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[RedToad64]

The black background might be only for development kits, to easily signify the difference between the two.

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I have no idea.

 

[Sendou]

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.

What made Vita so great. Not sure if it will be as good as OG Vita but higher resolution than it at least and comparing it to 3DS it's like some space age tech. My dream indie machine.

 

[phanphare]

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.

yeah maybe. I just don't see them omitting those features personally.

What made Vita so great. Not sure if it will be as good as OG Vita but higher resolution than it at least and comparing it to 3DS it's like some space age tech. My dream indie machine.

imagine not owning a Wii U and going from a 3DS to a Switch

 

[JustenP88]

I'm loving the minimalist UI with the potential for a variety of colors and themes. I think themes could make my red/blue Joycons pop. The Joycons can make the themes pop. I like my Switches to pop.

Also, good news about the games. Never played them but I like BoI so I'll keep an eye out.

 

[OneUh8]

Really like the looks of the UI so far.

 

[deleted]

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

Yep, I find it pretty frustrating that it's not announced by now. It's one of the things, I'm most interested in on a new console launch. Games will surely come, but a bad OS stays bad mostly.

Hopefully they let us know when they'll let us know about this stuff soon.

 

[Atheerios]

That is a devkit. Look at the black Joy-Cons. It could be that the menu is also black on (and only on) devkits.

 

[Oregano]

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.

Honestly the main thing is just the online stuff. Price of everything will come down with time and more games will come over time.

If we get them to reconsider their stupid online plans then I'll be more than happy.

Spoiler

Assuming Switch succeeds 3DS as well.

 

[marc^o^]

I've never played Cave Story, really happy about that.

 

[Sendou]

imagine not owning a Wii U and going from a 3DS to a Switch

Even from Wii U I mean the GamePad screen is a joke compared to what Switch seems to have.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Cave Story rocks.

 

[brad-t]

That is a devkit. Look at the black Joy-Cons. It could be that the menu is also black on (and only on) devkits.

:'( Please no.

 

[phanphare]

Even from Wii U I mean the GamePad screen is a joke compared to what Switch seems to have.

yeah that's true too

 

[brochiller]

Honestly the main thing is just the online stuff. Price of everything will come down with time and more games will come over time.

If we get them to reconsider their stupid online plans then I'll be more than happy.

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Assuming Switch succeeds 3DS as well.

I really don't think they're going to change their online plans. I think they're going the smart device route because they want as much of the Switch's RAM dedicated to gaming as possible.

 

[Crazyorloco]

I wasn't going to click on this thread because i'm not interested in those games, but then I saw the dark theme. Nice. Glad I clicked this thread lol

 

[Sendou]

Tweet got removed.

Oops!

 

[majik13]

how has no one posted the dark theme UI screens in this thread? Tweet is now gone.

 

[Version 3.0]

If it's available on physical media, not just as a download, I'll totally buy Cave Story again.

 

[jonno394]

Tweet got removed.

Oops!

It's to late now, all out there, they may as well just confirm everything!!

edit - unless they are just testing on a devkit and these games may not be coming out.

 

[AcademicSaucer]

Tweet got removed.

Oops!

I bet they werent suppossed to show the devkit and the OS.

 

[Sendou]

how has no one posted the dark theme UI screens in this thread? Tweet is now gone.

It's in the OP? Or am I misunderstanding you.

 

[Reallink]

Can't wait to pay $20+ for several years old indies I bought for $1 in bundles, or got free on PS+/XBL. Switch saved, Preorder reinstated!

 

[Joqu]

Tweet got removed.

Oops!

Haha, I knew something like this would happen. I figured they shouldn't be showing this stuff yet

 

[jonno394]

Can't wait to pay $20+ for several years old indies I bought for $1 in bundles, or got free on PS+/XBL. Switch saved, Preorder reinstated!

Look at Mr.Negativity here, we can't have nice things

If these are retail releases then people are excited as they can own several games that never got retail releases for console (BoI, Redout, etc)

 

[OnionPowder]

Can't wait to pay $20+ for several years old indies I bought for $1 in bundles, or got free on PS+/XBL. Switch saved, Preorder reinstated!

I got Cave Story in a humble bundle in like 2011.

I'm still excited though as I can never get enough

 

[Persona7]

I can't wait to plop down full MSRP for Nicalis incompetence in physical form.

