Official Nintendo Switch Discussion

[SirBaron]

I wonder if this one will have joycon drift?

[Elysian]

Originally Posted by Meteor_of_War

Yes, I have all Nintendo's consoles as well their revisions. Not counting handhelds like New 3DS, none of them ever had "improved performance."

Was just making the point that historically Nintendo never does this, unlike Microsoft and Sony which have.

It's a new world since Sony and Microsoft started doing it.

[Sasquach]

Originally Posted by SirBaron

I wonder if this one will have joycon drift?

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[Meteor_of_War]

Originally Posted by Elysian

It's a new world since Sony and Microsoft started doing it.

Well, one could argue Nintendo marches to the beat of their own drum.

[SirBaron]

Originally Posted by Meteor_of_War

Well, one could argue Nintendo marches to the beat of their own drum.

A drum of low resolution, terrible framerates.

YAY

Shite online, no way to message people on your friends list, still no folders, Joycon drift, OS has been barebones since forever etc etc

[Meteor_of_War]

Originally Posted by SirBaron

A drum of low resolution, terrible framerates.

YAY

Shite online, no way to message people on your friends list, still no folders, Joycon drift, OS has been barebones since forever etc etc

Yet still millions upon millions are happy with their Switch.

The portability of it kind of makes all those short comings acceptable.

[Hapatingjaky]

Nintendo could have gone with the Tegra X2 or Xavier SoC from Nvidia and possibly doubling the ram all for less or roughly the same cost as the current Switch with native 4K support and DLSS. Xavier SoC supports 8K support.

It is a lost opportunity on Nintendo's part really.

[Elysian]

Originally Posted by Meteor_of_War

Yet still millions upon millions are happy with their Switch.

The portability of it kind of makes all those short comings acceptable.

I don't think I've touched mine in over a year.

[SirBaron]

Originally Posted by Meteor_of_War

Yet still millions upon millions are happy with their Switch.

The portability of it kind of makes all those short comings acceptable.

But you said you see it as a console earlier, not a handheld

AHA

YOUR HONOR I REST MY CASE!

Anyway, I am not. There are games that reach resolutions and framerates not seen since the 360 era.

Hence why I downloaded Yuzu/Ryujinx and enjoy said games at 4k + mods

[Meteor_of_War]

Originally Posted by Elysian

I don't think I've touched mine in over a year.

Originally Posted by SirBaron

But you said you see it as a console earlier, not a handheld

AHA

YOUR HONOR I REST MY CASE!

Anyway, I am not. There are games that reach resolutions and framerates not seen since the 360 era.

Hence why I downloaded Yuzu/Ryujinx and enjoy said games at 4k + mods

Adults are not the target market for the Switch, which is why you probably never play it. Both my kids fight over ours daily.

Nor are PC gamers who want high resolutions and framerate. Most Switch owners don't give a damn about that sort of thing.

But go ahead continue arguing with me over such a dumb topic. Feel like I'm 12 years old again on the school yard.

[Sasquach]

Originally Posted by Hapatingjaky

Nintendo could have gone with the Tegra X2 or Xavier SoC from Nvidia and possibly doubling the ram all for less or roughly the same cost as the current Switch with native 4K support and DLSS. Xavier SoC supports 8K support.

It is a lost opportunity on Nintendo's part really.

Not really. They don't actually need it until they need it.
they could milk the current system till the well runs dry. It still prints money.

THEN they will drop the megaton switch pro with 4k HD 60fps graphics and everyone will go bonkers.

And thus, more money shall be printed that day onwards.

If they drop a 4k switch pro now, what will they have when its time for Switch 2?

[Meteor_of_War]

Originally Posted by Sasquach

Not really. They don't actually need it until they need it.
they could milk the current system till the well runs dry. It still prints money.

THEN they will drop the megaton switch pro with 4k HD 60fps graphics and everyone will go bonkers.

And thus, more money shall be printed that day onwards.

If they drop a 4k switch pro now, what will they have when its time for Switch 2?

Yep, i think you understand Nintendo's business mindset perfectly well.

[Elysian]

Originally Posted by Meteor_of_War

Adults are not the target market for the Switch, which is why you probably never play it. Both my kids fight over ours daily.

Nor are PC gamers who want high resolutions and framerate. Most Switch owners don't give a damn about that sort of thing.

But go ahead continue arguing with me over such a dumb topic. Feel like I'm 12 years old again on the school yard.

I'm not really arguing.

[Meteor_of_War]

Originally Posted by Elysian

I'm not really arguing.

Good because I'm getting too old for it.

[Trunks0]

Originally Posted by SirBaron

I wonder if this one will have joycon drift?

Likely still has it.

https://mobilesyrup.com/2021/07/06/n...e-drift-issue/

Such a complete bullcrap issue to still have. Shame on Nintendo.

[Jkmetal23]

Originally Posted by Trunks0

Likely still has it.

https://mobilesyrup.com/2021/07/06/n...e-drift-issue/

Such a complete bullcrap issue to still have. Shame on Nintendo.

No bluetooth headphones.


$60 5 year old games.


LMFAO **** nintendo. They have no respect for their consumers at this point and don't even have the shame to try to hide it like P$ and M$ do.

[SubCog]

Originally Posted by Hapatingjaky

Nintendo could have gone with the Tegra X2 or Xavier SoC from Nvidia and possibly doubling the ram all for less or roughly the same cost as the current Switch with native 4K support and DLSS. Xavier SoC supports 8K support.

It is a lost opportunity on Nintendo's part really.

Originally Posted by Jkmetal23

No bluetooth headphones.


$60 5 year old games.


