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[GifGafIsTheBestGaf]

Someone with skills combine these two

 

[franklyshankly]

So much better than a bulky gamer headset.

 

[hemo memo]

I can't believe how backward this is. A company worth 47 billion and this is the support for your product?

 

[Reki]

This is horrible. I hope the backlash makes them backtrack.

And no, I can't even send feedback. My phone isn't supported.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

Another thing mentioned in the GameXplain video is inviting friends via social media.

Twitter for example, it just tweets a post and every single person who is following you can then join your game as long as there is room. You can't invite specific friends via that method. I assume Facebook is the same.

 

[low-G]

Sega was more on top of this stuff 17 years ago!

This is trash tier. They are completely incompetent.

 

[Skittzo0413]

I'm a huge Nintendo fan and I really love them but this is truly inexcusable. Nintendo, for your own good, walk back on this crap.

Seconded. I downloaded the app just to leave feedback, but now I'm wondering if that did more harm than good since it will show that I downloaded it...

 

[bananafactory]

This is good but now I need to see how that plan on playing this on their TV

 

[Schnozberry]

LOL. I knew this was going to be clunky, but they couldn't even get the app half right. Hopefully this puts Nintendo in full on panic mode.

 

[SmokedMeat]

How do I hold all of this portable online gaming? 😂

 

[MattKeil]

It needs to be said over and over again. Complaining on a forum isn't going to do anything. Pissed off by this, upset by this, etc then actually provide actual feedback. This is one of the rare times where there is a direct way to do so to Nintendo. Use it. Remind people of this over and over again because there a lot of people that love to just complain and won't actually take the next extra step to get those complaints to the people that need to hear/read them. You see it in politics all the time to give an example. People that will bitch and moan about something but can't be bothered to pick up the phone and call their representative in the state government or congress and leave a message. Some won't even bother with the websites that will send a letter automatically where the only thing you need to do is fill in your name and added an email address. People that will not bother to put in the time to education people to vote one way or another in regard to something they dislike. Not even a family member. Reminding people that there is a way to directly give feedback is the very least one can do here to get Nintendo to understand what the damn problems are.

I mean conceptually you're correct, but do you seriously think Nintendo doesn't know this? Do you really, honestly believe nobody in the entire development or testing process brought up the idea that the app shouldn't shut down the instant someone did literally anything else with their phone? Of course not. They know. They chose not to. There's no possible way anyone who has ever used a phone app before, ever, wouldn't know how people would react to this. This is how they want it to work, and people will have to live with it.

 

[applesaucejaxon]

Hate to say it, but that sounds about how I expected it to be.

 

[Oresama]

Sure, but he already posted about this once in this thread. When you start posting about the same thing multiple times in a thread it gets excessive.

Lol isn't this entire thread basically everyone posting the same thing about their displeasure with the phone app lol.

At least Toni is trying to direct that energy towards something that may make a difference.

Toni the real MVP

 

[Steiner]

What's the source of the image everyone is sharing?

 

[zulux21]

so I already thought that requiring a phone like this was stupid.
but this is just horrid :/

 

[Neuromancer]

Come on...why even bring Iwatas name up ? lol

I wasn't trying to be insensitive. I just think about Iwata a lot.

 

[Kinyou]

 

[Pastry]

I refuse to believe that whoever was designing this app/solution didn't realize how bad of an idea it was. It feels like one of those situations at work where everyone knows the project you're working in is a huge waste of time but no one cares enough to sit down the boss and explain the issue. I'm still getting my paycheck, YOLO

 

[Peltz]

"Instead of having some sort of bulky gamer headset, you’ll be able to do it right off your smartphone, put in your earbuds that you use for your standard mobile device. We think that’s a pretty sweet solution. " - Reggie Fils-Aime

 

[Okami Haundo]

Everyone ITT is Lemongrab

 

[ornery]

This is horrible. I hope the backlash makes them backtrack.

And no, I can't even send feedback. My phone isn't supported.

NINTENDO PLS

 

[Charcoal]

Nintendo when it comes to anything concerning online functionality:

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

I know how to guarantee a system stays on. Run it through the Switch instead of my phone.

They know phone's battery lives suck, right?

 

[Devilgunman]

You poor souls

Nintendo and Switch fans deserve so much better

The Switch itself deserves better. Great handheld ruined but stupid online configuration.

 

[Dark Cloud]

To be fair you only need the squid thing if you want to hear both sources at the same time. But that should be a given when playing games, you kinda need to hear both. And you shouldn't have to buy an accessory to do so.

