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Re: Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video]

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Post by mobiledev2014 »

donatj wrote: post #88

A little sad about the lack of a rail compatible with charging existing controllers. Hopefully it's compatible with current gen controllers anyway given how expensive they are. One of my favorite parts about the Xbox Series generation of consoles is that it's fully compatible with the previous Xbox One controllers. It would be amazing if they could get their multi-gen multi-console save-sync to work nearly as well as…

I might throw a party to smash my joy cons. Some of the worst quality control in my long history of owning hardware, and from a company previously famous for that trait. Good riddance.

Re: Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video]

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Post by bg0 »

mgaunard wrote: post #291
bg0 wrote: post #283

Has anyone played any games besides Zelda / Mario Kart that actually felt complete and worth the money. I love love love the switch but getting really demoralized by the lack of titles I can play with friends; especially online.

Most Japanese video games are designed for solo play.

Maybe that is the case. But when the switch came out the marketing was heavily skewed towards "party" games to play with your friends in the same room.

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Post by tmvphil »

I get this is Nintendo, so it'll never be fixed, but I honestly hate having to buy Nintendo hardware just to play the three or four big-name platform exclusives per generation. It would be so much better for consumers if they would just abandon the hardware and be a regular games company

Re: Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video]

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Post by davio »

bg0 wrote: post #283

Has anyone played any games besides Zelda / Mario Kart that actually felt complete and worth the money. I love love love the switch but getting really demoralized by the lack of titles I can play with friends; especially online.

Baba is You is great if you want additional demoralization

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Post by 13hunteo »

A lot of people here are criticising Nintendo not showing specific details here, seemingly forgetting a few key points:

    A. The announcement is nothing more than a hype video, it obviously isn't intended to be the only marketing tool.
    B. On the specifications front, Nintendo never focus on performance, and it's unlikely that will change now; their focus tends to be on games and features.

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Post by meandmycode »

bbx wrote: post #278

The joycons seem to attach as easily as a MagSafe connector… but I hope they don't detach as easily! I wonder if the handheld ergonomics were battle-tested to prevent accidental joycon detachment while gaming.

The connector on the main body is just exceptionally questionable, I see it being a big issue of getting broken or worn and then non trivial repairs.

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Post by ARandumGuy »

bogwog wrote: post #124
xnx wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The Wii was a huge success and the Wii U was a step toward the Switch, which combines the best of both of those consoles.

> which combines the best of both of those consoles. Minus the dual screen of the Wii U, which was awesome. It'd be cool if the Switch 2's dock could work independently of the console, so that you could have a reverse Wii U- experience with it. The dual screen setup can be a neat gimmick for gameplay, but it's biggest strength is the convenience that comes from having a second screen closer to your face. You can have…

TBH other then a few neat local multiplayer stuff in NintendoLand, there really wasn't much that actually utilized the dual screen in a way that actually enhanced the game. You couldn't quickly swap between the screens like you could on the DS, because the screens were different distances away and required re-focusing your eyes. This meant that most gamepad usages played the same as if you just pressed a button to bring up your inventory or switch views or whatever.

And that's before you take into account the fact that the biggest titles on the Wii U (Mario Kart and Smash Bros) didn't use the second screen at all. The second screen was a gimmick, and a gimmick that was exhausted pretty quickly.

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Post by flutas »

jabl wrote: post #218
ChocolateGod wrote: post #93

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The rumour has it the older joycons can still be used wirelessly, just not physically connected.

So how are you going to charge them then? Have the old Switch 1 lying around as a charging station?

You can get standalone charging docks for them, but I agree it kinda sucks.

I wouldn't be surprised to see new functionality that would pin games to the switch 2 controllers though, gotta sell new accessories.

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Post by rkangel »

atemerev wrote: post #153

Bright-colored controllers were so much better. Also the way they were attached before is much better. Switch 1 was the work of art. This one looks like the work of A/B testing and “we are losing customers as they choose Steam Deck over us, so let’s make it look like Steam Deck”

The old mechanism had one serious usability flaw. This is a common sequence:

1) Put console into dock when you get home. 2) Some time later, remove controllers to use them

To remove them you need to pull them up, while the console is in the dock. That's a bit fiddly. Just being able to pop them off sideways sounds much better.

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Post by evujumenuk »

BugsJustFindMe wrote: post #292
Dalewyn wrote: post #219

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's a portable device, at some point or another I'm going to handle it without the side controllers. Having some place to grab the thing is basic ergonomics, much less something designed with kids in mind.

Where you touch it when not in use doesn't matter. You're not going to use it that way, because nothing uses the touchscreen for gameplay. [edit] originally I said it didn't have a touchscreen, but I've been reminded that the original does actually have one and it's just never used by anything because ever requiring it in a game would be really dumb when the entire premise of the switch is that it's dockable.

Huh? It totally has a touch screen — it has to, for backward compatibility.
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