Jables Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 The fishing game The piano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted May 9, 2018 Author Share Posted May 9, 2018 VIrtual console not coming to the switch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 yeah, they rolled out the online deal this week (too lazy to post details) and it included online play for a bunch of really old NES games...i think it was kinda obvious they wanted to marry their classic library & accessing it to a paywall, sadly again though: looking at the minimal effort they put into it last gen? this doesn't bother me nearly as much as back in the wii days when it was an impressive library Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Nemo McFly Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 20 bucks a year to use their online servers is fine...the smartphone app is dookie...so is paying for the ability to back up your save. Only thing I'm interested in - is online play w/ sum classic titles. These are all First Party. The NES has very, very few couch-coop games... Ice Climbers...Balloon Fight...Dr. Mario? Um, kaaaaay... The rest that I'm seeing here is really turn-based coop...Super Mario Bros 3...Donkey Kong. Guessing Zelda will be all about Leaderboards? I want shit like Online NES Contra! I'll say it: Online NES Rescue Rangers! Maybe when the SNES shows up - the service could explode w/ online coop beat-em-ups? Like Turtles in Time...Final Fight...(sigh) we'll never get those. What the fuck are they doing? This isn't really exciting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 i was day 1 on those zelda joycons till i read the fine print: Quote NOTE: These are identical to the Japanese version; they lack wireless, gyro, and a battery. Handheld ONLY aw man what Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 No thanks. I'm stupid excited for this though. http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/03/bandai_namcos_taiko_no_tatsujin_is_coming_to_switch_in_japan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stilly Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Yay, I get to spend more money! Diablo III - Eternal Collection announced for Switch with a 2018 release date: Never played this on PC (though I know I should have) but now I have no excuse. I'm super excited about this on the Switch for some reason. Also the next Doom game is gonna be on Switch and I want it so bad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 i never really gave d3 a shot, but i'm open to hearing how it's balanced without the auction house also i really need to borrow the last DOOM, i heard nothing but good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Man I waited to play the last doom on switch- by which I mean I slept on the game until I had the switch and it made sense to buy on that platform for convenience-and having finished it immediately rebought the vr version, which is also a tonne of fun. It's a shame the first wolfenstein didn't get ported to switch too because I happily would have kept up the momentum playing on the go through 1 & 2 but ah well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stilly Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Just picked up Stardew Valley and I'm falling into that rabbit hole...again. The only game on my steam account that has over 100 hours in it, and I pick it up for the most portable gaming system I own. This semester will be a fun one. In all honesty, I feel like this will be a great game to take to school with me for breaks here and there between classes/homework. At least, that's what I'm telling myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 That's why I love the switch. It's such microtransactional fun. You can just pop in and out of shit with a spare minute. I too have star Dew valley but bring honest it's too complex for the reward for me. I guess I'm just not an agricultural guy. I'd give an incisor for a solid colour matching game like gems of war though. Hey what's your friend code? ( ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stilly Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 36 minutes ago, Jables said: Hey what's your friend code? ( ) SW-6776-1911-2014 Errbody add me! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 oh yeah, stardew's been high on my list for a minute now - my backlog's fairly low these days so a timesink like that wouldn't be the worst thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stilly Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 (edited) I dunno, it's a super relaxing game for me (and I minmax the shit out of it), but my wife gets really frustrated at how tedious it can be at times. That being said, I generally make sure my farms are as automated as possible [actual spoilers]: Spoiler (sprinklers, Junimo gatherers, etc) so I don't have to deal with all that. Edited August 21, 2018 by Stilly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Quote Nintendo has been clear that, at present, Virtual Console will not be coming to the Switch. They have instead pushed the NSO as its counterpart on the Switch. How will that work when they're only offering NES games? Quote Nintendo stated that they were still considering SNES games for the paid service however we now know that SNES games are not included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Nintendo: new NES games coming every month to NSO, list for October through December Nintendo has revealed the next batch of games coming to Nintendo Switch Online - NESSP = Special version in EU for some reason. Launch titles: Soccer Tennis Donkey Kong™ Mario Bros.™ Super Mario Bros.™ Balloon Fight™ Ice Climber™ Dr. Mario™ The Legend of Zelda™ Super Mario Bros.