Mister Jack Posted March 2, 2017 Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 Friend codes? Where's the dislike button? Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted March 3, 2017 Report Share Posted March 3, 2017 On the unusual side, Switch cartridges have a bittering agent to prevent young/stupid kids from eating the cartridges. Was that a problem with DS/3DS cartridges? Like, I commend Nintendo for the inventiveness, but have children actually swallowed cartridges before? I guess it would prevent pets from chewing on them too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2017 You know what's super fun, loads of adults then proceeded to stick the carts in their mouths then be like "yup it doesn't taste nice". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2017 http://www.glixel.com/news/youre-going-to-want-a-screen-protector-for-your-nintendo-switch-w470245 due to lack of protection within the dock, the screen gets scratched when putting it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 3, 2017 Report Share Posted March 3, 2017 Eesh, that's a pretty glaring oversight. At least it appears the scratching is around the border and not on the actual display part of the screen. Not that that makes it okay, it's just not as bad as it could be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted March 3, 2017 Report Share Posted March 3, 2017 This is why you shouldn't buy a console at launch. Though I guess I'm a hypocrite since I bought the PS4 on day one, but that's worked out just fine for me so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 https://www.engadget.com/2017/03/03/nintendo-switch-locks-eshop-games-to-your-active-console/ One step forward and two steps back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 For better or worse, the dock and even the joycons can be revised Nintendo and replaced by early adopters. For a modest sum of course. What cannot be easily revised and replaced is the stand and the USB-C port location. The stand is pretty flimsy and the location of the USB-C port doesn't allow for to be plugged in while on the stand. There needs to be another port on the sides, top or for an unconventional location, the back so the wire is not in your way. Either of these two fixes requires a new Switch. Not a deal breaker for me but it would be nice. What can be a deal breaker is the dock and joycon problems. I'll be waiting for what Nintendo has to say about the dock and to see if the patch fixes the joycon connectivity issues. If wireless controller is so important then that aspect should be flawless. And Jack's post. Eh... come on Nintendo. You guys have successful models you can emulate. Oh wait, Nintendo hates emulation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 When you think about it, they really haven't changed a god damn thing about their policy. The whole thing people want is to be able to download their games onto a new console if they have to replace it, and the only reason most people would have to do that is that their old switch got broken, lost, or stolen. Oh, but wait, you have to deactivate the console manually before you download your games onto anything else. How are you gonna do that if it's broken? Guess you'll just have to call Nintendo up and beg them to help you, just like we've always had to do. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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deanb Posted March 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nintendo+Switch+Teardown/78263 iFixit teardown shows it's actually quite well built from a repairabilty standpoint. Less so for end-users repairing it (but it's possible) but more so that it's easier for them to repair it at least. Interesting to note that the dock itself is largely just plastic, with a bit of circuit board for various ports (pretty much acting as a USB-c Hub really), so it doesn't need to be as large as it is which'd reduce the screen scratching issue. Also the storage is on it's own little dinky board, which'll make it easier for them to do larger storage capacity down the line without having to change too much (just make a bigger storage dinky board and put that into the pipeline). Still amazed this day n age it's only 32GB of storage. Their main highlight issue is that the USB-C port, which is one of the main points of wear and tear failure, isn't easily replaceable as it's soldered into the main motherboard. Though I guess with the above, on a repairing side of things it means if anything on the mobo fries they can remove the storage, swap out the mobo then pop storage back on and you'll have all your games and info still on return. It's weird it has such glaring issues as the dock scratching the screen yet otherwise seems pretty competently well engineered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 6, 2017 Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 The Switch sold 80k units in the UK over launch weekend. That puts it at double Wii U (which was 40k) but less than Wii (which was 105k). So that's slightly promising, although since it was selling out most places it's hard to tell how close that is to the actual launch day demand for the thing. It could be that they just about maxed out the market, or it could be there's still a bunch of people waiting to get one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 I'd say it wasn't much selling out if it was still to be found in Argos. Smaller shops selling out I'd guess is to be expected given they're always going to have in less stock that bigger shops. Dunno if it's sales figures that Nintendo is happy with, still selling less than the Wii and 3Ds at launch. Wii U was, given the terrible name and marketing, always going to suck. edit: Holy shit, Nintendo have managed to single down issues people are having with Joycon connection issues down to: http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/03/06/nintendo-responds-switch-joy-con-controller-issues/ Cell phones, laptops, tablets, etc. Wireless headsets Wireless printers Microwaves Wireless speakers Cordless phones USB 3.0-compatible devices such as hard drives, thumb drives, LAN adapters, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 6, 2017 Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 So basically for your Joycons to work you have to invent a time machine and go back to the 50's before microwaves were commonplace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 According to Reggie the Switch had the best first-two-days sales in North America for any Nintendo console ever, including the Wii. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Not like the Wii was known for its gross understocking problemshttps://www.cnet.com/uk/news/the-wii-is-still-sold-out/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Nintendo says dead pixels are normal and don't justify a refund/replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Lego City Undercover for the Switch requires a 13GB download (though WB have said it's not required to play but still leaves a lot of questions) http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-03-28-fans-have-noticed-something-odd-about-lego-city-undercover-on-switch For those unsure on the math that means if you get Lego City Undercover then without an SD card you'll lose around half your storage space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 Switch owners reporting console warping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 Assuming you mean bending and not teleporting, because that would be one hell of an undisclosed feature. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 People pay extra for curved screens and Switch owners are getting it for free! On a serious note, maybe having a more minimalist dock would help with more direct air cooling rather than being trapped in the dock. The dock is mostly empty space. That or add fans. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted April 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 The Switch already has a fan in it that powers on when it's docked. But yeah the dock seems really terribly designed and a major detractor for the console. It'll scratch the screen, if you put a screen protector on it gets hot enough inside the dock that it peels off, and now it turns out over time it slowly bends your console. Sweet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 It's really surprising because regardless of how you feel about how Nintendo designs their hardware, it's usually pretty solidly made. I have an old game boy that still works. I didn't think Nintendo would do a redesign of the Switch, but they might end up having no choice at this rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted April 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 From following the iFixit breakdown the Switch itself is pretty solidly built and they've definitely taken into consideration the heating issues with the unit. It just seems the dock where it all falls apart with the majority of issues (the kickstand seems to be maligned a bit, but I hear part of the flimsiness is that it's designed to come off easily so as not to cause permanent damage if caught on something...such as when docking :P) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 They do need some kind of cover on the front so the screen isn't exposed when docked (though they need to figure out how to do that without scratching the screen), but the back should be mostly open, just enough of a framework to stabilize it without insulating it.Sent from my SM-G920R4 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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