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First thoughts:

It's so effin' cute. Love the joy cons, love it in both handheld and tabletop mode. Haven't tried it with a TV yet as there isn't one in the house yet. It's both bigger and smaller than I expected, which isn't possible I guess, but it is.

Slight niggles: the wrist straps are very tricky to get off once you've put them on, and the release buttons don't actually do anything to assist in this mode. You just have to make sure they're unlocked and pull hard, which I didn't want to do in case I broke them.

Also I understand why the charging port is on the bottom, but it makes playing in tabletop mode while charging impossible.

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Mario is pretty joyous so far. Apart from that, Zelda, Splatoon 2 and Mario Kart, what should I be looking out for. I see NBA Playgrounds is 50% off at the moment, any good? Can I justify triple-dipping on Rocket League?

Is anyone going to pay £20 a year to play online?

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Haven't tried it with a TV yet as there isn't one in the house yet.


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Haven't tried it with a TV yet as there isn't one in the house yet.


Yeah, you definitely haven't moved in yet.

We raced to completion! Nothing about moving in. I completed way before Joans and he's just sad he can't complete yet.

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Mario is pretty joyous so far. Apart from that, Zelda, Splatoon 2 and Mario Kart, what should I be looking out for. I see NBA Playgrounds is 50% off at the moment, any good? Can I justify triple-dipping on Rocket League?

Is anyone going to pay £20 a year to play online?

Ahahah.

I didn't even bother setting up an online account on my switch, such is the general patheticness of Nintendos online offering.


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Mario is pretty joyous so far. Apart from that, Zelda, Splatoon 2 and Mario Kart, what should I be looking out for. I see NBA Playgrounds is 50% off at the moment, any good? Can I justify triple-dipping on Rocket League?

Is anyone going to pay £20 a year to play online?


They haven't announced any details but from what I remember, there were rumours of Nintendo giving you old games to play while you were subscribed to their online service. I'm a sucker for Nintendo too so of course I'll pay!

From the games you mentioned, Zelda is a must buy to start you off. It's glorious.


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Thanks, but I said "apart from" because of course I'll be getting Zelda, MK8 and Splat2.

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Thanks, but I said "apart from" because of course I'll be getting Zelda, MK8 and Splat2.


So you did! Sorry, it's just automatic that I only read 33% of what you post. :kiss:


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Slight niggles: the wrist straps are very tricky to get off once you've put them on, and the release buttons don't actually do anything to assist in this mode. You just have to make sure they're unlocked and pull hard, which I didn't want to do in case I broke them.

Solve this problem by not using the wrist straps.

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Slight niggles: the wrist straps are very tricky to get off once you've put them on, and the release buttons don't actually do anything to assist in this mode. You just have to make sure they're unlocked and pull hard, which I didn't want to do in case I broke them.

Solve this problem by not using the wrist straps.

I guess you need them for some two player games as it gives you extra shoulder buttons.

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And you'll need them while playing 1-2 Switch.. You are getting 1-2 Switch, right?


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Slight niggles: the wrist straps are very tricky to get off once you've put them on, and the release buttons don't actually do anything to assist in this mode. You just have to make sure they're unlocked and pull hard, which I didn't want to do in case I broke them.

Solve this problem by not using the wrist straps.

I guess you need them for some two player games as it gives you extra shoulder buttons.


Sorry, I thought you literally meant the strap that goes on your wrist, rather than the buttons themselves (which I do use, but without putting my wrist in the thingy)

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Slight niggles: the wrist straps are very tricky to get off once you've put them on, and the release buttons don't actually do anything to assist in this mode. You just have to make sure they're unlocked and pull hard, which I didn't want to do in case I broke them.

Solve this problem by not using the wrist straps.

I guess you need them for some two player games as it gives you extra shoulder buttons.


Sorry, I thought you literally meant the strap that goes on your wrist, rather than the buttons themselves (which I do use, but without putting my wrist in the thingy)

I can see how it would be confusing - the whole device is called the joy con wrist strap.

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Mario is pretty joyous so far. Apart from that, Zelda, Splatoon 2 and Mario Kart, what should I be looking out for.

Mario+Rabbids?


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And you'll need them while playing 1-2 Switch.. You are getting 1-2 Switch, right?

Lazy web me. What kind of game is it?

