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Alex W.

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49 minutes ago, BruceBruce said:

Didn't they mention that the joycons can tell the positions of one another, relative to their own?  Maybe they can tell the position of the tablet as well, perhaps it has similar gyro sensors? The screen would need gyro anyway, considering they planned to eventually do VR.  So it probably has built in sensors.

 

Then you just input in settings whether the dock is left, right or center to the television. And whether or not it's facing forward or sideways.  Then input your TV's size.

 

Should give it a general idea of where your TV is and how big of a space it uses, right?  That's the missing point of reference.

 

I like how it's gone from "you can use it as a terrible Wii remote" to being a budget HTC Vive controller. 

 

Nintendo hype team is writing cheques the system can't hope to cash. Isn't it enough that it's the world's most powerful handheld, a homecoming for motion controls and a new way to play split screen games? Must it be a unicorn?

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11 hours ago, daifuco said:

I am considering to go that Thursday night to Smyths. That is more than 1 hour from Eastbourne. On a motorbike!!!

I need to know the box size to make sure it fits into either the top box or my motorbike rugsack

Do it. What a story to tell your grandkids when they're having games beamed straight into their eyeballs from drones made by Amazon...

 

"I had to ride for an hour. And then an hour back ya little fuckers!!!"

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I agree it'll be like Skyward Sword, which I mentioned some time back. I actually preferred that to the sensor bar pointing, as it meant you didn't have to point the Wiimote at the TV, which was useful for some seating positions. Was a little annoying with the recalibration though.

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27 minutes ago, neoELITE said:

 

When you're the boss you can just tell people you aren't coming in - like a man. Like a MAN that's going to collect his £300 toy.

 

I already put a diary request in with my female boss for the 3rd off work.  I for one welcome our female overlords.

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Has it been posted yet that apparently Gameseek are expecting to take more pre-orders for the Neon version and will be sticking to their £198 price?

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/02/gameseek_states_itll_keep_selling_nintendo_switch_for_p198_50_up_to_release

 

Gotta say, I'm a bit tempted. Even though they take the money straight away, that's a heck of a saving to make.

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4 minutes ago, gizmo1990 said:

Has it been posted yet that apparently Gameseek are expecting to take more pre-orders for the Neon version and will be sticking to their £198 price?

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/02/gameseek_states_itll_keep_selling_nintendo_switch_for_p198_50_up_to_release

 

Gotta say, I'm a bit tempted. Even though they take the money straight away, that's a heck of a saving to make.

 

 

Hmm, they already suggested they were taking a hit the first time round and they hoped they would get some "goodwill" for honoring the price. It's also well known that sales margins are tight on consoles so they're not going to be able to do it without making a loss, not the "smaller margin" the article suggests. It seems an odd move, even if it's small number they're going to offer at that price. 

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I've dealt with GameSeek in the past, and it was not pleasant. The experience led me to cancelling my order with them. Do not expect to be able to contact their customer services, ever.

 

Even at £80 off, or perhaps because they claim to offer £80 off, they'll not be getting my custom.

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1 hour ago, neoELITE said:

 

When you're the boss you can just tell people you aren't coming in - like a man. Like a MAN that's going to collect his £300 toy.

 

Yep, I'm my own boss luckily and the Swicthes will be getting delivered directly to the office, then which ever one arrives first gets set up and the other gets sold or returned :P with the third being a Neon set and at £260 delivered from Amazon France a few days later kept also, spare dock, joycon and cabling for home and office, with a spare Switch incase anything should happen to the main one.

 

34 minutes ago, gizmo1990 said:

Has it been posted yet that apparently Gameseek are expecting to take more pre-orders for the Neon version and will be sticking to their £198 price?

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/02/gameseek_states_itll_keep_selling_nintendo_switch_for_p198_50_up_to_release

 

Gotta say, I'm a bit tempted. Even though they take the money straight away, that's a heck of a saving to make.

