioned it, I was just thinking it was me getting really old being unable to read the text properly!

Well there is a surprise! With zero advertising spend, what else could have been expected? Weirdly the only mention of WiiU in adverts has been a tiny logo on the Minecraft advert and Just Dance. WiiU owners outside of NintendoLife probably don't even know about Xenoblade X, never mind the wider public (enjoying Xenoblade much more than I thought btw).

Sadly unless Nintendo gets its act together and understands basic marketing concepts, the NX will end up going the same way as the WiiU.

If they had bothered adding gamepad support then there wouldn't have been a need to include USB keyboard support!

I'd have bought the Ltd Edition pack of X if they had included the USB drive into the UK version of the game, I really didn't want another 'steelbook'! Theres not even one on ebay to try and get hold of.

1GB isn't a great amount, but it would still be useful for music tracks in the car

Hopefully this means the NX will be backwards compatible with the WiiU. I just hope that Nintendo remembers that they will need to factoring in an advertising budget for the NX to be a success, a basic fact they forgot about for the WiiU.

There is only one reason why Nintendo is performing so badly, and it aint rocket science. It is something called MARKETING! With no adverts at all on television there is little wonder that the heavily advertised Sony & MS products are selling and the WiiU is not, Not even Mario Maker was advertised and that could be a huge system seller, never mind any sort of ad for Xenoblade.

Until Nintendo sacks its 'marketing' teams and replaces them with competent people AND a budget to market products, then sales will remain dire. The NX will have the same fate as the WiiU unless Nintendo gets its act together. Sony and Microsoft marketing teams must laugh at the incompetence of Nintendo which had a 100M+ Wii user base and has wasted this massive competitive advantage in just a console generation.

Trying to spend my last 7000 points but site keeps timing out!!

@Miiamoto
I agree that not enough background in most of the games are lego-constructed. However, try the Lego Movie game - that is (just about) all Lego bricks like the movie.

Wow, I can't believe the number of comments about a simple romance! All because the two people together just happen to be the same sex.

I do feel disappointed at the number of people who are commenting/objecting on here but claiming its NOT because they are homophobic or bigots or poorly educated. If you are objecting to two men together (or two women for that matter) you are one of the above!!!
Would you be posting onto here if it was a man & woman kissing? (The answer is 'no' btw).

No-one objects to any game featuring mass killings, or the devil, but two men who might be falling in love?.......ITS THE END OF THE WORLD!!!!

Hmm, I go away for 2 days, get back to find I've missed the Goodbye Coin.....typical. The least CN could have done is to make sure it had enough coins not to annoy people who have been members for decades!! Now what to spend my 7000 points on

I have 6001 points left (I'd lost over 2,500 points with expired codes which I'd been saving in a drawer!).
Can't get the Diorama so hoping the 'goodbye' coin is under 6000 and doesn't sell out in seconds, when it finally arrives on the CN site!

After seeing the Yoshi Amiibo selling for £40 each on ebay, I was gonna sell mine; however after receiving it yesterday, I just can't bring myself to sell the cute thing!!

@Ryno
Surely you mean NORTH Korea not South? Or do you watch Fox News?

Adding the Doctor Who franchise into the game will certainly bump up sales.

@Mus1cLov3r
I said......sworn at by a 12-year old American (and others) ....
This was because the foul-mouthed brat said he was 12 and from bleeping Wisconsin !

I am fully aware that many countries have similar idiots who spoil online games with stupid chat. I'd love a chat system monitored in the same way as MiiVerse which is a great friendly community thriving because bad language and offensive behaviour is not tolerated.

I was put off playing games on other platforms when I realised that being (badly) insulted and sworn at by a 12-year old American (and others) wasn't really adding to my gaming enjoyment.

I look forward to seeing one 10-second Splatoon TV ad on an obscure Freeview channel just like Mario Kart 8 then! I bet Nintendo still have no idea that lack of traditional advertising is the biggest cause of the WiiU's failure.

If NoA has surplus stock of items they could always send them to NoE Club Nintendo as I've 5400 stars left to spend (annoyingly I wanted the Majora's Mask light but 5 of my points cards for 3DS & WiiU had expired so couldn't get it!)

Annoyingly 5 of my Club Nintendo codes for WiiU games have come up as 'expired', leaving me short of being able to use up my points with this lamp. Here's hoping they offer something for 5,000 points!

