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[LordKano]

Dejavu...

Truly the Vita 2.

 

[Sendou]

The Switch has the potential to be a great indie machine.

I hope so. This is the superior format to enjoying these games for me. Like the post above me says Vita 2 but with TV Out this time.

 

[Easy_D]

March 2014.
Nicalis tweet:

January 2017 Still waiting for Legend of Raven.

Isn't Legend of Raven just a translation of the original Yatagarasu, without the Cataclysm content? Jesus, that's still not out?

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

Bless the Dark theme


I'm not a full fan of the minimalist UI. Well, just all that empty space on the top and bottom

 

[Odrion]

2d games that you have to either use an analogue stick or face buttons to move... great...

 

[hatchx]

It's nicalis though, so should we expect these games sometime around Q4 2018?

 

[Steiner]

More retail games and they'll definitely be bought!

- edit -

Multiple users on one device also confirmed with the "change user" bit

Yep, first thing I noticed! Great news.

 

[Dominator]

Dark theme is nice, I use the black one on 3DS.

I have 1001 Spikes on PS4 but I'm down for Cave Story.

 

[LordKano]

It's nicalis though, so should we expect these games sometime around Q4 2018?

Hey, they're delivering Isaac at launch. Maybe they've learned.

 

[pswii60]

Ohh so you can even change color backgrounds?? Nice! Really loving this new UI. So nice and and clean.

It looks good there on the handheld but that'd look more barren than clean on my 55".

Maybe the UI is different when docked?

 

[Spiral Insanity]

The UI looks beautiful. So I guess we can switch between dark/light themes?

 

[Oregano]

Great job on the UI.

Now just fold in the app functionality and we're perfect.

 

[Easy_D]

It's nicalis though, so should we expect these games sometime around Q4 2018?

Around 2021-2022 for Europe

 

[cw_sasuke]

That UI is looking slick - need to see more of it.

 

[Opa-Pa]

Holy shit, please release Cave Story physical too, I'll get three copies.

 

[Skeletos311]

it could be just a system notification

Oh yeah.

So; SpotPass notifications, eShop, Screenshots, Controller pairing, Brightness, and Power.

 

[OmegaSmash]

Now more people will know he glory of the Dark Theme.

 

[Joqu]

I just hope we aren't missing too many features, but that's one sexy UI

 

[deleted]

If pressing y changes user, wouldn't that suggest that the icons on the top left are actually a friends list rather than a list of user accounts?

My absolute best case scenario would be multiple users connected at once for local play showing in the top left corner. You know, like the system that's possible for 10 years now for Sony and MS except on Steam and Nintendo consoles.

Would be awesome to have stats for all users and having them carry over through an actual account system to their own systems.

More realistically, it's for changing users on the same console. I don't really get why the 'change user' feature is so prominent on the screen though?
Edit: Especially since there is only one user shown at the top!

 

[Screamapillar]

I prefer black background to the white from the Treehouse stream.

Hopefully wallpapers (themes) are coming, too. I wanted themes, just didn't want to spend money on them on 3DS.

 

[Okami Haundo]

More realistically, it's for changing users on the same console. I don't really get why the 'change user' feature is so prominent on the screen though?
Edit: Especially since there is only one user shown at the top!

My guess is that "change user" also allows you to add/delete users.

 

[SpookyBlackFish]

Finally, I will play Cave Story. This game deserves to be on a good and clean portable hardware. This and Binding of Isaac. Looks like Switch is gonna give me more goodness in its early days than I would've thought, games wise. No AAA stuff like the new Zelda, but still.

Dark theme is also comfortable to look at.

 

[Joelstinton14]

So it looks like there is multitasking task. He is playing 1001 spikes at that moment.

 

[NoKisum]

Cave Story? Again?


....Fuck, I'll buy it.

 

[jonno394]

So it looks like there is multitasking task. He is playing 1001 spikes at that moment.

Shame the system doesnt seem to have any real reason to multitask.

 

[phanphare]

ooooo dark theme is a megaton for me

superior for GAF, superior for Switch

 

[deleted]

Okay, seriously now - with all we now with those 2 screens floating around, it makes no sense for the system to have 'change user' on there so prominently when the top left shows only one user!

This is what the other screen looks like. We have 3 users in the top left. What are those 3 users, if not available accounts on one console? Connected accounts through local play? Your party for online play?