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And you'll need them while playing 1-2 Switch.. You are getting 1-2 Switch, right?

Lazy web me. What kind of game is it?

XCOM

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Mario is pretty joyous so far. Apart from that, Zelda, Splatoon 2 and Mario Kart, what should I be looking out for.

Mario+Rabbids?

Not sure. Will have to investigate. I should probably read some game reviews.

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Mario+Rabbids?

Not sure. Will have to investigate. I should probably read some game reviews.


I haven't played much yet -- Odessey is eating my time -- but this seems very fair based on what I've seen http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017- ... tle-review

Also this is very charming: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018- ... io-rabbids


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And you'll need them while playing 1-2 Switch.. You are getting 1-2 Switch, right?

Lazy web me. What kind of game is it?


It's a party game. Great fun for showing off the Switch and the controllers but it is of limited longevity. Only get it if it's cheap I reckon.


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Lonewolves wrote:
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Mario is pretty joyous so far. Apart from that, Zelda, Splatoon 2 and Mario Kart, what should I be looking out for.

Mario+Rabbids?

Not sure. Will have to investigate. I should probably read some game reviews.

This looked interesting enough for me to keep it, but thanks to Mario Odyssey, I've not even opened it yet.


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Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
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Mario+Rabbids?

Not sure. Will have to investigate. I should probably read some game reviews.


I haven't played much yet -- Odessey is eating my time -- but this seems very fair based on what I've seen http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017- ... tle-review

Also this is very charming: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018- ... io-rabbids

Interest piqued!

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And you'll need them while playing 1-2 Switch.. You are getting 1-2 Switch, right?

Lazy web me. What kind of game is it?


It's a party game. Great fun for showing off the Switch and the controllers but it is of limited longevity. Only get it if it's cheap I reckon.

Maybe. I got a few of those for the Wii and Wii U and barely played them.

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Nintendo have just announced Nintendo Labo. It's cardboard toys that you can make that will interact with the Joy con's. It looks really interesting!


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Mario is pretty joyous so far. Apart from that, Zelda, Splatoon 2 and Mario Kart, what should I be looking out for. I see NBA Playgrounds is 50% off at the moment, any good? Can I justify triple-dipping on Rocket League?

Is anyone going to pay £20 a year to play online?


welcome Myppie!

Online is very stable but limited... splatoon 2 needs online, and mario kart now bores me if not online (good feature, if you wi9n 150cc cups in now lets you win the others o you don't have to play them)

Tiple dipping on rocketleague: docked looking very basis... but the ability to play in online is glorious (and it was discounted recently, so theni it's ok).. 1-2 switch fun as well (but not for 50 pounds)...

and Arms.. get arms!

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sort of cheered uip this windy day this concept, completely unexpected.. had hoped for slightly cheaper, but i guess that was expected (L60)
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You'll be able to buy the games separately on a single game card/cartridge and the templates for the cardboard will be made available as free downloads for you to make up the parts yourself. You will though also need to provide your own string and rubber bands. :) I can just imagine this being covered on Blue Peter ........


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You'll be able to buy the games separately on a single game card/cartridge and the templates for the cardboard will be made available as free downloads for you to make up the parts yourself. You will though also need to provide your own string and rubber bands. :) I can just imagine this being covered on Blue Peter ........


I've just read that this is apparently, not true. They won't be offering the templates to download.


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You'll be able to buy the games separately on a single game card/cartridge and the templates for the cardboard will be made available as free downloads for you to make up the parts yourself. You will though also need to provide your own string and rubber bands. :) I can just imagine this being covered on Blue Peter ........


I've just read that this is apparently, not true. They won't be offering the templates to download.


Really? I must check on that.

Edit: you're right. What a bummer:

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And if one person scans the prints they're available, aren't they? (and won't they make it available in the shop then?)

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I get RSI just looking at the joycons.

I'm waiting till they make a home console version that comes with a pro controller.


This is madness. Just think of it as the most comfortable portable ever made that also happens to have TV out.

The Switch is DS levels of good.

I'm really starting to think it may become my favourite console ever made. It's at the very least, the best first year of any console ever.

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I get RSI just looking at the joycons.

I'm waiting till they make a home console version that comes with a pro controller.


This is madness. Just think of it as the most comfortable portable ever made that also happens to have TV out.

