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Nintendo: General Discussion

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  • #3202
    TitianGerm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,575 ✭✭✭✭TitianGerm


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121742343#Comment_121742343

    I have the Nitro Deck and it's very comfortable to hold.



  • #3203
    SuperBowserWorld
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,790 ✭✭✭SuperBowserWorld


    The Nitro Deck looks pretty cool.

    Hopefully the next Switch is more comfortable to hold and has hall effect sticks, so that they completely avoid the joycon drifting debacle.



  • #3204
    Mr E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55,560 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    Fabulous! Just published today.

    Had to stop listening in work because I was tearing up when I got to Zelda's Lullaby! ☺️😂

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te7xh9BWzXI&t=49s




  • #3205
    ThePandazorian
    Registered Users Posts: 110 ✭✭ThePandazorian


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121744671#Comment_121744671

    What a banger of an opening too!



  • #3206
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,666 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    I'm definitely going to invest in a Nitro deck, the next time it is on sale.

    I almost always use my Switch in handheld mode, and the joycons are lousy, so the Pro controller is broken out when used docked.



  • #3207
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,666 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Interesting, I was in CEX this evening and a second hand, pre-owned New 3DS XL, unboxed, was €300.

    In contrast, a similarly unboxed Switch can be had for €250!

    The N3DS:XL is the only handheld of Nintendo's I don't own, but I ain't paying that!



  • #3208
    EoinMcLovin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,229 ✭✭✭EoinMcLovin


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121747117#Comment_121747117

    Think some on offer now

    https://crkd.gg/collections/all-nitrodecks




  • #3209
    Mr.Saturn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,992 ✭✭✭Mr.Saturn


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121747142#Comment_121747142

    Been sourcing mine from France and Italy, generally running half that or a bit over. Still high, but, y’know, not 300.



  • #3210
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,666 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Thanks, I'm going to get one, to complete the set, but I'm not paying Switch 2 money!



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  • #3211
    SuperBowserWorld
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,790 ✭✭✭SuperBowserWorld


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121749672#Comment_121749672

    The nice ones are expensive ... like the SNES themed one.



  • #3212
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,629 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    RUMOUR | Nintendo's next hardware will have physical and digital backwards compatibility with Switch games

    https://universonintendo.com/rumor-proximo-hardware-da-nintendo-tera-retrocompatibilidade-fisica-e-digital-com-jogos-do-switch/

    "One of the topics of greatest doubt among current Nintendo consumers and even enthusiasts curious about their next hardware is the question of compatibility with current Nintendo Switch games on this new console.

    Awaited as a potential 2024 release by Nintendo, the next system could come with the encouraging news that it will feature this physical (in cartridges) and digital backward compatibility not only available to players and producers — but would also allow developers to study improvements for the current titles in the Nintendo Switch library.

    This information was shared by PH Brazil during the most recent episode of the podcast for the Pokémon franchise as traditionally happens every year.

    PH Brazil is currently a content creator and also a games journalist who has already brought a lot of information about Nintendo's or partners' movements in advance and with precision in the past. Taking into account its history, there is a high chance that this information will become fact when the console is announced."

    https://www.resetera.com/threads/universal-nintendo-switch-2-will-feature-physical-and-digital-backwards-capability-devs-have-access-to-enhance-switch-1-games.815544/



  • #3213
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,629 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    This could be a bit of a nothing burger.

    Reuters source says Switch 2 expected this year uses Nvidia custom design chip

    https://mynintendonews.com/2024/02/10/reuters-source-say-switch-2-expected-this-year-uses-nvidia-custom-design-chip/

    "Nintendo’s current Switch handheld console already includes Nvidia’s Tegra X1 chip. A new version of the Switch console expected this year is likely to include a Nvidia custom design, one source said.

    Nintendo declined to comment."

    But it is Reuters, so you'd expect them to be using a reliable source.

    https://www.reuters.com/technology/nvidia-chases-30-billion-custom-chip-market-with-new-unit-sources-2024-02-09/



  • #3214
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    Looks like a lot of outlets are reporting that Backwards Compatibility "leak"; I think it was already hinted at, but the idea that developers could even iterate on their Switch 1 games could be interesting - if investment was available from the dev/publisher, it might yield for some really useful "upgrades" for currently sub-standard releases. Ok, it'd still amount to previous generation releases but there's a laundry list of Switch ports that have remained shoddy.

    https://twitter.com/CentroLeaks/status/1756498922762015165


    Post edited by pixelburp on


  • #3215
    SuperBowserWorld
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,790 ✭✭✭SuperBowserWorld


    60 FPS for the two Zelda games, botw and totk would be nice. And a free upgrade too, Nintendo !



  • #3216
    EoinMcLovin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,229 ✭✭✭EoinMcLovin


    https://youtu.be/Td9344EHavU?si=WQoAQPCEx7e3MoIN

    Neo S overview



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  • #3217
    Mr.Saturn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,992 ✭✭✭Mr.Saturn


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121749672#Comment_121749672

    I'm sure you're aware, but just in case, the Japanese N3DSLL models are cheaper again and the system is easily modded region-free if you want to scoop up some of the rarer models without parting with a kidney.