 

[Oregano]

Shame the system doesnt seem to have any real reason to multitask.

Hmm if only there was some kind of app functionality that would benefit from being run in the background...

 

[jblank83]

At first I wanted to say how awful that game would be without a d-pad but then I remembered I played through the game on Xbox 360 when it came out originally.

Unlike most platformers, SMB is great with a stick. It utilizes multiple degrees when calculating trajectory and momentum and so on

 

[DooMAGE]

The dark theme looks hot.

 

[GiantBreadbug]

I will buy Cave Story on EVERY PLATFORM because it is very good.

 

[Joelstinton14]

Unlike most platformers, SMB is great with a stick. It utilizes multiple degrees when calculating trajectory and momentum and so on

Yeah i'm currently playing through SMB on the PS4 at the moment, controls great. I do think there will be a d-pad joy con at some point (which should be really cheap considering they have no tech)

 

[Sesuadra]

Okay, seriously now - with all we now with those 2 screens floating around, it makes no sense for the system to have 'change user' on there so prominently when the top left shows only one user!

This is what the other screen looks like. We have 3 users in the top left. What are those 3 users, if not available accounts on one console? Connected accounts through local play? Your party for online play?

well, we'll have to wait for a nintendo direct or something similar for an OS explanation.

 

[Peltz]

Check out those black joy-cons!? This must be a dev-kit.

 

[frankie_baby]

Yeah i'm currently playing through SMB on the PS4 at the moment, controls great. I do think there will be a d-pad joy con at some point (which should be really cheap considering they have no tech)

Nintendo charge $50 for a single joycon irrespective of if it's right or left, i cant see them charging less for one with a dpad

 

[PixyJunket]

I wonder if the game on the right could be Tempura of the Dead, it was suposed to come to 3DS, etec., but I guess Nicalis.

The Switch has the potential to be a great indie machine.

That's what I'm hoping for.

 

[Joelstinton14]

Nintendo charge $50 for a single joycon irrespective of if it's right or left, i cant see them charging less for one with a dpad

I expect them to release different types of joy cons - like arcade - gameboy- snes etc. These ones should be relatively cheap.

 

[Bidermaier]

I dont know about you but I can't wait to IGNORE big third parties and their stupid policies and shortsighted views regarding nintendo.
Thanks god we have indies this time around!!!!

 

[XaosWolf]

Around 2021-2022 for Europe

This. Cave Story re-releases are a 2 year endeavour for Nicalis. And only Nicalis.

Spoiler

I hate Nicalis >=(

 

[phanphare]

I expect them to release different types of joy cons - like arcade - gameboy- snes etc. These ones should be relatively cheap.

what makes them expensive is the gyro, accelerometer, and hd rumble and I would expect all joycons to have that in them. expect to shell out $50 for a joycon with a proper dpad.

 

[jluedtke]

C'mon, DetectiveGAF: what's the fourth icon on the right?

 

[Scrawnton]

I really hope there's a 3DS style activity log.

 

[perfectchaos007]

I already bought it for 3DS and Wii U. I guess I can triple dip

 

[Screamapillar]

Can't wait to play a bunch of indies on a console with the portability of a handheld.

Hoping Yookah Laylee launches on Switch as close as possible to PS4/ Xbox One. I would happily get the Switch version over them, as long as I don't have to wait six months.

 

[Skeletos311]

C'mon, DetectiveGAF: what's the fourth icon on the right?

Controller pairing.

 

[patientx]

You can change the user,game changer!

Yes. This is the most important piece here.

 

[jonno394]

Controller pairing.

means the video game icon, i;ve looked through all of Nicalis games, can't find anything similar in font etc

 

[phanphare]

Can't wait to play a bunch of indies on a console with the portability of a handheld.

and a seemingly great screen as well. for all of the missteps the Switch has made so far I am honestly still baffled that Nintendo nailed the hardware as well as they did.

 

[emb]

1001 Spikes hasn't gotten a physical release (on consoles/handhelds) yet has it? Hopefully it can happen on Switch.

 

[Joelstinton14]

what makes them expensive is the gyro, accelerometer, and hd rumble and I would expect all joycons to have that in them. expect to shell out $50 for a joycon with a proper dpad.

What i am saying is that the special edition gameboy joy cons for example won't have those tech in. You just buy them to play Gameboy games etc on the console and i would think they would be compatible with most d-pad games.