 

Bah... at that price I'm putting in a fourth order, in it to win it ;)

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Not cancelling and re-ordering, but I'd agree, when it's £80, that's a hell of a lot to save if it turns out genuine. Worth the chance.

 

Buy more Switch games instead. Or you know, pay this months bills or buy food, whatever.

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1 hour ago, Adrock said:

At £200 I'm willing to take a gamble with my credit card. If it goes wrong I'll file a charge back. £80 is a big enough discount to try it on.

 

They'll no doubt release the email at the worst time and I'll miss out. 

 

That was my thinking when I ordered the Switch the first time they had it at that price. However, as I mentioned earlier, they haven't given any indication of when they're expecting stock or where I am in the queue. I'd obviously like to get it on launch day, but I don't mind a little wait as there's a saving involved. 

 

I did order Mario Maker from them the other to give them some more of my custom and didn't have any problem with the order, other than it being a little slow.

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For many weeks I expected the Switch to be the perfect machine to play with my anti-gamer girlfriend. She could watch netflix or embarrasing bodies while I am saving Hyrule or escaping Isaac moms.

It turns out that the relationship is nearly gone!

Now I feel like going back to Eve online, buying a PS4, a massive TV and a pallet of Doritos.

Fuck the Switch.

 

(hopefully the next lady will want to play SnipperClips with me)

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25 minutes ago, daifuco said:

For many weeks I expected the Switch to be the perfect machine to play with my anti-gamer girlfriend. She could watch netflix or embarrasing bodies while I am saving Hyrule or escaping Isaac moms.

It turns out that the relationship is nearly gone!

Now I feel like going back to Eve online, buying a PS4, a massive TV and a pallet of Doritos.

Fuck the Switch.

 

(hopefully the next lady will want to play SnipperClips with me)

 

What daifuc-are you talking about?

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Professor_k

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1 hour ago, rubberducker said:

Did anyone get one yesterday @ £198? My spider senses tell me they are just trying to collect email addresses...

 

I don't think any were available Yesterday.  I also think they will have about 5 Neon consoles that they'll be willing to let go at a loss and are trying to generate traffic through their site.  That's fine though, it's a good idea to drum up business and I've had no issue purchasing from Gameseek before.

 

They sort of remind me of SimplyGames in the PS2 and Xbox days before they got shite.

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Went to the Switch event in Birmingham today with my son. It was fairly strictly ticketed, I wouldn't think you could just turn up and walk in. There were probably about 100-150 people for our two-hour time slot, which meant there was a wait for everything but the the queues moved pretty quickly.

 

First of all we had a go on MK8D. There was a circle of eight Switches in the middle of the room in handheld mode, all connected in one multiplayer race. Double-items and extra characters were all I could see differentiating it from the Wii U version. Still got those crisp colourful 60fps graphics as you got on the Wii U, but they really popped on the Switch screen.

 

Then my son and I had a go at milking a cow, and had a good laugh. The other minigames they had available were the cowboy duel and the ball counting one. I saw a lot of smiles whenever people were playing 1 2 Switch. It doesn't look like it has much in the way of lasting appeal, but it does look like a fun, casual way of playing with others and an excellent way to demonstrate what the system can do.

 

Then we sat down for our allotted ten minutes of Zelda. I felt sorry for those who didn't skip the opening cutscene, because having only ten minutes on this glorious game was nearly criminal. That said, it's so fantastically open, with ten different consoles set up there were ten different things going on.

 

Splatoon 2 was next, and was set up with big screens and pro controllers, which were very nice. Everyone got a couple of rounds of turf war in. Gyro aiming feels really smooth and responsive with the pro controller. 

 

Before we had one last go on Zelda again we played Arms, which everyone seemed to be enjoying. It's waggle done right. You really felt in control of your fighter, I never felt like it misunderstood what I was asking the joycons to do, which was really impressive.

 

The hardware is really, really nice. None of that creakiness you got with first iteration Nintendo handhelds like the DS or 3DS. It's a super solid piece of kit, and the screen is top-notch.

 

Came away feeling really excited. I think it'll do really well.

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