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@blecch I got them both RX 580 PCs for Xmas. the older boy has almost moved exclusively to Fortnite on that. Younger can't get used to the KB/Mouse, so he'll sit there on the Switch and play instead. smdh
Now if only I could get them to watch their YouTube garbage on their PCs and shut the Switches down to save on the wear and tear.

And we've been down the tablet road... They don't make any durable enough for my kids. 😃

90% of the time our two Switches are used for portable Fortnite & YouTube.

And they probably have a dozen other games they just HAD to have and don't play.

Mario kart needs more kart, less Mario. Personally hate the game being my 4 year old daughter can beat all of us at it, just because of the AI handicap. She's literally set the controller down, left the room, and comes in ahead of me and her brothers.

It's pretty simple really... For every moment you're on the Switch watching YouTube, Netflix, Hulu, etc... You're not playing/buying games. Until they make good money selling the hardware, there's no upside in Nintendo taking your eyes off of their software sales potential in you.

Sad thing is, they haven't worked as well as the original NES light gun did. I remember getting the Wii Cabela hunter games, and trying to get the game/wii motes working on an 11' projector. The whole bluetooth/sensor bar made it a no go.

It could have been epic fun, but was a complete let down.

Nvidias issues have nothing to do with the Switch IMO. The RTX launch is a dumpster fire, and they have lost their edge in the mid-range. They're new price structure has A LOT of the PC Master race sitting on the sidelines waiting for AMD/Navi, RTX 2.0, and prices to come back down.

And yeah, I'm probably buying 2 or 3 RX 580's for Xmas, as my kids are migrating from the Switch to PC it seems.

Honestly, I haven't gotten to hold either Switch we have since Fortnite launched. 🤨😐

Here it comes. BotW: Battle Royale Edition.

(with loot boxes and micro-transactions!)

Yeah just learned this game has a subscription? WTF.

It was my LOCK as a xmas gift to my daughter. Back to the drawing board.

It's quite literally all my kids play on the Switches anymore.

If the gamepad MotoMod never took off, this thing doesn't have a chance. (and I own a Moto Z Force and Z2 Force, and still bought two Nintendo Switches instead, $70 MotoMod vs $300 each Switch)

I don't like how these cases advertise the contents so much. My vote still goes for this Zadii.
http://a.co/d/8TKlrEa

There's another brand that allows for a 2nd Pro Controller too. (hadn't seen this one before now)
http://a.co/d/08p2Yku

IMO you're missing the best system case out there, and it's cheaper than the one listed.
Zadii Hard Case
http://a.co/d/gZIO4VD

sigh

And my kids will ask for it.

They ask for vbucks for some stupid skin or whatnot EVERY DAY.

"Does it make you more competitive?"
"No...?"
"Then NO!"

(I remember back in UT99 when you could download whatever skin you wanted, and if you couldn't find it, the tools were free to make your own!)

@BensonUii

You ever been on a school bus? Where do you think they learn how to spit trash online?! 😄

@jhewitt3476

Funny you're worried about risking the lifespan of the machine. 😄
(from smoking)

@BensonUii

Um. Because they like to play with their cousins and friends from school..

What an idiot. My 9 year old didn't have a phone. My 7 year old doesn't have a phone.

How does that make it easy?

Easy would be if it just WORKED, in game, out of the box so to speak.

Just saw Minecraft on the updated list. My kids are gonna flip. I think I might call Nintendo support so they can hear them cry.

They should have called this console the Nintendo Bait & Switch.

I'm less and less excited, more and more annoyed.

Play Zelda on my profile. Save and close. Remove cartridge. Put cartridge in another Switch, play Zelda on my profile, load last save from the game I was just playing on the other Switch

Why can't it work like this?

Multi switch household is a constant sibling/dad gamer fight over who gets to play what. lol. I refuse to buy multiple copies of single player games.

@Zelda_Geek

Then make a product with value that will SELL.

The vast majority of us will ignore their controllers and buy from 8bitdo. How does that help the bottom line?

@Mallow

Because it defies all logic.

I swear everyday I check this site there is some business move by Nintendo where I'm just sharing my head.

If I was Nintendo, I'd be looking to put Sony & Microsoft out of business... Not keep sitting on the sidelines in "niche" products.

@antivirusftw

I think it's dumb. There's next to zero point to drive fast for a good track time.

Hanging back in 2nd place with a red shell in my pocket until right before the finish line isn't fun for me.

I'm more and more realizing I'm still part of the PC Master Race. So much of what I loved of Nintendo in the past isn't even rumored to be coming.

Where's remasters of Chrono Trigger? LoZ: Link To The Past? Earthbound? Double Dragon? Duck Hunt? (I want a light gun! NOT NES controllers) Or some sequels at least?

No Switch Sports? A Punch Out game?

Whatever happened to Mortal Kombat?

How bout we fix Fortnite so you can actually logout?

Can we get some AI in Mario Kart so you can actually win when you're the fastest driver?
I used to set records on SNES and I lost to my 9 year old yesterday. Endlessly getting hit by red shells. lol

I'm sure I'll get roasted... But somebody has to be with me on this no?

