* Nintendo Switch *

Cyber-Mav · 1 Jan 2022 at 22:01

Id like to get a Nintendo switch but worried about the issue with joycons going faulty. Is the issue still not resolved yet?

malachi · 2 Jan 2022 at 00:04

Cyber-Mav said:
Id like to get a Nintendo switch but worried about the issue with joycons going faulty. Is the issue still not resolved yet?

I have all 3 models of the Switch since launch. Never had the joy con issue but I could be just lucky or I don't use them enough for it to happen.

Kreeeee · 2 Jan 2022 at 00:13

Cyber-Mav said:
Id like to get a Nintendo switch but worried about the issue with joycons going faulty. Is the issue still not resolved yet?

No, the latest OLED ones still have drift.

You can fix it for a few months with WD40 contact cleaner spray though, or replace them with some £1.50 Chinese knock-offs very easily that actually last longer than the originals :cry:

jrwagh333 · 2 Jan 2022 at 14:33

Never had the issue either and have 4 pairs of joy cons.

delta0 · 3 Jan 2022 at 01:40

Sounds like Goldeneye remastered is coming and possibly the original N64 game will come for switch online.

malachi · 3 Jan 2022 at 09:13

delta0 said:
Sounds like Goldeneye remastered is coming and possibly the original N64 game will come for switch online.

A good way for Nintendo to push the Switch Online Expansion Pack if it does happen and other reason for people to sign up to Xbox Game Pass. A win for both companies.

delta0 · 3 Jan 2022 at 09:55

malachi said:
A good way for Nintendo to push the Switch Online Expansion Pack if it does happen and other reason for people to sign up to Xbox Game Pass. A win for both companies.

It will definitely help boost online expansion numbers. As the remastered version is looking like a separate game I’ll likely get that rather than the expansion though.

petridish · 3 Jan 2022 at 10:55

Meatball said:
Anyone with Pokémon Let’s Go Eevee? I’m in need of the exclusive Pokémon please:

Vulpix

Meowth

Bellsprout

Ekans

Koffing

Pinsir

Eevee

Thanks

If no one else offers I can probably help in a week or two. Can't see myself getting on and catching everything any time soon with busy life stuff but give me a nudge if you're still looking mid Jan.

jrwagh333 · 3 Jan 2022 at 12:46

I really am loving the OLED - It has brought so much more enjoyment back to my Switch.... Now it makes me want an OLED TV

HoneyBadger · 3 Jan 2022 at 13:53

We just picked up the normal one, with the fit adventure. Also got Mario Kart 8 deluxe, Mario and Sonic 2020 Tokyo games, and Crash bandicoot. We also got Bullseye and some bowling game for about £1.50 from the Nintendo store. It’ll mostly be hooked up to our TV.

What are the GTA games like? I noticed it on the Nintendo store but wouldn’t have thought the switch could play it very well?

Kreeeee · 3 Jan 2022 at 13:56

malachi said:
A good way for Nintendo to push the Switch Online Expansion Pack if it does happen and other reason for people to sign up to Xbox Game Pass. A win for both companies.

Goldeneye will run horribly on the dodgy N64 emulator that Nintendo use.

Emlyn_Dewar · 3 Jan 2022 at 14:02

HoneyBadger said:
What are the GTA games like? I noticed it on the Nintendo store but wouldn’t have thought the switch could play it very well?

Avoid like the plague.
Horrific mess of a release, on all platforms.

HoneyBadger · 3 Jan 2022 at 14:02

Emlyn_Dewar said:
Avoid like the plague.
Horrific mess of a release, on all platforms.

Ah ok!

fez · 3 Jan 2022 at 20:30

Kreeeee said:
Goldeneye will run horribly on the dodgy N64 emulator that Nintendo use.

They wouldn't **** up an absolute classic like Goldeneye would they.... would they?

I think we know the answer.

Random Guy Esq. · 3 Jan 2022 at 20:48

Even if it's a great port, the game hasn't aged that well imo.

unwashed potato! · 3 Jan 2022 at 20:54

Random Guy Esq. said:
Even if it's a great port, the game hasn't aged that well imo.

Exactly. Leave it in the past. That game hasn't aged well nor does it tell a great story or anything. The only value is the 5 minutes of nostalgia that you'll get.

Ocarina of time for instance is a great story, that would benefit from a total remake. Goldeneye however can rest in the past.

Kreeeee · 3 Jan 2022 at 20:56

fez said:
They wouldn't **** up an absolute classic like Goldeneye would they.... would they?

I think we know the answer.

All the N64 games use the same laggy and poorly performing emulator. They don’t tailor it to each game and it wasn’t originally made to be universal.

Plainsong · 4 Jan 2022 at 08:41

With all the QoL improvements we've had over the years with FPS games yeah Goldeneye should stay in the past as a great memory. They should leave it alone.

fez · 4 Jan 2022 at 11:34

Kreeeee said:
All the N64 games use the same laggy and poorly performing emulator. They don’t tailor it to each game and it wasn’t originally made to be universal.

Oh I know. My point was more that Nintendo has the money and resources currently to do as they wish. They could make an amazing remaster or whatever they want. They just won't because they can chuck out any **** and 90% of the Nintendo fan base will lap it up while they back away bowing and saying "thank you Nintendo, your'e so good to us Nintendo"

Kreeeee · 4 Jan 2022 at 11:39

fez said:
Oh I know. My point was more that Nintendo has the money and resources currently to do as they wish. They could make an amazing remaster or whatever they want. They just won't because they can chuck out any **** and 90% of the Nintendo fan base will lap it up while they back away bowing and saying "thank you Nintendo, your'e so good to us Nintendo"

Consumers are the problem. If the low effort tripe didn’t sell so well then they would increase their efforts. It’s bad business to increase costs when sales are so high, they want to be on the efficient frontier for profit.

Pokémon is the perfect case study of this.

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