Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX")

TheVision · **Posted:** Thu Sep 03, 2020 14:53

Mario can have all my money after that. Brilliant!

romanista · **Posted:** Tue Sep 22, 2020 8:31

you guys alread playing Hades? https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/hades

and i have 3dmallstars now... especially mario 64 is looking better, always hated that inteligble text.. and amrio galaxy remains magic

romanista · **Posted:** Sat Sep 26, 2020 20:05

Herzog zwei now out..great tutorial made with Love

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 3734

Bought Mario Party in the eshop "sale" as I thought would be a good time with the kids, only to discover we can't use our third pad. Each player needs their own Joy-Con. Didn't realise every game was bloody motion controlled.

Finding it very hard to convince myself that Mario Party is worth the £30 game + £60 extra joycons outlay.

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

Huh, so some companies are now releasing games on the Switch but as streamed-only versions:

https://www.engadget.com/control-hitman ... 06591.html

I kind of thought a bigger deal would be made about this leading up to it, but it's just been sort of snuck out there.

romanista · **Posted:** Thu Oct 29, 2020 18:54

Findus Fop wrote:

Bought Mario Party in the eshop "sale" as I thought would be a good time with the kids, only to discover we can't use our third pad. Each player needs their own Joy-Con. Didn't realise every game was bloody motion controlled.

Finding it very hard to convince myself that Mario Party is worth the £30 game + £60 extra joycons outlay.

even worse, it doesn't work with the pro as well, even though that has motion controls..

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 3734

I see Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath has dropped down to impulse-buy territory of £8.99.

Has anyone played it on Switch? I adored it on Xbox, but the PS Vita version I played was pretty ropey.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Mon Nov 16, 2020 17:57

Whelp, I finally bought Mario + Rabbids after an eternity of mild temptations in repeat sales and gosh, it's pretty good! In fact after a few hours play I think I (whisper it) prefer it to XCOM. It's actually my first Mario game on the Switch too and wowsers, Mushroom Kingdom looks awful nice to run around in. For some reason it also looks fairly lush as a 1080p displayed on my 1440p with everything getting a sort of satisfyingly only-very-slightly-soft plasticine look. The main stumbling block on buying this was the Rabbids themselves, as I tend to loathe anything Minion style, but they actually translate well into this and there have been a few chucklesome moments thus far. The plot, such as it is, makes sense too.

Anyway, battles are brisk, fun and easy to restart if you realise you're going about things wrong. The jumpy-heady-movement mechanic is excellent and really opens up play, which probably has Firaxis mildly gnashing their teeth that they can't plausibly get hulking armoured resistance fighters in their game to jump on each others heads to flank snake-men and what-have. There's a nice exploration element too with light puzzling in order to pick up coins to upgrade weapons, and find hidden chests with bonus goodies. This works really well, as the puzzles fit seamlessly into the Mushroom Kingdom environment and you want to solve them just as part of exploration to see new vistas, to witness silly things going on and simply out of the simple joy of puzzle-solving. The fact that coins fly at you and chests open up is a happy bonus. Good lord, is this really a Ubisoft game where collecting things doesn't feel like gruelling treadmill work?

So yes. Mario + Rabbids is on sale today at £11 but the sale ends this very day, so if you're thinking of buying it I say snap it up now. It's good times.

TheVision · **Posted:** Mon Nov 16, 2020 19:36

I agree with Pete.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Tue Nov 17, 2020 0:12

Indee, I thunked it were great.

(I thought the donkey kong DLC were poo though)

NervousPete · **Posted:** Fri Nov 27, 2020 0:08

My first Nintendo related Autumn sale. Titles that are tempting me are Fire Emblem Three, Civ 6 and Link's Awakening. I've ruled out Xenoblade as I suspect that it would take a horrific amount of time. Any thoughts as to which one you'd go for, Beexer's? Any titles grabbing your fancy?

TheVision · **Posted:** Fri Nov 27, 2020 0:42

Links awakening every time for me.

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 3734

Also xcom 2, incl war of the chosen, for £15. I already own it on pc and PS4, but having it on a handheld is unmissable IMO. So I've bought it again.

romanista · **Posted:** Sat Nov 28, 2020 16:44

Bought mr driller drilland at 50% off. Really nice arcade game for that price. Loved the demo

Have got fire emblem. Great game but after i stoped playing the first week, it feels like a barrier to continue.

