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5 hours ago, JPickford said:

Muggles dont seem to get that you can't rewind games.

You know, I really wish you could sometimes. Or at least cut scenes and dialogues. A very few games do allow this (rewinding cut scenes and scrolling back through conversations), but all should.

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 Wii U pro controller lacked the screen functionality and gyros used in loads of Wii U games and the Gamepad had a decent d-pad.

 

The Switch Pro looks significantly better to play with than the joy-con in grip thing and has all the advanced shit in it too. An essential purchase this time.

 

 

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3 hours ago, dataDave said:

  

No way will I be playing mine on the toilet. Advance Wars taught me that there's only so much loo roll can do with a crusty rectum. You end up wasting a lot more time with squatting down in the shower. 

 

I am hearing a lot about buses and toilets, surely the ultimate place will therefore be...... a toilet on a bus! Right I am off to book that coach holiday!*

 

*sorry if this has already been considered :hat: 

 

 

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4 hours ago, HarMGM said:

Short and sweet from chris kohler:

So yes, we'll have more then one device that all play the exact same software. Something Iwata hinted at as a possible direction for Nintendo to go in around 2014.

 

I don't need Kohler to tell me that, I already said it ages ago when somebody asked what the first Switch revision was going to be. Though expecting it to play the exact same games might not be accurate, some software doesn't work on every iOS device and the Wiimote++ can mean some games will be exclusive to the home console, as any dedicated portable Tegra-based device shouldn't have more expensive detachable controllers if they plan to design something lower end.

 

The software line-up for the Nintendo Switch is decidedly home console-centric and software pricing is also very home console-centric, that does not work well if they meant it as a dedicated portable device, which they've continually denied anyway, but people like to ignore those multiple statements said over a long time period, much like the Xbox Project Scorpio believers.

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TheSlugFormerlyKnownAsNap

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13 minutes ago, mushashi said:

 

I don't need Kohler to tell me that, I already said it ages ago when somebody asked what the first Switch revision was going to be. Though expecting it to play the exact same games might not be accurate, some software doesn't work on every iOS device and the Wiimote++ can mean some games will be exclusive to the home console, as any dedicated portable Tegra-based device shouldn't have more expensive detachable controllers if they plan to design something lower end.

 

The software line-up for the Nintendo Switch is decidedly home console-centric and software pricing is also very home console-centric, that does not work well if they meant it as a dedicated portable device, which they've continually denied anyway, but people like to ignore those multiple statements said over a long time period, much like the Xbox Project Scorpio believers.

As I said earlier, the LightSwitch will let you buy all your games all over again, but for Nintendo it will be easier to build them as it's just setting a compiler flag in their unified development kit to scale down the resources. Twice the revenue for half the work.

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Unless Nintendo were to adopt the Apple approach to hardware pricing, then expecting the iOS software model as-is would seem mildly un-Nintendo-like, as the only reason Apple can be so generous with software compatibility is because they don't profit from making the software, they make it up on hardware and AppStore tax.

 

Going the unified software development route avoids the droughts because it makes porting so much cheaper and easier, but I'm sure I already said as much many times before, but memes are very hard to kill apparently.

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 Wii U pro controller lacked the screen functionality and gyros used in loads of Wii U games and the Gamepad had a decent d-pad.
 
The Switch Pro looks significantly better to play with than the joy-con in grip thing and has all the advanced shit in it too. An essential purchase this time.
 
 


I really like using the Wii U controller. The battery life is incredible too. My PS4 controller lasts about 4 hours, the Will U Pro one just seems to keep going. Hopefully the battery life on the Switch Pro will be comparable.


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29 minutes ago, mushashi said:

 

I don't need Kohler to tell me that, I already said it ages ago when somebody asked what the first Switch revision was going to be. Though expecting it to play the exact same games might not be accurate, some software doesn't work on every iOS device and the Wiimote++ can mean some games will be exclusive to the home console, as any dedicated portable Tegra-based device shouldn't have more expensive detachable controllers if they plan to design something lower end.

 

The software line-up for the Nintendo Switch is decidedly home console-centric and software pricing is also very home console-centric, that does not work well if they meant it as a dedicated portable device, which they've continually denied anyway, but people like to ignore those multiple statements said over a long time period, much like the Xbox Project Scorpio believers.

 

What would make sense would be a step-down from console > handheld each gen. So for instance the home console software and development platform becomes the following generations handheld arena. That would be great for development familiarity and also their handheld library, as the handheld would be fully backwards compatible with Switch v1 software. And also, if you stick with Switch v1 as a typical home-only gamer it would be able to play all the next-gen handheld stuff.

 

That would be pretty awesome actually. I should be running Nintendo.

