My og switch was used daily but almost never in the dock and was mint until i traded it in to get a mairko chip switch a couple of years ago. Im on an oled now and my GF has been using the mariko switch every day since ACNH came out.
This is one of those games i come back to again and again. Mario's moves are so polished and smooth, its a joy just to run around in but i would love to get a sequel.
things slow, this video is from last year? Macho Nacho is great, he does good work and he showcases some great retro moding stuff, not sure I'm in love with the extra bulk he added to the system though on this one.
I spruced up a GBA SP recently with an IPS Screen and a new case and I love it!
I just recently played this for the first time on my Atari Lynx I modded, its a fun little game that has a lot in common with the adventures of Lolo. Shout out to BennVenn for the awesome Screen kit and flash cart that made it possible.
I have this battery in my modded AGS-001 (Ips screen and all new plastics) its a VERY tight fit, i had to shave a bit off of one of the nubs by the contacts and a bit off each corner to get it to fit in, just be aware. Other than that it works quite well so far.
Prior to the switch I had never finished a Zelda game, botw really grabbed me and I have played it through multiple times now. Its what opened me up to trying link's awakening which i finished too and has sparked an interest in the older games, so maybe it isn't such a bad strategy. I'm really waiting for Wind Waker HD to get released 🤞but I'll probably break down and grab skyward sword at some point.
This is a very niche piece of kit, it seems to be going after a similar market to the Omnicharge battery but it's a bit less versatile, though cheaper (they're quite expensive but worth it if you need it). Definitely overkill if your goal is switch charging.
I picked it up, I never got a WiiU. The game is fine but i definitely am seeing how this is a 3D Mario game for people who don't prefer 3D Mario games. Maybe I just need to spend some time with it but right now it feels like a step back from Galaxy and its not filling the Odyssey 2 shaped hole in my heart 😔.
I played the demo and I am happy to report that there is almost no load time between deaths, which is a MASSIVE improvement over the original game which had horrible load times, especially when dying. Definitely a day one purchase. much like the first game though it is not super crisp in handheld mode but it definitely still looks great.
Bioshock 1&2 and Super Mario Odyssey (portal 2 and shadow complex would be included but i don't play my xbox as often these days and ports are sadly unlikely) are my go-to's.
@Maney well sadly i seem to have missed that sale because in my region i have only seen it on sale once and it was still about $50 and that was still a little high for me given my level of enthusiasm, I am sure the game is worth the full price just not for me.
@AJB83 there are a bunch of games that have the same issue with the motion controls being tied to the y-axis inversion and to my knowledge has never been patched on any of them, Resident Evil revelations 1&2, morphite, call of juarez to name a few so im not holding my breath. It doesn't help that not a single reviewer ever notices or mentions this shortcoming when reviewing these games
I am so happy these games made it to switch finally and i love that i can play them anywhere. The ports look great and run well but i am still very disappointed 2k and Virtuos didn't put in the extra work to add motion aiming especially considering the did on borderlands. This is a good port but with motion aiming it could have been great.
@sinsalaca I was able in the short term to "fix" the issue by installing the game on the internal storage of the switch lite. I discovered that the issue was linked to my micro SD card speed, I was using a 512gb Sandisk ultra(UHS-1 U1 card), later i replaced the card with a Samsung Evo Select 512gb (UHS-1 U3 card) and the game behaved the same as on the internal storage. If you choose to i stall on the internal storage just be aware that if ANY updates get installed while you have an sd card with too low a speed class installed the problem returns. I will also add that I tried some of my old smaller micro sd cards(sandisk ultra 128gb and 400gb) and they were fine.
The game is great, i love it, once i solved the issue after a great deal of frustration the game was a joy and I did finish it on the switch lite. Play in the dark and wear headphones!
I should also add that I may have just gotten a bad card and I will have to try and benchmark it and see if it is hitting at least the minimum transfer speeds promised though it should be noted that I transferred the contents of the Sandisk card over to the Samsung via my computer (381gbs of data) and still saw the issue resolved.
