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@johnvboy
It isn't. It's a genuine question. Not every little bit of criticism should instantly be seen as bait… That would be fanboyism. I know this is a Nintendo site but come on. Ugly graphics are ugly graphics.

Moving the series from handhelds to the Switch finally allows so much more power to be utilized for it. And they still handle it like it's another 3DS game. If I didn't know any better, I would think that these are 3DS screenshots at first glance. When you look closer you'll notice the only thing that really separates this from a 3DS game, which is the higher resolution.

I just don't understand how they can leave so much potential untouched for such a big series, hardware/graphics wise. It makes no sense to me at all.

One thing I don't understand is why are the graphics so ugly? Why does that ground look like a Nintendo DS game? Makes no sense to me.

This one port I feel doesn't even get close to actually making the most of the hardware.

@Madder128
but i AM still playing it right now...

BotW was an even better and more serene experience for me, the best this generation. But this game is a close second.

Imagine having them both on one platform. Imagine that platform being handheld so you can carry the two greatest games of this generation right in your pocket. Unthinkable!

Oh wait...

Why does it look so bad? I mean, FIFA on GameCube looked better. WTF is this?

This is just actually a horrible and pathetic problem. Half of my Joy-Cons drift, one has broken right joystick which no longer registers being pressed down, one constantly disconnects/reconnects. All of these issues started when they were basically brand new, having seen less than 10 hours of use.

Worst Nintendo hardware I've ever owned. Basically a worse flaw than the easily worn out N64 joysticks.

I'm sad my childhood game Star Fox Adventures didn't make this list.

Looks amazing, can't wait to get my hands on one of these.

Price is hilarious considering how deeply flawed and easily broken these things are.

Or it's touch screen related. And it only makes sense on the Lite because that's the one you always play in handheld, thus having access to the touch screen by definition.

Metroid Prime Hunters for me. Between 100%ing it like 4 - 5 times and playing it to death vs. Bots and online, I must've put close to a 1000 hours in that game. Easily my most played game ever if I don't count MMOs.

And even here the touch screen excelled, because what an unexpected treat it was for FPS games. So fast and accurate. I miss that stuff.

Not that excited honestly. These games are traditionally bad. Slightly below average at their very best.

All three of my right Joy-Cons have issues. Two of them drift, one does so a lot actually, and the analogue stick on the third doesn't click anymore when you press it, losing that functionality altogether. Disappointing, not used to these kind of issues on Nintendo hardware.

This looks so extremely stupid I actually wish it was censored. WTF man.

Game looks absolutely amazing. Super hyped.

@VR32X
I'd say just go for it man, the Pad is useless now anyway, so not much to lose.

These things are pretty easy to take apart and reassemble in my experience. A good YouTube guide and some patience & cautiousness and nothing can go wrong.

@RogerFederer
Oh wow I did not expect that at all. Seems like a very tiny base will be dedicated as hell for a long time, as was the case with the CoDs on the Wii... xP

I will be joining soon then.

@RogerFederer
But for real, do people still play that game?

I wanted to get max level on the CoDs, I am about to achieve that with BO2 after four years (so bored with that game I couldn't stay into it for more than a few rounds each time). Ghosts was next on the list, but last time I checked it had 31 people online, while BO2 was already pretty dead with 150 - 300.

I thought by now the last ~30 would be vanished from Ghosts as well. Is this not the case?

@Rhaoulos
Well that used to be the case. Nowadays you're almost always using twin sticks instead, the left one to move and the right one to turn the camera. Mostly due to open world exploration games being all the rage this gen. And in the other hype of this gen, BR shooters, you're obviously using twin sticks as well 90% of the time.

Only some indies use left stick + XBAY, which for most people is hardly relevant. So I agree that the Wii U Pro Controller has the best layout, also because the aligned sticks are placed on the top instead of the bottom, which means your thumbs fall on them naturally and you won't have to hold them to the side.
It was just perfect and I'm sad they abandoned it. Holding the right stick in handheld mode on Switch is cringy as hell and gives me cramps.

Wii U Pro Controller esthetically looks nice, not just because of its shape but also because of the symmetrical button layout.

Maybe this has something to do with HBO picking it over the countless other results that must've turned up in Google.

Three out of my four Joy-Cons have issues. And they all started when the things were just a few weeks old and still hardly used.

I have the Mario Odyssey red Joy-Cons and a pair of grey ones. The right red Joy-Con has an analogue stick that won't click anymore when pressed, removing that functionality altogether.
The right gray Joy-Con randomly disconnects and reconnects immediately after. The left gray Joy-Con has an analogue stick that drifts.

Really disappointed in their quality. Especially for the insane price.

Switch Mini would be welcome. Increasing the userbase and a good alternative for people who only care for handheld mode. Make it slightly more powerful so that it can last longer despite being handheld only.

On the other hand, releasing a Switch Pro would be really stupid at this point. The Switch is still at the point where it can run the most demanding games, like The Witcher 3, which is more than good enough for the time being. Especially for a tablet.

