Hordak

Seeing Bonk 3 up for Wii U really makes me want the Turbo Grafx 16 games on my Switch!

I just don't understand why companies cannot do a "Pre-order Subscription" where they say: "Look, if you want to guarantee yourself a unit, you can pre-order during the dates of XX and YY."

At least Nintendo would know they NEED to manufacture that many units to fulfill pre-order demand. Even if they take those orders 6-8 months in advance, at least it would prevent angering many potential customers. Any numbers beyond that are on retailer orders and Nintendo themselves to gauge interest. Toy companies as crappy as Matty Collector were able to achieve something similar, so why isn't someone as wealthy as Nintendo able to?

@dumedum I got the Amazon Prime 20% pre-order discount, but I'm paying 22 pounds shipping. I honestly like the Famicom version better (even though I grew up with the US version) so that's why I ordered it. I won't really have a retail option for that one where I live otherwise.

Does this open the door for Nintendo to emulate and release other Super FX chip games?!?!

Already got my pre-order in to have it shipped to the US. I had to create an Amazon UK account, but it gave me the Prime Discount so hopefully it all works out!

@mariol66 cue someone posting that you could have solved your problem by turning off Match TV State in 3...2...1...

It's been almost as infuriating to have people who don't have the issue or cannot replicate it telling me I can fix even though I couldn't. Oh well.
Seriously though. I have a Samsung KS8000 and it was/is the MOST annoying thing I have ever experienced with regards to technology. Well, maybe second, right behind the sound of my alarm clock in the early mornings haha

@bluesdance that never actually worked for some people, myself included. Turning it on or off literally made no difference as far as input switching. Hopefully this update actually makes that feature useful. I'll have to test it this weekend, but I won't hold my breath.

I'd be happy if someone released an XL hand grip of sorts. I essentially can't even use the Switch in handheld mode because the joycons are too small.

I've never played Skyrim, so this has me intrigued. I really hope, however, that Breath of the Wild hasn't ruined every other open world game for me.

It's funny, but for some reason (after Mighty No. 9), every time I see the word Kickstarter attached to a game preview I immediately hesitate and my excitement gets squashed. Even Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night looks...like an HD upscaled 3DS game? Oh well. I wish this game luck, it looks fun, and hope it turns out great!

So, the portable is touting adding ROMs?

I'm 100% in! I would, honestly, rather pay $60 for this versus something like Call of Duty or Battlefield. Axiom Verge defines gaming, as far as I'm concerned.

@MegaVel91 sarcasm, friend. It will be ok

The worst part was not announcing a new, proper, Metroid game.

Can I replace the ball with a bat stick? My hands are too large for the short ball sticks and fingers don't comfortably rest underneath the ball.

@stevejcrow I wish it were that simple. Even turning it off on the Switch still doesn't matter. It still randomly changes my input to the one the Switch is on unless I completely power the Switch down or just undock it completely. Ya ridiculous, really. It would be the equivalent of having to just unplug your blu-ray player when not in use so it would stop messing with your inputs intermittently. My PS4 works perfectly, even though I pretty much only play Zelda now while the PS4 collects dust. At least it doesn't randomly change my input with HDMI-CEC turned on.

@StarDust4Ever But my 2016 Samsung is affected by it. I will say, however, that 4K gaming on my PS4 that function properly over HDMI-CEC is totally worth it. Too bad I can't ever dock my Switch if I want to use any other function of my TV. And before I'm accused of not looking through the settings on the Switch, turning all communication settings on the Switch to "off" does not fix Nintendo's issue.

FYI, I tweeted this info to NintendoLife two days ago. There must be a big delay in time/space between the Fright Zone and Earth lol

Would it be smart for Nintendo to release a physical "Virtual Console" for the next holiday season? One that that can ONLY download games from past consoles? Maybe release the console itself for $45 or $50 and enough space to download several hindered past classic titles.

I'm not sure why this is so hard for people to figure out. Nintendo is obviously going to open the Virtual Console on the Switch pretty soon and they don't want yet another method for people to poach sales from the Switch. Think of it this way. If you want to play the classic Nintendo games, what is best for NINTENDO? Letting people buy a huge chunk for $60 or making them pay $5 each on the Virtual console for 3DS and Switch? Common business sense, albeit a harsh reality for consumers. Let's be honest, we are all going to at least be tempted to buy them on Switch even if we already owned them on Wii, Wii U, 3DS, and NES Classic.

@EdFairway I named my giant horse Venger. If only the orange hair had been red.

Physical Release. Never digital if possible.

I found a giant black horse with a red mane and named it Venger. I didn't even know there were horses of different size, but this one dwarfs the rest of them!

@JohnBlackstar I hope you're right that someone is working on a fix.

@JohnBlackstar That makes sense, yet I don't understand why Switch even needs to send out random pings when it is completely turned off or in sleep mode in the first place. My PS4 has the same feature but behaves properly.