 

[lenovox1]

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

What other information do you need that the UI isn't giving you? Or do you just want more graphical elements to take up the space?

 

[Reallink]

I got Cave Story in a humble bundle in like 2011.

I'm still excited though as I can never get enough

Sounds like I probably paid 1 penny for it then, not $1.

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

You can change the user,game changer!

You can do this on the Wii U...not quite sure how this is a "game changer".

 

[Neoxon]

So you can change users, good. Hopefully you can have users from different regions on one device.

 

[Skittzo0413]

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!

I don't know how this will work on the UI, but Nintendo's website does confirm that you'll have a friends list on the console itself:

 

[thecouncil]

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

im sure they can fill up that space with some ads for ya.

 

[Steiner]

Woah, thank you guys. The tweet got taken down but not before I grabbed a screen shot and posted an article:

http://wwg.com/2017/01/19/publisher-post-reveals-more-nintendo-switch-launch-games-themes-/

I hope we get a theme shop and stickers! =3 What's the probability of Nintendo letting us make a Japanese account and peruse the Japanese eShop?

 

[Oregano]

I really don't think they're going to change their online plans. I think they're going the smart device route because they want as much of the Switch's RAM dedicated to gaming as possible.

They mentioned Switch will be able to record video starting in the fall which means they've reserved system resources for that function. They can those resources(or at least some of them) and build in the networking features instead. There's no excuse.

 

[Jonneh3003]

I don't know how this will work on the UI, but Nintendo's website does confirm that you'll have a friends list on the console itself:

Nice catch, we need a system direct.

 

[jonno394]

I don't know how this will work on the UI, but Nintendo's website does confirm that you'll have a friends list on the console itself:

Good point, I see it doesnt mention anything about messaging, only voice chat etc, wonder if basic messaging will be included for everyone.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Tweet got removed.

Oops!

Ninjas got to 'em

 

[Skittzo0413]

Good point, I see it doesnt mention anything about messaging, only voice chat etc, wonder if basic messaging will be included for everyone.

I would guess if there is a friends list then there has to be the capability to message your friends. That would be strange if absent.

 

[UncleSporky]

Whoa, wait a second.

It shows a user icon and says "playing" right on the game tile?

I wonder if it will show friends' icons when they're online playing other games. Maybe it'll say "3 playing" etc.

 

[LambdaTeos]

what is the last game? the one with checkers background?

 

[Atheerios]

I wonder if multiple accounts means the save data will be stored in the console instead of the cartridges. That would be a first.

 

[Jonneh3003]

Do we know what the UI symbols stand for?

I'm guessing:

??? | eShop | Screenshots | ??? | Brightness | Power

First one is "Game News" in Japanese so probably notifications.

 

[Ataru]

Dark theme? MEGATON.

Finally, some good news about the Switch!

Dark theme looks great.

 

[Realeza]

I really like the look of the UI. It better be blazing fast and snappy!

 

[Sendou]

First one is "Game News" in Japanese so probably notifications.

I think it could also be the main social aspect of Switch. Like I don't know what it's called on PS4 and stuff but basically screenshots, videos and other updates from your friend. Also news from Nintendo.

 

[UncleSporky]

Finally, some good news about the Switch!

Dark theme looks great.

Likely a developer UI, so that it's easy to tell at a glance that it's a dev system.

Likely why the pic was removed.

I wonder if multiple accounts means the save data will be stored in the console instead of the cartridges. That would be a first.

Save data is stored in the console. Likely to save money on cartridges, not needing to have storage on each of them and causing issues for games with large save files etc.

 

[Vyse The Legend]

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

It's basically the death knell for the Vita and Wii U. Zero support for those once the Switch is out.

 

[Skittzo0413]

Nice catch, we need a system direct.

Should I make a thread with this info to try and clear up a lot of the misconceptions about the UI and the "app"? Not sure if it's good practice to make a thread based on website info that's been public for days.

 

[Vital Tundra]

Whoa, wait a second.

It shows a user icon and says "playing" right on the game tile?

I wonder if it will show friends' icons when they're online playing other games. Maybe it'll say "3 playing" etc.

Seems to me like they pressed home while playing 1001 Spikes. It will be nice to see how many friends are playing it, though. Hope that's the case.

 

[MagicWithEarvin]

Imma be browsing dark theme GAF on my dark theme Switch