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@datamonkey Umm I was referring to this part

Also the pro controller having 20% smaller battery isn’t appreciated especially in a higher cost device.

@datamonkey Wow that's weird.. I wish they had used a larger battery capacity for longer battery life. I'm glad the battery life is the same and the charge time is shorter though (the old one lasted so long that charging was almost rare).

Waiting for an all-black design in the future.. heard great things about the Switch 2 Pro Controller.

This is inevitable, as internal storage speeds are becoming faster than those of external storage options currently available. The Switch 2 uses UFS 3.1, which is sufficient and faster than microSD Express.

As others have mentioned, faster SD cards, such as microSD Express, are not available in smaller storage capacities, similar to UFS or SSDs. We cannot use older microSD cards, like those used in the Switch 1 cartridge, as they are slower than UFS 3.1 in terms of speed, performance, and efficiency.

Digital-only future for gaming is very likely.

@TerribleTerabytes Sigh.. modding =/= piracy. Modding own console is legal, piracy isn't (obviously).

Looking back at the mediocrity of Mario Strikers, Nintendo Switch Sports and several first party titles, while charging premium prices for poor quality, 720p games, Nintendo is really taking advantage of majority, non-technical casual gamers. Yeah I agree with this dev.

AKA don't expect a significant improvement on processor speed/ faster storage (UFS/SSD)/ probably 8 GB RAM (hoping for 16 GB).

Here we go again. Modchip =/= piracy. With modchip we can boot custom Horizon OS/CFW, custom themes, offline cheats, save managers and many more. No one can stop us from modifying our own hardware. I'm not defending piracy, screw those who pirate.

By this logic, Nintendo should shut down Atmosphere and Hekate as well. It is very easy for any technical user to enable piracy after that.

Woah I love it on my vita. Very good news

The storm is approaching...

Unpopular opinion, but I hope that Nintendo will opt for digital only for so called Switch 2. Two benefits that I can think of :

1. By using catridge, we will never be able to use faster storage speed like UFS or SSD, so far we can only use microSD for catridge (correct me if I'm wrong), or proprietary storage like PS Vita (expensive and not practical).

There's no way that Nintendo will use SSD or UFS for internal storage, and much slower speed for catridge. Performance difference would be quite massive. Without faster storage speed, we can only dream of faster processor and bigger RAM as well.

2. Avoid leak from physical catridge dump before official release

Amazing mod.. I love Rosalina. Atmosphère ftw!

As expected.. but take your time Level-5. Delayed and polished game is better than rushed game.

Can't wait for Fantasy Life

@Razzy Our intention to buy isn't relevant - only whether or not we got the product without paying for it, which in this case, the enjoyment and usefulness of the game/media/software. Game developers locked the enjoyment of the game behind a paywall, and if we get to enjoy it without paying, then it feels like stealing from them.

Why should some be forced to pay for a product and others not? If some people have to pay, then everyone should have to pay, else we are unfairly using people as a means to our own ends, which would be immoral.

Why should we get to enjoy the labor of someone else without compensating them for it? We don't need media to survive - it is a pleasure that is enjoyed. Why should someone else have to work to provide us pleasure for free?

That is selfish and unfair.

@Salnax Sorry if I don't understand your reply properly, but what I mean is something like we don't need evidence to know if stealing is right or wrong, am I right? It's just common sense for me.

@Savage_Joe

The sale was never made nor lost because the person was not going to buy the product anyways.

The problem here is the pirate can actually enjoy that product without paying for it. It should be transactional and would benefit both parties, the devs will get the sale, the customer will get to play the game.

People always look at game/software as something different than physical product such as car, phone etc, hence they will think that piracy =/= stealing because it's like copying, the games will still be available unlike physical things. It's simple actually - a product is something transactional and something that would benefit both parties, it could be physical or non-physical. They can say that they are never going to buy that product, but the fact still remain that they can actually enjoy it without permission.

@clianvXAi

you pretty much acknowledge that piracy don’t hurt the sales

? Can you quote any?

Why do you need evidence for that? It's just common sense. We can't ride and enjoy rollercoaster if we don't pay the entry fee. You might be able to find any loophole to ride rollercoaster for free, but you can't justify it doesn't lead to lost sales, same goes with gaming.

Games, or any form of entertainment are luxury, not necessity. You won't die if you can't afford to buy games.

Luxury- noun

"something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary"

@dribLS Piracy does lead to lost sales. We don't have permission to play and enjoy the game unless we buy it (sale for them). If we choose to play it illegally, obviously without their permission, then it will be lost sale for the devs.

What a terrible name...

Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn remaster/remake please.. I love Micaiah.

I doubt after OLED Switch, Nintendo would use LCD display again even for non Pro model. Like night and day. Probably for a new cloud streaming/Android handheld from Logitech or something.

