Nintendo Switch

[sid]

2 minutes ago, MidWalian said:

 

Supports 8 players online according to a neogaf thread. Also a 50 stage story mode.

 

Still looks a bit naff though, would rather a VC release.

 

All about the local experience! 75 quid for another set of joy cons feck

[Lorfarius]

10 minutes ago, Adrock said:

I've not played binding of isaac or shovel knight. Both worth playing? Eyed them up a couple of times on Steam but not taken the plunge, portable Switch versions might be the final straw.

 

Shovel Knights is all kinds of amaze whichever version you buy:

 

 

[the_debaser]

I played through shovel knight on 3ds, I think the graphical style suits the low res screen perfectly. 

[Adrock]

@Lorfarius - your commentary is excellent, made me laugh. Need to turn the game soundtrack down though because I struggle to hear you sometimes.

 

The game does indeed look very good. I think I'll wait till its released for Switch to play it.

[g wings]

8 minutes ago, Lorfarius said:

 

Shovel Knights is all kinds of amaze whichever version you buy:

 

 

Brilliant

[pulsemyne]

2 hours ago, Tezcatlipoca said:

Hopefully they'll have a battery life like that of the Wii U Pro Controller, and not like that of the Wii U GamePad.

They last 20 hours  so it's good. Also they possibly get charged even in mobile mode.

[squirtle]

This Joycon charging thing is such a non story. You get 20 hours out of them. That's more gaming than I get in a week. They'll just get charged over night. 

[Barnard]

32 minutes ago, sid said:

£47 for 2 player bomberman fucking hell  almost went there a minute ago.

 

hold me

 

28 minutes ago, MidWalian said:

 

Supports 8 players online according to a neogaf thread. Also a 50 stage story mode.

 

Still looks a bit naff though, would rather a VC release.

 

When I read posts like this I can't help but feel that the games industry is doomed. Doomed to be a landscape of carbon copy App Store rip offs made in sweat shops. 

 

:-(

[TheSlugFormerlyKnownAsNap]

It's a good call. Around launch people will buy fucking anything.

[MidWalian]

On the PS3 Street Fighter 2 HD and Bomberman were cheap digital games.

 

On the Switch they are about fifty quid...and the controller doesn't have a d-pad.

[Barnard]

6 minutes ago, clippa said:

Come on, Barnard, you can't be charging 47 quid for that. you just can't. 7 quid, fair enough but where did they get the other 40 from?

 

Yeah, you're right. £47 is bloody steep. I'd bite for £25 though. I'm sure once the usual independent web stores get hold of the stock and work out how close to cost price they can flog the physical stock for things will settle down. 

 

The prices being bandied about look like the bonkers prices they charge on the eShop. 

[Professor_k]

Is there any chance retailers are gonna bring these game prices down before launch?

 

I'm kind of in shock about the current price being charged per game.  If each major release is 50 quid I may be priced out of the game my brothers!

[sid]

I love bomberman but 47 quid wtf! Compared to steam or any other reasonable measure it is completely Wrong.

 

ive got a 360 downstairs with an ace version of bomberman. not even I can justify that, and I literally buy anything half decent....

 

37 quid and I'd have gone for it. Nintendo so alarmingly out of touch...Kids can't afford anything like these prices it is rediculous.

 

genuinely gutted

[Lorfarius]

48 minutes ago, Adrock said:

@Lorfarius - your commentary is excellent, made me laugh. Need to turn the game soundtrack down though because I struggle to hear you sometimes.

 

The game does indeed look very good. I think I'll wait till its released for Switch to play it.

 

Yeah I altered it on later vids. Was my first time using that mic so all a bit new, glad you enjoyed it!

[sid]

Yeah I'm not being funny, but zelda is not parity with bomberman value wise.

 

unbelieveable

 

 

[Captain Kelsten]

Why the heck does bomberman have weird, realistic backgrounds? Why is the match happening on granny's end table, complete with China? What is going on?!?

[Hello Goaty ♥]

 

 

See this?

 

 

I wonder with the Usb C bit plugged into the Switch Console if it would output to a TV plus allow some kind of charging from that usb slot?

 

..im going to blow it up arent I...

 

[Captain Kelsten]

I assume everyone has seen this already, but Pokémon sun and moon are rumoured to be coming to the switch as Pokémon stars:

 

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-11-18-nintendo-switch-will-get-pokemon-sun-and-moon-version

[Professor_k]

6 minutes ago, Doctor Shark said:

Why the heck does bomberman have weird, realistic backgrounds? Why is the match happening on granny's end table, complete with China? What is going on?!?

 

 

Realistic bomberman is the best bomberman

[Professor_k]

Just now, Doctor Shark said:

I assume everyone has seen this already, but Pokémon sun and moon are rumoured to be coming to the switch as Pokémon stars:

 

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-11-18-nintendo-switch-will-get-pokemon-sun-and-moon-version

 

This prints money Shirley.

[Captain Kelsten]

I remember that. Oh god, why do I have to remember that?!?

 

 

[HarryBizzle]

2 hours ago, JPickford said:

Many of the games weren't even finished.   Retail consoles will only play retail carts.   So I expect they are dev kits.

 

Surely they will play whatever with the right firmware? And possibly running games from the internal storage?

[BruceBruce]

1 hour ago, Doctor Shark said:

I assume everyone has seen this already, but Pokémon sun and moon are rumoured to be coming to the switch as Pokémon stars:

 

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-11-18-nintendo-switch-will-get-pokemon-sun-and-moon-version

 

Yea but nintendo still hasn't actually confirmed it.  So it's still just a rumor.  But considering the gamestop slip-up it does seem likely to be the case.

[pulsemyne]

In some nice news looks like Argos have laid down the gauntlet (hehe) as far as Zelda's price is concerned. http://www.argos.co.uk/product/6696229

£49.99.

 

EDIT: Just noticed that it's mentioned in the Zelda thread a few days ago. Silly me being so slow.

[Delargey]

2 hours ago, Lorfarius said:

 

Yeah I altered it on later vids. Was my first time using that mic so all a bit new, glad you enjoyed it!

 

That was great! Thanks for posting!

[Nnooo]

5 hours ago, HarryBizzle said:

 

This think launches in less than 50 days, they're unlikely to be dev kits. 

They are demoing using developer code which locks the games to specific modes/features. They have to use dev-kits/test-kits for that...

[simms]

I've not been able to keep up with the thread but what are the prices of digital games on the e-shop?  I much prefer an all digital software library as I'm used to Steam.

[neoELITE]

2 hours ago, simms said:

I've not been able to keep up with the thread but what are the prices of digital games on the e-shop?  I much prefer an all digital software library as I'm used to Steam.

 

They're announcing the online/digital stuff soon; it's pay to play online and they've not announced the pricing on that. 

[Nespresso]

Fingers crossed for €30 a year.

 

[dataDave]

I hope I can play online without using the app. I read on the official site that the app can "improve" friend communications and matchmaking. It'd better be optional if you're not arsed about voice. 

 

The pricing and restrictions could very well put me off of the console. First Nintendo need to sell it to me, then I have to fucking sell all this to my wife.