no ambient light sensor kinda makes me sad since I like using it on my phone and Surface Pro
but I can look past it
but I can look past it
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Nintendo Switch Lite announced at $199, launches September 20th, "dedicated handheld" (smaller, has D-Pad, has gyro, no HD Rumble, no dock/TV output)
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My wife was possibly interested in playing Pokemon this year before, but now with this announcement she definitely wants a turquoise Switch Lite and Pokemon. And also to play Animal Crossing next year.
I don't think there are a lot of kids that are disappointed by not being able to play labo nor mario party on a handheld.
This thread is just absolutely packed with historically bad takes. On the record, I'm saying this thing will sell like a motherfucker, despite all of the "concerns." You know, just like virtually every other handheld revision Nintendo has released over the past 30 years.
Hell, as a single, childless Switch owner, I might even pick one up if sharing saves from system to system isn't a hassle -- I'm weak for good industrial design and games are gonna look fantastic on that high-PPI screen.
Hell, as a single, childless Switch owner, I might even pick one up if sharing saves from system to system isn't a hassle -- I'm weak for good industrial design and games are gonna look fantastic on that high-PPI screen.
Nintendo is in the business to make money (I.e. profits) so it's a pipe dream to expect them cut the price so much. Their stock blew up because of this announcement btw, because the investors felt they made an amazing move especially with pricing...
Nah, it really has not. If I couldn't connect the Switch to the TV, it'd have been a hard pass from me. I'm unlikely to be the only consumer like that, perhaps not even a minority.
Looking at photos it seems to still have the light ring around the home button.
I'd seen speculation that they had cancelled whatever use was intended, but kept it in the controllers to save money. With the lite though, that wouldn't make sense.
I really want to know why it's there. Probably for a feature at some point but... it's been two years.
I'd seen speculation that they had cancelled whatever use was intended, but kept it in the controllers to save money. With the lite though, that wouldn't make sense.
I really want to know why it's there. Probably for a feature at some point but... it's been two years.
This announcement actually spurred me to get a Switch...off craigslist for $225. It looks like I'll finally join the Switch club, Era.
the upgraded switch is gonna be here in just a couple of months...
Apparently it's not happening until next year.
Edit: NVM, apparently I need to spend more time on the forum :D
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They are quoting the same CNET article which seems to have jumped to conclusions.
Daniel and Emily are saying its going to be released this year.
if you read back through todays posts in this thread and in the other 2 main threads discussing switch+slite, the new switches should start rolling out with the upgraded hardware in the next couple of months...
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I Iike that the back of the Switch Lite doesnt say 'Switch Lite,' its just the same Switch logo. Very smart I think.
Also be the first one that plays console caliber games, at least from a graphical perspective.
And no the Sega Nomad doesn't count.
Better to wait, they might release a Bayonetta 3 purple later ;^)
First one that must be used exclusively as a handheld, I guess.
No it doesn't. The system wouldnt have been as successful if it launched without the actual switching ability
I thought the smiley at the end would give away that I wasn't serious :P
Thanks for that write up though, made me laugh. :)
However, to stay awhile at the GameStop scenario, considering how much focus Nintendo has had on showing the "switching" in the Switch ads you can bet that GameStop will have to deal with customers coming back asking how they "switch" to connect their Switch Lite to the TV.
...I didn't realize that the likes of the DS and the PSP had games continuously on discount
That means Xbox has the "switch" functionality as well. You can play on Xbox or buy a PC and switch and continue playing on PC instead. :p
Seriously though, it may be incorrect but no doubt it's a strange move to take away what many believe is the core functionality of Switch in their latest Switch. They need to really focus on that difference in the ads.
And I don't know how many games that lack a portable mode but couldn't it potentially become problematic to just make people look for a tiny icon on the backside of the game cases to see if the game can even be played on their new Switch?
They did not take it away. It is still for sale and is the primary model. This is simply another option.
Can you just pop your Xbox One game discs in a PC and have them work?
But, otherwise, yeah, it's the same idea.
As for ads, their current one seems pretty good. Shows the two platforms and their proper use cases in the ecosystem.
The list is like six titles long:
1-2 Switch
Labo kits 1-4
Super Mario Party
And all of those games will work with a pair of Joy-Con (although the Lite won't fit well with some Labo kits) and iirc they show the required controllers on the box.
I haven't actually tried but I think Play Anywhere is for digital purchases only. On the other hand I'm digital only on Switch so for me it would be the same scenario. That is if Nintendo use some kind of cloud syncing for saves and licenses. Do we know anything about that?
Account sharing is already a thing. I share my account with my daughter's Switch, and we can both play the same game at the same time with separate saves (even multiplayer against each other, as long as it is online multiplayer, not local wireless).
If it's for personal use, it's generally quite seamless (if you have automatic cloud saves enabled), except for a few major games that don't have cloud saves - Splatoon 2, Animal Crossing and Pokemon. For these you would need to do a save transfer, so not entirely seamless (but not the end of the world either). But even for those it seems there may be a solution in the making, according to an interview with Bowser.
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They could fix it for super mario party. But i dont like the idea that they zre forcing themself to not bring something Unique. Like special joycons that can do something new or like labo.
Will Nintendo maybe add the TV feature on a later date?
On the official German page, it says: USB-Port can be used for charging device AND Switch Station:
https://game-dna.de/nintendo-switch/koennte-die-switch-lite-doch-einen-tv-modus-bekommen-33040/
Maybe this is just an error. Or maybe there will be an additional dock in the future...
On the official German page, it says: USB-Port can be used for charging device AND Switch Station:
https://game-dna.de/nintendo-switch/koennte-die-switch-lite-doch-einen-tv-modus-bekommen-33040/
Maybe this is just an error. Or maybe there will be an additional dock in the future...
Could be, then again maybe it means Nintendo Switch station as in some charging station/stand accessory that Nintendo will come out with. It doesn't say TV connection after all...Will Nintendo maybe add the TV feature on a later date?
On the official German page, it says: USB-Port can be used for charging device AND Switch Station:
https://game-dna.de/nintendo-switch/koennte-die-switch-lite-doch-einen-tv-modus-bekommen-33040/
Maybe this is just an error. Or maybe there will be an additional dock in the future...
I mean, I have a dock for my N3DS.Will Nintendo maybe add the TV feature on a later date?
On the official German page, it says: USB-Port can be used for charging device AND Switch Station:
https://game-dna.de/nintendo-switch/koennte-die-switch-lite-doch-einen-tv-modus-bekommen-33040/
Maybe this is just an error. Or maybe there will be an additional dock in the future...
Will Nintendo maybe add the TV feature on a later date?
On the official German page, it says: USB-Port can be used for charging device AND Switch Station:
https://game-dna.de/nintendo-switch/koennte-die-switch-lite-doch-einen-tv-modus-bekommen-33040/
Maybe this is just an error. Or maybe there will be an additional dock in the future...
Probably wait till they aren't pushing og switch to release switch lite tv support. Prob gonna make the original dock obsolete due to how the switch registers.
Sounds more like they may have just a lite dock series "for switch lite"
