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Imagined posted:Thing is, though, that it IS for me. It's almost exactly what I wanted You don't ever have to interact with the joycons. I have a pro controller and my secret is I just use that instead.
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Jul 10, 2019 17:56
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Yeah I got the 8BitDo Pro and never used the joycons again
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Jul 10, 2019 17:59
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a switch that cannot play handheld is not very "pro" imo
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Jul 10, 2019 18:00
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spit on my clit posted:this is not The 3DS, this is Nintendo's new main console. While they've had tons of alternate colors or special edition colors for their consoles in the past, this is the first time they've made an alternate edition of a main console. Wii Mini says hi
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Jul 10, 2019 18:08
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Didn't think they'd still call it a switch, but I sold my stock so I no longer care. Definitely feels not worth it for cutting tv out, but for kids this should do ok as long as they don't try to get a labo since it won't fit in the casing.less laughter posted:Wii Mini says hi That was, what, 5 years into the consoles life and hard to find.
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Jul 10, 2019 18:10
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MikeJF posted:Would the X2 be able to run efficiently enough to allow for a switch pro with 1080p portable at the same performance of the docked X1 without murdering the battery? I'm aware the X2 isn't much faster but my understanding is that it's a fair bit better with power. X2 has a Denver cores at its heart and that may be too drastic a change for highly optimized hardware like the switch. Mahoning posted:Digital Foundry has speculated that a newer revision of the X1 is out there, using a 16nm design instead of the current 20nm design, which would improve performance and battery life. It's possible, we'll have to see. I still think that any performance/efficiency improvements are going to be put towards making the switch work in docked profile all the time rather than do any performance enhancements while docked though.
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Jul 10, 2019 18:10
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For the people who are so concerned that people will be confused by the naming of the Switch Lite, are you confused? Have you found yourself irreversibly confused by Nintendo naming conventions before? Have you, or someone you know spent $200-300 on a video game console without even the smallest amount of research from viewing a web site, watching a YouTube video, or even glancing at the box for the thing you're going to buy? I'm really curious who this supposed demographic is of people who are going to impulse buy a Switch and genuinely have no idea what the difference between the two is and doesn't even bother finding out before just spending hundreds of dollars...
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Jul 10, 2019 18:10
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I don’t think it’s confusing but I do think it’s kind of odd to reuse “Lite” for a console that’s actually a weaker version of the original, as opposed to solely an ergonomic redesign
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Jul 10, 2019 18:10
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less laughter posted:Wii Mini says hi also top loader nes with the snesish pad and that weird looking snes.
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Jul 10, 2019 18:11
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io_burn posted:For the people who are so concerned that people will be confused by the naming of the Switch Lite, are you confused? Have you found yourself irreversibly confused by Nintendo naming conventions before? Have you, or someone you know spent $200-300 on a video game console without even the smallest amount of research from viewing a web site, watching a YouTube video, or even glancing at the box for the thing you're going to buy? Ever hear of the “Wii U”
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Jul 10, 2019 18:11
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A FUCKIN CANARY!! posted:People that primarily play handheld even at home: what's the reason? Nothing to connect it to? Roommate that perpetually hogs the TV? Just enjoy playing in bed that much? I have a wife and two young kids, so I don't usually have the luxury of taking over the TV for myself. I didn't even take the dock out of the box for a whole year after getting the Switch.
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Jul 10, 2019 18:11
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maybe if my switch is smaller I'll have an easier time sneaking it to work...
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Jul 10, 2019 18:12
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io_burn posted:For the people who are so concerned that people will be confused by the naming of the Switch Lite, are you confused? Have you found yourself irreversibly confused by Nintendo naming conventions before? Have you, or someone you know spent $200-300 on a video game console without even the smallest amount of research from viewing a web site, watching a YouTube video, or even glancing at the box for the thing you're going to buy? People literally bought wii u games for their wii. Nintendo have already said they know it's going to be confusing and have talked about how every game says if it can be played handheld or docked. Guess who isn't gonna know this unless told at the cash register?
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Jul 10, 2019 18:12
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less laughter posted:Wii Mini says hi Hell the Wii U launched with 2 versions with different storage amounts. There was also the weird Panasonic Q in Japan for the Gamecube in case you wanted DVD playback. Then you have the iQue consoles in China.
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Jul 10, 2019 18:15
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I just really doubt that the Wii U confusion was any significant number of people, it was like some sort of GameStop urban legend where maybe a couple dozen grandmas over the lifecycle of the console accidentally bought the wrong thing which turned into this widespread epidemic according to people on Nintendo forums.
