Nintendo Switch

[pulsemyne]

9 minutes ago, TehStu said:

Interesting. If it's a 7 inch tablet, it's likely quite wide with the controllers on. Probably more like holding an Atari Lynx.

 

Not that it's crucial, but how does the GPU shape up? Presumably better then usual mobile fair if they're bringing Skyrim over.

If the previous specs are true then think of it as a half way house between the wiiu and the xboxone. Maybe more towards Xbox one when in dock mode. It's likely better on the CPU end of things as the PS4 and xbox CPU's are a bit shit.

[Girth Certificate]

9 minutes ago, Thread Astaire said:

Is it just me that thinks they should have also made this 3D? Seems a completely wasted opportunity to differentiate the thing. 

 

 

3D is dead. Nobody liked it.

[Made of Ghosts]

This play-while-walking-the-dog idea has really caught on hasn't it? I for one am not interested in this dog-walking themed console.

 

(Nintendo Bitch?)

 

 

[JPickford]

Does anyone think Zelda looked like it was lower framerate in portable mode? 

[Girth Certificate]

11 minutes ago, Made of Ghosts said:

I'm hoping for the following enhanced ports: 

 

Mighty Switch Force Switch

kill.switch.switch

The Witcher Switch

Bullet Witch Switch

 

The Switcher, surely  

[cavalcade]

What if it runs iOS?

[Thread Astaire]

10 minutes ago, _Pow_ said:

 

3D is dead. Nobody liked it.

 

Beard?

[Made of Ghosts]

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Switch King

[Quest]

So the joycons have little internal batteries to power them when detached, which are charged by the main unit/screen?

[pulsemyne]

Just noticed that the traditional controller they showed (not the one with the bit's clicking into it) is actually see through black. Nice.

[Lorfarius]

What about battery life?

[englishbob]

42 minutes ago, sofasurfer said:

It's got the new Zelda on it...so IFGO.

 

Its remote play Zelda. You have to have a Wii-U in the house somewhere to connect to it to play.

[Bacon Horsemeat]

it's got all 5 star reviews on Amazon, Nintendo are onto a winner!!!!11

[Mallet]

What I'm most excited about is the thing I was most excited about when we first learnt of it's hybrid nature. The fact that Nintendo can now consolidate their studios to working on a single platform instead of 2.

[rgraves]

 

[Blu3Flame]

16 minutes ago, JPickford said:

Does anyone think Zelda looked like it was lower framerate in portable mode? 

 

Yes. If that's real captured footage then I'm guessing the chip gets underclocked during handheld use to minimise heat and battery use.

 

I'm going to assume that this early on it's just a poorly edited marketing video.

[pelago]

13 minutes ago, JPickford said:

Does anyone think Zelda looked like it was lower framerate in portable mode? 

Hmm, yeah. Hopefully that's just an artefact of the promo video. I mean, the gameplay on the tablet was probably just a mockup (playing a video file from SD card or something) so maybe it'll be OK in real life?

[englishbob]

What will happen when the tech specs are officially released by Nintendo and it reveals you are buying the innards of a Wii-U...

[Alex W.]

Well, there's what seems to be a fan outlet at the top, which implies it might have a power boost when docked. Or a fan when portable.

[JPickford]

Low framerate in mobile mode would be a big disappointment for me.   I don't mind lower resolution or other forms of image quality (shadows etc.) But I'd never opt for low framerate to play away from TV.

[Alex W.]

I really hope that the "share-screen multiplayer between two consoles" thing is something that's actually happening and not just an idea they've got.

[rgraves]

12 minutes ago, Alex W. said:

Well, there's what seems to be a fan outlet at the top, which implies it might have a power boost when docked. Or a fan when portable.

Or that the dock pretty much covers the whole thing so even if it's passively cooled when out of the dock, it needs some air moving around it when it's in it....

[Purin]

The tens of millions of people that want to play Skyrim on Nintendo hardware will be very happy.

 

I'll be able to play Mario Kart 8, Splatoon, and The Legend of Zelda quite happily on my Wii U.

 

What a complete load of utter fucking shite.

[rgraves]

13 minutes ago, JPickford said:

Low framerate in mobile mode would be a big disappointment for me.   I don't mind lower resolution or other forms of image quality (shadows etc.) But I'd never opt for low framerate to play away from TV.

Nintendo are pretty solid on the framerate front, I'd be surprised (and disappointed) if that was the direction they took...

[Not Thread Owner]

36 minutes ago, Down by Law said:

 

 

If this thing is £300 + you might as well buy a PSVR, something that is genuinely bringing something new to the table. I don't think detachable controllers and a tablet screen with games from 2012 are really blowing many peoples socks off in comparison.

 

 

 

That's like saying if a car is too expensive you might as well buy a boat. PSVR isn't an alternative to a Switch. They're two totally different things.

[Theholyhogg]

Any news on price yet?

[Bojangle]

PSVR will also be dead by the time Switch is out. LOL.

[Scruff]

Iron Fist and this in the same month. Roll on March 

[Alex W.]

8 minutes ago, Theholyhogg said:

Any news on price yet?

 

There's a full news article on the Nintendo site: specs, pricing etc. will be discussed some time between now and the March launch is all they're saying.

[Not Thread Owner]

30 minutes ago, Bacon Horsemeat said:

does anyone know if there's extra power coming from the base unit (extra chipset etc) or just a fan so the cpu on the console can be overclocked?

 

This and other similar "does anyone know..." questions. The answer is no, we don't know.

 

All we have now is:

 

What it looks like

How it works (as in, fits together)

3rd parties

NVIDIA have worked on it

Zelda is coming out on it

 

Correct me if I'm wrong, but nothing else has been confirmed, has it? No specs, price, release date, games.