Anything has to be an improvement on the last lot. But NIntendo does need to realise that a major reason for the WiiU's failure is that it has not been advertised on TV. Online is all well & good but nothing beats TV ads. Wii Fit was a massive success for Nintendo, but FitU has little known to anyone, with NO advertising, similarly all the classic Nintendo named games fared little better. Why should third parties risk a WiiU development when even NIntendo cannot be bothered to promote the console.

One final thing, did the 'new' PR agency come up with the dreadful 'New 3DS' advert? A key feature is the massive improvement in 3D usability with the New 3DS but the advert forgets to mention it !!

Although not recommended by Nintendo, I've used a non-powered drive with one cable since launch with no problem at all. I've never disconnected the drive while the console was on, which is a habit everyone should adopt anyway. I intended it to be a temporary solution as at launch there weren't many 'recommended' drives that Nintendo listed and a y-cable I ordered was faulty on arrival. As I've never had problems I've just left the drive working happily with the WiiU, even 'quick start' works with no problems.

Great news that they've added games which hopefully will stay until Club Nintendo closes.

Still holding out in case new physical rewards appear. I just wish NoE would remove the "DS Lite" pink case and DS cartridge/stylus offers though - even they must realise by now that no-one wants them!!!

oops, '...work from r-to-l' should have been '...l-to-r' !

His analysis is flawed and abit lazy. Many previous studies show that right-handed people work from left to right, but left-handed people from right to left (just that we lefties are forced to work from r-to-l). Left-handed people also work better with clocks with the numbers backwards (i.e., 12.11.10.9..etc rather then 12.1.2.3) - if you are left-handed try a reverse clock face - you'll be surprised how easy and natural it feels versus a right-handed friend!!

Bearing in mind the Mail is targeted at homophobic xenophobic bigots who want to live in a world where slavery is still legal, the original Gameboy must still be viewed as future technology!!

I bought Hyrule Warriors as a gamble as I was abit short on games to play - my expectations weren't that high as I'd never played a 'warriors' game. Have to say this game has blown me away with its addictiveness. I've swallowed dozens (if not hundreds!) of hours and still going strong, it must be one of the biggest bargains for fun & gameplay hours (like Advance Wars DS). The DLC has all been great and a bargain too! Zelda Warriors' developers should be very proud of their achievement.

I just hope a sequel is planned, maybe if not Zelda then a Mario World Warriors game??

@supocarta74
If you have already purchased an Ambassador 3DS and you have pre-ordered Majora's Mask from Nintendo UK store then you'll be included in the figurine promotion. This is entirely at Nintendo's discretion - they don't need to do this but be pleased they are doing it!
Watchdog won't be interested as Nintendo UK don't have to give you a free statue if you've bought an Ambassador 3DS & preordered Majora's Mask but if you've done both of these then you'll be sent one.

I already have an Ambassador 3DS and have already ordered Majora's Mask via nintendo.co.uk. I was delighted to get an email from them over the weekend advising that I would receive the figurine.

Many thanks to Nintendo UK for doing this (it didn't need to but best not to alienate the ambassadors!).

Aarrgh !!! Even more stuff to try to complete! I've become addicted to this game, and nowhere near close to getting all my weapons upgrades. This has to have been one of the best value games I've ever purchased, clocked a few hundred hours so far and still as addictive as when I first played it!

@Ungravitify
Although it says 'Credit Card' this includes any Debit Card which has the VISA symbol on it - this also applies to the eShop where a Debit Card can be entered into the 'Credit Card' info. This applies to the UK, unsure whether Europe have debit cards?

There is also the option to pay via Paypal.

Mighty Deals (owned by Dragons Den's Peter Jones) has been selling a pirate console with Mario & Donkey Kong games included. I contacted NoE and informed them of this, no reply or any interest from them. Equally the anti-piracy organisations had no interest in this either. What we need is for an international anti-piracy organisation with the powers to shut down confiscate pirate company assets, plus Nintendo (and Sony etc) to take action and spend some money going after the pirates.

erm, Satoru Shibata's speech makes it sound like MK8, Hyrule Warriors & Bayonetta 2 were 3DS games. Mind you bearing in mind NoE's complete lack of interest in promoting the WiiU maybe he thinks these were 3DS games?