Ah gacha aka time waster.. I hate it on Xenoblade 2.

Wow I'm impressed!

Fantasy Lifeeeeee ahhhhhhhhhh I can't believe it!!! We need Kate to review that gameeeeee

Wait what? I love your articles and reviews.. this is very sudden. Best wishes for you Kate!

Fish are friendssss!!!

Fantasy Life remastered pleaaaseeeeeee

I for one appreciate this 'spoiler'. Rosalina ftw!

@Otoemetry Yes I watched it, and if you watch it you should realize it would be impossible to port it to Switch without performance issues (I'm talking about that level of world design).

@Otoemetry Nah the switch's current hardware is the one being disrespectful to this kind of open world, this is different art than Xenoblade, akin to Tales of Arise.

@Kestrel Wow now I really hope they will port it soon.. preferably remastered version just like XCDE. This is the only Xenoblade game that I never get the chance to play because.. I don't have a Wii U. Thanks for your sharing

@nhSnork That's really nice to know someone like her too haha. I already bought Violet and she's the (only) reason why I bought it lol.. despite being disappointed with performance issues.

Kinda off topic but I noticed that many hate Meowscarada's design. Am I in minority that like feminine humanoid Pokemon? I love her design (´ ∀ ` *)

@BenAV You're right it really depends on the studio. Imagine if Monolith Soft develop Pokemon in the future... Kirby was amazing too. Hopefully things will be better after this disaster...

@BenAV Between this game and Mario Strikers, which one do you think is your biggest waste of money? I wish that I can refund this game.. (not possible in my country) just like Mario Strikers lol.

I love 3DS and how well optimized the games on that system. No more quality assurance from Nintendo...

All is forgiven

Call of Duty will be on PlayStation as long as players want to play Call of Duty on PlayStation, and that's not a competitive threat to PlayStation"."

After spending $68.7 billion? Who are they trying to fool?

which will change to displaying their height in metres and their weight in kg

This is really bizarre.. do we finally have an option in settings to change imperial measurement to metric measurement in the Pokédex?

You call this comparison?

To quote from Reddit's comment :

released just long enough after the playerbase has fell off, now they have no reason to add more sports because not many people play it now.

@whatupbiatch

Might be the same with Mario Strikers (much worse because it's 60$)

Is Pokémon Scarlet/Violet poorly optimized ? Definitely. Can/Should we blame GF/TPC? Yep. Do we need hardware revision? Absolutely. These truths can coexist.

We need improvement in storage speed. Current storage speed (eMMC/microSD) isn't enough for future ambitious title with tons of textures. My ideal future storage would be NVMe just like in iPhone.. but I'm fine with the new UFS 4.0 as it's cheaper.. or UFS 3.1.

We might also need more powerful processor (built on 4 - 7 nm process). Hopefully 8 GB RAM (LPDDR5) should be the minimum standard for future model.. 16 GB would be the best.

What Monolithsoft did for Xenoblade 3 was absolutely incredible (the best dev on Switch for me) but I believe we desperately need hardware revision very soon.

I love her final evolution.. reminds me of Hisuian Lilligant (or Lilligant in general.. my most favorite mon).

@Jeronan Yep.. as a casual gamer, I really don't get the hate for Sword & Shield. I love its wonderful customization options, player design esp Gloria, gym battles and even that gimmicky Dynamax form. Sword/Shield was the reason why I got Switch in the first place.. I'm so excited to play it when I saw the gameplay.

Will wait for

1. Honest professional reviews
2. Patch to fix poor performance.
3. Confirmation on uniform customization. I heard we can't change it other than seasonal uniform (summer, winter etc)? Sword and Shield has the best customization in Pokémon games imo.. and I love Gloria's design.

@SpaceboyScreams I watched some leaked gameplay and my goodness it was really rough for me.. unacceptable framerate and performance with underwhelming intro. I believe they rushed to release it.

I'm talking as a casual gamer/Pokémon fan that really like Sword/Shield lol

Bluetooth Codec: aptX Adaptive, aptX Voice, aptX, atpX-HD, AAC, SBC

I'm very impressed with their supported codecs.. even some premium TWS only support SBC and AAC. Amazing specs (esp for Android).. well done Genki.

If I buy Genki Waveform Earphone, my ideal setup for dual connection will be connecting 3.5mm jack on Switch to Genki case (to take advantage of aptX Adaptive) and then connecting my Android phone with aptX Adaptive codec as well.

At that price, I'm still waiting for Asus ROG Cetra True Wireless Pro (can change from TWS mode to wired USB-C connection). This Genki TWS is quite revolutionary for me.. lovely article thank you NL.

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Take your time @Nintendolife. Thank you for informing us.

Wow I want that Witch on the Holy Night.. love the artsyle. Waiting patiently for World End Phenomenon...

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