Some games are only struggling because of rushed releases and, as a result, very poorly optimised code (which hastily released patches have mostly corrected).

Kind of surprising there isn't the option to force games to run in handheld mode even when docked. In cases where handheld mode has smoother performance but lower resolution, it might be preferable to have the option of just sticking that on your telly instead of switching modes.

Completing Mario...without jumping
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017- ... ut-jumping

I haven't read that article yet but the whole idea of completing the game like that, blows my mind.

Gngh this is lovely (in waxed canvas)

https://www.sfbags.com/products/nintendo-switch-pouch

And I want a Pro controller and a memory card and...

It depends how you play the Switch but the pro controller is lovely. Apparently the new version that came out with Xenoblade chronicles 2 improves the D pad slightly so that's worth bearing in mind of you do buy one.

I’m amazed you don’t have a memory card knocking about. There must be drawers in your gaff sponsored by RadioShack

This thing is lovely. And I haven’t even started up 50% of my games yet.

I have a number of SDCards for the camera but no spare microSD (which the Switch takes) bigger than a few gig. In fact I only own one in total, which is the 128 GB one in my Note. But that probably needs to stay there.

There's a surprising amount of built-in storage, although I'm not sure how much of that Mario Kart might have taken up? I'm not seeing the need to get a card for it in the immediate future.

The Switch has broken the US record for the fastest selling console ever, with 4.8 million units sold in just 10 months, Nintendo says. That shatters the previous record of 4 million US sales in the same time, also held by Nintendo with the Wii. Switch sales first opened on March 3rd, 2017, and it looks like strong holiday sales pushed the Switch over the top.

It's lovely, but I've had to pause playing as my hands are cramping up using the tiny controllers. Which is not good. It might just be a temporary thing, but my hands have not fully recovered even after 3 days of no playing.

Have you tried the 'block' thing that the controllers connect to ?

That basically is around the size of a 360 controller and I much prefer that to having them separate

That looks really good for £25!

My Kids got a switch for Christmas, we have Mario Kart and Odyssey, and 2 extra mini cons.

It's lovely, but I've had to pause playing as my hands are cramping up using the tiny controllers. Which is not good. It might just be a temporary thing, but my hands have not fully recovered even after 3 days of no playing.

Wired? I'm out

Or the Hori. I find that quite comfortable and they're pretty cheap.

My Kids got a switch for Christmas, we have Mario Kart and Odyssey, and 2 extra mini cons.

It's lovely, but I've had to pause playing as my hands are cramping up using the tiny controllers. Which is not good. It might just be a temporary thing, but my hands have not fully recovered even after 3 days of no playing.

In fairness, it's kind of shit that a controller for a console is ergonomically bad in this day and age. Having to adopt Third party work arounds isn't great.

In fairness, it’s hard to imagine how the JoyCons could be much more ergonomic and still be portable. And the shell thing that turns them into a pad is fine. It’s a lot more comfortable than any classic (say, pre-Dreamcast) pad was.

In fairness, it's kind of shit that a controller for a console is ergonomically bad in this day and age. Having to adopt Third party work arounds isn't great.

Hell, it's arguably even worse to have to buy a first party solution because then they're benefiting from their own bad design.