@sethfranum well i say otherwise. As above, so below it seems; i put 2 or 3 at a time on my MIG (of fully backed up carts that I own, and never share apart from with family - even those are not on the MIG) in case i lose my physical games. I'd much rather lose (at the time it was new) a £70 cart and SD card than £150 worth of games. At the end of the day, id still have my official cards to prove provenance, and some other schmuck (similar to what others have said - put something that shouldn't be in their S2; in this case a "game" found say on a train) Would end up with no recourse.
I'm fully aware of what nintendo can do, but im playing legit backed up copies of my own games that I know anyone I lend the actual approved and official cartridge won't copy.
Also, when i sell a used game, I delete the ROM from my SD card, and computer, and then empty the recycle bin.
In that respect, yes, I have the game for the game. But not in the way you are implying.
I'm not saying everyone does this by any stretch of the imagination, but there are legit usage cases for this item. It's like saying no one should ever use an external battery pack for S1 / Phone / whatever because its not officially endorsed. The vendors that sold it knew what they were doing, but I personally didn't buy it for those reasons, so please don't throw us all in the same boat. At least differentiate between pure piracy and legitimate reasons.
Thats akin to saying the Black Hats are bad because they do hacking - not quite, but surely you can sit on the fence and see both views, even if the dark side is more promising to 90% of users, unfortunately.
@Yosti I've no doubt i am, but just need to speak up for legit users.
Nah, its more of a throwaway sarcastic comment, but nintendo could create a nintendo MIG cart and basically say, yeah back it up (for a premium), but if we notice that the certification on your cartridge that you've backed up is used elsewhere (and insufficient evidence can be provided, such as IP, your account on the system, whatever) then we reserve the right to ban / brick all consoles associated with that certificate.
Pipe dream, and again part sarcastic - never gonna happen.
***edit*** they could also render you liable for all court costs etc associated with piracy if it blew out of control as well (like being patient 0 of a million counterfeit ROMS in the wild!)... its not like they don't like lawsuits 🤣
@Otimus good point - is completely forgot about that aspect in my above post; maybe it was the fact they could see the original cartridge was used at a certain point and as it was at (or close to) the end of its life, they just let it roll and decided to focus resources in that regard to s2...
I mean if I play my dumped game, that is still stored safely in my house, then they can't check the hexagonal code that issues the certificate because its only being flagged as one user online under the same IP etc (if using multiple devices, which i do).
Therefore they most probably were banning those that failed to install certs to root folder / could see multiples of the same certs being used, and just cast a net on those...
Maybe something is fishy... more complex than I can figure now. You've really opened Pandora's box on that one 🤣
@NFrealinkling The problem is defining pirating. I and many others (though we are perhaps in the minority of most use cases) use the MIG on S1 so I don't lose my carts, saving money in the process. Thats not pirating, as I still own the original carts.
However, I also wasn't "dumb" enough to use mine on S2, in case nintendo had sussed something out, rendering my £400 console useless.
In short, I both agree and disagree....
Surely there's a way nintendo can verify this? Not ideal, but even if they detect it, issue a warning saying that you must insert the original cart to check licenses within (x) time? Hardly ideal, but its a work around.
That way, everybody who is using them legit wins, and nintendo still gets to show people the ban hammer.
I mean, they could also create the same thing for the reasons legit people use it for, with the same restrictions. But thats just too complex for a hardware and software company 🤣
@fabiop I had the same problem... and lent a switch to my cousin (i have a lite, OLED and V2)... unfortunately they moved 50 miles away and the switch they have is the primary, and no way am I taking the s2 "out and about", unless i know its in a relatively secure hotel or similar 🤣
Only just got round to buying undertale in the mkw / dkb lull.
Under no Illusion i will finish it by mid July, but will give me a good taste of it... especially when im in a hotel next week for a certain band embarking on a world tour that likely would have some terrible names for me 🤣
@Kidfunkadelic83 never said I didn't trust you haha. I get what you are saying though - but if amazon honour that, isnt it all sorted to some extent or are they asking for the £50 again?
If they're honouring it, then I can see the more ethical and consumer related problems that you are facing, but also id take the money and run to that end.
