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| Author: | Hero of Excellence [ Thu Jan 19, 2017 14:31 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
Satsuma wrote: http://nintendotoday.com/switch-app-matchmaking/ You fucking what, mate?! Voice chat and "matchmaking and lobbies" are done via a phone app?! That and paid online, and expensive games, and not being able to use your existing controllers for multiplayer... Nintendo seems intent to make the Switch worse than the Wii U in every way. 
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| Author: | Cras [ Thu Jan 19, 2017 14:33 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
Nintendo in comedy online efforts shocker |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Thu Jan 19, 2017 14:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
I'm guessing that the phone app won't be available on the Windows Phone either. Oh well, voice chat in games is overrated anyway. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Thu Jan 19, 2017 14:53 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
If you have to use your phones anyway, you could just use WhatsApp. |
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| Author: | Hero of Excellence [ Thu Jan 19, 2017 15:04 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
Cras wrote: Nintendo in comedy online efforts shocker Depressingy, as they were getting better with that with the Wii U – usernames instead of "friend codes", stable multiplayer for games like Mario Kart 8, some movement towards a proper account system. The Wii U working with the popular streaming services was a decent bonus too. Don't get me wrong, I realise Nintendo are crap at online, but I didn't think that they'd be that crap. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Thu Jan 19, 2017 15:05 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
Grim... wrote: If you have to use your phones anyway, you could just use WhatsApp. At first I thought this was a good idea but then I wondered how you'd play with strangers? You'd have to get their mobile numbers somehow... Perhaps Nintendo can release an app to help with this? |
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| Author: | Bobbyaro [ Thu Jan 19, 2017 15:09 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
Maybe Nintendo are planning on releasing a phone that uses a similar architecture and plays all the old games as standard and has all these things built in. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Thu Jan 19, 2017 15:16 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
Bobbyaro wrote: Maybe Nintendo are planning on releasing a phone that uses a similar architecture and plays all the old games as standard and has all these things built in. A Nintendo phone? That'll probably be supported less than the Windows phone but still.... Where do I sign up and to whom do I send my money? |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Thu Jan 19, 2017 15:17 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
TheVision wrote: Bobbyaro wrote: Maybe Nintendo are planning on releasing a phone that uses a similar architecture and plays all the old games as standard and has all these things built in. A Nintendo phone? That'll probably be supported less than the Windows phone but still.... Where do I sign up and to whom do I send my money? I'll take your money! |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Thu Jan 19, 2017 15:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
TheVision wrote: Grim... wrote: If you have to use your phones anyway, you could just use WhatsApp. At first I thought this was a good idea but then I wondered how you'd play with strangers? You'd have to get their mobile numbers somehow... Perhaps Nintendo can release an app to help with this? Oh yeah, point. I don't really play with strangers, so I didn't consider it. |
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| Author: | LewieP [ Thu Jan 19, 2017 16:30 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
I'm not sure Nintendo will support voice chat with strangers anyway. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Thu Jan 19, 2017 18:56 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
Oh my - it seems like the Wii version of Super Mario Bros. is actually a pirated ROM that they got off the Internet and used 
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Thu Jan 19, 2017 19:38 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
Grim... wrote: They often don't output as many channels as they get in, because everything is terrible. HDMI carries a lot of sound signals that don't fit (bandwidth wise) down an optical cable, so at least sometimes when this happens there's a good reason. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Thu Jan 19, 2017 19:43 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
Grim... wrote: Oh my - it seems like the Wii version of Super Mario Bros. is actually a pirated ROM that they got off the Internet and used That was the 20th or 25th anniversary edition wasn't it? That was a pretty rubbish celebration of Mario really. |
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| Author: | LewieP [ Fri Jan 20, 2017 9:16 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
£40 for Zelda http://savygamer.co.uk/2017/01/20/the-l ... tch-40-10/ Only available at that price today. |
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| Author: | markg [ Fri Jan 20, 2017 10:05 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
Doctor Glyndwr wrote: Grim... wrote: They often don't output as many channels as they get in, because everything is terrible. HDMI carries a lot of sound signals that don't fit (bandwidth wise) down an optical cable, so at least sometimes when this happens there's a good reason. I always thought optical cables had massively more bandwidth than wires. Why else did they ever even bother with optical cables? |
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| Author: | Nik [ Fri Jan 20, 2017 10:28 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
