Nintendo Switch

[Not Thread Owner]

2 hours ago, Doctor Shark said:

I knew the switch cartridges were asking for trouble: I've lost my copy of Splatoon 2. >:(

 

 

 

Is it in the Switch?

[Captain Kelsten]

No, Zelda is. It's not in its box, or the Zelda box. 

[Not Thread Owner]

6 minutes ago, Doctor Shark said:

No, Zelda is. It's not in its box, or the Zelda box. 

 

It'll be in the last place you look.

[ZOK]

This thread is doing a good job of stopping me buying a Switch. Every time I come in here it seems like the device still has a litany of unfixed hardware issues.

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1 minute ago, ZOK said:

This thread is doing a good job of stopping me buying a Switch. Every time I come in here it seems like the device still has a litany of unfixed hardware issues.

 

Has it?

[Nespresso]

Still zero issues for me. 

 

EDIT: Well, I say that but I'm a bit miffed that Pocket Rumble is still not out. :<

[ZOK]

3 minutes ago, deKay said:

 

Has it?

 

That's impression I get from reading this thread, yes. Joycons still disconnecting, and seemingly needing to be returned to Nintendo at the cost of saves.

[Paulando]

8 minutes ago, ZOK said:

This thread is doing a good job of stopping me buying a Switch. Every time I come in here it seems like the device still has a litany of unfixed hardware issues.

 

If you search any product name + ‘issues’ on Google, it’ll seem like every electronic device ever made has a litany of unfixed hardware issues. You only ever hear about the bad ones on the internet.

[ZOK]

For sure. And that's what's putting me off.

[Not Thread Owner]

4 minutes ago, ZOK said:

 

That's impression I get from reading this thread, yes. Joycons still disconnecting, and seemingly needing to be returned to Nintendo at the cost of saves.

 

You don't send your Switch back to get the joycon repaired, so don't lose saves.

 

Faults with the console itself might, but that's no different to the Wii, Wii U or 3DS. I assume you didn't buy those for that reason too?

[jimmbob]

The migration of saves, I assume will be be a feature included when we all have to start paying for online use, yeah?

 

 

[ZOK]

5 minutes ago, deKay said:

 

You don't send your Switch back to get the joycon repaired, so don't lose saves.

 

Faults with the console itself might, but that's no different to the Wii, Wii U or 3DS. I assume you didn't buy those for that reason too?

 

I didn't buy any of them. But that was because I had no interest in them, rather than a rllmuk thread full of people complaining about hardware issues.

 

You seem a little antagonistic about this, deKay. Why are you so defensive over a console?

[Not Thread Owner]

I'm not. Just wondering how that issue is suddenly a reason where it wasn't before. Now I know.

 

EDIT: and also correcting the joycon/lose saves non-issue.

[Nathan Wind]

My left Joycon went in a few weeks ago and I must admit, the entire process was very smooth. I can't grumble about that.

[Not Thread Owner]

I've noticed my left grey joycon now randomly disconnects, whereas prior to update 3 it was fine. Don't know if that's coincidence, but I'm going to need to send it in. Red left joycon is fine still though.

[Gloomy Andy]

The saves thing is the reason I've not bought one yet.

I've not owned a Nintendo console since the Wii so aren't used to their system of tying everything to the console.

Is the account hardware specific. i.e. if I lost my console or sold it could I add my account and digital games to a new unit?

[Not Thread Owner]

26 minutes ago, Gloomy Andy said:

The saves thing is the reason I've not bought one yet.

I've not owned a Nintendo console since the Wii so aren't used to their system of tying everything to the console.

Is the account hardware specific. i.e. if I lost my console or sold it could I add my account and digital games to a new unit?

 

Yes. You can with the Wii U and 3DS too.

[teddymeow]

2 hours ago, VN1X said:

Still zero issues for me. 

 

EDIT: Well, I say that but I'm a bit miffed that Pocket Rumble is still not out. :<

This is my biggest complaint. I've got eShop funds waiting for it!!

[Nespresso]

Here's a random thought: I'd love a compilation pack of Super Monkey Ball and an HD update of Sega Soccer Slam. Nintendo & Sega are sitting on a goldmine goddamnit.

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24 minutes ago, VN1X said:

Here's a random thought: I'd love a compilation pack of Super Monkey Ball and an HD update of Sega Soccer Slam. Nintendo & Sega are sitting on a goldmine goddamnit.

