Ours spends 99% of its playing time in handheld mode running Splatoon 2. If I could transfer the data from the old one to a Lite model then that might work.
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 10 July 2019 13:53 (four years ago) link
xp theres like 3 or 4 party games that dont support handheld becuase they use the joycons in a specific way that requires them to be detached e.g. 1-2 switch, mario party
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 10 July 2019 14:15 (four years ago) link
i'd be tempted to double up on a vita-sized switch but this isn't that much smaller than the existing one. like the colors and the real dpad though
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 10 July 2019 14:18 (four years ago) link
Tombot all games support local wireless data migration between two switches and i believe if you pay for online any games with cloud saves will synchronize.
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 14:41 (four years ago) link
Anyway I Want It
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 14:42 (four years ago) link
Hopefully the fact that one comes in all turquoise will help lead my 8yo to the RIGHT DECISION and I will be able to finish my play through of The Octopants Travesty
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 10 July 2019 16:28 (four years ago) link
One of the reasons I rarely play handheld is screen glare, tbh.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 10 July 2019 16:38 (four years ago) link
Ooh, I may get one of these. I've been holding off for a price drop and also Do Not Own A TV, and so was anticipating that I'd be playing mostly handheld anyway.
― jmm, Wednesday, 10 July 2019 19:00 (four years ago) link
While using a non-primary console, you must have an active Internet connection to play downloadable content.
So ... if you have a Switch and you want this Switch lite to just play on the go, you can't? Unless you switch the primary account on your Switches?
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 10 July 2019 23:11 (four years ago) link
I don't get it. It doesn't switch. It sames. The nintendo same.
― Cecil replies to your e-mails (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 11 July 2019 00:08 (four years ago) link
Shush he's a caveman, etc
― Cecil replies to your e-mails (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 11 July 2019 00:29 (four years ago) link
if you have a switch you already have a switch that can play on the go
― ciderpress, Thursday, 11 July 2019 02:09 (four years ago) link
We already have a Switch but that’s “we”; sometimes more than one of us wants to play something, or someone is traveling alone, etc
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Thursday, 11 July 2019 02:23 (four years ago) link
Some comment from NoA President Doug Bowser in some outlet today that there will be a better story around bouncing between devices but who knows what that’ll actually look like.
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Thursday, 11 July 2019 02:24 (four years ago) link
swatch
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 11 July 2019 02:43 (four years ago) link
i will buy the miku-colored switch if they make that stuff easier
― ciderpress, Thursday, 11 July 2019 02:46 (four years ago) link
xp SWATCH!
― i was once Z S, but now i am larry buttz (Karl Malone), Thursday, 11 July 2019 03:13 (four years ago) link
Shamwitch
― Cecil replies to your e-mails (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 11 July 2019 03:53 (four years ago) link
Switch, Please
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 11 July 2019 04:14 (four years ago) link
commonly known by its nickname "switcharito," which means "little switch"
― Cecil replies to your e-mails (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 11 July 2019 04:37 (four years ago) link
picked up RE4 in the EU sale... still a spicy price
mmmmmmm tank controls. lovely
― ||||||||, Thursday, 11 July 2019 21:37 (four years ago) link
fire emblem getting very positive buzz from the journos that have it already
― ciderpress, Friday, 12 July 2019 13:38 (four years ago) link
yeh can't wait, have been mapping out the next few monthsFire Emblem July 26Astral Chain August 30DQ11 September 27then maybe Outer Worlds October 25 pending reviews
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Friday, 12 July 2019 13:59 (four years ago) link
the mythical "switch pro" turns out to just be a revision of the base switch with longer battery life
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 17 July 2019 13:09 (four years ago) link
that's good - it needs a longer battery life
― Mordy, Wednesday, 17 July 2019 14:14 (four years ago) link
stealth upgrade without a separate model? interesting, not very Nintendo-like
― Nhex, Wednesday, 17 July 2019 15:58 (four years ago) link
they changed the box and added -001 to the model number, it's not a stealth upgrade
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 17 July 2019 16:11 (four years ago) link
Can anybody vouch for Dragon Quest Builders 2 on Switch? I'm on the fence; I played through the demo and enjoyed it, but the choppy frame rate put me off a little. The PS4 version isn't an option for me.
― Auld Drink of Misery (zchyrs), Thursday, 18 July 2019 13:24 (four years ago) link
I think I am enjoying RE4
― ||||||||, Thursday, 18 July 2019 13:47 (four years ago) link
hell yeah @ switch port of super mega baseball 2
― ciderpress, Thursday, 18 July 2019 18:38 (four years ago) link
out next week??
― ciderpress, Thursday, 18 July 2019 18:39 (four years ago) link
waht ?! YES
― ||||||||, Thursday, 18 July 2019 20:04 (four years ago) link
port begging redeemed
@tracerhand
― ||||||||, Thursday, 18 July 2019 20:05 (four years ago) link
when does the FE OT go live
― ||||||||, Monday, 22 July 2019 14:03 (four years ago) link
I want to get a Switch! Possibly going to look for s/h though to keep costs down. I don't know much about the machine at all other than I'm intrigued by some of the indie games like Baba Is You, and also I'd like a really good RPG to play so as to fill the Chrono Trigger-sized hole in my life.Is there anything I need to watch out for if buying s/h? Any features or pitfalls? Are they all more or less the same?
― frame casual (dog latin), Monday, 22 July 2019 14:08 (four years ago) link
a new model with longer battery life just dropped. so weigh that against any s/h discount. Would also play it with joycons detached to check for signal or drift issues.
― Cecil replies to your e-mails (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 22 July 2019 14:12 (four years ago) link
the newer model doesn't have detachable joycons or TV output, and the screen is a tad smaller, but it's $100 cheaper and has much better battery life, so tradeoffs
― Nhex, Monday, 22 July 2019 14:23 (four years ago) link
by TV output, you mean you can't plug it into a TV?
― frame casual (dog latin), Monday, 22 July 2019 14:28 (four years ago) link
also, will it matter that my telly is from like 2005
you're talking about two different "new models." the new "nintendo switch" has longer battery life, the new "switch lite" is the one nhex is talking about.
― na (NA), Monday, 22 July 2019 14:30 (four years ago) link
How very confusing. So the Switch Lite is just handheld I take it; like a Game Gear. The new Switch has better batteries and stuff.
― frame casual (dog latin), Monday, 22 July 2019 14:57 (four years ago) link
I\'m not sure I GAF about batteries really - I'd mostly be playing it at home.
― frame casual (dog latin), Monday, 22 July 2019 15:01 (four years ago) link
the better battery one will be out in September it's identical to the current one otherwise
― ciderpress, Monday, 22 July 2019 15:03 (four years ago) link
it's not a new model they're just updating the current one
― ciderpress, Monday, 22 July 2019 15:04 (four years ago) link
maybe make a general FE thread instead of a specific FE16 thread since we don't really have one already
― ciderpress, Monday, 22 July 2019 18:38 (four years ago) link
that'd be cool. i'm planning on jumping in on this Fire Emblem when it comes out. never played any of the others!
― Karl Malone, Monday, 22 July 2019 18:39 (four years ago) link
i've played the first 5-10 hours of a few but never finished any
― ciderpress, Monday, 22 July 2019 18:40 (four years ago) link
xps re your telly - as long as it has HDMI input, you'll be fine.
― groovypanda, Monday, 22 July 2019 19:18 (four years ago) link
right - definitely wait until September for the updated Switch with better battery life
― Nhex, Monday, 22 July 2019 21:28 (four years ago) link