At least you've done what you should do... just again (and I'll keep.banging this drum, as i was part of the problem when I had depression 15 years ago), some customer care people are terrible; either through problems at home (despite what work tell them, they can't just "leave home at home" - hated that), lack of training or just because they have no empathy for others which means they should never have had the job in the first place.
Some think its an easy job, but you need a lot of patience, emotional integrity and as stupid as it seems, the will to be able to speak to a manager to get something resolved if you don't know what you are doing.
More power to you for pushing it though - you are in the right! 👍
@Kidfunkadelic83 id suggest trying (somehow) to get the gift card back to amazon so they know its not been used, and get a replacement. Hardly ideal, but then everyone involved knows its legit.
It's amazon's responsibility (if I've read it right) to provide a usable gift card.
If its an e voucher, amazon should be able to contact sainsburys and check if its been used, and then sainsburys can cancel that number and authorise amazon to send another.
It's really not complicated, but some service advisors just don't know what they are doing!
edit
May have misread and other way around, so reverse should apply. Sainsburys or amazon should be able to liase and check that card is not active / used and cancel the number, then issue a new one. Either way, simple. But for some... work 😵💫
@Tasuki funny as I used to import play arts and figures from there around 2002 (before the boom of some stuff id call general tat lately!) and if something got lost, they'd contact the carrier or send another out. Still use them to this day for "rare" physicals. I guess you just got some really rubbish representatives, unfortunately.
@Simu001 if I remember from a past article, key cards are usually tied with digital sales... which is both true and false as you own the "card" but have to download the item 🤣
@zombie-paper have you explained to them the concept of an apex? It's down to where you turn that the AI will determine where to accelerate coming out, so if you end the corner quicker than them, you too can go faster down a straight!
@Serpenterror you do not need a hacked switch to use a MIG switch. Is a piece of hardware that goes into the machine. Once you eject the cart, the switch is not modded. Thats like saying putting a cartridge in a switch modifies it.
@HugoGED add to that my 150 carts generally tucked away safe and all backed up, never uploaded or lent anywhere else... some people use them legitimately- which im sure we both admit is still a legal grey area - if not I certainly do.
Erm... unless you mean in movement, you can spin... hold a+b whilst still and turn the stick...
But on topic, I've only done free roam to unlock mirror mode... only 4 knockouts to go and im done - loved the racing, not so enamoured woth the world - needs something else to spice it up.
@rjejr maybe i didn't specify correctly - there is (a) C port, HDMI and ethernet inside the back of the casing and 2xA ports out the left hand side of the dock.
As for the charger (and I may have misunderstood this), I think you may also need to be wary of using a S2 charger with a S1 as the power output is greater. Similar to how I had to keep an eye on my S1 using the Samsung charger 🤣
edit is it possible your child broke it and hid it as well? I remember i trod on my original plug in a drunken escapade and broke a pin on it, I found it doesn't take much pressure to snap a plug pin 🤣
@Thomystic beer ads? Have you tried another browser at all as I don't get ads - there's one named after the composer of the four seasons that I use, and its fine 😉
@rjejr eesh man! Thats some kid logic right there putting it into the tv... do you own a firestick and thats how they managed it?!
I guess luckily they're not too expensive... and I also use a Samsung 45w charger on mine - or I did... hasn't made any damage, and don't know if i should, but i did, so if your a Samsung family, maybe thats an idea?
And yeah I get what your saying- but the only USB-C on the dock is the power, which is same as the old switch - inside the flap for HDMI etc, and 2xUSB-A are out the side, same as OLED.
Luckily my S2 is in front of the PS5, and in a dark cubby hole, so the wires aren't to noticable - the only other way around it to some extent to hide the ruddy great cable sticking out the top is hiding it behind the TV (dock and switch) and looping the camera wire behind / under said TV.
I guess nintendo looked into the possibility of a dock USB, but decided costs (seeing as they sell docks seperate) and may as well cram it all into the console... i guess there's some logic, no matter how small!
