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Nintendo Switch |OT| Now you're playing with power; HYBRID POWER! MAYBE!
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The Switch has a lot of shovelware, and a lot of gaps that need to be filled, but it's already a very strong library. That was my original sentence, the back half is important too.
I don't see how the fact of it is objectionable; it does have a lot of shovelware, and it is also true that successful platforms invite it. Steam, the App Store, PS and XB stores all have the same shovelware titles as well. The Switch has a strong library already, I'm just repeating myself now, but again, the gaps are obvious too. YouTube just arrived today. It'd have been so so wonderful if Switch could've started with at least the same amount of content available on the eShop as the Wii U, at least with the sort of basic 'necessities' if you will.
I know; I wasn't calling you out specifically, but it's a sentiment that gets tossed out too easily around here. Even if you ignore the hyperbole, it's annoying when people say "the Switch eShop is flooded with shovelware" yet fail to give examples of said shovelware flood. And then when you press them on the issue, they break out their broad brush and say "all indies are shovelware", "all games with retro-style graphics are shovelware", "anything not AAA is shovelware", "anything I don't like is shovelware", etc.
I hear you, for sure! There's absolutely an element of subjectivity, 'shovelware' is a judgment term, a pejorative. I'm just saying that it is also simply a fact of the state of the library.
Ideally the Switch's library will soon grow into a more diverse one with more offerings. That's the reason the claim gets bandied about a bit -- bc there is a sort of massive gap of "middle class" titles between the AAA must-haves, and the indies. Right now that middle area is sort of just occupied with Deluxe versions of Wii U games.
There is also a lot of repetitiveness in the shop so far. It may make economic sense to the teams, but it's not attractive to me as a consumer -- there's only so much of the 8/16-bit aesthetic charm you can squeeze from me, at this point. For me personally, my appetite would be satiated with Deluxe versions of NBA Jam, Batman Arkham, Madden, NHL, and Star Fox.
I have only tried the official one and it is the most comfortable controller i have ever used. I would give it 10/10 if the triggers were analogue but Nintendo don't seem to like analogue triggers....
Hello! New switch owner here, a few questions
Is there any recommended micro SD card? I'm hunting for the biggest size I can find but I'm wary of buying something that'll be too slow or will have issues with the switch (also wary of buying fake SD cards but Amazon is really my only option atm)
Also, any must buy accessories? So far I already have a pro controller, and .. that's pretty much all I have for it, aside from games.
Any general info/tips would also be much appreciated!!
Is there any recommended micro SD card? I'm hunting for the biggest size I can find but I'm wary of buying something that'll be too slow or will have issues with the switch (also wary of buying fake SD cards but Amazon is really my only option atm)
Also, any must buy accessories? So far I already have a pro controller, and .. that's pretty much all I have for it, aside from games.
Any general info/tips would also be much appreciated!!
Nintendo life has this: http://www.nintendolife.com/news/20...intendo_switch#best-switch-micro-sd-cards-usa
Might give you a good idea about which sd card to get
If you're planning on buying digital games (and it's super convenient for a portable system), Is recommend 128GB at a minimum. That will let you store a healthy variety of titles at any time. Games you don't play any longer can be archived, which removes them from your SD card but keeps your save data -- you can download the game later and resume where you left off. For reference, I've got a 200GB card, have over 30 games on it, and still have around 40GB free.
These are the two I use...
400GB Sandisk
Samsung U3 256GB
The Sandisk for space, and the speed is fine for the Switch. The Samsung is a U3 spec, so faster, and has decent space as well. (I use it for 4K video in my drone at times)
Neither of those are referral links.
When using Amazon, make certain the text above the "add to cart" button says "Ships from and sold by Amazon.com." (Sometimes it says Amazon LLC for reasons unknown to me.)
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Doesn't necessarily remove the possibility that it will be counterfeit, from my understanding reading the Amazon reviews, but probably makes it easier to return.
Try not to put too much faith in Amazon reviews. If it's the same named item, reviews are all clumped together. Sandisk MicroSD reviews, a lot grouped together regardless of the size and speed ratings.
