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Done this about 4 times, probably again today. After actually doing this, I understood the magic. I been playing with other parents while our kids play together. Though older kids tend to start watching and want to play, asking to get next, lol. I've rocked Mario kart outside the past 2 days with another parent playing multiplayer worldwide on a hotspot. Pretty bonkers thinking about it.

Tetris and Mario kart work best thus far. I rented 1 2 switch and personally think the game was really wack. Worse than I thought it would be. HD rumble seems like nonsense to me as well.

 

[ZOONAMI]

At a bar in the back yard area. Pretty close?

Oh yeah looks like you even put a filter on there.

 

[Art Vandilay]

Off topic, but who named that girl Karen? Was it Nintendo or the internet?

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

Rich guy holds San Francisco rooftop party...if anyone surprised?

 

[Gala]

We played Mario Kart and Puyo Puyo Tetris in the park this weekend and on a balcony in the evening with a couple of people.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

Off topic, but who named that girl Karen? Was it Nintendo or the internet?

The internet. It's from this Tumblr post.

 

[MCN]

Shock headline: employee of game company plays games at company social function

But he's an employee of a totally different games company to that which he is playing the games of.

 

[DECK'ARD]

The internet. It's from this Tumblr post.

That's great. Shame what it descended into.

 

[Irishonion]

I work on roofs, and have played on one when bored.

But still lacking the 'party's part. D:

 

[sixteen-bit]

Got invited to hanami (picnic beneath the cherry blossom) about a month ago by two friends, and decided to take the Switch with me. I was a bit nervous about randomly suggesting "hey shall we play a game?", and apparently rightly so because they weren't very enthusiastic at first. We still played a bit of Snipperclips though. Unfortunately one of the two girls was completely lost and didn't understand the game and couldn't figure out the controls (even though we played the tutorial!) so it didn't last very long (also the park was going to close). But hey, we still had some fun!


Later I was in the common room of the uni dorm with a few friends having pizza and some other people came in when I took out the Switch. We played a bit of 1-2-Switch and Snipperclips, but again most people didn't understand/like Snipperclips and we were all too full from pizza to play the more intensive 1-2-Switch games, so we mostly stuck to treasure chest and ball count. That got dull pretty quick.

Wish I could go travel back to those two moments, this time with Mario Kart. That's exactly the game I needed to make people get more into it, I guess.

I had one extremely successful 1-2-Switch party though, but I actually invited people to that so it doesn't really count for this thread .

seems like a lot of glare in the pic. is that a concern when playing outside?

 

[TheMoon]

seems like a lot of glare in the pic. is that a concern when playing outside?

well yea, of course.

 

[Arkeband]

I personally can't wait to bring one to a remote winter mountain lodge and handing my Sherpa guide a Joy-Con. #blessed #pleasures

 

[Marcel]

But he's an employee of a totally different games company to that which he is playing the games of.

Does anyone really think people at Sony only play Sony games? Or that Nintendo employees only play Nintendo games, other than maybe platform wars idiots?

 

[brinstar]

I played Metal Slug 3 with a stranger at a party who was mesmerized by the thing lol

 

[Old Gimlet Eyes]

Only on GAF would I see someone playing games in a strip club. Lollll.

 

[Mentok]

Closest I got is playing in a strip club

Just how bad was the stripper??

 

[pretty done]

Showing the ladies how far gaming has come.

lmao what a thread that was

 

[HStallion]

But he's an employee of a totally different games company to that which he is playing the games of.

Yeah and? Shu Yoshida is a giant Nintendo nerd and buys all their consoles. I believe he had two Wii U's.

 

[Trojita]

At a bar in the back yard area. Pretty close?

That black guy isn't going to be able to see shit.

 

[DECK'ARD]

That black guy isn't going to be able to see shit.

Definitely some discrimination going on here.

 

[kubus]

seems like a lot of glare in the pic. is that a concern when playing outside?

Nah that's mostly because of the angle. We really had zero problems with seeing the screen. Of course the colors won't be as vibrant compared to playing inside but I was really impressed with how crisp everything looked. It was a little cloudy that day though, so might be more obtrusive on a sunny day!

 

[Bizazedo]

That black guy isn't going to be able to see shit.

Yeah. Almost looks like an ad, the way the picture is shot.