Am wondering if i should buy links awake ing. Love the graphics style but not a real zelda fan

TheVision · **Posted:** Tue Dec 01, 2020 1:24

There's new Switch firmware inbound which makes it easier to transfer images and videos to a mobile.

Quote:

Users can now transfer screenshots and videos from Album to their smart devices.

Users can wirelessly connect their smart devices to Nintendo Switch to transfer the screenshots and videos saved within their Album.
For screenshots, users can transfer a maximum of 10 screenshots and 1 video capture at once.
*To connect, users must use their smart device to scan the QR Code displayed on the Nintendo Switch screen.
For more information, please refer to the Nintendo Support website.
*“QR Code” is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED.

A new Copy to a Computer via USB Connection feature was added under System Settings > Data Management > Manage Screenshots and Videos.

Users can use a USB cable to connect Nintendo Switch to their computers to copy the screenshots and videos saved under Album.
* A USB charging cable [model HAC-010] or a USB-IF certified USB cable that supports data transfer is required to connect to a computer.
For more information, please refer to the Nintendo Support website.
* Connection via the Nintendo Switch dock is not supported. Please connect the Nintendo Switch system directly to the computer.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 22526

Just tried it, and it works very well!

NervousPete · **Posted:** Wed Dec 02, 2020 19:13

Hullo all.

Has anyone had trouble with their left joy-con not fully charging? Mine will only charge to half full. Tried all sorts of reset / sync fixes suggested online but no luck. I think it might be faulty and I might have to send it back. Tchaw.

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 3734

Amiibos. What's the crack with amiibos? Mini fop has requested one for Xmas and I can't make head nor tail of their utility . Pointless tat?

romanista · **Posted:** Wed Dec 02, 2020 21:31

Well for some games theydo nice things, like nimal corssing makes you invite the camping guess. In smash it serves as a savecontainer, to develop a character

But the highlight of the system was around 2015 and the wiiu

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 3734

romanista wrote:

Well for some games theydo nice things, like nimal corssing makes you invite the camping guess. In smash it serves as a savecontainer, to develop a character

But the highlight of the system was around 2015 and the wiiu

Cheers! Think I'd rather save pennies and get the Mario Kart AR for the finite yet charming fun that would serve up.

TheVision · **Posted:** Wed Dec 02, 2020 23:35

If there was a choice, I'd go for the Mario Kart VR.

It is however, about 6 or 7 times more expensive than an Amiibo.

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 3734

TheVision wrote:

If there was a choice, I'd go for the Mario Kart VR.

It is however, about 6 or 7 times more expensive than an Amiibo.

Oh indeed. It's a lot of saving the pennies needed to scale up from amiibo to the mario kart thing. Could have a useless amiibo army for that price.

TheVision · **Posted:** Thu Dec 03, 2020 9:41

Yep, that Mario Kart looks ace.. I'm sure she'll have loads of fun with it.

It's not the same, but if she's just after the Amiibo functionality you can get Amiibo cards off Aliexpress or Wish. I bought a set that works with Zelda: Breath of the Wild and they work perfectly.

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 3734

TheVision wrote:

Yep, that Mario Kart looks ace.. I'm sure she'll have loads of fun with it.

It's not the same, but if she's just after the Amiibo functionality you can get Amiibo cards off Aliexpress or Wish. I bought a set that works with Zelda: Breath of the Wild and they work perfectly.

Nice! That's very good to know. So essentially Amiibo's give access to exclusive DLC, enabled either by a card or a statue. Starting to make more sense.

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11893

We managed to get amiibos working by naughtily downloading files and using an android phone to write some cheap NFC tags from Amazon.

Got the animal crossing set and the Lego dimensions set ready to tag whenever we need to invite a new camper or play a new level respectively.

Obvs this is not true for any policemen reading

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 3734

Mr Russell wrote:

We managed to get amiibos working by naughtily downloading files and using an android phone to write some cheap NFC tags from Amazon.

Got the animal crossing set and the Lego dimensions set ready to tag whenever we need to invite a new camper or play a new level respectively.

Obvs this is not true for any policemen reading

Want amiibos, yeah? Three for a tenner.

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11893

Findus Fop wrote:

Mr Russell wrote:

We managed to get amiibos working by naughtily downloading files and using an android phone to write some cheap NFC tags from Amazon.

Got the animal crossing set and the Lego dimensions set ready to tag whenever we need to invite a new camper or play a new level respectively.

Obvs this is not true for any policemen reading

Want amiibos, yeah? Three for a tenner.