markg wrote: Doctor Glyndwr wrote: Grim... wrote: They often don't output as many channels as they get in, because everything is terrible. HDMI carries a lot of sound signals that don't fit (bandwidth wise) down an optical cable, so at least sometimes when this happens there's a good reason. I always thought optical cables had massively more bandwidth than wires. Why else did they ever even bother with optical cables? I've a suspicion it was because they looked cool.  IIRC optical can carry stereo PCM uncompressed (i.e. CD quality), but for multi-channel, it has to be compressed (e.g. Dolby Digital, DTS). If you have an amplifier that supports it, HDMI is the way to go. E.g. I can play 5.1 FLAC or WAV files from my PC or laptop into my amp, without having to encode them to to DD/DTS, and can play Blu Rays with uncompressed 5.1 soundtracks. (Not saying I can always tell the difference between PCM and DTS-MA, mind you, but that's my ears/brain at fault, rather than my cables.) |
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| Author: | Bobbyaro [ Fri Jan 20, 2017 10:50 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
You need optical ears |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Fri Jan 20, 2017 10:55 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
If you have to compress/decompress it's best to have your cables running down slightly from the source to the amp to decrease lag. |
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| Author: | Mr Russell [ Fri Jan 20, 2017 11:02 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
Zardoz wrote: If you have to compress/decompress it's best to have your cables running down slightly from the source to the amp to decrease lag. For the gravity assist? |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Fri Jan 20, 2017 11:08 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
Absolutely. A little vaseline on your banana plugs helps too. |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:10 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
Want to look at the Switch OS? You boring dick. Oh alright, here it is. https://vid.me/oQkO |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:13 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
I've resisted all these videos and gifs so far because I want it to be exciting and new when I get mine. Next week I'll be able to say that the Switch is out next week! Exciting... I just need to pay for the damn thing first. |
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| Author: | Mr Dave [ Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:14 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
Satsuma wrote: No, it'll probably make me despair. Nintendo haven't made a decent front end. Ever. (if I could just turn off the sodding music, it might make me less pushed off. ) |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:20 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
Mr Dave wrote: Nintendo haven't made a decent front end. Ever. (if I could just turn off the sodding music, it might make me less pushed off. ) The Gamecube front end was ace and the music made it even better! |
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| Author: | Mr Dave [ Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:23 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
TheVision wrote: Mr Dave wrote: Nintendo haven't made a decent front end. Ever. (if I could just turn off the sodding music, it might make me less pushed off. ) The Gamecube front end was ace and the music made it even better! Given how we low updates usually are on the wii/wiiu/3ds making it play some kiddy plinky - plonky muzak whole doing it was... Less than great. |
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| Author: | devilman [ Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:31 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
TheVision wrote: Mr Dave wrote: Nintendo haven't made a decent front end. Ever. (if I could just turn off the sodding music, it might make me less pushed off. ) The Gamecube front end was ace and the music made it even better! And don't forget the hidden music too |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:40 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
See? Brilliant! I like the 3DS music too.... and the Wii music. It's something different isn't it? I'd take the 3DS front end over the Xbox One front end any day so there is that. |
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| Author: | LewieP [ Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:59 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
https://youtu.be/VlmDPC6ai4Y edit: also https://youtu.be/rjEsXf3SJ6o |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Fri Feb 17, 2017 11:07 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
devilman wrote: TheVision wrote: Mr Dave wrote: Nintendo haven't made a decent front end. Ever. (if I could just turn off the sodding music, it might make me less pushed off. ) The Gamecube front end was ace and the music made it even better! And don't forget the hidden music too Well I've learnt something new today. That was great. Anyway, I'm not a fanboy or nowt but I much prefer the plinky poorly Wii/WiiU music on the home page and stores etc than the PlayStation. Sony should offer choons with their shit themes (looking at you The Last Guardian) (TLG music would be awesome on the home page.) |
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| Author: | myp [ Fri Feb 17, 2017 11:10 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
Calm down, fanboy! |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Fri Feb 17, 2017 11:11 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
Shut it, you dirty fanboy. |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Fri Feb 17, 2017 11:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
Menus and interfaces should be silent apart from a tiny, subtle, preferably haptic feedback response to selections |
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| Author: | Mr Dave [ Fri Feb 17, 2017 11:34 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