  • #3218
    Fysh
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 11,096 Mod ✭✭✭✭Fysh


    I'm nosing through the Play on Sale listings for games under £5 and have noticed a couple of games I have really enjoyed on Steam that should also be good on Switch.

    Danger Scavenger is a decent procedural roguelite twin-stick shooter with a cyberpunk aesthetic that is definitely worth £1.25 or your local equivalent.

    Not A Hero: Super Snazzy Edition is a very silly, excessively violent 2.25D shooter/platformer thing. You unlock additional characters with different strengths and weaknesses as you go along, and for me at least the voices given to each character which allow them to react to how you get on in the game remain a solid plus for this game. What else are you going to do with that £2.33? I can't not like a game where you play a shotgun-toting brain-damage case who's a Legally Distinct Johnny Vegas in voice and dialogue terms. May work better docked, is the only caveat.

    ABZU is a gorgeous, gentle diving/puzzle game, where amongst other things you can hitch a ride on some of the larger creatures as they swim, and perch yourself somewhere to just watch everything drifting by. It's a great game to dip into for a few minutes to relax, and is worth £3.74 of your cash.

    Machinarium is a gorgeus point and click puzzle game with gorgeous animation, great music and a sweet story. I still have some tunes from this game stuck in my brain. As with any PnC game I would say buy this to play docked, as I can imagine handheld to be a nightmare. A worthwhile investment of £4.49.



  • #3219
    Markus Antonius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,419 ✭✭✭Markus Antonius


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121625148#Comment_121625148

    Tomb raider 3 the greatest game ever made!!

    No game has given the same sense of mystery, challenge or terror since!

    Doesn't need a HD anything in my eyes - it's soul lies in the original PS version.



  • #3220
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,629 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    So I wasn't going to comment on this rumour...

    Brazilian journalist says Switch 2 isn’t launching until 2025

    https://mynintendonews.com/2024/02/16/brazilian-journalist-says-switch-2-isnt-launching-until-2025/

    But now Bloomberg have said the same thing.

    Nintendo Is Telling Game Publishers Switch 2 Will Be Delayed

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-17/nintendo-is-telling-game-publishers-switch-2-will-be-delayed

    Bloomberg is paywalled, so...

    Nintendo Switch 2 Reportedly Delayed to the 'Early Months of 2025'

    https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-switch-2-reportedly-delayed-to-the-early-months-of-2025

    Switch 2 was due for release later this year. But if I was to guess, I'd say development of a(or several) launch title(s) have hit some bumps in the road, which has supposedly pushed the launch to March 2025 at the earliest now.



  • #3221
    Jafin
    Registered Users Posts: 776 ✭✭✭Jafin


    I'm still holding out a sliver of hope that we may get an announcement soon. I'm part of a Nintendo focused forum and there's a user over there who is a shareholder in Nintendo stocks. I don't know how big of a shareholder he is, but enough to at least qualify to attend the shareholder meetings (which apparently you need about $4,000 worth of shares to qualify for according to Google). He has made it very clear that he is not an insider/leaker, but does have access to other shareholders who hear things, and that he heard as recently as last week that there is an announcement/reveal planned for next month. He has emphasised that everything he is saying is based on his own research, but he is betting very heavily on next month with a release in the summer, even after the Q1 2025 rumour mill started flying.

    If the successor truly has been delayed until Q1 2025 I'm gonna be beyond disappointed. I really just want a more capable Switch as the current one is absolutely showing its age. It's just very odd that Nintendo have been very quiet so far this year. They haven't had their traditional February Direct, which they have had every year since 2012 except for 2018, and they have hardly any first party titles coming up this year that we currently know about. Part of me wonders if Nintendo is throwing around fake info internally to try and weed out leakers. Then again February isn't over yet, and reliable leakers have said that a Direct was planned for this week but postponed due to the Xbox stuff, so the Direct may be coming next week, albeit a partner showcase.

    Only time will tell, but I live in hope.



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  • #3222
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,471 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    Will damage sales for this holiday period though I'm sure they realise any sales they get then won't be too high anyway. Maybe will do a discounted bundle to get what they can before moving on.



