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I've SWITCHed! - General discussion - WARNING IN POST 1

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    #8552
    Hey_Listen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 204 ✭✭Hey_Listen


    Mr E wrote: »
    The NSO icon on the Switch. People seem to hate it (it's red, despite your theme).
    I expect a firmware update to blend it better in the next few days.

    When's the BOTW2 Icon appearing - that's what I want to know !!!!!


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    #8553
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 29,043 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    Next week after the surprise drop at The Game Awards. :)


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    #8554
    Hey_Listen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 204 ✭✭Hey_Listen


    CastorTroy wrote: »
    Next week after the surprise drop at The Game Awards. :)

    I tell you. people would be crying into their series Xs and PS5s if that was dropped :)


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    #8555
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 29,043 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    I would be happy with footage of 1 of several things from the Game Awards. BotW2, Metroid Prime 4, Metroid Prime Trilogy or to a lesser extent, Bayonetta 3.


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    #8556
    Star Lord
    Registered Users Posts: 30,123 ✭✭✭✭Star Lord


    CastorTroy wrote: »
    Metroid Prime 4

    Really doubt that will be any time soon, given development was scrapped and restarted, but I'd absolutely love to be proven wrong!


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    #8557
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 29,043 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    Maybe they can show an updated logo


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    #8558
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 29,043 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    Wasn't the first BotW gameplay shown at the Game Awards? Where they were riding through the trees saying how the horse knew not to run into trees.


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    #8559
    Hey_Listen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 204 ✭✭Hey_Listen


    CastorTroy wrote: »
    Wasn't the first BotW gameplay shown at the Game Awards? Where they were riding through the trees saying how the horse knew not to run into trees.

    That demo looked so bad. But they didn't seem bothered. Think they knew they had another 3 years / whatever to finish the game.


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    #8560
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 29,043 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    Quick question. Are the likes of Smyths and Argos now open for just going in and buying things or are they still Click and Collect only?


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    #8561
    Ol' Donie
    Registered Users Posts: 19,622 ✭✭✭✭Ol' Donie


    CastorTroy wrote: »
    Quick question. Are the likes of Smyths and Argos now open for just going in and buying things or are they still Click and Collect only?

    Wandered in to Smyths to grab a present yesterday.

    Took 2 mins, deadly.


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    #8562
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 29,043 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    Thanks. Parents will be doing shopping in the coming days and they're not tech savvy so having to do click and collect would mean either going somewhere else or having me do it for them. Probably not the best way to do things if buying presents for me. :)


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    #8563
    WeleaseWoderick
    Registered Users Posts: 1,443 ✭✭✭WeleaseWoderick


    Today is the 4th anniversary of the Switch's release! Hard to believe it has been out that long!

    At this stage I've accumulated more games (mainly digital releases) for it than any previous system I've owned. I think with a couple more years of quality games, it might end up being my favourite system too.


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    #8564
    dominatinMC
    Registered Users Posts: 2,886 ✭✭✭dominatinMC


    WeleaseWoderick wrote: »
    Today is the 4th anniversary of the Switch's release! Hard to believe it has been out that long!

    At this stage I've accumulated more games (mainly digital releases) for it than any previous system I've owned. I think with a couple more years of quality games, it might end up being my favourite system too.
    Don't think anything will ever trump the N64 for me! The transition from 2D to 3D was such a dramatic paradigm shift that I don't think we can capture that sense of awe and wonder again. Such an exciting time to be a gamer!


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    #8565
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,590 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    dominatinMC wrote: »
    Don't think anything will ever trump the N64 for me! The transition from 2D to 3D was such a dramatic paradigm shift that I don't think we can capture that sense of awe and wonder again. Such an exciting time to be a gamer!

    Be glad you aren't posting this on the Arcade and Retro forum!
    While you'll find plenty of fans of the system, including me, many more will say that the only way to enjoy those games these days is via emulation.
    Alone, the chance to rid yourself of the over-enthusiatic anti-aliasing is worth doing it.
    And, while I agree that the shift from SNES to N64 was a massive leap, it doesn't always make it consistently better, certainly there are more must play titles on the SNES than the N64 can dream of, at least in this jaded old gamers opinion!


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    #8566
    The Nal
    Registered Users Posts: 12,732 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    Only truly outstanding Nintendo only game I've played on the Switch so far is BOTW.


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    #8567
    Grassey
    Registered Users Posts: 2,393 ✭✭✭Grassey


    [ The transition from 2D to 3D was such a dramatic paradigm shift that I don't think we can capture that sense of awe and wonder again. ![/quote]

    Did you not see that rumour that the SuperSwitchPro will be in 4D.


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    #8568
    barryribs
    Registered Users Posts: 734 ✭✭✭barryribs


    The Nal wrote: »
    Only truly outstanding Nintendo only game I've played on the Switch so far is BOTW.