As someone thats trying to 3 star 150cc only to save doing them all over again, and is on the last knockout tour to unlock mirror mode, only to keep restarting, yes 🤣
@Crimson_Ridley I did talk a little about ps5 - but only because they asked if i had other consoles, so basically said i now get the best of both worlds and I won't buy "premium" games on s2, only ps5; just so they know. They wanted feedback, I gave it!
@JohnnyMind a problem that will.arise if nintendo patches it somehow now with a pro controller will be people shouting that they've done it deliberately to stop people using old controllers and buying a pro 2...
Personally I didn't mind. I've more money than sense half the time and have 2 pro controllers and now 1 pro 2 (if that makes sense, haha). But equally i can see others' points if say even 2 years down the line with a lite or upgrade they say "oh and now you can use them"...
If 3rd parties can sort this out, nintendo could and it's going to be another easy hit for some people...
@rjejr there are USB-A (fat) ports as standard; whether you can use the relevant webcam that way, I don't know - but USB-C will have to be plugged into the slot above the console, whether docked or handheld.
I actually had the hori camera at 1st and eventually got ro test it out with friends on Sunday night with a mkw session. Works ok, but image was dire and decided to keep it as an expensive trinket to display and buy the official... the image is much better!
If you want a camera "on the go", the hori would suffice (it's just a pipe base that the plant usb c's into - said USB c goes into switch and stand upright, still able to manipulate position).
So which you want is more down to what function you want, id say - living room the official, in the move, hori - but be ready especially with the cheaper one for some circa 2004 webcam vibes 🤣
@rjejr I may be wrong, but i believe there's either a rubber washer to help the console grip, or more magnets at the bottom. I've noticed the same and thought it was neat.
@Divide_and_Wander I'm an ally, oled, literally and s1 owner along with s2 (and had a steam deck in the past too), and i feel the pain... apart from it being "shiny and gorgeous" which i expected after the LCD of the PS portal, I have no favouritism between any of them because they all look the same (or as good as to me, apart from a bit of noticable blur etc).
Those complaining (to me) fall into 2 groups: those that get on the bandwagon because someone says it's naff, and those that have perfect eyesight and can notice it. The two aren't mutually exclusive though, and can be a decent Venn diagram.
I'm neither though, and perfectly happy once again with the tech used. Barely notice a thing when im using my bifocals anyway, and happy with what I got for the price. And as others have mentioned, it's one of nintendos best launch screens ever - add to that with the form factor, it can potentially save you a tonne of money not needing a tv either as it does what it sets out to do and a little better undocked anyway.
I'd imagine us "old farts" never tried it as usually we'd be hit by lightning, lose the item and with our slow reflexes not have time to hit the "fire" button 🤣
Also... when you get it, use it now; i don't think I've really ever carried one from say 8th to first in older entries 🤪
@JokerCK just playing devil's advocate here, but isn't a series s basically between ps4 and ps5 anyway?
I've owned all 3 (was never gonna buy an X), and after playing the s2, I'd also say its a fair view, no matter how bad they are at porting as a company, with the hardware at its disposal.
@Yosti my thoughts exactly, and i had a £10 john lewis voucher for here in blighty, so in the end it was like £12 for me. Really can't complain on that price, and already endured a 150 Mile round trip the weekend in my bag.
@UltimateOtaku91 eesh... no mate. Just double checked, and original email was 2 days ago (wasn't well and didn't pay attention) and then the email and text today, so mine seems on point.
***Hopefully the date is an error, but mine doesn't say 11th***
I would say expect the worst and hope for the best in that rate...
@UltimateOtaku91 you'll be fine then mate. I've just got the pro2 on pre order with argos. Had the text at 11.47 and email from dpd saying they are expecting it has just came through, so you'll get at least one email, even if not woth tracking. If you get it tonight, it should be out for delivery tomorrow.
@jsty3105 thank you. These are the kind of subjects that demand a bit of balance and integrity; something that most people sadly lack online whilst they do the digital equivalent of shouting at clouds (typing into digital clouds? 🤔).
@jsty3105 well development costs are usually above zero... I'm no developer, but it's an educated guess haha!