™ 3 Double Dragon River City Ransom Ghosts'n Goblins™ Tecmo Bowl Gradius Pro Wrestling Excitebike™ Yoshi™ Ice Hockey Baseball October: Double Dragon (SP) Gradius (SP) NES Open Tournament Golf Solomon's Key SUPER DODGE BALL Super Mario Bros. 3 (SP) November: Dr. Mario (SP) Metroid (SP) Mighty Bomb Jack Super Mario Bros. (SP) TwinBee December: Adventures of Lolo The Legend of Zelda (SP) NINJA GAIDEN Wario's Woods As long as you remain a member, you'll have access to the full line-up of games at any given time.*Active Nintendo Switch Online paid membership and periodic online check-in required.https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Ni...nt-System-Nintendo-Switch-Online-1434614.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 in light of all the online details we now know: Shockingly enough, Nintendo Switch Online is a full regression from the Wii U Quote To me, the shocking thing about the Switch Online service isn't just how bad it is (it's very bad)- it's how much of a regression it is from the Wii U's Nintendo Network.Nintendo Network on the Wii U was not the best. It was behind in a lot of ways. But in spite of this, the online offering on Wii U was miles ahead of where we are at now with the Switch in every way but one: It had native voice chat on the system It had video chat support It had integrated communities (such as Miiverse) It had messaging for friends on the system It used usernames, and not Friend Codes This actually was a service they could have gotten away with charging $20 a year for- not more than that, because, as noted, it was still lagging behind the competition in substantial ways, but $20 a year for this would have been fine (especially once the "perks" like cloud saves and "free" VC games were thrown in). Right now, we have an online system with no messaging, no native voice chat, no integrated communities, and a regression to Friend Codes. honestly I'm gonna do the free trial & see if it's something i use (VC wise) but there's no denying that for actual online use, this feels like a step backwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 japanese WSJ reporting a new switch model coming in the 2nd half of next year detailed images of the SWITCH PRO are found below Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Regardless of authenticity, that thing looks hack AF and the bezel looks more cumbersome than carrying around an Atari Lynx. Stop me if you've heard this before but an ideal pro unit would be about the same size as current and hold all the additional power in the dock- hell make that thing big as an OG xbox for all I care, just leave the portable aspect portable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted October 4, 2018 Author Share Posted October 4, 2018 As long as they don't make games specifically for it, then I'll happily ignore it just as I do the PS4pro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Nemo McFly Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 I begrudgingly got Online. Only because I have to. My gf needs Splatoon - and I keep in touch w/ sum folks via Smash (not local). W/ Ultimate nearly here - gonna need the Online. Got the Family Plan and fumbled through google - trying to set all the accounts up. It's not intuitive or self-explanatory AT ALL. Prepare to google on how to activate and register accounts to the 'Main' account. I tested NES Online - can't join strangers - you can only play w/ registered Friends. I'm in Georgia State - tested it w/ sum folks WAY out in Washington state. The connection wouldn't last more than a few seconds. Once a game was started - the session would just end, we get booted...it just kept disconnecting. Unplayable. Like - the definition of unplayable. It's a Peer-to-Peer set up - no dedicated servers...so it's wholly reliant on just youz guyz connections. Abysmal experience. So mad. A few days later, (Sunday) - we tried again. We toggled 'Turn Latency Mode OFF' - in the NES Online Settings (which can only be accessed once an online session / connection has been established) and it fuckin' held. For hours. Flawless. Not choppy or laggy...like, scary-smooth. I really felt like couch-coop - again, scary! LOL Noticeable slight-lag found only in Super Mario Bros and SMB3...totally workable, doable, playable...but subtle moments of 'yup, I felt it...' Jumped in and outta games - no prob. Played coop Mario Bros Arcade...totally flawless. After the shit-show that was my intro - it all ended up impressing the hell outta me. Like, big time. Really floored. 'Old hat' to sum, I'm sure - (online NES emulation) - but, to me...WHOA!!! The experience of... ...will not be forgotten. I could not shut up about how amazed I was. It's a cool 'thing' to do on the Switch w/ a bud online...bite-sized entertainment. Everyone who has Online...has NES Online...a round of Mario Bros Arcade...Dr. Mario...a fun 'something to do'. You'll be bored after half an hour, but - it works...and it's there. (shrugs) 'Dodgeball' comes out t'morrow. OH! Forgot to mention - you can use the right-stick to move a cursor 'hand' about the screen: it's also fun to purposely fuck up jumps n' such for the 'other player' in SMB (and other turn-based stuff)...by totally covering their character-sprite or distracting them as they precision platform - while you wait your turn. Lotta laughs...and something to do while you wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 damn, didn't know that last bit! yeah i don't really do online much, but wanted to see the ROMs and was offered to join a family plan for $4.50 a year, so eh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 as far as dock mods go, this one's pretty cool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 man, the last few months have been monster boy, katamari reroll, golf story, dev story, travis strikes again...i don't even have smash but my switch is getting more play than even the year before with zelda BOTW & mario odyssey (both of which were fantastic) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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