There are pages and pages of reddit posts of people claiming the exact same issue I have. My Wii U doesn't do it. It is something in the Switch, Nvidia Shield, and also the Amazon Fire Stick that many are talking about. There is some sort of an issue , many don't know if it is hardware or software, but it is odd that these are the only devices that do it, and only on newer TVs with HDMI+CEC. People who don't have those TVs don't understand. Yes, I could go back to the old way of having 5 remote controls and manually changing inputs every time I use my TV, but I feel like the issue that the Switch is causing is handicapping the entire reason I built my system the way I did.

@StarDust4Ever You don't have to deal with the issue and your advice is to spend more money or handicap my entire entertainment system setup. My PS4, Blu-ray player, and Apple TV do not cause this issue. For that, Nintendo does not get a free pass. Let's agree to disagree.

@StarDust4Ever thank you for your condescending reply stating I didn't explore the menu for 10 minutes. I spent more time than 10 minutes on it. Disabling it in the Switch menu, in fact, DOES NOT WORK on my 2016 4K Samsung TV. It still pings the TV regardless and randomly pulls you off of the other input you happen to be on. It's exceptionally awful if gaming on another system or watching live television to have your TV input changed without your control and you miss information. I was literally watching a live broadcast of the news last night and missed the main point of their story because the Switch changed my input for no reason. Because of this I do have to use the manual input button when I shouldn't. I probably love Nintendo products as much or more than 90% of the people in these comments sections and I hate to say Nintendo got it wrong on this one aspect. When they fix it, I will stop complaining about it.

@SwitchVogel It doesn't work to turn it off. I'm having the same issue. No matter what I do I can't use any other inputs on my tv because the Switch keeps pinging it and automatically flipping to the input its assigned to. Turning off the HDMICEC or whatever on my TV is a fix, but renders my entire entertainment system setup useless.

@pgerhard the HDMI switching issue is driving me nuts while trying to use other inputs on my TV. This, to me, is BY FAR the biggest Switch problem.

@trakkerx I too want wireless headphone support more than almost anything else.

I hope it addressed the HDMI issue where even when in sleep mode, it randomly changes my TV source from the one I'm on to the input Switch is on.

It's much better on Switch than Wii U. I don't know how people can think otherwise. To each their own, I suppose.

Get rid of the eshop and downloads in general. Make developers put up the cost of printing physical media and the amount of garbage should decrease quite quickly. I would also get rid of PSN and Xbox Live as well — because I am old and grumpy.

I received my Pro Controller from Best Buy today. It's the most comfortable out of all controllers on the market for my hands. No gripes from me at all!

@Octorok385 I agree on analogue triggers being unnecessary me mushy. It's a completely overrated and blown out of proportion demand. They make no difference to me and I don't need them.

@SetupDisk nope

@cfgk24 wow. It seems like children in the U.K. are as spoiled and entitled as kids in NA.

I honestly feel sorry for the U.K. and their reluctance to support Nintendo (in general). I don't really understand why, in this day and age, there is still such a curious case of miscommunication between Brits and the big N. Then again, I live in Kansas (insert Wizard of Oz joke here ______) and have a completely unbridled disdain for everything to do with Microsoft. From my perspective, I have never once had a bad experience with Nintendo and have been on board with them for 30 years. Sega, Sony, and Microsoft have all left terrible tastes in my mouth at one time or another with horrible hardware issues and godawful customer service. To each their own, I suppose.

Physical copy?

The next 8 days can't pass soon enough!

Needs more Lollipop Chainsaw...

glad I grabbed my user name: hordak

I wanted my twitter handle, but it wouldn't let me start a name with a number. Oh well.

What if...

(I'll wait while you grab a grain of salt)

NINTENDO is BEHIND the "leaked" illegal unboxing video in some way? That might be giving them too much credit, but in this day and age, it is possible. Would that not be a typical viral marketing strategy to build hype without actually showing anything of complete substance?

**full disclosure**
I have not, and will not watch the video and am fully aware that the person and Nintendo both claim it was stolen and other people have been fired and charges pressed.

Physical release in North America, please.

@Kunteper Fantastic news! Thanks for the reply.

What about wireless, Bluetooth headphones? Will Switch be able to use these?

I'm getting this no matter what. Nostalgia rules!

Anyone have any predictions on whether Switch will allow wireless Bluetooth headphones? I'm cutting the cord on all of my other devices pretty soon. Hopefully Switch allows it too!

@alasdair91 no need to be logical. You're just going to anger the masses with your sensibility. Hurry! Give everyone a participation trophy to distract them!

I would argue that spending $60+ on another Call of Duty or Battlefield game or $120+ for the full version of Destiny is foolish. $70 for a controller that will last the entire lifespan of the console and will essentially make every game better seems infinitely more reasonable to me.