*** Nintendo Switch ***

[MoRT489]

https://store.nintendo.co.uk/en/nintendo-64-controller-for-nintendo-switch-000000000010006981

n64 pad restock today

This is amazing, thanks for the heads up, I didn’t know they were making these!

 

[fez]

Not gonna lie, this isn't hyping me up much for the game. I trust Nintendo to know what they are doing with Zelda but this just feels like they are trying to lean far too hard on the sandbox element of BotW. The best part of BotW was the exploration of a massive, diverse and vertical world. Search for shrines. Learning a cool new mechanic and playing around. The bulk of it was exploration though.

We will see

 

[steve5424]

Maybe should have waited but just bought a white OLED today. Had the Lite but was finding the screen too small.

The Zelda edition console looks really nice. Oh well.

 

[Noxia]

Maybe should have waited but just bought a white OLED today. Had the Lite but was finding the screen too small.

The Zelda edition console looks really nice. Oh well.

You won't miss it. You'd appreciate the art now and then but then it's just the norm and you won't care.

 

[TNA]

Not gonna lie, this isn't hyping me up much for the game. I trust Nintendo to know what they are doing with Zelda but this just feels like they are trying to lean far too hard on the sandbox element of BotW. The best part of BotW was the exploration of a massive, diverse and vertical world. Search for shrines. Learning a cool new mechanic and playing around. The bulk of it was exploration though.

We will see

Cant wait for it personally. Got it on pre order. It is the ain reason I never sold my switch. Soon as I am done with it I will sell it along with my switch.

 

[Plainsong]

I’ve invested heavily on digital games so I would never sell my Switch. Hopefully Nintendo will allow you to move your purchases to future platforms like everyone does but knowing how they like to do things they probably won’t. Anyway yeah Zelda sequel day one. Not bought a full priced Switch game for ages but I have to have this.

 

[jrwagh333]

I’ve invested heavily on digital games so I would never sell my Switch. Hopefully Nintendo will allow you to move your purchases to future platforms like everyone does but knowing how they like to do things they probably won’t. Anyway yeah Zelda sequel day one. Not bought a full priced Switch game for ages but I have to have this.

I'm sure I remember anything purchased on the Wii Shop channel could be "upgraded" to the Wii U for like £5?

 

[steve5424]

Got my N64 controller and it's so much easier playing the games now. Especially Goldeneye.

Also picked up Luigi's Mansion 3. Fun game.

 

[petridish]

Had the notification about the TOTK Switch preorder today but decided not to buy. As much as I like collecting Nintendo gear I think a third Switch is hard to justify. If I didn't already have an OLED then it'd be a different story.

 

[kakarott]

Anyone gonna pick up advance wars? I think I played it on gba but never gave it a chance. Seems to be quite hype around this game.

 

[chrismscotland]

Anyone gonna pick up advance wars? I think I played it on gba but never gave it a chance. Seems to be quite hype around this game.

I'm contemplating picking up a Switch again and a big part is because of the Advance Wars remake - I never played them on GBA but I did spend a lot of time playing the DS games and loved it.

 

[Plainsong]

I’ve preordered BotW2 digitally so AW1+2 will have to wait until later. Definitely interested to see how it reviews.

 

[steve5424]

I managed to get a preorder of the collectors edition this week of the new Zelda.

 

[jrwagh333]

I’ve preordered BotW2 digitally so AW1+2 will have to wait until later. Definitely interested to see how it reviews.

What's BOTW 2?

 

[Noxia]

What's BOTW 2?

The game that reuses a load of assets from BOTW and uses a variation of the map.

 

[Plainsong]

And me being lazy. I could’ve just said the new Zelda. Meh.

 

[petridish]

Anyone gonna pick up advance wars? I think I played it on gba but never gave it a chance. Seems to be quite hype around this game.

Managed to get it ordered for a fairly good price from Currys so yes I'll be playing it. Only ever played the DS game which I very much enjoyed until I got stuck on one level. Remakes of the GBA games will be all new to me.

 

[doodah]

After saving BoTW for the right time, I think 2 years must have passed. Finally unpacked it and oh my, I'm only an hour in, but what a delightful and beautiful game.

 

[Plainsong]

I am playing through it now again after playing it at launch. It’s a stunning game and I can’t wait for the new one. Just something magical and different about it that no other open world games have. Amazing.

I remember some frame issues it had back then as well but it’s smooth as anything now docked. Looks lovely on my OLED.

 

[Alexrose1uk]

BotW runs better on newer versions of the Switch than the original model, IIRC it was something like the chip revision in the updated battery and OLED variants slightly increased memory bandwidth or something along those lines, pretty sure Digital Foundry did a bit on it back in the day.

Just a shame there won't be a Switch 2 in time for this, the Pro sounds like its got canned at this point due to a combination of the chip shortage, and it now being too late in the life cycle, but the base model Switch is really beginning to feel crippling, and I am sure chip technology has moved on sufficiently since the original chip was designed, to produce something SUBSTANTIALLY faster in the same size/heat/power/cost envelope now, as if I remember right it's essentially a 2014 design, so almost a decade at this point!

Knowing Nintendo they're too stubborn to actually do a Switch 2, even though we love the hybrid gimmick.

I really do need to go back and replay/finish BOTW, my wife ended up stealing it for a long time, and I helped her with a chunk of it, but my own playthrough got shelved for various reasons some time ago.