In this article they suggest that any UHS-1 card will work for the switch but I have discovered an issue with this. I purchased a 512gb Sandisk Ultra card (UHS-1 with a Speed Class U1 or A10) around Black Friday, the card worked fine until I loaded Alien Isolation on the card. for some reason the motion controls were all messed up and it wouldn't track smoothly or consistently and I found that if I loaded the game onto the internal storage or one of my lower capacity cards with similar specs the problem went away. the problem came back when I installed Metro Redux which showed identical issues with the Motion controls. I bit the Bullet and purchased a new Samsung Evo Select 512gb UHS-1 card with a U3 speed class and the issue went away. I would just caution anyone buying a micro SD to pay attention to the Speed Class on any UHS-1 card the buy and I suggest getting a minimum of a U3 or V30 class card as they are guaranteed to have a minimum 30mb/s write speed as opposed to the 10mb/s speeds of the U1 or A10 cards most people lean towards.
I had a near launch switch and bought myself a switch lite shortly after they came out because i love the portability. Since Animal Crossing has come out my girlfriend finally wants to use my older switch constantly. So we are now truly a two switch household because someone is actually using each of them. I did end up buying a second copy of the game though so she and i could visit the other's island.
@Ralizah I started buying physical games only for my switch but i have transitioned to more digital as the realization sunk in that my physical cartridges were more of a security blanket than something i really owned, between incomplete games with massive downloads to start and broken games needing patches we are far from future proofing a switch collection. The best thing you can do is regularly backup your microSD image and pray it doesn't get corrupted.
I have an XBone that i mainly use as a tv media box and occasionally use it to play a game, usually bioshock(until the switch port 🤞). The switch has spoiled me, i want to play everything on it, its so convenient.
@The_Pixel_King I have not been able to independently confirm if others are having this problem on the Lite it may just be me. Also its a great game and so far I've been fine without using motion aiming but I do still wish it worked and if it becomes a problem i can switch to my OG Switch and its fine.
If you want to see exactly what I have been experiencing i made a short video documenting the issue.
Who thinks its a good idea to tie stick inversion to the motion controls, this is the same problem I have with all the resident evil ports! Well I'm not buying this one.
Has anyone tried playing this game on a Nintendo switch lite? I have noticed that the motion controls don't work at all on the switch lite, It won't register movements unless you move the unit aggressively and so you can't make fine adjustments with it. I actually contacted Feral about the issue and they told me to calibrate the switch, which i had already tried and mentioned the triple buffering. The games motion controls work just fine on my OG switch and on the lite motion aiming works just fine on all my other games that use it like Wolfenstein and BotW. Has anyone else tried this or has similar experience on the switch lite?
V1.33 firmware is out and it is a massive improvement to the pairing speeds of the controller as well as adding usb pairing, i definitely recommend the upgrade
Has anyone tried playing this game on a switch lite? I have found that on my switch lite the gyro aiming is all messed up, you can move the system slowly and get it not to move at all and it is very unresponsive but it this all works fine on my original switch. I should add that motion aiming works just fine on the Lite for other games like Wolfenstein and breath of the wild. I'm just curious if anybody else is experiencing this.
I bought the physical box because they had the deluxe version on Amazon for $32 so I figured two extra dollars for the buddy pass was a decent deal. I definitely would have preferred having a cartridge for my collection.
And not to wade too deeply into this pond but most cartridges put out today contain broken or inferior versions of the game anyway which in my mind probably have limited use as archival versions and without the servers to provide the updates and optimizations most of these games will exist in incomplete states once those servers stop working. The only thing I can hope for is that they come out with platinum editions of games late in the life cycle of the system and reprint them hopefully with discount prices and a more complete code base on the cart.
The left joycon that came with my switch developed drift but the two pairs i bought after have been flawless and I've been using them longer that the originals at this point.
@B-Locks have you updated the firmware? My vibration issues were resolved several updates ago, they are now on v.1.31 on the sn30 pro and both of mine are working great.
I had a problem with the soft finish wearing off on my SF30 pro but I emailed 8bitdo and they mailed me new sticks for both it and my SN30 pro, it took a month to get them but they came.
I love this game despite it constantly giving me savage ass kickings but at the rate I am clearing stages in the game I'll reach the DLC by 2025 anyway so I'm fine with this.
I'm still pissed that on Revelations they tie Y axis inversion to the gyro aiming, it makes the game almost unplayable, no other game does this and it sucks. I will take gyro aiming on all shooters please!