Its still monstrously uncomfortable.


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The games will still be as good when they make a version of it that is just a home console that comes with a proper controller. I played Zelda on the Wii U anyway. I will obviously eventually get one, but for Nintendo's last three handhelds I have always bought the initial revision, then ended up getting the much nicer revisions. I'm happy to wait this time.


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That's a fair shout. It's what I used to do. This is the first Nintendo home console I've ever bought in the year of release and I'm very happy.

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There were 4 games that I was interested in when I bought it. I've got (and completed) mario, rabbis meet Mario is soon to be got.

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I get RSI just looking at the joycons.

I'm waiting till they make a home console version that comes with a pro controller.


This is madness. Just think of it as the most comfortable portable ever made that also happens to have TV out.

The Switch is DS levels of good.

I'm really starting to think it may become my favourite console ever made. It's at the very least, the best first year of any console ever.


So it's slightly less unconfortable than the DS lite?

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I’d love to know what people are playing on the Switch to make them gush about how brilliant it is and it’s the best console eva.

Mario, sure.
Zelda, well I played that on the WiiU.
Splatoon 2, is Splatoon on the WiiU again.
Mario Kart, is Mario Kart on the WiiU again.
Lots of the indie games are available on other systems.

So what exactly should I be playing on the Switch that I can’t experience elsewhere to make me gurn over it too?


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Golf Story, Arms, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 & Mario + Rabbids would be the main other games on my list.


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I’d love to know what people are playing on the Switch to make them gush about how brilliant it is and it’s the best console eva.

Mario, sure.
Zelda, well I played that on the WiiU.
Splatoon 2, is Splatoon on the WiiU again.
Mario Kart, is Mario Kart on the WiiU again.
Lots of the indie games are available on other systems.

So what exactly should I be playing on the Switch that I can’t experience elsewhere to make me gurn over it too?


I think the big thing is the portability aspect, like playing those indie games that exist on other systems on the go. Because if not, I don't see the big deal about it.


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Lots of the indie games are available on other systems.


Don't forget the portability of the Switch - many people are re-buying ports of older games simply because they prefer to play the game on the go (or on the toilet!) even though they may often already own the same game on the PC, PS4, etc. I see many people state that they already have Dark Souls (for example) but really want to buy it on the Switch because they can then play it on the go. Stardew Valley is another - many say that it's a perfect match for the Switch because the "in game" days are about 14 or 15 minutes long so they can play a couple of days while on a break, sitting in the car waiting for someone, before going to bed, and so on.

The portability is a huge selling point for the Switch, even people who thought they would only play it docked are finding that they want to play it as a handheld because of the flexibility that it offers.


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My Switch is docked 99% of the time. Although some of the games are available on other console formats, I don't own any of those, so although I own games like Rocket League and Binding of Isaac on the PC, it's nice to put my feet up and play them on a console on a big TV. I think the appeal of the Switch for me is that there's more potential to have different games from the usual FPS and driving games that you get on the Xbox and PS4 (generalising, I know).

If they decide to add Netflix to it too eventually, then it'd probably get a lot of use as a handheld here too, as it'd be handy for watching stuff in bed.

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Golf Story, Arms, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 & Mario + Rabbids would be the main other games on my list.


yeah, basically that.. the flexibility, and the super fast interface.... How it brings the advantages of a handheld to a console... the continue where you were immediately really changed my gaming.... otherwise i would never have spent so much time on mario

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 Post subject: Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX")
PostPosted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 15:06 
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And yet, the price of the games puts me off completely. It's a great concept, but until Nintendo starts pricing their games more reasonably (or at least making them cheaper, faster), there's no way i'm going to buy one.


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 Post subject: Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX")
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I have to agree with RuySan. Given the price of PC games, I'd pitch Mario and Zelda at around £40 max. 1-2-Switch being the price it is is offensive considering the difference in quality.

I think there's also a Tetris game of some description that's £32!


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 Post subject: Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX")
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I completely agree regarding the prices, the problem is that as long as so many people are prepared to pay over the top prices for ports of old games (and that's despite them moaning about it) those prices will unfortunately remain high. Cost of game cards is also part of the problem. On the whole though i think that many publishers of Switch ports are simply being greedy.

Not all though - Stardew Valley for example (digital only) is a mere £10.99 and it's worth every penny (and more).


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