Nintendo Switch
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According to a tweet by Jim Sterling, there is apparently going to be shortage issues again. One location was expecting five switches, but is getting three instead.
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Sounds like Nintendo has a good plan. Where having issues with the console working properly, lets cut supply in half to ramp up demand and switch focus. No complaints about not working if you make them near impossible to get.
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A lot of people have reported that their 'smaller', or rural stores are getting a substantial amount of Switches.
Someone who stated that they had a smaller GAME store local to them said that their store would be getting 38 Switches.
Another guy said that the two Best Buys in his city would be getting 200 Switches between them.
Maybe it's just that store, instead of Nintendo trying out this stupid artificial shortage stuff?
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I've opted for:
-Grey console
-Pro Controller
-Zelda: BOTW
-Super Bomberman R
-Carry Case
I'll also pick up FAST RMX and potentially Snipperclips at launch. The girlfriend and I haven't decided which one of us is going to pick it up yet since it's largely a co-op experience.
Shovel Knight will probably also be purchased, truth be told.
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I'm getting ol' grey, Breath of the Wild, Collector's Edition BotW strategy guide (though I don't think this item's receiving launch day delivery), Fast RMX, Snipperclips & Shovel Knight
And I pre-emptively picked up a 200GB MicroSD card.
I'll get a Pro controller eventually, but for now I'm just gonna try to live with the various joycon configs.
And I pre-emptively picked up a 200GB MicroSD card.
I'll get a Pro controller eventually, but for now I'm just gonna try to live with the various joycon configs.
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So, today I decided to bite the bullet and preorder a Switch (red and blue) with Breath of the Wild and the Charging Grip (why they didn't bundle it with the console is beyond any reasoning other than cold hard cash). I think I'll get MK8 Deluxe, ARMS, and FAST RMX at a later date. I've also bought an Aukey 20000mAh battery bank to go along with it if I ever take it with me. One thing's for sure, this thing is going to get quite a bit of playtime.
Roll on, March 3! 👍
Roll on, March 3! 👍
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A shot of the Switch tablet inside
Battery looks to be easily replaceable by the user, though that'll probably void the warranty. And pretty generous amount of thermal paste
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Also if anyone haven't seen yet, reviews are out for the Switch. Now to note, most of the reviews released do not contain testing of the Day One patch, so no access to the online features such as the eShop. But reviewers do get to play games, of course being Zelda BoTW.
Eurogamer's review should come as no surprise, as they tested the technical aspects of the console. Think the most notable bit is the battery life, where Eurogamer did meet the advertised battery life, but not any much more. Of course this is playing Zelda BoTW.
0% Brightness, 50% Volume Three Hours, Five Minutes
50% Brightness, 50% Volume Three Hours, Three Minutes
100% Brightness, 100% Volume Two Hours, Thirty Seven Minutes
100% Brightness, 100% Volume (Powerbank Connected) Six Hours, Fifty Minutes
Full Recharge Three Hours, Five Minutes
To add on, the Usb-C port is at the bottom, so charging while playing may be a bit awkward.
Also the Switch comes with 25.9 Gb of space out-of-the-box, from the 32GB it ships with. Therefore, a Micro SD card is kinda a must if you're planning on a digital library rather than game cards.
And there's been reports of the docked mode not performing as well as hoped. Still some frame drops in Zelda BoTW.
Battery looks to be easily replaceable by the user, though that'll probably void the warranty. And pretty generous amount of thermal paste
edit:
Also if anyone haven't seen yet, reviews are out for the Switch. Now to note, most of the reviews released do not contain testing of the Day One patch, so no access to the online features such as the eShop. But reviewers do get to play games, of course being Zelda BoTW.
Eurogamer's review should come as no surprise, as they tested the technical aspects of the console. Think the most notable bit is the battery life, where Eurogamer did meet the advertised battery life, but not any much more. Of course this is playing Zelda BoTW.
0% Brightness, 50% Volume Three Hours, Five Minutes
50% Brightness, 50% Volume Three Hours, Three Minutes
100% Brightness, 100% Volume Two Hours, Thirty Seven Minutes
100% Brightness, 100% Volume (Powerbank Connected) Six Hours, Fifty Minutes
Full Recharge Three Hours, Five Minutes
To add on, the Usb-C port is at the bottom, so charging while playing may be a bit awkward.
Also the Switch comes with 25.9 Gb of space out-of-the-box, from the 32GB it ships with. Therefore, a Micro SD card is kinda a must if you're planning on a digital library rather than game cards.
And there's been reports of the docked mode not performing as well as hoped. Still some frame drops in Zelda BoTW.
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Games don't do a mandatory install, though I suppose it theoretically could be an option... but I don't imagine that there would even be a benefit to installing anyway. The read speed of these game cards are likely within the realm of hard drives, if not faster.
There was a load time comparison between the Wii U and Switch versions of Zelda, and it loaded over 2x faster on Switch.
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Review of the only reason needed to buy switch.
http://metro.co.uk/2017/03/02/the-l...-of-the-wild-review-best-of-the-best-6483294/
http://metro.co.uk/2017/03/02/the-l...-of-the-wild-review-best-of-the-best-6483294/
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If Horizon Zero Dawn didn't have my current attention, I'd actually be picking up a Switch tomorrow because of BotW.
I'll wait until next week, local GameStop got like 40 (20 of each color) which was like 3 times the pre-order amount... might try to snag a pro controller first, though.
I'll wait until next week, local GameStop got like 40 (20 of each color) which was like 3 times the pre-order amount... might try to snag a pro controller first, though.
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