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Jul 10, 2019 18:17
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io_burn posted:I just really doubt that the Wii U confusion was any significant number of people, it was like some sort of GameStop urban legend where maybe a couple dozen grandmas over the lifecycle of the console accidentally bought the wrong thing which turned into this widespread epidemic according to people on Nintendo forums. I mean you're extremely wrong, it was literally the issue with the wii u launch. They didn't show the system, so even "gamers" had no clue until later.
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Jul 10, 2019 18:18
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io_burn posted:For the people who are so concerned that people will be confused by the naming of the Switch Lite, are you confused? Have you found yourself irreversibly confused by Nintendo naming conventions before? Have you, or someone you know spent $200-300 on a video game console without even the smallest amount of research from viewing a web site, watching a YouTube video, or even glancing at the box for the thing you're going to buy? I think it is something that can be explained within 15 seconds, so it's fine. I mean, there are other console updates that are more confusing. Like try explaining somebody the differences between the XBox 360 S, E, Core, Pro, Elite, Super Elite, and Arcade without busting out a table.
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Jul 10, 2019 18:18
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io_burn posted:I just really doubt that the Wii U confusion was any significant number of people, it was like some sort of GameStop urban legend where maybe a couple dozen grandmas over the lifecycle of the console accidentally bought the wrong thing which turned into this widespread epidemic according to people on Nintendo forums. If u talk to a lot of ppl...u realize, most ppl have no idea what’s goin on at any point in time & operate off an unimaginably small amount of info . U & I, we know computer game, but many do not
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Jul 10, 2019 18:18
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gently caress this lite news, ITS TIME FOR REAL NEWS (unless its already been posted? first i've im hearing of this) rating for a NEW SUPER MONKEY BALL FOR SWITCH has been found. https://gonintendo.com/stories/3396...uJUxzBOaVnZ5l3U
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Jul 10, 2019 18:19
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I had no clue if the Wii U was a new console or just a cool enhancement for the Wii until awhile after the announcement.
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Jul 10, 2019 18:20
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Aren't there moons in Mario Odyssey where you need to locate them with the rumble? Are they going to patch those or will the Mini be unable to 100% one of their flagship titles e: ooh monkey ball
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Jul 10, 2019 18:22
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Vikar Jerome posted:gently caress this lite news, ITS TIME FOR REAL NEWS (unless its already been posted? first i've im hearing of this) gently caress yes. An HD collection of 1&2 combined would own. Procrastine posted:Aren't there moons in Mario Odyssey where you need to locate them with the rumble? Are they going to patch those or will the Mini be unable to 100% one of their flagship titles They’ll definitely patch it.
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Jul 10, 2019 18:22
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LODGE NORTH posted:I had no clue if the Wii U was a new console or just a cool enhancement for the Wii until awhile after the announcement. And you wouldn't have bothered to spend 30 seconds figuring this out before spending $350 on a Wii U?
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Jul 10, 2019 18:22
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Procrastine posted:Aren't there moons in Mario Odyssey where you need to locate them with the rumble? Are they going to patch those or will the Mini be unable to 100% one of their flagship titles HD Rumble is a joycon hardware feature. It will be work with external joycons.
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Jul 10, 2019 18:22
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I can't remember the differences between any electronics that aren't numbered sequentially. I don't even know what the best iPhone is anymore.
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Jul 10, 2019 18:22
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Vikar Jerome posted:whats all this joycon drift stuff people keep mentioning? i have a launch unit and haven't noticed anything weird with my cons yet. is it another "joycons near body of water dropped connection" & "dock stratches switch screen when thrown into dock 7 feet away through a bag of nails" thing that people were getting back in the day or an actual real concern? Drift - I treat my Switch very well but I've been getting it a lot lately. I'll have had it for two years in November. Scratches - the corners of the dock are stupidly abrasive and can scratch by just slightly touching the screen. io_burn posted:For the people who are so concerned that people will be confused by the naming of the Switch Lite, are you confused? Have you found yourself irreversibly confused by Nintendo naming conventions before? Have you, or someone you know spent $200-300 on a video game console without even the smallest amount of research from viewing a web site, watching a YouTube video, or even glancing at the box for the thing you're going to buy? Parents and relatives?
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Jul 10, 2019 18:23
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io_burn posted:I just really doubt that the Wii U confusion was any significant number of people, it was like some sort of GameStop urban legend where maybe a couple dozen grandmas over the lifecycle of the console accidentally bought the wrong thing which turned into this widespread epidemic according to people on Nintendo forums. It was bad enough that Nintendo addressed it themselves from what I recall, so yeah, it was confusing. I mean, you gotta realize that most people aren't massive nerds that follow every bit of gaming news like everyone on the SA Games board, there's people outside that casually game and aren't going to know the difference.