So I'd say any title has a value, even something that a person doesn't want. Thats the problem with entertainment; it's a form of art and therefore subjective.
Personally I think yes it should have been a pack in, but equally at least youre not being forced to buy it. I see both arguments, and equally I'm on the fence about buying it. I'm happy with Mario kart and if I fancy a change and something else to "play" I'll pick it up with curiosity.
But nothing has a zero value, no matter what people think. As an early ps5 adopter, I loved astros playroom, but if I could have shaved 30 quid off the price of a ps5 then I wouldn't have gotten it and maybe picked it up in a sale.
People seem to think pack ins are free, when they're not. They're a loss leader at worst for the company to shift hardware and a sweetener at best for the consumer to make it look better value.
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Re: Nintendo's Ability To Ban Switch 2 Consoles Has Landed It In Hot Water
@sethfranum well i say otherwise. As above, so below it seems; i put 2 or 3 at a time on my MIG (of fully backed up carts that I own, and never share apart from with family - even those are not on the MIG) in case i lose my physical games. I'd much rather lose (at the time it was new) a £70 cart and SD card than £150 worth of games. At the end of the day, id still have my official cards to prove provenance, and some other schmuck (similar to what others have said - put something that shouldn't be in their S2; in this case a "game" found say on a train) Would end up with no recourse.
I'm fully aware of what nintendo can do, but im playing legit backed up copies of my own games that I know anyone I lend the actual approved and official cartridge won't copy.
Also, when i sell a used game, I delete the ROM from my SD card, and computer, and then empty the recycle bin.
In that respect, yes, I have the game for the game. But not in the way you are implying.
I'm not saying everyone does this by any stretch of the imagination, but there are legit usage cases for this item. It's like saying no one should ever use an external battery pack for S1 / Phone / whatever because its not officially endorsed. The vendors that sold it knew what they were doing, but I personally didn't buy it for those reasons, so please don't throw us all in the same boat. At least differentiate between pure piracy and legitimate reasons.
Thats akin to saying the Black Hats are bad because they do hacking - not quite, but surely you can sit on the fence and see both views, even if the dark side is more promising to 90% of users, unfortunately.
Re: Nintendo's Ability To Ban Switch 2 Consoles Has Landed It In Hot Water
@Yosti I've no doubt i am, but just need to speak up for legit users.
Nah, its more of a throwaway sarcastic comment, but nintendo could create a nintendo MIG cart and basically say, yeah back it up (for a premium), but if we notice that the certification on your cartridge that you've backed up is used elsewhere (and insufficient evidence can be provided, such as IP, your account on the system, whatever) then we reserve the right to ban / brick all consoles associated with that certificate.
Pipe dream, and again part sarcastic - never gonna happen.
***edit*** they could also render you liable for all court costs etc associated with piracy if it blew out of control as well (like being patient 0 of a million counterfeit ROMS in the wild!)... its not like they don't like lawsuits 🤣
Re: Nintendo's Ability To Ban Switch 2 Consoles Has Landed It In Hot Water
@Otimus good point - is completely forgot about that aspect in my above post; maybe it was the fact they could see the original cartridge was used at a certain point and as it was at (or close to) the end of its life, they just let it roll and decided to focus resources in that regard to s2...
I mean if I play my dumped game, that is still stored safely in my house, then they can't check the hexagonal code that issues the certificate because its only being flagged as one user online under the same IP etc (if using multiple devices, which i do).
Therefore they most probably were banning those that failed to install certs to root folder / could see multiples of the same certs being used, and just cast a net on those...
Maybe something is fishy... more complex than I can figure now. You've really opened Pandora's box on that one 🤣
Re: Nintendo's Ability To Ban Switch 2 Consoles Has Landed It In Hot Water
@NFrealinkling The problem is defining pirating. I and many others (though we are perhaps in the minority of most use cases) use the MIG on S1 so I don't lose my carts, saving money in the process. Thats not pirating, as I still own the original carts.
However, I also wasn't "dumb" enough to use mine on S2, in case nintendo had sussed something out, rendering my £400 console useless.
In short, I both agree and disagree....