 

[TheMoon]

Nah that's mostly because of the angle. We really had zero problems with seeing the screen. Of course the colors won't be as vibrant compared to playing inside but I was really impressed with how crisp everything looked. It was a little cloudy that day though, so might be more obtrusive on a sunny day!

The sun will kill all the fun. I've tried.

 

[zenspider]

Closest I got is playing in a strip club

My hero. Stripperclips GOTY.

 

[Kthulhu]

Closest I got is playing in a strip club

Etika is that you?

 

[kubus]

The sun will kill all the fun. I've tried.

Sunlight... forever gamers' worst enemy.

 

[TheMoon]

Sunlight... forever gamers' worst enemy.

G-gampires?

 

[Hellsing321]

Shock headline: employee of game company plays games at company social function

That headline isn't sensational enough. Here's a better one:

Betrayalton: Sony employee signs life contract to film Switch commercials!

 

[PlayALLtheGames]

Aren't rooftops usually closed off on access due to burglary risk?

Huh? No. Burglary of what?

 

[Art Vandilay]

The internet. It's from this Tumblr post.

Haha nice

 

[Aztechnology]

That's great. Shame what it descended into.

 

[RedAssedApe]

influencers. this looks like the video game version of models doing ads on instagram.

 

[tenderbrew]

Will be playing on plane in an hr or 2. 2p Mk8d.

 

[AcademicSaucer]

Sunlight... forever gamers' worst enemy.

The original GBA tho

 

[soundscream]

Rich guy holds San Francisco rooftop party...if anyone surprised?

Its his backyard

previous Drake backyard #content
https://youtu.be/jAUOn6jS0Yg

 

[Piers]

Huh? No. Burglary of what?

Easier ways to break in. It's why most apartments I've seen prohibit access and keep it locked.
Not that I nescessarily agree to the reasoning.

 

[Lkr]

no i live in florida, playing video games outdoor would fucking suck. i might as well just be playing real sports at that point

 

[marc^o^]

You don't need to be on a roof or outside to bring people in:

 

[SinCityAssassin]

I played the Switch with a buddy at an expensive Chinese restaurant. Wasn't on a rooftop though.

 

[sleepnaught]

Brought it to the Hibachi restaurant the other day and we played splitscreen MK8D, was a lot of fun while we waited on our food

 

[The Technomancer]

Not on a rooftop but in three seperate groups I've had the "break the Switch out and people play Snipperclips/Puyo Puyo" experience

 

[soultron]

Closest I got is playing in a strip club

FINE, SINCE NOBODY ELSE HAS:

Spoiler

StripperClits

 

[MCN]

Yeah and? Shu Yoshida is a giant Nintendo nerd and buys all their consoles. I believe he had two Wii U's.

So he made up 50% of Nintendo's WiiU sales?

 

[feelingkettle]

Closest I got is playing in a strip club

Too bad you weren't playing StripperClips

edit:beaten. SNippleClamps

 

[greenmind]

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is that a wig or the worlds worst haircut

 

[TheMoon]

FINE, SINCE NOBODY ELSE HAS:

Spoiler

StripperClits

Sorry.

My hero. Stripperclips GOTY.

So he made up 50% of Nintendo's WiiU sales?

Oh you're so clever.

 

[Toparaman]

Everyone's hunched over in these pics.

 

[AcademicSaucer]

You don't need to be on a roof or outside to bring people in:

That cant be good for the neck or the back

 

[WeirdoStalkerJr]

Played Mario Kart 8 at a 5 star Japanese steakhouse. Started getting a crowd of young adults watching me and my girlfriend. Then they wanted to try while our food was being made. Was honestly a lot of fun. After we ate we ordered drinks and made some friends as we played. I honestly see the magic behind this thing.

 

[marc^o^]

An article on point with this topic:

I Took My Nintendo Switch To A Bar, And I Was Surprised By What Happened

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidt...iwas-surprised-by-what-happened/#518aa3731f20

Most importantly, every single person I played with said that they had heard about the Switch, thought it was kind of weird, and had been wholly converted by happy hour Mario Kart. This is what Erik Kain wrote about in his "secret weapon" piece a while back: that the most effective marketing for the Nintendo Switch is inevitably the Switch itself, out there in the world, drawing attention. Now if only people could actually buy one.