  • #3223
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,666 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121769671#Comment_121769671

    Consider myself educated!



  • #3224
    druss
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,312 ✭✭✭druss


    I'm interested in this N3DSLL idea too. I've a damaged screen 3DS, which I guess I will repair at some point, but wouldn't mind getting another niche model.

    I guess it would have been easier to go down this road before the eShop was disabled though.



  • #3225
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,629 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    Japan: Nintendo is the richest company with over $11 billion in cash

    https://mynintendonews.com/2024/02/19/japan-nintendo-is-the-richest-company-with-over-11-billion-in-cash/


    https://twitter.com/pierre485_/status/1759194300640903581


    That's impressive and follows on from the news earlier today that Nintendo's share price dropped 6% today after the speculation at the weekend that Switch 2 would see a delay into 2025.

    Nintendo shares slide on reports of delayed Switch successor release

    https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/0219/1433092-nintendos-switch/




  • #3226
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,629 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    This looks amazing. But if you know First 4 Figures it'll cost a small fortune. You'll need a tonne of Rupees.

    F4F Presents - The Legend of Zelda™: Breath of the Wild - Sheikah Slate

    https://youtube.com/watch?v=JZSax-WEvlE
    https://www.first4figures.com/groups/sheikah-slate.html

    There is also a competition to win one.

    https://www.first4figures.com/blog/the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-sheikah-slate-statue-giveaway.html

    Even I was shocked at the price of this. 😳

    You'll need a gold, 2 silver, a purple, 2 red and 2 green Rupees.



  • #3227
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,629 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    Rumour: Nintendo Switch 2 is being revealed in June. A General Direct is scheduled for April

    https://www.neogaf.com/threads/rumor-nintendo-switch-2-is-being-revealed-in-june-a-general-direct-is-scheduled-for-april.1667437/

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  • #3228
    EoinMcLovin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,229 ✭✭✭EoinMcLovin


    https://crkd.gg/pages/ndplus

    Nitro Deck + just announced

    https://youtu.be/LipVikmXn3c?si=mM2YI4uomCjNJFJo


    Here is a complete list of all onboard features...


    • Enhanced Comfort (New Thumbstick Layout)
    • Zero Stick Drift (Hall-Effect Sensors)
    • HDMI Output for TV Play (Play While Docked)
    • Re-mappable Back Buttons
    • Programmable Sidekick Buttons
    • Adjustable Trigger Sensitivity
    • Low Latency (direct connection via USB-C)
    • Bluetooth® Connection (To update firmware via app or as a connection alternative)
    • Swappable Stick Tops
    • Adjustable Vibration Feedback
    • Gyro Compatible for Motion Control Games
    • No Deadzone Mode
    • Turbo Function (Add Turbo Functionality to any Action or Trigger Button)
    • Pass-through Charging Feature
    • Use as an Extra Controller
    • Easy Eject System
    • Integrated Display Stand
    • Connects to the CRKD Companion App (True Collection System)




  • #3229
    mrcheez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,024 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    Compatible with our "True Collection System" CRKD Companion App where you can tap your product into your collection of CRKD products revealing the product # and rarity rank of your controller.


    Whut?



  • #3230
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,629 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    The Nikkei reports Nintendo targeting March 2025 for Switch 2 launch

    https://mynintendonews.com/2024/02/26/the-nikkei-reports-nintendo-targeting-march-2025-for-switch-2-launch/

    https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUF196OV0Z10C24A2000000/



  • #3231
    Mr.Saturn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,992 ✭✭✭Mr.Saturn


    Just watched the Pokemon Presents presentation — aside from all the mobile dreck, the only worthwhile news is we're getting a new Legends game in the form of Legends Z/Zygarde. There's not much to go on at the minute, but grateful the series is continuing as PLA was genuinely the kind of game you always wished Game Freak would produce. Granted, it did look like arse a lot of time, but still, really fun.



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  • #3232
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,629 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    Switch 2 Storage Speculation Sparked by Samsung’s Newly-Revealed 800 MB/s microSD Cards

    https://wccftech.com/switch-2-storage-samsung-sd-express-micrso-sd-cards-800-mb-s/

    “For the first time in the industry, Samsung has introduced a new high-performance microSD card based on the SD Express interface. The development was the result of a successful collaboration with a customer to create a custom product.”

    It could be Nintendo. Either way, Switch 2 would benefit from using these.



  • #3233
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,629 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    AMD bid “hard” to power the Nintendo Switch 2, apparently

    https://www.pcgamesn.com/amd/nintendo-switch-2

    Part of the story.