Surely there's a way nintendo can verify this? Not ideal, but even if they detect it, issue a warning saying that you must insert the original cart to check licenses within (x) time? Hardly ideal, but its a work around.
That way, everybody who is using them legit wins, and nintendo still gets to show people the ban hammer.
I mean, they could also create the same thing for the reasons legit people use it for, with the same restrictions. But thats just too complex for a hardware and software company 🤣
Re: Furukawa's Defence Of Game-Key Cards Ain't All That Convincing
@BBBBBBBBBBB like you didn't double check the format of a switch cartridge?
Pot. Kettle. Black.
Re: Furukawa's Defence Of Game-Key Cards Ain't All That Convincing
@fabiop I had the same problem... and lent a switch to my cousin (i have a lite, OLED and V2)... unfortunately they moved 50 miles away and the switch they have is the primary, and no way am I taking the s2 "out and about", unless i know its in a relatively secure hotel or similar 🤣
Re: After Croc, Argonaut Games Wants To Remaster This N64 Cult Classic
Like many here... knew of it, never played it... but love the soundtrack and garage ain't my first choice!
Re: Disney Speedstorm Is Getting A Free Switch 2 Upgrade
6fps! Putting the hardware through its paces!
Re: Feature: "I've Made The Equivalent Of Like 2 And A Half Undertales At This Point"- A Quick 'Deltarune' Chat With Toby Fox
Only just got round to buying undertale in the mkw / dkb lull.
Under no Illusion i will finish it by mid July, but will give me a good taste of it... especially when im in a hotel next week for a certain band embarking on a world tour that likely would have some terrible names for me 🤣
Re: Nintendo's President Apologises For Not Being Able To Meet Switch 2 Demand
@nhSnork you just don't have the right friends... Us "true gamers" are a wierd bunch 😉🤪🤣
Re: Three Nintendo Ray Tracing & Rendering-Related Patents Published In Japan
@vanmunt *on old controller 🤣
Re: Missed Out On Castlevania Anniversary, Advance & Dominus Collection Physical Editions? Fear Not, As Pre-Orders Have Gone Live On Play-Asia
@Kidfunkadelic83 actually yes thats true... if he paid credit card he could try and get a partial charge back, but it is a pain.
And regarding getting the £50... i know what you mean... hush hush touches nose say no more, say no more, eh eh, eh? 🤪🤣
Re: Missed Out On Castlevania Anniversary, Advance & Dominus Collection Physical Editions? Fear Not, As Pre-Orders Have Gone Live On Play-Asia
@Kidfunkadelic83 never said I didn't trust you haha. I get what you are saying though - but if amazon honour that, isnt it all sorted to some extent or are they asking for the £50 again?
If they're honouring it, then I can see the more ethical and consumer related problems that you are facing, but also id take the money and run to that end.
At least you've done what you should do... just again (and I'll keep.banging this drum, as i was part of the problem when I had depression 15 years ago), some customer care people are terrible; either through problems at home (despite what work tell them, they can't just "leave home at home" - hated that), lack of training or just because they have no empathy for others which means they should never have had the job in the first place.
Some think its an easy job, but you need a lot of patience, emotional integrity and as stupid as it seems, the will to be able to speak to a manager to get something resolved if you don't know what you are doing.
More power to you for pushing it though - you are in the right! 👍
Re: Missed Out On Castlevania Anniversary, Advance & Dominus Collection Physical Editions? Fear Not, As Pre-Orders Have Gone Live On Play-Asia
@Kidfunkadelic83 id suggest trying (somehow) to get the gift card back to amazon so they know its not been used, and get a replacement. Hardly ideal, but then everyone involved knows its legit.
It's amazon's responsibility (if I've read it right) to provide a usable gift card.
If its an e voucher, amazon should be able to contact sainsburys and check if its been used, and then sainsburys can cancel that number and authorise amazon to send another.
It's really not complicated, but some service advisors just don't know what they are doing!