Super dumb design advertising what's inside. We've had this case (Zadii Hard Carrying Case Compatible with Nintendo Switch System, Travel Case Fit Switch Pro Controller https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074JFY4JF/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_v-8MBbVDWAN45), it holds the entire system, plus a second Switch power adapter. Second Switch is in a simple tablet neoprene case. The hardcase fills the bottom of a back pack nicely, and we fill it in(the backpack) with the other Switch, head phones, Switch battery (Anker I think?), phone chargers, etc. Made it through multiple 2000 mile trips. Works great.

@Moshugan

You should make individual accounts for each of your kids through https://accounts.nintendo.com/family and assign them Child Accounts and then make individual user profiles on the Switch consoles and link the proper Child Accounts to them. I don't get what the problem is with that?

^ I already did that from the get go. When we got the 2nd Switch though, I didn't understand that is how it worked. I was totally lost having to create another Nintendo account, so they got two NEW profiles under my wife's account. I'm sitting down right now to go through it all again, after having spent 3 hours on the phone w/ Microsoft this morning trying to get their GamerTags unblocked (a whole nother nightmare)

EDIT: Oh, I just realized that one kid will play a certain game on one console and then go on to play another game on a different console, and that's when they would have to log out on the first and log in on the second, and that's the hassle?

^ Yeah, a big hassle. Almost to the point where I was going to return the 2nd Switch. Hassle enough that's it's completely ruled out buying a 3rd Switch.

On the 3rd point, (sorry I don't know how to do quotes and such); um, isn't the eShop ALREADY DOING ONLINE AUTHENTICATION to purchase/re-download the game to begin with?

You telling me that's a one-time local memory write?

@Moshugan

That'd be cool if that's how it worked. But it doesn't. I opened a Nintendo Account. Added my two sons in the family group as members. Now there's a nickname, and a sign-in ID. So it's already confusing.

So we buy a second Switch because they were HEAVY into Zelda, as was I. That way the rest of us can play MarioKart, whatever on the 2nd Switch while one guy is getting his Zelda on.

Nope. Couldn't just sign into my Nintendo Account on the 2nd Switch without first logging it off the first Switch. What's the point of the "Family Member" profiles if you have to change over the ENTIRE account?

Had to make a second account using my wifes name, e-mail, credit card, etc. DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN.

Now throw in Nintendo Accounts, Member Nickname, Member Sign-In ID, and put some Xbox Live! account gamertags on top of it. FREAKING NIGHTMARE.

And yeah, for single play games, especially when we OWN THE PHYSICAL CARTRIDGE, it'd be nice if the "cloud save" made it seamless to switch (get it) between Switch consoles, hit your profile, start the game, and voila, you can pickup in Zelda (or whatever) right where you left off on the other console. But I severely doubt that's how well it will work, because well, that'd be logical and make sense and be the BEST use of saving to the cloud.

Also, yeah, on digital games, I don't like the idea of having to buy games twice just because one kid who wants to play might have the other switch. Buy it once = one instance open. I'm not asking to buy it once and have it playable on BOTH consoles simultaneously. In this household, it is KILLING their eShop sales to us. I'm a lot less likely to drop the coin because it's such an inconvenience to have to buy a game TWICE that's probably only ever going to get played on ONE console at any given time. So when they ask I just say no, everytime. Only exception has been MineCraft.

If they changed that, we'd probably be enjoying dozens of eShop games, but the fact I can't just pick-up a Switch and play the game I paid for, because one of the kids happens to have the Switch I bought it on....f' that noise.

Ugh. So I still need one Nintendo account per Switch in the household? I can't have a "Family Account"?

@Mountain_Man

patiently waiting for a Switch Pro
(for the adults)

Faster hardware.
Better Bluetooth.
Bigger screen.
Wireless HDMI.
Dock with multi-cartridge slots.
Larger J-Cons with a proper D-pad.
Etc etc

Labo? Meh.

I tried installing this game on my PC, and the installer crashes. Can't get it to work.

Was really hoping to show my two console kiddies the power of the KB & M...epic fail. Pun required.

Amen. If they'd make it work like Steam, with some sort of "network licensing" for digital downloads. (like you pay for one copy of a game, only one instance can be running at any given time, but it can be played on any Switch under the parent Nintendo account). Saves per profile show up on whichever Switch you happen to be on...

We'd probably buy ANOTHER Switch. Me + 3 kids. As it is, we've talked about selling the second one... The boys just end up playing split screen games instead, save for Fortnite.

They gotta get this right. Being a two Switch household has been a nightmare. It's so difficult to move profiles and save games it might as well not be possible. Not to mention I can't have both consoles under ONE Nintendo account.

I have no problem buying games twice, but when only ONE kid wants to play it, but his brother happens to have the other Switch...ugh; and even if I do buy it again (digital) or buy physical (Zelda for example), none of his save data is there.

Off topic, but all your comments about how snappy the menu is, launching games quick, etc..

Be nice if the dock had like 6 cartridge ports along the top where you could keep physical games "loaded".