@Heavyarms55 Inferior, that is a highly subjective conclusion. I am sure the battery you have is serving you well but considering that your battery charges the switch at 5v you only get max of 12w or 15w(2.4A or 3A) while the Anker charges at 24w (15V @ 1.6A) and trust me you notice the difference and so I spend less time with the battery attached. Once dead the battery itself charges at 20v so it will top off in far less time (half-ish) than any of my other equivalent power banks.
@Heavyarms55 this anker battery has two outputs, the usb-c is used as an input to charge the battery and an output to charge the switch in addition to the usb-a port which can also charge another item and the battery comes with a usb-c to usb-c cable for switch charging.
I have their Powercore 20000 PD battery pack and it works fantastic with my switch, It was $79 and it came with a PD wall charger. I contacted Anker yesterday and they confirmed it is the same battery with switch branding and Nintendo seal of approval. Also keep in mind ALL power delivery power banks com at a premium because they can provide that 15vdc the switch normally charges at, and these are in line with the going rate though I think the non Nintendo branded version is a little better deal.
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Re: Metroid Prime Remastered Confirmed For Switch, Launching Digitally Today
@N00BiSH it does!
Re: Portal: Companion Collection Launches For Switch Today
both games support motion aiming!!!!! totally worth $20
Re: Talking Point: How's Your Switch Holding Up After 5 Years?
My og switch was used daily but almost never in the dock and was mint until i traded it in to get a mairko chip switch a couple of years ago. Im on an oled now and my GF has been using the mariko switch every day since ACNH came out.
Re: The Zelda & Loftwing amiibo Is Back In Stock At My Nintendo Store UK
These were scarce in the US for a while but now every time i go into Target i see a ton of these and the Metroid Dread set.
Re: Anniversary: Can You Believe It? Super Mario Odyssey Is Now Four Years Old
This is one of those games i come back to again and again. Mario's moves are so polished and smooth, its a joy just to run around in but i would love to get a sequel.
Re: Nintendo Switch System Update 13.0.0 Is Now Live
I can finally ditch the dongle! It make transitioning headphones from my phone way easier! Wish it had come earlier but I'll take it.
I'm using anker soundcore Life A2 noise canceling headphones and they are very low latency and work great with the update.
Re: This Cool GBA SP Mod Offers Bluetooth Audio, Better Stamina And Wireless Charging
@Damo well you should follow Tito (Macho Nacho), he does some cool stuff and you can get the jump on the other outlets.
Re: This Cool GBA SP Mod Offers Bluetooth Audio, Better Stamina And Wireless Charging
things slow, this video is from last year? Macho Nacho is great, he does good work and he showcases some great retro moding stuff, not sure I'm in love with the extra bulk he added to the system though on this one.
I spruced up a GBA SP recently with an IPS Screen and a new case and I love it!
Re: Chip's Challenge Is Making Its Console Debut On SNES And SEGA Genesis
I just recently played this for the first time on my Atari Lynx I modded, its a fun little game that has a lot in common with the adventures of Lolo. Shout out to BennVenn for the awesome Screen kit and flash cart that made it possible.
Re: Another Nintendo Console Has Gotten An Upgrade, But It's From 18 Years Ago
I have this battery in my modded AGS-001 (Ips screen and all new plastics) its a VERY tight fit, i had to shave a bit off of one of the nubs by the contacts and a bit off each corner to get it to fit in, just be aware. Other than that it works quite well so far.
Re: Talking Point: What's That One Switch Game You Can't Bring Yourself To Delete?
343gb left on my 1tb micro sd i have a different problem, i buy too many games
Re: Nintendo Plugs Skyward Sword HD With "Elements" Later Adopted In Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
Prior to the switch I had never finished a Zelda game, botw really grabbed me and I have played it through multiple times now. Its what opened me up to trying link's awakening which i finished too and has sparked an interest in the older games, so maybe it isn't such a bad strategy. I'm really waiting for Wind Waker HD to get released 🤞but I'll probably break down and grab skyward sword at some point.
Re: Among Us Update Adds New Quick Chat Tool - Makes Games "Easier" And "Faster" To Play
@Handy_Man Yes! But it also needs to allow the host to change maps between rounds!