If you are willing to be naughty (like we weren't officer) the cost is more like 10 for £3

myp · **Posted:** Thu Dec 03, 2020 18:13

Mr Russell wrote:

Findus Fop wrote:

Mr Russell wrote:

We managed to get amiibos working by naughtily downloading files and using an android phone to write some cheap NFC tags from Amazon.

Got the animal crossing set and the Lego dimensions set ready to tag whenever we need to invite a new camper or play a new level respectively.

Obvs this is not true for any policemen reading

Want amiibos, yeah? Three for a tenner.

If you are willing to be naughty (like we weren't officer) the cost is more like 10 for £3

I don’t really see the point. The models are really nice but the stuff you get in-game from the NFC chips is largely pointless fluff.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 22526

Tell that to the ten Squirrel residents of Sheppey Island.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Dec 03, 2020 18:33

You’re yukking a yum!

Dimrill · **Posted:** Thu Dec 03, 2020 18:33

You got rid of Broocxoococolclcooloi? He was great!

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 22526

I did. But I can get him back any time because I have his Amiibo

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 3734

Fans of charming things could do worse than buy Horace for a quid.

https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/Horace-1851819.html

romanista · **Posted:** Tue Dec 22, 2020 22:58

So that red Nintendo Switch Icon on the main menu is a bit ugly (why is it not in style with the others), but what does it do.. often it gives a blue dot like there is news, but It is just a little overview of your status, (and a commercial when you're not yet a subscriber) is it? or am I missing something?

TheVision · **Posted:** Tue Dec 22, 2020 23:05

I had a little dot which made me aware of free stuff in Smash Bros.

sdg · **Posted:** Wed Dec 23, 2020 1:37

Has anyone played Stardew Valley since the update? I’m tempted to pick it up again but I don’t know if I’d be able to tear myself away once I got started!

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 22526

Ooh, what’s the update? I haven’t played in a long while. Since Animal Crossing came out. Gosh... I can’t even remember what platform
I have it on

GazChap · **Posted:** Wed Dec 23, 2020 8:38

The update is only out on PC at the mo, should be on consoles early next year.

The list of changes and new things is seriously impressive for a free update.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 22526

Ah, I definitely didn’t have it on PC, so mine must be on PS4. I think, for some reason, it wasn’t Switch that we got it on.

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11893

Mimi wrote:

Ah, I definitely didn’t have it on PC, so mine must be on PS4. I think, for some reason, it wasn’t Switch that we got it on.

We have it on PS4 which is why you haven't been able to get a look in with Darwin playing LEGO Jurassic World

sdg · **Posted:** Wed Dec 23, 2020 9:44

GazChap wrote:

The update is only out on PC at the mo, should be on consoles early next year.

The list of changes and new things is seriously impressive for a free update.

I hadn’t realised, that’s good though. It reduces the risk of me being divorced during the Christmas holidays.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 22526

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Dec 23, 2020 10:17

sdg wrote:

GazChap wrote:

The update is only out on PC at the mo, should be on consoles early next year.

The list of changes and new things is seriously impressive for a free update.

I hadn’t realised, that’s good though. It reduces the risk of me being divorced during the Christmas holidays.

...you'd have more D&D time though, just saying... :luv:

devilman · **Posted:** Wed Dec 23, 2020 10:29

Mimi wrote:

Ooh, what’s the update? I haven’t played in a long while. Since Animal Crossing came out. Gosh... I can’t even remember what platform
I have it on

A friend of mine bought me the Switch version a couple of days ago as an early Christmas present, so that might be might next addiction.

romanista · **Posted:** Wed Dec 23, 2020 11:04

I bought it recently for my daughter, but a bit to much English text for her to play by herself

(and for myself It felt as if I had to go through a lot of startup phase before coming to the point where I would enjoy it, but perhaps I should give it another go

sdg · **Posted:** Wed Dec 23, 2020 11:09

Zardoz wrote:

sdg wrote:

GazChap wrote:

The update is only out on PC at the mo, should be on consoles early next year.

The list of changes and new things is seriously impressive for a free update.

I hadn’t realised, that’s good though. It reduces the risk of me being divorced during the Christmas holidays.

...you'd have more D&D time though, just saying... :luv:

It’s a win win!

romanista · **Posted:** Tue Jan 05, 2021 9:13

Zelda uses Miis for NPCs.. lovely bit of info https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021 ... s-for-npcs

romanista · **Posted:** Wed Jan 13, 2021 17:58

bowser's fury looking good
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/ ... _explained

bit dissapointing if online is just with friends

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