What is so hard about putting a simple system wide voice chat on the Switch? That one simple move makes everything way better and having Bluetooth headsets be useable.

 

[AllBusinessJr]

Who is leaving the 5 star reviews on the App Store?

 

[Geno Breaker]

Yikes, no way people can defend this.

 

[kiguel182]

My switch is on the way and even if I don't have any friends with one this is a ridiculous solution. It's so simple to do on a PS4 and the fact Nintendo doesn't have a similar set up is ridiculous

 

[BitStyle]

I refuse to believe that whoever was designing this app/solution didn't realize how bad of an idea it was. It feels like one of those situations at work where everyone knows the project you're working in is a huge waste of time but no one cares enough to sit down the boss and explain the issue. I'm still getting my paycheck, YOLO

Yep

 

[Schucky Ducky]

The picture of elegance.

 

[Spirited]

ugh this sounds awful, come on nintendo!

 

[Skittzo0413]

Who is leaving the 5 star reviews on the App Store?

This is an excellent question. I'm a pretty die hard Nintendo fan here and even I know this is absolute crap. I left a 1 star review. It's crazy to me that there are 10x more 5 star reviews than 1 star reviews.

 

[NullPointer]

 

[ornery]

Who is leaving the 5 star reviews on the App Store?

Reggie and his interns

 

[Ninja Scooter]

What is so hard about putting a simple system wide voice chat on the Switch? That one simple move makes everything way better and having Bluetooth headsets be useable.

It allows them to use your phone's resources instead of their own, and it allows them to push out online update faster, because apparently Nintendo's certification process is too slow for Nintendo.

 

[Dark Cloud]

Who is leaving the 5 star reviews on the App Store?

Everyone who works for Nintendo of course.

 

[MisterR]

This is an excellent question. I'm a pretty die hard Nintendo fan here and even I know this is absolute crap. I left a 1 star review. It's crazy to me that there are 10x more 5 star reviews than 1 star reviews.

I've read most of the comments, most of the people haven't even used it, know nothing about it and just post Nintendo rules.

 

[Slayven]

It is 2017 why is voice chat being tackled like a new technology?

 

[Cess007]

Who is leaving the 5 star reviews on the App Store?

Probably Nintendo employees as such. It's a common practice... and some hardcore fans... maybe lol

 

[Gestault]

Suddenly, this is feeling downright futuristic:

 

[freethoughtbubble]

Everything about this is embarrassing. No thanks.

 

[Psychoward]

the idea itself is just terrible, and I expected the execution to be bad too but my god they managed to surprise me with just how terrible it is

 

[backflip10019]

It literally won't let me leave a review on the app through my mobile. Clicking send does nothing. WTF.

 

[Skittzo0413]

Everyone who works for Nintendo of course.

Then shouldn't it be more like 5000?

I've read most of the comments, most of the people haven't even used it, know nothing about it and just post Nintendo rules.

Makes sense. I'd be curious to see how it looks in a day or two from now after the bad press disseminates a bit more.

 

[mullet2000]

How the fuck does this app have a 4.4/5 average on Google Play? How much kool aid can one person drink to give this thing 5 stars?

 

[Baroquemantic]

This is beautiful. The fact that the app currently doesn't work in landscape makes it even better.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

So much for portability. What a mess! How are you even supposed to hold that controller and use the gyro without blocking your view of the screen?

The phone clip-on thing isn't really necessary, especially when the app doesn't even run in landscape mode. There's no reason to have the phone in visible to you while playing.

 

[Team Filler]

I hope every outlet hammers the shit out of Nintendo on this. Mention it in every review in as negative a light possible, every Q&A with Nintendo it needs to come up as a problem, every single mention of this needs to be that it's garbage. I don't know nor care what asinine reasoning Nintendo has for why they thought this was acceptable, they need to be made to understand that it is not.

 

[James Scott]

The Nyko Controller accessory seems unecessary.

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

"Instead of having some sort of bulky gamer headset, you’ll be able to do it right off your smartphone, put in your earbuds that you use for your standard mobile device. We think that’s a pretty sweet solution. " - Reggie Fils-Aime

Well I mean, to be fair, that's exactly what I'm doing.

I have an iPhone with its included headphones & mic. I'm gonna plug that into my phone for voice chat. The software is free and the headphones were included with my phone so I don't need to buy any additional hardware.