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Jul 10, 2019 18:23
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Schlitzkrieg Bop posted:I can't remember the differences between any electronics that aren't numbered sequentially. I don't even know what the best iPhone is anymore. Same, I just go to the store where they sell phones and spend $1,000 on one at random. s.i.r.e. posted:I mean, you gotta realize that most people aren't massive nerds that follow every bit of gaming news like everyone on the SA Games board, there's people outside that casually game and aren't going to know the difference. Sure, but most people carry a device in their pocket where they can type "difference between switch lite and switch" into Google before randomly spending $200 to $300 on something they don't know anything about.
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Jul 10, 2019 18:23
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SeANMcBAY posted:They’ll definitely patch it. toxx it
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Jul 10, 2019 18:23
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acems posted:HD Rumble is a joycon hardware feature. It will be work with external joycons. So you need to buy extra joycons? Do we even know if you can connect external joycons? There's no kickstand on the back either
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Jul 10, 2019 18:23
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Some people try to make it seem like the wii u concept was just so awful society at large rejected it, when the fact is they never knew it existed. The marketing for the system launch was awful and focused on a Fisher Price looking tablet, and third parties dropped it right at launch, meaning it never got any public traction.
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Jul 10, 2019 18:25
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spit on my clit posted:this is not The 3DS, this is Nintendo's new main console. While they've had tons of alternate colors or special edition colors for their consoles in the past, this is the first time they've made an alternate edition of a main console. Isn't this like more wrong than it is right? NES has a toploader edition and a sea of random rear end variants SNES has the SNES Mini N64 has nothing Gamecube had the Panasonic Q Wii had the Wii Mini and the version of the Wii without any GC or SD ports Wii U had the 32GB and 8GB versions io_burn posted:And you wouldn't have bothered to spend 30 seconds figuring this out before spending $350 on a Wii U? No, I definitely did. I initially didn't care to because I had casted the Wii off already and didn't really care for anything else about it. I found out new games that i was interested in were coming to it and then found out it was a whole new console.
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Jul 10, 2019 18:25
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io_burn posted:Same, I just go to the store where they sell phones and spend $1,000 on one at random. This is basically exactly what ppl do with 2 year phone plans
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Jul 10, 2019 18:25
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So the switch lite doesn't have HD rumble. Does this mean it has non-HD rumble, or no rumble?
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Jul 10, 2019 18:26
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Procrastine posted:So you need to buy extra joycons? Do we even know if you can connect external joycons? There's no kickstand on the back either You can, it said so in the trailer. Also, it took me a while to realize the Wii U was a proper console itself, not just some weird tablet thing.
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Jul 10, 2019 18:27
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Procrastine posted:So you need to buy extra joycons? Do we even know if you can connect external joycons? There's no kickstand on the back either You can connect external joycons per the announcement.
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Jul 10, 2019 18:28
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A FUCKIN CANARY!! posted:People that primarily play handheld even at home: what's the reason? Nothing to connect it to? Roommate that perpetually hogs the TV? Just enjoy playing in bed that much? My roommates watch a lot of TV and I hardly ever do, and I'm happy to just do it on my PC upstairs, so my Switch gaming is usually done while lying in bed. That said, I do still play docked on occasion, particularly if I bring my Switch over to a friend's and we all play Jackbox or something. I have a Jumpgate, so that plus the usual tech stuff I carry with me (cables, power bank, wall charger) means I can play docked anywhere, even without an outlet (I specifically picked a power bank that can output at 45W to use docked mode). Vikar Jerome posted:whats all this joycon drift stuff people keep mentioning? i have a launch unit and haven't noticed anything weird with my cons yet. is it another "joycons near body of water dropped connection" & "dock stratches switch screen when thrown into dock 7 feet away through a bag of nails" thing that people were getting back in the day or an actual real concern? It's a very real thing, and I think somebody did a teardown that showed how it's basically a question of when, not if. The stick will either get stuck jiggling around near the zero position and/or take longer to reset to zero, both of which will present as unintended stick inputs, either dragging your cursor in a direction or making your character crouch for slightly longer than you intended.
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Jul 10, 2019 18:29
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A FUCKIN CANARY!! posted:People that primarily play handheld even at home: what's the reason? Nothing to connect it to? Roommate that perpetually hogs the TV? Just enjoy playing in bed that much? I have housemates and I'm ADHD as gently caress, I don't wanna be like 'hey could you stop playing co-op with your kids so I can noodle around in Zelda for twenty minutes and then wander off?' Also I like playing in my room, and I like handheld mode because I can jam on some headphones. Also I don't have to worry about one of the children getting an eyeful of Bayonetta. I basically see the dock as a chain, trapping me in the living room.
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acems posted:You can connect external joycons per the announcement. OK but how do you play with joycons. There's no kickstand so do you just have to put it flat on a table? That seems like an uncomfortable way to play but I guess it works. Still hosed up that you would have to buy extra controllers for it though.
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