Re: This "Cyberpunk" Battery Pack Might Be The Ultimate Companion For Your Nintendo Switch
This is a very niche piece of kit, it seems to be going after a similar market to the Omnicharge battery but it's a bit less versatile, though cheaper (they're quite expensive but worth it if you need it). Definitely overkill if your goal is switch charging.
Re: Poll: Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Is Out Today On Switch, Are You Getting It?
I picked it up, I never got a WiiU. The game is fine but i definitely am seeing how this is a 3D Mario game for people who don't prefer 3D Mario games. Maybe I just need to spend some time with it but right now it feels like a step back from Galaxy and its not filling the Odyssey 2 shaped hole in my heart 😔.
Re: Among Us Estimated To Have Sold 3.2 Million Copies On Switch In Launch Month
I downloaded it a few weeks ago, i prefer it to the mobile version. It needs integrated voice chat! Discord will do for now i guess
Re: Switch eShop Demo Now Available For "Charming" Horror Game Little Nightmares II
I played the demo and I am happy to report that there is almost no load time between deaths, which is a MASSIVE improvement over the original game which had horrible load times, especially when dying. Definitely a day one purchase. much like the first game though it is not super crisp in handheld mode but it definitely still looks great.
Re: Talking Point: What's Your Comfort Food Game?
Bioshock 1&2 and Super Mario Odyssey (portal 2 and shadow complex would be included but i don't play my xbox as often these days and ports are sadly unlikely) are my go-to's.
Re: Super Mario 3D All-Stars Will Launch With A Day-One Update
Maybe its to allow Y-axis inversion? I'm not holding my breath.
Re: Platinum Celebrates The First Anniversary Of Its Switch Exclusive Astral Chain
@Maney well sadly i seem to have missed that sale because in my region i have only seen it on sale once and it was still about $50 and that was still a little high for me given my level of enthusiasm, I am sure the game is worth the full price just not for me.
Re: Platinum Celebrates The First Anniversary Of Its Switch Exclusive Astral Chain
How about putting it on sale, it's still $60. I'd probably pick it up for $40
Re: Review: Crysis Remastered - A Technical Miracle And One Of The Best Shooters On Switch
@AJB83 there are a bunch of games that have the same issue with the motion controls being tied to the y-axis inversion and to my knowledge has never been patched on any of them, Resident Evil revelations 1&2, morphite, call of juarez to name a few so im not holding my breath. It doesn't help that not a single reviewer ever notices or mentions this shortcoming when reviewing these games
Re: Review: Crysis Remastered - A Technical Miracle And One Of The Best Shooters On Switch
Those wonderful motion controls are broken for anyone who favors an inverted y-axis as it will invert the motion controls making them unusable
Re: Untitled Goose Game Physical Edition Box Art And New Details Surface Online
I will definitely pick this one up if it happens
Re: Video: Digital Foundry Delivers Its Verdict On The Switch Version Of BioShock: The Collection
I am so happy these games made it to switch finally and i love that i can play them anywhere. The ports look great and run well but i am still very disappointed 2k and Virtuos didn't put in the extra work to add motion aiming especially considering the did on borderlands. This is a good port but with motion aiming it could have been great.
Re: Review: Alien: Isolation - One Of The Greatest Horror Games Of All Time Comes To Switch
@sinsalaca I was able in the short term to "fix" the issue by installing the game on the internal storage of the switch lite. I discovered that the issue was linked to my micro SD card speed, I was using a 512gb Sandisk ultra(UHS-1 U1 card), later i replaced the card with a Samsung Evo Select 512gb (UHS-1 U3 card) and the game behaved the same as on the internal storage. If you choose to i stall on the internal storage just be aware that if ANY updates get installed while you have an sd card with too low a speed class installed the problem returns. I will also add that I tried some of my old smaller micro sd cards(sandisk ultra 128gb and 400gb) and they were fine.
The game is great, i love it, once i solved the issue after a great deal of frustration the game was a joy and I did finish it on the switch lite. Play in the dark and wear headphones!
