GinoFelino
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Is there a valid reason to fear that or are you just overly eager to fear things?
Also you.
It's Japan Display; they make good stuff. There will always be, like, 1-3% faulty devices, but it's looking good so far.
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Is there a valid reason to fear that or are you just overly eager to fear things?
Also you.
It's Japan Display; they make good stuff. There will always be, like, 1-3% faulty devices, but it's looking good so far.
abstract alien
Member
Jonneh3003
Banned
What time are we expecting reviews to go up? I don't think they'll all be positive because of the lack of systems apps but hopefully the form factor of the system will overshadow it's shortcomings.
Thank you.
purseowner
Member
Is there a valid reason to fear that or are you just overly eager to fear things?
I have great screen OCD. The smallest thing will irk me.
Innuendo84
Banned
I have great screen OCD. The smallest thing will irk me.
It's one of the drawbacks of being a hybrid handheld device. Your console can now have a dead pixel. I just really hope they are binning the shit out of these panels this time. Their past couple handheld devices have a pretty poor track record in this context.
Yes but the game requires you have a specific version of android (ex 3.1 - 7). If Nintendo keeps using the same OS on their next devices then your games will probably be compatible. If Switch is not just the console we get now but rather a family of Nintendo devices I expect digital games will be playable on those too. I understand your skepticism though after what happened with the New 3DS / Wii U snes games.
Zelda is tomorrow 1200 CET.
Thursday, March 2 at 3:00 AM PT/6:00 AM ET/11:00 AM GMT/10:00 PM AEDT. Says so right in the OP of the previews thread. You didn't need to google for that.
Impulsor
Member
I did indeed order an extra charger. So yeah.
In any case, you can use any m obile charger with a usb to usb C cable, so it isn't really that much of a hassle if you want to charge it out of the dock.
Thursday, March 2 at 3:00 AM PT/6:00 AM ET/11:00 AM GMT/10:00 PM AEDT. Says so right in the OP of the previews thread. You didn't need to google for that.
What time do the Switch Reviews come in?
I think there's going to be a demo available. Try it out first.
Kingpin Rogers
Member
Shouldn't system reviews be going up now?
Inferno313
Banned
Think the embargo is up, but I wouldn't be surprised if most outlets wait until the day one patch is out, and/or for when they have other games than Zelda, to do a formal review.
flipswitch
Member
Any comments on the loudness of the switch? I wonder how it compares to current gen consoles. I guess since it's using carts we won't get the disc drive noise of the Wii U.
Just checked and Reddit says in two and a half hour.
JehutyRunner
Banned
So just to clear this up so it's in one place:
Switch hardware reviews and non-Zelda software reviews - today (March 1), 2pm GMT/3pm CET/9am US EST/6am US PST
Zelda reviews - tomorrow (March 2), 11am GMT/12pm CET/6am US EST/3am US PST
Good? Good.
I really don't know what to expect from these reviews.
The general consensus about the hardware is already known being positive and we already know there is some (key) features missing (virtual console, a clear presentation of the online service...).
So I don't really know if we are going to have something new (except maybe some news about the day one patch, shop and all).
And I don't know if the console will have good ratings based on those missing features and with the general impression that the launch lineup is weak.
The general consensus about the hardware is already known being positive and we already know there is some (key) features missing (virtual console, a clear presentation of the online service...).
So I don't really know if we are going to have something new (except maybe some news about the day one patch, shop and all).
And I don't know if the console will have good ratings based on those missing features and with the general impression that the launch lineup is weak.
So, it seems that the day one patch was not delivered on time to the reviewers to meet the embargo deadline.
https://twitter.com/LaurakBuzz/status/836909220066963456
https://twitter.com/LaurakBuzz/status/836909220066963456
purseowner
Member
Do we know if we'll be able to transfer data to MicroSD from the internal storage with ease? Don't know whether to get one for launch or not.
Also realised we've heard nothing regarding cloud saves. :/
Also realised we've heard nothing regarding cloud saves. :/
Not only retail games will be available to download on March 3rd, but there are download only games releasing on March 3rd, so it should be ready / getting the final tuning before the update is released.
eShop is ready and coming March 3rd. Do note there may be slowdowns during the launch period because of everyone trying to access their servers.
I thought it was at 15:00 CET? That would be in 1 hour 30 minutes.
Yeah, that's the time. Apparently I can't do maths.
Is it just me or does it make no sense to allow critics to review your hardware for launch day while still being embargoed to talk about the game that is the only reason to get it?
All console reviews today are a review in progress. Things are constantly changing every month for a system. I think a system "review" is kind of meaningless. All that is needed is a basic rundown of system capabilities and links to the game reviews.
All console reviews today are a review in progress. Things are constantly changing every month for a system. I think a system "review" is kind of meaningless. All that is needed is a basic rundown of system capabilities and links to the game reviews.
Was the eshop not there for the launch of the wii u, or something? I keep seeing this idea being thrown around and I cannot figure out what the source of it is.
There is no source.
gbpackers25
Member
Perfect!
Maybe Nintendo's thinking is that whatever blemish might arise today are going to be forgotten tomorrow when Zelda comes out with all those 10/10 reviews.
Skittzo0413
Member
That's fairly annoying. What's the point of reviews then?
I wonder if the day 1 patch was held back to try and address the controller issue.