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29 minutes ago, mushashi said:

 

I don't need Kohler to tell me that, I already said it ages ago when somebody asked what the first Switch revision was going to be. Though expecting it to play the exact same games might not be accurate, some software doesn't work on every iOS device and the Wiimote++ can mean some games will be exclusive to the home console, as any dedicated portable Tegra-based device shouldn't have more expensive detachable controllers if they plan to design something lower end.

 

The software line-up for the Nintendo Switch is decidedly home console-centric and software pricing is also very home console-centric, that does not work well if they meant it as a dedicated portable device, which they've continually denied anyway, but people like to ignore those multiple statements said over a long time period, much like the Xbox Project Scorpio believers.

A whole post without writing '1 pillar meme' - u feelin ok hun?

 

Hold on, you did still make up an imaginary set of people supposedly saying the Switch is a dedicated portable device - as you were men, as you were.

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You can book tickets here to try out the Switch and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Splatoon 2, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, ARMS, 1-2-Switch and Snipperclips. Tickets are for a 2 hour block and you can book for 2 people. Events take place across February in Birmingham, Manchester and London:

 

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/02/nintendo_switch_hands-on_events_are_taking_place_in_the_uk_this_month

 

Just booked 2 tickets for London on the 25th. It'll spoil launch day a little bit I guess, but I really want to try it out and reassure myself about spending 280 quid on it.

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mushashi

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9 minutes ago, rgraves said:

A whole post without writing '1 pillar meme' - u feelin ok hun?

 

Hold on, you did still make up an imaginary set of people supposedly saying the Switch is a dedicated portable device - as you were men, as you were.

 

LOL, I believe you all believe it replaces the dedicated portable device, something which has been explicitly denied. I do love the lawyer-style nitpicking that some people have to resort to when it looks like they are wrong ;)

 

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We have heard speculation that Nintendo Switch will replace the Nintendo 3DS, as both are game systems that can be played outside the home, but Nintendo 3DS has unique characteristics that differ from those of Nintendo Switch. Furthermore, the price points and play experiences offered by the two systems are different and we do not see them as being in direct competition. We plan to continue both businesses separately and in parallel.

 

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7 minutes ago, mushashi said:

 

LOL, I believe you all believe it replaces the dedicated portable device, something which has been explicitly denied. I do love the lawyer-style nitpicking that some people have to resort to when it looks like they are wrong ;)

 

 

 

Not that I want to get into the argument but your quote is literally saying the switch and the 3DS will continue side by side and nothing more - you can even evidence that by looking at the 3DS launch list and there are games being released after the Switch launch :o Reading into the quote is exactly that...

 

I am part of the gang who do hope there is a new handheld, I don't think it will play Switch Zelda so I guess on that point I agree with you!

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The reason they don't want to ditch the 3ds is because it is experiencing a year on year increase in sales. At the moment it stands at 65 million sales and will very likely hit 70 by the years end (providing some compelling software arrives of course). Personally I think we would see a 3DS compatible successor probably using a cut down tegra with the old 3DS guts on board as well. 

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The reason they don't want to ditch the 3DS is the same reason they didn't want to ditch the GBA - they want to cover their backsides in case things don't go according to plan. If the DS hadn't taken off we would have seen a more traditional follow-up to the GBA with a "we told you so" message.

 

With Switch, the 3DS is doing well - absolutely no reason to cut it off at the knees right now. They can put it out cheap (especially in the case of the 2DS) and cater to the kids market they know so well. If Switch does well though, I think it's reasonable to believe they will [eventually] be putting out something from the same family (maybe even just a switch with a smaller screen that's basically permanently downclocked in undocked mode and with controllers that don't come off).

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I think I know what's confusing Mushi.

 

Example. As a family we had ONE Wii.

 

The children also had DSs. 

 

That equals 3 Nintendo current at the time consoles.

 

Mushi doesn't realise we, as a typical  family, moving forward, will no doubt end up with 3 Switchs. 

 

Is it Switches or Switchs?

 

One for me and one for each boy. 

 

 

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mushashi

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4 minutes ago, Stanley said:

There's no way Switch will replace 3DS, just in the same way DS didn't replace Gameboy.

 

Ah, this old meme. If anybody stopped for a few seconds and engaged their brain about why the Game Boy Next was never released, despite Nintendo spending the R&D money to make it, then they wouldn't bring it up as a counterpoint.

 

 

9 minutes ago, Shimmyhill said:

 

Not that I want to get into the argument but your quote is literally saying the switch and the 3DS will continue side by side and nothing more - you can even evidence that by looking at the 3DS launch list and there are games being released after the Switch launch :o Reading into the quote is exactly that...

 

I am part of the gang who do hope there is a new handheld, I don't think it will play Switch Zelda so I guess on that point I agree with you!

 

The investor Q&A has a question about a new portable device, they aren't ruling it out and Kimishima stated it addresses a different market (children mainly). We can all read the official English translation when it becomes available instead of relying on the current reports.

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