I hope this helps
Re: Guide: Best Nintendo Switch Micro SD Cards
I should also add that I may have just gotten a bad card and I will have to try and benchmark it and see if it is hitting at least the minimum transfer speeds promised though it should be noted that I transferred the contents of the Sandisk card over to the Samsung via my computer (381gbs of data) and still saw the issue resolved.
Re: Guide: Best Nintendo Switch Micro SD Cards
In this article they suggest that any UHS-1 card will work for the switch but I have discovered an issue with this. I purchased a 512gb Sandisk Ultra card (UHS-1 with a Speed Class U1 or A10) around Black Friday, the card worked fine until I loaded Alien Isolation on the card. for some reason the motion controls were all messed up and it wouldn't track smoothly or consistently and I found that if I loaded the game onto the internal storage or one of my lower capacity cards with similar specs the problem went away. the problem came back when I installed Metro Redux which showed identical issues with the Motion controls. I bit the Bullet and purchased a new Samsung Evo Select 512gb UHS-1 card with a U3 speed class and the issue went away. I would just caution anyone buying a micro SD to pay attention to the Speed Class on any UHS-1 card the buy and I suggest getting a minimum of a U3 or V30 class card as they are guaranteed to have a minimum 30mb/s write speed as opposed to the 10mb/s speeds of the U1 or A10 cards most people lean towards.
Re: Poll: Has Your Family Bought A Second Switch To Play Animal Crossing: New Horizons 'Properly'?
I had a near launch switch and bought myself a switch lite shortly after they came out because i love the portability. Since Animal Crossing has come out my girlfriend finally wants to use my older switch constantly. So we are now truly a two switch household because someone is actually using each of them. I did end up buying a second copy of the game though so she and i could visit the other's island.
Re: Nintendo's Digital Sales Have Increased Almost 50 Percent Year-On-Year
@Ralizah I started buying physical games only for my switch but i have transitioned to more digital as the realization sunk in that my physical cartridges were more of a security blanket than something i really owned, between incomplete games with massive downloads to start and broken games needing patches we are far from future proofing a switch collection. The best thing you can do is regularly backup your microSD image and pray it doesn't get corrupted.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 25th)
Ape Out (I just beat it) and Goose game so far
Re: BioShock: The Collection Could Be Coming To Switch According To New Rating
OMG I wants it so bad, please don't be playing with my emotions 🙏
Re: Feature: Nintendo Switch Ports We'd Love To See In 2020
Bioshock collection!
Re: More Than 40% Of Switch Owners In The US Have Another Video Game System
I have an XBone that i mainly use as a tv media box and occasionally use it to play a game, usually bioshock(until the switch port 🤞). The switch has spoiled me, i want to play everything on it, its so convenient.
Re: The Top Five Games That Appeared In NPD's Best-Selling Charts The Most Over The Past Decade
@Hordak apparently TCR6:S is Tom Clancy's Rainbow 6: Siege, i had to Google it, i had no idea.
So yes BotW(sorry) is the only game listed that is a console exclusive as well as the only game without online play, wow.
Re: Review: Alien: Isolation - One Of The Greatest Horror Games Of All Time Comes To Switch
@The_Pixel_King I have not been able to independently confirm if others are having this problem on the Lite it may just be me. Also its a great game and so far I've been fine without using motion aiming but I do still wish it worked and if it becomes a problem i can switch to my OG Switch and its fine.
If you want to see exactly what I have been experiencing i made a short video documenting the issue.
https://youtu.be/9nAX_GDP7VU
Re: Review: Call Of Juarez: Gunslinger - A Classy Wild West Shooter Which Deserves A Second Shot At Fame
Who thinks its a good idea to tie stick inversion to the motion controls, this is the same problem I have with all the resident evil ports! Well I'm not buying this one.
Re: Feral Interactive Has No Plans To Adjust "Small Input Delay" In Alien: Isolation On Switch
Has anyone tried playing this game on a Nintendo switch lite? I have noticed that the motion controls don't work at all on the switch lite, It won't register movements unless you move the unit aggressively and so you can't make fine adjustments with it. I actually contacted Feral about the issue and they told me to calibrate the switch, which i had already tried and mentioned the triple buffering. The games motion controls work just fine on my OG switch and on the lite motion aiming works just fine on all my other games that use it like Wolfenstein and BotW. Has anyone else tried this or has similar experience on the switch lite?
