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Nintendo: Switch undocked mode most popular, but majority plays both modes similarly
- Thread starter Zedark
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the joy con grip is a proper, traditional controller tho
I think you're just overestimating this point of view for some odd reason
I have a pro controller and I'm 50/50 on my usage
I use it almost exclusively handheld. Hope this data convinces Nintendo to not have features in their games that work significantly better in docked mode over handheld, like the motion controls in Odyssey.
It's said that handheld is used more generally... but I wonder if Mario Odyssey will change this, since it has moves that can't be done effectively unless you're playing docked and with Joycons in hand?
I play mostly in handheld and enjoy it a lot that way. I have been playing a lot more docked with Mario though as the game actually still looks excellent absolutely fantastic on the big screen and motion controls are the better control scheme.
I'm really appreciating the ease of switching between the two.
I'm really appreciating the ease of switching between the two.
Agreed, although I use it in both handheld and docked mode (tablet use is probably under 2% for me). Apart from a few touch-only games like Voez, Nintendo and third parties should really take care to offer great controls in every mode, especially in flagship titles liké Mario.
I just bought one a week ago, but I already hate the handheld mode. Mostly due to not like the joy-cons at all. But I love the Pro controller and it makes playing in docked mode pretty damn awesome. Easily my favorite controller of the gen. Sony and MS should study it and learn how to make a controller that doesn't creak and crack when you hold it.
Yep. I mainly play at work and even when I'm home someone else is probably using the TV.
The other 1% is the few times I've gotten people together to play Overcooked.
I have a Pro Controller and I still use mine almost 100% as a handheld
It's a pretty even split for me. Handheld/Tabletop is super useful not just because I travel a lot, but also because my big TV is in my bedroom and I'm not always in the mood to game from my bed, so I bring my Switch with me everywhere I go, both when I go outside and around the apartment.
I mostly use docked, but if I use handheld I don't even take it out of the house. Just move around to other rooms mostly.
I'm definitely somewhere in the middle. Portable if I have sports on TV or some show on that doesn't require much attention (or the wife is using the TV), docked if I want the big screen experience.
Sadly I did fuck up one of my Joycons due to big screen - had the Pro controller plugged in via USB (I keep the switch dock next to the couch for easy swapping) and yanked the cable by accident. Thumbstick on right joy-con no longer does up/down and couldn't fix it myself =/
Sadly I did fuck up one of my Joycons due to big screen - had the Pro controller plugged in via USB (I keep the switch dock next to the couch for easy swapping) and yanked the cable by accident. Thumbstick on right joy-con no longer does up/down and couldn't fix it myself =/
100% docked since the day it came out, it literally has never come out of it other than once to move it around on the shelf to make room for my upcoming X1X.
Im dont like playing on hand helds so for me mine has been docked 97 percent of the time. But i do use hand held mode occasionally on trips.
I have mainly played my Switch in handheld mode just because of it's convince in my daily schedule. I feel like I'll use it docked whenever an opportunity arises though. It already feels much more accessible to plug it into my living room TV compared to setting up my PS4
It is a proper, traditional controller. Some of you are quick to label anything as different the second it even slightly diverges from the norm
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I'm just giving my opinion. Why are you being so aggressive?
What would you prefer I say, that the Joy Con grip is just a much worse controller than the Pro controller?
I mainly see the system as a portable. Only in rare instances will I use the dock. Mainly for MP more than anything else.
Bigger breakdown is needed to a degree. Like what's the difference between primarily one or the other vs both?
My preference is entirely dependent on the game I'm playing and whether or not the TV is available. I'd say I end up playing in handheld mode about 70% of the time because most of my digital Switch games are indies that look great on the Switch's screen and are well suited to handheld play. For bigger Nintendo releases like Mario Odyssey and BotW I played mostly docked while switching to handheld if my wife wanted to use the living room TV while I played.
Judging by that chart, it seems that the Switch is being used as its design intended by most people: as a hybrid device. Nintendo really filled an open niche that the market hadn't forecasted with the Switch, and it's paying off.
Judging by that chart, it seems that the Switch is being used as its design intended by most people: as a hybrid device. Nintendo really filled an open niche that the market hadn't forecasted with the Switch, and it's paying off.
Mostly docked, but I don't have a commute or any need for a handheld or whatever.
I have found the Wii U promise surprisingly awesome, though - I never used the gamepad on the Wii U because of the short range, but now if people need the TV room for some reason I can just pick it up and take it elsewhere, or play it in bed before going to sleep.
I have found the Wii U promise surprisingly awesome, though - I never used the gamepad on the Wii U because of the short range, but now if people need the TV room for some reason I can just pick it up and take it elsewhere, or play it in bed before going to sleep.
I'd Imagine that the console tracks its On/Off time and reports the stats when it can.
Pretty much the reason I waited for my pro controller to come in before unboxing my Switch. I just prefer playing with a traditional controller in hand.
I'm probably around 65% undocked 35% docked, I thought I'd be almost 100% docked but that clearly didn't happen lol.
it depends on the game for me.
I really don't like playing games like Mario, Zelda, Mario Kart, Splatoon, Arms, etc undocked. But Sonic Mania, Star Dew Valley and Golf Story I've played mostly undocked.
I really don't like playing games like Mario, Zelda, Mario Kart, Splatoon, Arms, etc undocked. But Sonic Mania, Star Dew Valley and Golf Story I've played mostly undocked.
No kidding! The fact that I consider whether I want to play handheld or docked, and I'm comfortable with both, and it's easy to switch between them has spelled serious success for Nintendo here.
In a world where so many people doubted the viability of a hybrid handheld / console, it's terrific to see they really did it right.Although we need to give a lot of that credit to the spectacular first party slate and their embrace of indies.