 

Monkey Ball would be rubbish without the stick notches though

[ahsoka]

Was thinking about the Super Monkey Ball on the Switch myself a few days ago. Not sure how it would work without the gated analogue stick that the GC controller had though. 

 

Edit - Beaten to it by deKay. 

[robdood]

Oh god I'd love portable F Zero GX. 

 

Or Resi 4.

 

Or basically most of the Gamecube's decent stuff.

[Mike S]

Any member of this forum choosing to not buy a Switch, for any other reason than not being able to afford one, is crazy and/or stupid. 

 

I've not touched any other console since the Switch launched, no longer have any interest in any forthcoming Xbox or PS4 games and, aside from checking in on the Dark Souls and Bloodborne threads in the hope of some From news,  this is now pretty much the only thread I read in Discussion. 

 

It's just the best thing.

 

 

[Mike S]

8 hours ago, dug said:

Could someone with Neo Geo knowledge tell me which is the best shoot em up available on the eshop? Either horizontal or vertical. Are they all much of a muchness, or are there any outstanding ones? Ta.

 

It's not Neo Geo but Psikyo's Strikers 1945 is an EXCELLENT shooter, and even more so in vertical orientation..

 

It may be a little casual for the hardcore shmup fan but, for me at least, it's perfect, nostalgic, pick up and play fun.

[ZOK]

Well I'm neither crazy nor stupid, and I can afford to buy one.

 

But I'm probably not going to, until they have fixed whatever it is that causes people to have to send the controllers away. Having to sort out the defect would be annoying for me, I don't care if the service surrounding the replacement/fixing is amazing. It should work out of the box.

 

It's only a toy after all, it's not going to change my life. I can quite happily wait until it's a more reliable proposition, especially as I essentially only want it for Mario Kart 8.

[Mike S]

You sound crazy and/or stupid.

 

 

@ZOK

[Stanley]

3 hours ago, ZOK said:

This thread is doing a good job of stopping me buying a Switch. Every time I come in here it seems like the device still has a litany of unfixed hardware issues.

I very much doubt that's true. If you were serious about buying one you wouldn't have to look too far to find loads of positive comments about it. That's not to downplay issues people have had, but a lot of them are often annoying rather than fatal. This is no RROD scandal. Generally I think people are pretty happy with it, as it's a great, innovative console with some outstanding software.

[Flub]

6 minutes ago, ZOK said:

Well I'm neither crazy nor stupid, and I can afford to buy one.

 

But I'm probably not going to, until they have fixed whatever it is that causes people to have to send the controllers away. Having to sort out the defect would be annoying for me, I don't care if the service surrounding the replacement/fixing is amazing. It should work out of the box.

 

It's only a toy after all, it's not going to change my life. I can quite happily wait until it's a more reliable proposition, especially as I essentially only want it for Mario Kart 8.

 

You could do what I do. Play undocked with the joycons (No disconnect issues since they're attached) and docked with the far, far superior Pro controller. It really is a lovely console despite some of the issues and Nintendo being Nintendo. I was playing Mario Kart 8 with a few chums in a public match last night and it was really great fun.

 

There's a surprising amount of decent indy stuff out for it too.

[ZOK]

2 minutes ago, Stanley said:

I very much doubt that's true. If you were serious about buying one you wouldn't have to look too far to find loads of positive comments about it. That's not to downplay issues people have had, but a lot of them are often annoying rather than fatal. This is no RROD scandal. Generally I think people are pretty happy with it, as it's a great, innovative console with some outstanding software.

 

Of course there are loads of positive comments about it - if there weren't, I wouldn't be interested at all.

 

Are you saying there aren't any issues? You've got two people on this page saying they need to send their controllers away. If you go back through the thread, it seems to crop up all the time, which suggests to me it's an ongoing problem.

[Shimmyhill]

4 minutes ago, ZOK said:

 

Of course there are loads of positive comments about it - if there weren't, I wouldn't be interested at all.

 

Are you saying there aren't any issues? You've got two people on this page saying they need to send their controllers away. If you go back through the thread, it seems to crop up all the time, which suggests to me it's an ongoing problem.

 

I had controller issues so I did the only sensible thing and bought another set for when I sent the first ones off....

 

A lot of the other ‘faults’ got blown out of proportion but the game save situation is properly poor much like the online app - overall I have had less issues than I did with the PS4 and at least Nintendo aren’t utter cunts to deal with...

 

I put up with the bollocks stuff from Nintendo and Sony as the games and all round experience makes up for it, I can see why you would want to hold off and it’s not like there isn’t more than enough to play on other p,at firms until Nintendo get their act together.