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May have misread and other way around, so reverse should apply. Sainsburys or amazon should be able to liase and check that card is not active / used and cancel the number, then issue a new one. Either way, simple. But for some... work 😵💫
Re: Missed Out On Castlevania Anniversary, Advance & Dominus Collection Physical Editions? Fear Not, As Pre-Orders Have Gone Live On Play-Asia
@Tasuki funny as I used to import play arts and figures from there around 2002 (before the boom of some stuff id call general tat lately!) and if something got lost, they'd contact the carrier or send another out. Still use them to this day for "rare" physicals. I guess you just got some really rubbish representatives, unfortunately.
Re: Third-Party Launch Games On Switch 2 Reportedly Sold "Very Low Numbers"
@fenlix welcome tour? 😵💫
Re: Third-Party Launch Games On Switch 2 Reportedly Sold "Very Low Numbers"
@Simu001 if I remember from a past article, key cards are usually tied with digital sales... which is both true and false as you own the "card" but have to download the item 🤣
Re: Donkey Kong Bananza Direct: Every Announcement - How Would You Rate It?
@maulinks same but ostrich 🤣
Re: Nintendo Reminds Mario Kart Players They Can Toggle Auto And Smart Controls
@zombie-paper have you explained to them the concept of an apex? It's down to where you turn that the AI will determine where to accelerate coming out, so if you end the corner quicker than them, you too can go faster down a straight!
Give them a science lesson!
Re: Nintendo Supposedly Investigating Possible "Swollen Battery" Issue With Switch 2
@PokemonDMG it wasn't you at all... it was DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince 🤣
Re: Nintendo Reportedly Banning Switch 2's Using MIG Cartridges
@Serpenterror you do not need a hacked switch to use a MIG switch. Is a piece of hardware that goes into the machine. Once you eject the cart, the switch is not modded. Thats like saying putting a cartridge in a switch modifies it.
Re: Nintendo Reportedly Banning Switch 2's Using MIG Cartridges
@HugoGED add to that my 150 carts generally tucked away safe and all backed up, never uploaded or lent anywhere else... some people use them legitimately- which im sure we both admit is still a legal grey area - if not I certainly do.
Re: Talking Point: How Are You Finding Mario Kart's Open World?
Erm... unless you mean in movement, you can spin... hold a+b whilst still and turn the stick...
But on topic, I've only done free roam to unlock mirror mode... only 4 knockouts to go and im done - loved the racing, not so enamoured woth the world - needs something else to spice it up.
Re: Donkey Kong Bananza Direct Revealed For Wednesday, 18th June 2025
@sanderev I mean... every game is technically a tech demo... depends if glass is half full or empty 🤣
Me personally, im looking forward to it!
Re: Review: Nintendo Switch 2 Camera - An Elegant But Nonessential GameChat Companion
@rjejr maybe i didn't specify correctly - there is (a) C port, HDMI and ethernet inside the back of the casing and 2xA ports out the left hand side of the dock.
As for the charger (and I may have misunderstood this), I think you may also need to be wary of using a S2 charger with a S1 as the power output is greater. Similar to how I had to keep an eye on my S1 using the Samsung charger 🤣
edit is it possible your child broke it and hid it as well? I remember i trod on my original plug in a drunken escapade and broke a pin on it, I found it doesn't take much pressure to snap a plug pin 🤣
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl - Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast)
Never seen the JP version before... but my God, that would have looked great with my viewtiful joe posters back in the day 👌
Re: Totaka's Song Appears To Have Been Found In Mario Kart World
@Thomystic beer ads? Have you tried another browser at all as I don't get ads - there's one named after the composer of the four seasons that I use, and its fine 😉
Re: Review: Nintendo Switch 2 Camera - An Elegant But Nonessential GameChat Companion
@rjejr eesh man! Thats some kid logic right there putting it into the tv... do you own a firestick and thats how they managed it?!
I guess luckily they're not too expensive... and I also use a Samsung 45w charger on mine - or I did... hasn't made any damage, and don't know if i should, but i did, so if your a Samsung family, maybe thats an idea?
And yeah I get what your saying- but the only USB-C on the dock is the power, which is same as the old switch - inside the flap for HDMI etc, and 2xUSB-A are out the side, same as OLED.
