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The reason Kotaku were on shaky ground with that article is because they appeared to be condoning the piracy of a brand new game mere days after its release, so I have no sympathy for them. 
 

And whilst I agree with some of Jim’s points he conflates one thing with another in that video, and then tries to mask it all forcefully by going into full shouty mode. 
 

It’s a complex issue and we won’t reach any kind of agreement or understanding just by shouting louder. 

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6 hours ago, Blunted said:

 

Very tempted to buy it, would be keen for further thoughts once you've managed to play a bit more.


I’ve completed the prologue and keen to play more. It seems to have a mostly consistent frame rate with occasional drops and can get a little fuzzy but overall looks decent enough for a switch game.
 

The controls will take some getting used to and as far as I can tell you can’t remap them. Running is mapped to L3 and jumping to R1. For whatever reason my brain has issues putting those two together and I keep walk jumping off ledges and falling. 
 

The joycon sticks aren’t brilliant as the lack of trouble makes them not great for small movements. I think there’s a sensitivity option though.

 

Gameplay wise it seems to be what you’d expect - something like an open world mirrors edge with Ubisoft style skill points and progression and zombies. If you’re tempted by this, like that kind of thing and want to play it portably then it’s worth a look.

 

Story - which I went in blind to - seems decent enough also!

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Sent my Animal Crossing joycons back to Nintendo last Wednesday, just got them back. Well, they’ve replaced them with brand new ones anyway. Over a year old! Animal Crossing Switch going up in the trading folder shortly.

 

Now, I have some grey joycons with my launch switch I bought in 2017 that are ruined. Do we reckon they’ll take those?

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18 hours ago, Clipper said:

the point of the video is buried a bit but it is a good one.

 

If you make it easier to legitimately get hold of stuff, more convenient and decent price with good features then people won't bother with the faff of pirating. The point about NEtflix etc is well made, it worked and people paid for it and pirated less - I certainly did. Now the video market fragments it is about which of the streaming services to pay for and missing out on stuff and hey presto piracy will increase.

 

 


Steam arguably greatly lessened piracy on PC due to having reasonably priced games and convenience 

 

17 hours ago, ZOK said:

Well how is he going to prove it one way or the other? It’s his opinion, and I agree with it.

 

The fact is emulation of something like that is strictly for nerds who can be bothered with it only, and they will make up a tiny fraction of the copies that end up in circulation, compared to people who will just buy it because they want to play it on a Switch and that’s what you do to play it on a Switch. Most people just cba with piracy when it comes down to it, even if they have the know how…and the majority don’t even have that.


There been an explosion of handheld emulation machines lately which may mean emulation of older systems is going to become easier and more commonplace.  The emulation scene now is massively different to years ago when I first dabbled in it. On pc you can play many older games with enhanced visuals and frame rates, Wii games that work with Wii remotes perfectly etc.  Or course still very niche.

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It's a bit of an elastic relationship, not just about ease and price of purchasing legally, but ease and price of pirating as well. There is definitely an issue with how we value digital products too, although that is as much a consumer issue as a supplier issue.

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On 19/10/2021 at 17:35, Stanley said:

the bundling of Animal Crossing DLC is a bizarre decision. Asking you to pay for something you can’t even access unless you’ve bought the full game outright is one thing, but also making that the only way you can play N64 games is just ridiculous. 
 

And I don’t care about licensing costs or whatever the claim for it being expensive is, either soak it up or don’t do it - it’s not like they’re being forced to offer Megadrive games or whatever. 

 

The AC DLC can be played as a standalone game I believe.

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/MAYFLASH-Magic-NS-Wireless-Controller-Compatible/dp/B079B5KHWQ

 

Does anybody have one of these Mayflash USB devices? I use it to connect a Wii-U pro controller to my Switch, which works fine once you get it connected, but is a bit of a pain to set up for some reason. It doesn’t seem to power on with the Switch. The best way to get it working is to unplug the device, power on the switch, then plug in the device after which it lights up ready to connect your controller. Any way around the unplugging issue? It’s frustrating, especially as it fits snugly inside the dock. 

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i use it for PS5 & PS4 controllers on switch and PC and they work fine. i've never had the issue you describe.

 

are you in the right mode? there's a switch on the side and you hav to cycle to the right colour to match the Switch. I forget which colour it is.

 

 

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8 hours ago, acidbearboy said:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/MAYFLASH-Magic-NS-Wireless-Controller-Compatible/dp/B079B5KHWQ

 

Does anybody have one of these Mayflash USB devices? I use it to connect a Wii-U pro controller to my Switch, which works fine once you get it connected, but is a bit of a pain to set up for some reason. It doesn’t seem to power on with the Switch. The best way to get it working is to unplug the device, power on the switch, then plug in the device after which it lights up ready to connect your controller. Any way around the unplugging issue? It’s frustrating, especially as it fits snugly inside the dock. 

 

Is the firmware on the adaptor up to date?

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22 hours ago, Myshkin said:

i use it for PS5 & PS4 controllers on switch and PC and they work fine. i've never had the issue you describe.

 

are you in the right mode? there's a switch on the side and you hav to cycle to the right colour to match the Switch. I forget which colour it is.

 

 

It's the red light for Wii-U controllers. However, the issue is that when turning on the switch, the mayflash unit does not light up at all.

19 hours ago, Lyrical Donut said:

 

Is the firmware on the adaptor up to date?

I will plug it in the PC and find out.

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acidbearboy

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I'm just filling in the repair forms on the Nintendo website for my faulty left Joy-Con. My Switch was a gift - do I need to seek out proof of purchase to include or can I assume that I will not be charged for the repair with or without it? There's no mention of repair prices or any direct mention of the drifting issue - I've just marked it as "Joy-Con Control Sticks Are Not Responding or Respond Incorrectly". Thanks!

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2 minutes ago, acidbearboy said:

I'm just filling in the repair forms on the Nintendo website for my faulty left Joy-Con. My Switch was a gift - do I need to seek out proof of purchase to include or can I assume that I will not be charged for the repair with or without it? There's no mention of repair prices or any direct mention of the drifting issue - I've just marked it as "Joy-Con Control Sticks Are Not Responding or Respond Incorrectly". Thanks!


I didn’t provide proof of purchase on either occasion I returned my Joy con for drift repair. 

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