Mobile tech evolves really fast. Waiting until the new PS and MS consoles release will give it another year and a half to do so. Creating a Switch Pro by then will make it vastly more powerful than it would be now. And it might even be able to run the most demanding next gen PS and MS games in a downgraded form once again. They just have to wait a bit, until its A. actually needed and B. mobile tech has evolved to the point where it can run next gen games as well.

Especially if Sony and MS remain so obsessed with upping the rendering resolution for their next consoles, a Switch Pro might run all their games again. Because the trade off for all those extra pixels will be the actual graphics not improving that much at all.

In 2057 we will be streaming Half-Life 3 to our wallpaper screens just fine.

Played the first two to completion on Wii U
... Fun but not bothering again.

I'll instantly jump on the third one when it comes to Switch though. And I have a feeling that it will. Porting the first two feels an awful lot like they're practicing with / getting used to Switch architecture... Probably with good reason.

Looks stupid. We're gonna be forced to hold it in portrait mode, l m f a o. A crime for a racing game where you need a wide field of view to see what's coming. It's probably gonna be cheap one-handed trash as well with automated acceleration. Sigh!

I hope it will have some 'pro' mode that at least gives us the option to play in landscape and take control of everything ourselves. Allowing us to connect a controller etc. But it's Nintendo so that's not gonna happen. Toddler mode it is.

Graphics options would also be nice, so more powerful devices won't be forced to display these pixelated ground textures. But it's Nintendo, so that's not gonna happen.

Instabuying.

Even more old retro game consoles? That section of the market is now so flooded with these things that I doubt it'll be a success.

No folders, no themes, no Netflix, no browser. Those are what I want. I won't have to bring my laptop on vacations anymore to watch stuff on a decent sized screen.

Switch could be that all-in-one but we're going down the "purely a gaming platform blabla" route again to cover the fact that it's just lazy disinterest.
Just give us options and we'll decide if we use it solely as a gaming platform or not!

Goodbye Reggie - thanks for being the fun Nintendo icon that you were!

You're certainly not alone. There are few games that bore me to death as much as any Smash game does after a few rounds.

And yeah, that's even after taking the time to learn how it actually works. Bite me

Drought until E3

Loved the original on PC.
Loved the remaster on Wii U.
Might love it again on Switch when I stumble across it in a bargain bin.

Doom Switch,
Wolfenstein 2 Switch,
Splatoon 2 Demo,
ME Andromeda PC.

Man I hope this will turn out to be a success. Amazing stuff.

Another weeb game no thank you.

Woah right when I was feeling like getting this game. Now I can properly try it first. Thanks Ninty

@BulkSlash
Yeah that was terrible. This is actually a pretty bad game. For an AAA game it's pathetic. The sidequests are also just horrible filler crap ridden with bugs.

I personally did enjoy the setting, scenery and story though. If they release this for 20 bucks it'll be well worth it. Sad they didn't pick a better AC game to release on Switch though.

@JR150
While I would love to see that, I think the difference between Switch @ 30fps and PC with ultra settings (more draw distance) and keyboard + mouse @ 144fps is big enough to make it virtually impossible for the Switch player to win. Unless the PC player sucks at the game of course

Garbage phone game. What is this doing on our beloved wonder tablet?

Modders have already downgraded The Witcher 3 to the point it was running on a 15 year old potato PC, so this can be done.

Played it to death in ultra on PC already though, so personally I hope it's Thronebreaker.

This is a game I'd actually play on Switch. Fortnite is just... ugh.

I despise the building, no matter how good I manage to get at it, it'll always be something I only do because they HAVE to. It stands in the way of my shooting pleasure. I also hate how kiddy it looks, in a bad way. Everything looks like shiny plastic. Cheapness.

Apex is the better game for me because it's different in all those aspects. Unfortunately playing it on PC is not an option because I'm an AMD Phenom user...

@BulkSlash
Yeah the modern blue shell is bad game design.

Crossplay with PC please! Just please!

Bought and played it on Wii U years ago. It was also half as expensive.

But hey, what else is new. Seems to be the story of Switch's life!

@Pod
Don't get me wrong, I don't mind you joking about it or not liking it - of course it's not everyone's cup of tea.
I just felt like giving it some due credit seeing how it got bashed way more than it ever deserved to be. Which was basically caused by unpolished animations, and those are not even a problem anymore. xP

But yeah, it still has a lot of rough edges tbh. Though there's so much to love for fans of the genre/franchise that they are easily outweighed. Would be a cool addition for Switch if they could get it to run.

@Pod @geox30

While the pathetic internet hate bandwagon has made everyone believe otherwise, Andromeda is an awesome game. Certainly after a year of patches. It still has flaws, but it is epic. Would be great to see it make its way to Switch. I'd double dip.

@JaxonH
Well that makes sense I suppose.

Personally I won't be replaying III after nearly 100%ing it on Wii U though. I hope it will be a decent upgrade audiovisually for those who do want to play it.

Why III??? One of the only two parts that already appeared on the Wii U and one of the worst entries in the series. Smh...

I'll get it. Love Xenoblade, despite XC2 being a horrifyingly terrible installment it'll remain one of my fave series.