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lakitu · 18 Jan 2017 at 21:30

Phate said:
Also Fire Emblem Direct starts in 1hr for anyone interested.

Awesome, love all this hype! Can't wait to get my hands on this machine!!

BMox81 · 18 Jan 2017 at 21:30

Phate said:
ARMS has a Release date. April 15th.

Excellent-this and Mario Kart will be a good April.

Phate · 18 Jan 2017 at 21:33

Nintendo Switch UI

Phate · 18 Jan 2017 at 21:34

lakitu said:
Awesome, love all this hype! Can't wait to get my hands on this machine!!

I'll keep up with the spamming then

Raymond Lin · 18 Jan 2017 at 21:43

I wonder....how does the Switch sense it's docked, I mean is it because it is connected to a power source or something else.

Because I am thinking....would the mobile power bank mean it will run at 100% CPU on the go?

McBain · 18 Jan 2017 at 21:46

Phate said:
I'll keep up with the spamming then

Crack on, easier to just get all the news from this thread

Phate · 18 Jan 2017 at 22:04

We're on - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5eQD18lua0

Phate · 18 Jan 2017 at 22:07

New Fire Emblem game for the Switch confirmed for 2018

Warriors is confirmed for Autumn 2017

andshrew · 18 Jan 2017 at 22:52

Raymond Lin said:
I wonder....how does the Switch sense it's docked, I mean is it because it is connected to a power source or something else.

Because I am thinking....would the mobile power bank mean it will run at 100% CPU on the go?

It's run the same whether it's docked or not, but it's unlikely to detect it on this basis given that you can charge it seperately from the dock.

megalomanic · 18 Jan 2017 at 22:55

Phate said:
New Fire Emblem game for the Switch confirmed for 2018

Warriors is confirmed for Autumn 2017

Nice! it'll be interesting to see what direction they take with the new FE Switch game.

Hyrule Warriors was fun but not sure I'd play this new FE Warriors unless there's something new/unique about it or they add more moves/mechanics to improve the depth further and in a meaningful way. Or just refine capturing of the 'Keeps' and making that side of the game more strategic.

Raymond Lin said:
I wonder....how does the Switch sense it's docked, I mean is it because it is connected to a power source or something else.

Because I am thinking....would the mobile power bank mean it will run at 100% CPU on the go?

I guess it must also be on HDMI-out to run at full power.

Phate · 18 Jan 2017 at 22:58

Given the amount of tech packed into this thing I imagine it knows the difference between a power plug and being docked.

TNA · 18 Jan 2017 at 23:02

megalomanic said:
Prices range depending on platform
https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Search/Search-299117.html?q=&faf=GAME&gst=wiiu_virtualconsole (select a game to see store page)

Thanks for that.

£8.99 for F-Zero X which is like 20 or so years old game. I was thinking it would be between a few quid to a fiver. I guess I won't be buying VC games for my Switch either. If they sold them £2-3 each I would probably pick up quite a few for nostalgia sakes.

Phate said:
New Fire Emblem game for the Switch confirmed for 2018

Warriors is confirmed for Autumn 2017

Not played Fire Emblem before. Will be picking it up for sure.

Phate · 18 Jan 2017 at 23:14

Neither have I, and I intend to as well, depending on the game type etc.

Drollic · 19 Jan 2017 at 00:18

I couldn't care much for photo realistic graphics or effects on this console, but Zelda at 60fps would have been nice

TNA · 19 Jan 2017 at 06:29

Drollic said:
I couldn't care much for photo realistic graphics or effects on this console, but Zelda at 60fps would have been nice

Not to bothered about that personally. I find games like this which are locked to 30fps to be fine when playing with a controller. Recently even played The Evil Within at 4K maxed at 30fps locked on the PC with a controller and it played surprisingly well.

I would be a lot more concerned if it was a racing game or something though.

KraniX · 19 Jan 2017 at 07:04

andshrew said:
It's run the same whether it's docked or not, but it's unlikely to detect it on this basis given that you can charge it seperately from the dock.

Actually the gpu is clocked down when undocked, makes sense since it's running at 720 on the internal screen.

mahius · 19 Jan 2017 at 07:05

Raymond Lin said:
The New 3DSXL was launched at like £200.

Why would a console with a larger screen with hand held capability, higher res and higher power be launch cheaper?

Easy... the n3DSXL isn't actually worth £200.

drunkenmaster said:
They launched the first 3ds at $250 and what under 5 months later it was $170.

3DS, each and every one of them, was absolutely horrendous quality for the money. The hardware was years and years out of date, the resolution weak. They were massively overpriced to the tune that Nintendo had zero problem dropping the price almost 40% a few months after launch. There is massive margin in the cheap hardware Nintendo has always done.

DM said it right there. Think about it. They released the 2DS at a mere £100. The 2DS contains all the essential hardware the 3DS is, only things it's missing is the 3D and the clamshell, which probably saved production a few quid. Considering that, the new 3DS XL released after the 2DS at double the price. You seriously believe that the clamshell, 3D and iterative internals are worth £100 more? It's obvious that Nintendo were fleecing consumers and that was my biggest issue with 'new' 3DS and why I hate it so much. A launch price like £150 would make much more sense for the n3DSXL.

Also has anyone watched the Fire Emblem Direct yesterday? It's the nail in the coffin for the way Nintendo are handling the Switch...

antijoke · 19 Jan 2017 at 07:18

The smart phone app that we’re creating, that will be part of our online service, we believe is going to be a very compelling part of the overall proposition because that’s how you’ll voice chat, that’s how you’ll do your matchmaking, and create your lobby. We also think it’s a very elegant solution because if you’ve taken your switch on the go, you’ve put yourself in a hotspot, you’re looking at get a quick match of Mario Kart in, to whip out some sort of bulky, gamer headset is a bit of a challenge.

So we think we’ve got an elegant solution. That’s a very specific answer to your question.

Source

Hahahahahaha what are they doing.

Broken Hope · 19 Jan 2017 at 07:22

antijoke said:
Source

Hahahahahaha what are they doing.

Was just about to post this. This is a perfect example of Nintendo trying to be different just for the sake of it. How is using a smart phone for voice chat and match making in any way elegant? Am I supposed to strap my phone to my head whilst I'm using the other 2 hands to play the game? Am I supposed to have it on speaker phone so everyone else can hear?

He goes on about 'bulky' gamer headsets yet my PS4 game with a headset which was just a single ear bud with a microphone in line, hardly bulky.

What if you don't have a smartphone?

Phate · 19 Jan 2017 at 07:22

mahius said:
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Also has anyone watched the Fire Emblem Direct yesterday? It's the nail in the coffin for the way Nintendo are handling the Switch...

I caught most of it. What's the problem? 2 games were confirmed for the Switch platform.

Maybe I'm missing something due to sleep deprivation. :-/

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