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Warbie · 27 Jan 2017 at 15:59

Sugnid said:
I imagine online multi-play will be very popular with Bomberman.

It's kind of like playing Poker online, or phone sex vs. the real thing

Bomberman will be OK online, not great, but given that the Switch is so suited to local play and that Bomberman transforms into something amazing when played in the same room as friends, it's a perfect opportunity. In pricing Bomberman this way (and as TNA put, why not make it £60? Why not £100?) it's putting a barrier in the way of that. And regardless, full or near full price for a reskin of a game that's really simple and over 30 years old. Come on man!

Sasahara · 27 Jan 2017 at 16:11

Warbie said:
It's kind of like playing Poker online, or phone sex vs. the real thing Bomberman will be OK online, not great, but given that the Switch is so suited to local play and that Bomberman transforms into something amazing when played in the same room as friends, it's a perfect opportunity. In pricing Bomberman this way (and as TNA put, why not make it £60? Why not £100?) it's putting a barrier in the way of that. And regardless, full or near full price for a reskin of a game that's really simple and over 30 years old. Come on man!

Would you pay >£30 if they used the original european name, Eric and the Floaters?

Warbie · 27 Jan 2017 at 16:16

Sasahara said:
Would you pay >£30 if they used the original european name, Eric and the Floaters?

I had Eric and the Floaters. Spectrum ftw

Showing my age here - and i'm guessing yours too. And no - I wouldn't!

Sasahara · 27 Jan 2017 at 16:37

Warbie said:
I had Eric and the Floaters. Spectrum ftw Showing my age here - and i'm guessing yours too. And no - I wouldn't!

BBC B person here, but a friend had it on the Spectrum, one of the few games I wanted on the BBC that never came. But I did get Super Bomerman on the SNES with multitap in the end.

montymint · 27 Jan 2017 at 17:24

Super bomberman and the multitap was a glorious gaming experience for me and my friends when we were kids

Warbie · 27 Jan 2017 at 17:39

Yeah - the multitap was great. For Secret of Mana too - probably my fave gaming experience to date was playing that over a summer holiday with my bro and best mate.

montymint · 27 Jan 2017 at 17:48

Yeah. Secret of mana was magical multiplayer, until my mates beat the end without me

Sasahara · 27 Jan 2017 at 18:19

Yeah, sold Bomberman (Mistake), but still have the multitap and Secret of Mana.

megalomanic · 27 Jan 2017 at 18:25

not sure about that toilet scene facial expression...

Also, Zelda Ad (with less toilet):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3XmVt27RI4

lakitu · 27 Jan 2017 at 18:49

HAHAHA - I can't believe Nintendo showed a guy having a dump whilst playing the Switch. I know I'll probably do it too but to show it on an advert, that's funny. And look at his face

budge1972 · 27 Jan 2017 at 20:37

So i plan on using a wired internet connection via lan adaptor when i set up my Switch dock at home. What would happen if i undock it when midway through an online race in MarioKart? would it lose the connection or does it use the same tech as the Wii U gamepad? :confused:

Minstadave · 27 Jan 2017 at 20:40

I don't think there's any communication between switch and dock when not docked, so it would disconnect when you remove the switch.

ricky1981 · 27 Jan 2017 at 21:55

Yeah, it says in the specs that the LAN adapter only works in TV mode.

Kreeeee · 27 Jan 2017 at 22:40

You will be disconnected from your game.

TNA · 27 Jan 2017 at 23:20

megalomanic said:
not sure about that toilet scene facial expression...

Haha, awesome ad. That will be me on 3rd March

lakitu said:
HAHAHA - I can't believe Nintendo showed a guy having a dump whilst playing the Switch. I know I'll probably do it too but to show it on an advert, that's funny. And look at his face

Yea, that was funny

I will post here as soon as I have christened my Switch and let you guys know about the experience

Reeve · 28 Jan 2017 at 07:52

Some updated info on the Switch on Nintendos UK site

It appears it does allow headsets to be connected directly to the console thank £$%£ for that as it would have been ridiculous if not

Also mentions Bluetooth 4.1 so it may cater for wireless headphone users (not that they're ideal with the added latency).

Its not all good though, im not sure if this news is new but on the battery specifications it mentions a 3 hour charge required to go from 0 to 100% while the console is in sleep mode. This indicates it would probably take 5 hours on charge if you happened to be playing it at the same time as charging

Kreeeee · 28 Jan 2017 at 07:58

Reeve said:
Some updated info on the Switch on Nintendos UK site

It appears it does allow headsets to be connected directly to the console thank £$%£ for that as it would have been ridiculous if not Also mentions Bluetooth 4.1 so it may cater for wireless headphone users (not that they're ideal with the added latency).

Its not all good though, im not sure if this news is new but on the battery specifications it mentions a 3 hour charge required to go from 0 to 100% while the console is in sleep mode. This indicates it would probably take 5 hours on charge if you happened to be playing it at the same time as charging

So no fast charging on usb c.

Reeve · 28 Jan 2017 at 08:06

You can also look at all the accessories on that site and get the technical specifications. The dock actually looks a lot different to what i expected, it's a lot thicker and it opens up at the back. It's really worth checking the link out if you're at all interested in the console.

Kreeeee said:
So no fast charging on usb c.

If that was fast charging i wouldn't want to see what slow charging is like

YoungBlood · 28 Jan 2017 at 08:19

How do you actually get 30% off Zelda? I'm trying to get Windwaker on Wii U, but it still shows as £19.99.
I have linked club Nintendo to my NNID, they don't make this stuff very intuitive.

Broken Hope · 28 Jan 2017 at 09:09

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