LMFAO **** nintendo. They have no respect for their consumers at this point and don't even have the shame to try to hide it like P$ and M$ do.

Nintendo has zero reason to refresh the switch right now, as its still selling like hotcakes. Actually I think they only added the oled screen so they could jack up the price by $50. Its like the new GeForce ti cards, adding very little value but jacking up the price to whatever the market will bear.

Honestly I'd rather see Nintendo continue to lower the price of the switch lite than release a switch pro (neither of which are happening, btw). I'm currently at a family reunion, and we've gathered up 8x 3ds/2ds units, and we've been doing epic 8 player Mario Kart sessions. This is possible because 2ds handhelds got super cheap for awhile... I personally bought 3 when they were $70 for the one that comes with Mario Kart built in. At those prices, families could buy one for each of their kids, rather than just a single unit for the family. If they could get the Switch Lite into the $130 range, that kind of multiplayer madness would become a reality.

Btw, Mario Kart is way more fun playing around a table as a lan party than it is sitting shoulder to shoulder on a couch.

[Trunks0]

Still having not fixing the joystick drift is inexcusable at this point and now just feels purposefully negligent.

[KAC]

Saw the news on the OLED model. Doesn’t seem like worth the upgrade.

[Arrowhead]

Yeah pretty underwhelming, but I guess these days it's better since most humans wouldn't be able to buy a hot new Switch 2.0. At least now I don't care if I can buy it or not. lol

[Sasquach]

Originally Posted by Jkmetal23

No bluetooth headphones.


$60 5 year old games.


LMFAO **** nintendo. They have no respect for their consumers at this point and don't even have the shame to try to hide it like P$ and M$ do.

Its funny hearing stuff like this because....they've never really changed their methods.
Probably cuz they never really catered to the "core" market like the PS and XB do.

Plus none of these switch variants have really been an upgrade or worth the "upgrade" unless you were looking to get your first switch or a second one.

[Silent-Runner]

maybe we'll see a nice PS5-portable instead ....

[Mangler]

So, I never played skyward sword, is it really as bad as the interwebs claims it is?

[Meteor_of_War]

Originally Posted by Mangler

So, I never played skyward sword, is it really as bad as the interwebs claims it is?

Its actually the only mainline Zelda game I still haven't played through.

My understanding is the Wii motion controls made it kind of a pain to play, and the tutorials were a bit obnoxious. If the Switch version fixes those issues might be a decent game to play if you like Zelda.

[MyTMouse]

Originally Posted by Meteor_of_War

Well, one could argue Nintendo marches to the beat of their own drum.

Always have and always will

Originally Posted by SirBaron

I wonder if this one will have joycon drift?

From what I've seen the Ps4 has drift (PS5 has the exact same stick hardware so it'll have it too), as does Xbox One (not sure if exact same hardware this time around too but i suspect it'll have the same issue), I think it's more widespread on the Switch though

Originally Posted by Trunks0

Still having not fixing the joystick drift is inexcusable at this point and now just feels purposefully negligent.

I wonder if they determined that it's cheaper just to continue doing what they're doing. Nintendo is a pretty scummy company when they are doing well but then again that seems to go for most companies

Originally Posted by Silent-Runner

maybe we'll see a nice PS5-portable instead ....

Not a chance in hell...it isn't possible to put that kind of hardware into a portable and make it even slightly affordable

I'm actually surprised that anybody is surprised that Nintendo just put out a money-grab system and not a real "upgrade"...just loot at their sales position and look at how incredibly difficult it is to get new chips and hardware today. At the absolute best you'll be waiting until next year for a proper upgraded system...most likely 2 years away

[SirBaron]

Sony could just make a low level device with powerful WiFi chip, and 5G support,and use it as ps5 remote play device. Could he cheap too without having to use fast hardware

[Silent-Runner]

Originally Posted by MyTMouse

Not a chance in hell...it isn't possible to put that kind of hardware into a portable and make it even slightly affordable

it was just a joke, of course we won't ever see anything like that.

[Sasquach]

Originally Posted by MyTMouse

Always have and always will



From what I've seen the Ps4 has drift (PS5 has the exact same stick hardware so it'll have it too), as does Xbox One (not sure if exact same hardware this time around too but i suspect it'll have the same issue), I think it's more widespread on the Switch though



I wonder if they determined that it's cheaper just to continue doing what they're doing. Nintendo is a pretty scummy company when they are doing well but then again that seems to go for most companies



Not a chance in hell...it isn't possible to put that kind of hardware into a portable and make it even slightly affordable

I'm actually surprised that anybody is surprised that Nintendo just put out a money-grab system and not a real "upgrade"...just loot at their sales position and look at how incredibly difficult it is to get new chips and hardware today. At the absolute best you'll be waiting until next year for a proper upgraded system...most likely 2 years away

People just want Nintendo to be just like Sony and MS...even though they've stopped being like one of them that after the Gamecube.

[CurrentlyPissed]

I just bought 2 switch lites, was waiting to see what the new version would bring, fairly underwhelming, oled screen is nice, but I dont have any intentions of ever docking the switch, so I'd rather save $200.

That being said, I'm actually enjoying Sword/Shield, me and wife have been playing together, any other games I missed? I had a launch switch, already played Zelda, Mario Kart, and Mario Party (both were underwhelming IMO).

Little annoyed as others said, old games still going for $60. But that's classic Nintendo.

[KAC]

I think I have all the Mario games on Switch. If you haven’t played then you can try Mario Odyssey, Mario Bros Wii U something, Super Smash Bros Ultimate and maybe Mario and Rabbids (which seems to be a very hard game).