    "According to Nvidia sources speaking to YouTuber Moore’s Law Is Dead, “AMD bid against [Nvidia] HARD for the Switch 2 btw, but ended up losing the bid.” They also shared some details on the potential technical makeup for the handheld, claiming that “Switch 2 silicon has been done since late 2022.”

    More concretely, however, the source states that a Digital Foundry exploration of the Nvidia T239 processor is “an almost entirely correct summary of what is true about the silicon in Switch 2.” If true, this would give the next Nintendo handheld access to DLSS Super Resolution but features like DLSS Frame Generation would be out of reach."

    It's an interesting read.



  • #3234
    RobbingBandit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,255 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


    Currys stocking Unicorn Overlord on Friday seem to be only shop that will have it in Dublin.

    Post edited by RobbingBandit on


  • #3235
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,629 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    MARIO DAY | Something is coming | LEGO Super Mario

    https://youtube.com/watch?v=8vsfY1pXm6A

    Save the date of March 9 for an exciting LEGO Super Mario event! Mario Day is coming, and it seems like something more is on the way...




  • #3236
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,629 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    Mario Through the Years - A Mar10 Day Celebration

    https://youtube.com/watch?v=gCVsOazdg24

    Press start on Mar10 Day and join us on a journey through some of Mario’s adventures over the years.



  • #3237
    mrcheez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,024 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    missing loads in that... Mario Galaxy? Super Mario Land?



  • #3238
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,666 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121856113#Comment_121856113

    I suppose it's the Mario titles that are available on the Switch, would that be it?



  • #3239
    Ol' Donie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,724 ✭✭✭✭Ol' Donie


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121858460#Comment_121858460

    Thought that too, then I remembered Mario 3d Allstars.



  • #3240
    Fysh
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 11,096 Mod ✭✭✭✭Fysh


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121859266#Comment_121859266

    It's not available to buy (at least, not new) though. Which remains one of the sillier decisions they've made, IMO. (Another one being not releasing SMG2 either as part of it or as DLC, but there you go...)



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  • #3241
    Fysh
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 11,096 Mod ✭✭✭✭Fysh


    I saw this video linked elsewhere and thought that it's a pretty interesting demonstration of a bonkers idea - making an N64 work with a VR headset. It's the same person who was developing the Portal 64 demake earlier this year.

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ha3fDU-1wHk




  • #3242
    mrcheez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,024 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    DK1 and Powerglove ... all sorts of retro going on, love it



  • #3243
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,629 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1766501550812238332

    Celebrating MARIO DAY with LEGO Super Mario

    https://youtube.com/watch?v=LSDD_C06gtY

    There's a few different Mario sets and ends with the LEGO Mario Kart teaser.

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  • #3244
    SuperBowserWorld
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,790 ✭✭✭SuperBowserWorld


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121859564#Comment_121859564

    I think SMG2 would be painful with Switch controllers as there are levels where you have to control the characters and use the Wiimote pointer for Yoshi's tongue very quickly and precisely. I think in SMG1 the pointer is for a lot more sedate and optional things.



  • #3245
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,629 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/1766816369352323206


    https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/1766816374444208524


    https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/1766811966914416766

    The Super Mario Bros Movie sequel will release in April 2026.

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    Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door releases on 23rd May 2024.

    IMG_20240310_184338.jpg

    Luigi's Mansion 2 releases on 27th June 2024.



  • #3246
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    The 1000 year door is the good one people rave about, right?



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  • #3247
    Mr E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55,560 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    @pixelburp Yup!



  • #3248
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,666 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    I think I sold my copy of Thousand Year Door for the GC for a squillion dollars



  • #3249
    OwaynOTT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,586 ✭✭✭✭OwaynOTT


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121876630#Comment_121876630

    Me too so defo getting the switch version. Sell that for only maybe a million dollars in 20 years then



  • #3250
    Doodah7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,792 ✭✭✭Doodah7


    Another person who foolishly sold their copy of Thousand Year Door...



  • #3251
    Mr.Saturn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,992 ✭✭✭Mr.Saturn


    Found mine in 2011-2012 in the short-lived (and generally overpriced) 3D Games on Grafton St for 15 quid. Nerve-wracking experience as I waited for them to cop they'd mispriced it but gotta away with it and spent the next week playing it non-stop until I rolled the credits. Had no idea the prices it was now commanding until I saw it on protected display in CEX for 170.

    Will likely hang on to the original even after getting the Switch remaster, as it already looks like there's going to be some edits, exclusions and updates that'll render it a relatively distinct experience from its Gamecube origins.

    3D Games later got their own back on me by selling me a bunch of fake GBA games.



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