Nintendo Switch

[Benny]

Crysis is literally one of the most boring games to talk about in relation to the Switch.

[pulsemyne]

18 minutes ago, Benny said:

Crysis is literally one of the most boring games to talk about in relation to the Switch.

How? It's a fascinating port of the game showing just how much technology has progressed to the point where a machine that runs at 4 watts in portable mode is able to play a better looking version of crysis than the previous gen version was.

Also, I quite enjoyed crysis except for a certain part.

[Dr Nookie]

After rinsing Odyssey my 4 year old is now tracing the history thanks to the Switch. 
I’m surprised he’s got the patience as it’s so unforgiving - the rewind certainly helps. 

[Stanley]

6 hours ago, Benny said:

Crysis is literally one of the most boring games to talk about in relation to the Switch.

Yeah well there’s not much else of the horizon right now. There’s Paper Mario which looks, fine, and Animal Crossing is still pulling in the crowds. But really what else is there to talk about right now? 

[Mawdlin]

On 21/07/2020 at 18:13, Alex W. said:

Looks like I might be getting the joycon drift, Link's been taking a couple of steps after I stop walking, just kept on walking in first-person once, and on the calibration screen the joycon's sometimes a bit slow to slide back to the centre position when I've let go of the stick. Because it's a bit intermittent should I just wait until it's pretty noticeable? My Switch was only bought last September and I think the warranty's two years, right?

 

As I understand it the warranty is 1 year. In the US they will fix JoyCon drift for free even if out of warranty. In the UK the official line is that you will have to pay for the repair (if out of warranty).

 

Reports suggest, however, that Nintendo UK *will* fix JoyCons for free, even though if you speak to their helpline they have to give you the official line.

 

So either way you should be covered. This article explains the situation.

 

https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/24/nintendo-fix-joy-con-drift-problem-free-10450814/

[Dr Nookie]

For all you Ringfitters what would you say the youngest age would be?

Ive got a 4 1/2 yr old and a nine year old. Not worried about the older one, but don’t want the young one to feel left out. 

[Earlleft]

I have a 3 and a 5 year old that play along with us. They love it and can do nearly all of it. The 3yo needs help sometimes but we take it in turns and its great fun. 

I'd say your little one would have no problem 

[Dr Nookie]

45 minutes ago, Earlleft said:

I have a 3 and a 5 year old that play along with us. They love it and can do nearly all of it. The 3yo needs help sometimes but we take it in turns and its great fun. 

I'd say your little one would have no problem 

Magic cheers. 

[squirtle]

I don't know what people are using in here, but I've been playing Dark Souls Remastered using this:

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01ND166P6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

 

It's really good, really comfortable and works a treat.

[pulsemyne]

Well I got crysis and holy shit it really is crysis in the palm of your hand. Amazing stuff. It did crash though, so just like crysis on the PC then!

Also one good thing, if you die the restarts are pretty much instant.

[Gloomy Andy]

21 hours ago, Dr Nookie said:

After rinsing Odyssey my 4 year old is now tracing the history thanks to the Switch. 
I’m surprised he’s got the patience as it’s so unforgiving - the rewind certainly helps. 

Any recommendations for younglings?

I was thinking Yoshi - it has co-op right?

Or that actually a bit tough?

[Dr Nookie]

7 minutes ago, Gloomy Andy said:

Any recommendations for younglings?

I was thinking Yoshi - it has co-op right?

Or that actually a bit tough?

Yoshi is world class. They played it today, as usual. It’s been played everyday since we bought it in October. You MUST buy it. 

[Alex W.]

Booked in my joy-con L for repair. Now trying to decide between buying a second pair of Joy-cons that probably won't get used for multiplayer this year, or just not bothering to use Ring Fit until mine comes back...

[deerokus]

Luigi's Mansion 3, although the controls might be a bit awkward for them. 

[Alex W.]

Most of the game's very forgiving in co-op because Gooigi is indestructible and you can make a lot of progress by just smashing things and goofing around. However boss fights are frustrating and there are mechanics in those that make it really easy for the other player to screw things up for you if they're not equally laser-focused on the goal.

[squirtle]

17 minutes ago, Alex W. said:

Booked in my joy-con L for repair. Now trying to decide between buying a second pair of Joy-cons that probably won't get used for multiplayer this year, or just not bothering to use Ring Fit until mine comes back...

My right joycon is really drifting, so much that's it's unusable. What did you have to do? 

[Alex W.]

Just now, APM said:

My right joycon is really drifting, so much that's it's unusable. What did you have to do? 

 

There's no option on the Nintendo support page for "my joy-con doesn't work properly", just "my joy-con doesn't do anything at all", so eventually I wound up at a sort of "other issues" page that just directed me to book an examination here:

 

https://www.nintendoservicecentre.co.uk/

 

You pick the faulty item, put in your Switch's S/N in my case because it was one of the in-box joy-cons, describe the problem and they give you a free return label to print out. Now I just have to find a box and some bubble wrap and throw in a photocopy of my receipt.