Luckily my S2 is in front of the PS5, and in a dark cubby hole, so the wires aren't to noticable - the only other way around it to some extent to hide the ruddy great cable sticking out the top is hiding it behind the TV (dock and switch) and looping the camera wire behind / under said TV.
I guess nintendo looked into the possibility of a dock USB, but decided costs (seeing as they sell docks seperate) and may as well cram it all
into the console... i guess there's some logic, no matter how small!
Re: Poll: Do You Three-Star-Gold Every Mario World Grand Prix Before Moving On To The Next?
As someone thats trying to 3 star 150cc only to save doing them all over again, and is on the last knockout tour to unlock mirror mode, only to keep restarting, yes 🤣
Re: Nintendo Survey Asks Switch 2 Users About Their Experience So Far
@Crimson_Ridley I did talk a little about ps5 - but only because they asked if i had other consoles, so basically said i now get the best of both worlds and I won't buy "premium" games on s2, only ps5; just so they know. They wanted feedback, I gave it!
(On some questions, there's free text boxes).
Re: Nintendo Survey Asks Switch 2 Users About Their Experience So Far
@Anti-Matter its an email if you read the article. 😵💫
Re: Gulikit Claims To Be The First Third Party Supporting Wake-Up Functionality On Switch 2
@JohnnyMind a problem that will.arise if nintendo patches it somehow now with a pro controller will be people shouting that they've done it deliberately to stop people using old controllers and buying a pro 2...
Personally I didn't mind. I've more money than sense half the time and have 2 pro controllers and now 1 pro 2 (if that makes sense, haha). But equally i can see others' points if say even 2 years down the line with a lite or upgrade they say "oh and now you can use them"...
If 3rd parties can sort this out, nintendo could and it's going to be another easy hit for some people...
Re: Review: Nintendo Switch 2 Camera - An Elegant But Nonessential GameChat Companion
@rjejr there are USB-A (fat) ports as standard; whether you can use the relevant webcam that way, I don't know - but USB-C will have to be plugged into the slot above the console, whether docked or handheld.
Re: Review: Nintendo Switch 2 Camera - An Elegant But Nonessential GameChat Companion
I actually had the hori camera at 1st and eventually got ro test it out with friends on Sunday night with a mkw session. Works ok, but image was dire and decided to keep it as an expensive trinket to display and buy the official... the image is much better!
If you want a camera "on the go", the hori would suffice (it's just a pipe base that the plant usb c's into - said USB c goes into switch and stand upright, still able to manipulate position).
So which you want is more down to what function you want, id say - living room the official, in the move, hori - but be ready especially with the cheaper one for some circa 2004 webcam vibes 🤣
Re: Hershey Teams Up With Pokémon For New Collectable Chocolates
@Banksie ironically, there's nothing alpha about the chocolate. Sigma omega 🤣
Re: Random: Ouch! Switch 2 Owners Are Feeling The Pinch With The New Joy-Con
@rjejr I may be wrong, but i believe there's either a rubber washer to help the console grip, or more magnets at the bottom. I've noticed the same and thought it was neat.
Re: Random: Ouch! Switch 2 Owners Are Feeling The Pinch With The New Joy-Con
Or you know... hold it around the l and r buttons like I do... jees... 😵💫
Re: Poll: Are You Happy With Switch 2's Screen? Because Some People Certainly Aren't
@Divide_and_Wander I'm an ally, oled, literally and s1 owner along with s2 (and had a steam deck in the past too), and i feel the pain... apart from it being "shiny and gorgeous" which i expected after the LCD of the PS portal, I have no favouritism between any of them because they all look the same (or as good as to me, apart from a bit of noticable blur etc).
Those complaining (to me) fall into 2 groups: those that get on the bandwagon because someone says it's naff, and those that have perfect eyesight and can notice it. The two aren't mutually exclusive though, and can be a decent Venn diagram.
I'm neither though, and perfectly happy once again with the tech used. Barely notice a thing when im using my bifocals anyway, and happy with what I got for the price. And as others have mentioned, it's one of nintendos best launch screens ever - add to that with the form factor, it can potentially save you a tonne of money not needing a tv either as it does what it sets out to do and a little better undocked anyway.