    I'd throw Odyssey in there too. Overall very underwhelmed by the library, as someone who has all the games ported from the WiiU.


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    #8569
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,590 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    I'm pretty amazed at Doom on the Switch, as well as the excellent version of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit.
    I know they are also on other systems and looking better there, but there is something pretty cool at playing them when in handheld mode.


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    #8570
    fixXxer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,283 ✭✭✭fixXxer


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    I'm pretty amazed at Doom on the Switch, as well as the excellent version of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit.
    I know they are also on other systems and looking better there, but there is something pretty cool at playing them when in handheld mode.

    Apex legends next week could be another surprise hit. I hope it is.


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    #8571
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 29,043 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    Another comparison to make between Switch and N64. Neither have a Metroid game. (Ignoring the Switch online games)


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    #8572
    YoshiSays
    Closed Accounts Posts: 292 ✭✭YoshiSays


    Looks like the Switch can natively play or emulate all the previous console stuff.
    e.g. All the WiiU stuff ports fine.
    e.g. All the Wii stuff ports with HD improvements (Galaxy, SS).
    therefore everything before easily ports or emulates on it.
    It does portable, docked and supports motion control.
    So, they are covered for wii, gb, ds, ...

    So, It's a great Nintendo machine.
    Except for those dumb dumb joycons.
    They need to fix that.

    Also, coming from WiiU it isn't amazing. But it's just more convenient. And simpler.

    (edit)
    Also, the name and the click and the moving switch icon is genius.
    So, they've knocked this out of the park marketing wise.
    Also, it's a universal console. Really, they've entered Apple territory with that.

    Meanwhile, Sony and MS are "ugh, me kill bad guys with big machine guy and watch head explode in 4k. You can play this with Family, No?"


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    #8573
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,590 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    The closest Sony have gotten to Nintendo quality gaming goodness are Tearaway on the PSVita, Puppeteer on the PS3, and their outstanding Astrobot series, the latest of which on the PS5 is amazing


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    #8574
    YoshiSays
    Closed Accounts Posts: 292 ✭✭YoshiSays


    I think they generally take the less risky investment. Teenage/adult male gamers.
    Maybe it's a guaranteed gaming audience ... but they are leaving the market wide open to Nintendo.
    Also, maybe it really hard to create a really playable game with universal appeal.
    MS had to pay bazillions for Minecraft. They knew this stuff doesn't grow on trees :)


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    #8575
    recyclops
    Registered Users Posts: 2,429 ✭✭✭recyclops


    So with gyro controls (eugh) I've managed to turn them off for indivual games but can you just disable them altogether? I tried searching settings but that's calibrate.

    Just want rid of the annoying things.


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    #8576
    YoshiSays
    Closed Accounts Posts: 292 ✭✭YoshiSays


    Oh no - I love gyro controls in BOTW - you can (example) aim the bow with fine precision ... and use in conjunction with the controller ...

    But if you really want to turn them off, use a controller that doesn't support gyro controls.


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    #8577
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    most FPS games just wouldn't work on switch portable without gyro aiming as the right-joycon stick on its own is very poor for aiming


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    #8578
    recyclops
    Registered Users Posts: 2,429 ✭✭✭recyclops


    YoshiSays wrote: »
    Oh no - I love gyro controls in BOTW - you can (example) aim the bow with fine precision ... and use in conjunction with the controller ...

    But if you really want to turn them off, use a controller that doesn't support gyro controls.

    It's BOTW I'm currently playing and want to turn them off for and that's done.

    But can you just tell the console to turn em off for good?


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    #8579
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    recyclops wrote: »
    It's BOTW I'm currently playing and want to turn them off for and that's done.

    But can you just tell the console to turn em off for good?

    don't think so - only by game.


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    #8580
    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,509 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    More Switch Pro rumours (but in Bloomberg)

    Switch Pro launching later this year, with 7 inch OLED screen from Samsung, 4k docked, 720p portable.

    Bloomberg: Switch Pro being unveiled later in 2021, has bigger Samsung OLED display & 4k resolution in docked mode
    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-04/nintendo-plans-switch-model-with-bigger-samsung-oled-display


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    #8581
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Mr E wrote: »
    More Switch Pro rumours (but in Bloomberg)

    Switch Pro launching later this year, with 7 inch OLED screen from Samsung, 4k docked, 720p portable.

    Bloomberg: Switch Pro being unveiled later in 2021, has bigger Samsung OLED display & 4k resolution in docked mode
    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-04/nintendo-plans-switch-model-with-bigger-samsung-oled-display

    Hopefully it packs more powerful hardware, not just a resolution boost. Oh, and analogue sticks that don't drift!


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