Right, but when I was looking at discounted 400GB mSDs from Amazon, there were some relevant verified purchasers who received counterfeits. It notes which size product they purchased on the comment.
See the OP of the eShop thread: https://www.resetera.com/threads/nintendo-eshop-november-2018.78213/
I am looking at getting Nintendo Switch Online so I can play Diablo, Smash, etc online with friends. If me and a group of friends go in together on a family plan are there any limitation or anything else we should be aware of?
A friend switch stopped accepting THE internet connection he used after an update almost a month ago
he tryed lots of things and nothing.
it appears black out and cannot connect
It can connect to a spoofed conection by a phone
Any idea what could be ?
he tryed lots of things and nothing.
it appears black out and cannot connect
It can connect to a spoofed conection by a phone
Any idea what could be ?
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Nothing that comes to mind - sharing a family membership like this should work just fine.
Only the 8 people limit. That is the only limitation. Oh region doesn't matter, but make sure it set to a country that has an eShop. Do note if it's set to Japan but they don't live in Japan they can't download the NES app.
Hey, me and and Kevtones were looking to do a family plan as well. Do you have a full group or can we hop in as well? Its just the 2 of us.
With all 8 slots filled, NSO becomes a $4.3 split! Let me know what you plan to do!
My copy of Pokémon Let's Go with the Pokéball is out for delivery.
My 6 year old boy is so psyched!
My 6 year old boy is so psyched!
What is it? All I know is what I saw in the trailer, which made it seem like an Endless Ocean clone.
Try moving the nubs in a circle and random directions while blowing really, really hard into the cracks.
Dust in the joycons. Get some compressed air and blow under the rubber flaps under the sticks.
Haven't used my Switch much at all in the past few months besides some short train journeys or with some drunk mates. I don't think this year has had a drought of games like some believe but besides the Tropical Freeze and Crash ports not much has appealed to me and tbh (warning: heresy in 3, 2, 1...) Let's Go and Smash aren't really either. Though I will probably get both soon-ish. No point waiting for them to go on sale anyway in a world where Breath of the Wild is still £50.
I hear you. I'm personally really looking forward to Smash but indies have basically sustained my year.
Games I've bought in 2018:
Okami HD
Game Dev Story
Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze
Octopath Traveller (sold after getting to Chapter 2, really bored me)
Hollow Knight
So while I can't say it's been a dead year, I've certainly not bought as many titles for my Switch as I thought I would. Wait, Warframe comes out tomorrow...?
Anyone spend any time with the wireless GameCube controller?
Thinking of taking my wired one back and getting wireless instead
Thinking of taking my wired one back and getting wireless instead
So, apparently it's a hassle to move a game from internal storage to an SD card?
Glad I didn't download Smash yet before I got a card.
If you have an SD card do downloads just default to there?
any other weirdness with internal/microSD card I should be aware of?
What happens if you, say rent a cart version of a game, and then decide to buy it digitally? Do you lose your save?
Glad I didn't download Smash yet before I got a card.
If you have an SD card do downloads just default to there?
any other weirdness with internal/microSD card I should be aware of?
What happens if you, say rent a cart version of a game, and then decide to buy it digitally? Do you lose your save?
What's the hassle? Should just be able to delete the game from your internal storage, then redownload it with the SD card in, and it'll default there.
If you have an SD card, downloads default there, yes. Saves are stored on the system itself, regardless of if you have an SD or cart, so you'll never lose your saves unless you lose your Switch without a Nintendo Online cloud backup.
The hassle part would be redownloading 16GB of data rather than simply transferring what you already have downloaded.
So I think my dock is broken. I bought a Switch Ethernet Adapter during the summer, the official one from Hori since third party adapters just refused to work with my system. Now the thing just starts to lose connection after a couple of minutes. It started out by signal loss for a couple of seconds but now it loses connection and stays lost until I hard reset the console. Anybody know what's up there?
I have AmFilm from Amazon on three Switches.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N3ASPNV
not a referral link
It comes in a 2pack.