Nintendo NINTENDO SWITCH Official Discussion v5: Breath of the Pokemon
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I haven't owned a Nintendo since the NES (for console) or Gameboy Color (in general). I'm a Playstation guy through and through but I think I'm going to buy the Switch 2 when it comes out in order to better include the family. I had a chance to pick up a brand new Switch 1 last year for something like $175 from a crazy deal some store was having but I passed in anticipation of the 2 arriving soon. I hope I made the right choice.
Btw, is the Switch 1/2 supposed to hook up to the TV and play as you would a Playstation or XBOX? But it's also portable like a super advanced Gameboy?
Btw, is the Switch 1/2 supposed to hook up to the TV and play as you would a Playstation or XBOX? But it's also portable like a super advanced Gameboy?
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In basic terms yes. Switch 2 hasn't officially been announced yet so won't comment on that, other than I think Nintendo and Nvidia may have some tricks up their sleeve re: upscaling for Switch 2.
It also comes with a kickstand on the back and you can detach the controller so you can set it on a table and play at a distance and/or 2 player games. I did this at a job I had a few times when there was downtime. I'd play rounds of Mario Kart with my co workers.
It's really quite slick- there's a reason it is so popular.
The reveal video shows different uses for it.
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Wow! So like a console and a gameboy all in one.
How are the graphics, like if you play RDR2 or Hogwarts Legacy on PS5 and then on Switch? (I don't expect even the 2 to match the PS5, but as long as it still looks good I'll be happy.)
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It does a little more than a Gameboy, you can't play 2 player games on 1 Gameboy, but with 1 switch you can.
Regarding the graphics, it is closer to ps3 in terms of what it can do. It has ports of ps4 era games but compromises are made and/or they don't run as fast. Doom can only hit 30fps at a lower res than ps4 for instance.
It does really well with games that have clean stylized graphics like immortals fenyx rising or that cel shaded Zelda style as seen in hyrule warriors. 2.5D games like Metroid Dread and Prince of Persia Lost Crown legitimately look great on it.
Not much is known about Switch 2's power. It still uses an nvidia tegra chip like switch 1 so we shouldn't expect ps5 level of horsepower, but some insiders suggest that people will be surprised when it does come out, mainly due to upscaling
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I don't know why people still buy into all these rumors. It's all just clickbait bullshit, and it's been going on for the system's entire lifetime. The people telling you that the Switch 2 is right around the corner are the same people that told you the 4K Switch Pro was a sure thing. Is a Switch 2 reveal coming soon? Maybe! But any overlap between this talk and the truth is purely coincidental.
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You must be fun at parties.
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Going to wait until the first party lineup is solid since third party will run like trash. My daughter is almost 2 so I’ll pick it up sometime in 2029 or so as a family gift . Maybe by then they’ll have some cool special editions or a OLED version. I’m happy with my ps5 and I’m overwhelmed by the number of stuff coming out this year so no need to rush out for this
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For anyone that uses them, MyNintendo Gold Points are being discontinued on March 24th
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Announcement of My Nintendo Gold Point Discontinuation | My Nintendo news | My Nintendo
My Nintendo Announcement of My Nintendo Gold Point Discontinuation news page
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That's trash. I hope Sony isn't looking at this and thinking to get rid of the Stars program. I have 5,000 points saved up right now and going to exchange them soon for 20 bucks. I've bought some great indies from Nintendo and Sony using points.For anyone that uses them, MyNintendo Gold Points are being discontinued on March 24th
Announcement of My Nintendo Gold Point Discontinuation | My Nintendo news | My Nintendo
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Re: Stars , They did do some sort of change a couple of months back when it wasn't available for that period of time, certain things weren't available anymore to people like cash exchange amounts. I only have £5 available to me whereas before i could choose from multiple cash amounts
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I have a feeling that all of them will be getting rid of these play for pay programs. I love it, but they really don't gain much from it. Good incentive to keep people playing and reward them for loyalty, but I'd imagine it's not a favorite among the bean counters.For anyone that uses them, MyNintendo Gold Points are being discontinued on March 24th
Announcement of My Nintendo Gold Point Discontinuation | My Nintendo news | My Nintendo
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Said fuk it and bought and OLED and tears of the Kingdom. I love this shit.
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Figured this would be a good place to ask, has anyone played Xenoblade Chronicles? They just released the Definitive Edition that’s getting some rave reviews. I like open world, I like mechs, but I don’t know much outside of that about this game.
Anyone play it or the original and can give some thoughts?
Anyone play it or the original and can give some thoughts?
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I really liked Chronicles X. It's very different from all the other Xenoblade games, as it's tied to earth/our future, and it's more sci-fi than sci-fi fantasy.
The set up for X is my fav of the bunch, as it has earth being attacked/decimated, and various cities send out ark ships that become cities once it finds a habitable planet. The one in the game's focus is called New L.A.
I don't know if you played any of the Xenoblade games, but Monolith Soft are technical wizards with the scale of the worlds they create without loading screens, namely on underpowered Nintendo systems. Apparently they made this look and run better while cutting the file size in half. I'd like to see what they could do with some serious horsepower.
The main story (slow burn) and the party members quests are good to excellent, but a lot of quests you're forced to do can be pretty meh. They are as MMO-ish as the gameplay can be. I hear they added timed inputs into the combat here, so that should make it more engaging. I don't recall it having that in the original X release.
As impressive as the scale of the world and enemy sizes are, the catch is that there's not a lot going on in it outside the impressive city (impressive at the time). This has been the case in all Xenoblade games, as none of them have many loading screens.
There's still lots of secrets to find and exploration is really fun/fluid. Your speed is decent and you can leap pretty far and from great heights. Eventually you get some mechs that let you fly around. The game really starts to pick up at that point.
I was looking at some reviews and it holds a steady 30 FPS. Like Xenoblade Chronicles (first game) on the WiiU, X was a jaggy mess and the character model faces were a bit rough, but better than the OG. They improved both aspects for the OG with the Switch release. While it looks like X improved everything as well, the character models didn't get a makeover here.
What sets this apart from the other Xeno games, is that we get to create out character and customize the home base. it also evolves as we progress through the story. It's also less narrative focused. That's a good and bad thing. You'll rarely have gameplay interrupted by long stretches of cut scenes, which also makes the story less engaging.
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I'm a huge fan of the series, and was going to explain a lot about Chronicles, but @gtedid it much better than I would.
I'm waiting until after the switch 2 announcement just in case.
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