[squirtle]

Cheers for that. I have no printer or photocopier, though... Hmm... Not sure I even still have the receipt either... Hmm... 

[Hylian]

It's probably worth pointing out that if you don't want to be without a joycon for a while, haven't got receipt, whatever, then actually replacing the stick isn't that tricky. You can buy kits on amazon with two sticks and all the tools for about £10. It took me about 30 mins. 

 

[Ninja Doctor]

Or try the contact cleaner fix

[rgraves]

Fair to say that some version of PES is on the way to Switch....

 

https://nintendoeverything.com/pes-brand-manager-shares-optimism-about-the-series-appearing-on-switch/

 

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Latin America brand manager Robbye Ron expressed optimism about bringing PES to Switch in an interview with RPP. A good portion of that positivity stems from the fact that Konami is now moving over to Unreal Engine – technology that works well with the platform.

 

Ron shared the following regarding PES on Switch (translated by Google):

 

“I think we are closer to that. The Unreal Engine will help us a lot to be a little more flexible on what platforms we appear on. I can’t assure you yet, but I think we’re getting closer to getting there (to Switch). Whenever we announce a new game, people let us know that they are still waiting for the Switch version. It is something we want, because people ask us and there are many consumers who have stopped playing PES just because we are not on that platform. We are focused on seeing how we can (do it), and I think that the change of engine will help us a lot to fulfill the dream to several Nintendo fans.”

 

When they say they are losing customers, it means they are taking it seriously. Just a matter of time.

[Stoppy2000]

3 minutes ago, rgraves said:

Fair to say that some version of PES is on the way to Switch....

 

https://nintendoeverything.com/pes-brand-manager-shares-optimism-about-the-series-appearing-on-switch/

 

 

When they say they are losing customers, it means they are taking it seriously. Just a matter of time.

They also said they were trying to get ISS on there. I would take the SNES version of ISS Deluxe. It plays nothing like real football but it's still good fun and the nostalgia for those players is high.

[AK Bell]

Yeah, I'm one of them PES customers they've lost. It could look awful, but as long as it plays the same as the other platforms, I'll be happy enough.

 

Better than than changing the names in a very old version of FIFA every year.   

[the_debaser]

An updated ISS 98 from the N64 would be great. Football games have never hit those heights since. 

[scottcr]

2 hours ago, the_debaser said:

An updated ISS 98 from the N64 would be great. Football games have never hit those heights since. 

the absolute best football game ever

[Protocol Penguin]

17 hours ago, Alex W. said:

Most of the game's very forgiving in co-op because Gooigi is indestructible and you can make a lot of progress by just smashing things and goofing around. However boss fights are frustrating and there are mechanics in those that make it really easy for the other player to screw things up for you if they're not equally laser-focused on the goal.

Luigi’s Mansion 2 and 3 are ruined for me by the boss battles. They took the worst part of the original and just ramped it up to obnoxious levels.  

[Stoppy2000]

2 hours ago, scottcr said:

the absolute best football game ever

Woah. Hang on there. It might be the best arcade football game ever (except that is Sensible Soccer). But best football game ever has to to be a mainline Pes title. Maybe Pes 5. ISS 98 made almost no attempt to play like real football. 

[joffocakes]

The Pro Evo games and Fifa are incredibly boring to me. ISS Deluxe and 64 were magnificent though. I'm sure some of the ISS Pro games on the PS One were very enjoyable before they started becoming more serious.

 

I do have a strong dislike of football so I'm only interested if it's actually fun to play.

[rgraves]

Biggest/best news of the year....

 

Spoiler

Fight Crab finally has a release date - it's coming on September 15th.

 

 

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Key Features:

• Claw through seven tutorial stages and a campaign mode with 34 stages across seven chapters.
• 23 kinds of playable crab, 48 different weapons and 11 unique battle arenas.
• A variety of matchmaking options including 1v1, 2v2, and offline and online co-op and versus battle modes.
• Unlock special skills like the fabled Kanihameha, devastating Crab Copter and more.
• Build the ultimate crab warrior – level up your crab, recruit new ones, and purchase deadly weapons!
• Use Joy-Con™ motion controls to freely manipulate limbs to punch, grab and flip your way to victory.
• Use Photo Mode to capture, share and immortalize epic confrontations and intense battles.

For more crabby puns and news, visit http://mastiff-games.com/fight-crab

 

[kensei]

1 hour ago, Stoppy2000 said:

Woah. Hang on there. It might be the best arcade football game ever (except that is Sensible Soccer). But best football game ever has to to be a mainline Pes title. Maybe Pes 5. ISS 98 made almost no attempt to play like real football. 

 

Literally no football game plays like real football. Unless you can split yourself into multiple people or teleport about the place. And enjoy setting the time to 90 minutes. 

 

The question is what sort of famicile of the real thing you enjoy.