DavPaz wrote: Menus and interfaces should be silent apart from a tiny, subtle, preferably haptic feedback response to selections Indeed. Although I don't mind that they chose to have kiddy music, I do mind that they don't give you an option to mute it without muting everything. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Fri Feb 17, 2017 12:10 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
Look at the state of you. |
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| Author: | Mr Dave [ Fri Feb 17, 2017 12:10 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
Zardoz wrote: Look at the state of you. Starless. |
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| Author: | LewieP [ Fri Feb 17, 2017 14:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
http://savygamer.co.uk/2017/02/17/1-2-s ... itch-1-99/ |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Feb 17, 2017 15:46 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
Satsuma wrote: Huh. It's quite a lot smaller than I thought it would be. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Fri Feb 17, 2017 18:58 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
Grim... wrote: Huh. It's quite a lot smaller than I thought it would be. I don't do these often... but, Title. |
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| Author: | Findus Fop [ Fri Feb 17, 2017 19:25 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
TheVision wrote: Grim... wrote: Huh. It's quite a lot smaller than I thought it would be. I don't do these often Title |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Tue Feb 21, 2017 10:16 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
Quote: Of the anticipated launch titles, Dragon Quest Heroes I + II is the full 32GB, but given the OS size, even Nintendo’s site states that the game cannot be downloaded to the internal memory and will require use of an external SD card. 32GB on a games console just seems crazy these days with all the downloading, patches and updates to games and even the OS over time. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Tue Feb 21, 2017 10:24 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
It does indeed seem crazy and the Switch will be limited by the size of a memory card as you won't be able to plug an external hard drive into it. What size do SD cards go up to now? I've seen a 200gig on Twitter this morning but that was £70! Only slightly better than the Vita memory card situation. |
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| Author: | myp [ Tue Feb 21, 2017 10:28 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
In a way it's shit but at least they're using a standard card unlike Sony. I guess it's somewhat future proof though as you can just get a 1TB card in 5 years time or whatever. Better than giving you 128GB internal memory and no way of upgrading, and cheaper. |
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| Author: | LewieP [ Tue Feb 21, 2017 10:33 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
512gb MicroSD cards are out in a few months, so the rest will drop in price then. By the time the Switch has a substantial library, it'll be a non-issue. Vita memory cards weren't that expensive compared to SD cards at release, the problem was they never substantially dropped in price. Although I think 64gb would have been better for the built in memory. Would probably satisfy many people, but I doubt 32gb will be enough for anyone. |
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| Author: | romanista [ Thu Feb 23, 2017 11:25 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
LewieP wrote: https://youtu.be/VlmDPC6ai4Y really loved that, smooth criminal really is a guilty pleasure of mine Quote: edit: also https://youtu.be/rjEsXf3SJ6o nice, even though i think the constant self-referencing is working against nintendo at the moment.. of course 'we' love mario and appreciate the history, but if it a recipe to connect new groups of players, i doubt.. Quote: Vita memory cards weren't that expensive compared to SD cards at release, the problem was they never substantially dropped in price. [/quote]actually i wondered about that recently, i got my vita second hand in april for 50 pounds with a 16 gig mem card, which is actually quite enough, only last week i actually entered a vita game card, since my daughter got a lego game for her advanced swimming diploma (how do you call those in english by the way, we have A (they manage not drowning) B (It almost looks like swimming, 70% stops here), and C (proper distances and a large variety of moves).. as you can imagine, stopping at A is rather irresponsible i a country filled with water and below the see) |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Thu Feb 23, 2017 18:50 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
http://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-will- ... 1792668183 No Virual Console at launch. Tch. But at least you can play Mario! Oh, hang on. Well Zelda then. On your WiiU. |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Thu Feb 23, 2017 19:27 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
Cor, looks a bit dinky. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Thu Feb 23, 2017 21:26 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
That's what I thought. viewtopic.php?p=942902#p942902 |
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| Author: | Firefox [ Thu Feb 23, 2017 22:04 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
Didn't know Sting was a gamer... |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:12 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
The Switch is out on Friday and I'm excited! Nintendo have just announced that there's a day one patch to the console that, amongst other things, enables access to the eshop, allows sharing of images via social media and enables online gaming. It also allows you to use public wifi hotspots that require a login via a web browser. This is essential as the Switch doesn't have a built in web browser. |
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