Re: Random: Mario Kart World Players, Take Heed - This Is What Happens When You Throw A Blue Shell In First Place
I'd imagine us "old farts" never tried it as usually we'd be hit by lightning, lose the item and with our slow reflexes not have time to hit the "fire" button 🤣
Also... when you get it, use it now; i don't think I've really ever carried one from say 8th to first in older entries 🤪
Re: Forget The PS4, Koei Tecmo Reckons Switch 2 Is Closer To Xbox Series S
@JokerCK just playing devil's advocate here, but isn't a series s basically between ps4 and ps5 anyway?
I've owned all 3 (was never gonna buy an X), and after playing the s2, I'd also say its a fair view, no matter how bad they are at porting as a company, with the hardware at its disposal.
Re: It's Official, Switch 2 Has Sold Over 3.5 Million Units Globally In Its First Four Days
@UltimateOtaku91 couldn't agree more. I mean, im cough 42 this year and my primary device is a ps5... but I have a nintendo tattoo 🤣
I'm not ashamed to say I love both of my children equally, but one does generally get more attention 🤣
Re: Review: Nintendo Switch 2 Carry Case - The Official Option Is A Solid One
@Yosti my thoughts exactly, and i had a £10 john lewis voucher for here in blighty, so in the end it was like £12 for me. Really can't complain on that price, and already endured a 150 Mile round trip the weekend in my bag.
Re: Site News: We've Got A Switch 2
@UltimateOtaku91 good stuff mate! Glad it's all good! Feel free to reach out for a friend code etc if you ever want a bash at mk or something! 🤪
Sorry for delay - was just deleting emails and noticed the message as I was going through!
Re: Site News: We've Got A Switch 2
@UltimateOtaku91 eesh... no mate. Just double checked, and original email was 2 days ago (wasn't well and didn't pay attention) and then the email and text today, so mine seems on point.
***Hopefully the date is an error, but mine doesn't say 11th***
I would say expect the worst and hope for the best in that rate...
Fingers crossed and sorry dude
Re: Site News: We've Got A Switch 2
@UltimateOtaku91 you'll be fine then mate. I've just got the pro2 on pre order with argos. Had the text at 11.47 and email from dpd saying they are expecting it has just came through, so you'll get at least one email, even if not woth tracking. If you get it tonight, it should be out for delivery tomorrow.
Re: Site News: We've Got A Switch 2
@UltimateOtaku91 you should get an email by the am (provided thats up to date, lol) with a one hour delivery window.
Hopefully it works as it should 👍
Re: Site News: We've Got A Switch 2
@Skunkfish does it start with 1550?
If not, add that at the beginning - should still track on the site in the morning after overnight scans as I've just advised @RupeeClock
Re: Site News: We've Got A Switch 2
@RupeeClock it won't work until it's scanned at depot (most probably overnight).
From there expect a scan maaaaaybe 9am at the latest (could be later, because reasons).
Source: i used to work in call centre 🤣
Re: Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour Trailer Highlights New Minigames & Tech Demos
@jsty3105 thank you. These are the kind of subjects that demand a bit of balance and integrity; something that most people sadly lack online whilst they do the digital equivalent of shouting at clouds (typing into digital clouds? 🤔).
Re: Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour Trailer Highlights New Minigames & Tech Demos
@jsty3105 well development costs are usually above zero... I'm no developer, but it's an educated guess haha!
So I'd say any title has a value, even something that a person doesn't want. Thats the problem with entertainment; it's a form of art and therefore subjective.
Personally I think yes it should have been a pack in, but equally at least youre not being forced to buy it. I see both arguments, and equally I'm on the fence about buying it. I'm happy with Mario kart and if I fancy a change and something else to "play" I'll pick it up with curiosity.
But nothing has a zero value, no matter what people think. As an early ps5 adopter, I loved astros playroom, but if I could have shaved 30 quid off the price of a ps5 then I wouldn't have gotten it and maybe picked it up in a sale.
People seem to think pack ins are free, when they're not. They're a loss leader at worst for the company to shift hardware and a sweetener at best for the consumer to make it look better value.