Re: Pre-Orders Open For 8BitDo's "Most Advanced Controller" Ever
V1.33 firmware is out and it is a massive improvement to the pairing speeds of the controller as well as adding usb pairing, i definitely recommend the upgrade
Re: Review: Alien: Isolation - One Of The Greatest Horror Games Of All Time Comes To Switch
Has anyone tried playing this game on a switch lite? I have found that on my switch lite the gyro aiming is all messed up, you can move the system slowly and get it not to move at all and it is very unresponsive but it this all works fine on my original switch. I should add that motion aiming works just fine on the Lite for other games like Wolfenstein and breath of the wild. I'm just curious if anybody else is experiencing this.
Re: Pre-Orders Open For 8BitDo's "Most Advanced Controller" Ever
@B-Locks glad to help
Re: Wolfenstein Youngblood File Size Revealed, Trial Edition Listed On Switch eShop
I bought the physical box because they had the deluxe version on Amazon for $32 so I figured two extra dollars for the buddy pass was a decent deal. I definitely would have preferred having a cartridge for my collection.
And not to wade too deeply into this pond but most cartridges put out today contain broken or inferior versions of the game anyway which in my mind probably have limited use as archival versions and without the servers to provide the updates and optimizations most of these games will exist in incomplete states once those servers stop working. The only thing I can hope for is that they come out with platinum editions of games late in the life cycle of the system and reprint them hopefully with discount prices and a more complete code base on the cart.
Re: Executive Producer Of Wolfenstein: Youngblood Says The Switch Version Is "A Miracle"
I am looking forward to playing more Wolfenstein.
Though not practical, i wish panic button would port over all the things, Bioshock anyone? Only in my dreams 😢
Re: Poll: Have Your Joy-Con Been Drifting?
The left joycon that came with my switch developed drift but the two pairs i bought after have been flawless and I've been using them longer that the originals at this point.
Re: Pre-Orders Open For 8BitDo's "Most Advanced Controller" Ever
@B-Locks have you updated the firmware? My vibration issues were resolved several updates ago, they are now on v.1.31 on the sn30 pro and both of mine are working great.
I had a problem with the soft finish wearing off on my SF30 pro but I emailed 8bitdo and they mailed me new sticks for both it and my SN30 pro, it took a month to get them but they came.
Re: Cuphead Dev Explains Why 'The Delicious Last Course' DLC Has Been Delayed
I love this game despite it constantly giving me savage ass kickings but at the rate I am clearing stages in the game I'll reach the DLC by 2025 anyway so I'm fine with this.
Re: Resident Evil 4 On Switch Is Missing Something Pretty Major For Nintendo Fans
I'm still pissed that on Revelations they tie Y axis inversion to the gyro aiming, it makes the game almost unplayable, no other game does this and it sucks. I will take gyro aiming on all shooters please!
Re: Charge Your Switch On The Go With These Officially-Licensed Portable Power Banks
@Heavyarms55 Inferior, that is a highly subjective conclusion. I am sure the battery you have is serving you well but considering that your battery charges the switch at 5v you only get max of 12w or 15w(2.4A or 3A) while the Anker charges at 24w (15V @ 1.6A) and trust me you notice the difference and so I spend less time with the battery attached. Once dead the battery itself charges at 20v so it will top off in far less time (half-ish) than any of my other equivalent power banks.
Re: Charge Your Switch On The Go With These Officially-Licensed Portable Power Banks
@Heavyarms55 this anker battery has two outputs, the usb-c is used as an input to charge the battery and an output to charge the switch in addition to the usb-a port which can also charge another item and the battery comes with a usb-c to usb-c cable for switch charging.
Re: Charge Your Switch On The Go With These Officially-Licensed Portable Power Banks
I have their Powercore 20000 PD battery pack and it works fantastic with my switch, It was $79 and it came with a PD wall charger. I contacted Anker yesterday and they confirmed it is the same battery with switch branding and Nintendo seal of approval. Also keep in mind ALL power delivery power banks com at a premium because they can provide that 15vdc the switch normally charges at, and these are in line with the going rate though I think the non Nintendo branded version is a little better deal.